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VIVA is a free-to-air 24-hour German language music and entertainment channel launched on December 1, 1993 in Germany. The channel was originally operated by private German media group VIVA Fernsehen GmbH until 2004 when the brand was acquired by MTV Networks Europe.

As of 2010, MTV Networks Europe continue to operate VIVA channels in Germany and Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary and the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

VIVA TV was previously owned by a private German music television channel located in Cologne. It was founded in 1993 by a shareholder group led by Time Warner and headed up initially by Dieter Gorny to compete with MTV, the market leader at the time. Being the first music channel to broadcast in German, VIVA was able to secure a close lead in the ratings for the target audience.

On 21 March 1995 a second channel, VIVA Zwei ("VIVA Two"), was created, concentrating on lesser known and more independently produced music. On 7 January 2002 it was renamed VIVA Plus and its concept changed to a channel dedicated purely to pop and mainstream music for a younger generation of viewers. VIVA Plus shut down on January 14, 2007. It became Comedy Central Deutschland the next day.

Since 1995, VIVA has a pop music award ceremony with the annual Comet. *In 2003, VIVA openly expressed an anti-Iraq War view. Later that year, VIVA got bad press after it was discovered that VIVA had given Universal Music an unfair advantage in the placement of their music videos. Today, the company is divided into the "VIVA Fernsehen GmbH", "VIVA Plus Fernsehen GmbH", "Brainpool TV GmbH", and "VIVA Media Enterprises".

Since 2004, the main shareholder is the media company Viacom (98%), which also owns MTV, the main competitor to VIVA, creating a virtual monopoly in German music television. Following the acquisition of VIVA by Viacom, VIVA has been based in Berlin, where MTV Germany is based.

The concept behind VIVA originated in 1992, when the major record labels were frustrated by MTV Europe's decision to program in English to the Germanophone markets and what was perceived as its refusal to play major German-speaking artists. Tom McGrath, then President of Time Warner International Broadcasting, assembled a group of record labels that included Warner Music, EMI Music, Sony Television along with Frank Otto, APAX partners, and DoRo Productions from Austria (Rudy Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher).

With Dieter Gorny brought on board to lead the channel the group applied for cable carriage licenses in the various German Bundesländer, a process that took almost one year. DoRo designed the original programming format which while clearly a music video channel, sought to differentiate itself from MTV not just by having a German speaking voice, but by speaking directly to the differences in pop culture between Germany and the anglophone MTV.

Ironically, before launching the channel, the labels offered to fund MTV in a German speaking version, but were rejected by MTV management at the time who espoused a "one world, one language" programming philosophy (at least for Europe since their Latin American Channels used Spanish and Portuguese).

After MTV introduced a German language version of itself, the competition between the two stations increased. VIVA was widely perceived as the more mainstream oriented channel for younger viewers, while MTV Germany was directed at youths and young adults with some more edgier programming. Since the acquisition of VIVA by Viacom, MTV Germany mostly broadcasts reality TV shows.

VIVA has become the music channel with chart shows and other similar programmes, which are mostly directed at a mainstream audience. Viacom has introduced a programming scheme that allows the station to be run by just 40 people, as a result many previous employees were made redundant.

From January 2011, under a major shake-up at MTV Networks Germany, VIVA continues to be part of MTV Networks Germany's free-to-air package and the channel will become the main music and entertainment brand within Germany while complemented by its sister channels MTV Germany and MTV Brand New[2]. VIVA Germany will receive a new look and on-air branding from January 1, 2011[3]. The new look VIVA will focus on music programming while utilizing existing programming from MTV Networks Germany's channels such as Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and MTV.

MTV Networks Baltic think about VIVA Baltic, but MTV Networks Baltic was closed 2009.11.18 with about 3 000 000 EUR debt.

Mimilanie Laurel Marquez-Lawyer

Mimilanie Laurel Marquez-Lawyer, popularly known as Melanie, (born July 16, 1964) is a Filipina television and movie actress, producer, personality development coach, author, and celebrity endorser.

Mimilanie Laurel Marquez-Lawyer is a former beauty queen and model, best remembered for winning the Miss International beauty pageant in Tokyo, Japan, for the year 1979, representing the Philippines.

Adele Silva actress and model

Adele Silva (born 19 November 1980) is an English actress and television personality. Silva was born in Norbury, Greater London, was educated at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and has been on stage and television since she was a girl.

Silva's first TV appearance was as Squeak in the 1989 Doctor Who story Survival. As a young girl Silva also appeared in Mr Majeika, The Bill and EastEnders.

Silva is best known for playing the role of Kelly Windsor in the television soap opera Emmerdale.

Silva first played this role from 1993 to 2000 before returning to the soap in 2005. Her plotlines have been amongst the most daring in the soap opera, including a relationship with her stepbrother and running off with one of her school teachers. When Silva returned in 2005, Adele Silva promised to be the “biggest bitch” in British soap.

During her period away from Emmerdale, Adele Silva appeared on Is Harry on the Boat?, Mile High, The Courtroom and the independent film Jam. Silva has appeared in men’s magazines like Front, FHM and Maxim,. Silva has also made appearances in the reality television shows Celebrity Fear Factor, The Salon, I'm Famous and Frightened! and Celebrity 5 Go Dating.

Silva left Emmerdale in late 2007 to pursue other roles, initially promising fans that Adele Silva would return to play Kelly in late 2008, Although it has been reported in January 2008 that she will not be returning to the show "in the immediate future." It was announced on 5th November, 2010 that Adele is to return to "Emmerdale" in early 2011.

Silva appeared in the third series of Hell's Kitchen where she came second to Barry McGuigan.

Silva had a lead role in the short film Karma Magnet alongside Gary Kemp, which was directed by Martin Kemp. Silva also appeared on Celebrity Weakest Link, which she won.

In September 2008, following her success in Hell's Kitchen, Silva released her own limited edition selection of wines as part of a new Internet reality show "Mistress of the Vines", in association with wine merchants Stowells.

Adele Silva also made a cameo in the cult horror movie Doghouse starring Danny Dyer and Noel Clarke.

Adele took part in a celebrity version of TV show Total Wipeout which aired on 26 December 2009.

In August 2010 Silva was announced as starring in the comedy horror film Strippers Versus Werewolves.
Silva had a long term relationship with Blue singer Antony Costa, which broke-up in November 2006.

After rehab release, more uncertainty for Lohan

LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan is scheduled to be released from the Betty Ford rehab center in Palm Springs sometime Monday, only to face an uncertain career and looming legal issues.

For months, the actress has been haunted by her inability, or unwillingness, to shake a 3 1/2 year old drunken driving case that resulted in two rehab stints and two trips to jail in 2010 alone.

And now she also remains under investigation for alleged misdemeanor battery on a Betty Ford worker and needs to satisfy a criminal judge that she's been in compliance with her probation terms during her three-month stint at the Ford center.

Still, experts say Lohan has a good shot at recovery. Provided, of course, that she wants it, changes her party girl lifestyle and remains in continued therapy.

If a New Year's Day message posted on her Twitter account is any indication, the "Mean Girls" star seems ready to do just that. "Today is the first day of the rest of my life," it said. '"The future depends on what we do in the present.' -Mahatma Gandhi... One step at a time..."

Princess Niloufer Khanum Sultana

H.H. Princess Niloufer (full name: Princess Niloufer Khanum Sultana) was one of the last princesses of the Ottoman empire. Princess Niloufer was born at the Göztepe Palace in Istanbul Turkey on January 4, 1916. Princess Niloufer was the only daughter of HIH Adile Sultan, a Daughter of Shehzade Mehmed Selahaddin. He was the oldest Son of Murad V. Niloufer's Father was: Damad Moralizada Salar ud-din Bey Effendi Princess Niloufer was the first cousin of Princess Hadice Hayriye Ayshe Dürrühsehvar.

When several years passed, and still Niloufer had not conceived, Princess Niloufer consulted various doctors in Europe and was planning to go to America for a medical visit. During this time, one of her maids died during childbirth. At that time, there was no specialized hospital for children and mothers. Niloufer’s resolve to build such a hospital materialized in the form of the current Niloufer Hospital in Red Hills.

While her private life seemed empty due to lack of children, her public life became very glittering. Princess Niloufer was invited to several functions, inaugurated several events and became a torch-bearer for women’s advancement. During the Second World War, Princess Niloufer obtained training as a nurse, and helped in relief efforts. Her beauty, and her active public life, received mention in the press, and frequently on cover pages of magazines. Princess Niloufer was judged one of the 10 most beautiful women in the world, and was offered several roles in films.

Princess Niloufer married Prince Moazzam Jah, who was the second son of Nizam of Hyderabad, on 21 February 1931 in France.Divorced 1952. Being one of the better educated members of her family she established the Niloufer Hospital for Women and Children in Red Hills, Hyderabad, India. Princess Niloufer died in Paris, France on June 12, 1989.

Beauty and the Geek

Beauty and the Geek is a reality television series on The CW. It has been advertised as "The Ultimate Social Experiment" and is produced by Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg and Nick Santora.

The premise of the show consists of a group of "Beauties" (young women who have relied primarily on their looks) and a group of "Geeks" (young men who have relied primarily on intellect rather than social aptitude or looks) who are paired up to compete as couples for a shared $250,000 and other prizes.

(For the fourth season, the producers modified the formula to include an extra team consisting of a male "beauty" and a female "geek". For the fifth season, the beauties and geeks competed against each other at first, and teams of one beauty and one geek were not selected until the end of episode three.) Each beauty lives together in a room with her geek during the course of the competition.

There are challenges shown each episode, one testing the beauties on a primarily academic subject, and another that has the geeks competing in a more popular/social realm. The winners of the challenges select two teams to compete against each other in a pure "quiz show" type question and answer session: the team with fewer correct answers gets eliminated.

By the end of the competition, many of the contestants say that they have learned much about interacting with people from a different social group (and positive lessons about the character of people from that group), positive things about themselves and their own character, and often something about human nature in general.

After the airing of season 5, production was put on a hiatus.

Playboy Cyber Girls of the Week

"Cyber Girl" redirects here. For the Australian children's television series, see Cybergirl.

Zoe Gregory A Playboy Cyber Girl is any Playboy model who has posed for Playboy's online Cyber Club as a Cyber Girl of the Week.

Zoe Gregory Each weekly Cyber Girl is entered into an online election by Playboy Cyber Club members for Cyber Girl of the Month.

Each Cyber Girl of Zoe Gregory the Month is entered into an online election by Playboy Cyber Club members for Cyber Girl of the Year.

The Bold and the Beautiful

 The Bold and the Beautiful is a television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS.

It is currently the only American soap opera with a running time of 30 minutes, and the only one to simulcast in Spanish utilizing SAP technology for Spanish language viewers in the United States;

hence, it uses many Spanish language references in the program, including the usage of the song "Pose" by Daddy Yankee.

Set in Los Angeles, California, the show centers around the Forrester family and their fashion house business Forrester Creations.

The program features an ensemble cast, headed by its longest-serving actors Susan Flannery as Stephanie Forrester, John McCook as Eric Forrester, Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan, Ronn Moss as Ridge Forrester also known as the core four. B&B is also a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera The Young and the Restless, as several characters from each of the two shows have crossed over to the other since the early 1990s.

Since its premiere on March 23, 1987, the show has become the most-watched soap in the world, with an audience of an estimated 26.2 million viewers. As of 2010, it continues to hold on to the second placed position in weekly Nielsen Ratings for daytime dramas. B&B has also won thirty-one Daytime Emmy Awards, including one for Outstanding Drama Series in 2009 and again in 2010.

Miss World Europe of Kaiane Aldorino

Kaiane Aldorino (born 8 July 1986) is a Gibraltarian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Gibraltar 2009 and Miss World the same year in Johannesburg, South Africa.

She was the first Miss Gibraltar to ever reach the semifinals of the Miss World beauty pageant.

Aldorino was born in Gibraltar where she still resides. Prior to becoming Miss Gibraltar 2009, she had been working as a human resources clerk at St Bernard's Hospital in Gibraltar for five years.

As with most Gibraltarians she is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish. She enjoys playing netball and training at the gym.

She has been a dancer since the age of 14 with Urban Dance Group, and has experience performing locally and abroad. She has performed in Gibraltar and Spain, and has trained in Modern, Hiphop, Contemporary and Commercial styles[citation needed]. The highlight of her dancing career, and an experience she has mentioned for many Miss World interviews, has been when she participated at the 2008 International Dance Organisation World Showdance Championships, in Riesa, Germany, where she represented Gibraltar in the Formation category as part of the Gibraltar National Dance Team. They obtained a 17th place, and made history by being the first time Gibraltar passed the first round, in the Formation category.

Aldorino made history on the 12 December 2009 by becoming the first ever Miss Gibraltar to be crowned Miss World.[1] She was also the first Gibraltarian contestant to have reached the beauty pageant's semifinals after receiving the title of Miss World Beach Beauty.

Shortly after Aldorino was crowned by her predecessor, Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia, Gibraltar burst into celebration as many Gibraltarians took to the streets. The masses waved the Flag of Gibraltar and chanted in jubilation as cars hooted their horns and fireworks were set off. Chief Minister of Gibraltar Peter Caruana hailed her win as a "wonderful achievement for her and for Gibraltar" and promised a "homecoming fit for a queen".

Homecoming

On 15 December 2009, the Government of Gibraltar announced Kaiane would be flown into Gibraltar from London on a private jet the following afternoon.

On 16 December 2009, the Government issued a press release in which it detailed the events that would take place upon Kaiane's arrival. These included a public greeting at Gibraltar Airport a parade through Main Street, where Kaiane would ride in the same open-top car as Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles during their honeymoon visit to Gibraltar.

On 17 December 2009 Gibraltar came to a standstill as she paraded down Main Street preceded by the band of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and then appeared at the City Hall balcony. This was followed by a press conference and reception at the Rock Hotel. The celebrations culminated with a fireworks display from Gibraltar Harbour. The government also requested all businesses in Gibraltar who were reasonably able to do so to close between 4pm and 6pm on this day to allow their staff to take part in the welcoming celebrations.