MUMBAI: Reliance Home Video and Games is all set to release the critically acclaimed and enchanting film ?THE ARTIST? on home video. The recipient of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Musical Score and Best Costume Design, the movie releases today on DVD and VCD in India.

Declared "a love letter to the movies" by The Los Angeles Times, The Artist is the recipient of three Golden Globe Awards -- more than any other picture -- including Best Comedy, Best Actor and Best Score. The film also took home the top prize for Achievement in Directing in a Theatrical Release from the Directors Guild of America, and Oscar Winning Best Actor (Jean Dujardin) won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.

Uggie, the film?s surprise breakout star and 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier, also took home the top honor from the first annual "Golden Collar Awards." Set in 1927, The Artist tells the story of film superstar George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) who is about to be banished from the movie business by the advent of talking pictures. With the introduction of "The Talkies," as movies with sound were known at their onset, came the abrupt end to the careers of many silent film stars, including George?s screen persona, which soon falls into oblivion. For young, movie extra Peppy Miller (B?r?nice Bejo), the sky?s the limit, and major movie stardom awaits.

Starring Jean Dujardin (George Valentin) and B?r?nice Bejo (Peppy Miller), The Artist also features dynamic performances by: John Goodman (Al Zimmer); James Cromwell (Clifton); Penelope Ann Miller (Doris); Malcolm McDowell (the Butler); and 10-year-old Uggie the dog, most recently featured in Water for Elephants, barking opposite Robert Pattinson. The film also includes an all-star lineup of filmmakers, including: writer/director Michel Hazanavicius; producer Thomas Langmann; director of photography Guillaume Schiffman; and production designer Laurence Bennett.

?THE ARTIST? will be available on DVD & VCD. The DVD will be priced at Rs. 599, VCD for Rs. 299. These DVDs will be available across all major home entertainment stores in India.

MUMBAI: Seventynine, the mobile ad network has clocked record growth serving 700mn ad requests within three months of operation. Launched in July 2011, Seventynine started commercial engagement in the market in April 2012 with a focus on rich media inventory especially videos to enrich user experience.

Currently, Seventynine is working with brands such as Microsoft, Lufthansa, Nokia, Opera Mini, ICICI bank, ICI Dulux, Tata Docomo, Nazara, Mcarbon, Techzone etc. and is in talks with other large brands for similar association. The mobile ad network is focusing actively on building inventories across mobile applications and mobile web.

Chirag Shah, Co-founder, Seventynine, said, ?We are excited about the growth Seventynine has witnessed in no time. Industry statistics have proven that Smartphone users spend 2/3rd of their mobile phone time on apps and youngsters especially teens are most likely to respond to an ad regardless of how it is served. At Seventynine, we are striving to capture the opportunity mobile has created, trying to monetize the platform for app developers and publishers.?

?Mobile phone and mobile internet users are growing rapidly and consumers are spending more time on mobile as compared to TV, newspaper and internet. We are actively focusing on innovative technology solutions to create the differentiation that will position us ahead of the curve.? added Deven Dharamdasani, Co-Founder, Seventynine.

Seventynine has managed to add a highly credible publisher database to its portfolio. Seventynine is working closely with The Times Group, Network 18, Reuters, Business Standard, Nimbuzz, Angry Bird, Talking Tom Cat etc and has tie-ups with leading exchanges across the world.

Seventynine is the one of the fastest growing mobile ad network in the country with Rich Media serving capability such as videos and HTML5.

To know more, please visit: http://www.seventynine.mobi

MUMBAI : As he crisscrosses the globe on another international tour, American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz also meets with CNN?s ?Talk Asia?. The 35 year-old Grammy Award winner sits down in Hong Kong with CNN correspondent Sara Sidner to discuss his rise from a coffee house singer in San Diego to international fame. Having broken Billboard records with his song ?I?m Yours? in 2008, Mraz shares the highs and lows of life on the road. He also dispenses his advice to young aspiring musicians, and discusses a few of the environmental causes close to his heart, including a trip to the Antarctica with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. ?Talk Asia? also catches Mraz?s concert in Hong Kong, part of his 2012 Asian tour.

Airtimes: Indian Standard Time
Friday, July 6 at 1500
Saturday, July 7 at 1730
Sunday, July 8 at 1100
Tuesday, July 10 at 1300
Thursday, July 12 at 1000

* CNN International is a 24-hour news channel which reacts to live events and breaking news. Therefore, program schedules are subject to change at short notice. For more information, please visit www.cnnasiapacific.com

MUMBAI: BBH India has rolled out an ad campaign for Airtel?s initiative ?Rising Stars?.

Rising Stars is a football talent hunt across India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to find the best young football players in South Asia. The winners will be sent by Airtel on an all-expense paid seven-day training schedule to the Manchester United Soccer School in the UK. It will be a 3-month long programme held across eight cities in India with two preliminary rounds of selection. The players who then make it to the final round will be judged by scouts from Manchester United.

This association with Man U will help Airtel cut across a whole new set of young people on a topic that?s extremely close to their hearts - football, the company said.

The program is targeted at children in the age-group of 14-16 years. To create buzz amongst the TG Airtel has created a special Facebook page. Aspirants can register on the site and check out training videos, download pictures, play games and become part of the Airtel Rising Stars fan club.

The comprehensive communication campaign is conceptualised by BBH India. The central idea of the campaign is "If you are the best football talent in South Asia, Airtel will give you a chance to learn to play the United way."

The agency has also launched TVCs as well as the shorter films that have been shot by Ram Madhvani of Equinox Films. The launch TVC aims to create "excitement" among the TG and showcase the "largeness" of this initiative. The short films are stories that will be used to keep the buzz alive and get more kids to register for Airtel Rising Stars.

The communication will also be rolled out in print, outdoor and few other mediums to support the TVC.

The media agency working on the account is Madison.

MUMBAI: Zee Caf? is ruling the charts in English GEC genre, this week with 5.3 GRPs followed by AXN - 4.2 GRPs and Star World - 2.8 GRPs. Zee Caf?, the English general entertainment channel (GEC) of Zee Network, has also increased its market share to 35% this week, as compared to 27% last week.

Moreover, all the Top 5 shows in the genre are of Zee Caf? with The Mentalist, Make it or Break it and Pretty Little Liars ruling the roost. Zee Caf? has witnessed TSPV of 33 minutes, which is higher than any other Eng GECs in year 2012. Zee Caf? has been into top 3 players amongst Eng GECs since the beginning of Year 2012.

Also, Zee Caf? once again is a market leader in Bangalore and Calcutta this week with 7.2 and 22.1 GRPs respectively. Zee Caf? has been leading the English GEC genre over the past six weeks in 5 Metros, CS AB 15-24 category. (Source - TAM, 5 Metros, CS AB 15-24 Wk 21 to 26).

The Mentalist, is an American police procedural television series, it follows Patrick Jane, a well-known psychic who becomes an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), he helps solve intriguing cases and has an incredible track record for solving serious crimes. After a serial killer named Red John murdered Patrick Jane?s wife and daughter, Jane dedicated his life to hunting down and killing Red John. To that end he gave up his lucrative pretence of being a psychic and joined the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a consultant to the team responsible for investigating the Red John case, led by Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon. Using Jane?s exceptional gift for observation and his mentalist tricks, the team is able to close an unprecedented number of cases, but Jane?s unconventional and often outright illegal methods also bring much censure down on Lisbon?s head, making his assistance both a blessing and a curse. Meanwhile, the hunt for Red John continues...

Make It or Break It, is an American television drama series that focuses on the lives of teen gymnasts who strive to make it to the Olympic Games. The series was inspired by Touchstone?s 2006 comedy film, Stick It. An ABC Family show, nominated for 3 teen choice awards in 2012 and 2 nominations at the 2011 Teen Choice awards.

Pretty Little Liars is a clique of teenage girls drift apart after the group?s leader, Alison DiLaurentis, goes missing. Her body is found and the girls are reunited at her funeral. All four begin receiving text messages from the mysterious ?A?, who seems to know many of the group?s deepest secrets, some of which only the late Alison had knowledge of. The girls join forces against A?s scheming and try to uncover the mystery of Alison?s death.

(Source - TAM, CS AB 15-44, 5 Metros, Week 26)

MUMBAI: Starting 1st July monsters & witches, gods & demons, fairy tale characters & talking animals, detectives and supernatural mysteries will take over your world. Everything you know, feel, touch, experience and remember will cease to exist and you will live in a world that is a creation of mysterious, magical beings. Your evenings will never be the same again.

Starting 1st July every night at 9 pm MOVIES NOW will showcase some the biggest blockbusters that will surprise you, mesmerise you and leave you astounded. For the 1st time in India you will be able to experience the magical world of Harry Potter, the mysterious world of Sherlock Holmes, the fairytale world of Shrek, the unbelievable world of a museum that comes alive and the wonderful world of Percy Jackson for the 1st time in High Definition.

No wonder world is every complete without Harry Potter and his friends who take on evil wizard Lord Voldermont to save the destiny of the world in Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince & Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. You can also visit the world of the demi god Percy Jackson who seeks to settle an on-going battle between the gods.

If a world full of fantasy and magic isn?t enough, Wonder Nights also brings to you movies which are full of mysteries ?The mysterious world of - Sherlock Holmes. Watch the famous detective along with his prot?g? Watson uncover some of the most puzzling riddles ever to confront mankind.

The fairytale world of Shrek is next where an ugly giant ogre along with his best friend: a talking donkey saves and marries a princess and like what can only happen in fairy tales lives happily ever after.

The singing squirrels are back to entertain in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. The story chronicles the entertaining lives of 3 squirrels and their human friend.

Ever thought what it would be like to bring to life some of the most historical characters? From the deadly huns to extinct dinosaurs watch a historic world come alive in Night at the Museum:2.

This is just some of the magic that will leave you spellbound in July, Stay tuned to Wonder Nights every night @ 9 pm and let the magic get to you. Wonder Nights is sponsored by Aircel.