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  • Star World to telecast ‘Miss Universe’ live on 24 July

    Star World to telecast ‘Miss Universe’ live on 24 July

    MUMBAI: Star World will telecast the 55th edition of the Miss Universe pageant live on 24 July. The show is scheduled for a 6:30 am telecast with primetime repeat telecast at 8 pm.

    At the conclusion of the biggest beauty event this summer, Canadian native Natalie Glebova, Miss Universe 2005 – will crown her successor in front of millions of viewers globally.

    This year, Asia has some strong contenders, with Miss Australia Erin McNaught, Miss India Neha Kapur, Miss Philippines Lia Andrea Ramos and Miss Sri Lanka Jacqueline Fernandez.

  • Star World looks to tantalise viewers with Criss Angel’s freaky illusion

    Star World looks to tantalise viewers with Criss Angel’s freaky illusion

    MUMBAI: In a bid to add further excitement to its programming lineup, English general entertainment channel Star World will air the show Criss Angel: Mindfreak every Tuesday at 8 30 pm from 18 July.

    From levitating ordinary American citizens, to literally dangling by his skin from a helicopter one thousand feet above the Valley of Fire in Las Vegas, magician Criss Angel brings his talents to the streets of America, live, unstaged and without the use of any camera tricks.

    Each episode captures the creative genius at work, preparing and training for his often death-defying feats. The 16 episodes will have several elements – reality, focusing on Angel’s street demonstrations and the way people are mentally affected; surreality, a look into Angel’s mind’s eye as he contemplates his upcoming feats; and behind-the-scene glimpses – a candid and captivating look into the trials and tribulations that Criss and his team face from the moment he conceives of impossible, death-defying stunts to the actual performances of those stunts.

    In the first episode, Criss Angel takes on levitation. He executes maneuvers, such as levitating up an escalator while not touching any part of it, and grabbing people off the street and completely levitating them off the ground. The other mind-blowing demonstrations this season include Burned Alive, Bullet Catch (which will have Angel catching a bullet in a cup held by his mouth), and Body Suspension (featuring Angel suspended from a helicopter by four fish hooks through his skin while being flown over the Nevada desert).

    Special celebrity guests, such as rock group Korn’s Jonathan Davis (who also co-produced the show’s theme music), Rob Zombie, Amazing Jonathan, Mandy Moore, Penn & Teller and Lance Burton will take part in the series.

    In the US, A&E Network will pick up the show for a third season.

  • Star World’s new reality show searches for a swimsuit model

    Star World’s new reality show searches for a swimsuit model

    MUMBAI: 12 girls, six weeks of exotic shoots. The aim is to feature on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit Issue.

    These are the key ingredients of a reality show Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search . This will air on English general entertainment channel Star World every Tuesday at 10 pm from 11 July.

    With a combination of beauty, athleticism and personality, one of the 12 will win a million-dollar modelling contract, and a glamorous appearance in the best-selling issue of any magazine in the world. The show will have lots of sunshine, slick bodies and exotic shoots.

    This is also the first model competition where the viewer gets to vote for the final winner. The six-part series focusses on what it takes to become a successful swimsuit model aside from the eye candy. The 12 finalists will live in Los Angeles where they will be widely tested on their physical fitness, mental endurance and modelling skills. Whoever doesn’t have what it takes, gets kicked off the show – two by two every week.

    When only two are left, they are flown off to a luscious location to shoot a spread for Sports Illustrated. Nobody knows who will win… until viewers vote for their favourite photo spread in the series finale.

    Charged with the task of whittling down the field of hopeful models is a three-judge panel, including former Sports Illustrated model Roshumba Williams, Next Model Management president Joel Wilkenfeld and Sports Illustrated swimsuit editor Jule Campbell.

  • Star World begins search for new ‘Rock Star’

    Star World begins search for new ‘Rock Star’

    MUMBAI: English general entertainment channel Star World will kick off the second season of the music based reality show Rock Star tonight at 8 pm.

    Rock band Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee, Guns ‘N’ Roses’ Gilby Clarke and Metallica’s Jason Newsted are looking for a lead singer for their new band on the show Rock Star Supernova..

    This year, there will be 16 singers – picked from auditions held in the US, Canada, Australia and Asia. Each is already a star in the making. 16 diverse personalities with 16 different voices – living, working and singing together for 13 weeks to compete for their ticket to fame.

    The winner records an album as a member of the new super group, Supernova and goes on a massive worldwide tour with three of the biggest music influences of our time.

    In the first season, Canadian J.D. Fortune was chosen to front the Australian rock group INXS. Rock Star is the brain of Reality TV guru Mark Burnett who also created Survivor and The Apprentice.

    This year, the show will be hosted once again by Dave Navarro and Brooke Burke. Rock Star: Supernova will also feature stars and erstwhile fans like Slash, Macy Gray, Moby, Rob Zombie, Brian May, Ash, Courtney Love and even actor Hank Azaria. The contestants will perform songs covering more than five decades of rock music.

    Lee says, “I have toured with both Gilby and Jason. They’re incredible musicians and I’ve always wanted to play with them. Starting a new band with old friends on worldwide television is going to be a blast, and we’re going to pull out all the stops to find the most charismatic and musically talented lead singer to front Supernova. I love breaking the rules.”

    Bassist Jason Newsted said, “This is a fantastic opportunity for me to play with guys I’ve respected for a long time. It gives us a chance to be innovators. It’s never been done before. We’re going to break new ground musically and on television. The anticipation is building in me.”

  • Star World to screen ‘One Tree Hill’

    Star World to screen ‘One Tree Hill’

    MUMBAI: Starting 4 July, One Tree Hill will debut on Star World at 9 pm. Television shows with dark secrets has always been a strong suit for any channel.

    Besides a love for hoops, the story of One Tree Hill revolves around Lucas and Nathan. The two young men with little in common – except for the dark secret that they share, the same father.

    Directed by Brian Robbins, the show sketches Nathan Scott having the perfect life, thanks to the perks his rich father provides. He has the girl, the car and the star position on the high school basketball team. On the other side of town, his half-brother, Lucas Scott, an intense loner ignored by Nathan’s father since birth, has a different story to tell. He’s always kept his distance from Nathan.

    Their lives were taking separate paths until the day Lucas was asked to join the basketball team. Now, the half-brothers are battling it out for control of the court and for the hearts of the three young women who are fast becoming an intricate part of both their worlds, Peyton, Haley and Brooke. And, so unfolds a deep and bitter conflict that’s been years in the making.

    But the half-brothers are destined to be brought back together in One Tree Hill to confront the aftermath of their shared pasts.

  • Singing All The Way Through X’mas A Medley Of Sensational Specials…. only on Star World!

    Mumbai, November 30, 2005- Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas on STAR WORLD this December with a festive feast of musical treats! With a mix of red-hot singers, exhilarating concerts, and heartwarming favorites, there’re definitely reasons to be jolly this year-end!

     

    Showered with Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, Grammy awards, plus numerous gold and platinum albums, Kenny Loggins has touched millions of lives as a world-famous singer and songwriter for the past three decades. Along with his wife, children and celebrity buddies, Kenny Loggins December pays tribute to love, family and the Christmas spirit of sharing on December 12 at 8 p.m.

     

    No Christmas is ever complete without its share of miracles! Celebrities Halle Berry, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Melissa Joan Hart and Richard Karn serve as Santa’s helpers by fulfilling the wishes of children and their families, from specially selected letters that were written to Santa and found in the “dead letter” bins at the U.S. Postal Service. Watch out for Christmas Miracles on December 19th at 8 p.m.

     

    Star World brings you a little traditional storytelling with The Man Upstairs on December 24 at 1 a.m. Starring Katherine Hepburn and Ryan O’Neal, this poignant film tells about the unlikely relationship that grows between Victoria – an elegant but lonely recluse, and fast-talking fugitive Moony Polanski, who she finds hiding in her attic one day. But Moony’s checkered past catches up…even as the two celebrate their first real Christmas in a long time.

     

    Laughter is the best medicine and Star World surely recommends it! This December, Star World has lined-up a series of Christmas comedies with non-stop laugh riots. On December 24th, from 3 p.m. onwards watch your favourite comedy shows Scrubs, Everybody Loves Raymond, Just Shoot Me, Growing up Gotti, Still Standing, The Simpsons, Malcom in the Middle and Friends back-to-back!

     

    Get set to end the year on a grand note with the best of music as Star World showcases some soulful musical concerts including Andrea Bochelli: Amore Under the Desert Sky on December 26th at 8 p.m and Michael Buble – Caught in the Act on December 31st at 2 p.m. And if you want to know more about the Beatles then make sure you watch the documentaries John & Yoko: Give Peace a Song on December 28th at 10 p.m. and For the Record – Take That on December 31st at 3 p.m.

    That’ not all, catch the all- new season of Ed on December 6th at 8 p.m. ED is one man’s story of new hopes arising from dead ends. After losing his wife and job as a high-powered New York lawyer in the same day, 30-year old Ed Stevens goes home to Stuckeyville to put his life back together.

    This December, Christmas comes to you on STAR WORLD. Don’t forget to tune in to a delicious holiday feast!

    About Star
    STAR is a leading media and entertainment company in Asia. STAR broadcasts over 50 television services in eight 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 and 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
    Communications Department
    STAR (India) Ltd.
    Tel No. 91-22-56305555

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

  • Star World to kick off legal drama ‘Boston Legal’ on 21 June

    Star World to kick off legal drama ‘Boston Legal’ on 21 June

    MUMBAI: English general entertainment channel Star World will air the courtroom drama Boston Legal every Wednesday at 8 pm from 21 June. Episodes will repeat every Thursday at 11 am and on Sunday at 4 pm.

    The show confronts social and moral issues, while its characters continually stretch the boundaries of the law.The show has won two Emmies and two People’s Choice Award nominee. Boston Legal is about the professional and personal stories of a group of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys.

    Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm. Shore, an unscrupulous and wily ambulance chaser and womaniser played by James Spader finds an uneasy alliance with Crane, a pompous, snooty and occasionally batty elder lawyer played by William Shatner.

    Despite their ethical and emotional deficiencies, Shore and Crane usually find themselves fighting on the right side, as they take up cases that no one else is willing to touch.

    The first season kicks off with oddball situations including: Shore, on a dare, taking the case of an African-American actress denied the role of Annie; Crane caught having an affair with the firm’s biggest client; Shore representing an ex-lover who had attempted to murder him; Shore defending a millionaire CEO caught shoplifting, and a Sanata fired for being a transvestite. Adding even more mayhem to the madcap cases, the sexual chemistry at the firm begins to boil over, and both Shore and Crane find themselves compromised with the various female lawyers.

  • Sean Connery, magic & opera on Star World next month

    Sean Connery, magic & opera on Star World next month

    MUMBAI: Next month, Star World will air the felicitation ceremony of the original James Bond, Sir Sean Connery, with a lifetime achievement award from The American Film Institute (AFI).

    The ceremony, will also have a videotaped tribute from the newest Bond, Daniel Craig. It will also showcase magic by Criss Angel Supernatural. And, on the music front, there will be an opera performance by Andrea Bochelli: Amore Under The Desert Sky.

    Directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg and actors Andy Garcia, Harrison Ford and Mike Myers were among those who feted the Scottish star.

    AFI Board of Trustees chairman Sir Howard Stringer who is also Sony CEO says, “Sir Sean Connery is an international film icon. Though best remembered for creating one of the great film heroes of all time, his talents transcend typecasting, and his body of work not only stands the test of time, but illuminates a career more extraordinary than James Bond himself. Sir Sean is an artist of the highest order, and AFI is honoured to present him with its 34th Life Achievement Award.”

    Considered to be the most influential name in magic today, Criss Angel’s visionary approach to the art escapes the confines of tradition and gives birth to a new breed of modern mysticism. Viewers can delve inside Criss Angel’s world.

    The Tuscan-born Andrea Bocelli seduces audiences everywhere with moving melodies and passionate performances. He is considred to have set the standard for ‘crossover’ classical tenors. This special was recorded in Lake Las Vegas from a concert venue that floats in the resort’s signature 320-acre lake.

    Bocelli will perform songs from his current CD, Amore including Autumn Leaves and It’s Impossible and is joined by special guest Heather Headley in a duet of The Prayer.

    Fans of pop music can enjoy the documentary For The Record – Take That. Take That was one of the biggest pop groups in the early 1990’s. After splitting a decade ago, each of the band members break their silence and reveal the truth about the band. One of its members Robbie Williams is now a big superstar.

  • Star Movies to focus on Donald Trump, Templars next month

    Star Movies to focus on Donald Trump, Templars next month

    MUMBAI: Star Movies will air a film next month Trump Unauthorised.This movie on the life of real estate tycoon Donald Trump hits all the high and lowlights. It includes Trump’s real estate triumphs, failures and his first two marriages. Trump of course hosts the business based reality show The Apprentice which airs in India on Star World.

    The film was shot in Toronto and the decision to make this film makes sense since Trump has been catapulted into the limelight, courtesy television.

    The channel will also air a three hour mini series Blood Of the Templars. According to legend, the Templars no longer exist, extinguished long ago in the fog of time. But throughout the centuries there have been constant reports that the mystic and secret order does still exist.

    What the legend does not say is that there was a schism within the Knights Templar that lead to the formation of a breakaway group, the Priory of Sion, and that this group is still very much with us. Of course both the book and the film The Da Vinci Code mention this group a lot. For thousands of years the two warring sides have fought for possession of the Holy Grail. But where is it and what powers does it have?

  • Star World to air ‘American Idol’ finale live on 25 May at 9 am

    Star World to air ‘American Idol’ finale live on 25 May at 9 am

    MUMBAI: Star World will telecast the performance finale of American Idol on 24 May at 8 pm, while the grand finale will be aired live on 25 May 2006 at 9 am.

    Finally, after months of gruelling competition, millions of votes and many favourites being knocked out, the fight is now between Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee. As McPhee, a 21 year old born and raised in Los Angeles and Hicks, a 29 year old from Alabama battle it out, America will make the final call.

    No doubt the judges have their preferences but it’s no longer in their hands. The performance of the two finalists will determine who takes away the crown and an opportunity to work with some of the best music producers in the industry.

    Currently in its fifth season, it was named the highest-rated show in the history of American Idol. It also seems to have acquired an international appeal and fans anxiously await the announcement of America’s favourite, the release adds.

    A two hour special of the finale will be telecast live on 25 May at 9 am, with a prime time repeat at 8 pm. Repeats of this show will also be aired on 26 May at 1:30 am and10 am, respectively.