MUMBAI: Infotainment broadcaster National Geographic Channel (NGC) will bring back the show, ?Supercars?, for a second installment with actress Esha Gupta as host.

NGC Network India, Fox International Channels VP, marketing and communication Debarpita Bannerjee says that ?Supercars? is different from the other automobile shows in that it goes into the making of cars from the factories and looks at the engineering, blueprint and how the cars race.

"From the roar behind Lamborghinis racing bull to unusual blend of luxury and performance of the Maserati, the show reveals the science, technology and behind the scenes manufacturing stories of the most sought after international icons - the Lamborghini Murci?lago, the Porsche GT3, the Audi R8, the Rolls-Royce Phantom and many more super cars These are entertaining documentaries."

In the first season, NGC had got Rajeev Khandelwal. "This year we have got Esha Gupta who is also a car enthusiast. She is able to be a woman of substance and a supermodel.as the host."

NGC will also get back the ?Mission? property for another season. "We are looking at other local concepts as well," says Bannerjee.

MUMBAI: Travel books may tell you what to do on a trip but National geographic channel?s show, ?Banged Up Abroad?, aims to offer a guide on what not to do when travelling abroad.

The new season of the show kicks off on 20 August at 10 pm.

So what are these ?don?t dos?? These include falling, in love with a married woman in Philippines, revealing sexual preferences in Saudi Arabia and offering to help business men in Argentina transfer Gold.

The infotainment broadcaster will showcase first- hand accounts of survivors who escape their self inflicted doom in a foreign land.

Banged up Abroad will tell tales from countries around the world like Saudi Arabia, Spain, Argentina, Tokyo, Iraq and Columbia.

Viewers can watch how an innocent Iraqi soldier is forced to switch lives with the evil son of Saddam Hussain. Practically aping his identity, he escapes several assassination attempts until he finds himself in a situation where he has to choose between death and escape.

In another scandalous scenario, a student nurse and crack addict makes a daring escape by hitchhiking and swimming across an international border only to turn herself over to authorities in England.

?Banged Up Abroad? sheds light on the spirit of survival when caught in situations caused by an error in judgment.
 

MUMBAI: Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) has further extended its content localisation offering with a raft of language dubbing services.

This new language dubbing service complements PFT?s existing subtitling-captioning service offering that is already captioning over 10,500 hours of TV and film content every year. 

Founder and CEO of Prime Focus Technologies Ramki Sankaranarayanan said, "With rapid globalisation, international content is in increasing demand by a geographically dispersed, digitally interactive consumer base. Leveraging our global digital pipeline, language dubbing is an important addition to our growing suite of powerful Clear-led content operation services for global clients. We are very pleased to see our clients already embracing this offering which clearly presents enhanced revenue growth opportunities."

With a roster of 300 voiceover artists and 50 scriptwriters, PFT can provide dubbing services in over 20 international languages and all Indian languages. PFT?s services include scriptwriting; cultural and language disaster checks; dialogue adaptation; voice casting and audition; dialogue recording and editing; M&E track creation; audio mixing; video editing; and Dolby mastering.

The new service is managed by a client servicing team with many years of content localisation experience and leverages Clear, PFT?s award-winning hybrid cloud content operations platform, to handle assets, automated QC, approvals, workflows, delivery and archiving of the content.

PFT is already providing over 250 hours of dubbing services every month to its clients like National Geographic Channel, Reliance Big, Star TV and Zee TV. 

MUMBAI: National Geographic Channel (NGC) announced today it will premiere a half-hour special, James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth, chronicling the Oscar winning filmmaker?s one-man dive last month to the Mariana Trench?s Challenger Deep, the ocean?s deepest point.

The special airs on 2 June at 8 pm.

The Mariana Trench is perhaps the most isolated place on the planet.

Cameron describes his journey to this ocean?s depth right here on Earth in an interview saying, "I was watching the numbers going deeper. The sub slows down as you get to the target depth. There is a long moment of getting to think about it. Then you have to get busy. You have less than a thousand feet from the bottom, you fine-tune the ballast, adjust the camera, turn up the spotlight. As the altimeter counted, I saw the glow of the bottom!"

In March, the filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence descended 6.8 miles to the spot known as the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean?s Mariana Trench, an area deeper than Mt. Everest is tall. The record-breaking trip that made headlines around the world was part of Deepsea Challenge, a joint scientific expedition by
Cameron, National Geographic and Rolex to conduct deep-ocean research and exploration.

Cameron is the only individual ever to complete the dive in a solo vehicle and the first person since 1960 to reach the very bottom of the world in a manned submersible.

James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth features Cameron?s interview on the journey. Culled from more than two hours of his firsthand accounts of the project, it details everything from more than seven years of development to the actual moment he touched the bottom of the Earth. The project is also his first expedition as a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence.

MUMBAI: National Geographic Channel will have shows around the action theme this month. Every day at 3 pm and 11 pm, viewers can watch the Deadly Ninjas, Lethal Samurai, Polar bears on prowl, and legendary fighter Bruce Lee pack in the real punches.

From the clash of the Spartans with the Ninjas to the techniques that the king of Kung fu used, to making martial art one of the most fascinating combination of art and science - the programming lineup will give viewers access to relentless action, before, after and in between the battles on the cricket field.

Built for the Kill, which airs from 23 April Monday-Friday at 3 pm, will focus on brutal predators, in the animal kingdom, as they go for the kill. Bruce Lee lives airs from 16- 20 April at 10 pm. This is a documentary about the Martial Arts? instructor.

?The Deadliest Warrior? airs from Monday - Friday at 11 pm. Warriors from Spartans to Attila the Hun - they will be pitted against each other for the coveted title of the Deadliest Warrior.

NGC Network India and Fox International Channels VP marketing, communication Debarpita Banerjee said, ?Viewer interest is at the heart of everything we do. This April, Nat Geo will amplify the action on the cricket field by bringing the best of combat on television. The power- packed programming will give viewers their fill of exciting content, before and after they cheer for their favourite teams in cricket.?

MUMBAI: Across America, in basements and barns, attics and backyards, there are forgotten links to national history. Objects with unexpected value and incredible true stories are just waiting to be uncovered. And now the National Geographic Channel is on a quest to do just that!

NGC in the US has announced the start of production for the new 10-episode series ‘America‘s Lost Treasures‘. The series, by Original Productions and executive producer Thom Beers ‘Deadliest Catch‘, ‘Ice Road Truckers‘, will visit 10 cities across America in search of objects with historical importance and unexpected value.

Beers said, "In America, our national treasures are everywhere. But the history books only tell part of the story. We are excited to partner with National Geographic Channel to uncover the hidden collectibles and heirlooms which tell incredible stories of the people of this great country throughout our history."

The infotainment broadcaster is asking viewers in the 10 preselected cities to submit their family heirlooms, found objects, and other perceived treasures online at www.natgeotv.com/losttreasures for a chance to be a part of the series.

NGC senior VP of content Michael Cascio said, "The more unusual, the more unique, the more mysterious, the better. I don‘t think people actually realize the historical significance, and potential financial value, of items which have been passed down generation to generation."

Five to six objects per city will be chosen to be featured in the show, and the two series hosts, with the aid of key staff from a prestigious museum in each city and other independent experts and appraisers, will investigate the object further to reveal the story behind the artifact as well as its worth. Each episode will also take viewers on a behind-the-scenes look at museum research facilities, advanced equipment and authentication teams as each
potential American treasure is investigated.

At the end of each episode, owners and their families will gather back at the museum to learn the true story behind their treasured objects. Top possessions featured in the series will receive $10,000 as special recognition for the importance of their artifact in American history.