MUMBAI: The new season of the world‘s most exciting football league, the Barclays Premier League will kick off this Saturday, August 11, 2007 LIVE & EXCLUSIVE on ESPN STAR Sports, Asia‘s leading sports broadcaster.With all the pre-season transfer rumours rumbling on and die-hard football fans everywhere beginning to get just a bit jittery, the countdown to the new Premier League season on ESPN STAR Sports is now almost over, with the league just around the corner. ESPN STAR Sports will line up its team of panel experts through its proprietary properties Premiership Saturday and Super Sunday showcasing top class action from the world‘s best football league.

The Barclays Premiership is regarded as an elite club competition in world football and is the flagship of the game‘s governing body in England - the Football Association (FA). The English Premier League (EPL) 2007-08 season on ESPN STAR Sports will showcase legendary clubs of England like defending champions Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and several others clashing for English Football supremacy.

The action for this season is getting off the ground on Premiership Saturday, August 11, 2007, with seven matches being shown on ESPN STAR Sports over the weekend. The matches get underway with Sunderland taking on Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers facing Newcastle United. West Ham United will be kicking off their campaign against Manchester City and European Champions Liverpool will take on the EPL regulars Aston Villa.

On Super Sunday, August 12, the Big Boys return to action as Arsenal faces Fulham and in the second match on Sunday, Chelsea will welcome Wigan Athletic in the league. The soccer fans across the world can then witness great action as the champions Manchester United take on Reading in the third match.

The channels offers shows with soccer legends who will provide game by game coverage, preview and review shows, live sports reporting, expert analysis that guarantee unique coverage of the world‘s best league. The network had earlier announced the launch of the second season of Nike Football Locker Room which will showcase highlights of BPL matches, conduct contests and give a preview of the games in the week ahead. The series comes with a brand new anchor ? Gaurav Kapoor, a popular television anchor and veejay in India.

English Premier League

MUMBAI: Post the war of India and Pakistan in 1971, why are Indian defense personnel still being held captive in Pakistan?Get ready as Star Gold, India?s Sabsey favourite Hindi movie channel is all set to air the world satellite premiere of on Tuesday, August 14th at 8:30 pm.

?1971? narrates the story of Indian war prisoners across the border who break free and set out on a perilous journey to their motherland. The film succeeds in highlighting the plight of P.O.W.s who have been languishing in Pakistani jails/camps, leading a life of anonymity.

About 1971
?1971? is a saga of six protagonists who escapes from the Pakistani prison post the India - Pakistan war in 1971.A band of six Indian prisoners of war - Major Suraj Singh [Manoj Bajpai], Captain Jacob [Ravi Kissen], Subedar Ahmed [Chitaranjan Giri], Captain Kabir [Kumud Mishra], Flight Lt. Ram [Manav Kaul] and Flight Lt. Gurtu [Deepak Dobriyal] - decide to make the most daring escape from a Pakistani camp to the Indian border. What ensues is a gut-wrenching chase, across the unyielding terrain, where these men brave inhuman weather conditions and the constant threat of the Pakistani officials on the hunt for the P.O.W?s. 1971 is brilliant effort form the debutante director Amrit Sagar under the production of Moti Sagar.

So don?t forget to salute the martyrs who fought for their motherland in the unforgettable patriotic movie of 2007 - ?1971? on 14 August 2007 at 8:30 pm only on Star Gold!

MUMBAI: As India celebrates its Diamond jubilee of Independence and the country celebrates, BIG 92.7 FM, Kanpur has decided to do something different and live its brandline ‘Suno Sunao, Life Banao‘. BIG 92.7 FM, India‘s No. 1 FM Station, started its week long Independence Day activity Hum 60 Saath Hain today in the city. Hum 60 Saath Hain is a week long activity which will see BIG 92.7 FM jocks take under-privileged kids for a joyride for an entire week. BIG 92.7 FM‘s popular breakfast show jock RJ Peeyush along with RJ Anamika, RJ Harsh and RJ Shivani will give 60 kids each day, a time of their life!

Beginning today, every single day will see 60 children get to have a great time with the jocks?as part of the fun-filled, action packed days with activities such as watching a movie, visiting the zoo, taken to the malls and of course a visit to the BIG 92.7 FM studios. Children will also be allowed to showcase their talent on the breakfast show - BIG Chai with favorite jock RJ Peeyush from 7 am to 11 am on weekdays.

Given that it is the 60th anniversary of Independence, the Station has chosen to take 60 children each day for an outing. More than 300 under-privileged children will be the part of this campaign.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Rehaan Khan, Cluster Head - UP, BIG 92.7 FM, said, "It is our endeavor to impact people‘s lives positively when living our brand-line Suno Sunao, Life Banao! Independence Day is celebrated across the country, and we wanted the under-privileged kids to also enjoy our freedom too! We look forward to giving the kids a great time as our jocks enjoy themselves with the kids too."

Flow of the activity:

9th August Interaction and Lunch with Kids at Mc Donalds.

10th August Children will go for a round at Rave Moti Mall and will visit Big Bazaar.

11th August Special screening of movie & refreshment

12th August Kids have a day with Harsh, Peeyush & Aditi (games, singing and dancing competition)

13th August Studio Visit & Kids to be with jocks on their respective shows

14th August Children to visit zoo.

15 August Kids to take part in the BIG walk, Independence Day Rally.

MUMBAI: This is the Recap episode, where you can see the brilliant performance of all the prelims and wildcard winner of TGILC3.The winners of the prelim round got direct entry into the semifinals but all the runners had to fight tooth and nail in the wild card round to enter the semifinals. Finally after the tough competition we had total of 14 semifinalists in TGILC3. To enjoy the best moments of TGILC3 watch our recap episode # 25 on Aug 10, 9 pm.

Friday, aug 10, 9 PM - (Recap Episode)

This is our Independence Day special. Shekhar and Siddhu talk about 60 years of Independence of both India and Pakistan. Secondly the contestants from both India and Pakistan came together to Participate in our Independence Day special episode. Brilliant performances were delivered by our Champions, Rajiv Nigam, Raju Srivastav and Gaurav Sharma. Rajiv Nigam delivers a brilliant Satire on Aazadi ki Budhiya. All this on Sat, 9 pm, Star One.

Saturday, aug 11, 9 PM ? Independence Day Special.

MUMBAI: This weekend sit back, switch on your TV and savour as HBO celebrates excellence in cinema with an enthralling line up of Academy Award winning movies for its viewers every night at primetime from Friday to Sunday.The channel will showcase some of the most critically acclaimed movies in recent times this weekend featuring tales of courage, love and conspiracy which got acclaim and awards all around.

Starting with Steven Spielberg?s war epic Saving Private Ryan on August 10, HBO will air the TV premiere of the forbidden love saga Brokeback Mountain on 11 August followed up another first on TV, Syriana, the espionage drama on 12 August.

Saving Private Ryan will telecast on Friday, 10 August at 9:00 pm. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Director for Steven Spielberg, this mega blockbuster is credited with authentically recreating the setting and the horror of D- Day in Normandy. The story centers on the mission to recover one soldier, a Private Ryan (Matt Damon), with an 8-man team, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks). This is a team divided between duty and fear, as they risk their lives to rescue a soldier who is after all, just a name to them. Hanks earned an Academy Award nomination for his powerful performance as the woeful veteran whose only real goal is to return home to his wife. Saving Private Ryan was well received by audiences and garnered considerable critical acclaim, winning several awards for film, cast and crew as well as earning significant returns at the box office.

Brokeback Mountain, a touching tale of love will be on air on Saturday, 11 August, only on HBO See It First. Ang Lee?s multi award winning and heart-wrenching drama chronicles the forbidden love shared between two cowboys. Brokeback Mountain won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and was honoured with Best Picture and Best Director accolades from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Golden Globe Awards, Critics Choice Awards, and Independent Spirit Awards among many other organizations and festivals. Brokeback Mountain had the most nominations (eight) for the 78th Academy Awards, where it won three: Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score. The film was widely considered to be a front-runner for the Academy Award for Best Picture. In all the film won 75 awards across the planet at various film festivals and honours.

Syriana- Sunday, 12 August, 2007 at 8:00 pm shows George Clooney as a veteran CIA operative who is into his last mission in the Middle East. But his retirement won?t come easy as he gets sucked into the vortex of a dangerous conspiracy involving the government, corruption, oil and terrorism and double crosses. Matt Damon plays an executive for an energy company involved in the deadly conspiracy. The movie was inspired by the true story of a former CIA agent Robert Baer who wrote a book called ?See No Evil: The True story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA?s War on Terrorism.? George Clooney won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Agent Bob Barnes and Stephen Gaghan?s script was nominated by the Academy for Best Original Screenplay. Syriana is a caustic and cynical political thriller with an absorbing plot and a message that leaves no room for misinterpretation.

HBO brings the best of Hollywood by premiering top blockbusters on television first in South Asia through exclusive licensing deals with four major Hollywood studios ? Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Columbia/ TriStar), Universal and Warner Bros.

Prime time viewing on HBO includes HBO Blockbuster Of The Month, a special television event that premieres a mega blockbuster movie every month, HBO See It First, which premieres a new box office hit each week throughout the year; HBO Sunday Super Hits, which showcases the blockbuster hits, star-studded hits, favourite genre hits, Asian hits, highly acclaimed hits and so much more. In addition, HBO features at least three new movie showcases every month to offer viewers an interesting mix of Hollywood movies based on exciting themes.