MUMBAI: Kicking-off the new year with one of the most revered film & television awards in the industry,Vh1, Comedy Central and Colors Infinity will exclusively simulcast the 76th Golden Globe Awards on Monday January 7, 2019 at 7:30am IST, with a repeat telecast at 9pm IST. For 7 successive years Vh1 has been showcasing this star-studded night, that isattended bythe who’s-who from films and television, vying for these coveted awards.

Winning innumerableaccolades throughout her glorious singing career, Lady Gagahas rightfully earned hernomination in the Best Actress category for a scintillating performance in her debut film – A Star Is Born, while Bradley Cooper leads the race as a favorite to win the award for the Best Director. Rami Malekhopesto finally winhis firstGolden Globe Awardfor hisspellbinding performance as Freddie Mercury inBohemian Rhapsody.Furthermore,Comedy Central’s Debra Messing (Will & Grace), Kristen Bell (The Good Place) and Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown) face-off in the ‘Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy’ category.

Owing to his outstanding contribution to cinema, acclaimed actor, singer, composer and producer – Jeff Bridges will be bestowed upon the 2018 Cecil B. DeMille Awardat the ceremony. Five-time Golden Globe winner and the most decorated of all time in the television category, legendary TV icon Carol Burnett will receive the first-ever Golden Globe television special achievement award, aptly named the Carol Burnett Award, honoring the highest level of achievement in the medium.

Hashim Dsouza – Head of Programming, English Entertainment, Viacom18, commented, “Viacom18’s English Entertainment cluster is stepping into 2019 at full throttle starting with the 76th Golden Globe Awards, followed by a long and illustrious line-up that includes some of the best awards & events in the business. The Golden Globe Awards is one of theindustry’s most reputed award ceremonies, and we’re proud to exclusively showcase it to viewers in India by simulcasting it on Vh1, Comedy Central and Colors Infinity.Hosted by Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh, competition at this year’s awards gets fiercer with many first timers featuring on the nomination list, alongside some of the biggest names in modern entertainment.” 

Recognizing excellence in film and television, domestic as well as foreign, the76th Golden Globe Awards yet again promises to be a nail-biting affair, with superstarslike Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Julia Roberts, Jason Bateman, Michael Douglas, Penelope Cruz, Kirsten Bell, Debra Messing and many more contending for the awards in 25 different categories.

The Filmy Cricket League (FCL), in its 7th edition, saw the participation of major media houses like Disney, Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Fox Star Studios, among others.

A conscientious company that earnestly believes in encouraging team spirit and unity, Cosmos-Maya has undertaken numerous team building activities for this purpose. One of these attempts included having a Cricket team in place for participation in sporting events like the Filmy Cricket League. Cosmos-Maya has been a regular at the event ever since its inception. However, this year, it exceeded everyone’s expectations by comprehensively winning every match it played in the tournament.

Commenting on this victory, Anish Mehta, CEO, Cosmos Maya, said, “It has been our endeavor to provide our employees with the perfect blend of work and play. Whether it was the selection trials or the tournament itself, the response from Cosmos-Mayaites was phenomenal. Our efforts to inculcate a sense of team spirit through sporting activities, have proven to be successful.”

The 7th edition of Filmy Cricket League was held on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd of December, 2018.