MUMBAI: Airtel, India?s and Andhra Pradesh?s leading mobile service provider, has come together with BIG 92.7 FM, Hyderabad?s No.1 FM Station, to celebrate the power of music on air with a distinctive music mix that promises to entertain its listeners this December. Aptly christened, ?Airtel Adhbutamaina Musical December?, the FM stations of Hyderabad, Vizag and Tirupathi will host this musical extravaganza on air for the entire month of December.

The distinctive music mix will comprise of the latest from Telugu music industry and some great remixes which will leave listeners thoroughly entertained and asking for more. Along with interviews of musicians, lyricists, singers and actors, the station will also seek listener participation, voicing their opinions on their favorite music. This will be coupled with exciting on air contests where the listeners will be quizzed on their favorite music.

Beginning Dec 3, 2008, the station is offering some interesting themes, celebrating the power of music?

? Airtel ?Gurtukostunaiye?- Unforgettable Hits where new singers like Karunaya, Sumangali, Nihal, Sunitha and Karthick, to name a few, will talk about their favorite all time hit songs. There will be live interaction with RJ Jo and RJ Raj in the popular program TimePass

? Airtel ?Pehla Nasha?- Encouraging listener participation, this theme allows listeners to sing romantic parody - latest song, the parody will on the theme of love.

? Airtel ?Break Singer? - This is a humor capsule in which the character stammers while singing and his guru is fed up teaching him to sing.

? Airtel ?Khabardhar Singer?- An interesting concept, the breakfast show will feature listeners stating a news piece of the day, singing in the tune given by the RJ

? Airtel ?Weekend Karaoke?- Weekends will see the karaoke theme, where listeners get to test their vocal cords over some popular hit numbers

? Airtel ?Celebrity Antakshari?- This will see celebrities playing Antakshari with listeners over a live interaction from the BIG FM studios

Commenting on the Airtel Adhbutamaina Musical December, Mr. Rajnish Kaul, COO, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel Limited, Andhra Pradesh, said ?Airtel is pioneer in offering innovative services and music being an integral part of our value added services, along with BIG 92.7 FM we decided to bring a complete month full of music with interesting themes, for the FM listeners. This event has been an effort to bring entertainment to the city and give a never before kind of experience on air. We are sure that this Musical December with distinctive music mix would leave a long lasting experience amongst listeners?.

Speaking about the new programming offering Mr. Ashwin Padmanabhan, Station Director- BIG 92.7 FM said, ?We have joined hands with our partners Airtel to take listeners on an exclusive musical tour with our interesting and innovative content around the theme of music, which promised to thoroughly entertain them. Our innovative campaign, celebrity participation, high interactivity and interesting contests which compose Musical December, promises to ensure high listener involvement.?

Airtel is synonymous with music and leads in designing and offering unique musical services to customers. Some of Airtel?s musical offerings to customers in the recent past are Hello Tunes, Song Catcher, Ring tones, Airtel Live Music concerts and more.

BIG 92.7 FM - a network that takes you to very corner of India?come, experience the magic of the BIG future only on BIG 92.7 FM!

MUMBAI: After the grand success of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 4, Star One presents a hurricane of rib-tickling humour with Clinic All Clear Laughter Knights. Complete with tongue-(firmly)-in-cheek comments and witty retorts, Clinic All Clear Laughter Knights promises a much needed weekly dose of pungent humour! The show presents an all new relay of fun, laughter & hard-core comedy with a 13 episode series beginning December 12th, every Friday & Saturday @ 9 pm.

The woman of everlasting charm, Mandira Bedi & man with the gift of the gab, Navjyot Singh Sidhu will be seen as King & Queen of the house in their trademark unplumbed style! The dynamic duo will grace the squires with their guru ?gyaan and add their elements to the show!! The show will be hosted by none other than the dazzling Perizaad Kolah Marshall who will sail you through the raging sea of slapstick, sarcastically crazy comedy on Clinic All Clear Laughter Knights!!

The masters of stand up comedy have pledged to test different waters with their talents this time. Presenting an all new Laughathon to viewers, the show will feature exciting new formats like the Laughter ka Panga - where the funniest of the cases will be discussed between the knights and the judgement will be passed by our King & Queen of laughter! Keeping the laughter meter rising, the show will also consist of an interesting interaction with the ?cut ? outs? of famous celebrities which will be done by our Laughter Knights in a never before seen style! A few weeks down the line, this all new comedy series will air once a week.

So don?t miss Clinic All Clear Laughter Knights, a show with a fresh approach to tickle your funny bone; starting December 12th, every Friday & Saturday at 9.00 pm only on Star One!

Statutory Warning: Watch it at your own risk! Star One is not responsible if you choke laughing gregariously!

MUMBAI: Time and again it has always been evident on the TAM score sheet that Zee News has been the most trusted news channel during events of acute importance. The recently declared TAM data from November 26 ? 29, 2008 indicates that Zee News has got the maximum time spend per viewer during the Mumbai terrorist attack (Source: TAM, TG: CS AB M 25+, Metros, Mumbai Terrorist Attack, 26th Nov to 29th Nov‘ 2008 all day)

Zee News has always been the most credible and trustworthy channel amongst the viewers in need of reliable source of information during events of major importance. Again the channel has garnered a commendable score of 103 minutes thus, leaving competitors trailing far behind.

Highlighting the achievement, Barun Das, CEO, Zee News Ltd. said, "During the recent Mumbai terror attacks Zee News has done what it has always believed and stood for, the power of authenticity and credibility of news. Whether it is news related to the common man or of national interest, we always endeavour to offer content, which is real and newsworthy. As always the response we got from viewers has encouraged and given us the much needed boost to stay on top and continue the true spirit of journalism burning bright in the midst of despair and terror struck nation"

MUMBAI: We may try and leave the past behind, but can we forget the pain and the tears as we try to keep Hope alive during these difficult times? Young India was faced with this terrible dilemma in the wake of the Mumbai terror attack that began on November 26. They came out of it stronger and more determined to make their country a better place to live in. Hear them as they talk about the issues that plague India and suggest possible solutions that can be undertaken.

Dynamic Member of Parliament, Milind Deora, one of the youngest members of the current Lok Sabha speaks his mind on Idea Bindass Live on the way forward following the days of terror.

Idea Bindass Live is a convergence of Radio on Television and hosted by RAPA award winner and the extremely Bindass babe RJ Malishka from RED FM. It is a live, on-air, first of a kind show that provides the perfect platform for today?s youth to discuss, analyse and express their viewpoint. Bindass LIVE is a step towards harnessing the freshness of young India in a never before media convergence that will articulate young India?s views on day-to-day issues affecting them, and hence our nation. Radio gets a new flavour on television and is packed with interactivity on the web, as she cranks it up radio ishtyle to encourage viewers, listeners and surfers alike to ?Speak ur freakkin mind?.