Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
The Turkey Bowl Tradition Scores Online
Join Sportsvite.com to organize and manage your family’s big game this year
November 24, 2009—This year, thousands of families around America will be competing in the most anticipated sporting event of the season and bear witness to the biggest of sports rivalries: the Family Turkey Bowl. But with busy families scattered around the country or world organizing this annual event is harder than ever. Sportsvite.com, an online community to help organize and manage recreational sports activities, makes this feat easier by providing online tools to organize a game, send out invitations, assign positions, and find local playing fields.
Joining Sportsvite and organizing a Turkey Bowl is free and easy. Just follow these simple steps:
1. Join Sportsvite.com by creating a free account or connecting through your Facebook account.
2. Click on Create A Game.
3. Enter the game details such as game description, time/date, and location.
4. At the prompt, invite players by email. Sportsvite will automatically pull your contacts your email accounts.
5. Email your team the game details. Sportsvite will track all RSVP’s.
6. Update game information as the Turkey Bowl nears. You can send messages to all the players or leave comments.
Once your game is created, your group can communicate with other players and discuss the event like position assignments or trash talking. Is your star QB, Uncle Harry, injured this year? Use Sportsvite to recruit other teammates in your neighborhood through the bulletin board section. Football is the third most popular sport on the site so finding a “free agent” should be easy. Likewise, if your family is sitting this year out, use the boards to find a pick-up football game to join.
With more than 140 sports and activities, Sportsvite isn’t just limited to football. The most popular team sports are softball, basketball, soccer, volleyball; popular activities include hiking, fitness training, bowling, billiards, and swimming. So if a football game isn’t for your family, try a different sport such as Ultimate Frisbee, create your own tradition like a softball tournament or Wiffle Ball game—or challenge other teams and host a Turkey World Series. Sportsvite recently added 15 new sports upon request from the Sportsvite Community that range from Cornhole to Capture The Flag so there’s something for everyone this holiday season.
For more tips on the holidays, check out the Sportsvite blog.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
A BollyStar competition in Lakewood offers a chance to land in a yet-to-be-announced production.
By August Brown
July 16, 2009
One rarely expects to be moved to tears at a karaoke competition in a Lakewood strip-mall movie theater. But Neil Sheth, a whippet-thin 20-year-old from Palos Verdes Estates, had the crowd on the verge as he auditioned for BollyStar 2009, an open tryout for a singing role in a mainstream Bollywood film.
His a cappella take on “Tadap Tadap,” from the 1999 Hindi film “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,” was a heartstrings-snapping read of a tune that’s something of a “My Heart Will Go On” for South Asian film fans.
“The movie is about two lovers, and because the man is half Italian, the woman’s parents don’t approve and he’s forced to leave her,” Sheth said. “He sings this song as he’s walking away from her.”
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Esurance, The Independent Film Channel and Saavn have teamed up to offer Bollywood lovers a chance to co-star in an animated music video with icon Erin Esurance. There’s an Erin Esurance? Who knew? Oh silly us. Of course there’s an Erin Esurance. She’s the spokescartoon for the brand.
Anyway visitors to a promotional site will have the chance to enter the Esurance Bollywood Casting Call Contest. Participants will submit videos of re-enactments of their favorite Bollywood movie scenes. The winning entrant will star in an Esurance Bollywood music video that will premiere in September during “Wake Up To Bollywood,” a presentation of Bollywood films airing each Sunday morning at 10 AM, on IFC.
So get your Bollywood Booty on, people.
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
By Tanya Irwin
Aspiring singers, forget “American Idol.” State Farm Insurance and Saavn have partnered to find one talented U.S. singer to become the next Bollywood singing sensation and perform on the silver screens of India.
The winner of the contest — who will be selected online at Bollystar2009.com by Bollywood fans around the world — will be given the chance to sing in a Bollywood musical.
State Farm will promote the contest throughout the summer with Asian marketing firm interTrend, based out of San Francisco. Saavn is the world’s largest digital marketer and distributor of Bollywood entertainment.
“At State Farm we think nothing’s more important than being there for our customers and we seek out ways to connect with consumers in relevant ways,” said Mark Gibson, State Farm assistant vice president of advertising, in a statement.
Contestants can participate in auditions on July 11 and 12 in New Jersey and California, or upload a video to Bollystar2009.com. The videos that receive the most votes will move on to become finalists. The winner will receive a trip to a film shoot site and the role in the movie will be coordinated through one of Saavn’s partners.
To promote the contest, the companies are using social media channels (Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter, Bollywood blogs). A daily winner will be posted and they will receive free music downloads from Saavn. In-theater advertising (on-screen ads and signage) is also planned.
“There is a big Bollywood opening this weekend (Kombat Isq, Denise Richards and Sylvester Stallone are making cameos) and State Farm is sponsoring free popcorn to promote the contest,” says Diana Nasello, a spokesperson for Saavn. “Ads will also run across key Bollywood Web sites and we are considering buying TV spots to promote the live events.”
Bollywood is the main film industry in India. Each year, Bollywood produces more than 1,000 films seen by billions of people.
The contest will help bring Bollywood music to new audiences, says Paramdeep Singh, co-founder and managing director of Saavn. “We have hundreds of music videos on the site that music fans can explore and probably many will love the beats as much any diehard Bollywood fan,” Singh says.
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
State Farm® is sending one talented singer to the silver screens of India
New York, NY July 1, 2009—Do you have what it takes to sing in a Bollywood movie? Prove your chops are best in the first-ever Bollywood singing competition. Hosted by Saavn, the world’s largest marketer and distributor of Bollywood entertainment, and sponsored by State Farm; one winner from the US will be given the chance to fulfill the dream of singing on-screen in a Bollywood musical. The winner will be selected online at http://www.bollystar2009.com/ by music fans and Bollywood fans around the nation.
“At State Farm we think nothing’s more important than being there for our customers and we seek out ways to connect with consumers in relevant ways,” said Mark Gibson, State Farm assistant vice president – advertising. “With Bollywood at the heart of South Asian entertainment here in the U.S, we’re thrilled to sponsor this competition that gives people a chance to realize their dreams.”
Contestants can enter in two ways: by partaking in live auditions in New Jersey and California, or by uploading a video to http://www.bollystar2009.com/. All videos are judged by the community who vote for their favorites on the contest website. The videos that get the most votes will become the finalists and one winner will be selected. The winner will receive a trip to the film shoot site and the role in the movie will be coordinated through one of Saavn’s partners.
To join Saavn and State Farm at live auditions, please attend one of the following events:
• Saturday, July 11, Edison, NJ 3 PM-6 PM: Movie City
• Saturday, July 11, Fremont, CA, 3 PM-7 PM: Naz 8
• Sunday, July 12, Artesia, CA 3 PM-6 PM: Naz 8
“Music is such an important part of Bollywood films so by hosting this competition, we’re really opening up an amazing opportunity for an aspiring singer,” says Paramdeep Singh, co-founder and managing director of Saavn. “We also think this competition will help bring Bollywood music to new audiences. We have hundreds of music videos on the site that music fans can explore and probably many will love the beats as much any die-hard Bollywood fan.”
Bollywood is the main film industry in India, based in Mumbai and the largest in the world. Each year, Bollywood produces over 1,000 films, seen by billions. State Farm will be promoting the contest throughout the summer with leading Asian marketing firm interTrend, based out of Long Beach, CA.
“Along with State Farm, we have the opportunity to uncover hidden talent across the U.S. and introduce exceptional skill and artistry to the world. This competition is a unique way of discovering the American dream, which is truly a multicultural experience,” said Julia Huang, CEO of interTrend Communications, the State Farm Asian American advertising agency of record.
Singh added, “We can’t wait to see the submissions. Who knows? Maybe we will find the next Sonu Nigam or Sunidhi Chauhan.”
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