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MEASAT Appoints New Sales Director – Africa

Kuala Lumpur, 28 September 2015 – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) announced today the appointment of Santosh Desai as Sales Director – Africa.

In his role, Santosh will be responsible for opening new markets in Africa, developing sales channels, and managing customer accounts.

Prior to joining MEASAT, Santosh was Head of Products for satellite communications, media & managed services for a global telecommunications company based in India.

Santosh holds a Bachelor Degree in Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from Pune University, India and also completed an Executive Program in International Business Management from Indian Institute of Management, India. Santosh has more than 14 years’ experience covering international projects, network operations, products, and sales in satellite and media.

Santosh can be reached at +971 56 874 6023 or santosh@measat.com.

About MEASAT
MEASAT is a premium supplier of satellite communication services to leading international broadcasters, Direct-To-Home (DTH) platforms and telecom operators. With capacity across six (6) communication satellites, the company provides satellite services to over 150 countries representing 80% of the world’s population across Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe and Australia.

The MEASAT fleet includes the state-of-the-art MEASAT-3, MEASAT-3a and MEASAT-3b satellites co-located at 91.5°E, supporting Asia’s premium DTH and video distribution neighborhood; MEASAT-2 at 148.0°E; and, MEASAT-5 at 119.5°E. In Africa, the AFRICASAT-1a satellite at 46.0°E provides satellite capacity across the African continent with connectivity to Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia. The MEASAT fleet will be further strengthened with the addition of MEASAT-2a at 148.0°E in 2017.

Leveraging facilities at the MEASAT Teleport and Broadcast Centre, and working with a select group of world-class partners, MEASAT also provides a complete range of broadcast and telecommunications solutions. Services include ultra high definition, high definition and standard definition video playout, video turnaround, co-location, uplinking, broadband and IP termination services. For more information, please visit www.measat.com.
Contact: Ilham Bakti Adnan / +60 (3) 8213 2154 / ilham@measat.com

25 September, 2015

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Sep 25th. Curated by CASBAA, News Views keeps you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Brought to you by:

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

Hats off to WPP’s Group M, which has announced its full support for the Trustworthy Accountability Group’s (TAG) anti-piracy guidelines, saying it will only work with media partners who have anti-piracy certification from TAG. An estimated US$200 million of the US annual online advertising spend is channeled to pirate websites that have tricked ad networks into thinking they are legitimate, and the partnership is intended to work towards nipping that in the bud. To find out more about the fight against online ad-funded piracy, ask for a seat at our half-day Conference during Convention Week, entitled “Making Online Advertising Click: Promoting Online Safety and Protecting Brand Integrity”. (Some seats are still available, but they will go fast, and government reps get first priority.)

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

So-called “net neutrality” issues continue to dominate tech talk in the USA. You will all remember that the Democratic majority on the FCC decided a few months ago that full-on regulation of the Internet was required in order to preserve what it called “neutrality.” Now the FCC’s lawyers are having to defend that in court. Simultaneously, one of the Commissioners who opposed that vote, Ajit Pai, told a gathering in Washington that imposition of over-heavy regulation has meant a precipitous drop in broadband infrastructure investment. Of course, not everybody agrees with Pai’s view, so the debate rages on. Meanwhile, using vintage Silicon Valley pseudo-populism, “neutrality” advocates are urging IT professionals to “defend net neutrality” by lobbying the court that is now considering the matter. Never mind that the Court is highly unlikely to respond favorably to such pressure tactics… in any case, it’s likely the petition is just another data-harvesting enterprise, and the suckers who sign on will get fund-raising emails ad infinitum.

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

At the risk of making this yet another piece about Donald Trump, it’s true that politics and show business have always been slightly odd bedfellows, and that the comparison between the US Presidential campaign and reality TV is a fairly easy one. But things start to get really weird when you consider the intersection of Republican party and actual Reality TV “stars”. Particularly given the fact that the future of “unscripted” TV is far from certain in these troubled TV times.

Anjan Mitra

Executive Director, India

The TRAI first made the recommendation back in 2013, but now the Narendra Modi government is reported to be seriously considering allowing 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in cable and DTH companies. The reports led to predictable agitation on the stock market, and although it’s unclear whether the initiative will pass, the Modi government’s track record in relaxing FDI norms so far is seen as cause for optimism.

Kevin Jennings

Programme Director

New Zealand’s Sky is upset that a questionable provider is carrying World Cup Rugby in New Zealand and undercutting SKY which holds the exclusive rights in the country. ViewTVabroad is offering access to the streaming service of the UK broadcaster ITV which is carrying the Rugby but is something that should be blocked outside of the UK.

A Sky spokesman described ViewTVabroad as illegal and ‘a form of piracy’.

Mark Lay

Vice President, Singapore

Lots of talk in the press this week about how Industry Attitudes Toward Netflix are changing. “James Murdoch praised Netflix for being “good for both sides,” while also announcing that Fox would now steer future content licensing to Hulu Plus”. Some suggest that mergers may help to retain leverage against consolidated distributors. And while Netflix CEO Reed Hastings predicted when cable TV will die once and for all, FX Networks CEO John Landgraf, isn’t that impressed with the streamer’s programming. “Take any 14 shows we’ve made — they’re better.”

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

The Apple TV is “…just a device”, and never mind about the streaming business, Discovery CEO David Zaslav says it’s all about the content. But on the other hand, if — as Apple would have it — the future of TV actually turns out to be apps, there will definitely be winners and losers.

Jane Buckthought

Advertising Consultant

Two new reports highlight third screen viewing. Every third viewing hour is apparently now spent watching on-demand television and video. The Ericsson ConsumerLab TV and Media Report suggests that 35% of all television and video viewing is now watched on demand and that young adults spend more than half their television viewing time on a portable screen. The findings are not entirely consistent with traditional television viewing estimates. For years, most of us had just one screen in our living rooms: the television. Over the past decade, laptops, tablets and smartphones have all muscled in on this relationship. Is the smartphone TV’s friend or foe?

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

The Asian satellite industry has gotten some prominent attention in the context of the total dysfunction that is the U.S. Congress under Republican control. The conservative know-nothings in the House of Representatives have blocked re-authorization of the US Export-Import bank, which provides export credit financing for US-made satellites. A few weeks ago, it was announced that our member ABS had cancelled a planned order with Boeing for its ABS-8 satellite, as export financing would not be available. This week, there was word that another Asian satellite order went down the tubes. (Of course, Boeing is not keeping quiet about this… companies like Boeing and GE that are big exporters are making noise to put some pressure on the politicians to… um… get real.) And now it seems there’s a ray of hope, though nobody knows when the credit taps might really be turned back on.

Jane Buckthought

Advertising Consultant

Media buyer Carat has predicted that programmatic transactions in the US will account for 52% of non-search digital advertising by the end of 2015, and will continue to grow. Carat’s latest worldwide advertising expenditure forecasts for 2015 and 2016 predicts global advertising spend to grow by 4% in 2015 to US$529bn — a slight decline from the 4.6% growth predicted in March — and by 4.7% in 2016.

Anjan Mitra

Executive Director, India

The Indian government (read Telecoms and IT Ministry) has done it again— withdrawn the draft encryption policy that was put out on its website for public comments after massive public outrage over proposed government control, Big Brother syndrome and breach of privacy (it was proposed an ordinary citizen cannot delete his/her WhatsApp and other social media messages, etc before 90 days). Earlier a paper on OTT and net neutrality was withdrawn by DoT. Jokes abounding on social media and weak defence by Minister notwithstanding, a commentator highlighted how the draft policy defeated the purpose for which it was being sought to be created. “Expecting every single citizen to know how to use the government-prescribed encryption services was perhaps asking too much,” the critic opined, adding with so much data floating around in plain text format, it would be easy for hackers to steal data. And, what happens if someone manipulates the data in these text files — how will the law handle that? Keep tuned in for more updates.

Kevin Jennings

Programme Director

Somber news from Al-Jazeera which is expected to cut hundreds of jobs worldwide as the Qatari-owned broadcaster looks to make savings in the face of a falling oil prices and a possible change in investment strategy. It’s thought almost one quarter of the total workforce, around 800 to 1,000 staff might be affected.

Yegee Chun

Regulatory Assistant

Oh no! Say it isn’t true! Winnie the Pooh got banned by censors in Poland. Said the official: “It is half-naked, which is wholly inappropriate for children. A proper teddy bear is dressed from head to toe….” At least that example of censorship silliness didn’t come from Asia; we have enough of our own. Of course, the ultimate silliness is that the censors ignore what people can watch on the internet, while clobbering the pay-TV industry.

Some additional links you might be interested in:	Amazon And Netflix Make Waves At 2015 Emmys, But No Wins For Best Series Floor Plans From Favorite TV Shows It’s Time to Put TV and Digital On an Even Playing Field Nielsen to conduct India’s TV universe estimation study for BARC India Programmatic video advertising to become the norm There could be a silver lining behind the ad-blocking apocalypse TRAI to firm up position on net neutrality in couple of months Why Media Companies Should Not License More Content To Netflix?
Member News (Channels)	AXN is ‘bigger than booms and bangs’ as Sony repositions channel beyond action genre A+E licenses UnREAL globally HBO wins 43 Primetime Emmy® Awards, GAME OF THRONES leads all programming with 12 wins HBO NOW Is 2015’s Top Video Streaming App By Revenue, Study Finds FIC Appoints Theresa Ong as SVP, Affiliate Partnerships for HKSEA KT strikes exclusive content deal with Sony, ABC Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia Unveils New Look For AXN Warner Bros. in Deal to Make Chinese-Language Films ZEE moves to a swanky new Corporate Office in Lower Parel
Member News (Satellite operators and service providers)	SES Provides Satellite Communications Training To The Andean Community SES Government Solutions To Support FAA Uplink Requirements SIS LIVE signs distribution agreement for Eutelsat Broadband’s NewsSpotter satellite newsgathering service

Rentrak data partner for AMC

Rentrak the specialist in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, announced a partnership with AMC Networks to develop cross-platform analyses of program viewing by integrating viewing behavior from Rentrak’s massive and passive television and Video on Demand information with census-level video viewing collected from AMC’s digital platforms.

The combination of Rentrak information and AMC digital viewing will uncover how audiences use the mix of platforms by demographics, advanced demographics and custom segmentations. These insights will ultimately help AMC better service their advertisers.

Rentrak will now be able to establish a reach model based on the direct attribution—in a privacy-compliant way—between the household digital viewing, DVR, TV and VOD sources, which will allow reporting that highlights the incremental program reach from additional programs.

AMC CHASES “FEAR THE WALKING DEAD” PIRATES

AMC has sent a slew of warnings to Internet subscribers whose connections were used to download episodes of the new “Fear The Walking Dead” series. While there are no legal strings attached for the affected subscribers, AMC urges them to stop the “theft.” In addition, torrent sites are in the crosshairs too.

With over 10 million viewers AMC’s Fear The Walking Dead broke rating records for a series premiere.

GroupM Singles Out Piracy Websites as Marketers’ Next Ad-Fraud Headache Costing advertisers $200 million a year By Lauren Johnson

As the advertising industry looks to get a better handle on fraud, it’s getting more specific about the types of sites that cause huge spikes in bogus traffic while also demanding more from ad-tech vendors.

Today, WPP’s GroupM, which has been vocal about ongoing fraud and viewability issues, is implementing new guidelines requiring all of its media partners to receive anti-piracy certification from the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG).

According to a report from the Digital Citizens Alliance, $200 million in advertising is spent each year on websites that rely on pirated content—like copied news articles or e-commerce sites that sell counterfeit goods—to trick ad networks into thinking they are legitimate properties on which to run ads.

HBO NOW Is 2015’s Top Video Streaming App By Revenue, Study Finds

Video streaming apps that target cord cutters and those who want to watch video on their mobile phones are on the rise. According to new data from app store analytics firm App Annie, apps like the still relatively new HBO NOW, along with Hulu, are dominating the top app store charts by revenue, while others like Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, YouTube, Amazon’s Twitch and more, rank among the top apps by downloads.

The findings were based on studies of the streaming video market and related app store rankings for a 12-month period ending July 2015, the firm said.

SES Government Solutions To Support FAA Uplink Requirements

RESTON, VA, 24 September 2015 — Global satellite solutions provider SES Government Solutions (SES GS) will support the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) on the ground as well as in space. On 31 August 2015, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems announced its selection of SES GS to build two GEO Uplink Subsystem stations to support the next generation of the WAAS network. The data transmitted by the uplink stations will improve the accuracy, integrity and availability of the GPS signals intended to enable aircraft to rely on GPS for all phases of flight, including precision approaches to airports within the coverage area.

“SES GS is proud to expand our partnership with Raytheon and the FAA beyond the SES-15 hosted payload to include development, delivery and operations of the ground uplink stations,” said Corporate Vice President of Development, Tim Deaver.

SES GS was awarded the contract to include a WAAS hosted payload on its SES-15 satellite in April 2015. The uplink stations will be built on existing teleport facilities in Washington and California. All ground equipment installation will be completed prior to SES-15’s anticipated launch in the first half of 2017.

For further information please contact:

Natalia Kossobokova
Marketing & Communications Director
SES Government Solutions
natalia.kossobokova@ses-gs.com
Tel: +1 703 646 7231

About SES Government Solutions

SES Government Solutions, a subsidiary of global satellite operator SES, is exclusively focused on meeting the satellite communications needs of the U.S. Government.

Leveraging more than four decades of experience in the government SATCOM market, SES Government Solutions offers robust and secure satellite-based communications solutions. Supported by SES’s fleet of over 50 satellites offering comprehensive global coverage, SES Government Solutions provides highly reliable fixed and on-the-move capacity. Further information can be found at www.ses-gs.com.

ZEE moves to a swanky new Corporate Office in Lower Parel

Mumbai, September 24, 2015: India’s leading media conglomerate, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) today announced the shifting of its corporate office in Mumbai from Continental, Worli to Marathon Futurex at Lower Parel. The other Essel Group companies like Zee Media Corporation Limited, Essel Infraprojects and Essel Finance will also move to the new office. The premises will span from the 14th to the 20th floor of the building.

Commenting on the move, ZEEL’s Chief People Officer, Rajendra Mehta said, “The re-location of our Corporate Office will help us in leveraging cross-functional and inter-company efficiency, strengthening strategic partnerships within the Group. Obviously, for our employees, the new office also provides a much better work environment.”

Speaking on the internal branding at the new office, Roland Landers, Chief Brand Officer, ZEEL said, “The entire creative approach was built utilizing the values of all the Essel Group Companies occupying the new office, in order to achieve a unified brand personality and identity. The method used in the branding dates back to Karl Jung and the 12 archetypes that exist in the world and reveals that every brand, just like a human being, has its own personality and attitude. While personality is who we are at the heart, our tone of communication is largely reflective of our attitude. Our guiding philosophy “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam –The World is My Family” has been highlighted throughout the interiors of our new office with enriching words from various global languages like Russian, Arabic, Swahili, French, Bahasa, Spanish, Hindi, Italian and Thai, but in a common Devanagri script- that act as guiding principles to all. Each word signifies a specific value that is in accordance with the core ethos of the entire group’s culture.”

From ‘Adil’ in Arabic that means ‘justice’ to ‘Simmya’ in Russian that means ‘family’, from ‘Armonia’ in Italian that means ‘harmony’ to ‘Vijdaan’ in Turkish that means ‘honesty’, every value has been highlighted with nuances from the language that the values have been derived from. These values when put together, narrate a beautifully scripted story that binds ZEEL and Essel Group together – as One Family. The internal branding at the new office was conceptualized and executed by DY Works along with ZEE’s Corporate Brand team.

ZEE’s new registered office address is:
18th Floor, A Wing, Marathon Futurex,
N.M. Joshi Marg,
Lower Parel,
Mumbai – 400013
Phone Number: +91 22-7106 1234

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Note to Editors
About Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL):
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited is one of India’s leading television media and entertainment companies. It is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 210,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,500 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, ZEE houses the world’s largest Hindi film library. Through its strong presence worldwide, ZEE entertains over 959 million viewers across 169 countries. ZEE has been selected Business Superbrands 2010-11, Industry Validated.

Pioneer of television entertainment industry in India, ZEE’s well-known brands include Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Zee Anmol, Zee Smile, &TV, Zee Action, Zee Classic, &pictures, Zee Salaam, Zee Cafe, Zee Studio, Zee ETC Bollywood, Zindagi, Zing, Living Foodz, Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Action, Ten Golf and Zee Q. The company also has a strong offering in the regional language domain with channels such as Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada and Zee Tamizh. The company’s recently launched HD offerings include Zee TV HD, Zee Cinema HD, Zee Studio HD, &pictures HD, &TV HD and Ten HD.

ZEE and its affiliate companies have leading presence across the media value chain including television broadcasting, cable distribution, direct-to-home satellite services, digital media and print media amongst others. More information about ZEE and its businesses is available on www.zeetelevision.com

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Media Contact:
Jayshree Kumar / Arantxa Gonsalves
Corporate Brand – Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)
Mobile: +91-9769286661 / 9820336890
Landline: +91 22-71061367 / 71085464
Email: jayshree.kumar@zee.esselgroup.com / arantxa.gonsalves@zee.esselgroup.com

SIS LIVE signs distribution agreement for Eutelsat Broadband’s NewsSpotter satellite newsgathering service

Paris, 23 September 2015 – SIS LIVE, leading broadcast connectivity supplier, has signed a distribution agreement with Eutelsat Broadband to use and resell its innovative NewsSpotter newsgathering service.

SIS LIVE offers a diverse range of occasional use and fixed connectivity solutions for critical media content. This includes a robust fibre-based media network, satellite services, global distribution and the largest mobile uplink fleet in Europe. The company also designs and manufactures an innovative range of satellite terminals.

The NewsSpotter service, provided via Eutelsat’s KA-SAT satellite, has transformed the ease and economics of satellite newsgathering. The latest generation of lightweight equipment, with guaranteed bandwidth up to 10 Mbps, supports transmissions of live video and audio in SD and HD.

David Meynell, Managing Director, at SIS LIVE, said: “Alongside our range of innovative satellite products, NewsSpotter will provide clients with a robust satellite connection at short notice and at any location, ideal for mobile live news coverage, sports events and blue light responders or disaster recovery.”

“Flexibility and mobility are at the heart of the NewsSpotter service and the adoption of our technology by Europe’s most respected outside broadcast solutions provider is a further endorsement of the revolutionary effect that NewsSpotter is having on the industry,” said Steve Petrie, Sales Director for Northern Europe for Eutelsat Broadband.

As a completely IP-based service, NewsSpotter is adapted for quickly deploying and sending live video/audio news feeds, enabling broadband Internet access and high-speed store-and-forward files and FTP. Bandwidth can be reserved on a pay-as-you-go basis through an online booking system, whilst also offering an always on background broadband Internet access service. Users simply log in to enter their terminal number, location, time slot and the desired bandwidth is exclusively allocated.
SIS LIVE’s NewsSpotter approved terminals are built to a very high quality, are compact and lightweight for ease of transportation, simple to operate by non-engineers and provide high value throughout the term of ownership.

Tripod and vehicle mount terminals are available in a range of sizes with fully-automated or manual acquisition.

About Eutelsat Broadband
Eutelsat Broadband is a business unit of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world’s leading satellite operators. It provides satellite broadband services to residential and professional markets, as well as to broadcasters, across the European continent, North Africa and large parts of the Middle East. Its residential product tooway™ is the best in class satellite broadband solution and a unique cost-effective alternative to terrestrial access technologies in unserved and underserved areas, with download speeds up to 22 Mbps and upload speeds up to 6 Mbps. The connectivity needs of corporate customers and telcos are catered for by tooway™ Business solutions. tooway™ Business offers broadband packages with a wide range of data allowances up to 200GB a month and a host of flexible B2B features including Public IP addresses, Business Hour Protection and a full array of customisable options including guaranteed bandwidth speeds. Eutelsat Broadband also provides the latest IP based satellite news gathering solutions, with its NewsSpotter service. For more information, visit: www.eutelsatbroadband.com

Media Contact:
Paul Smith
paul@rsc4business.com
+44 (0)7770 828525

About SIS LIVE
SIS LIVE is a leading broadcast connectivity supplier, offering a wide ranging portfolio of products and services. The company operates a comprehensive fibre and satellite network that includes global distribution, streaming services and IP provision and venue connectivity at over 100 different locations.
SIS LIVE is the UK’s largest live content distributor, broadcasting over 200 hours of live transmissions worldwide every day supporting multiple contracted and occasional use events. This live content is managed, monitored and distributed via SIS LIVE’s extensive fibre and satellite network, MediaCityUK and Milton Keynes based teleports and dual network operations centres.

SIS LIVE also designs and manufactures an innovative, market-leading range of satellite products.

For more information, please contact:
Donna Palumbo, Marketing Manager, dpalumbo@sislive.tv, Tel: +44 (0)1908 865554
www.sislive.tv

Press
Vanessa O’Connor Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91 voconnor@eutelsat.com
Marie-Sophie Ecuer Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91 mecuer@eutelsat.com
Investors and analysts
Joanna Darlington Tel. : +33 1 53 98 35 30 jdarlington@eutelsat.com
Cédric Pugni Tel. : +33 1 53 98 35 30 cpugni@eutelsat.com

Dance Singapore Dance Crowns Its First Star

Singapore, 26 September 2015: Dance Singapore Dance, Zee TV’s (Asia Pacific beam) reality dance competition in Singapore, has crowned its first winner after 12 episodes of its inaugural season. Shahrin Johry, 33, a professional dancer/choreographer at the Maya Dance Theatre beat over 200 contestants in the audition rounds and 11 others during the show to take home the grand prize of S$10,000.

Inaugural season ends on a high

The first season was packed with countless incredible performances, a couple of soulful, heart-wrenching pieces, triumphant victories and tearful exits. The two main judges were Shakti Mohan, winner of Dance India Dance Season 2, and Zaini Mohammad Tahir, chief choreographer of Singapore’s 2015 National Day Parade. Guest judges such as the likes of Shobha Bhalia, Managing Director of India Se Media and Rebuka A Bhagat, Managing Partner at Masti 96.3 FM also provided their expert opinion as part of the judging panel. One of the highlights of the show was when both Shakti and Zaini made special appearances on stage to perform with the contestants.

Ms Tripta Singh, Senior Vice President, International Business, Zee TV APAC, said, “The contestants gave exceptional performances and we received positive feedback from our partners and viewers about the show. We believe that Dance Singapore Dance was useful as a platform for contestants from all walks of life to showcase their talents and pursue their dance passions. Zee TV strives to continually support initiatives such as these in the communities we operate in.”

Mr Sushruta Samanta, Business Head Asia Pacific, Zee TV APAC, said, “The inaugural season of Dance Singapore Dance has concluded successfully. On behalf of Zee TV, we would like to congratulate the finalists and winners from the competition and wish them the best for their futures. To bring this exciting reality dance competition to more of our viewers and fans, we are currently looking to expand and replicate this across other key markets in Asia Pacific.”

Contestants’ journey to the finals

Shahrin Johry, 33, winner of the inaugural Dance Singapore Dance, said “I am truly honoured to win the first Dance Singapore Dance and would like to thank everyone who supported me throughout this journey. With the prize money, I am able to make one of my dreams come true which is to create a full length dance production which will enable me to share my artistry and contribute to the local art scene in Singapore. My new creation will be called -KA- (Knowledge Attained), which I plan to showcase next year on 15-16th January at the School of The Arts (SOTA) black box. This production will be dedicated as a gift to my teachers who have taught me and moulded me to be the artist I am today.”

Dance Singapore Dance provided an excellent platform for dancers in Singapore to build their repertoires and showcase their talent.

Lauren Smith, 16, Dance Singapore Dance finalist and student at Singapore American School, said, “Through this competition, I had the opportunity to interact with contestants from diverse backgrounds and also try out new dance styles like Bollywood for the first time. Being exposed to different cultures and dance expressions in the competition was a positive learning experience for me.”

Logan s/o Narayansamy, 27, a former fitness instructor, decided to make a career switch after the competition. He has since joined fellow contestant Derek Seong’s dance school, Rhythm ‘N’ Moves Studio as an associate choreographer.

Dance Singapore Dance Meet and Greet

30 lucky members of the public will get a chance to get up close and personal Dance Singapore Dance judge Zaini Tahir and finalists the day after the grand finale (Sunday, 27th September, 3pm) in conjunction with the Singapore International Indian Shopping (SIIS) Festival at Suntec City Convention & Exhibition Centre (Hall 403 and 404). Zaini and the finalists will hold a dance clinic to impart dance choreography techniques and skills to the 30 selected fans. To participate, fans can email their name, contact details and NRIC number to content_promo@starhub.com.

The season finale of Dance Singapore Dance airing on Saturday, 3rd October 2015, will showcase the best of Dance Singapore Dance, all the way from the audition rounds to the finals. The competition finals air on Saturday, 26th September, 8 pm on Zee TV APAC (StarHub TV Channel 125 and SingTel TV Ch 646) across 18 countries, and on Sunday at 11:30 am on Zee Tamizh (StarHub TV Channel 138).

For the latest news on Dance Singapore Dance, please visit https://www.facebook.com/dancesingaporedance.
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About Dance Singapore Dance
Dance Singapore Dance is a localised version of the popular Dance India Dance series which made its debut in 2009. Since then, the show has seen about 90,000 participants over its past four editions. Winners from past editions of the competition have catapulted to fame with many of them gaining film experience and sponsorships after the show. Dancers on the show come from different backgrounds and cultures, and represent different genres, from Bollywood to contemporary to classical dance. StarHub is the presenting sponsor for Dance Singapore Dance.

About Zee TV APAC
Launched in June 2004, Zee TV APAC is the Asia Pacific feed of the Flagship channel – Zee TV (India). Available in 18 countries, Zee TV APAC showcases Indian content with English Subtitles and airs all the programs from India. The channel showcases a variety of genres for all audience segments including prime time drama series, comedy, reality shows and children’s programs. With an enviable Hindi Film Library the channel also offers viewers the latest and best of Bollywood.

Zee TV APAC is among the top five cable and satellite channels in Singapore. The city-state is home to one of the largest overseas Indian populations and its’ variety programming is watched by Indian and now increasingly, Malay audiences locally. Almost half (46%) of Zee TV APAC viewers’ have a HHI range which ranges between SGD 4,000 – 10,000 per month. Zee TV APAC continues to dominate in the Hindi General Entertainment Channel content category across local affiliate platforms like StarHub and Singtel TV.

For further information, please contact:

Claudia Wong / Amanda Soo
Fifth Ring on behalf of Zee TV APAC
M: +65 9752 4847 / + 65 9119 0180
E: claudia.wong@fifthring.com / amanda.soo@fifthring.com

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