Amrita TV's Christmas Fare To Keep Viewers In Great Spirits

When Christmas beckons with the chanting of carols, Xmas trees decked in tinsel, candles and candy and the aroma of oven hot, freshly baked cakes, Amrita TV joins in the season of hope with programmes that will bring good cheer.

After attending midnight mass in Church, viewers of Amrita TV wake up on the 25th morning to the dulcet notes of the freshest songs from the latest Christmas releases on the block, songs that give a foretaste of the fare prepared for the festive season

in Favourites at 8.30 am.

Prime time highlight Sauhridathinte Maruppacha at 9 pm, presents a rare instance of enduring friendship that lasts a lifetime, of bosom buddies who sat on the same bench in school, went to the same college , entered the same profession and stood by each other in every crises- Mohanlal, Priyadarshan, Ashok kumar and M.G Sreekumar . Lal has been the pivot of every Priyan movie, Sreekumar soared to success humming Lal's songs, while Ashok's 'Thiranottam' demonstrated that Mohanlal was hero material for the first time and his 'Coolie' showcased Sreekumar's talent to the industry. The show catches these steadfast friends in a reminiscent mood ,as they recall their school scrapes and campus escapades.

In Divya Nakshatram at 11.30 am, His Holiness Arch Bishop Mar Cleemis Catholica Bava

delivers his special yuletide message to Malayalis all over the world and sheds light on the added relevance that Christmas has, in these bleak times of hatred and violence.

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KBC reaches South India with Star channels

Almost 12 years after it was first aired on Star Plus, Kaun banega Crorepati (KBC), the game show, will now travel down south, on Star India channels.

Soon, Vijay TV (Tamil), Suvarna (Kannada) and Asianet (Malayalam) are going to have their own versions of KBC.

On Vijay TV, the show is christened as 'Neengalam Vellalam Oru Kodi' and will launch by mid-February. The channel has also roped in Tamil actor Suriya to host the show and make a debut on television.

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ATN launches Aapka Colors in Canada

Colors, the Hindi general entertainment channel from the Viacom18 stable, has officially launched in Canada, as Aapka Colors.

The channel is being distributed through Asian Television Network (ATN), one of the Canada's largest South Asian Broadcaster, on Rogers Cable in Ontario and on recently launched Bell Fibe TV in Toronto and Montreal.

Indiantelevision had first reported in March this year that Viacom18 Media has signed an exclusive distribution deal for the channel.

While Rogers Cable gives the Hindi GEC a reach of about two million households, Bell Fibe TV subscriber base is of 20,000.

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Sky announces launch of Hindi film channel UMP Movies

Hindi language film channel UMP Movies launches on Sky today (December 12th 2011), bringing a touch of Bollywood glamour to the satellite broadcaster's electronic programme guide (EPG).

The digital TV station can be found at position 797 on the EPG and boasts a library of more than 400 titles, with highlights including recent blockbusters such as No One Killed Jessica, Tees Maar Khan and Tere Bin Laden.

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