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Martha Stewart to improve the quality of cooks in new show
MUMBAI: Martha Stewart has announced that she is looking for the worst cooks in the US to become students during her latest television show in the US Martha.
The lifestyle diva will take bad cooks on her new show and help transform them from culinary catastrophes into marvellous meal makers. As had been reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com Stewrat has tied up with reality TV guru Mark Burnett for a new show which will debut later this year.
Interested bad cooks — or the people who have had to eat their meals — should submit a creative videotape about the entrant and “failed attempts at cooking.”
The tapes should be no longer than three minutes.
Meanwhile, the story of Martha Stewart including the time spent in jail has inspired a new stage musical called Martha! The Unauthorised Musical.
According to a report in Femalefirst, the show, about an ex-con domestic queen called Martha Blake, was conceived before Stewart was sentenced to prison, but incorporates her rise, fall and rise again.
The website Marthamusical.com promises, “The show tells the life story of Martha Blake who, with guile and glue gun rises from her working class Polish roots to become doyenne of American domesticity and one of the most successful businesswomen in American history.
Stewart will also be involved with a version of the business based reality show The Apprentice. However a report in The Hollywood Reporter states that there will not be any “You’re fired” salvos on the show. She will find her own way of deal with matters but that has not been revealed so far.
“I think you’ll find it quite different,” Stewart said during an appearance at the Promax&BDA conference of marketing executives in New York.
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Samsung TV Plus launches Kings of Comedy channel
New free FAST channel brings iconic Hindi comedy shows to millions of Samsung Smart TV owners.
MUMBAI: Samsung TV Plus has just turned up the laughter volume and it’s completely free. The leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service in India has launched Kings of Comedy, a premium comedy channel featuring some of the country’s most beloved primetime shows. Available exclusively on Samsung TV Plus, the channel delivers back-to-back hits including Comedy Nights with Kapil, Khatra Khatra Khatra, and Comedy Nights Bachao, with no login or subscription required.
The launch marks a milestone for free streaming in India, offering audiences a dedicated comedy destination directly from their Samsung TV home screen. It arrives as Samsung TV Plus India celebrates its 5th anniversary, during which the service has grown its monthly active users by 42 per cent and more than doubled its total viewing hours. The platform now offers over 180 free channels across 14 languages.
Samsung TV Plus India general manager and head of business development Kunal Mehta said, “Comedy is the heartbeat of Hindi entertainment, and Kings of Comedy brings together the shows Indians already love, completely free on their Samsung TV. Our focus remains the same take the content people know and make it effortless to access.”
Globally, Samsung TV Plus has surpassed 100 million monthly active users across more than 4,500 channels, solidifying its position as one of the world’s leading free streaming services.
Kings of Comedy is now available on all compatible Samsung Smart TVs. For viewers seeking non-stop laughter without any cost, this new channel delivers a royal treat proving that sometimes the best entertainment really does come with no strings (or subscriptions) attached.
