by NR INDRAN (INT)

With an aim to add entertainment and fun in the lives of the viewers, IBN7 India’s leading Hindi News Channel, presents a brand new comedy show – 2G. Hosted by renowned anchors – Naved (Radio Mirchi RJ) & Om Prakash (IBN7 Anchor) will give the viewers a spoof of the latest happenings in an unmatched style.

Both the anchors use satire, stand-off jokes and make it hilarious with their funny histrionics and the show offers an off- beat look at current events, politics, people and happenings  Another unique segment in the show is “PRANK”.  Naved and OP with hidden cameras play harmless pranks on people and bring in some lighter moments in their busy day.

Don’t miss the comedy, humour and the pranks in an exciting and fun filled show – 2G starting on Aug 22, Mon @ 10.30 PM.

Speaking about the show, Ashutosh, Managing Editor, IBN7 said, “Our constant effort is to bring something new and fresh to our discerning viewers. 2G is our sincere effort to connect with the audiences as comedy has a universal appeal and light moments can light up anyone’s life.”

The Network18 Group is one of India’s leading media companies with interests in television, internet, filmed entertainment, e-commerce, magazines, mobile content and allied businesses. Through its holding in ‘TV18 Broadcast Ltd.’ [BSE: 532800, NSE: ibn18], the group operates India’s leading television broadcasting and distribution assets.

This includes India’s leading business news channels – CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, India’s premier general news channels – CNN-IBN and IBN7, and IBN-Lokmat, a leading Marathi regional news channel in partnership with the Lokmat group. ‘TV18 Broadcast’ also operates a joint venture with Viacom, called Viacom18, which houses a portfolio of India’s market leading entertainment channels – Colors, MTV, VH1 and Nick – and Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the group’s filmed entertainment business.

In a pioneering foray into television distribution, the group has established a strategic alliance with Sun Group, SUN18, the first truly Pan-India distribution company and slated to be one of the biggest distribution entities in the market. The group has also recently announced a move into the Indian factual entertainment space through AETN18, a joint venture with A+E Networks (formerly A&E Television Networks) which operates acclaimed global brands like History, Bio, Crime & Investigation Network and Lifetime.

Through ‘Network18 Media & Investments Ltd.’ [BSE: 532798, NSE: Network18], the group operates its digital, publishing and e-commerce assets including one of India’s largest internet players Web18 which houses the country’s leading web content properties such as  moneycontrol.com, ibnlive.com, in.com andfirstpost.com. ‘Network18’ also operates India’s leading ecommerce properties – HomeShop18 and bookmyshow.com, and Forbes India, the nation’s first local edition of a foreign news magazine title and the world’s most influential business brand, in collaboration with Forbes Media. In addition, through ‘Network18’, the group operates Newswire18, one of India’s leading real time financial information and news terminal services, and Infomedia18, the country’s leading player in the special interest publishing space as well as E18, the group’s full spectrum event management venture and Sport18, its sports management and marketing venture. ‘Network18’ holds a controlling interest in ‘TV18 Broadcast’ and investments in Yatra, DEN Networks and other Capital18 portfolio companies.

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