MUMBAI: The ‘39th American Music Awards‘ is back and this time it promises to get bigger and better as it is set to enthral the audiences with its impressive line-up of performances. The glitterati, glamour and performances of the awards night will be witnessed on Vh1 India, as it premiers exclusively live on 21st of November, 2011 at 6:30 am IST LIVE & exclusive on Vh1, with a primetime repeat at 9pm.

The American Music Awards celebrates the greatest talents of contemporary music by honouring the biggest names today ranging from powerful pop divas to sensational R&B and Rock acts, rewarding exceptional artists for their abilities to inspire and excite audiences all over the world. Fans across the world have voted for their favourite artists to make them the winners. The artists nominated this year include huge names like Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Jason Aldean, Kanye West, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj and Pitbull. The special and the biggest award of the American Music Awards - 2011 Artist of the Year nominees include Adele, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne and Taylor Swift.

With the ‘39th American Music Awards‘, Vh1 promises to showcase to Indian audiences a spectacular celebration of music! The awards night will see Nicki Minaj and David Guetta opening the mega event. Adding to all the action and music will be host of artist and celebrities including pop singer Lance Bass, American Internet comedian Michael Buckley, English R&B singer and rapper Estelle, American actress Sarah Hyland, American actor, singer and musician Mitchel Musso and many more who will give the sashaying artists some company on the Red Carpet. The Awards Night will feature performances from party starters LMFAO, Chris Brown and Marc Anthony. The three stars will join a previously announced group of performers that includes Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Christina Aguilera, Pitbull and Maroon 5. The performance line-up looks impressive and is sure to get the audiences grooving.

Ferzad Palia, Channel Head-Vh1 India said, "It is our constant endeavour to offer our discerning fans and audience world class content and best of International entertainment. The 39th American Music Awards on Vh1 is an excellently packaged awards night that will attract both young and older audiences and appeal to their specific entertainment preference. With our loyal fan following, I am hoping that the award night sets a benchmark in live telecasts and gives our viewers the sheer thrill of being there and catching it LIVE when it happens and as it happens!"

In keeping with the latest tradition, the ‘American Music Awards‘ is a host-free event that highlights music‘s biggest artist performing on stage which will be broadcasted live from the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles. Artists will be honoured in various music categories including Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Latin, and Contemporary Inspirational.

Vh1 India on the other hand will build up the show in the Indian space by creating buzz and excitement in the digital & marketing space through various promotions including a primetime repeat of the show across 40+ digital screens across Mumbai from airports, to gyms, clubs, salons & cinemas.

MUMBAI: Hilarity and mirth knew no bounds as PTC Punjabi organized and telecast the Grand Finale of its Talent Hunt Shoe "Laughter Da Master" on November 13 at Khalsa College in Amritsar. The Grand Finale event was telecast LIVE from 7 pm onwards on PTC Punjabi.

Judges of the Grand Finale were Navjot Singh Siddhu, Rajiee M Shinde( COO - PTC Network), Rajiv Thakur, Jaswinder Bhalla and Savita Bhatti. The Mega event saw some sizzling performances by popular Punjabi singers Diljit Dosanjh, Jassi Sidhu, Lakhwinder Wadali, Honey Singh and Roshan Prince. The event was emceed by renowned Punjabi Anchor Satinder Satti and Comedian Manish Paul.

Umang Sharma, a boy next door from humble belongings, hailing from Jalandhar has been awarded the honour of Laughter Da Master Season 1.A Brand new car and a Cash prize of Rs 5 Lakh was awarded to the contest winner by the channel.

According to Rajiee M Shinde, COO- PTC Punjabi, PTC News and PTC Chak De, "Starting with an extensive and well-promoted Audition exercise in various cities of Punjab, scores of contestants were screened for their comic timing and screen/stage confidence on the basis of their performance in challenging stand up acts. Post the Mega Auditions in Chandigarh, a total of 36 contestants were selected for Studio Episodes. The same were telecast on PTC Punjabi from August to November. The contestants were groomed at each stage of the process and the entire process of Laughter Da Master was well-supported by a Script Team specially called in to ensure desirable content quality. The contestants got eliminated in various stages, leaving a fine select of only five contestants to compete in the Grand Finale Event".

According to Rabindra Narayan, President- PTC Punjabi, PTC News and PTC Chak De, "It is the ability to laugh over oneself and always look at the brighter side of life that has become synonymous with the Punjabi style of living. To those blessed with the powerful yet subtle knack to make others laugh, PTC Punjabi provided a unique platform to showcase their talent and bring home the hilarity".

MUMBAI: ET Now has once again emerged as India‘s #1 stock market channel. By providing cutting-edge market analysis & expert advice ET NOW continues to help traders/investors make the most of the stock market. It also continues to enhance the viewer‘s knowledge on market related anecdotes and trade analysis, helping achieve leadership position.

As per the latest Television Audience Measurement data, ET NOW leads the English Business News Channel with 44% market share in All India 1Mn+ Market and 43% in the 6 Metro Market, amongst the core audience from CS AB Males 25+ Yrs, in Week 46 (06 November, 2011 to 12 November, 2011).

Also, across all the critical time bands of trading hours, ET NOW is way ahead of the competition. During the all-important ‘Stock Market Hours‘ (8am to 4pm) which contribute significantly to the overall viewership of the genre, ET NOW dominates with a market share of 49% in All India 1Mn+ market in the current week (Week 46). Also, during the market opening (8am to 10am) & market closing (2pm to 4pm) ET NOW is ahead of the competition with a market share of 46% & 49% respectively.

So stay tuned to ET NOW for more stock tips, market trading strategies and exclusive interviews. 

MUMBAI:According to the Effective Measure report, Tribal Fusion has continued its growth in UAE and KSA reaching more than 3 million unique browsers in UAE and 7 million unique browsers in KSA cross its network. Tribal Fusion, a global digital marketing company has witnessed steady expansion of its reach in ME Region with key growths coming in UAE and KSA markets as per Effective Measure latest findings for the Region.

On this occasion, Rajiv Singh, General Manager, Middle East Tribal Fusion said, ?One of the reasons we have been able to establish leadership in reach and grow our presence in the UAE market is on account of our innovative advertising solutions that have been increasingly supported by UAE advertisers and agencies . Our
publishing partners provide advertisers with targeted ad placements in a brand-safe environment, while our industry-leading technology platform optimizes campaigns in real time, helping them better engage with the desired audience.?

Deepali Thakur, Senior Business Director, Tribal Fusion adds ?Our Firefly Video? offering has also been adopted by top brands in UAE and Middle East as it allows them to utilize their best TV spots, target fine-grained audiences at scale. We combine the benefit of technology with innovation and now extend Firefly Tool Bar new ad unit delivering a unique position and adding new dimension to Firefly Ad unit buy for better ROI."

"It is fantastic to finalize a global deal with Tribal Fusion and start reporting their numbers on Effective Measure. In fact we can see on Effective Measure that Tribal Fusion had 3 million unique browsers
in September for UAE alone. This traffic over-indexes on females with a higher household income than the UAE average, highlighting some of the value they bring to the market" says Dinesh Arasaratnam, MENA Regional Director, Effective Measure.

Tribal Fusion has grown to a leading advertising network reaching 477 million monthly unique users worldwide and 61 million Unique browsers in MENA. The company was founded in 2001, is headquartered in USA; and is part of the Exponential? group, a technology-driven media services company that delivers innovative products and services for digital advertisers and publishers enabling them to reach their target audiences from around the globe. Tribal Fusion has offices in 29 cities across 20 countries, including the US, Canada, United Kingdom,
Spain, Germany, France, UAE, South Africa, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Australia.

Effective Measure (www.effectivemeasure.com) is an innovative Digital Audience Measurement and Research company with extensive global reach. As a pioneer of a groundbreaking Market Intelligence solution,
Effective Measure leads the industry with a realistic representation of the digital marketplace through its Digital Helix? methodology. Effective Measure provides best practice products and services to clients across the globe including South East Asia, Middle East North Africa and South Africa.

Tribal Fusion (www.tribalfusion.com) is a global online advertising provider that drives sales for the world?s top brands by helping them learn about, reach and engage their online audiences more effectively. We combine our global publisher network, advanced online ad technology and integrated audience data on a single platform to
deliver audience insights, targeting and creative solutions that transform the performance of online advertising campaigns. 

MUMBAI: Saas Bahu Aur Saazish, the 1st and still the foremost in the business of entertainment news. When first conceived 7 years ago by STAR News, few in the industry believed that it will be the biggest innovation narrowing the gulf between news and entertainment.

Saas Bahu Aur Saazish, is a pioneering show on a STAR News channel that and it captures all the excitement and news of popular television serials. The show also brings competing General Entertainment Channels together on one common platform.

"Saas Bahu Aur Saazish is the number one brand in Entertainment News & Information, because the Star News Editorial have never lost sight of the importance of delivering that news with viewer relevance. Small wonder the Viewer has stayed with the Programme even in its 1 hour Avtaar as the 30 minute format did not satiate his need for Information. On its 7th Anniversary at the Top we would like to compliment our Editorial for running faster to stay at the same spot at the top." shared Ashok Venkatramani, CEO Star News.

In the last one year, Saas Bahu Aur Saazish has strengthened it‘s leadership position even as the telecast time increased from 30minutes of 60minutes while most other TV news programs are moving to shorter 15 minute capsules. The Saas Bahu Aur Saazish Program has Taken the Top Spot for the Afternoon Viewers for the second half also without surrendering its dominance in the 1st 30 Minutes. It increased its Market Share by 6% while AajTak lost 6% in the same time band during this period. Saas Bahu Aur Saazish now has commanded average viewer ship share of 21% for the one hour Programme. It did this by keeping ahead of it‘s Look alike talk alike (LATA) programs on almost all channels through continuous innovation and some innovative marketing.

SBS set Digital Media on fire with over 100,000 active friends on Facebook of which 7 lucky winners from across the country were invited to the Jash‘e‘Hafta party.

The party saw 7 Cocktails, 7 Mocktails,7 Starters, 7 Main Courses, 7 Games and 7 Funny Awards which the Stars for once were not unhappy to lose: Bade Ache Lagtehain) - uttaran team , Ram Milaye Jodi Award - Daya-Jetha, Itna paisa main itnaichmilegaMansinghkhurana, Ekchutkii dialogue kiikeemat turn kyaajaano writer babu - AhamModi, Tujh main rabdiktahai, yaara main kyakaroon, Babul kiiduaayenletiijaa, jaatujhkosukhiisansaar mile - Gopi, aunty kiibaari - Sara Khan.

After making its debut as a 1 hour programme in April 2011, SBS continued its historically high ratings.

The biggest innovation narrowing the gulf between news and entertainment has a number of 1sts to its credit.

The entire Television Industry, the star cast of all the popular soap operas on General Entertainment Channels will celebrate its success at a star studded Dinner at The Lalit Hotel in Mumbai on Sunday 13th November at 8 pm. They will honour and applaud the Winners of the humorous Saas Bahu Aur Saazish Awards.

Mumbai: Exposed, BloombergUTV‘s show that investigates financial crimes, has uncovered a deep nexus of some merchant bankers and operators to help companies with zero revenues go public successfully.

EXPOSED, anchored by Vivek Law - Editor, BloombergUTV, goes undercover and exposes every link in the IPO chain and finds them severely compromised. EXPOSED reveals the modus operandi behind the IPO scams in the wake of several such issues listing at huge prices and then crashing days later leaving small investors holding these dead stocks.

Catch this entire investigation exclusively only on EXPOSED this Wednesday, November 16th at 6.30 pm