MUMBAI: Comedy Central India has acquired exclusive airing rights to the US comedy show - Anger Management - from Lionsgate International Television.

Anger Management is produced by Lionsgate Television in conjunction with Roth and Totino?s Revolution Studios, Burg?s Evolution Entertainment, Helford?s Mohawk Productions, Inc. and Estevez Sheen Productions.

The deal was arranged by Rohit Tiwari at Morris St. Advisors, Lionsgate?s partners and agents in India.

The series has already been sold in territories like Canada, Latin America, the UK, Scandinavia, Australia/New Zealand, Germany, Benelux, Poland, Spain and South Africa. Lionsgate?s Debmar-Mercury syndication arm distributes the show in the U.S. where, in addition to airing on F/X, it has already been sold into syndication with the Fox station group.

Anger Management is based on the 2003 film of the same name and stars Charlie Sheen in a role similar to the one immortalised by Jack Nicholson from the film. In this new series, Sheen stars as ex-baseball player turned therapist specialising in anger management. The plot talks of how Sheen breaks his leg in anger, putting an end to his baseball career. He then becomes an anger management therapist who runs a successful private practice. A bunch of crazy patients, a hot female doctor who is his competition, a very confused daughter, a rebel ex-wife and his own pangs of anger, constantly bug him making it even more difficult for him to keep his sanity.

Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd SVP and GM English entertainment Ferzad Palia said, "On our first anniversary of Comedy Central in India we?re delighted to be bringing one of the most watched and talked about shows in the world, Anger Management, to our Indian audiences. In true Comedy Central style, expect unprecedented promotion, activation and fun around the show. We?re excited to play home to the next big thing in sitcom history."

Lionsgate International senior executive Jim Packer said, "We believe that Comedy Central is the perfect home for Anger Management in India, and we?re delighted to continue building the show?s momentum through ground breaking sales in territories around the world. The show is off to a record-breaking start in the U.S., and we expect it to have similar resonance with audiences around the world."

MUMBAI: Encouraged by the response received for its concert that featured Anoushka Shankar, Vh1 India?s initiative Vh1 Handpicked has returned.

This time around the English Entertainment channel is playing host to Finnish rockers ?Poets of the Fall?.

The international band will perform live across the three cities of Bangalore, New Delhi and Pune on 22, 24 and 25 August, as part of Vh1 Handpicked Poets of the Fall.

Viacom 18 Media senior VP, GM English entertainment Ferzad Palia said, ?With a perfect partner in Nokia Lumia, Vh1 is delighted to play host to Finnish rockers Poets of the Fall? and with the kind of fan following they have, we?re certain that the audience won?t get enough!?

Lead vocalist of the band Marko Saaresto said, ?We?ve been to India before and were amazed to see the passion and love for music that the country presents. Our new album was launched in Finland earlier this year and was loved by music lovers and we?re confident that we will receive a similar response from India too. Eagerly looking forward to our India tour!"

The band started out their musical adventure in 2003 which included singer Marko, guitarist Olli and keyboardist Captain. The first debut album of Poets of the Fall - Signs of Life was No. 1 on the Finnish album chart in January 2005.

MUMBAI: Vh1 India will kick off Mike Judge?s ?Beavis and Butt-Head? on 24 June at 7 pm.

The presenting sponsor of the show is Samsung Galaxy SIII.

The show centers around two socially awkward, metal loving teenage delinquents who live without any adult supervision at home. These dim-witted, under-educated friends lack any empathy or moral scruples even for each other.

Their favourite activity is to watch music videos all day and criticise them with much fervour. And this time around they have more than just music videos to make fun of. Jersey Shore, the Internet, Ultimate Fighting will all be crossing their TV screen and be ridiculed with a lot of excitement. Despite having no experience with women, their other signature trait is their obsession with sex, and their tendency to chuckle and giggle whenever they hear words or phrases that can even remotely be construed as sexual or scatological!

Viacom18 Media senior VP, GM English entertainment Ferzad Palia said, ?We?re very excited to launch Mike Judge?s Beavis and Butt-Head - a show which is sure to stand out in the English entertainment category. It?s been one of the most popular shows in the West and Vh1 has a strong 360-degree launch marketing campaign to support the series too. We are confident that Beavis & Butt-Head?s world famous whacked-out personalities will resonate well with the Indian audiences."

Known for their super cool comments? Beavis and Butt-Head have entertained audiences in the West with their most common activity of watching music videos, which they tend to judge by deeming them "cool", or by claiming, "This sucks!" They also apply these judgments to other things that they encounter and usually deem something "cool" if it is associated with violence, sex, or the macabre.

Vh1 also goes a step further to interact with its audience on the digital space. On Facebook (www.facebook.com/vh1india) , users can type any question they want in the text box and they will get an instant response from Beavis and Butt-Head! This promises not only to be riotous but also takes interactivity with the characters to the next level. Users will also be able to take part in exciting contests, download wallpapers, games, watch videos and win merchandise.

MUMBAI: Comedy Central will launch seven shows this month. Starting 4 June, shows that will make way to Indian audiences are ?Hot in Cleveland?, ?3rd Rock from the Sun?, ?Archer?, ?Happily Divorced?, ?The IT Crowd?, ?Key & Peele? and ?Doogie Howser?.

Viacom18 Media senior VP, GM English entertainment Ferzad Palia said, ?At Comedy Central, our endeavour is to treat viewers with some of the best comedy shows available across the globe. Come June and the channel will rock further with big names like ?Doogie Howser?, ?Hot in Cleveland?, ?3rd Rock from the Sun? and many more. We?re confident that the impressive programming line-up will keep the laughter quotient high and encourage category growth too."

Archer will launch on 4 June and will air Monday-Wednesday at 11.30 pm. It is set in ISIS, an international spy agency. The global crisis offers opportunities for its highly trained employees to confuse, undermine and betray. At the center of it all is suave master spy Sterling Archer, who?s less-than-masculine code name is "Duchess."

?Hot in Cleveland? is a series based on three 40-something best friends from Los Angeles who are flying to Paris when their plane makes an emergency landing in Cleveland. Realising that all the norms from Los Angeles don?t apply anymore, they decide to celebrate a city that values real women and stay where they?re still considered hot.

?3rd Rock from the Sun? is an old show about a group of aliens who have come to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection, they have taken on human form which gives them human emotions.

?Doogie Howser? is about a teenaged genius dealing with the usual problems of growing up: having a girlfriend, going to parties, hanging out with his best friend, all this on top of being a licensed physician in a difficult residency program.

The second season of ?Happily Divorced? kicks off on 4 June at 8:30 pm. The excitement of the middle aged couple continues. They try to move on with their lives after the husband confesses he?s gay while continuing to live under one roof.