MUMBAI: Music-based reality show, ?The X Factor?, will kick off from 14 September and will air every Friday, Saturday at 9 pm across Big CBS? channels Love, Spark and Prime.

The singer follows sharp tongued co-judge Simon Cowell?s footsteps while judging contestants.

While talking about what her judging style on ?X Factor? is going to be like, Britney Spears said that her judging style would be subtle and that she wants to give constructive criticism. However, at the end of one of the performances on the show, the ?toxic? singer, who has herself been a singing superstar since her teenage, asks the contestant: "I want to know who let you on stage."

This comment even caused co-judge Simon Cowell, who is known for his infamous comments, to raise his eyebrows! It seems Simon knew what he was talking about when he said, "Britney?s quite mean, as you?ll discover." Looks like Simon has some competition!

MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC?s commercial arm BBC Worldwide will be introducing Top Gear Korea to buyers at the Asia Television Forum (ATF) with a launch event on 7 December 2011.

Special guest will be Top Gear Korea presenter Kim Jin-Pyo who has helped make the 13 part series a hit for XTM channel since its premiere in August 2011.

BBC Worldwide Sales and Distribution Asia GM, senior VP Joyce Yeung commented: "We?ve had a hugely successful year launching formats in Asia, particularly in Korea where audiences have embraced Top Gear and Dancing with the Stars. Not only can we offer customers these brilliant shows from Korea, but also the format rights for local production and of course other international versions. With Top Gear involved I absolutely know it?s going to be a great ATF."

Korea?s local production of ?Top Gear? outperformed the XTM prime time average across all major demographics. Presenting the series, along with Kim Jin-Pyo, are actor Kim Kap-Soo and celebrity racer Yeon Jung-Hoon who film their car fuelled antics in various locations in South Korea and invite a range of Asian celebrities join in. Dancing with the Stars has delivered vast audiences as well as glitter and glamour for MBC, with the show winning its time slot amongst all key audiences.

BBC Worldwide?s other programme highlights for ATF include the natural history titles ?Frozen Planet?, ?Earthflight? and ?Great Barrier Reef?. Executive produced by Alistair Fothergill and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, ?Frozen Planet? takes viewers on a polar expedition. ?Earthflight? uses technology and camera techniques combined with aerial images to bring the world to viewers as seen by birds. Going Down Under, the BBC?s Natural History Unit has produced the ?Great Barrier Reef? series. This programme offers a guide to the secrets of the reef - how it was created, how it works, the intricate relationships between its inhabitants and how climate change and other factors might shape its future.

From the science genre are BBC Productions? ?Planet Dinosaur? and ?Origins of Us?. Using unique hi-tech graphics to bring to life the most awesome and amazing creatures that ever lived, ?Planet Dinosaur? transports viewers back in time through hundreds of millions of years. ?Origins of Us? tells the story of human evolution exploring the anatomical changes that have given humans, and their ancestors, the edge.

Drama titles include the Caribbean based detective series ?Death in Paradise? and ?Torchwood?; ?Miracle Day? starring John Barrowman and Bill Pullman. From the world of music there is the 3D concert ?Britney Spears: Femme Fatale? and ?Glastonbury 2011? featuring Beyonce.

MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide has announced its first 3D music offerings, a chance for audiences to see their favourite artists, up close and personal in a 3D experience.

Bringing the joy of live music to a new level, Britney Spears? Femme Fatale Tour, Alice Cooper?s Halloween Night of Fear and Elbow: Live on Air will be available to broadcasters at Mipcom 2011.

BBC Worldwide VP of music television Salim Mukaddam said, "We?re really pleased that we?ve been able to secure three amazing 3D music performance titles for Mipcom. Capturing music performances in 3D brings a whole new experience to the viewer and arguably benefits from the technology more than any other genre, allowing the viewer to really feel as if they were at the live event. For BBC Worldwide to be able to launch its 3D offering with three titles of this calibre is truly fantastic."

After six million number one albums and over 100 million records sold worldwide, Britney Spears is back in her seventh concert tour, in support of her studio album Femme Fatale. Showcasing her outstanding career, playing loved classics alongside her latest hits, this is guaranteed to be one of Britney?s most entertaining shows to date.

Filmed in August 2011 in stunning 3D at the sold-out Air Canada show in Toronto, BBC Worldwide has attained distribution rights outside the USA. The 2D version will be available for broadcast from Christmas Eve 2011, with the 3D version available in February 2012.

Alice Cooper?s Halloween Night of Fear will see the performer take to the stage at Alexander Palace on 29 October for an evening of thrills, blood spills, guts and gore. The set of over 20 songs will include classics such as School?s Out as well as tracks from his brand new album. The two-hour ?as live?mix will be available on 30 October for Halloween broadcasts. .

From the creative team of ?Live From Abbey Road?, in conjunction with Universal Music Group and Air Studios, Live On Air enables the audience to experience Brit and Mercury music prize winners, Elbow like never before. The programme was shot in 3D over three days in Wakefield as the band prepared for its first headlining arena tour. As well as interviews and backstage footage, it sees them performing
tracks from their latest album ?Build a rocket boys!? as well as Elbow classics.