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Indian TV channel seeks success with weddings

In this July 26, 2013 photo, Nidhi Gaur, left on stage, and her fiance Rahul Rai, right on stage, participate in "So It's Final," a talk show on Shagun TV that features engaged couples in Noida, India. Indians are obsessed with weddings and obsessed with reality television. Now Shagun TV, a new television channel headquartered in a sprawling suburb of India's capital, is hoping it has found a can't-miss idea — merging the two into a 24-hour matrimonial TV station.(AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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NOIDA, India (AP) — Weddings and reality television: Indians are obsessed with both. Now, Shagun TV, a new television channel headquartered in a sprawling suburb of India's capital, is hoping it has found a can't-miss idea — merging the two into a 24-hour matrimonial TV station.
Shagun TV can itself seem obsessed. Artwork on the windows of its lobby depict an Indian wedding procession, with turbaned men beating drums and an elephant-drawn carriage carrying the groom. In the main TV studio, a large cardboard astrology chart lies against a wall, used by one host to answer wedding and relationship questions. And a plasma television loops video of a bridal ceremony.
Then there are the programs. There is a bridal makeover show, a show featuring dreamy honeymoon destinations and one on the often-fraught relationship between mothers and daughters-in-law. There's "Gold n' Beautiful," showcasing bridal jewelry. Coming soon are marriage-themed soap operas

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