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Headlines in the month of April

*	Nimbus, Ten Sports in fray for Pakistan T20 league
*	Star to launch Movies Ok on 6 May
*	Colors splits programming unit, Manisha Sharma to head weekends
*	Lifetime, NYTVF to develop unscripted programming
*	RBNL, RTL name their JV channel as Thrill
( 30 April 2012 )
*	Election Commission wants ban on opinion polls: Quraishi
*	Network 18, Cellcast get FIPB nod
*	MTV unveils slate at Upfront
*	Paralympic TV rights generate record £10 mn
*	Emmy Award winner Bob Costa to host London Olympic Games for NBC
*	Advisers Media renews deal with Football Association
*	South African pubcaster to telecast local football matches
( 28 April 2012 )
*	Star World launches ‘The Front Row’ at 8.30 pm
*	ESPN to telecast Kia X Games Asia from 29 April
*	Sonar Entertainment, James Patterson partner for TV series 'Private'
*	Cabinet defers consideration of copyright bill
*	Colors to launch Sunday wellness show on 29 April
( 27 April 2012 )
*	Peter Chernin's firm starts India innings with 49% stake in Endemol India
*	World Children Expo to showcase latest movies, games
*	Fox bolsters Animation Domination unit
*	SPT elevates Ricky Ow as EVP, Networks- Asia
*	History TV18 to air special on Siamese twins on 28 April
*	Endemol to make a show for China
( 26 April 2012 )
*	After Mamata, Tarun Gogoi wants channel for Assam
*	Bill O'Reilly renews association with Fox News
*	Participant Media acquires equity position in Cineflix Media
*	Nick greenlights 3 comedies for Nickmom comedy block
*	CTE stitches content deals for its TV stations
*	James Murdoch blames subordinates for hacking scandal
*	My Cypriot Kitchen to premiere on TLC on 1 May
( 25 April 2012 )
*	Eros plans TV game, to buy out remaining 76% in B4U for $53 mn
*	Big magic acquires films from UTV Motion Pictures
*	Chernin Group fattens purse with $200 mn from Providence
*	NDTV, Wisden in content deal
*	Star CJ Network CEO Paritosh Joshi quits
*	TV dramas account for most primetime viewing, ad spend: Nielsen
*	Rabe is RTL Group chairman
*	Fox's launch 25 years back changes American television
*	India TV appoints Gulab Makhija as CFO
*	European broadcasters spent 15 bn on programming in 2011
( 24 April 2012 )
*	9X Media's intl music channel 9XO launches on 24 April
*	I&B min nixes The Dirty Picture's television premiere
*	Rich Ross resigns as Disney Studios chairman
*	Hulu unveils content plans at upfront
*	Malaysia brings content sharing rule for sports broadcasters
*	I&B's directive to show Dirty Picture after 11 pm disturbs film fraternity
( 23 April 2012 )
*	DB Corp partners Dale Carnegie to launch media school
*	Mamata Banerjee plans to start state-run channel
*	'Bharat Ki Shan' back on DD starting 23 April
*	Chinpui series on Hungama TV from 23 April
*	Sun TV MD Kalanithi Maran passes the baton to Vijaykumar
*	TV industry in a golden age: Bruce Rosenblum
( 21 April 2012 )
*	RBNL signs content deal with Speed Records for Spark Punjabi and Big FM
*	Cécile Frot-Coutaz is FremantleMedia CEO
*	British factual channel Eden commissions show with David Attenborough
*	ZDF Enterprises' COO Stephan Adrian renews contract
*	Allahabad HC directs Centre on screening of Dirty Picture on TV
( 20 April 2012 )
*	Trai's cut in radio frequency spacing proposal raises red flag
*	Dick Clark expires at 82
*	The Style Network forms multimedia content company
*	DD starts weekend series on Gandhigiri
*	News Corp suspends voting rights by foreigners to comply with US law
*	ZDF Enterprises to handle licensing, merchandising for children's channel Kika
*	Zee Kannada to air Sandalwood movie 'Mayura' on Sunday
*	Charles Garland is Syco Entertainment CEO
( 19 April 2012 )
*	Zee TV launches Phir Subah Hogi
*	Life OK's new fiction show to expose reality of reality TV
*	ESS introduces programme for racing enthusiasts
*	Fox Intl Channels rebrands recently acquired Suomi TV as Fox
( 18 April 2012 )
*	Disney orders comedy series 'Dog With A Blog'
*	TLC continues localisation drive with Adhuna Akhtar show
*	Pulitzer winners announced, no prize for fiction
*	Zee Kannada to air soap on Mysore royals from 23 April
( 17 April 2012 )
*	ICC president's role to be reformed
*	Ryan Seacrest to host Fox's '25th Anniversary Special'
*	Star, ABP announce divorce; Star News to be ABP News
*	NBCUniversal does first format deal in China
*	Sony's Manisha Sharma to join Colors as non-fiction head
*	Discovery takes airing rights for 'I'm a Creepy Crawly'
*	Sameer Goswami joins Viacom18 as VP & head - biz operations
*	Sriram Kilambi to head BloombergUTV
( 16 April 2012 )
*	Karnataka fine tuning policy in drive to make it the animation, VFX hub
*	India has 44.2 mn DTH subs, 825 channels: Trai
*	Dodgers sale gets Federal Judge's approval
*	Heat intensifies on Rupert Murdoch in hacking scandal
( 14 April 2012 )
*	Hindi movie channels unfazed by IPL
*	Fox orders two more seasons of 'Hell's Kitchen'
( 13 April 2012 )
*	Big Productions appoints Simmi Karna as biz head
*	Press Council to challenge Allahabad HC order on troop movement reports
*	Suvarna to air 'Chukki' from 16 April
*	Fox Soccer retains broadcast rights for Hyundai A-League
*	Turner shutters Imagine TV
( 12 April 2012 )
*	Sonic to air Power Rangers in India
*	Pogo to air Mojacko from 16 April
*	Big Magic brings back Khullja Sim Sim
*	Spike TV, TNA extend partnership
*	Channel 5 in new 2-year deal with Endemol for 'Big Brother'
*	BBC World Service launches multimedia shows on Africa's musical talent
*	MP and Silva wins FA Cup rights in Asia
*	Uefa finalises broadcast deals in France
( 11 April 2012 )
*	MTV to air ‘Sound Trippin’ on 14 April at 8.30 pm
*	Sony Corp revises net loss forecast, to cut 10,000 jobs
*	Walt Disney China to develop local animation industry
*	NGC ropes in actor Josh Brolin to narrate 'Untamed Americas'
*	Haresh Chawla to join India Value Fund on 1 June
( 10 April 2012 )
*	TV Today scrip up 15% on market buzz of Birla Group taking stake in promoter company
*	Big Magic to launch a talent hunt show
*	Zee Café rechristens 7.30 pm slot, launches 4 new shows
*	Mismatch in figures on outsourcing Commonwealth Games: Parliamentary Committee
*	Endemol sells 'Black Mirror' to 21 territories
*	Veteran American journalist Mika Wallace passes away
*	BloombergUTV biz head Deepak Lamba quits
*	Discovery to rebrand Planet Green as Destination America
*	Sony Pictures to acquire 30% stake in Maa Network
*	Discovery Tamil celebrates New Year with programming marathon
( 9 April 2012 )
*	Murdoch set to exit TV news biz in India
*	Global Screen sells series and movies at MipTV 2012
*	TLC's travel series to premiere on 9 April
*	Sky draws up £600 mn investment plan for British films
*	Fox Television in deal with Civolution for video content
*	Network Ten to take Australian audiences on a walk down Ripper Street
*	Endemol elevates Spee to CEO, Bassetti steps down
*	Zee: Ranga to head content, Keni to oversee production biz
*	Discovery commissions 20 hours of programming from Maverick
( 7 April 2012 )
*	Sky News head admits to email hacking
*	IPL unveils global broadcasters
*	Cartoon Network to air Horrid Henry from 9 April
*	CBC to cut 650 jobs as part of austerity drive
( 6 April 2012 )
*	SC rejects Nimbus' petition on Rs 3.05 bn bank guarantee issue
*	English movie channels bet on 11 pm slot during IPL
*	Homeshop18 to have COOs for m-commerce & TV shopping
*	MSM launches sports channel Six on 7 April
*	TV content shines as deals abound at MipTV
*	Zee Kannada to air reality show for couples from 9 April
*	HBO's Hollywood Premier league returns on 16 April
*	Mediaset sells stake in Endemol
( 5 April 2012 )
*	Disney premieres 'The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir' on 8 April
*	Geo TV and Carlton Sports to broadcast IPL in Pak, Sri Lanka
*	NGC launches action-themed shows with IPL in mind
*	Modi to appeal verdict in Cairns case
*	New Zealand Cricket, Pitch in 8-year media rights pact
*	ESS to air Olympic based quiz show starting 1 June
*	Australian viewers will not see IPL
*	Fremantlemedia, Syco Entertainment sell 'X Factor' format to 40 countries
*	AMC/Sundance Channel acquires content at MipTV
( 4 April 2012 )
*	James Murdoch to step down as BSkyB chairman: Report
*	Kailasa to begin multi country tour on 4 April
*	DD to telecast live presentation of Padma Awards on 4 April
*	London Calling & Planet Earth Live to air on BBC Worldwide channels
*	FoodFood launches 2nd season of Health Maange More
*	MTunes HD launches new time band for non-Hindi music
*	Nick India to air Edebé’s Four and a Half Friends
*	DQ Entertainment wins 3 contracts
( 3 April 2012 )
*	Hindi GECs feel no pressure from IPL this season
*	Asianet to start airing Malayalam KBC from 9 April
*	9 Story Entertainment announces sales of TV series to Luk International
*	Dow Jones' Factiva extends Asia reach with coverage in Korea
*	Star TV bags BCCI rights for Rs 38.51 bn
*	FremantleMedia lines up MipTV slate
*	Discovery brings short form series 'D10' to MipTV
*	Nimbus, BCCI row lands in Supreme Court
*	Jagran snaps up NaiDunia for enterprise value of Rs 2.25 bn
( 2 April 2012 )

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