MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 is set to launch ?India?s Angels?, special TV series on venture capitalists, angel investors and seed funds.

Starting 19 January, the series will air every Saturday at 8.30 pm and Sunday at 10.30 pm.

The series attempts to focus on the investor community that is responsible for investing funds that fuel and drive the entrepreneurship and start up scenario in our country.

With the objective of introducing India to motivating stories, CNBC-TV18 executive editor Shereen Bhan will put together this special series featuring some of the most prominent early stage investors.

?India?s Angels? will try to bring an insight into the thinking of some renowned startup benefactors. It will capture successful financiers, along with the entrepreneurs they have funded. It will feature people like Google India head Rajan Anandan, Makemytrip founder Deep Kalra and One97 Communications founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

Bhan said, "Startups have gained a lot of momentum, but we are still at a nascent stage. We believe that collectively a lot of work needs to be done to aid and sustain this sunrise sector. We consider the emergence of startup investors as an extremely vital element for the much needed entrepreneurial thrust. India?s Angels is more than just inspiring and we don?t want to just narrate a tale and stop there. We intend to play a constructive role of evangelising young risk takers, give them the confidence to embark on their entrepreneurial mission."

MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 is launching two new shows titled ?Holiday Heaven on Earth? and ?The Grape Escape? on 1 December.

Both the shows are 10-part series. ?Holiday Heaven on Earth? will air every Saturday at 8:30 pm and Sunday at 9.30 pm while ?Grape Escape? will telecast every Saturday at 9 pm and Sunday at 9:30pm.

?Holiday Heaven on Earth? is a travel show. It will help one discover incredible locations, adventures and holiday destinations. It will be hosted by Emma Wilson, Darren Kennedy and a celebrity guest will visit the locations every week to give viewers insider tips on hotels, restaurants and other tourist attractions.

With ?The Grape Escape?, CNBC-TV18 will take viewers on a wine exploration. The show will take its viewers from Burgundy to Bordeaux and find out the mystifying facts on the genesis, variety, processes associated with some of the exceptional wines. Host Olivier Magny will also share basic tips on how to choose the best wine and pair it perfectly with your delectable cuisine.

CNBC-TV18 had launched a weekend programming band International Inc. on 25 August aiming to showcase documentaries around the world on lifestyle travel, food, money and business.

Mumbai: CNBC-TV18 is all set to air ?Bank of Dave?, the story of Dave Fishwick, on 3 November.

?Bank of Dave? will air on 3 November at 9.30 pm and 4 November at 8.30 pm.

According to the channel, Fishwick is a self-made, "straight-talking" millionaire from Burnley, England. In times of economic turmoil, banks turned their backs even on their most loyal customers. In an attempt to help his community in his hometown, he opens a simple, no-nonsense bank that actually cares about its customers, a bank that serves the people, which existing banks have turned down.

?Bank of Dave? is an informative series that charts Fishwick?s progress from his initial idea to making it all happen against a backdrop of red tape and a stringent regulatory framework.

Fishwick?s plan is to open an old fashioned bank and be a practical bank manager giving good rates to borrowers and savers alike. He wants to lend money to struggling local businesses that the banks don?t want to know.

Instead of bankers? bonuses, he plans for any profits to go to local charities. But with no prior banking experience, he soon discovers that this simple plan is not as straightforward as he thought it would be. It takes all David?s skill to allot loans and give advice to local businesses struggling in the current economic climate.

He aims to bring the ?Bank of Dave? into profit within 180 days. If he succeeds, he?ll give whatever he makes to charity. If he fails, he?ll make a terrible loss and ruin his hard-earned reputation as a successful businessman.

Launched on 25 August, International Inc., CNBC TV18?s new weekend programming band showcases the documentaries from around the world on lifestyle, travel, food, money and business.

MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 will be airing a two-part series ?Ripping off the Rich? on 27 October at 10 pm and 28 October at 9 pm.

?Ripping off the Rich? will discover who?s stealing from the "super rich", who?s buying and how investors can protect themselves from thieves ripping off the rich.

CNBC?s Investigations Inc. and Scott Wapner (CNBC?s reporter at the Nasdaq Marketsite in Times Square) get access to a "multibillion-dollar" underground market to discover rare artworks, which are part of database of stolen history.

Wapner finds out the trade secret of the high profile "black market", a place that transcribes burgeoning demand for the nation?s "most valuable" national treasures.

MUMBAI: English business news channel CNBC-TV18 will present a show titled ?Diamond Rush?.

The show will feature CNBC?s Bob Pisani travelling to some of the famous diamond mines across the globe and trying to unravel the unknown facts about diamonds.

It will air on 27 October at 9:30 pm and on 28 October at 8:30 pm.

From a journey deep inside the richest diamond mine on the planet in Africa, Pisani travels all way to the Vegas strip and gets an insider?s look at Vegas? very own diamond rush; a place where diamond patrons trade for the best rocks either to possess or to sell at the country?s largest jewellery expo, the channel said.

The channel also said Pisani?s expedition takes him to New York?s 47th Street where he obtains permission to get cameras for the first time inside the Diamond Trading Club, the stock exchange of the "lavish" diamond world. Finally he reached Arkansas, Crater of Diamond State Park, the only diamond producing mine open to diamond hunters of all ages. Treasure hunter Chris Collins gives his expert advice on how to find your very own diamond in the rough.