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Nick to spellbound kids with Jadoo contest
MUMBAI: Nick India has designed a Jadoo contest for its show J Bole toh Jadoo. The contestants will have to participate to help Jadoo in his quest against evil.
The winner will enter the intergalactic and super-exciting world of J bole toh Jadoo to share the screen with Jadoo and his gang, informs a media release.
Using state-of-the-art compositing technology that combines 3D animation with CGI (computer-generated imagery) in a digital setting previously seen in worldwide blockbusters like Space Jam, the winner will find himself in situations he could only have dreamt of – zooming through space or cruising Tarkopar – all side-by-side with Jadoo.
The media release informs the manner in which a kid can participate in the Jadoo contest. The viewers have to watch J bole toh Jadoo from 5 March to 17 April.
The show beams every Saturday at 1 pm and Sunday at 12 noon, wherein each episode will put forward a question to viewers.
The show was launched on 14 November and is being co-produced and co-authored by Nick and Graphiti Multimedia Private Limited.
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
