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Make Your Weekends More Thrilling With AXNs New Movie Slot
For all the movie buffs, AXN is all set to make your movie viewing experience bigger, better and more thrilling. Get ready to witness the best of movies as AXN brings ‘Nine Weekends To Die For’ starting 28th September, 2013 on Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm. The slot will offer the best range of action, crime and hi-drama titles adding thrill to your happy hour!
The movie lineup Starts every weekend at 9 pm on Saturday and Sunday with the all-time favorite, Mission Impossible series this Saturday followed with an impressive the line-up which will have the Rocky Fest with the Rocky series, Baseball Weekend with Moneyball and The Fan followed by Transformer Weekend, Crime busters Weekend, Beverly Hills Cop Weekend, Heroic Weekend with Sahara and The Godfather III, Antonio Banderas Weekend and Bruce Willis Weekend.
Talking about the change in the weekend movie slot from 10 pm to 9 pm, Head Programming, AXN India, Arpit Mankar, says “9 pm has become synonymous with ‘big movies on TV’ and viewers have developed the habit of scanning through various channels and seeking the best movie available at that time. We believe that with our strengthened line-up of movies, and with interesting thematic weekends like the Rocky weekend, Godfather weekend etc, we will draw a significant share of the large audience that watches movies at home on weekend evenings by creating appointment viewing in a title-driven viewing environment.”
So get on the couch with popcorns and tune into AXN every Saturday-Sunday 9 pm starting 28th September for a thrilling movie extravaganza.
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CNN-News18 to host Fury in the Gulf conclave on West Asia crisis
Three-hour summit to unpack geopolitical fallout and impact on India
MUMBAI: CNN-News18 is set to host a special three-hour broadcast, Fury in the Gulf – War Conclave, on April 7, aiming to decode the escalating West Asia crisis and its far-reaching implications for India.
Scheduled from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, the conclave comes at a time when tensions between Iran and the United States are reshaping global geopolitics and triggering economic uncertainty. With India’s deep energy ties, trade links and large diaspora in the Gulf, the developments carry significant domestic relevance.
Built around the theme ‘Conflict, Consequences, and The Future,’ the programme will feature six curated sessions combining one-on-one interviews and panel discussions. The focus is to cut through the clutter and offer viewers a clearer understanding of the fast-evolving situation.
Key sessions include ‘Diplomacy in Times of War’ featuring Shashi Tharoor, and ‘World After the Iran Conflict’ with voices such as Ram Madhav, Reuven Azar, representatives from the European Union and the Iranian Deputy Envoy. Another session titled ‘Another Dunkirk?’ will bring together K. J. S. Dhillon and Jitin Prasada among others.
CNN-News18 editorial affairs director Rahul Shivshankar said, “In times of war, clarity becomes the most powerful tool. Fury in the Gulf – War Conclave brings together credible voices to address the questions and confusion that arise amid an overwhelming influx of information.”
He added that the initiative is aimed at delivering “facts, perspective, and insight” at a time when misinformation can easily cloud public understanding.
Echoing the sentiment, CNN-News18 CEO– English and business news Smriti Mehra said the conflict marks a defining global moment, with consequences that extend well beyond the region. She noted that the conclave seeks to present the crisis with “depth, nuance and responsibility” so audiences can better grasp its real-world impact.
As geopolitical tensions continue to dominate headlines, the conclave positions itself as an attempt to bring order to the noise, offering viewers a structured, insight-led look at a complex and rapidly shifting global situation.
