MUMBAI: A lovely surprise awaits one and all this festive season on Star CJ Alive. As part of its programming activities and in recognition of the upcoming festive season, the channel has decided to reinvent Santa Clause.

We‘ve all grown up knowing a Red Santa Clause but Star CJ decided to reinvent the jolly old man and turn him a bright and sunny yellow this festive season. Traditionally, Santa has always been Red but STAR CJ has invented a new icon for this festive season i.e. The Yellow Santa.

Commenting on the reasoning behind the yellow Santa Clause, Donald Kwag, Head of Marketing says, "Yellow depicts the warm, sunny and jovial disposition of Santa and given that yellow is our brand logo color, we thought why not have a nice and cheery yellow Santa Clause on our programmes to welcome our viewers this festive season."

As a part of the festive celebrations on Star CJ Alive, the sets on all the programmes will be sporting a bright yellow colour and the yellow Santa Clause will be a part of all the programmes. He will have loads of exciting gifts and offers for the viewers, keeping his trademark of gifting and delivering surprises.

Star CJ Alive on Star Utsav has unique episodic-themed entertainment segments to feature their three clutter breaking categories - Digital Life dealing with quality electronics products, Beautiful Life representing the latest trends in fashion& beauty and Wonderful Life catering to exclusive home appliances and accessories.

STAR CJ believes in surprising people and transforming their lifestyle with their products and cutting edge programmes. Hence, it is but natural that the company transforms the grand old man "Santa" from Red to Yellow.

This festive season, the Indian consumer will be spoilt for choice with a range of gifting options consisting of some of the finest and premium brands available on Star CJ Alive at great value in a hassle-free, secure and entertaining shopping environment.

MUMBAI: Get ready to witness the wickedest journey ever on ?MTV Hero Honda Roadies Season 7? as the final 14 were flagged off at the 1st ever Roadies concert! As India?s hottest reality series goes on air, VJ Rannvijay has made his selection of the final 14 roadies from among the shortlisted 24 riders. The special guests to announce the final 14 Roadies were R. Madhavan & Sharman Joshi ? ?3 Idiots?. Don?t miss the ultimate Roadies concert as it will showcase performances by Agnee and MTV?s very own Saadhak ? winner of ?Rock On?, This Sunday, December 29th at 7pm only on MTV!

With a brand new surprise spin on the Roadies Theme as well as the smash hit Splitsvilla Theme Song, Agnee - the new face of Indi-Rock - set the stage on fire. There?s a lot more in store for all those who could not get enough of the hit musical reality series ?Rock on with MTV?! The winning band Saadhak performed a mix of hits.

The Roadies concert has announced the final 14 Roadies; Gaurav Gill, Meghna Mirgnani, Ameya Ravindra Kadam, Amritpal Singh from Mumbai, Mohit Malik, Nisha rana, Ravneet kaur, from Chandigarh Priyanka R. Roy, Anwar Syed, Eric Roy from Kolkata Vikas Ambwani from Rajasthan, Charlie Chauhan, Zaid bin Nazir from Bangalore, and Bharti Nagpal from Delhi. For all those who missed the action on ?Ride with Rannvijay?, now is the time to get updated! The round of auditions chose 24 ?riders?, beginning with online auditions moving on to group discussions and personal interviews on ground. These ?riders? then went on to the next level ?Ride with Rannvijay? and performed the toughest tasks from the past 6 seasons. For the first time in Roadies history, 10 riders will be eliminated before the journey kicks off, purely based on their performance.

Brace yourselves as the journey of a lifetime has begun! Catch all the action, on December 20th, Sunday at 7 pm on MTV!

MUMBAI: India is waiting to be bitten by ‘the bug‘. Volkswagen‘s Beetle has made its India debut and fans can‘t wait to get behind the wheel. Winning millions of hearts around the world as much for its aesthetic beauty as for its sturdiness, this Beetle has evolved from the modest looking Type 1 to the sleek, suave new edition of this timeless classic. Zigwheels gets into ‘Beetlemania‘.

The Germans seem to be in a launch mood as Audi and BMW roll out their latest models for the international markets.

Honda is usually known for the Goldwing and Silverwing or closer home, the Stunner and CBR. But they also thought of the U3-X - a compact experimental device that fits comfortably between the rider‘s legs, to provide free movement in all directions just as in human walking. In short, a unicycle which might not make its way to India any time soon, but as one of the 50 best inventions of 2009, is definitely worth the time.

All this and more are in store for the viewer, on Zigwheels at the following times:
Thursday, 17th December: 07.30 pm & 10.30 pm
Saturday, 19th December: 03.30 pm & 11.30 pm
Sunday, 20th December: 12.30 pm & 05.00 pm
 

MUMBAI: Get ready for an exclusive insight into the sci-fi marvel Avatar in this week?s installment of Opening Night! Catch all that you wanted to know on this epic movie only on 17th December, 8.30pm on Star Movies!

Avatar, written and directed by James Cameron, is based on an epic conflict on a far-away world called Pandora, where humans and the native species of Pandora, the Na‘vi, engage in a war over the planet‘s resources and existence. Avatar will be released in 2D and 3D formats, along with an IMAX 3D release in select theaters.

This movie is a breakthrough in terms of filmmaking technology, for its development of 3D viewing and stereoscopic filmmaking with cameras that were specially designed for the film‘s production. Get to know all about this & access to exclusive interviews with the cast, crew & animators of the movie.

Stay tuned to STAR Movies as we bring to the cozy confines of your living room, all that you needed to know about the next big Hollywood release! The biggest movies and biggest of stars coming up ? in the next few episodes of Opening Night!

The biggest release this December ? Avatar - exclusively in your living room? you don?t want to miss it! ... Tune in to Opening Night only on the 17th of December at 8:30 PM on Star Movies!
 

MUMBAI: Yes! It is finally D-day and the final episode of The Hunt for the Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2010!

The final three contestants have worked rather hard to get to this point? cumbersome tasks, overcoming fears and literally ?fighting-it-out?; the girls have done it all. But it?s this final day where it all gets decided?

To test the girls, this week, is none other than the lens man who takes the Kingfisher Calendar to new heights each year - ace photographer and judge - Atul Kasbekar.

The test this week: CHEMISTRY gets the girls to pose with another male model? yes it?s the most well-known male model of all times Milind Soman. And to take matters even further the final test is one every KF model has to pass? posing elegantly while dropping all inhibitions.

Who passes these tests and who doesn?t?? Find out as Olympic bronze medal winner Vijender Singh, actor Kunal Kapoor, Shobhaa De, Atul Kasbekar and Milind Soman decide. Also adding to the extravaganza is a spectacular performance by Anousha Dandekar and her sisters Apeksha and Shibani.

Tune in to catch the sensuous beauty who bags the Kingfisher Calendar page all to herself in the grand finale episode of ?The Hunt for the Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2010? on December 19, 2009, Saturday at 10.00 pm with a repeat next week on Friday, December 25, 2009 at 10:00pm only on NDTV Good Times

MUMBAI: HomeShop18, India?s first 24 hour home shopping channel, has launched ?Year End Maha Sale? once again after the resounding success last year. Television viewers can participate in this unprecedented ?Year End Maha Sale?, all round the clock. During the sale, big discounts will be available across all categories such as consumer electronics, mobiles, jewellery, home appliances, toys, beauty products, kitchen utensils and more.

For the Year End Maha Sale, HomeShop18 has launched a completely new program schedule. HomeShop18 has brought new propositions and a variety of offers under one roof and also relaunched its popular show ?Flat 50% off?. Each show has a range of highly exciting products available at great discounts. For example in ?Flat 50% off? every product is available at a minimum 50% discount to its MRP. In the ?Jewellery Special? show the ?Offer of the Day? proposition will have an assured diamond pendant or accessories kit absolutely free. In Gadget Bazaar, there is 50% off along with an assured GC worth Rs.500 every day. So far, products like Reebok combo, Samsung digicam and Demonte dinner sets have received an overwhelming response from the customers. 

This time, HomeShop18 has ensured that a lot of fresh new merchandise across categories is available. This is something new to look out for, since retailers usually offer old merchandise at a discount and keep fresh merchandise at standard rates.

Announcing the launch of the promotion, Sundeep Malhotra, CEO, HomeShop18 said, ?HomeShop18 is clearly emerging as a destination where value meets quality. This innovative format of round the clock sale got accolades last year so we have launched it again with better offers. The idea is to create the best shopping opportunity for our customers during Christmas and New Year.?

HomeShop18, India?s 1st and only 24 hour Shopping Channel, has built tremendous popularity among the Indian consumers. With exceptional on-call service backed by a 24 hour call centre, nationwide logistic reach of 2750 cities, and demonstration led channel programming; HomeShop18 has become a preferred shopping destination.

For further details about the sale customers can call 1860-1800-918, 0120-4444918 or they can log on to www.homeshop18.com and pick the great deals.