MUMBAI: The stage is set? curtains ready to be raised, as the world awaits the third season of the Indian Premium League (IPL) soon to be held in India. As everybody looks forward to IPL 3 with baited breathe and awaits the extravaganza to unfold, RMWL‘s radio arm 92.7 BIG FM, India‘s No. 1 FM Station, promises to offer unmatched and unparalleled entertainment throughout the 42-day extravaganza assuring the audiences a new high each passing day. The network‘s Chandigarh Station is the official Radio partner for Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers have tied up with the Hyderabad Station, ensuring an excellent opportunity for listeners to get an exclusive sneak peek of their favorite cricketers. Hosting the IPL excitement on air is none other than renowned cricket expert Arun Lal.

Eight days preceding the tournament, BIG FM has an excellent line up of programs guaranteeing the highest excitement levels. With savoring names for each innovative offering, they are characterized as ‘Garam Masala‘ - giving listeners an entire team analysis offering in-depth insights into teams, their composition, their past performance, key players and chances this time and more. ‘Khada Masala‘ will profile key players of this season - their cricketing career, IPL statistics etc. The ‘Masala Tez Hai‘ section specially created for the superstitious will see an astrologer / numerologist doing pre-match predictions and giving nail-biting analysis of the forthcoming matches.

BIG FM promises to entertain the listeners through the matches across 42 days! ‘Tadka Mar Ke‘ will have Arun Lal, the prominent name in the cricket industry, hosting the show, giving live updates on the matches, predicting the winners of the day and more. BIG FM RJ‘s will, at regular intervals, feed in updates from the stadium and share inside stories with the cricketers. ‘Seedhe Tawe Se‘ will give listeners hot updates from the ground with regards to the ambience, preparation of the match, audience excitement? basically the spirit of IPL. ‘Chauka -Choolha - Chhakka‘ will give listeners a regular update of the matches being played ensuring listeners will never have to miss out on the fun and excitement of the tournament.

Some of the other elements that will be heard on BIG FM will include a ‘Chef‘s Special‘ which will see celebrities from all walks of life supporting their favourite teams, their animated chants, wishes & messages to their favourite players etc? The ‘BIG IPL Cricket Masti‘ is slated to be the most entertaining capsule taking the listeners through city darshan of the match venue, sledging in local language, hilarious IPL highlights, controversies and much more..

Adding to the excitement the station has introduced a special award ceremony called ‘The Duh Awards‘. The listeners will now get a chance to express their thoughts on these players nominating the one player who played crucial role in leading his team to loss. A special award category conceptualized by BIG FM will recognize these cricketers and reward them with the ‘Best missed catch‘ or the ‘Best misfielding‘ titles.
Keeping listener interactivity in mind, BIG FM will also introduce various contests keeping the listeners glued to the channel, asking for more? from ‘Predictor‘ to other sms lead contests BIG FM, promises to peak listener interactivity by giving away the most prized IPL merchandise leaving the listeners craving for more.

Pumping up the excitement 92.7 BIG FM will host interesting ‘Masala Mall Cricket‘ matches. The station will create power cricket zone in all leading malls across cities inviting the audience to participate and play the game of cricket. Winners will be felicitated by the celebrity guest.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Tarun Katial, Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Media World Ltd. said "IPL has raised bars in terms of its involvement with the masses this gives us a unique opportunity to give our listeners the thrill of the fast format game on 92.7 BIG FM. Our association allows us to offer listeners the right mix of entertainment and involvement. We promise this season to be heightened in terms of listener interaction we guarantee cricket enthusiasts the best updates when on the move!"

MUMBAI: ET NOW the channel that gets you more stock tips, more trade calls and more market analysis gets you ?Race Day Live? from Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mumbai on the 6th and 7th of March at 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm respectively.

The much awaited and prestigious ?Vandrevala Foundation Indian Turf Invitation Cup? will be telecast live over the weekend on ET NOW. The unique race is hosted in Mumbai only once every five years and will be held on March 6th and 7th in Mahalaxmi race Course this year.

ET NOW gets you an exciting and action packed coverage of the race and also has arranged for you to get introduced to the stars before the race commences with ?The Horses and Jockey?.

Also Catch ET NOW?s anchors Siddharth Dubey and Avanne Dubhash as they get you the most favoured combination, recent race forms, jockey win rate and all you want to know about the race.

So stay tuned to ?The Economic Times Advantage? delivered to your TV sets, only on ET NOW!
 

MUMBAI: Its that time of the year again when dazzling Stars will descend on the red carpet in their chic suits / flowy gowns and vintage jewellery and walk away clasping the smooth golden statuettes. The most prestigous and the most awaited movie awards ceremony of the year - The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will air LIVE on STAR Movies on 8th March, Monday at 6.30am. The Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood, Los Angeles? Actors Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin will host the show.

The Oscar presentation will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide; STAR Movies airing it LIVE at 6.30am in India on 8th March. Stay tuned to STAR Movies for more dope on the winners post the awards. Subscribe to the Oscars club to get sms alerts on the Oscar winners. The repeat telecast of the event will air on the same day at 8.30pm. Don‘t miss it!

MUMBAI: Get up, close and personal with your favorite Hollywood stars as UTV World Movies airs a two hour special on the informal yet most anticipated events of the film year, ?The 25th Annual Spirit Awards?. The Spirit Awards? honors cinema made by filmmakers who embody independence and who dare to challenge the norms, respecting this very streak of individuality is UTV World Movies. So catch the ?The 25th Annual Spirit Awards? only on India?s first World Cinema channel, UTV World Movies LIVE on March 6th at 9:30 a.m. and a primetime repeat at 8:30 p.m.

In a constant endeavour to get the real experience of World Culture in India, UTV World Movies has always associated with brand names that personify the global temperament of the thinking and dynamic Indian. Keeping this very outlook in mind UTV World Movies has tied up with Annual Spirit Awards to give a complete feel of the independent film community.

UTV World Movies will showcase the likes of Jeff Bridges, Helen Mirren, Colin Firth, Gwenyth Paltrow, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Samantha Morton and Woody Harrelson who are just a few of the stars nominated for top honors at the 2010 25th Annual Spirit Awards. The critically-acclaimed titles nominated for this year?s Best Feature are (500) Days Of Summer, Amreeka, Precious, Sin Nombre, and The Last Station.

So hold your breath and gear up to witness one of the biggest events of Hollywood only on UTV World Movies on 6th March at 9:30 a.m.

MUMBAI: This International Women?s Day, STAR CJ Alive gives you the chance to make the special women in your life feel on top of the world! An assortment of great products for women with fabulous offers is available only on STAR CJ Alive ? India?s premium home shopping channel. The gift options available range across digital, fashion and lifestyle products that are sure to allure and please every woman.

STAR CJ Alive gives you the opportunity to glamourise your wardrobes with the Manish Malhotra collection along with which you will get a free clutch bag and a gift voucher from VLCC. The Jashn collection of dazzling sarees comes to you with a free jewellery pouch & a bag to preserve your lovely sarees along with a voucher from VLCC and a Bajaj steam iron. Completing your look for the day is the Sia Wedding collection with a free clutch bag and gift voucher from VLCC.

This International Women?s Day, capture all your favourite moments with the Samsung Digicam E17 with a 4GB memory card, digicam pouch, battery charger and a free voucher along with a pair of sunglasses from Reebok. Customers can use the voucher to obtain prints of the photos they?ve clicked ? FREE OF COST - with their newly purchased Samsung Digicam E17.

STAR CJ Alive is all about transforming lives. This premium home shopping channel offers a host of products to make life simpler and comfortable for today?s international woman who is constantly on the move. STAR CJ Alive presents the Map My India GPRS system which has on offer a free Nokia mobile and watches from Polo Club. The Panasonic Ionic Steamer with a free Panasonic cleaner and Reebok sunglasses is also an innovative gifting option. Last but not the least; relax with the Featherlite Quadra Chair after a long and tiring day. Get a free multi tool kit and a San Diego Polo Club bag with this purchase only on STAR CJ Alive.

Catch STAR CJ Alive daily from 10 am ? 2 pm and 10 pm ? 12 mid-night on STAR Utsav
 

MUMBAI: The current leaders in the Dutch Eredivisie League, PSV Eindhoven are just one point ahead of second placed FC Twente in the Eredivisie Standings after 25 weeks. Their next game against the lower ranked NAC Breda team, would be crucial for them to garner points and consolidate their lead in the league. Ten Sports will beam this game live.

Their Europa League hopes may have ended, but PSV Eindhoven are showing no sign of slipping up in the race for the Eredivisie title. In their recent league game against the lowly RKC Waalwijk , leaders PSV Eindhoven scored four first-half goals to demolish the opposition with a 5-1 home victory . This win kept Fred Rutten‘s men only one point ahead of FC Twente, while their opponents‘ 21st defeat of the season edged them a step closer to almost certain relegation in the league.