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  • Uefa Champions League – Round of 16-Live On Ten Sports

    MUMBAI: Uefa Champions League football returns to Ten Sports on Wednesday as the top teams in Europe enter the knock out phase of the competition. The games are set to be thrillers with only the best remaining now and the Ten Sports live games will include some of the biggest names of the world game.

     

    At 0030 hrs on Wednesday morning (IST), Real Madrid will play Bayern Munich, with the German champions up against the “galacticos” of Real Madrid, possibly including David Beckham, who has recently been recalled to the Real Madrid squad.

    The match will be followed with full coverage of Manchester United’s tie in Lille, as the English Premier League leaders try to take a lead from the first leg of these two legged ties (the sides will play again in two weeks time).

     

    On Thursday morning, Champions League holders Barcelona will take on former winners Liverpool in a potential epic, followed by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho taking on his former club and Portuguese champions Porto.

     

    Highlights from all the other games will be shown at half time and full time of the live matches, with full highlights of all matches shown on Thursday at 2130 IST. Viewers in the sub-continent can also log onto live coverage of every single match in the competition on www.tensports.com

     

    Ten Sports will show exclusive coverage of every round of the Uefa Champions League as well as live coverage of the final stages of the Uefa Cup and the Copa America as part of the channel’s outstanding coverage of international football this season.

    Day Date Time (IST) Schedule Telecast
    Wednesday 21/2/07 00:30 a.m. UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid v Bayern Live
    Wednesday 21/2/07 3:15 a.m. UEFA Champions League :Lille v Man. United  
    Thursday 22/2/07 00 :00 a.m. UEFA Champions League: Barcelona v Liverpool Live
    Thursday 22/2/07 3:15 a.m. UEFA Champions League: Porto v Chelsea  

    ABOUT TEN SPORTS: Launched in April 2002, Taj TV’s Ten Sports is watched by more viewers than any other sports channel in the sub-continent and is available in nearly 50 million cable/ satellite households worldwide. In just a short span of four years, Ten Sports has also become the world’s biggest producers of cricket.

    The Channel broadcasts cricket from Sharjah, the West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Morocco throughout the Indian sub-continent and Asia, as well as in Europe and the Middle East. Ten Sports also owns the exclusive rights for the WWE, the UEFA Champions League, the U.S. Open tennis and hockey’s World Cup.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TEN SPORTS PROGRAMMES, CONTACT:

    Murtuza Madraswala – Taj Television India Pvt Ltd, 403 Manish Commercial Complex, Dr. A.B. Road, Mumbai, India. Tel no: +91 22 6662 3101; Fax no: +91 22 6662 629; Email: murtuzam@tajtv.com or visit www.tensports.com

  • Tune in to the exclusive premiere of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ this Friday at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies

    MUMBAI: When a country descended into madness and the world turned its back, one man had to make a choice!!! This Friday night, Star Movies presents a true story of a man who fought impossible odds to save everyone he could and created a place where hope survived. Tune in to the Academy Award nominated blockbuster, Hotel Rwanda, starring Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo and Joaquin Phoenix, this Friday, February 16th at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies!

    Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda–and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, inspired by his love for his family, an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees, by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages.

    Nominated for three Oscar Awards, Hotel Rwanda is the story of Paul Rusesabagina’s courage, which also captures the political events that occurred between April and September 1994. Cheadle gives a riveting performance as Rusesabagina, the manager of a European-owned hotel in Rwanda, who created a secret refugee camp for the Tutsi people during the brutal genocide committed against them by the Hutu people in 1994. His efforts helped to save 1200 lives out of close to a million who were killed.

    Powerful acting from all cast members, including throngs of children, makes this film touching and believable. Sophie Okonedo offers moving support as Rusesabagina’s wife Tatiana, Nick Nolte shows knowing machismo as an American UN officer, and Joaquin Phoenix turns in a heartfelt display as a TV journalist.

    Did you know?

    Because Hotel Rwanda was filmed mostly in South Africa, where road traffic drives on the left-hand side of the road, many of the vehicles are right-hand drive. Rwandans drive on the right side of the road, so the use of right-hand drive cars is incorrect for standard vehicles.

    The mistake is most obvious in the scenes involving buses, which have passenger doors on the left — in Rwanda, people using those buses would be stepping out into the middle of the road. However, some vehicles in Rwanda are right-hand drive.

    On a magazine rack in the lobby of the hotel, there is a copy of Time magazine’s 1992 Man of the Year with Bill Clinton on its cover.

    So don’t forget to tune in this Friday night at 9 p.m. for the exclusive premiere of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ only on Star Movies.

  • CNN : Food for thought

    MUMBAI: CNN International show ‘Global office’ sees the innovative business show setting its sights on one of the few industries that can boast of year on year growth: the food and drinks business. In this episode, CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout looks at the one of the fastest growing sectors of the food industry, the reinvention of a centuries-old beverage company, and one man who is looking to preach his culinary gospel beyond his home shores.

    Eating healthily has turned organic farming into a hugely lucrative industry, with global sales of organic food approaching US$ 40 billion a year. Global office looks at how major supermarket chains are taking advantage of the organic trend and assesses whether it is driven by altruistic goals or pure profit.

    From there the show visits the headquarters of the largest beverage company in the world. Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks manufacturer, whose brands include Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Baileys and Crown Royale, and Global office spends time with CEO Paul Walsh to discuss the delicate balancing act that is marketing the company’s alcoholic brands, and promoting sensible drinking.

    After five cookbooks, three hot restaurants and a globally syndicated cooking show, Australian celebrity chef Bill Granger is ready to take the world by storm. Bill is now looking to expand his brand beyond the shores of his home country; and he’s set his sights on the country where his passion for food began: Japan. But will diners there be enraptured by Bill’s creations? Global office finds out.

    Airtimes: India

    Sat, February 17 at 1400 and 2000
    Sun, February 18 at 0100 and 1800
    Mon, February 19 at 1200
    Thurs, February 22 at 2000
    Fri, February 23 at 1200

  • Ghost Rider ” checks in at the #1 spot at the U.S Box-office. set to storm Indian theatres on February 23, 2007.

    MUMBAI: Mark Steven Johnson’s Ghost Rider™ starring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes, raked in $44.5M on its opening weekend (Friday 16th Feb – Sunday 18th Feb) at the North American box-office . Averaging a scorching $12,296 from 3,619 locations, the film which is based on the popular Marvel Comics character , opened higher than the $35.1M bow of National Treasure, Cage’s previous best opening.

    The visual effects-driven Ghost Rider ™ notched up one-third of all ticket sales for the weekend gone by and delivered Hollywood’s biggest opening for 2007.

    Ghost Rider™ opens across India on February 23rd, 2007 with over 200 prints and will be dubbed in Hindi (“Mahakaal”) , Tamil and Telugu. This is Hollywood’s first wide release in India in 2007.

    From Marvel Comics, creators of Spider-Man™, Fantastic Four, and X-Men, comes a new hero… Ghost Rider™. Long ago, superstar motorcycle stunt rider Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) made a deal with the devil to protect the ones he loved most: his father and his childhood sweetheart, Roxanne (Eva Mendes).

    Now, the Devil has come for his due. By day, Johnny is a die-hard stunt rider… but at night, he becomes the Ghost Rider, a bounty hunter of rogue demons. Forced to do the Devil’s bidding, Johnny is determined to confront his fate and use his curse and powers to defend the innocent.

     

    Ghost Rider™ stars Nicolas Cage (National Treasure, Gone in 60 Seconds), Eva Mendes ( 2 Fast 2 Furious, Hitch), Wes Bentley (American Beauty), Sam Elliott (Hulk), Donal Logue ( Blade) and Peter Fonda (The Limey, Easy Rider).

  • Design and innovation unite Motorola’s announcements at 3GSM World Congress; showcasing compelling mobile experiences

    BANGALORE: Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in wireless communications, today delivered compelling mobile experiences with a portfolio of devices and solutions that demonstrate the company’s leadership in design, music, media, high-speed performance, wireless broadband and connecting the unconnected.

    “What better place than 3GSM World Congress to show how Motorola’s latest products and services are making seamless mobility real?” said Ron Garriques, president of Motorola Mobile Devices. “This year we’ll be demonstrating wickedly cool and compelling products that are making on the go and always-on entertainment and communication a personal reality for everyone, as well as the solutions and services which enable our customers to deliver them to their consumers.”

    Goodbye low bandwidth; HELLO mobile TV

    Motorola has further defined its ‘no compromise’ commitment to quality high-speed performance with a series of new HSDPA-enabled handsets.

    The MOTORIZR™ Z8 provides quick downloads of streamed media via ultra-fast HSDPA technology. With a multimedia feature set that includes a brilliant 16 million colour 35x50mm QVGA full screen display, MOTORIZR Z8 boasts outstanding video quality playback with speeds of up to 30 frames per second.

    The unprecedented entertainment experience is brought to life via a partnership with BSkyB* which will users to access Sky’s mobile content services. As well as offering access to an on-demand library of updating news, entertainment and sports, Sky’s ‘Anytime’ application also provides an access point to Sky’s range of live mobile TV services. Anytime also allows customers to use their mobile phone to programme their Sky+ boxes remotely.?

    MOTORIZR Z8 features Motorola’s first ever “kick slider”, a graceful mechanism that achieves a “fit-to-face” profile by gliding open in a curve to match the contour of your face.

    The new MOTOKRZR™ K3** is where Motorola style meets performance. The handset features the beautiful MOTOKRZR design language, while providing a full multimedia experience through HSDPA connectivity. The MOTOKRZR K3 is a cool wireless high-speed multimedia handset, incorporating no compromise use of colour, materials and finishes.

    Goodbye Office; HELLO Liberated Lifestyle

    Motorola has expanded its award-winning MOTOQ™ platform with the new MOTO Q q9 and MOTO Q gsm — two experience-optimized QWERTYs for HSDPA and GSM/EDGE networks designed to. Delivering power, style and ease-of-use, with features and functions uniquely their own, MOTO Q q9 and MOTO Q gsm continue to evolve the mobile office experience and personalize productivity for users worldwide.

    MOTO Q q9 rounds out Motorola’s HSDPA portfolio and sets a new standard for smartphones, delivering power, richer messaging and multimedia experiences and even better basics for consumers and professionals who want it all. Operating on the new Windows Mobile 6 platform with Motorola’s Good Mobile Messaging technology, MOTO Q q9 provides easy and intuitive personal and corporate email, as well as Windows Mobile “PlaysForSure” enabling compatibility with hundreds of music and video stores worldwide. ?

    The second handset built on Motorola’s SCPL platform, MOTO Q q9 is thin, lightweight, and sophisticated with an ergonomically-optimized keyboard and five-way navigation key to enable fast, no compromises text entry. MOTO Q q9 also boasts one of the world’s smartest screen displays, automatically adjusting to produce the best visual experience, indoor or out.

    MOTO Q gsm retains all the productivity features and style of the original CDMA-based MOTOQ while adding a few new twists. MOTO Q gsm features quad-band GPRS and EDGE capabilities to deliver worldwide connectivity?, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 software for flexibility and power, as well as a full suite of multimedia and messaging options.

    Goodbye isolation; HELLO Connectivity

    Motorola was connecting the unconnected even before we were awarded the GSM Association’s Emerging Market Handset programmes in 2005 and 2006.

    Together with the GSM Association (GSMA) and MTC Namibia, we’re announcing at 3GSM the first trial for wind and solar power systems to support the African operator’s remote GSM cell sites. Such systems provide an alternative to the main grid electricity supply or diesel driven generators in remote areas. The cell site will remain a part of MTC Namibia’s current wireless network and continue to carry the same levels of traffic.

    Goodbye four walls; Hello super-fast wireless broadband

    Motorola is delivering WIMAX today; infrastructure that delivers super-fast wireless broadband. As well as offering compelling network economics, Motorola WiMAX transforms services. And we’re showing an impressive range of engaging WiMAX experiences at 3GSM. These include: a look at the possibilities presented by advanced interactive gaming; high quality, live video conferencing between laptops and mobile devices; and true mobile WiMAX TV. Extensive multimedia and content services also promise to captivate.

    Goodbye Low Tier; HELLO MOTOMOBILE Experience

    Motorola’s mass market success is set to continue with the introduction of an expanded MOTOMOBILE portfolio. The new portfolio will bring enhanced features and a rich mobile experience to the next billion mobile users with all the style and innovation of Motorola’s higher-end devices.

    The new MOTOMOBILE portfolio now includes features such as mega-pixel camera, speakerphone, MP3 playback and video functionality, as well as Motorola’s CrystalTalk™ technology, making it easy to hold conversations in noisy environments.

    The MOTOMOBILE line up includes Motorola’s W510, offering the best in design and value with uncompromised functionality. This stylish clamshell features sleek MOTOKRZR inspired design and boasts a vibrant 262k colour TFT screen.

    Motorola also announced MOTOSLVR™ L9, merging powerful multimedia features with Motorola’s sleek MOTOSLVR form factor. MOTOSLVR L9 provides a rich visual entertainment experience via its 2.0 mega-pixel camera and full screen landscape playback as well as an integrated FM radio with a dedicated key.

    Goodbye Boredom, Hello Music for the Masses

    Motorola’s music heritage continues to bring a rich mobile music experience to consumers. As part of the portfolio, Motorola has announced MOTORIZR Z6, a multimedia masterpiece with the latest music features and a powerful digital imaging platform.

    MOTORIZR Z6 is Motorola’s first Linux-Java software based handset that incorporates Windows Media technology allowing users to sync music to their phone from over 200 music stores worldwide.?

    The handset’s dedicated music key, enhanced audio capabilities and integrated music player, with support for multiple music formats, provides a compelling music experience.

    Cutting edge Bluetooth® enabled accessories for wireless music streaming round out the music experience including the new Motorola Bluetooth Stereo Active Headphones S9, which delivers a true hands-free music experience for consumers.

    Motorola has also announced key alliances; including Warner Music Group, which will create compelling mobile scenarios on mobile devices with products such as MOTO EP (Experience Pack), a single download that contains a series of music-based products that provide a rich multimedia experience.?

    Goodbye street search; Hello mobile navigation

    Motorola has taken Bluetooth wireless technology on the road with its new Phone-based Navigation System T805 and T815 featuring MOTONAV. MOTONAV adds turn-by-turn GPS navigation to compatible Bluetooth enabled handsets4 providing exact locations, on-screen maps and turn-by-turn spoken and visual directions. The compact T805 and T815 GPS receivers fit easily in the user’s pocket and come complete with a car charger, phone holder and flexible mounting options. The T805 comes with a 12-month MOTONAV national subscription, while the T815 includes MOTONAV loaded on a memory card.

  • Lines open from Feb 10th for entries for Indian Idol 3

    MUMBAI: Indian Idol the hugely popular adaptation of the blockbuster ‘Pop Idol’ format took the nation by storm in its very first season and followed that with an equally popular season 2. While Indian Idol served as the intimate platform for budding singers from across the nation to realize their dreams, the show went on to become the most entertaining and involving show to hit Indian television.

    In keeping with its philosophy of offering innovative and distinct content, Sony Entertainment Television, is now all set to launch the third series of this groundbreaking phenomenon, Indian Idol with an even bigger bang!

     

    This time around, the show promises to bring to the viewers the best singing talent from across the country. To make this possible auditions will be held across the country in 12 cities— Jodhpur – Bhubaneshwar (Feb 15th), Hyderabad- Amritsar (Feb 18th), Srinagar- Nagpur (Feb 21st), Baroda (Feb 27th & 28th), Bhopal (March 7th & 8th), Kanpur (March 12th & 13th), Delhi (March 17th, 18th & 19th), Kolkata (March 24th, 25th & 26th), Mumbai (March 31st , 1st & 2nd April)

     

    To make participation universal and allow for easy registration the channel has set up multiple gateways. Budding aspirants between the ages of 16-30 can realize their dreams by calling to register for a place in any of the above audition centers. The following are the no.s for registration:

    –SMS Idol to 2525

    –call 5052525 and say Idol (available only on select networks)

    –Dial 1255525 (BSNL landline & mobile users which is applicable to all cities)

    Lines open from February 10th.

    Indian Idol is a ‘made-for-television phenomenon’ that combines drama and reality with music, humor, thrill and glamour. The last two seasons of the show experienced a collage of emotions, raising levels of viewer frenzy and excitement coupled with the contestants’ tears and joys, heartbreak and jubilation, learnings and achievements.

    With its immense popularity, Indian Idol showcases exceptional talent on the nation’s biggest platform. The phenomenon of following this journey and ultimately picking that ‘Ek Awaaz Jispar Ho Desh Ko Naaz’ becomes an integral part of the viewers’ lives drawing ardent support and a voting frenzy.

     

    This year too Indian Idol will give the people of this nation the opportunity to chase their dreams and the power to make one talented aspirant ‘ Bharat Ki Shaan’. In addition to a recording contract with Sony BMG, the ‘Indian Idol’ will be awarded a contract with Sony Entertainment Television worth Rupees One Crore, thus catapulting him/her to unparalleled stardom, fame and fortune.

     

    Highlighting the essence of this worldwide phenomenon, geared to hit India once more, Albert Almeida, Executive Vice President & Business Head, Sony Entertainment Television, said, “As witnessed in the last two seasons of Indian Idol the third season too promises to take viewer engagement and interactivity to even greater heights while catapulting the Indian Idol into ultimate stardom. This year too, the channel will give talented singers from across the nation the platform to realize their dreams and put fame and fortune within their reach while offering distinctive, breakthrough entertainment. Indian Idol will showcase the best singing talent from across the nation via a 12-city audition. The journey of finding Bharat Ki Shaan—Indian Idol 3 will enthrall the Indian audiences and help them connect, leading to extreme involvement and mass frenzy.”

     

    A production of such magnitude warrants only the best in the industry to make it happen. Sony Entertainment Television is once again partnering with one of the country’s leading production houses – Miditech Pvt Ltd, the international company – Fremantle Media who are the license holders to the format Indian Idol 3.

    Their expertise in producing successful, top quality format shows along with the unparalleled success of Indian Idol 1 & 2 in the past two years will ensure that this year too Indian Idol is the slickest and most magnificent production on Indian television. Besides, the channel will yet again unleash another wave of innovations as part of its 360-degree marketing and communication campaign. This would leverage various conventional and unconventional media vehicles as well as innovations.

  • Interactive Avenues & Ambience Publicis makes it through to quarter finals

    MUMBAI: Cag Shield Cricket Tournament played on 17th February 2007- league stage round.In the first decider for the quarter finals, Interactive Avenues humbled R.K. Swamy by 4 wickets thus confirming their place. After winning toss and choosing to bat first, R.K.Swamy’s innings came to an end in just 27.4 overs and 172 runs, with Kawal Kazi making 45 runs and Prashant Shetty scoring 39 runs. R. Subramani took 4 wickets for 43 runs. Int. Avenues reached the necessary target in 34 overs, with 6 wickets to spare. Sujit Soman was adjudged the Man of the Match for his score of 81 runs.

    Adfactors Advertising won the last match of the group stage by 90 runs against Law and Kenneth. Major contribution from Kishor Jadhav (59 runs), Nilesh Patil (48 runs) and Sunil Patil (40 runs) took Adfactors total to 280 runs in 45 overs. Law and Kenneth batting order couldn’t survive for full quota of 45 overs and were bundled out for 190 runs in 38.2 overs. Durgesh Bhosale took 4 wickets in 29 runs. Adfactor opening batsman Kishor Jadhav was the Man of the Match.

    In one of the low scoring affairs on this last stage of the league matches, Euro RSCG team was bundled out for a mere 71 runs by strong Percept team. S. Mulla (3 wkts. for 16 runs) and Indrajeet Yadav (3 wkts. for 16 runs) of Percept were the main tormentors for Euro team. Percept reached the target of 72 runs in only 8.4 overs with 6 wickets to spare. Suresh Jadhav adjudged the man of the match.

    Ambience Publicis won the match against Contract Advertising by 25 runs. Batting first Ambience team was all out for 170 runs in 37.2 overs due to a valiant effort by Nipun Goomer who took 4 wickets in 26 runs. Contract Advertising team had a good opening stand of 70 runs between Hitesh Padmashali (50 runs) and Anil Ghodakia (25 runs). Abhay Patel (5 wickets in 24 runs) and Ramesh Arya (3 wickets in 27 runs) restricted Contract to 145 runs. Abhay Patel was the man of the match for his brilliant bowling performance.

    The match between Bates India and Vyas Giannetti Creative (VGC) was a fiercely fought one. After winning the toss, Bates India put VGC in to bat. VGC made 277 for 8 in stipulated 40 overs powered by brilliant 64 runs in only 28 balls by all rounder Vaibhav Sane. Atul Hegde (33 runs) and Niket Karvir (31 runs) also pitched in to take total to 277 runs. Bates showed bigger heart by fighting till last ball but fell short by 48 runs. Vaibhav Sane took 3 wickets in 44 runs. He was the Man of the Match.

     

    The stage is now set for the quarter finals, with most of the favourites having sealed their place, and preparations are in full swing to battle it out for the big prize. All eyes are set on the 24th of February, when only four teams will make it to the semis. Will it be the favourites or will there be a few upsets? Keep watching this space.

    (The CAG Shield Cricket Tournament: Presenting Sponsor- Visage Images, Radio partner- Radio One, Print Partner- Mid Day, Web partner- Exchange4Media)

    Brief Scores

    VGC: 277 FOR 8, N. KARVIR – 31 RUNS,
    V. SANE – 64 RUNS,A. HEGDE – 33 RUNS.
    S. RAO – 4/47, G. VALINJE – 3/53,
    BATES: 230 ALL OUT, H. ZAVERI – 45 RUNS, R. RAJA –
    49 RUNS, V. DESAI – 49 RUNS, V. SANE – 3/44,
    MAN OF THE MATCH: VAIBHAV SANE

    R. K. SWAMY: 172 ALL OUT, K. KAZI – 45 RUNS,
    P. SHETTY – 39 RUNS, R. SUBRAMANIUM – 4/43,
    INT. AVENUES: 174 FOR 6, S. SOMAN – 81 RUNS
    N. SAWANT – 3/22, A. CHAKRAPANI – 3/36,
    MAN OF THE MATCH: SUJIT SOMAN

    ADFACTORS: 280 FOR 7, K. JADHAV – 59 RUNS
    N. PATIL – 48 RUNS, S. PATIL – 40 RUNS,
    H. MISTRY – 2/54, A. AMIN – 2/33,
    LAW & KENNETH – 190 ALL OUT, H. MISTRY – 51 RUNS,
    S. TATKARE – 40 RUNS, D. BHOSALE – 4/29,
    MAN OF THE MATCH: KISHOR JADHAV

    EURO RSCG: 71 FOR 8, N. BHANDARKAR – 23 RUNS,
    S. MULLA – 3/16, I. YADAV – 2/16
    PERCEPT: 72 FOR 4, S. JADHAV – 28 RUNS
    A. MORE – 2/26
    MAN OF THE MATCH: SURESH JADHAV

    AMBIENCE: 170 ALL OUT, M. JADHAV – 20 RUNS,
    S. TADE – 28 RUNS, N. GOOMAR – 4/26,
    CONTRACT: 145 FOR 9, H. PADMASHALI – 50 RUNS,
    A. GHODAKIYA – 25 RUNS,
    R. ARYA – 3/27, A. PATIL – 5/24,
    MAN OF THE MATCH: ABHAY PATIL

    O&M, GROUPM AND REDIFFUSION GOT BYE

    Quarter finals will be played on 24th February 2007

    VGC Vs. INTERACTIVE AVENUES
    PERCEPT Vs. AMBIENCE
    GROUPM Vs O&M
    ADFACTOR Vs. REDIFUSSION

  • This Valentine’s Day.. Book your date with Star movies

    Mumbai: Valentine’s day is incomplete without watching a mushy movie! This Valentine’s Day, Star Movies pays homage to the trials and tribulations of romance with a full-day marathon of die-hard romantic films. So if you want to have some cheerful moments of laughter and joy, with your loved ones, don’t forget to tune into ‘Shallow Hal’ and of course you can re-live the romance by watching some romantic valentine movies like ‘Maid in Manhattan’ and ‘If Only’. So book your date with Star Movies, this Valentine’s Day, 14 February beginning 2:20 p.m.

    Wednesday, Feb 14 at 2:20 p.m.

    MAID IN MANHATTAN

    Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci

    Marisa Ventura (Lopez) is a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City, who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. By a twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall (Fiennes), a handsome heir to a political dynasty, who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Fate steps in and throws the unlikely pair together for one night. When Marisa’s true identity is revealed, the two find that they are worlds apart, even though the distance separating them is just a subway ride between Manhattan and the Bronx.

    Wednesday, Feb 14 at 4:35 p.m.

    IF ONLY

    Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paul Nicholls

    After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha (Hewitt), dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), a grief-stricken British businessman, Ian Wyndham (Nicholls), living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed…

    Wednesday, Feb 14 at 6:40 p.m.

    SHALLOW HAL

    Starring: Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander
    Following the advice of his dying father, Hal dates only women who are physically beautiful. One day, however, he runs into self-help guru Tony Robbins, who hypnotizes him into recognizing only the inner beauty of women. Hal thereafter meets Rosemary, a grossly obese woman whom only he can see as a vision of loveliness. But will their relationship survive when Hal’s equally shallow friend undoes the hypnosis?

    So tune in to Star Movies this Valentine’s Day and get set for that perfect date, you had always wished for!!!

    About Star

    STAR is a leading media and entertainment company in Asia. STAR broadcasts over 60 television services in nine languages to more than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. STAR channels cover all genres including general entertainment (Star Plus, Xing Kong, Star Chinese Channel, Star One, Star Utsav, Star World, Vijay, Phoenix Chinese), sports (ESPN, Star Sports), movies (Star Chinese Movies, Star Gold, Star Movies), music (Channel [V]), and news and current affairs (Star News, Star Ananda, Phoenix InfoNews Channel).

    STAR controls over 20,000 hours of Indian and Chinese programming and also owns the world’s largest contemporary Chinese film library, with more than 600 titles, featuring superstars including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Bruce Lee. In partnership with leading companies in Asia, STAR businesses extend to filmed entertainment, television production, cable systems, direct-to-home services, terrestrial TV broadcasting, wireless and digital services. STAR is a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation. www.startv.com

    For further information please contact:
    In Mumbai
    Zeenat Khan
    Publicity
    STAR (India) Ltd.
    Tel No. 91-22-28523880

    Shiraz Bhavnani / Aditi Chada
    Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
    Tel: 91-22-5656 8787
    Fax: 91-22-5656 8788
    Email:sbhavnani@vccpl.com / achada@vccpl.com

  • Soccer weekends on ESPN STAR Sports

    MUMBAI: ESPN STAR Sports, Asia’s leading sports broadcaster, will telecast Live and exclusive top soccer action from the English Premier League and the Spanish Football league this weekend. The leading sports network will showcase its proprietary properties Premiership Saturday and Super Sunday showcasing top class action from the world’s best football leagues.

    On Saturday, Liverpool kick off the action against old rivals Everton in the Merseyside Derby with the Reds chasing the top two teams in a close fight with the season ending. Everton were a surprise package last time the two teams met at Ewood Park and Rafael Benitez and his men will be looking to turn it around this time in Anfield.

    Also on Saturday, Chelsea will look to maintain their lead over Liverpool as they face bottom rung Charlton Athletic in what could be an easy encounter for Mourinho’s men after a sluggish last few weeks. With Mourinho killing all rumours of his alleged rift with Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich and star striker Andriy Shevchenko finding his feet in England, Chelsea might have what it takes to be the Champions for the third year in running.

    Arsenal faces a tricky Middlesbrough on Saturday at the Riverside Stadium; the home team might just spring up the surprise of the week. Arch rivals Manchester United take the field on Sunday facing probably the toughest match out of the top four clubs. The Red Devils make a trip to White Hart Lane looking to conquer the Spurs to maintain their six point advantage over Chelsea.

    In the Spanish League, Real Madrid will be looking to kill off Levante to play catch up on leaders Barcelona who play away against Osasuna on Sunday.

    Catch all the action Live and exclusive on ESPN STAR Sports this weekend

    English Premier League

    Date Fixture Time
    Feb 3, 2007 Liverpool Vs Everton (L) 18:10
    Feb 3, 2007 Aston Villa Vs West Ham United (L) 20:25
    Feb 3, 2007 Charlton Athletic Vs Chelsea(L) 20:25
    Feb 3, 2007 Middlesbrough Vs Arsenal (L) 22:40
    Feb 3, 2007 Wigan Athletic Vs Portsmouth (S) 23:00
    Feb 4, 2007 Tottenham Hotspur Vs Manchester United (L) 21:30

    Spanish Football League

    Date Fixture Time
    Feb 4, 2007 Valencia Vs Atletico Madrid (L) 02:25
    Feb 4, 2007 Real Madrid Vs Levante (L) 23:25
    Feb 5, 2007 Osasuna Vs Barcelona (L) 01:30

    India Time. Schedule subject to change; L: LIVE. S: Same day delayed. T: Taped

  • This budget a bonanza of knowledge and wealth on the CNBC Universe

    MUMBAI: Every year the average Indian awaits the budget with nervous expectation of how it will affect his household balance sheet. The CNBC Universe now enables the concerned viewer to not only understand the budget and all its intricacies but also profit from it.

     

    Time is money – and the Budget 2007 on CNBC Universe is a minute-by-minute updated analysis of what it holds for the Indian. It is opportune information at the opportune moment to decide if the Budget 2007 really is the harbinger of the opportunity economy?

     

    On Budget Day, February 28, 2007, contest winners can win Rs. 1 Lakh every hour for 11 hours, from 10 am to 9 pm by answering questions posed on both CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz or they could log onto Moneycontrol.com to win another Rs 25,000 per hour. The questions would pertain to the programming on air at that time. Viewers would be able to participate in the Budget Bonanza Contest by sending in their answers via SMS to 2622.

     

    The CNBC Universe, India ‘s leading network for news and financial analysis, will telecast the live and uninterrupted coverage of the FM’s Budget Speech. After the budget speech, viewers can stay tuned for a complete analysis of the budget with expert opinions, industry reactions, market implications and informative bulletins on the CNBC Universe.

    CNBC TV-18 & CNBC AWAAZ will air live coverage of the reactions of key stakeholders like CII, FICCI, industry leaders, the impact on markets and also from the studios on the budget day the CNBC Universe will have India’s best financial heads and most respected reporters analyzing the budget, to ensure that all viewers understand the full implications of the budget and are easily able to analyse the fine print of the FM’s speech.

     

    The Budget day will also be power packed starting in the morning with a budget special of MARKETS with Udayan Mukherjee. In the evening, CNBC TV-18 would have three high impact shows starting with the BUDGET CENTRE at 8 pm, which would be followed by a comprehensive budget specific INDIA BUSINESS HOUR at 9 pm and finally assessing the impact that the budget would have on the galloping economy with the NATION’S BUDGET.

     

    On budget day, CNBC-TV18 would present ‘TALKING TAXES’, a 3 event series from Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, which shall focus on the tax ramifications from the budget and how everyone from the farmer to the industrialist would be affected by it.

    – Win upto 2.25 lakhs every hour on the CNBC Universe.

    – Prize money to be won from 10 am – 9 pm on Budget Day, February 28, 2007.