MUMBAI: Big CBS Spark Punjabi, the regional general entertainment channel for the Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh (PCHP) region, is launching a new reality VJ hunt titled ?Mutiyar Punjab Di?.

The winner of the show will ?walk the talk? by hosting her own show on Big CBS Spark Punjabi.

The show which is scheduled to launch during the festive quarter will reach a very plum audience base, making it an extremely appropriate platform for marketers to ride on, the channel said.

The reality show will spread across the six key markets of the Northern region - Chandigarh, Patiala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amritsar and Jammu. The 24 episode-series will last six weeks. It has a matrix with comprises of several activities and interactive games which the contestants will have to go through, and on the basis of the results of the various levels, participants will be shortlisted.

Each city will see its top three contestants, who will then move on to the grand finale to compete for the title of ?Mutiyar Punjab Di?, which will be judged by panel consisting of celebrities and "big-wigs" of social organisations and the business world.

MUMBAI: The organisers of World Series Hockey have announced the schedule for inaugural edition of the professional hockey to be held from 29 February - 2 April.

The hockey league, involving 59 matches with as many as 56 league matches besides two semis and a final, will kick-start with the Chandigarh Comets taking Bhopal Badshahs on their home venue, Chandigarh.

The organisers have planned a grand opening ceremony preceding the inaugural game in Chandigarh.

In order to grab maximum eyeballs, all the matches will be played during prime time. The league stage will have two matches a day at 7 pm and 9 pm.

The top four teams from the league stage will qualify for the semi-finals to be held on April 1 at 6 pm and 8.30 PM. The venues for the semi-final and the final match have not been finalised.

The grand final will be held on April 2 at 8.30 pm, and the finalist with a higher seed from the league stage will host this game. The league will have four off-days on 13, 18, 22 and 31 March, a day before the crucial semi-final will be held.

WSH technical director Dennis Meredith said, ?The schedule was drawn up in sync with international tournament guidelines for adequate rest to the players and technical officials between matches. This ensures that the standard of hockey in WSH is top-notch at all times and will be an absolute treat for fans.?

Nimbus Sport COO Yannick Colaco said, ?All stakeholders have been taken into consideration while planning the WSH schedule. Floodlit matches in the evenings will provide the passionate hockey fans with an electrifying environment. With all the matches played at prime time, fans will be able to enjoy world class hockey after they?re back home. This is the first time the passionate Indian fans will have access to world class hockey for 34 days of non-stop prime time action.?

The WSH was launched in 2010 by Indian Hockey Federation in partnership with Nimbus Sport, which holds the commercial rights for the tournament.

With less than a month to go for WSH to start, Nimbus is still to officially announce the franchise owners for Bhopal, Chandigarh and Punjab.

Neo Sports Broadcast, a subsidiary of Nimbus, will telecast the matches on its Neo Sports channel. The tournament offers a record prize money of Rs 100 million.

NEW DELHI: MTV Hero Roadies season 9 is commencing from 7 January.

MTV India EVP and business head Aditya Swamy said, "Roadies has become much more than a TV show? it?s a phenomenon. Such a wide cross section of people follow Roadies, across every possible screen that it just goes to show that there is a Roadie in every one of us. A lucky few will get to live out the dream?Will dreams come true or turn into nightmares...The battle begins for Everything or Nothing?"

Raghu Ram, the producer of Roadies added, "It?s amazing to see how youngsters travel from different parts of the country and queue up for the auditions. The levels of energy and fervour displayed are phenomenal and inspiring. This year we come back with a different dose of edgy, limitless Roadies madness."

This season also introduces "Everything or Nothing" as a motto to thrive on and contestants will participate in each task with vigour and valour to earn their spot in the series.

The auditions for the show, to be aired every Saturday at 7 pm, will be flagged off from Delhi. The search to pick the deserving participants will then move to Pune making a stop in Kolkata. Then the Roadies bus will halt in Chandigarh and Hyderabad.