MUMBAI: iVdopia (www.ivdopia.com), the largest video and rich media mobile advertising network, has won the prestigious Red Herring Top 100 North America Award, which recognizes the year?s most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region.

Red Herring?s Top 100 North America list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

?Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,? said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. ?After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across North America to the Top 100 Winners. We believe iVdopia embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. iVdopia should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.?

?This is a great honor for iVdopia, which was chosen from a pool of so many worthy candidates,? said Chhavi Upadhyay, Chief Operating Officer of iVdopia. ?Though this award is an acknowledgement of the innovation that has become synonymous with iVdopia, we would like to think of this recognition as a vote of confidence for the new breakthroughs that you can expect from us.?

Red Herring?s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the ?buzz? and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in North America.
 

MUMBAI: ET NOW, the English-language business news channel that brings you unparalleled stock market analysis and high-impact new stories, gets you a sneak preview of the brand new Terminal 3 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. And walking you through the state-of-the-art creation, built in record time, is none other than the Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel.

While the `T3,‘ completed just in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, is undoubtedly a feather in Mr. Patel‘s cap and a vindication of his strategy to partner with the private sector to modernize India‘s airports, the glitter of the glass-and-chrome structure can‘t deflect attention from many of the serious challenges facing India‘s aviation sector. The biggest among them is the future of Air India, which is hobbled by losses, a dispirited workforce and questions surrounding the airline‘s safety practices following the recent fatal crash in Mangalore. How realistic are Mr. Patel‘s plans of reviving the flag carrier, which is currently surviving on taxpayer‘s largesse?

Also, is the aviation minister willing to accept that the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines has been a non-starter? Will the government come to the aid of private airlines if the incipient recovery in their business performance peters out as the European financial crisis worsens? Watch Parful Patel field these and many other probing questions from Andy Mukherjee, the executive editor of ET Now, as they take a walk around what is soon poised to become the world‘s sixth-largest airport and a symbol of an India that is once again daring to dream big.

Check in at Terminal 3 with Praful Patel, a half-hour exclusive on ET NOW, plays this Saturday 6:00 pm and Sunday 4:00 pm and 10:00 pm.

MUMBAI: Life is best when shared or so they say; so Channel [v] now has the formula to show you how. After pioneering hit reality shows like Dare2Date & Lovenet; channel [v] is set out to create an all new benchmark with its first ever youth fiction offering [v] Roomies. This spunky new offering will bring together 5 Friends, each uniquely different from the other all under one roof capturing, how life plays out when these characters get together.

Tracing their attitudes & way of living, this will be a m?lange of their dreams, their aspirations & all the challenges that come their way. Whatever life throws at them ? right from dating dilemmas to career conflicts, their everyday triumphs & losses, the show will be a true to picture depiction of all that is part of today?s youth.

The show has been crafted after gaining insights from Channel [v]?s proprietary Bloody Cool research which threw light on the pulse of Indian youth. It is a reflection of everything that encapsulates the real life of youth today & what makes them tick.

[v] Roomies stands out from other content offering currently on air with its singular treatment & the style in which each episode plot is woven. It will reflect all that?s true of the current scenario faced by the youth.

So here?s looking at each of these Young Guns on the show:

Adi: Mumma?s little boy. Always has a love story playing out in his head. Adi is the one who keeps the group grounded and keeps them from going haywire with their crazy plans.

Jessi: Adding life to every moment, Jessi is the flirtatious go getter! Highly frivolous, confused, and athletic. He is a delight to be around & adds life to every moment
Nuts: Eternal drama queen. She is practical in her approach she is organised and guarded as well as competitive but above all has the zeal to work hard and reach heights.
Zizou: Married to his television. This guy packs a punch in all that he does.
Mimi: She is emotional, carefree as well as idealistic and uber fashionable. She was born & brought up in the US

MUMBAI: UTV Bindass reinstates its endeavour of speaking the language of the youth with the launch of Beg Borrow Steal Season 6. The spunky Aaliyah pumps up excitement levels this season with Beg Borrow Steal Woof! Taking from the success of its past seasons, she is all set to face a new twist of things as a dog is to accompany her all throughout her journey this time around. Playing the role of her partner in crime to perfection is a dog and the two of them venture on a journey of a whopping 700km from Coimbatore to Kanyakumari! Watch the drama unfold with newer levels of excitement as Aaliyah and her companion venture out on a adventure of a lifetime with no money whatsoever adding to the thrill quotient in its latest offering every Friday, 7pm, only on UTV Bindass.

Having been associated with previous seasons, Aaliyah is expected to be a champ of sorts at the art of Beg Borrow Steal but the evil crew surprises her with a turn she is not exactly thrilled about. Her journey once again gets as challenging as always with the route pitted with tasks, rewards and punishments as she goes hunting for food, travel and lodging for two! This exciting journey, a series of 6 episodes of one hour each, with the cardinal rule being Aaliyah must not only fend for herself but her partner in crime as well, is set to be an escapade of a lifetime! With things being taken to a whole new level and a notch above compared to the past she has to live up to crazy rules, like keeping the dog within 2 feet distance in a leash and many more twists along the way. Constrained to resorting to Beg, Borrow, Steal to make two ends meet, Aailyah, renowned for her mad-cap ways is seen in an all new avatar with her dog-friend!

Commenting on the new season launch, Nikhil Gandhi, Business Head, UTV Bindass said, ?Innovation is the key facet of Brand Bindass and with ?Beg, Borrow, Steal ? Woof? we aim to offer engaging content to our viewers. Having received remarkable feedback for the previous seasons, we were delighted to have been appreciated by our audience for the unique concept we catered through this show. So adding from there, this season we present

a new character, a surly mutt who brings in a twist to Aaliyah?s journey with its hilarious antics. The show has enjoyed immense popularity so far and this led us to present BBS to our audience? with an edge!?

Speaking about her experience on the show Aaliyah Said, ?I?m not a dog person... Like dog was never my best friend. Not even close... So the biggest hitch was to deal with a dog and a moody one. I‘ve mastered the art of beg borrow steal, but this time the woof made me sweat! "This season will be the most challenging for the multi-faceted Aaliyah who spells the fun quotient; not to mention alongwith her irate partner! ?

Catch the duo?s action-packed trip this Friday, July 2nd at 7 p.m. on, 2010 only on UTV Bindass.

MUMBAI: Trained in military tactics on both land and water, on their next mission cadets are to perform tasks that will be an amalgamation of all their training, previous missions spiced up with some interesting twists and turns.

For this week?s duty ? The Raid, surviving six cadets ? Vicky, Ankshaye, Anurag, Gaurav, Pratibha and Nazneen will leave base camp at the break of daylight, patrol through all terrains ? mountains, jungles, sand, water ? and deploy themselves around an enemy hut behind enemy lines by nightfall.

According to intelligence they received, the hut houses documents and CDs that could be of vital use to the nation along with the three terrorists who had abducted Gaurav and Pratibha, living there. The cadets have to deploy themselves on the sand dunes surrounding the hut and attack at the stroke of dawn. Marking the end of the mission, they must retrieve the documents, bomb the hut and get a terrorist alive as a prisoner of war to the base camp.

Will the cadets succeed in their mission to abate the terrorist?s intentions?

Tune in to find out who will survive the 24 hour penultimate mission and be one step closer to being India?s Top Commando only on D3 Commando Force: Dadagiri against Terrorism this Saturday, July 3rd at 7 p.m. only on UTV Bindass!
 

MUMBAI: Q-Matrix- A Golden Puzzle is a live, phone-in, anchored game show that combines the best of the video puzzle and the TV Quiz and affords an easy opportunity to get loaded with gold in less than 5 minutes.

The first programme in Malayalam television history to use virtual technology it will be telecast every Monday to Thursday at 1.30 pm from July 5th .

The show involves the step-by-step uncovering and guessing the identity of a famous personality whose image is hidden underneath a matrix of patterned blocks. These blocks are arranged in rows on the rectangular grid and are numbered sequentially from 0 to 99.

The programme which is of one hour duration is divided into ?periods? of 5 minutes. At the beginning of the show, the patterned matrix will be seen on the screen as the anchor furnishes clues which give a vague idea of the person to be identified. As the first 5 minute period starts, interested viewers who want to have a crack at the puzzle can begin calling ?in.

In order to get a glimpse of the celebrity?s photo, the 1st caller selects a set of 5 blocks from anywhere on the matrix which are then removed to reveal a fraction of the face beneath. He is given a few seconds to make out the character from this narrow strip of visible image, assisted by more tips and hints from the anchor. If he succeeds in recognizing the figure, he hits the jackpot straight away; if not, he forfeits his chance and the second caller waiting in the line, tries his luck .

If none of the callers of the 1st period can guess the identity , then the Q matrix passes on to the 2nd 5 minute period. The 1st participant has the prerogative to request a further 5 blocks to be taken down from the matrix to disclose more of the photograph. If this fragmentary image is enough to determine the correct answer, there is a bonanza awaiting the contestant . If the question comes down to the 3rd period, 5 more blocks are done away with and if the caller pinpoints the image accurately he will still win prizes in gold.

10 gold coins are up for grabs every day, 9 for the identification and 1 for answering an SMS question that will be posted at the end of every episode. The prizes will be dispatched at the earliest to the doorstep of the lucky winners.

Taking up the dual challenge of the photo puzzle is open to anyone with a good memory and a sense of proportion of the human face ; these bravehearts have naught to lose only plenty of gold to gain, in the comfort of their living rooms.

An addictive enigma that offers piecemeal identification of a major league player , this brain teaser of a show tests one?s intelligence, general awareness and common sense even as it rains gold on its participants.