MUMBAI: As the state gears up for the Assembly elections, popular Kannada channel Suvarna News is drawing up an extensive plan to provide a comprehensive insight and analysis of the political event. Aptly named ‘Karnataka Kurukshetra‘ the special election programming will be the first in Kannada television to provide a definitive breakdown on the assembly elections. Suvarna News has taken on the social endeavour to provide a 360-degree overview and keep the people armed with information to encourage them to cast their vote and promote a more democratic process.

Suvarna News has engaged expansive research surveys on pre poll predictions, analysis of trends, local politics, non-performing MLAs and extensive interviews with high profiled politicians, candidates and voters in many constituencies.

• Chunavane Munnota is a widespread poll forecast that the channel will present. The poll has been conducted by the well known research firm C-Fore, New Delhi.
• Jana Matha will cover 8 ? 9 constituencies every day presenting interviews with respective voters. For the first time in television, Suvarna News has conducted a mock poll at the constituencies. The programme will feature the pulse of people as they prepare to vote and analyze caste issues, popularity of parties/ politicians etc. The Programme will be telecast every hour.
• Walkpatha is an in-depth and incisive talk show, which will showcase interviews with leading politicians conducted in an informal manner. The programme is set to get into the minds of the politicians lending deeper perspectives.
• The channel has upped the heat by lining up blazing debates with leading politicians. ‘Dodatta‘ will showcase politicians from different parties in a face-off debate. The channel‘s chief of News ? Shashidhar Bhat, will moderate the programme that is scheduled to start from the 28th April.
• For the first time in television, Suvarna News has organized a programme to showcase all the candidates to help promote a democratic process. "Ivaru Nimage Gothe?" will profile all the candidates standing for elections.
• To portray the efforts undertaken in the previous tenure, Suvarna News will present 2 programmes that is set to provide a critical look at non performing MLAs in Navirodhu Heege and election promises in Helidhenu Madidhenu. These programmes are set to remove the fa?ade of sloganeering politicians and present a crystal clear view of endeavours that were promised but were not honoured by the parties and politicians

To get an unbiased rundown of the scenario Suvarna News has invited renowned and leading print Journalists in the state for the election special. The experts will take part in various talk shows providing holistic outlooks. With Suvarna News‘ commitment of providing neutral, unfaltering news captured in the tagline Nera Ditta Nirantara the audience will get an enlightening and comprehensible look at the state‘s assembly elections

MUMBAI: For those who seem to have forgotten, our stars are human too. And, like celebrities around the world, Bollywood biggies also have issues that need to be discussed and addressed. The only thing missing, until now, was a suitable platform.

MUMBAI: With the launch of ?In the Ambit of Business? and ?Dream Merchants?, NDTV Profit, India?s leading business channel, brings its viewers two refreshing, cerebral shows this month.Both shows aim to break the monotony of routine interviews with CEOs by presenting invigorating interactions with the movers and shakers of the Indian business and economy.

Hosted by Shaili Chopra, In the Ambit of Business will be a series of special shows that will cover six sectors each quarter. Popular show host Shaili Chopra will be joined by a senior representative from Ambit in every episode along with eminent personalities from the sector under discussion. Topics would encompass the future options and growth opportunities available to the sector and the way forward for each. The programme debuts on 28th of April and will be telecast every alternate Monday at 8:30 pm.

Dream Merchants, hosted by Shaili Chopra, will focus on the only person who matters more than the CEO, the Banker! This 8-part series will include insightful interactions with the investment bankers who get the deal going, fix the right price, and strike the right deal. On the show will be the bankers behind the Tata-Corus and Jaguar Land Rover deal that put India in the global business spotlight. The show will air every Wednesday at 8:30 pm with a repeat telecast every Saturday at 5:00 pm starting the 23rd of April.

MUMBAI: The half-hour special edition of CNN?s movie show, ‘THE SCREENING ROOM‘ sees how Jackie Chan has kicked and punched his way to international stardom from Hong Kong to Hollywood, producing and starring in over a hundred movie. Chan?s latest production, ‘The Forbidden Kingdom‘ sees him square up against fellow Chinese actor Jet Li in a much awaited on-screen duel. ‘The Screening Room‘ host, Myleene Klass meets up with Chan in Los Angeles, where he discusses his career and his experiences on ‘The Forbidden Kingdom‘.

His impressive resume features Hollywood blockbusters such as the "Rush Hour" series with Chris Tucker, "Around the World in 80 Days" with Steve Coogan, "Shanghai Knights" and "Shanghai Noon" with Owen Wilson, "The Medallion" with Claire Forlani and Lee Evans and "The Tuxedo" with Jennifer Love Hewitt.

MUMBAI: HBO is all set to add more fervor to its month long celebration of comedy blockbusters with the premiere of the Academy Award? nominated comic flick, Norbit starring Eddie Murphy in 3 different roles.

During an impossibly adverse childhood being raised at the Goldon Wonton Restaurant and Orphanage, the nerdy Norbit (Eddie Murphy) is rescued on the playground by Rasputia (also Murphy), an obese gal who wields a mean right hook. The mismatched pair become boyfriend and girlfriend and eventually husband and wife. But many years of misery later, Norbit meets the woman of his dreams (Thandie Newton) and must find a way to get away from Rasputia without being permanently incapacitated

MUMBAI: Zee TV, India‘s largest media and entertainment company proudly announces its growth curve despite the ongoing Indian Premier League‘s cricket matches. The first 3 days of IPL has shown that Zee TV has managed to not only hold firm, but also grow in terms of daily GRPs. As per the data from aMap (HSM, C&S4+) the performance of Zee TV on the first 3 days of IPL has been as follows:

1) Friday, 18th of April: Zee TV‘s daily GRPs grew to 29.7 GRPs from 25.8 GRPs, same day last week
2) Saturday, 19th of April: Zee TV garnered 26.6 GRPs as compared to 17.7 GRPs same day last week
3) Sunday, 20th of April: Zee TV achieved 35.5 GRPs, double than the 17.6 that it achieved on the previous Sunday, across the full day even though MAX got 84 GRPs on the same day.

Zee has bucked the GEC trend of this first IPL weekend by growing on all 3 days, as all other channels have fallen. All other GECs, including Star Plus, have shown a decline in numbers in this first IPL weekend.

Speaking on the heartening trend, Mr. Tarun Mehra, Business Head Zee TV said, "Cricket is like a religion in India and hence we were closely watching the trend of GEC once the matches started. I am very happy to note that besides cricket, there is another habit that is hard to break and that‘s daily soaps. Our growth is ample proof of the same."

Star Plus dropped from 32.7 GRP to 27.7 GRP on Friday, from 29 GRP to 24 on Saturday; and from 35.9 to 25.2 GRPs on Sunday.