MUMBAI: Animal Planet will take its viewers on a wild voyage to give an in-depth look at some of the vivid species through its three-part novel series Tribal Animals, to every Sunday, premiering on 10 June at 7 pm. The episodes will repeat next day at 6 pm.

Tribal Animals on Animal Planet Channel

Tribal Animals will bring a collection of spiritual and wild stories from across geographies of the animal world.

At Hindu temples in Bali, the monkey dance symbolizes the epic victory of Hanuman, the monkey god, a kind and brave divinity whose exploits are recounted in the Ramayana. The Jaquar plays an important role in Indian mythology.

For the Matis, solitary hunters in India, the jaguar is not an animal, but a master of all the elements, symbolising life, death, and the underworld. In Africa, north of Timbuktu, the Tuareg nomads consider the elephant as a messenger of happiness, as he predicts the rains. Tribal Animals follows unique species which have always fascinated mankind for ages.

This programme examines why the big cat, the elephant and the monkey have always had two totally different faces. Feared and mistrusted in the occidental world, they can be deified and worshipped in the Orient. Gods or demons, sometimes half human creatures, their mystery is at the very roots of our beliefs.

Big Cats, Elephants and Apes are the three episodes to be aired consecutively over every Sunday at 7pm.

MUMBAI: WorldSpace Satellite Radio, (NASDAQ: WRSP), one of the world leaders in satellite-based digital radio services relishes the aura of the pop culture. Spin, the 24-hour Campus Station on WorldSpace Satellite Radio, dedicated to showcasing the hottest Campus Pop & Rock, presents a women pop culture special on their highly popular program "The Shack" this June.

Every day, 6pm onwards, "The Shack" on Spin will exclusively present the energy and excitement of the pop songs on radio with a host of special programming till 13 June. ‘The Shack‘, the show on Spin where unforgettable melodies by International Rock and Pop stars like Madonna, Joan Jett , Cyndi Lauper shall be played, hosted by RJ Mili Nair. The tunes from these trendsetters of the 80 have come alive with an online poll that will further go into a song special episode.

These ladies epitomized pop in the 80‘s and Spin, WorldSpace‘s 24-hour campus station relives the memories of the decade that gave the world the sound of pop. Don‘t miss tuning in on "The Shack" at 6 pm till 13 June and for a short while forget your 9 to 5 worries.

MUMBAI: This Friday night, Star Movies presents an engaging and inspirational sports film based on Santiago Munez, an illegal Mexican immigrant living in Los Angeles.Like millions of kids around the world, he harbors the dream of being a professional footballer. However, he thinks it is only a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events makes him live his dream! Tune in to exclusive premiere of ‘GOAL!‘ this Friday night, June 8th at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies.

Chronicling a young boy‘s journey from poverty to international stardom, this inspirational tale is directed by CSI creator Danny Cannon and stars up-and-coming Latino actor Kuno Becker. When 10-year-old Santiago Munez (Becker) crossed the Mexican border into America, he had two things in his possession: his football and a tattered picture of the World Cup. Growing up in Los Angeles, Santiago dreams of becoming an international football star. But his father doesn‘t share his vision. "There are two types of people in this world," declares the elder Munez, "People in big houses, and people like us who cut their lawns and wash their cars. "When Santiago is spotted at a local match by Brit scout Glen Foy (Stephen Dillane), he gets a chance to play in the big league with Newcastle United. However, muddy fields, cold winds and crunching blows from teammates -- not to mention personal woes, injuries, and the temptations that face all footballers these days -- are just a few of the obstacles Santiago must overcome to reach his ultimate GOAL!

Set against the backdrop of international football, GOAL!, features cameos from some of the best-known names in the game, including David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Raul and Newcastle captain Alan Shearer.

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*The role of main character Santiago was originally going to be played by Diego Luna but he left to work on other projects. Kuno Becker actually called Diego before he took the role to hear Diego‘s reasons for not taking the role.

So make sure you tune-in to the exclusive premiere of "GOAL!" this Friday, June 8th at 9 p.m. on Star Movies.

MUMBAI: The search has begun, Channel [v], India‘s leading music channel returns with [v] Get Gorgeous - the hunt for India‘s next hottest face.Launching across TV screens on 7 June, 2007 at 7.30 pm, [v] Get Gorgeous 4 will trace the Cinderella story for over 4 months and take the viewers through high drama, excitement, joys, sorrows and tribulations of the girls through this glam-reality television show.

The first episode captures the enthusiasm of the winners of the past three seasons as they share experiences of their journey in the fashion world. But this year, the rules have changed. The panel is stringent and the competition is tougher! Catch the excitement of the [v] Get Gorgeous auditions that were held in New Delhi, Bangalore, Pune and Mumbai where VJ Pia along with guest advisories auditioned thousands of hopefuls who tried every trick in the book to get into the competition.

Keeping in mind the height, look, style of the contestant along with their ability to walk the ramp, audition for a commercial product and at times dance, the jury members comprising of designer duo Nikhil and Shantanu Mehra, former Miss India Universe Neha Kapoor, fashion choreographer Alison Kanuga, former model turned celebrity fitness trainer Deanne Pandey, make-up artist Samantha Kochchar, ace lensman Manoj Jadhav and fashion editor, Seventeen magazine, India Kushal Parmanand, began short listing the contestants.

The 10 shortlisted finalists will be taken through a series of exciting makeovers by style experts, culminating with the biggest reward - an annual contract with Channel [v] and Elite Model Management. Apart from winning the title of GET GORGEOUS 2007, the winner also get an opportunity to walk the runway for biggest designers, international ramp exposure and features in international fashion magazine.

Channel [v]‘s VJ Pia Trivedi, one of the most sought after faces in the modeling world today, will host the series and take viewers through their journey on Channel [v]‘s Get Gorgeous. So come along, and join the thousands of hopefuls as Channel [v] ushers in their dream-walk to "Getting Gorgeous".

Livon presents [v] Get Gorgeous powered by Elite, presenting sponsor Livon in association with Hide and Seek Milano, Eyetax dazzler, 7-up, AHA-airhostess academy, Nokia, Worldspace, Elite Style partner-Seventeen, Print partner- Mid-day, Radio partner- Radio One, Hospitality partner-SwaSwara, Multiplex partner-Fame.

MUMBAI: Catch the hot and sexy Sameera Reddy in a candid conversation with host Tarana Raja Kapoor on the celebrity chat show Let‘s Talk on 9 June 2007, at 9:00 pm only on Zoom, India‘s premier glamour and entertainment news channel.

Sameera made a startling revelation about her sleepwalking habit and also brushed off the compliment that she was the hottest of the three sisters, saying that their mother was the hottest of them all. The sexy siren will also blurt out on the show, the story on how she was discovered when she went to the production house to collect her sister Meghna‘s cheque. She will also share with host Tarana interesting anecdotes about her first music video, Pankaj Udas‘s "Ahista" that brought her lots of acclaim. The South Indian beauty on the sets of Let‘s Talk will speak about her Bengali film Kaalpurush and the fact that she is doing her second Bengali film in smattering Bengali. She will also disclose information about her acting in Mira Nair‘s short film on AIDS and how she is not shy about intimate scenes as long as the script demands especially when it is based on a social cause.

The set of Let‘s Talk was chit chattering only about Sameera and her perfect figure. Sameera will let out her secret to staying so slim and trim revealing about her passion for swimming, dancing and the fact that she is a trained Kathak dancer and doing yoga apart from her daily dose of workouts in the gym. She will also let out the fact that she was a fat child in school and was teased a lot for it and her determination to lose weight to get the perfect figure that everyone drools for today. Sameera will also talk about her passion for video games and the fact that she has another feather to her cap by being the only Bollywood actress who has a video game to her credit.

Don‘t miss the rendezvous with host Tarana Raja Kapoor and Sameera Reddy, the gorgeous damsel on Let‘s Talk on Zoom Television on 9 June 2007 at 9:00 pm. Isko Dekho!

MUMBAI: The excitement and thrill of the Coca Cola Speed Jamming continued in the city of dreams, Mumbai during the auditions and regional rounds. After Delhi, Chandigarh and Bangalore, contestants were hi-spirited to be part of Coca Cola Speed Jamming in association with Zoom Television, India‘s premier Lifestyle and entertainment channel and the lucky duo to win the Mumbai regional round were Abhishek Dixit and Karishma Sakhrani.

The auditions followed by the regional rounds were held on 3rd June at Squeeze, 15th Khar Road, Mumbai with Anchal Kumar, Hanif Hilal, Teena Choudhary (Zoom) present to cheer the contestants. The Coca Coca Speed Jamming contestants were made to play games like compatibility meter and some prop games. The contest was very thrilling with guys putting their best foot forward to impress the girls and judged one another on the basis of one‘s attitude, sense of humor and presence of mind. The other rounds included the coke icebreaker round wherein each person spoke for 1 minute about themselves moving from table to table connecting with each other.

The Coca-Cola Speed Jamming in association with Zoom gives an opportunity to interact with fellow coke pals and earn cool Coke points and crowns to make it to the popularity list. It can‘t get better that this to show off your cool quotient and win dazzling prizes! Speed Jamming is the youth expression of the brand thought which combines the youth desire for "speed" and the brand thought of "connections". It is a nationwide search for the coolest couple in the country chosen from Chandigarh, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore.