MUMBAI

: CNN-IBN presents an exclusive series of programming ?Sunny Side Up? with cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar as the India Australia series is all set to kick off this Oct 25. ?Sunny? as Gavaskar is fondly known to generations of fans, will share his expert opinion all through the series. Viewers will get a daily fix of in-depth analysis on all matches and will get connected as ?Sunny? will take all their questions and engage them in a debate exclusively this cricket season only on CNN-IBN & IBN7.

The special programming will commence with a special audience based hour long show with Gavaskar as a preview to the series. As the series commences, from October 25, 2009, CNN-IBN will bring an exclusive half hour show with Sunil Gavaskar called ?sunny Side Up? on Oct 25, Nov 8 at 7:30 PM on the day of the match itself with a repeat telecast at 7:30 AM the next day. While other programming shows for Sunny Side Up will be telecast on the days after the match i.e. on Oct 29, Nov1, Nov 3, Nov 6 & Nov 12 at 7:30 PM with a repeat telecast at 7:30 AM the following day.

Cricket fans can look forward to more passion and drama from the field as CNN-IBN will also analyse team and players specific statics and will also bring an interactive contest at the end of each show of ?Sunny Side Up?.

Also CNN-IBN?s flagship show during India bilateral series ?Love of Cricket? (LOC) will bring a special show on all match days of the series. The show will go on air at 11:30PM on the match day itself on, Oct 28, Oct 31, Nov 2, Nov 5 Nov 8 & Nov 11 with a repeat telecast at 7:30 AM the following day. The show will bring detailed coverage of each of the matches with award winning journalists including Gaurav Kalra and Meha Bhardwaj.

IBN7 will also have Sunil Gavaskar on its special programming show ?Big Boss Kaun? on the days after the match at 6:30pm. The show will be completely dedicated to the India-Australia ODI series adding to the cricketing fervor. Also ?Big Boss Koun? will be a daily half-hour shows through the series that would try to find out what lies ahead and the team?s preparedness for the match; a look at the day?s event, the strategy, the game, the turnarounds and review the match played etc daily @ 6:30 PM & 10:30 PM.

Speaking about the show, Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor- in-Chief, IBN18, said, ?We are glad to have Sunil Gavaskar with us as the expert through the series. He will analyse all the twists and turns all through this much anticipated India Australia series and will bring in a fresh perspective to the game. Sunny Side Up, will definitely add to the excitement and make viewers feel the passion of the game all through this cricketing series.?

MUMBAI: IBN ?Lokmat, the leading Marathi news channel, will lighten up this Diwali for its viewers with a special Great-Bhet with Pt. Hridaynath Mangeshkar.

Watch Pt. Mangeshkar speaking exclusively in his second part of the interview with IBN-Lokmat on Saturday, 24th Oct, 2009.

In this Diwali special Great-Bhet exclusive interview with Nikhil Wagle, Editor, IBN-Lokmat, people will be able to watch the legendary music composer and singer talk about his rich music legacy inherited from the late Pt. Dinanath Mangeshkar, his responsibility in living up to the Mangeshkar name, his association with Music and his approach towards the initial criticism people showed towards his music.

Famous for his compositions in films like Sansar, Jait Re Jait, Umbartha, Nivdung and many more, Pt. Hridaynath Mangeshkar will reveal his secrets behind successful song he has composed or sung and his memories associated with them.

People can also watch him discussing his ideologies and his true admiration for freedom fighter Veer Savarkar, the days he spent in his association and on his evergreen composition ?Sagara Pran Talamalala?.

Viewers will get to see Pt. Mangeshkar talk about his struggle period and the various ups and downs in his life. He will also be seen paying his gratitude to his Guru?s Ustad Amir Khan and Bade Gulam Ali Sahib.

Viewers will also get to hear him talk about his life?s journey, his comments on the current music scenario and much more. Watch the second part of the interview on IBN Lokmat‘s GREAT-BHET 24th October, 2009 @ 10pm.

Catch the repeat telecast of the interview in ?Great Bhet? on Sunday @ 12:00 pm & 5:00 pm and hear the Music Maestro reveal some Musical secrets.

MUMBAI: On October 24th, watch ?Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? in which Indiana Jones once again finds himself in another death defying adventure while saving the world from the Nazis. STAR Movies presents the third movie in the series coming Saturday at 9pm!

Indiana Jones, famed adventurer and archaeologist acquires a diary that holds clues and a map with no names to find the mysterious Holy Grail- which was sent from his father, Dr. Henry Jones. Upon hearing from a private collector, Walter Donavan, that the mission for the Holy Grail went astray with the disappearance of his father, Indiana Jones and museum curator Marcus Brody venture to Italy in search of Indy‘s father.

Indy must make his way directly into the "Lion‘s Den" - Nazi Germany - in order to save his father! However, upon retrieving Dr. Henry Jones in Nazi territory, the rescue mission turns into a race to find the Holy Grail before the Nazis do- who plan to use it for complete world domination for their super-race. With the diary as a vital key and the map with no names as a guide, Indiana Jones once again finds himself in another death defying adventure!

The Oscar Winning ?The Last Crusade? will air on October 24 at 9pm followed by the repeat telecast of ?Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the crystal skull? at 11pm.

MUMBAI:The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) has announced nominees in nine award categories with 37 films representing 16 countries and areas. They are: Australia, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Palestinian Territories, People?s Republic of China (Mainland China/Hong Kong), Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Turkey.

Winners of the region?s highest accolade in film will be announced on 26 November at the third annual APSA Ceremony on Australia?s Gold Coast.

The nominated actors are: Masahiro Motoki for his tender performance as a cellist/mortician in Okuribito (Departures), Yang Ik-june for his portrayal of a low-life gangster in his directorial debut, Ddongpari (Breathless), Mohamed Bakri as a judge earning a living as a taxi driver in Eid Milad Laila (Laila?s Birthday), Ge You as a lonely bachelor looking for love in Fei Cheng Wu Rao (If You Are the One) and legendary Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah (Monsoon Wedding) as ?the common man? in A Wednesday.

Several nominees in 2009 have previously been nominated in the APSAs and are therefore Members of the Academy of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. They are: Tulpan producer Karl Baumgartner nominated this year for Strength of Water, Mongol producer Sergey Selyanov nominated this year for Pro Fedota-Streltsa, Udalogo Molodtsa (The Tale of Soldier Fedot, the Daring Fellow) and 2007 Best Feature Film Winner, Lee Chang-dong, nominated this year for Ye Haeng Ja (A Brand New Life).

The outstanding works of filmmakers across the Asia-Pacific region will feature in television programs titled ?Scene by Scene? to be broadcast globally on CNN International during 2009. The award ceremony will also be featured on CNN?s ?The Screening Room Xtra? airing December 3rd at 1500hrs, December 4th at 1000hrs, December 5th at 1430hrs and 2100hrs, December 6th at 0500hrs and 2100hrs, December 7th at 0900hrs (IST).

MUMBAI: The undisputed leader of election news in India, the MCCS network comprising STAR News in Hindi, STAR Majha in Marathi and STAR Ananda in Bangla, is riding on its strength in political coverage. ?Kaun Banega Mukhyamantri?, which ruled the charts and hearts of the heartland is running successfully with the best and the most respected team of political journalists in the country, led by the redoubtable Deepak Chaurasia. Deepak will be joined by a group of some of the most experienced political reporters in broadcast journalism, as well as correspondents and reporters from all the three states facing elections, Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh. Joining him in Mumbai will be Senior Editors Jitendra Dixit and Umesh Kumawat?some more names. Jagwinder Patial would provide the coverage and analysis from Haryana?STAR News Political Analyst Vijay Vidrohi will also join Deepak from STAR News Centre.

The most fiery election debates seen on Indian television ?Kahiye Netaji? again became the interface between the ?Aam Admi? and the contestants in the respective constituency. The caravan of ?Kahiye Netaji? traveled across Maharashtra and Haryana this time and pits the politicians against each other as only ?Kahiye Netaji? can.

On the technology side, the MCCS team has been using interactive touch screens to bring viewers the most updated results and information in the most user friendly format. This election also the group used the interactive touch screen panel to do indepth analysis of the Maharashtra and Haryana opinion and Exit poll data from the STAR News Opinion and Exit Poll Desk conducted by the premier research agency of the planet, AC Nielsen. Using state-of-the-art technology to display the trends, swings, demographic data and most importantly, the number of seats each party is expected to win in the two key states, helped viewers understand numbers easily. STAR News correspondents and analysts provided context for the data in an effort to explain how and why people voted the way they did. "What happens in elections is always important and along with presenting the ‘what‘ of the elections, we at STAR News has dug deep into voter trends and behaviour to analyse why it happened so. The ‘why‘ of elections is the clear differentiator that viewers have come to expect from STAR News and we aim to live up to their expectations yet again", adds Shazi Zaman, Editor of STAR News.

STAR Majha, the leading Marathi news channel is also covering the election extensively and have launched many new innovative programs during this period. Top most political commentators from the state like Kumar Ketkar, Girish Kuber, Pratap Asabe and Dr Uday Nirgudkar is doing in depth analysis of the election during this period. STAR Majha launched two mega shows ?Mahayatra ? Vari Vidhansabhechi? and ?Ransangram Maharashtracha? on September 10.

?Mahayatra? is a unique show, wherein many prominent political leaders traveled in State transport buses, discussed with the fellow passengers their day to day problems. Welknown Marathi actors Sameer Patil and Abhijit Chavan anchored the show. ?Ransangram? a mega debate show got telecasted live from 30 major towns of the state. Well known TV personality Dr. Sameeran Walavekar hosted this show. Apart from these shows STAR Majha brought live debates and interviews with the key candidates from the political battleground of Maharashtra. Some more election features on STAR Majha were- ?Majha Jahirnama?- common man?s manifesto, ?Navi Gharani? ? featured the kingmakers of Maharashtra.

?STAR Majha is the leader in Marathi news market because of its balanced coverage, bold reportage and in depth analysis. Nobody knows better pulse of the state than us. We have proved it again and again in short span of two years. We have and will continue to live up to the expectations of our viewers in this election too, like we did in Lok Sabha elections?, said Rajiv Khandekar, Executive Editor of STAR Majha.

On the day of the results, as was seen in the assembly elections last year and Lok Sabha elections this year, MCCS will provide the fastest, most reliable, most user-friendly election results available anywhere. Just 2 days to go, 22nd Oct 09 will decide the fate of all the candidates in these three states. Live results for all the three states will be available down to every constituency of every state through our strong reporting network. Special reports and updates would be featured throughout the election season. MCCS will have correspondents and reporters with the candidates stationed throughout the critical constituencies.