MUMBAI: LinOpinion, the public relations division of Lowe Lintas has been appointed by Nolte Home Studio, the German furniture giant, as its communications and public relations partner in India. The account will be led out of Bangalore and the agency has been assigned the task of building Nolte?s media profile in the country - focusing on raising awareness of the company?s offerings especially in the Modular Kitchen segment.

On the engagement with LinOpinion, Suchita Talwar, Director Business Development, Nolte Home Studio said, ?Nolte stands out for its quality, style and innovation. We are excited at the prospect of working together with LinOpinion to achieve newer heights and greater visibility than ever for our brand, product lines and showrooms across all metros.?

Commenting on the mandate, Kavita Lakhani, President, LinOpinion said, ?We are proud to be associated with Nolte Home Studio which has an 85 year old German legacy. It is a proud moment for LinOpinion to associate with this highly reputed brand which is the 2nd largest manufacturer of kitchen products in Germany and 5th largest in the world. With our expertise and Nolte?s high quality products we look forward to a long fruitful partnership?.

Nolte came to India in 2006 and is currently operating in 5 cities in India. All Nolte products are imported from Germany and come with a 5 year warranty. Their designer kitchens and bedrooms are known to be environment friendly, customized, aesthetically designed while ensuring convenience to the consumer.

MUMBAI: BIG CBS SPARK, the ultimate music destination which caters to the urban youth brings you the BIG Daddies of Music this Father?s Day! The show christened ?BIG Daddies of Music? will feature international male artists who are the best in line with music that rocks! The special will be aired on Sunday, June 17 on BIG CBS SPARK from 7am to 7pm.

BIG Daddies of Music is an all day special feature show for Father?s Day on BIG CBS SPARK which will air some of the best tracks from across genres, featuring some of the chart topping male artists of recent times. What?s even better is that the special will air all day, from 7 am to 7 pm and will be a 12 hour musical celebration of the best music videos by the artists like Eminem, Pitbull, Enrique, Michael Jackson, 50 Cent, Drake, U2, Pearl Jam, Ace of Base and many more from various genres like rock, pop, rapa and hip hop.

In keeping pace with its audience?s music preferences ? BIG CBS Spark is known to innovate, some of these being shows like The Great Gig in the Sky - a unique concept that features some of the celebrated independent artists in India, countdown show ?Spark Ultimate Top 50? and much more

BIG Daddies of Music is keeping with its recent campaign called ?Choose Your Set-Top-Box Wisely?, designed to increase awareness and empower consumers with adequate information to make the right choice while choosing their set top boxes, while parallely enabling operators to build their brand equity. Reliance Broadcast Network has a robust well crafted seven channel bouquet and is ready to maximize from the digital wave.

Watch BIG Daddies of Music this Father?s Day & get in to the groove to enjoy the best music only on BIG CBS Spark

NEW DELHI: The Nominations for the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards (South) were announced at a press meet in Chennai yesterday evening.

The award ceremony will be held at Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, (Nehru Indoor Stadium), Chennai on 7 July.

Actor Amla Paul along with Filmfare Editor Jitesh Pillaai and Idea Cellular Chief Marketing officer Sashi Shankar addressed the press meet.

Pillaai said, ?I?ve grown up on South films. I hold all the South stars, composers, directors and technicians in great esteem. It gives me great pleasure to come down South year-after-year to celebrate excellence in cinema. The South industry has accepted me as a part of their extended family and I?m looking forward to coming to Chennai on July 7th and participating in yet another gala event.?

On this association for the 5th year in a row, Shankar said, ??As in the past we hope that the event is grand with scintillating performances. Idea and Filmfare have long been closely associated and this is our way of honouring the people who have given us the magic of movies. Idea?s association with such premium programs enables it to offer rich content to its subscribers, making it the highest VAS revenue grosser in the industry. This year with the additions to our 3G portfolio including the new Idea 3G smartphones and affordable 3G tariffs, Idea subscribers and fans across Tamil Nadu and Chennai can access exclusive movie content on our 2G & 3G network.?

The Filmfare Awards (South) were first held at the prestigious Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai. Eventually it shifted to the distinctive Music Academy. Initially, only Tamil and Telugu films were considered for the awards and later, Malayalam and Kannada films became part of the event in 1966 & 1969 respectively. The spirit of the awards lies in its popularity not just amongst the masses but also the film fraternity. It is the ultimate recognition of talent.

This year too, South Indian audiences were invited to vote for their favourites across 10 categories each, in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam films. Nominees have been selected through the public voting process that Filmfare is known for. Specially appointed juries have been set up to further wet the nominees and select the final winners.

Mumbai: Zee Caf??s ecological initiative Green Turn has turned out to be a huge success. The Green turn initiative touched upon people from various walks of life.

Many movie buffs had a different experience on June 5th. Apart from the conventional dose of entertainment from the movie, they felt a sense of contentment by contributing their bit to Mother Earth. More than 550 saplings were distributed at various Cinemax multiplexes across Mumbai, Delhi and Pune. Cinemax multiplexes had Zee Caf??s Green Turn stalls on June 5th, where patrons adopted a sapling and took The Green Oath to protect and nurture the same.

Green Turn initiatives also went out to spread awareness amongst Mocha Coffee customers across their Mumbai, Delhi and Pune outlets. Around 350 customers went home happy having taken The Green Oath.

Nonetheless, various celebrities also contributed actively in supporting the cause. Well known Bollywood actor, Aditya Pancholi took The Green Oath, adopted the sapling and lauded the initiative taken by Zee Cafe. Veteran actors Farida Jalal and Akhilendra Mishra appreciated the noble cause taken up by Zee Caf?. The Green Turn initiative reached out to people of various age groups and was able to create awareness about the alarming rate of deforestation and the need to preserve our environment.

In a bid to cut down its carbon footprint, Hard Rock Caf? had partnered with Zee Caf? and hosted a Green Turn Unplugged night on 7th June across the cities of Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. In keeping with the promise of making the world a greener place, the Green Turn Unplugged initiative saw Hard Rock Caf? playing host to bands Dischordian (Mumbai), Suahil & Adi (Delhi) and Pushing Tin (Bengaluru) who gave only live acoustic performances for the night. The pepped up crowd of Hard Rock Caf? expressed sensitivity towards ecology and showed keen interest in making greener Earth. More than 500 patrons across Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru volunteered for the cause.

Zee Caf? had also tied up with GreenNGood.com?s Plant A Tree drive. Hard Rock Caf??s Mumbai and Delhi outlets had GreenNGood.com stalls; wherein patrons donated 60 and adopted a sapling, facilitating the plantation of a tree in Southern Rajasthan, one of India?s worst deforested zones. As a part of this initiative, each patron received a certificate stating his commitment to having taken a Green Turn and would receive periodic updates of the project?s growth.

The Zee Caf? initiative Green Turn was able to touch upon more than 1300 people, and make them realize that the world has reached a stage where the natural disasters that have been occurring are not ?natural? anymore. Human beings and our creations are the cause of these disasters. It?s time to stop, think, act and take a stand.

MUMBAI: PIX brings to you the Spiderman Trilogy for the first time on Indian Television on June 16, 2012 at 6.30 pm, 9pm & 11.45pm onwards. Watch Peter Parker develop a relationship with his high school crush Mary Jane Watson & battle villains including the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, the New Goblin, the Sandman and Venom in SPIDER-MAN, SPIDER-MAN 2, and SPIDER- MAN 3 respectively.

PLOT

SPIDERMAN (6.30 PM ON PIX):
Peter Parker (Toby Maguire) is an ordinary guy who lives with his beloved aunt and uncle and quietly pines for the girl next door, Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst). But when a genetically engineered "super-spider" bites him while on a school trip, Peter develops unusual skills - fantastic acrobatic strength, supernatural awareness and a talent for web spinning. It?s not until tragedy strikes at home that Peter decides to use his new powers to fight crime under a secret identity - Spiderman! When the evil Green Goblin attacks the good people of New York and
endangers the life of Mary Jane, Peter commits himself to the ultimate test: to thwart his arch enemy and to win the heart of the girl he loves.

SPIDERMAN 2 (9.30 PM ON PIX):
Peter parker (Tobey Maguire) is attempting to juggle college classes and his job as a photographer with the Daily Bugle while maintaining his secret life as costumed crime-fighter Spider-Man. Parker is also struggling to hold on to his relationship with Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), who is beginning to enjoy success as a model and actress, and both Mary Jane and Peter have noticed he?s beginning to buckle under the strain. Parker?s friendship with Harry Osborn (James Franco) is also beginning to fray due to Peter?s seeming alliance with Spider-

Man, whom Harry blames for the death of his father, the nefarious Norman Osborn. As Parker weighs his responsibilities to himself and those around him against the obligations that come with his special powers, Spider-Man is faced with a new nemesis -- Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina), a deranged scientist whose latest project has turned him into the near-invincible cyborg Doctor Octopus.

SPIDERMAN 3( 11.45 PM ON PIX):
After his previous adventures, Peter Parker (Toby Maguire) hopes to marry his girlfriend Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst). But Peter is told by the police that the original killer of his uncle is still on the loose and his trail has been lost. The killer, Flint Marko, runs into a nuclear weapon testing facility and his atoms are fused with sand. After that he becomes the evil Sandman. But that?s not all, as Harry Osbourne (James Franco) wants his revenge and become the second Green Goblin! Also, an alien life force fuses to Spiderman and starts to poison him / kill him / make him go crazy and spidey finally rips the suit of. But Peter?s rival photographer, Eddie Brock Jr. takes the suit and becomes the powerful yet lethal venom. Will Spiderman defeat all of these enemies?

MUMBAI: Suvarna News conducted an exhaustive and exclusive interview of a lady victim from USA, who was sexually and otherwise exploited by the self-styled God-man Nithyananda. The channel?s investigative journalist made bold statements during the press conference conducted by the God-man himself. It led to angry reactions from the ?Swamiji? and his disciplines. What followed was a cascade of events and the eventual sealing of the ashram. And the God-man is on the run. The 125 hours relentless telecast ignited state-wide agitations, angry protests and swift reactions.

?This is a deeply investigated issue. Proofs on immoral and unethical activities of the ?swamiji? and the ashram were procured with high risk by our dedicated team. Once we were convinced with the facts, we thought we should fear none. We went ahead with 125 hours of relentless telecast? says Vishweshvar Bhat, Editor ?in-Chief, Suvarna News.

?Suvarna News stands by its core values of being straight, bold & relentless. While executing the entire episode, there were candid confessions and emotions by various victims and their families who came in drove to our studios as the drama unfolded. So much so, the Chief Minister of Karnataka gave his first ever exclusive interview to any channel and also congratulated us for our brave coverage and investigative efforts. There were shocked responses and the issue assumed national importance soon thereafter. We feel proud that a regional channel can set standards once an issue is approached boldly and relentlessly.? says Suresh Selvaraj, CEO & Executive Director of Suvarna News 24x7 and Asianet News Network.

About Suvarna News: Suvarna News is the most trusted news channel of Karnataka for over 4 years. It stands for its bold, unbiased, investigative and accurate news reporting, Suvarna News enjoys over 5 million reach in Karnataka, which is comparable with some of the GECs. With Karnataka?s best known TV anchors, its signature programs and aggressive bulletins receive critical acclaim and they invariably create a major impact in governance and the society. If it is happening in Karnataka, Suvarna News 24x7 brings it first and fast.