MUMBAI: B.A.G. Films & Media Ltd. celebrates today the first anniversary of its twenty four hour national Hindi News channel, "News 24" that was launched under the aegis of B.A.G Newsline Network Pvt. Ltd. The channel was launched as part of B.A.G. Films & Media Ltd‘s broadcast initiative known as Broadcast 24.

After its successful launch on December 13, 2007, "News 24" caught the eye of discerning viewers of Hindi news from across the country. And within three months of its launch emerged as the nation‘s fastest growing Hindi News Channel. Featuring latest news and reports focused coverage and in depth analysis of events and happenings taking place around the world, the channel carved a niche for itself in the highly competitive market of news broadcasting.

In the past year, the channel was lauded for its innovative news programming covering a range of genres that included programmes like Target, Yeh India Ka Cricket Hai, Home Theatre and Dharamyatra. The coverage of the devastating Bihar floods along with which the channel also brought aid and relief to the flood victims was especially appreciated by viewers and critics alike.

Attributing the success to the News 24 team, Ms. Anurradha Prasad, Chairperson cum Managing Director, B.A.G. Films & Media Ltd said, "The success of News 24 is a result of the tireless efforts of the entire News 24 team under the able leadership of our Managing Editor Mr. Ajit Anjum and Director News Mr. Supriya Prasad. Our anchors too have ably connected and struck a chord with our audience. I am confident that in the coming years, News 24 will cross many a new milestone and make an indelible mark in news broadcasting in our country."

MUMBAI: Hold your Breath!! Get ready for action!!

Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, India‘s hottest radio station is all set to bring some power packed action exclusively for its listeners. To promote Aamir Khan‘s forthcoming movie Ghajini, Radio Mirchi will introduce two interactive contests ‘Kaan to Khan‘ and Baal Dhamaal‘.

Beginning 15 December, 2008, the entertaining contests will provide listeners a memorable experience of not only winning exciting goodies but also interacting with Aamir Khan in person.

To participate in ‘Kaan to Khan‘, listeners have to text back the question basis the clue announced on air by the RJ‘s to 58888 within the time limit. The randomly selected correct entries will get an opportunity to win exciting movie merchandise, free movie tickets and passes to the premier.

For those who dare to sport hairstyle similar to that of Aamir in the movie, Radio Mirchi will invite listeners to participate in the Baal Dhamaal contest. Listeners will be invited to register themselves for the challenge and a selected few will have to opportunity to meet the superstar Aamir Khan and have a haircut to match his.

Announcing the initiatives, Sriram Kilambi, Station Director, Radio Mirchi, said, "Radio Mirchi has always provided its listeners great music and Mirchidaar Bollywood updates. The two interesting contests will not only entertain our listeners but will also provide a lifetime opportunity of meeting the superstar Aamir Khan.‘

For further updates, tune in to Radio Mirchi98.3FM.

MUMBAI: It‘s a spanking new MTV yet again, as India‘s No. 1 Youth Entertainment Destination rolled out its new slate of programs and personalities on air from December 1. Backing it up was an international graphics & packaging environment, the kind that lends itself to interactivity and dynamism that not been seen before in India. Catch an insane line up of gossip, romance, humor, celebrities, dance and of course MUSIC! Get ready to discover a slicker MTV with loads of on screen innovations, international formats and plenty of action hitting your screens day after day!

Don‘t miss MTV GTalk with the cattiest ex-Roadies and 2 of the 4 new faces on MTV - Anmol and Shambhavi! Watch the girls in the comfort of their homes, doing what they do best - Gossip! Catch MTV‘s new resident hottie - Deepti Gujral as your agony diva on the all new MTV Loveline Reloaded! Hip Hop, Bollywood, Salsa, Disco and Broadway, MTV‘s VJ Anusha will teach you all the mean moves that you wanted to learn, but didn‘t know who to ask on MTV Dance Crew.

Weird lists and weirder questions with the weirdest people?don‘t miss MTV VJ‘s Ayushman and new entrant VJ Jose on Fanta MTV Fantastic 5!If you want to know what Karan Johar‘s favorite midnight snack is, (and no, it‘s not SRK) your search ends now! Get ready for your daily dose of Celebgiri with MTV Starscraps. New music, new websites, new everything on MTV‘s replacement to Super Select, MTV Discover n Download with VJ Nikhil Chinapa! What‘s more? Pepsi & MTV Wassup continues to give you your daily dose of ‘taza khabhar‘, with the instant 10 minute news bulletin, involving and enticing the citizens of youngistaan, presented by Bani J, Jose & Ayushman!

Says Ashish Patil, GM MTV India & VP Creative & Content, "7pm daily, 6 new shows, 5 days a week, 4 new VJ‘s, 3 screens [TV, mobile, web], 2 hour block, 1 December kick off! It‘s heaven at 7 on weekdays and hell at 7 on weekends. It‘s your spanking new MTV yet again!"

Also adding to the gloss, is the freshly launched MTV Fabulous Lives that gives you a sneak into the lifestyles of the very rich & very famous, from Big B to the Big M (by this we mean Mallya). The drama has already started unfolding on MTV Hero Honda Roadies: Hell Down Under as the double trouble duo Raghu & Rajiv let loose on unsuspecting prey every Saturday at 7pm.

If you happen to miss any of your favourite shows on MTV, just log on to www.mtvindia.com.

Tune in and experience Heaven at 7 from Monday to Friday & Hell at 7 on Saturday, exclusively on MTV!

MUMBAI: When the going gets tough, the tough gets going - This is the undying spirit of Mumbai that the Nach Baliye Jodis wanted to showcase through the Nach for life this week! Also adding further spice to the show, the episode unveils the handsome hunk Harshad Chopra in his look out for his baliye on TALAASH ?E- BALIYE.

The episode begins when there is a shocking announcement of the weakest jodis by the guest hosts Ali & Aishwarya. Balle Balle takes on the stage with an emotional performance rendering the message of unity in diversity. The visual treat got all the jodis and the judges high on their emotional quotient with Karishma Kapoor shedding tears along with the participants.

Shava Shava on the other hand presented a mime act depicting what the entire Nation went through during the terror attack. The performance ended on a positive note with salutations for the courageous and spirited people of Mumbai and the brave police officers who fought with the terrorists!

Its time for the dreaded eliminations. All the jodis are anxiously awaiting the results? A tough decision lies ahead for the judges and leaves them in a confused state as both the teams have put up a brilliant act. Who has survived the nach for life and who has let themselves down? Catch the captivativing performance and a shocking elimination on Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 8 pm on Pantene Shine Nach Baliye 4 only on STAR Plus.

Produced by Wizcraft, Nach Baliye 4 promises to entertain viewers with loads of intriguing moments as the journey of the show is set to showcase the tensions, apprehensions, nervousness, competitiveness and bonding between the jodis.

So get ready to be a part of this nerve wrecking, nail biting journey of the Jodis!

MUMBAI: UTV World Movies, India‘s pioneering international movie channel, premieres Korean blockbusters this month on Friday Premieres; every Friday at 8:30 pm.

This Friday (5th December), tune-in to PTU: Police Tactical Unit, a 2003 Hong Kong action-crime film produced and directed by Johnnie To and starring Simon Yam, Maggie Siu, Lam Suet and Ruby Wong. The film portrays a number of atypical events on a night experienced by several patrolling police officers from the Police Tactic Unit (PTU) of the Hong Kong Police. PTU is a winner of 11 international awards and 19 nominations.

The Bow is a 2005 film written and directed by Kim Ki-duk. The movie is primarily centered around a 60 year old man and a 16 year old girl living in near seclusion on a fishing boat. It is agreed that they will marry when the girl turns 17. The director of this film has won 24 awards & 21 nominations. On 12th December, watch out for this Korean drama.

An action comedy by Park Hun-Soo, Two Guys is about two friends living through the ups and downs of life. Tune-in to this hit movie on 19th December.

My Wife is a Gangster is a South Korean film directed by Cho Jin-gyu; it‘s about a female gang boss who needs to get married to fulfill her dying sister‘s wishes. Watch this hilarious movie on 26th December.

MUMBAI: History was created in the DTH industry at 4.15 pm on November 30th when the BIG TV connection was set-up at "Dropadi ka Danda" in the premises of the Base Camp of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) situated at 15,317 ft above sea level in the Mt. Everest.

A team of 24 members started the trek on Nov, 26th from Uttarkashi and reached the base camp braving -3? temperatures and snow storms and snow falls to reach the base camp on Nov. 30th. The installation team was lead by chief installer, Kapil from BIG TV and the NIM team was lead by Satish from NIM.

"We are absolutely proud of our installation team. It is their never-say-die attitude and the willingness to brave all odds has helped them achieve this task. While we have a widespread sales network across Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, it is the installation teams perseverance that has won the hearts of our customers. They have travelled long distances on foot to set up the BIG TV connections and the rewards are there to see. BIG TV today enjoys the biggest market share in both these states," said Mr. Mahesh Prasad, President - Reliance Communications.

BIG TV, has set-up a 300-member installation team across North India who have been given specialised training to tackle hilly terrains and inaccessible areas and set-up smoothly functioning DTH connections.

BIG TV recently announced having achieved the magic number of 1 million subscribers within 90 days of its launch to become the fastest growing DTH service in India. BIG TVs growth can be attributed to the fact that they have ensured easy access for customers and an extremely strong sales and after-sales network.

Reliance BIG TV DTH deploys the most advanced MPEG-4 technology platform that enables it to offer over 200 TV, Cinema and Audio channels, the highest by any other DTH operator in the country. With 32 exclusive movie channels in English, Hindi and Regional languages, BIG TV DTH offers a choice of 600 new movies every year, unmatched by any DTH or cable operator in the country.

BIG TV DTH is available at multiple price points and packages to suit needs of all customer segments. The state-of-the-art customer service mechanism is fully functional and ready to serve our increasing customer base every day in 11 Indian languages. Available at over 100,000 retail outlets across 6,500 towns combined with over 2,000 exclusive Reliance branded stores and is supported by a installation team of over 5,000 technicians.