MUMBAI: NEO Cricket brings to its viewers non-stop cricketing action this season with the telecast of premier domestic one-day tournament, BCCI Corporate Trophy 2010 live and exclusive starting 3rd September till 8th September 2010.

BCCI launched Corporate trophy in the year 2009 with the objective to encourage the game at the grassroot level and boost domestic cricket where the stars of the future are discovered. This year the series comprises of 14 teams featuring current cricketers like Gautam Gambhir, Ajit Agarkar, Rahul Dravid , Manoj Tiwary & upcoming cricketers of India. The series is played with the purpose of show-casing the talent that the country has, as well as providing opportunities to younger players to make an impression.

The inaugural edition of the tournament was played in September 2009. It featured 12 teams and was a success.
Ashish Bahl, Head Marketing and Communications ? NEO Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. said, ?Reiterating our commitment towards bringing our viewers the best of cricketing action on our channel, we will be telecasting the premium one day tournament, BCCI Corporate Trophy Since this series will be soon followed by the India - Australia ODIs, it will provide for exciting Cricketing action for the Indian players and Corporates just ahead of the riveting up coming series.?

After corporate trophy NEO Cricket is all set to bring to its viewers live action of Australia?s tour of India ODI and test matches starting October 1st 2010.

MUMBAI: Cartoon Network brings to you Krishna & Balram - kid‘s favourite series which revolves around 8 year old Krishna and 9 year old Balram‘s escapades in Vrindavan.

Along with Radha and their friends, Krishna and Balram are always having fun: whether playing pranks on the unsuspecting gopis or stealing Butter (Makhan) or destroying any demon sent to kill Krishna by his evil uncle.

MUMBAI: Salman Khan aka Chulbul Pandey of Dabangg has teamed-up with India‘s leading Bollywood music channel 9XM, to present a unique initiative to the viewers of 9XM, called the ‘Faraar Billi Contest‘. Viewers will have to spot 9XM‘s Bheegi Billi during the airing of Dabangg songs on 9XM to win some super cool merchandise autographed by Salman Khan and Cinemax Movie Vouchers.

So Stay tuned to 9XM, or log on to www.9xm.in to participate in the Faraar Billi contest and win some great prizes. The Faraar Billi contest will end on 16th September 2010.
 

MUMBAI: UTI Mutual Fund and CNBC?TV18, India?s No. 1 Business medium will honour the best financial advisors in the country, who have set a benchmark by maximizing the investors? returns through sound advice. ?UTI Mutual Fund and CNBC-TV18 Financial Advisor Awards 2010?, are authoritative awards that recognize the potential of the nation?s best financial advisors and felicitate them for their unparalleled service and contribution. The awards function will be held in October 2010.

Nominations for the fourth edition of these prestigious awards have commenced and will close on the 30th of September 2010. Applicants can log on to www.faa.moneycontrol.com to register. The forms are also available at all UTI Financial Centres.

Speaking on the initiative, Mr. Vivek Law, National Editor, CNBC-TV18 said, ?The year 2009 had been a year of recovery as well as a learning experience for investors. While investors guarded and weighed each investment decision, it was the prudent advice by the financial advisors that helped in restoring investor confidence. Financial Advisor Awards 2010 honours their role not only as financial advisors but also as conduits for long term sustainable wealth creation.?

Speaking on the occasion Mr U K Sinha, Chairman and Managing Director, UTI Asset Management Company Ltd. said ?The Financial Advisor Awards is an initiative to recognise the critical role that financial advisors play in the India?s wealth creation process. The award is recognition for the best financial advisors across cities and categories.?

Mr Jaideep Bhattacharya, Chief Marketing Officer, UTI AMC said, ?Financial Advisors play a critical role in the expansion of the Indian mutual fund industry. Financial Advisors Awards is a recognition of their efforts to create long term wealth for their clients.?

The nomination categories for this year?s awards are:

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor - Tier 2 City (North)

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor - Tier 2 City (East)

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor - Tier 2 City (West)

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor - Tier 2 City (South)

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor - District Level (North)

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor - District Level (East)

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor - District Level (West)

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor - District Level (South)

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor (North)

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor (East)

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor (West)

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor (South)

- Best Performing Individual Financial Advisor - National

- Best Performing Regional Financial Advisor (North)

- Best Performing Regional Financial Advisor (East)

- Best Performing Regional Financial Advisor (West)

- Best Performing Regional Financial Advisor (South)

- Best Performing National Financial Advisor - Institutional

- Best Performing National Financial Advisor - Retail

- Best Performing Equity Broker (National)

- Best Performing Bank

- Special Jury Award - For outstanding work in financial advisory

This year Financial Advisor Awards 2010 will have two new categories:

- Special jury Category for AUM less than 1 crore- For outstanding work in financial advisory and

- An NRI Specific Category

MUMBAI: It?s none other than the handsome Gaurav Chopra. Rings a bell? Well yes, the actor who was last seen on a show handling children with girlfriend Mouni Roy is all set to make a big comeback in a daily fiction on television. He makes a stylish entry on COLORS? top rated show Uttaran as Raghuvendra Pratap Rathore aka Rocky. Chopra plays a 38 year old rich, suave business tycoon who proves to be Tapasya?s (Rashmi Desai) source of strength in the trying times that she is facing currently.

Post the revelation of her past misdeeds by husband Veer (Nandish Sandhu), and losing the support of her family, Tapasya is left homeless and emotionally shattered. It is in such conditions that destiny introduces her to Rocky. After all that she?s been through, Rocky becomes Tapasya?s shoulder to cry on and she soon finds a close friend and confidante in this stranger.

Speaking about his new role and being a part of the show, Gaurav said, ?Rocky?s character is extremely intriguing and I?m glad I got the opportunity to portray this character. I haven?t played this kind of a role before and I couldn?t possibly refuse such an excellent offer when it came along. After all, Uttaran is presently the most watched show on Indian television and Rocky is slated to be a very strong and important character on the show. It will play a huge role in defining the turn the story line will take. The cast of the show is awesome, a great bunch of people to hang out with. We?ve already hit it off pretty well, it?s going to be a party on the sets everyday!?

Wonder what interesting twist the show will take now, with Chopra soon to be Tapasya?s knight in shining armor. Any guesses? Stay tuned to find out.

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MUMBAI: Just as you thought Zee TV was done with its quota of fresh new shows for the season, the channel is busy packing in a surprise for its viewers this September. And if the buzz is anything to go by, the surprise in question will be a frothy, breezy, light-hearted and fun-filled one! A project titled ?Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milayee Jodi? is slated to go on air on Zee TV in late September. It?s not a comedy, it?s not another love story. It?s definitely not a reality show. Horror? Action? Fantasy? Nah! ?Ram Milayee Jodi? is a celebration of India?s admirable sense of tolerance that exists between the different communities that comfortably co-exist and amicably inter-mingle on its soil. Yes! There are bound to be differences. There WILL be cultural shocks. There will be ?digestion problems? when it comes to accepting each other?s little quirks! But at the end of the day, we make up and ensure that ?Aal izz Well?!

Ram Milayee Jodi is the story of a shy, sweet Gujarati boy and a Punjabi kudi who?s nothing short of a phataka. No marks for guessing that they fall in love, but will their families fall in love with each other too? Ahem! We?ll see. Mr. Sukesh Motwani, Head- Fiction Programming, Zee TV said, ?Ram Milayee Jodi is a show that highlights how sometimes two opposites not only attract but find happiness together for a lifetime! Two distinct personalities hailing from two very different cultural backgrounds ? the show captures the magic and the madness of the families, once they begin to interact. The main leads are fresh faces. They?ll blow you away the very moment you?ll catch them in the promos!? Alright, we?ll watch out for this one!