Tag: Rajiee M Shinde

  • In10 Media’s Rajiee M Shinde moves on

    By A Correspondent

     

    In10 Media has announced that Rajiee M Shinde, CEO of its music channel ShowBox, has decided to leave the network in the coming months. Shinde would be pursuing her own interests outside of the network.

     

    Commenting on the recent development, Aditya Pittie, Managing Director – In10 Media said: “It has been a pleasure to work with Rajiee Shinde and we are thankful for her valuable contribution to the network. We wish her all the best for her future endeavours. With the channel’s roots deeply entrenched in innovation and disruption, ShowBox will continue pushing the boundaries of quality entertainment to be a platform that’s synonymous for providing exceptional musical offerings.”

     

    Added Shinde: “It has been a wonderful experience launching ShowBox and working with a remarkable bunch of creative and talented people, who are committed to bolstering the entertainment space with its diverse offerings. I thank In10 Media for the opportunity and wish them all the best.”

     

     

  • PTC Film Awards to see much fan fare, many sponsors

    By A Correspondent

     

    Rajiee M Shinde

    Friday, March 1, will see the PTC Punjabi Film Awards happening in front of packed crowds at the Multipurpose Sports Stadium at Sector 78 in Mohali, near capital Chandigarh.

     

    The contribution of Punjab and Punjabis to the film industry is well-known, but until a few years back, the number of Punjabi films reduced was less than a dozen a year, rues Rajiee M Shinde, Director & CEO of leading Punjabi entertainment and news broadcaster, PTC.  “That number grew to 24 in 2012,” she says hinting at the contribution of the awards to evangelize Punjabi-language films.

     

    The event, with Coca-Cola as lead sponsor, Samsung as co-presenter and a slew of around a dozen national and regional brands, will be deferred live. But the deferment, Ms Shinde, informs will be of just 30 minutes.

     

    The 2013 Awards show will see feature some top names from Hindi and Punjabi cinema.  Said Rabindra Narayan, President, PTC Punjabi, PTC News and PTC Chak De, said, “The PTC Network, with the largest reach in Punjab, will not only take the awards across India, but also across the world to USA, Canada and Australia. In UK, the awards will be recorded and telecast. Viewers will be able to watch the show, making this the single largest Punjabi commercial movies’ extravaganza worldwide.” And will PTC take these awards abroad, Ms Shinde said: “We would ultimately take this abroad, but I wouldn’t like to miss out on the ground connect that we have here.”