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Stay home. Cook up. Bake off. Binge Watch MasterChef Australia’s Season 11 only on Star World!
As millions of people around the world are called on to stay in their homes owing to the COVID situation, the importance of home cooking is resurging. With more time for each other than ever, all members of the family are coming together and tailoring the art of cooking. And during these tough times, cooking can be one way through which we can bring sense of pleasure into our lives, and keep our tummies happy. So why not learn from the best as Star World once again brings to its Indian audiences, Season 11 of the legendary cooking show, MasterChef Australia starting 20th April every Monday-Friday from 3PM to 6PM!
The longest running culinary show, MasterChef Australia, has inspired home cooks across the world to train and become culinary experts. With its supersized format that has been franchised all over the world, this reality cooking show brings to you everything – from delectable dishes to visually appealing presentations of an array of cuisines, from home cooks battling out to win the ‘MasterChef’ title to the dynamite trio of the judges, industry known mentors and guest chefs! And that’s not it, the show comes with the many cooking lessons on how to optimally utilize the ingredients at home and make the best out of it. During these times when our stock pile could face some shortage, all we need are tips and tricks on how to cook best from what we have!
MasterChef Australia’s season 11 saw the dynamite judges – Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston and George Calombaris, come together for the very last time. The season brought industry veterans such as Nigella Lawson, Curtis Stone, Kirsten Tibballs, Jock Zonfrillo, and Kate Reid, interacting and guiding contestants on their journey to culinary greatness! Adding to the star-studded list, the Indian-origin MasterChef winner from Season 10, Sashi Cheliah also graced the show. The season 11 also saw the merging of cultures like never before – watch India’s Sandeep Pandit work his magic in the TV’s most iconic kitchen!
So whether you’re an old hand in the kitchen or a new ambitious newcomer, make the most of your time at home, try out some recipes, while you watch and learn from the masters themselves. Catch MasterChef Australia binge, every Monday-Friday 3PM to 6PM.
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Ellison takes his Paramount-Warner Bros case straight to theater owners
The Skydance chief goes to CinemaCon with promises and a skeptical crowd waiting
CALIFORNIA: David Ellison strode into a room packed with thousands of cinema owners and executives at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday and did something rather bold: he looked them in the eye and asked them to trust him.
The chief executive of Paramount Skydance vowed that his company would release a minimum of 30 films a year if regulators greenlight its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a deal that has made theater owners deeply, and loudly, nervous.
“I wanted to look every single one of you in the eye and give you my word,” Ellison told the crowd. “Once we combine with Warner Bros, we are going to make a minimum of 30 films annually across both studios.”
It was a confident pitch. Whether it landed is another matter. Cinema operators have already called on regulators to block the deal, and scepticism in the room was hardly concealed.
Ellison pushed back by pointing to recent form. Paramount, born from the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media last August, plans to release 15 films this year, nearly double the eight it put out in 2025. Progress, he argued, was already underway.
He also threw theater owners a bone they have long been chasing: all films, he pledged, would run exclusively in cinemas for a minimum of 45 days, drawing applause from a crowd that has spent years fighting for exactly that commitment across the industry.
“People can speculate all they want,” Ellison said, “but I am standing here today telling you personally that you can count on our complete commitment. And we’ll show you we mean it.”
Fine words. The regulators, however, will have the last one.
