English Entertainment
Vh1 India brings a music showdown closer to home – Vh1 Sound Nation League 2019
MUMBAI: Are you ready to witness and partake in a music showdown of 2019’s hottest tracks by Indian artists? Starting Monday July 29, Vh1 India once again brings to viewers and music aficionados, an epic battle between eight chart-topping songs of 2019, with the winner being determined by fans. In this three-staged knockout competition, popular Indianartists like PrateekKuhad, EmiwayBantai, Tienas and many more will go head-to-head, in a bid to emerge as the winner of Vh1 Sound Nation League 2019.
Commenting on the launch, Hashim Dsouza – Head of Programming, English Entertainment, Viacom18, said, “Over the years, Vh1 India has continually infused music culture from various parts of the globe into the Indian music space, while simultaneously encouraging and endorsing homegrown independent Indian artists. Staying up-to-the-minute, Vh1 has always showcased the latesttracks and trends to connect and further engage with our viewers. Following the overwhelming response to Vh1 Summer League, that saw Boy With Luv by BTS Ft. Halsey defeat seven other international chartbusters from 2019, it was only befitting to bring a rendition for the immensely popular tracks by Indian artists. And we’re confident Vh1 Sound Nation League2019 will see fans more excited and participate to make their favourite artists and tracks emerge victorious.”
Vh1 Sound Nation League 2019 line-up;
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FREEVERSE FEAST (DAAWAT) |
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WITH YOU/FOR YOU |
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CHAPEL O FOPALOP |
The winning tracks from the first-stage will face-off in the semi-finals spanning another two days each, until two finalists emerge. Eyeing ultimate glory, the two remaining music heavyweights will battle right down to the wire in the all-important grand finale;and vie for fan votes to win the coveted title of ‘Vh1 Sound Nation League2019’.
Here’s the unique grading system for each platform;
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English Entertainment
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.
