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August 8 - 14, 2012
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Sport – Olympic Men’s Water Polo at 4.20pm on OSN Sports 1 HD
The Men’s Water Polo will be shown live from the Water Polo Arena in the heart of the Olympic Park. Teams from 12 nations will compete in the tournament and have been seeded into two groups. A total of 42 games will be played. The top four teams from each group will play against each other in the quarterfinals. The games will continue until Sunday.

Film – Mr Popper’s Penguins at 5pm on OSN Movies HD
Tom Popper randomly receives a penguin in the mail from his father. After trying to get rid of it, the hapless Mr Popper accidentally orders five more. He suddenly finds himself surrounded by a growing family of flightless birds and when his children and ex-wife discover what he’s hiding, he finally has something to connect with them; however, his work starts to suffer.

Series – Don’t Trust The B**** In Apartment 23 at 3pm on OSN Comedy
An optimistic girl, June, from the US heartland moves to New York City to pursue her dream job. When she finds out that the company no longer exists, she is forced to live with a party girl, Chloe, who has ‘the morals of a pirate’.

The two don’t get along at first but when Chloe’s attempts at scamming June backfire, they end up forming an unlikely friendship.

Series – Ringer at 6pm on MBC 4
Bridget is starting to get her life back on track but when she becomes a witness to an assassination, she must escape to New York and reunite with her estranged twin sister, Siobhan. Her sister is wealthy, seemingly happy and married. As they mend their frayed relationship, Siobhan disappears and Bridget takes on her sister’s identity and tries to fit in among her wealthy social circle, including her husband Andrew, stepdaughter Juliet, best friend Gemma, and Gemma’s husband Henry with whom Siobhan had been having an affair. She soon discovers dark secrets about her sister.

Sport – Olympic Gymnastics at 3.25pm on OSN Sports 3
Live from the North Greenwich Arena in London, a total of 96 gymnasts will compete in two events – the Individual and Team All-Around competitions. Each country’s team has eight athletes, with two individual athletes and six participants competing for the group event.

Film – Wild Child at 7pm on MBC MAX
Poppy is a self-absorbed teenager whose pampered LA childhood has left her with a notable sense of self-entitlement. When her father’s patience wears out, he ships her off to an English boarding school for girls. Unwilling to accept the strict regime of the school she decides to misbehave until she’s dismissed. However, everything starts to change when she meets a boy called Freddie and tries to win his heart.

Series – Top Gear at 7pm on MBC Action
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May talk about everything car-related offering weekly reviews of the newest automobiles and the latest advances in motorised transportation. The show brings in special appearances from racing driver ‘The Stig’ and the presenters take part in races and challenges. Every episode features a celebrity interview by Clarkson, followed by footage of them being timed as they drive around the test track.







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