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  • Celebrate V-Day at ‘Epitome of Love’

    MUMBAI: Valentine’s Day, the celebration of unconditional love and passion is round the corner. What better gift could you think of to surprise your valentine with a rendezvous to one of the Seven Wonders of the World – Taj Mahal. On this Valentine’s Day, Pacific Mall brings to life the quintessence of ultimate Love, “The Taj Mahal” with a replica built specially to celebrate the Epitome of Love this Valentine Week.

    Pacific Mall – Epitome of Love – Taj Mahal

    The 18 feet high Monument with Meenakari work done is a replica of the original monument. This Magnificent monument will spellbind every person to get a picture of him or her with this iconic beauty. Pacific mall has done some special preparation for its frequenter to make their day memorable by giving variant offers and lots of shopping activities such as – offer on Gifting and Dining for couple. So, everyone get a chance to grab this opportunity and be a part of this Valentine’s celebration.

    Commenting on the initiative, Pacific Mall centre director Salim Roopani said; “We want to create the magic and epitome of love and the expression of beauty that would make your Valentines’ day celebrations really meaningful. Valentine’s Day is a day of love and warmth and it’s a good time to show your love to important people of your lives. So, we at Pacific Mall are creating the magic to give a chance to our customers to make their day unforgettable day of their lives.”

    Pacific Mall invites guests to share the bliss fulfeeling this Valentine’s Week with an amorous atmosphere and a range of dining experiences. The mall offers assured shopping vouchers worth Rs.1,000/- to customers ondining for Rs.3,000/-& above (between 7th to 14th February) at Punjab Grill, Spaghetti Kitchen, Carl’s Junior, Hinglish, Zai Unplugged, Haldiram’s, Jamie’s Pizzeria and Dunkin Donuts. Shoppers can also shop for Rs. 5,000/- for their loved ones (between 7th to 14th February) at Gifting Stores like Archies, William Penn, Rama Watch, Helios, Sunglass Hut, MacV, Carat Lane, Momentz and Perfume Couture and get gift worth Rs. 1,000/- plus a chance to win a dinner for 2 at Punjab Grill.

  • V-Day spend on dining high: Mastercard

    MUMBAI: It’s going to be a busy Valentine’s Day. According to the latest Mastercard Consumer Purchasing Priorities Survey, more than half of Indian consumers plan to go out for a meal on Valentine’s Day (55 per cent), and more than a third plan to spend time with their loved ones by going to the movies (42 per cent).

    The Mastercard survey throws light on spending patterns that are expected this Valentine’s Day. Among the Indian consumers surveyed, a fifth of (21 per cent) plan to buy a gift for their loved ones on Valentines’ Day, on an average spending close to Rs 1,500. Men and women show love differently when it comes to choosing gifts Among both genders, Indian consumers prefer to play it safe with their choice of gifts with the favorites being flowers (39 per cent), followed by cards (22 per cent) and chocolates (19 per cent), while some other options include jewellery, clothes, leather goods and high end gadgets.

    Consumer Purchasing Priorities survey 2016 — http://news.mstr.cd/2l0bXI6

    Although flowers reign supreme as the gift of choice, according to the second annual global “Mastercard Love Index” – created by analyzing credit, debit and prepaid card transactions over a three-year period – spending on flowers has decreased by 49 percent from 2014 to 2016, and spending in restaurants has increased by 91 per cent accounting for 55 percent of all transactions.

    Mastercard senior VP communications Asia Pacific Georgette Tan said “When it comes to expressing love on Valentine’s Day, Asia Pacific consumers including India are still sticking to traditional favorites including flowers and going out for a nice meal. Celebrated across cultures, Valentine’s Day continues to be one of the biggest spending days around the world, with young and mature consumers enjoying the merriments associated with this special day.”

    Meanwhile, people in Asia Pacific still value a personal touch, with 85 percent of transactions around Valentine’s Day made in person. At the same time, the Mastercard Love Index also revealed that technology is helping fire cupid’s arrow with Asia Pacific having seen an 81 percent increase in online sales over the last three years.

    Methodology

    The global “Mastercard Love Index” study analyzed aggregated transaction information made by credit, debit and prepaid cards across pre-selected merchant categories which took place over a three-year period from 2014 to 2016.

    Meanwhile, the survey data for Asia Pacific is based on Consumer Purchasing Priorities for the first half of 2017. 9,123 people in 18 markets across Asia Pacific aged 18-64, were asked about their spending plans for Valentine’s Day 2017. The markets included Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Data collection channels included internet surveys, in-person interviews, as well as telephone interviews, with the questionnaire available in both English and local language, whenever appropriate or necessary. The Index and its accompanying reports do not represent MasterCard’s financial performance.

    Mastercard and its Suite of Research Properties

    The Mastercard Index suite in Asia Pacific includes the long-running Mastercard Index of Consumer Confidence, as well as the Mastercard Index of Women’s Advancement, Mastercard Index of Financial Literacy, and the Mastercard Index of Global Destination Cities. In addition to the indices, Mastercard’s research properties also include a range of consumer surveys including Online Shopping, Ethical Spending and a series on Consumer Purchasing Priorities (covering Travel, Dining & Entertainment, Education, Money Management, Luxury and General Shopping).

     

  • Valentine’s line-up on TV channels

    MUMBAI: Cupid has struck the TV channels in India this Valentine’s Day as they dish out a unique line-up for entertaining the audience. If you are dating or are single, grab some popcorn and celebrate the season as English entertainment and movies channels plan to sweep the screens with syrupy tales of love.

    As the week culminates with Valentine’s Day, channels have been enabling their viewers in expressing and showcasing their love with a special line up of shows.

    Let’s take a look on what various channels are doing this Valentine’s Day.

    AXN

    The channel will air The Amazing Race season 26 every Monday-Friday at 9 pm.

    Hosted by Emmy Award-nominated host Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race S26 will have 11 teams of dating couples (six existing couples and five blind date teams who met for the first time at the start of the race) race from one destination to the other for the grand prize. At every destination, each team will have to compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical, and only when they are able to pull through the hurdles, will they learn of their next location. This season expands over a distance of 35,000 miles (56,000 km) including visits to cities like Japan, Thailand, Namibia, Germany and for the first time Monaco.

    Comedy Central

    If Cupid’s arrows evade you, Comedy Central has the perfect substitute!

    This Valentine’s Day, watch Seed and you’ll soon realize that you needn’t wait around for “love”, as it can be found even in the most unlikely places. The show will air on 14 February at 10 am.

    Mastiii

    Mastiii has come up with a unique proposition Mastiii Ka Love Angle on this day of love, where eight beautiful real life love stories from couples across India come alive.

    For the special programming the channel reached out to its viewers asking them to share their sweet memories with their soulmates, entries to which closed on the 10 February, 2017. Having received a tremendous response, the Mastiii team captured and shortlisted some of the most beautiful love stories that will be played on the channel and its social platforms throughout Valentine’s Day.

    Movies Now

    Known for being home to Hollywood Blockbusters, Movies Now, has a property called Crazy Love with films like Knight & Day, WALL – E, Jack The Giant Slayer, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Get Smart, and Spiderman 2.

    Movies Now 2

    The channel will showcase a property about love for friends called Bromance with movies likeR.I.P.D, Dumb & Dumber To, Sherlock Holmes, The Hangover, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and Ride Along.

    Romedy Now

    Known as the destination for love and laughter, the channel will show movies like French Kiss, Serendipity, Pretty Woman, Just Go With It and The Note Book on 14 February.

    Sony Le Plex HD
    The channel will air following movies on the Valentine’s Day.
    Trainwreck
    6:00 am
    Ex-Machina
    8:00 am
    Scott Pilgrim vs The World
    9:30 am
    Bridget Jones’s Diary
    11:30 am
    Ugly, Truth, The
    1:00 pm
    Holiday
    3:00 pm
    Maid In Manhattan
    5:00 pm
    Definitely, Maybe
    7:00 pm
    Notting Hill
    9:00 pm
    Eat Pray Love
    11:00 pn

    Sony Pix
     
    The channel will air following movies on the Valentine’s Day.

    6:30 AM               HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2
    8:30 AM               MR. BEAN’S HOLIDAY
    10:20 AM             JURASSIC WORLD
    12:55 PM             MINIONS
    2:30 PM                FURIOUS 7
    5:30 PM                BATTLESHIP
    8:25 PM                THE MUMMY
    11:00 PM             MEN IN BLACK 3

    Star World Premiere HD

    Wondering what could be the schedule for a perfect Valentine’s Day? Star World Premiere HD has the ultimate plan for you! The channel will air the season three marathon of the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe award winning show The Affair all day on Valentine’s Day.

    A one of its kind programming initiative to celebrate all kinds of love, The Affair, a series with an alternative story telling format of two couples, will air from 10 am onwards.

     The series explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway (played by Screen Actors Guild and Critics Choice Award winner Dominic West) and Alison Lockhart (played by Golden Globe award winner Ruth Wilson) and their respective spouses Helen (Maura Tierney) and Cole (Joshua Jackson). The story of the affair is depicted from Noah, Alison, Cole and Helen’s perspectives respectively, complete with memory bias.

    UTV Action

    Considering its an all-action channel, it is bringing an engaging and unique approach to celebrating Valentine’s Day with an all-day block called as Dhak Dhak Dhulai.

    While the world is celebrating love and everything that comes along with it, UTV Action is celebrating action heroes who fight and combat villains with love, passion and extremeness. In the promo, the bad guys can be seen teasing our heroes on Dhak Dhak Beats and Kisses and as response to that, our heroes get agitated and strike them down.

    It will showcase movies like Masterpiece (Dubbed), The Super Khiladi 2, Ghajni, Supreme Khiladi (Dubbed), The Mermaid, Hell Bo, etc throughout the day.

    UTV Movies

    The festival, Dilkashi where romantic/love centric movies will be aired on the channel between 13 to 17 February every night at 8pm.

    The festival ends with the channel premiere of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil on 18 Feb at 8 pm.

    Schedule :

    13 Feb – Jab We Met

    14 Feb – R.. Rajkumar

    15 Feb – Yeh Hai Jalwa

    16 Feb – Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

    17 Feb – Kis Kis Ko Pyaar Karoon

    As sponsors, it currently has Nissan Motors and Apple ( associate sponsor).

    Vh1

    Let’s face it, our generation seems to be bit jaded when it comes to love. What better time to channel your inner romantic than this Valentine’s Day?  Lucky for you we’ve compiled the perfect love songs countdown to do just that! From swooning ballads to contemporary pop songs, Vh1 brings to you Top20 love songs to ensure you have one heck of a romantic playlist to celebrate valentine’s day. Vh1 Count on Me – Valentine’s Day Special will air on 14 February 12 pm onwards.

  • Celebrate #EveryDayLove with CaratLane

    Celebrate #EveryDayLove with CaratLane

    MUMBAI: Traditionally, Valentine’s Day is centred around mushy romantic love between couples. However, this Valentine’s Day, CaratLane, India’s leading omni-channel jeweller has set out to change course and recognise #EveryDayLove – the kind that may not sweep us off our feet, but makes our lives a little brighter every day through the most subtle gestures.

    CaratLane senior vice-president – marketing Atul Sinha said, “Celebrating Valentine’s Day has gained a lot of popularity in India, but most people think of it as a celebration of love between couples. The truth is, that in our lives, there are several people who show us love through their everyday acts of love and kindness. This Valentine’s Day we wanted to encourage people to recognise and celebrate the love that they see in their everyday relationships. We have launched a range of jewellery collections that include motifs like lovebirds, bows, hearts, initials and personalized trinkets to celebrate the love in different relationships.”

    To celebrate #EveryDayLove, CaratLane has also come up with two heartfelt videos that strike a chord with everyone who want to thank or appreciate the special people in their life. Conceptualised and produced by ‘Famous Innovations’, these videos showcase new-age relationships with a fresh approach to Valentine’s day. They celebrate the beauty of love in everyday life and elevate these moments with CaratLane.

    “Valentine’s Day has always been seen as couple’s day. But of course, love isn’t just limited to couples or to one day. And as a brand which stands for every day jewellery, we decided to talk about the love that we see and experience every day. The love that touches our lives in small, but very significant ways. These films spin the idea of “love” on its head, and thereby show the gifting of jewellery in a new light. We’re telling people that on Valentine’s you can gift something to your mom, sister, brother, dad, roommate or anyone who is close to your heart,” said Famous Innovations founder and CCO Raj Kamble.

  • Celebrate #EveryDayLove with CaratLane

    Celebrate #EveryDayLove with CaratLane

    MUMBAI: Traditionally, Valentine’s Day is centred around mushy romantic love between couples. However, this Valentine’s Day, CaratLane, India’s leading omni-channel jeweller has set out to change course and recognise #EveryDayLove – the kind that may not sweep us off our feet, but makes our lives a little brighter every day through the most subtle gestures.

    CaratLane senior vice-president – marketing Atul Sinha said, “Celebrating Valentine’s Day has gained a lot of popularity in India, but most people think of it as a celebration of love between couples. The truth is, that in our lives, there are several people who show us love through their everyday acts of love and kindness. This Valentine’s Day we wanted to encourage people to recognise and celebrate the love that they see in their everyday relationships. We have launched a range of jewellery collections that include motifs like lovebirds, bows, hearts, initials and personalized trinkets to celebrate the love in different relationships.”

    To celebrate #EveryDayLove, CaratLane has also come up with two heartfelt videos that strike a chord with everyone who want to thank or appreciate the special people in their life. Conceptualised and produced by ‘Famous Innovations’, these videos showcase new-age relationships with a fresh approach to Valentine’s day. They celebrate the beauty of love in everyday life and elevate these moments with CaratLane.

    “Valentine’s Day has always been seen as couple’s day. But of course, love isn’t just limited to couples or to one day. And as a brand which stands for every day jewellery, we decided to talk about the love that we see and experience every day. The love that touches our lives in small, but very significant ways. These films spin the idea of “love” on its head, and thereby show the gifting of jewellery in a new light. We’re telling people that on Valentine’s you can gift something to your mom, sister, brother, dad, roommate or anyone who is close to your heart,” said Famous Innovations founder and CCO Raj Kamble.

  • Shaadi Ke Side Effects to release on Valentine’s day

    Shaadi Ke Side Effects to release on Valentine’s day

    MUMBAI: It seems Shaadi Ke Side Effects starring Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar is facing a tough time with no free slots available for the film’s release. Initially, the romantic movie was slated to release on 6 December, but now it has been postponed to 14 February. The duo is sharing the screen space for the first time.

    It is said that the producers of the movie are playing safe, taking into consideration that the much hyped Dhoom 3 has occupied the slot for December release.

    However, yet again, the February release is not a clean release for SKSE considering the fact Yash Raj‘s Gunday starring Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor too comes out on Valentine’s day.

    Shaadi Ke Side Effects is produced by Balaji Motion Pictures along with Pritish Nandy Communications and is directed by Saket Chowdhary.

    Chowdhary ventured into direction with his directorial debut Pyaar Ke Side Effects which became a surprise success in the multiplexes.

  • BBC in content deal with Chinese portal

    BBC in content deal with Chinese portal

    MUMBAI: Users of Chinese web portal QQ.com can now learn English directly from the site thanks to a partnership deal with BBC World Service. It is the first Chinese portal to enter content partnership with the BBC.

    From today 14 February 2007, users of the portal will be able to access BBC Learning English content specially tailored for Chinese speakers.

    BBC Learning English teaches reading, listening and comprehension. It explains various points of the English language through human interest stories and topics including UK lifestyle and culture.

    The BBC will start English teaching on QQ.com with two popular features, Take Away English and Quizzes. Take Away English the BBC says has been a hit with Chinese users as it offers MP3 audio and pdf text downloads, so the learner can quite literally take away the BBC’s English lessons.

    Topics range from the latest Harry Potter book and online gaming to Chinese football players, and include listening, reading, exercises and an audio glossary. Quizzes offers learners an interactive test of their English vocabulary and grammar and helps them with teacher feedback.

    Looking ahead at what BBC Learning English has in store for Chinese online users, Alison Konieczny, who is the editor of BBC English Language Teaching China team said, “We are planning to treat Chinese learners to two more features which will enrich their English vocabulary in fun and entertaining ways. Real English teaches words and phrases learners won’t necessarily find in their dictionaries, and Word Master is an interactive game which tests and teaches vocabulary common in English proficiency exams.”

    “I can’t think of a better day to launch our partnership with QQ.com than 14 February, which of course is Valentine’s Day. It’s a memorable day for a lot of people, and I hope Chinese learners will fall in love with our BBC pages and make us a regular date!”

    BBC World Service’s Business Development Manager for China and North Asia, Raymond Li said, “We are delighted to partner with one of the leading national portal sites in China to provide quality English learning content to many learners in China. Internet has become an increasingly popular and effective learning platform among young people, and the BBC has been building up successful partnership with China’s local portal sites over last few years. Our new partnership deal with QQ.com will help us reach more online learners in China, therefore bringing more benefit to them, too.”

    BBC Learning English offers English language teaching programmes and online content for a global radio and online audience.

    English learning materials are available online at bblearningenglish.com and, for Chinese speakers, on bbcchina.com.cn.

  • Pogo’s love bug to grab kid’s this month

    Pogo’s love bug to grab kid’s this month

    MUMBAI: In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Pogo has lined up special ‘love’ themed programming for its little viewers this month. To start with, the channel will introduce two comedy Hindi series Just Mohabbat on 5 February and Hum Paanch on 28 February, from Monday to Saturday at 6.30 pm and 8 pm respectively.

    Prior to this, Pogo will bring Sabrina the teenage witch and her adventures in Rome on 4 February with Sabrina Goes to Rome, after which Sabrina will travel to Australia, in the sequel Sabrina Down Under on 18 February.

    Truly love struck, the channel will premiere the film that tells of the ultimate love story, with Romeo and Juliet Sealed with a Kiss on 11 February.

    Beefing up it’s feature film line up, the second series of the original Care Bear movie Care Bear II – A New Generation will be aired on the channel on 26 February, informs na official release.

    In addition, Pogo’s pre-school block – Tiny TV has ramped up it’s schedule this month with an animated series based on books by Colin Reeder titled Little Red Tractor starting on 5 February and Postman Pat from Monday to Friday at 10.30 am and 1 pm respectively.

     

  • Nick Jr US to celebrate Valentine’s Day with special programming

    Nick Jr US to celebrate Valentine’s Day with special programming

    MUMBAI: In keeping with the theme of Valentine’s Day, Nick Jr. in the Unites States will deliver special treats to preschoolers with three new, holiday-themed half-hour episodes of the animated series Go, Diego, Go!, The Backyardigans, and Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! on 14 February.

    To complement the on-air programming, Nick Jr.’s website (http://www.nickjr.com/) will feature love-themed arts and crafts activities, recipes, e-cards, and customized printables highlighting characters from Dora the Explorer, Blue’s Clues, The Backyardigans and The Wonder Pets!, among others.

    The site will also feature an exclusive Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! printable storybook entitled “Wubbzy Saves Valentine’s Day,” informs an official release.

  • Get bitten by the Love Bug on PIX

    MUMBAI: With Valentines Day just around the corner …Love is in the air and not just for your sweethearts, it’s the love for your family, friends, pets, cars, diamonds your favourite box of chocolates, a trip around the world maybe? and while you are busy sharing your love for all these and more…PIX brings you an amazing line up of some great stories all through this month to satisfy your love for movies!!! Now isn’t that something to LOVE.

    If you thought this is going to be another array of romantic mushy movies…you are wrong as this month PIX offers all its viewers an extremely unique and interesting line-up of movies that have a touch of love with lots and lots of wit and humor.

    The month begins with the intense love story End of the Affair, starring Julianne Moore and Ralph Fiennes on 1st February at 10 pm. Having got you in the mood for romance, PIX follows it up with the Damn Good Drama, Everytime You Say Goodbye on Saturday, 3rd February at 10 pm. Tom Hanks plays an American Flyer who finds himself in Jerusalem, falling in love with a Jewish girl.

    The excitement of love gathers speed as we tumble into the week with Monday – rediscover Peter Sellers and fall in love with great comedies again. It is Mondays with a difference – to wipe away your blues with a collection of the best Peter Sellers movies every Monday night on Perfect 10.

    As Inspector Clouseau, the bumbling French policeman, Peter Sellers will have you roaring with laughter in The Pink Panther and its sequel, A Shot in the Dark on 5th and 12th February respectively. Catch one of Peter Sellers most memorable films, The Party, that has been an inspiration for many Bollywood films of the 60’s and 70’s, on 19th February and rounding off is What’s new Pussycat? on 26th February.

    By the time of his death in 1980, Peter Sellers had over fifty films to his credit. And yet, it’s surprising how many of his finest screen performances have gone unnoticed by today’s audiences. PIX stands for “good stories” and it takes a step forward by bringing you some of the finest films of this well loved comedian.

    Love is infectious and who knows that better than the English Bard – catch the joyous film adaptation of Much Ado about Nothing on 8th February on Perfect 10. The Love Bug has something for angst ridden lovers too – The Age of Innocence – Daniel day Lewis, Winona Ryder and Michelle Pfeiffer are brilliant in this tale of love and betrayal. Don’t miss this Martin Scorsese masterpiece on 24th February at 10 pm.

    Finally, February 14th, Valentine’s Day is incomplete without watching a romantic movie! PIX pays homage to the trials and tribulations of romance with a full-day marathon of romantic films. With a little twist in the tale, PIX will air more youth oriented films in the Prime Time slots like The Class at 8:00pm and Cruel Intentions at 10:00pm, which deals with the love troubles of today’s younger generation.

    Therefore tune- in to PIX this Valentine’s Day and get set for that perfect date, you had always wished for!!! “February is crawling with these bugs and they are all over PIX! Damn, I am sure to get bitten by the Love Bug”, exclaims Gitanjali Murari, Programming Head, PIX.

    So what are you waiting for, grab your space on the couch; cool your wine as PIX serves you the best “Love Recipe” to make your special moments just right.