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Top Ten Best Premieres Sunday, March 27 on

A BRAND NEW 13-PART ORIGINAL SERIES HOSTED BY CANADIAN ACTRESS AND BOLLYWOOD STAR, LISA RAY

( – March 8, 2011) Celebrate the very best of Indian cinema with Bollywood Top Ten Best, hosted by Canadian actress and Bollywood star, Lisa Ray. OMNI Television’s newest South Asian entertainment series premieres Sunday, March 27 at 3:30pm ET/MT on OMNI. 2 in and OMNI , and 5:30pm PT on OMNI BC.

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“Bollywood Top Ten Best adds to our already strong line up of South Asian entertainment on OMNI Television, giving viewers even more access into the exciting world of Indian Cinema with exclusive Canadian content,” commented Alain Strati, Vice President, OMNI Station Group, Specialty and Development.

A brand new, 13-part original series, Bollywood Top Ten Best explores the best of Indian cinema by counting down a new top ten Bollywood theme each week. From the best and the brightest, to the most outrageous and unexpected, Bollywood Top Ten Best reveals the biggest movies, stars, divas, unforgettable villains and more. Plus, host Lisa Ray, travels the world to catch up with some of the biggest names in Bollywood including, Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar.

Toronto born Lisa Ray launched her career in India as a top model. She first caught the attention of audiences in ’s hit comedy, Bollywood/Hollywood and has continued to have a successful career in film and television. Internationally, Lisa gained critical acclaim in the Academy Award ® nominated film, Water, and appeared in a variety of television shows in the U.S. Bollywood Top Ten Best marks one of Lisa’s first on-screen credits since she made headlines in 2009 by revealing her battle with multiple myeloma, a rare form of blood cancer. Now in remission, Lisa is ready to open a brand new career path as host of ’s hottest entertainment series.

Encore presentations of Bollywood Top Ten Best will air on Sunday nights starting March 27 at 8:30pm ET/PT on OMNI. 2 in Ontario and OMNI BC, and 9:30pm MT on OMNI Alberta.

OMNI Television will deliver a vast array of South Asian entertainment leading up to the special coverage of the IIFA 2011 Weekend and Awards, from locally produced South Asian news in all markets, to IIFA themed Indian blockbuster hits on Bollywood Freetime Movies, to daily and weekly coverage of the IIFA celebrations on Bollywood Blvd., including a pre-awards special from IIFA’s unique green carpet at the Awards Ceremony. In addition to Bollywood Top Ten Best, OMNI is also launching a new four part series, Best of the IIFAs, which will showcase the best moments in IIFA history.

About OMNI Television: OMNI™ is a free, over-the-air multilingual/multicultural committed to reflecting Canada’s diversity by broadcasting an array of ethnocultural programming, serving multiple language communities. With five television stations -- in BC; Alberta ( and ) and Ontario (OMNI.1 and OMNI.2) – OMNI has a combined reach to 22.7 million households in major market areas across Canada. From weekly language newscasts to locally produced diversity programs, OMNI also delivers star- studded international series and films, including Bollywood blockbusters, Asian Cinema, as well as Italian and Portuguese telenovelas. OMNI Television is a part of Rogers Broadcasting Limited., a division of Inc. (TSX: RCI and NYSE: RCI) which is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For more information visit www.OMNItv.ca

Media Contact: Meghan Hardy, Rogers Media Television, 416.764.3197, [email protected]