MUMBAI: This weekend on NewsX, watch an interesting series of programmes featuring faces from across industries and disciplines. Catch Sajid Khan, Sudhir Mishra, Kabir Bedi, Mr. Sachin Pilot, Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, Dr. Mohammed Ali Shah- CWG chef de mission, a special on Leh, a tribute to Guru Dutt and a special on Festival songs this Saturday and Sunday on NewsX.

The NewsX weekend lineup has been performing and delivering ratings week on week. As of Week 40, News X was the Highest watched English News Channel on the weekend across the 6 metros.

Details of weekend programming are as under:

The New Guard: NewsX takes you on a tour to Ajmer in Rajasthan with Sachin Pilot - MoS, Communications and IT. Catch an interesting discussion as he talks about the work he has been doing in the ministry, the new initiatives in the IT & communications field for the rural masses.

Telecast details: Saturday, October 9, 2010 @ 5.30 p.m. &

Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 2.30 p.m.

Straight Talk: This week NewsX?s National Affairs Editor, Seema Mustafa interacts with Dr. Mohammed Ali Shah, CWG chef de mission and Min of sports, Sindh. The discussion will be on Pak‘s reception & participation in the Commonwealth Games and the recent ‘flag-snatching‘ controversy after which the weightlifters threatened to boycott the games.

Telecast details: Saturday, October 9, 2010 @ 8.30 PM &

Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 3.30 PM

India Inc.: This week on India Inc. - Saurabh Bhatia, CEO & founder and Vdopia.com, Rajiv Vij - Easy cabs, share the entire gamut of activities that they undertook while setting-up their businesses. Learn how they succeeded in setting-up their respective businesses in such competitive industries.

Telecast details: Saturday, October 9, 2010 @ 11.30 a.m. &

Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 4.30 p.m.

In Conversation with Saeed Naqvi: This week on ?In Conversation? celebrate Sarod maestro, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan?s Birthday in a freewheeling discussion touching his personal and professional lives with veteran journalist, Saeed Naqvi.

Telecast details: Saturday, October 9, 2010 @ 10 PM &

Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 12.30 PM (Repeat)

Special on Leh: ?Leh Picking Up the Pieces?- The special program is a follow up on the natural disaster that hit Leh in the form of a cloudburst in the month of August 2010. The show looks at the life of the local inhabitants post the tragedy and showcases their fears as they are still not ready to face the onslaught of the approaching winters.

Telecast details: Saturday, October 9, 2010 @ 10.30 AM

Utsav- Watch the colourful songs of Garbha as NewsX talks to people and shares their enthusiasm around the sparkling ?Navratri ?Festival.

Telecast details: Saturday, October 9, 2010 @ 8.30 AM

Bollywood On Bollywood: Catch the bollywood biggies decipher and decode BOLLYWOOD in an exciting panel discussion featuring Sajid Khan, Kabir Bedi, Sudhir Mishra and Shailender Singh.

Telecast details: Saturday, October 9, 2010 @ 4 PM &

Sunday, October 10, 2010 @ 5 PM

NewsX Special On Guru Dutt- Recollect the magic of old times as NewsX pays a tribute to the legendary actor Guru Dutt on his 46th death anniversary.

Telecast details: Saturday, October 9, 2010 @ 8.30 AM

IMN News is the new brand identity that the premier English news channel NewsX will soon assume. The new look of the channel will be unveiled soon, and be accompanied with a similarly redesigned website, IPTV service and mobile TV.
 

MUMBAI: Amarjeet, a 24 year old lad from Jalandar has been in a committed relationship for 4 years with Harmeet, a 21 year old working professional from Delhi. Setting off on a smooth note in their first year together, their relationship is faced with one of the most rampant issue couples experience ? long distance! Amarjeet moved to the UK for better job prospects in their 2nd year, leaving Harmeet craving for her partner?s involvement in her day-to-day affairs.

Noticing a shift in Amarjeet?s attitude towards her on his return to India, Harmeet is forced to rethink about her partner?s loyalty. Her doubts grow firm with Amarjeet?s recently altered approach and ultra-modern thoughts. Pushing this altercation to the brink, Harmeet approaches the EAT team to check Amarjeet?s loyalty as he begins to show disinterest towards her.

As the fidelity test begins, a shocked Harmeet blows the lid off the scandal, confronts Amarjeet who actually goes on to speak about his ?so-called love? for the undercover agent!

The atmosphere spices up with the entry of the popular Emraan Hashmi and Producer Mahesh Bhatt, who extend their support? to the cheater!

Empathizing with Amarjeet, will Emraan Hashmi and Mahesh Bhatt?s involvement act as a catalyst in the couples break-up?

Watch as Harmeet learns the true colors of her boyfriend on Emotional Atyachaar this Saturday, 7 p.m. on October 9th, 2010 only on UTV Bindass.

MUMBAI: 9XM - India‘s ultimate Bollywood Music destination welcomes Falli and Balli to its gang of animated dudes. The new characters will join the 9XM gang comprising of Bade Chote, Bheegi Billi, Betel Nuts and Badshah Bhai on the Channel beginning October 10, 2010 with their own show called FUNDA FRY.

FALLI and BALLI are 2 dogs who are fitness fanatics and give a whole new meaning to the term, ‘DIMAAG DAUDANA‘. They have trained the best bodies in Bollywood and are ready to ‘jog‘ the minds of the viewers. Balli the Rottweiler likes pumping iron and holds a bachelors degree in BICEPSology while Falli, the Chiwawa is doing his masters in FUNDAlogy and likes pumping brain. These gym trainers love training and are a lethal combination of Brawn and Brain!

Welcoming the new dudes Amar Tidke, Head of Programming, 9XM said "The success of Bakwaas Bandh Kar on 9XM by our popular dudes Bade and Chote got these canine friends Falli and Balli approach the channel executives at a gym to do a show on Bollywood. 9XM being the only Bollywood music destination, agreed to make them a part of the popular 9XM gang and provided them with their own show Funda Fry. Now everyone in office is on a health trip thanks to their arrival. I too have lost 3 kilos since their arrival! The show will acquaint viewers to some of the most amazing Fundas around Bollywood and other extremely interesting facets outside of Bollywood. With Bollywood being the core entertainment factor on the show these canine buddies will surely entertain viewers with their fundas on Bollywood celebrities and their experiences of training them. We are convinced that the viewers will love them as they have loved the other characters on the channel"

With Fundafry, Falli and Balli are all set to entertain viewers with interesting and unique Bollywood facts that will amuse the viewers. The show is a light-hearted take on some never-before-known facts.

9XM Funda Fry Mental Challenge‘!
Gear up for giving your brain a six-pax, because that is exactly what you will get after taking the ‘9XM Funda Fry Mental Challenge‘! Participate in the challenge, answer the questions and win super cool 9XM merchandise. HAQ SE!!!

So stay tuned to 9XM for your daily dose of ‘Fundas‘ and some rib-tickling shows presented by the popular gang of 9XM Dudes.
 

MUMBAI: ET NOW, a 24-hour English business news channel brings you an exclusive interview with the Honourable Finance Minister of India, Pranab Mukherjee. In his most candid interview to ET NOW, the FM shares his outlook on the growth prospects of the Indian economy, expected growth in the current year, FII‘s inflows into the booming Indian stock markets, exporters‘ worries against dollar deluge and a continuing fear of a bubble.

He reassured that the economy is expected to clock a growth of 8.5 percent in the current financial year. Although, inflation still remains a major concern he is very hopeful that prices will moderate after the festive season.

According to him with the increasing inflow of FII funds and the Indian markets touching new highs, the sentiment is positive. Although, he added that one needs to keep a close watch on the situation and see that it doesn‘t have an adverse impact like the bubble effect.

He mentioned that there is no necessity to restrict these FII inflows into the Indian markets as he doesn‘t visualize a sudden substantial outflow which can create an essence of uncertainty. Also, all the three regulators namely the SEBI, RBI and the finance ministry are keeping a keen watch on the stock markets and FII inflows and will intervene as and when required.

Although with the exporters are very skeptical & concerns been raised that they will lose their competitive edge with the dollar deluge pushing the Indian Rupee to a 5-month high, the FM is convinced and confident that there is no need of intervention in the rupee market right now.

So stay tuned to ET NOW to catch the exclusive interview with the Finance Minister - Pranab Mukherjee on Friday, October 8 at 6.30pm.
 

MUMBAI: In a matter of 72 hours, the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 website http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org/ is receiving a record number of unique visitors. Between the 3rd and 5th of October, the website had over 4.2 million unique visitors, with over 30 million page views. With the gold tally rising everyday, so is the record number of visitors on the Commonwealth Games website.

Launched on the 19th August 2010, the new completely revamped website for the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 is receiving an encouraging response since the re- launch. The website http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org/ is a one stop digital destination for all information for the world event. A comprehensive digital campaign has been designed and executed for the event, which manages the digital presence of this prestigious event. The website highlights and facilitates key information in the most effective and seamless manner for all its visitors. The traffic on the site has already gone up and this number is expected to grow more with each passing day of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010.

The aim for the website was to provide the participating nations and spectators with a single interaction point. The website has effective navigation points so that visitors can find what they are looking for as easily as possible.

Some of the key features of the website include:

- Information on event schedule, best ways to travel to the venue and lodging & boarding options in New Delhi, News update , picture gallery

- Participation details for a Volunteer Program

- Latest updates on the event through a host of videos, photographs and information on latest happenings

The homepage is also showing a tally of medals won by participating countries so far.

MUMBAI: BuzzCity, the global mobile media company, today releases the results of its Global Mobile Advertising Index for Q3 2010. The data, gathered over the three month period from July - September, reveals worldwide growth in mobile advertising of 17%.

During this reporting quarter, a total of 54 markets each delivered monthly traffic exceeding 10 million impressions per month ? an increase from 44 markets in Q2 and 32 markets in Q1.

The top 20 most active countries in Q3 were:

Dr. KF Lai, CEO of BuzzCity, said: ?No less than 14 countries have witnessed double digit growth in mobile advertising over the last three months, with three markets, Libya, Korea and Kenya, seeing triple digit growth.

?India, Turkey, the United States, Malaysia, South Africa and Mexico have seen three straight quarters of double digit growth. The key countries that stand out as showing strong sustainable growth are India, with an average growth of 79% over the last quarter, Turkey(54%) and the US (49%).?

The report yet again proves the growth of the Indian mobile internet market. India has been maintaining its 2nd position after Indonesia for the last three quarters. More than three billion ads have been served to Indian audiences in Q3 2010.

The Global Mobile Advertising Index tracks activity across BuzzCity?s network including over 2500 publishers across the globe. The findings represent a measure of advertiser demand for mobile internet advertising.