MUMBAI: BIG FM, radio arm of Reliance Broadcast Network Limited announces RJ Vidhi as the host of ?927 ki laughter metro? from 7 ? 11 am in the morning in its endeavour to provide stress-free mornings to its listeners and to further enhance its high-quality entertainment quotient.

The ?927 ki laughter metro? promises to deliver entertainment in its best form and caters to the need of the local populace. The fun-loving and effervescent RJ Vidhi is expected to pump energy and excitement to the morning drive hours, with her intelligent humour, interesting takes on bollywood updates. Besides the music, bollywood and entertainment, the show and host also safeguard the interests and needs of its listeners by updating them with the live traffic updates from across the city and the stock market updates, promising an overall utilitarian experience for their listeners.

Speaking on her new assignment, RJ Vidhi said,? ?It?s a wonderful feeling when you know that you are heard by so many people. You become a quintessential part of their lives and they in turn become your extended family. It?s quite challenging but at the same time gives you immense pleasure when you know, you have made some difference in your listener?s lives. Working with 92.7 BIG FM is a great opportunity, as the station not only offers excellent radio entertainment; it also has a tremendously huge listener base.?

Welcoming RJ Vidhi, Mr. Ashwin Padmanabhan, Station Head, 92.7 BIG FM- Delhi said, ?We feel extremely happy as Vidhi joins us in the BIG Family. I am confident that her humour, presence of mind and witty disposition makes her an apt choice for the breakfast show, as she is likely to pump up the lethargic mood in the mornings with her exuberance and bubbly character. At BIG 92.7 FM we always offer our listeners with the most innovative and entertaining programming mix, and with all her experience, Vidhi would definitely help to strengthen our offerings and keep up with the vibe of the city all the times.?

MUMBAI: STAR World has come up with a unique promotional contest for promoting its brand new show ‘Glee‘.

As ‘Glee‘ launches on 25th June, the channel has tied-up with ELLE for a unique contest. STAR World and ELLE will launch "Gleek Hunt" starting 25th June which is a hunt for the ‘coolest / most stylish gang of college goers‘. The contest will be announced on air on STAR World and through the channel‘s website, www.starworld.in . The contest will also be aggressively promoted on the STAR World?s Facebook and Twitter pages and ELLE‘s website (www.ellenow.in).

All participants need to upload the coolest and most stylish pictures of their gang onto the STAR World website between 25th June to 20th July. The coolest picture will be selected by ELLE and STAR World and 3 people will get a complete style make-over from ELLE fashion team.

STAR World gears up to regale you with a brand new runaway success - GLEE. With numerous awards and great reviews to its credit, STAR World gives an opportunity for the "Gleeks" (Fans of the show) in India to rejoice, as the super-hit musical comedy debuts on 25th June, every Friday and Saturday at 10pm!

From Ryan Murphy, the creator of Nip/Tuck and Popular, comes GLEE, a one-hour musical comedy that follows an optimistic high school teacher as he tries to transform the school?s Glee Club and inspire a group of ragtag performers to make it to the biggest competition of them all: Nationals. Glee is a runaway success in the US and promises to be a hit with music lovers! Featuring a soundtrack of hit songs from past and present, Glee also has an appealing amount of humour in it which makes it a great show to watch out for!

The Plot
McKinley High School?s Glee Club used to be at the top of the show choir world, but years later, a series of scandals have turned it into a haven for misfits and social outcasts. WILL SCHUESTER (Matthew Morrison, Broadway?s Hairspray), a young optimistic teacher, has offered to take on the Herculean task of restoring McKinley?s Glee Club to its former glory with the help of fellow teacher EMMA PILLSBURY (Jayma Mays, Ugly Betty). It?s a tall order when the brightest stars of the pitch-imperfect club include KURT (Chris Colfer), a nerdy soprano with a flair for the dramatic; MERCEDES (Amber Riley), a dynamic diva-in-training who refuses to sing back-up; RACHAEL (Lea Michele), a girl who believes that she is born to be a superstar unlike the people around her, ARTY (Kevin McHale, Zoey 101), a geeky guitarist who spends more time avoiding bullies than chasing girls; and TINA (Jenna Ushkowitz, Spring Awakening), an awkward girl who needs to suppress her stutter before she can take center stage.

Driven by his secret past, Will is determined to do whatever it takes to make Glee great again, even though everyone around him thinks he?s nuts. He?s out to prove them all wrong ? from his tough-as-nails wife TERRI SCHUESTER (Jessalyn Gilsig, Nip/Tuck) to McKinley?s cheerleading coach SUE SYLVESTER (guest star Jane Lynch, Best in Show, Role Models) to an ?ber-hip world that thinks jazz hands and sequined tuxedos litter the road to infamy rather than pave the way to Hollywood dreams.

MUMBAI: The cadets are startled as their eliminated comrades, Akshaye and Nazneen, walk into the camp as wild card entries. Sly mind games dominate a day off from assignments with both the contestants trying hard to convince their fellow cadets on why they deserve to stay in the game, as one of them will be sent back home.
Will Nazneen?s re-entry spark some edgy moments with Anurag, as their past vendetta comes into play again?

For the first task this week, cadets must monkey crawl along a path, suspended over which is a sniper. The cadets must then suspend themselves from the rope, use the sniper to shoot a target and then crawl to the end of the rope. Intensifying the torture levels, the second task which is time bound requires cadets to monkey crawl in hot sand with their weapon along with a log of wood tied to their feet. At the end of the task, they must find a bowl containing 5 keys one of which will release the weight and bring time to a halt.

The perennially injured Karan?s wounds were aggravated with the first task and he is indecisive of whether to continue into the second or not, as it may cause more damage to his injuries than there already is.

Will cadets complete their task under these death-defying conditions? Watch Karan undergo some of the gruesome tasks, only on D3 Commando Force: Dadagiri against Terrorism this Saturday, June 26th at 7 p.m. only on UTV Bindass!
 

MUMBAI: Hon. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will honour ?India?s Most Preferred Brands? at the sixth edition of the nation?s most prestigious awards, the ?Consumer Awards 2010? to be organized by CNBC AWAAZ, India‘s No. 1 business channel in Mumbai on June 28, 2010 at the Taj Lands End.

The CNBC AWAAZ ?Consumer Awards? have now become a consumer preference benchmark. These awards have been developed basis an exhaustive and comprehensive research which is conducted across the country, both in tier-II and tier-III cities, to arrive at a list of ?India?s Most Preferred Brands? as perceived by the end consumer. CNBC AWAAZ conducts this research in association with India?s leading research organisation - The Nielsen Company.

This year, the channel has introduced new categories of awards focusing on individuals behind the success of various brands. These categories include - ?Brand Marketer of the Year?, ?Media Agency of the Year? and ?Creative Agency of the Year?.

The celebration thus begins for those brands and the impeccable people who have made a mark by taking their brands out to the consumers at large in the world?s most sought-after-markets ? India. These brands have managed to rise to the position of ?India?s Most Preferred Brands? by creating an explicit communication strategy for a multi-linguistic nation.

Attending the award ceremony would be luminaries such as: Nitin Paranje, CEO, Hindustan Unilever Ltd.; Kishore Biyani, Founder & Group CEO, Future Group; Sanjay Kapoor, CEO, Bharti Airtel Ltd.; Chanda Kochar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank Ltd.; O P Bhatt, Chairman, State Bank of India; TS Vijayan, Chairman, LIC; Kuldeep Goyal, Chairman & MD, BSNL; Bhargav Dasgupta, MD & CEO, ICICI Lombard; PRP Nair, Senior Advisor, RK Swamy BBDO; Marcelo Villagran, MD, Bata India Ltd; Colvyn Harris, CEO, JWT; Sam Balsara, CMD, Madison Communications; R Gowthaman, MD, Mindshare India, Ambi M G Parameswaran, ED & CEO, Draftfcb Ulka Advertising, Mumbai; Arvind Sharma, Chairman & CEO, Leo Burnett; Mahesh Chauhan, Group CEO, Rediffusion Y & R; R Balki, Chairman & CCO, Lowe Lintas India; Prasoon Joshi, Executive Chairman, McCann Erickson India; Harindra Singh, MD, Percept Holdings; Lynn D‘Souza, Director, Lintas Media Group and Genelia D?Souza, Actor & Brand Endorser of the year.

The winning brands have remarkably delivered real value for money for its consumers. The primary reasons for their popularity amongst consumers are their easy availability in the target markets and the development of a strong brand identity through advertising and marketing skills.
 

MUMBAI: Anupam Kher has been named the Goodwill Ambassador of the Pratham Education Foundation.
As Goodwill Ambassador, Kher will undertake a planned trip to the USA later this year to meet and encourage supporters of the organisation along with the Foundations USA chapter.

Kher will also host Pratham‘s informative and educational TV programme called ‘Angrezi OK Please‘.

Recipient of the Padma Shri Award, Kher‘s critical and commercial success runs over 100 plays and almost 400 films. While his accomplishments as an actor are well known, it is his determination to use his eminence to help India‘s children go to school and learn well, that has led to his appointment as a Pratham Goodwill Ambassador.

Averred Kher, "I have always been drawn to the cause of children‘s education which is why I have founded a School of Life Programme. I am certain a lot of synergy will be unleashed in being appointed Goodwill Ambassador for Pratham and in leveraging my media image. By becoming Pratham‘s public face, I hope to augment in its fund raising, capacity enhancement and other initiatives dedicated to the cause of children‘s education."

Kher who also runs Anupam Kher Foundation that is conducted by Kher also has a programme module called ‘School of Life‘ for educating the street children in Mumbai.

MUMBAI: UTV World Movies presents UTV World Movie Nites on the 25th of June, 8p.m. onwards at Caf? Oz, Delhi. It?s that time of the month again where you can enjoy an evening with the best of world culture through some captivating International music.

In an undertaking to popularize world cinema in India, UTV World Movies has taken this initiative to broadcast UTV World Movies ?Generic Promo? with an engrossing musical demonstration by local bands for movie and music lovers. Generic promos of UTV World Movies will be showcased in the backdrop while the band plays.

?Five 8? was formed in 2005. Initially formed as a college band, Five8 did exceedingly well in the college circuit, winning most of the competitions it participated in. They decided to take the potential of the band further, to write more music and establish a unique sound of the band. The idea was to play more original music. One year down the line, Five8 is now a professional outfit, playing music centered on the genres of progressive rock and funk ? with influences of 80?s rock. For the future, the band hopes to play as many performances as possible, write more material and work towards a wider audience as well as the conceptualization and release of an album.

Host: - UTV World Movies
Venue: - Caf? Oz, Khan Market
Date: - 25th June
Time: - 8 p.m. onwards