MUMBAI: Diwali signifies the beginning of a new era and CNBC AWAAZ will add to the festivities by presenting a lineup of special shows.

This Diwali, CNBC AWAAZ India?s No 1 Business Channel presents ?FESTIVAL BAZAAR?- a series of on-air shows which are a complete guide on the wide range of Shopping done during this season. The programming also comprises of various stock market and commodity markets related shows to guide viewers in their investments and trading.

The series gives viewers an insight and guides them on selecting and analyzing various stocks that bear an earning potential and therefore are the experts? picks.

Some of the festive specials to be aired on CNBC AWAAZ are:

Watch eminent market experts like Shankar Sharma, Nilesh Shah and more in a candid interview on Diwali Special bringing out their expectations from markets for the next one year and advices on what should be done to make profits.

Through Diwali Se- Diwali Tak, CNBC AWAAZ brings out two exclusive shows, a one hour special on Stock Markets & a half hour special on Commodity Markets where market experts reveal what can be expected from the markets from this Diwali upto the next Diwali. (October 17, 2009).

CNBC AWAAZ Diwali Aur Jyotish is a half hour special that will bring out the predictions of a known astrologer on how the stocks and the commodities markets will perform and the overall view for the next year.

With Diwali Dhamaka Stocks, CNBC AWAAZ brings two eminent stock market experts Deven Choksi & Daljit Singh as they present their top five picks that can be invested in to make profits till next Diwali.

Don?t forget to catch the daily dose of crisp advices from market experts throughout the day?s upto Diwali displaying their top picks that can be invested in to make profits in a year?s time, in Is Diwali Koi Share Ho Jaye

DIWALI MAHURAT TRADING

This Diwali CNBC AWAAZ will take you on the Mahurat Trading special live from the stocks and the commodities markets bringing out the moods of these markets and the way ahead from this Diwali to the next Diwali. (17th Oct ? 6pm to 7.30pm)

Speaking on this special programming, Mr. Sanjay Pugalia, Editor-in-Chief, CNBC AWAAZ said: ?We at CNBC AWAAZ have always aimed at giving the best to our viewers in terms of content. Through this festival programming, we will share the joy of Diwali with our audience by bringing to them the advices from India?s best stocks and commodities experts. The experts will share their insights into the most lucrative investment options from this Diwali to the next, helping investors make the most of these opportunities.?

Commenting on the Festival line-up, Mr. Neel Chowdhury, Vice President, Marketing CNBC-TV18 and CNBC AWAAZ said: ?Being a consumer oriented business channel, guiding the consumer has always been the core objective of CNBC AWAAZ. Through this special series we aim to give our viewers the best of this festive season by providing them with a combination of shopping advice and stock tips along with the peek at the direction the market will head into during the next year.?

MUMBAI: Fever 104 FM, Mumbai?s popular radio station, has exclusively partnered for the biggest blockbuster and the most awaited movie of the season ? ?Blue?. As a part of the association, Fever 104 FM organized host of exciting fare for its listeners about the making of the movie. Anthony D?Souza, director of the movie, Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta and Zyed Khan, lead actors of the movie can be now heard on Fever FM sharing their experiences of working on the Movie.

Fever 104 FM had also initiated a weeklong exciting contest for its listeners. In the contest, songs of the movie ?Blue? were being played on air in a distorted version and were made to sound as if they were being played underwater, ensuring that the contest is in line with the theme of the movie. Listeners had to guess the name of the original song to win the contest. 4 Lucky winners were selected and were given a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to meet with the lead actress of the movie, Lara Dutta on 8th Oct, 2009.

Sharing her excitement, Ankit Kanakia, one of the lucky winners of the contest says, ?I?m delighted to have got this chance to meet Lara Dutta and I thank Fever 104 FM for giving me this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.?

Commenting on the initiative, Neeraj Chaturvedi, Mumbai Station Head, Fever 104 says, ?We are extremely happy to host Lara Dutta in our studios. It is our special endeavor at Fever 104 FM to create lifetime and exciting opportunities for our listeners. Releasing this Diwali, ?Blue? is expected to be a blockbuster and our association with the movie is done with the perspective of giving our listeners best on air entertainment. Fever 104 FM wishes all it?s listeners a very happy and prosperous Diwali!?

MUMBAI: IDEA Cellular, the fastest growing mobile operator in the country has announced its entry in the country?s northern most state of Jammu & Kashmir. IDEA?s 2.75G EDGE enabled GSM network will now cover the entire length of the country from Jammu in the North to Chennai in the South.

With the launch in J&K, the warm yellow IDEA logo, symbolizing strength, vibrancy and vitality, will now cover the whole of North India. IDEA subscribers in the country will now experience seamless network connectivity while traveling from any city in the North to the South. With the soon to be launched operations in the East ? Kolkata & West Bengal, and Assam & North East ? by year end, IDEA will have 100% coverage in the country.

Announcing the launch of operations, Mr. Ambrish Jain, Director ? Operations, IDEA Cellular said, ?IDEA?s innovative and customized products and services, and superior network have enabled us to become the fastest growing mobile operator in the country. Our network and offerings in J&K have been designed keeping in mind the mobile communication needs of the people of this state. IDEA subscribers in the state will experience superior connectivity, whisper clear audio quality and zero call congestion on our network. IDEA will aim to drive penetration in the market enabling larger number of people in the state to gain access to mobile telephony services?.

IDEA has also launched a special tariff plan for its prepaid subscribers in Jammu & Kashmir, offering all Local calls and SMS at just 40 paisa per minute, and STD calls and SMS on any national network at just 60 paisa per minute. The new SIM priced at Rs. 49 comes with a talk time of Rs. 5, and a rolling validity of 3 months.

MUMBAI: The time to celebrate is near and Cadbury adds to the sweetness with its new avatar of Cadbury Celebration packs.

Launched in 1992, Cadbury Celebrations has successfully replaced traditional gifting options like Mithai and dry- fruits during festive seasons. It was for the first time that a chocolate confectionery company developed such a product. Cadbury launched Cadbury Celebrations to cater to the Indian taste bud, something it has not done anywhere else in the world. The packaging has been aptly designed to give it a festive feeling.

A Consumer research the company conducted revealed that consumers have slowly moved on from traditional to youthful and contemporary gifts, which is what chocolates are all about, the company says. Research showed that chocolates are both acceptable and universally liked. Cadbury Celebrations is targeted at consumers interested in gifting and belonging to SEC A and B.

For all you dark chocolate lovers, Cadbury brings to you its newest offering this Diwali - the Bournville Gift Pack.

Cadbury Celebrations is available in several assortments: An assortment of chocolates like 5 Star, Perk, Gems and Dairy Milk and rich dry fruits enrobed in Cadbury dairy milk chocolate. The super premium Celebrations Rich Dry Fruit Collection which is a festive offering is an exotic range of chocolate covered dry fruits and nuts in various flavours and the premium dark chocolate range which is exotic dark chocolate in luscious flavours.

The Cadbury Celebrations range is priced between Rs 75 & Rs. 600 and will be available in all premium retail outlets across major towns in India.

MUMBAI: It?s time again for the festival of lights and so is it time for Sabse BIG Diwali only on BIG 92.7 FM, India?s No. 1 FM Station. Like every year, this year too listeners are promised a volley of prizes ranging from moolah worth 92,700 rupees to gold coins to clothing to LCD TV?s and much more. As part of the celebrations, listeners stand to win by testing their luck on Bollywood ka Waaris in the cities of Mumbai and Delhi. In the rest of the cities the Stations are hosing the BIG Trump Card another radio first which promises great excitement and opportunity to win, this festive season. In addition to the on air offering, the Stations have a host of on-ground offerings which promise to complete the Diwali celebrations this festive season. Sabse BIG Diwali will begin from 11th October and will continue through the festivities, culminating on the 20th of October. The associate sponsor on air is Whirlpool while the sponsors on ground are HUL?s surface cleaner CIF and Airtel.

To ensure highest humor quotient this Diwali, the Station is also hosting Diwali Pe Qawwali ? fun film parodies on Diwali, Footega ya nahin ? a countdown on new comers of Bollywood, listeners? bytes saying whether they will make it big or not and Patakhe ? Hot men and women from the film industry.

Other than the on-air offerings, the stations have also lined up some exciting on-ground activities including ?Wheel of Fortune? ? which will see Bollywood Ka Waaris played on ground, rangoli competition at RWA?s, ?Mobile Diwali Greetings?; where-in RJs will travel across the city collecting Diwali wishes from the local populace for their loved ones.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Nirupam Sonu, Senior Vice President - Programming, BIG 92.7 FM said ?Sabse BIG Diwali, as the very name indicates, stands for the BIGgest Diwali celebrations on radio only on BIG 92.7 FM. Now in its 3rd year, it has earned the repute of offering listeners the opportunity to win loads of prizes on the Station and becoming part of their festivities and lives each year. Our offerings both on air and on ground have been put together to ensure holistic festive package to listeners. Diwali just doesn?t get Bigger than this!?

MUMBAI: My FM celebrated the birthday of ?Shahenshah? Amitabh Bachchan with ?Sirf Bachchan campaign on October 11, 2009 only on 94.3 My FM?. As a part of the celebrations, there was an exclusive interview of Amitabh Bachchan which was aired in the morning show. Other highlights of the celebration were the predictions on Amitabh Bachchan by astrologer Sunjay Jumani and the ?Bachchan Look-alike Contest? which took place in several stations.

In the ?Bachchan look-alike contest? My FM invited people who look exactly like Amitabh Bachchan to participated in the contest. The winner was selected from among best look-alikes who participated in the contest. My FM had also designed another special contest dedicated to Big B, in which My FM played ?Amitabh?s Movie dialogues? on-air from all his popular movies and questions were aired. Listeners had to answer the questions based on them and won exciting MY FM memorabilia.

Amitabh Bachchan?s famous songs were also played on all stations every hour. The channel?s hugely popular programme ?Chandani Raatein? also mesmerised his fans with songs dedicated to him at night.

Commenting on this Mr. 94.3 MY FM Synergy Media Entertainment Ltd COO Mr. Harrish M. Bhatia said, ?It is a pleasure for us to celebrate the birthday of our ?Shahenshah? who has conquered the hearts of all fans with his unparallel charisma. Not only is he a treasure of the country, he is extremely popular in smaller towns where he is idolized no end. We wanted to take this opportunity to contribute to the legend?s birthday celebration and present an opportunity to our wonderful listeners to cherish this special day through our efforts?