TV Houston Plans Launch with Event at India House

HOUSTON: TV Houston, a brand new television channel geared to the desi market through several electronic streams has announced its formal launch at a reception to be held this Friday evening, November 20, at India House.

The channel’s founder, President and CEO, Sangeeta Dua announced that she has concluded a MOU with a key legal firm in Mumbai, Solicis Lex, during a week-long trip from which she has just returned. Solicis Lex will provide legal services for content and licenses exclusively from India. The MOU was covered extensively in many local dailies and weeklies in India, like Janmbhoomi, Navbharat, Absolut India, The Free Press, Sandesh, Vyapar and a few more. Mack Ajani, the Director of Sales and Marketing for TV Houston was on hand for the agreement made in Mumbai.

Solicis Lex provides Indian and Foreign law advisory services pertaining to mergers and acquisitions, immigration law, civil and criminal matters, including due diligence, joint ventures, partnerships, private equity, IPR, trademark and patent law and many other issues through its affiliate offices in Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, London, Israel and Canada.

Managing Partner, Attorney Ameet Mehta hopes to expand its base during his current trip to the US in which he is visiting Los Angeles, Boston and Tampa. After a visit to Texas Secretary of State Carlos Cascos, he will be in Houston this week to sign the MOU at the reception on Friday. Sangeeta Dua is a well-known figure, through her active role in the community, as well as for her long time beauty salon, Apsara Houston, in the Galleria area. She has had an interest in TV through a previous venture a few years ago.

The reception is jointly sponsored by the Overseas Friends of the BJP. Mehta was appointed as the President of the legal cell of BJP Mumbai by Ashish Shelar, the President of the Mumbai BJP, and a senior BJP leader.