• 94.3 MY FM Chandigarh celebrates its 1st birthday

    Submitted by ITV Production on Feb 19, 2008

    MUMBAI: 94.3 MY FM completes one year in Chandigarh on 19th February.The station has planned heavy celebrations and exciting contests for the listeners starting 15th February.

    MY FM is organizing a big cake cutting ceremony in the office premises followed by high tea. The listeners whose B‘day coincides with MY FM will celebrate the day togerher.RJ Gagan, RJ Aman, RJ Abhimanyu, RJ Khushi, RJ Sahil and RJ Sim will pay surprise visits to listeners‘ homes and cut cakes with them.

    MY FM listeners have been sending SMS for their birthday wishes to the station. The station has organized an SMS contest, where in the maximum SMS-senders will win ‘STAR TREATMENT‘ courtesy MY FM. Five couples will be picked from their homes and brought to a premier movie theater for a movie and then escorted to Hotel Taj for a star dinner.

    On the 18th February, from 9 pm to midnight MY FM introduced its entire team on-air and honour the team behind the scene. At 12 midnight MY FM Team visited eating places at 12 midnight and cut cakes for the listeners present. And if that was not enough, 94.3 MY FM has also organized a theme party for listeners on the 20th February for some great music and fun.

    Says Harrish M. Bhatia, Business Head, 94.3 MY FM, "Chandigarh market has been a great learning experience for us. We have been well received by the listeners and the advertising fraternity and have been able to establish a great connect with them. We are looking forward to many more anniversaries."

    Says Viplove Gupte, National Programming Head, 94.3 MY FM, "The last one year has been full of fun, joy, hard times and learning. But the love we have received from listeners in just a year is most valuable to us."

  • Follow the IPL Auction LIVE on IBN 7

    Submitted by ITV Production on Feb 19, 2008

    MUMBAI: After a successful auction of various Indian Premier League teams, the IPL Cricket Board will now auction its 85-player squad in what will be the first of its kind in Cricket history! On Wednesday, February 20 IBN 7 will cover all the action LIVE through the day with virtual sets and high use of graphics showing player profiles and bid amounts through a ‘Boli Meter‘.The extensive and vivid coverage will then be followed by a one-hour special, ‘Big Bazaar‘ at 10 pm featuring highlights and in-depth analysis of the day‘s proceedings.

    Beginning early in the day, the IPL auction is expected to commence at 10:30 am and last till the evening. IBN 7 will be present on location to bring its viewers the most up-to-the-minute happenings LIVE all through the day in the newswheel. The status of the bids made on the players by team proprietors like Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Mukesh Ambani, etc. will be shown in a ‘Boli Meter‘. This unique indicator will continuously showcase the bid amount and the various fluctuations that ensue before the highest bid is sealed. This in turn will be supplemented with high-end graphics displaying detailed player profiles. In other words, IBN 7 viewers would witness a vivid visual display of the auction, including the bids made, with the help of its state-of-the-art virtual sets and graphics!

    At the end of the day, once the auction is concluded, IBN 7 will present ‘Big Bazaar‘ - a one-hour round-up special hosted by Darain Shahidi. The special show will feature auction highlights, the amount bid on each of the players by the teams, reactions of the bidders and in-depth analysis.

    "Our IPL Auction coverage will make use of our new virtual sets and high-definition graphics to give viewers the latest and most enhanced experience. IBN 7 will thus be the ultimate destination for all the action as the World‘s top Cricket players go under the hammer for the lucrative IPL teams." Said, Ashutosh, Managing Editor, IBN 7

  • Liverpool-Inter Milan clash live on Ten Sports

    Submitted by ITV Production on Feb 18, 2008

    MUMBAI: Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel of the sub-continent, will telecast live one of the most anticipated matches from the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League ? Liverpool against Inter Milan.

    The UEFA Champions League, Europe?s premier club tournament, reaches its knock out stage with 16 teams, including all four clubs from the English Premier League, still in the fray and Ten Sports, which has the rights for the Champions League in the Sub-continent, will show four of these matches.

    Apart from the Liverpool-Inter match, which will kick off at 12:30 am IST on Wednesday, February 20, the other three matches to be shown live are Olympiacos v Chelsea (3:15 am on Wednesday, February 20), followed by Lyon v Manchester United and Celtic v Barcelona on Thursday, February 21, at the same times.

    Repeat telecast of Liverpool-Inter and Olympiacos - Chelsea matches will be on Wednesday, starting 9:30 am IST, while Lyon-Man.United and Celtic -Barcelona?s clashes will be repeated at 8:30 am IST on Thursday.

    Italian Champions Inter are top of Serie A again this season without losing in the league, and they are hot favourites to make Liverpool‘s increasingly-depressing season even worse by putting them out of Europe. Two finals in three years is now little more than history for under-pressure boss Rafael Benitez, who knows qualification for the Champions League next season is now the minimum requirement.

    Liverpool (2005 and 2007) and Arsenal (2006) made it to the three most recent finals, but they now face the collective might of Milan over two legs, and both of the English sides will need to effect immediate and dramatic improvements from their weekend performances in the FA Cup if they are to make any impact on the Serie A giants Internazionale and AC Milan, respectively.

    For Manchester United (Arsenal?s nemesis on Saturday) and Chelsea, the prospects are more promising. Both are buoyed by convincing FA Cup wins and, as winners of their respective Group Stage pools, have looked generally more solid in Europe this season than Liverpool and the Gunners.

    The UEFA Champions League starts in September and continues till the champion club of Europe is determined in May. The tournament comprises a group stage features 32 teams in eight groups of four, followed by four knockout rounds.

    UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SCHEDULE (First knockout round stage): Schalke vs Porto; Roma vs Real Madrid; Olympiacos vs Chelsea; Liverpool vs Internazionale (all matches on Tuesday, February 19); Celtic vs Barcelona; Lyon vs Manchester United; Fenerbah?e vs Sevilla; Arsenal vs Milan (All matches on Wednesday, February 20).

  • BIG 92.7 FM gets Mumbai to de-stress with 'Comedy King' Raju Shrivastav

    Submitted by ITV Production on Feb 18, 2008

    MUMBAI: India?s No 1 FM Station, heats up its laughter quotient in the breakfast show ? BIG Chai with none other than Raju Shrivastav.

    The Station, in ensuring a complete entertainment mix for its listeners is making humor a great stress zapper. Raju Shrivastav has successfully been instrumental in taking listeners? on a mind-blowing roller-coaster laugh riot every morning from 7-11am on the ?BIG Chai? along with breakfast jocks Archana Jani & Vrajesh Hirjee. He has been doing what he does best?entertaining listeners and making laughter a regular day part of Mumbai mornings, through his spontaneous puns and anecdotes. His unmatchable wit and timing, coupled with his creative ability to present a normal situation comically is truly iconic and beyond par.

    For many Mumbaikars who lead arduous and strenuous lives, humor is one of the most important de-stressors and making this possible for many is Raju Shrivastav with his daily dose of jokes, shaayaris & kavi sammelans. He also has been keeping listeners? in splits with his weekly film reviews on the latest Bollywood releases, Raju ishtyle! Also, adding to his immensely talented comic escapades, he is currently riding high on the airwaves of BIG 92.7 FM by bringing his very popular character ?Gajodhar? on-air for listeners?.

    Research indicates that insomnia interferes with the sleep of around 65 to 70 percent of Mumbaikars, which is turning the city into insomniacs. Getting sound sleep at night is a Herculean task with many of them of them tossing and turning through the night resulting in a drowsy and a lethargic day. And with humor being a key to our daily lives, BIG 92.7 FM along with Raju Shrivastav will continue to tickle your funny bones and keep listeners? entertained throughout the week!

    Commenting on the same, Mr. Arjun Singgh Baran, Station Director ? Mumbai, BIG 92.7 FM, ?Humor is an integral part of entertainment at BIG 92.7 FM. Our breakfast show has been designed with a high humor quotient and we are very happy with the response that we have received on Raju Shrivastav. We are making BIGger our offering of humor and fun on the show, with his jokes, shaayaris, kavi sammelans and popular character Gajodhar, who has already begun a hot favorite amongst listeners. Listeners will only get more of differentiated entertainment and great humor only on the BIG Chai!?

    ?Comedy on Radio is an enriching experience. Archana, Vrajesh and I have the best fun when doing the show and that is what translates to the audiences. Comedy is my forte and what I do best and nothing is more fulfilling than to know that I am tickling the funny bone of the stressed Mumbaikar every morning.? added comedy king Raju Shrivastav.

    Raju?s ishtyle of humor on the morning shows will feature:

    His take on the week that was

    His review on films released in the week

    Weird questions by listeners and weirder answers by him

    Bringing to you the very known character of ?Gajodhar?

    One-liners, shaayaris & kavi sammelans

     
  • IBN 7 Challengers compete on Sony's K for Kishore

    Submitted by ITV Production on Feb 16, 2008

    MUMBAI: The competition gets tougher on Sony‘s K for Kishore as three IBN 7 challengers gear up to compete against the contestants sent by the other partners. The February 16 episode to be aired on Sony at 9 PM will decide who amongst the challengers will emerge as the wild card entry winner.

    In the search for the challengers, Sony Entertainment television travelled across the country. The participants were asked to sing their favourite Kishore Kumar songs, which were recorded on CD‘s and sent to IBN 7 with a personal code for each contestant, for further short listing. The codes of the five short listed candidates were then shared with Sony for final selection and after a rigorous audition, Amit Paul, Ammanat Ali and Jimmy Felix, made it as the IBN 7 challengers.

    Pakistani talent Ammanat Ali is the nephew of maestro Gulam Ali and has been singing from an early age. He is a well-known playback singer and has sung for several Pakistani films. Amit Paul, a 24-year-old singer from Shillong and is rated among the top budding singers following his success in the Indian Idol 3 as a runner up. His stylish presentation, versatility in singing, has created a huge fan following for him. Jimmy Felix, 30-year-old is one of the popular singers from Asma band and a huge fan of Kishore Kumar. Channel V gave him a break through their popular show known as "coke V pop stars", which was a turning point in his journey to become a singer

    The three IBN 7 challengers along with those selected by other partners will perform in front of three esteemed judges and at least one of them will make it to the K for Kishore main draw as a wild card entry winner/s.

  • Kanya and Ranbir fall in love in Kuchh Is Tara

    Submitted by ITV Production on Feb 16, 2008

    MUMBAI: Love is in the air? and what better time to fall in love for Kanya and her ‘hate guru‘ husband Ranbir! After going through series of planning and scheming to get rid of Kanya from his life (Ranbir was forced by his mother to marry Kanya) Ranbir realizes that there is something about this young girl, who is his better half, that attracts him to her, every time.

    Oblivious to the emotions that are stirring within them both Kanya & Ranbir are drawn to each other. In spite of Ranbir repeatedly throwing Kanya out of his room & house he misses her. He really cannot figure out the anxiety and restlessness that he goes thro‘ when Kanya is away from him. In between his love-hate emotions for Kanya he is also keen to trap the ‘wild & wacky‘ Natasha. Will Ranbir succeed in his mission to check out Natasha?

    Love happens and Ranbir & Kanya fall in love. Life seems to have come to a complete circle with two people, who started off hating each other, finally in love. What they are not ready for are the side effects that come with love. There‘s romance, love and also mystery that surrounds this unusual love story.

    Stay tuned to the drama & emotions unfolding on Monday February 25th at 9.00 p.m, on Kuchh Is Tara only on Sony Entertainment Television.

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