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Headlines in the month of May

*	BAG Films’ FY’12 rev crosses Rs 1 bn, E24 breaks even
*	I&B: Khursheed Ganai takes over as joint secretary - Films
*	Star syndicates Ra.One airing rights to Disney XD
*	ESPN Star Sports' programming lineup for Olympics
*	Zubin Driver quits Network18 to start own venture
*	NGC to air special on James Cameron's solo ocean dive
*	'Appropriate Adult' takes top acting prizes at Bafta TV Awards
*	Anthony Bourdain joins CNN, to host weekend show in 2013
*	Nicolas Coppermann is Endemol France MD
*	Manchester United the most popular club: Kantar survey
(31 May 2012 )
*	Relativity Media to raise $250 mn debt
*	I&B gives a month for pending TV channel applicants to submit performance bond
*	Discovery to air I Shouldn't Be Alive from 4 June
*	One World Sports extends deal for three football rights
*	Zuckerberg drops from Bloomberg Top 40 billionaires list
*	DQE's 'The Jungle Book' to premiere on Disney XD in US
(30 May 2012 )
*	Zee Café to launch GCB on 2 June
*	New season of Tea Time premieres on FoodFood on 29 May
*	BBC retains FTA highlights of Premier League in UK
*	NBCUniversal unveils most extensive coverage plans for London Olympics
*	NDTV Good Times launches new season of Highway on My Plate- Addas
(29 May 2012 )
*	Jagran FY'12 net down 14%, ad rev up 9.9%
*	Radio Mirchi eyes 10% turnover growth in FY'13 amid soft ad climate
*	Cinema TV launches to fight in tough Hindi movie channel space
*	Big CBS Love ropes in fashion designers for local show
*	Star World to air seventh season of 'How I Met Your Mother' from 31 May
*	Contract journalists in Kerala to get provident Fund
*	Former MGM chairman mulls buying Australia's Nine Entertainmenmt
*	BCCI to auction uncapped players: Shukla
*	IOC, USOC resolve revenue share dispute
(28 May 2012 )
*	Neo's game plan sans cricket
*	Sun TV Q4 net down 24% as revenue slumps
*	ET Now launches two new market shows
*	Wayne Garvie is SPT chief creative officer
*	FremantleMedia in first look deal with Josephson Entertainment
*	Endemol's Initial to make hidden camera show for the BBC
*	Bangladesh cricket rights up for grabs as Nimbus deal expires
*	Anand Mahindra in Sundance Institute's Board of Trustees
*	Discovery partners Indian army for Everest expedition
*	Almar Latour is Dow Jones Newswires Asia editor
*	Big CBS Spark bags TV rights for Lou Majaw's tribute to Bob Dylan
(26 May 2012 )
*	9XO bags telecast rights of Live from the Console
*	Sony Entertainment shifts Kuch Toh… at 11 pm, to launch new fiction
(25 May 2012 )
*	Mumbai Indians post net loss of Rs 3.9 mn on rev of Rs 1.7 bn in FY'12
*	SPT inks 3 distribution deals in ME
*	Colors pads up for post IPL programming
*	Lankan president’s family promoted channel wins cricket rights
(24 May 2012 )
*	BBC settles dispute with unions
*	Rod Perth is Natpe president, CEO
*	Copyright amendments will benefit industry: IBF
*	Havas S&E in strategic partnership with Seven46
*	Investors pump in $1.6 bn for 21% stake in Formula One
*	QW Naqvi bids adieu to TV Today
*	Committed to publishing business: Rupert Murdoch
(23 May 2012 )
*	IRF 2012: The key is to increase radio market share
*	Copyright Bill gets Parliament nod
*	Govt asks Trai to look afresh into cross-media ownership
*	Zee Entertainment's FY'13 outlook
*	AJ's beIN Sports to hit US homes on 1 August
*	Star's rights begin with NZ series, BCCI finalises schedule for England visit also
*	Nat Geo Channel launches fourth season of 'Nat Geo Moment' awards
*	Zee TV replaces Chhoti Bahu with Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke
*	Man U's run as top football brand continues
*	After India, IMG takes JV route
*	Committed to publishing business: Rupert Murdoch
(22 May 2012 )
*	Zeel Q4 revenues and costs surprise on the upside
*	Sports ministry calls for enquiry into wrongdoing in IPL
*	TBS, TNT to evolve from linear networks to branded video destinations
(21 May 2012 )
*	USA Network expands comedy slate, dives into reality
*	Hemisphere Capital raises $100 mn in fresh funding round
*	TLC brings back Hairy Bikers: Mum Knows Best! from 23 May
*	MTV to launch Coke Studio@MTV Season 2 in July
*	Copyright Bill gets Rajya Sabha's stamp of approval
*	WWE in TV deal in Turkey
*	CBS unveils prime time schedule at programme upfront
(19 May 2012 )
*	Disney to air Alice in Wonderland on 19 May at 11 am
*	IPL should be closed: Lalu Prasad Yadav
*	History TV18, CNN IBN name jury members for 'The Greatest Indian'
*	WWE expands 'Raw' show to 3 hours
*	NBC picks up pirate action-adventure series 'Crossbones'
(18 May 2012 )
*	Discovery Channel’s East To West to premiere on 21 May
*	Vivek Bahl joins Viacom18 as network advisor content
*	Movies Now to air big Hollywood titles at 11 pm from 1 June
*	PBS brings 'Call the Midwife' to the US
*	Global TV format 'The Voice' comes to MBC in MENA region
*	SABC, SAFA sign 3-year broadcast pact
(17 May 2012 )
*	37 TV channels fail to become operational: Jatua
*	Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks charged in hacking scandal
*	Aiba signs Argentina as a WSB franchisee
*	Warren Buffett buys shares in Viacom
*	ABC unveils 10 new shows for 2012-13 prime time schedule
(16 May 2012 )
*	Sab to beef up 8 pm slot with daily family comedy show from 4 June
*	Corruption scandal rocks IPL, BCCI suspends five players
*	Balaji Telefilms Q4 net profit at Rs 15.4 mn
*	CBS sues ABC over reality show 'Glass House'
*	RTL delves into BBC’s 'Hidden Kingdom' as co-producer
*	NGCI creates programme commissions & content hub in London
(15 May 2012 )
*	BCCI softens stand on Sri Lanka Premier League
*	Contempt petition against PCI chairman Katju
*	Colors to air Jai Shri Krishna at 10.30 am on Sundays
*	BBC unveils coverage plans for Euro 2012
*	Endemol announces senior appointments
*	Lionsgate partners with entrepreneur Simon Fuller for TV drama
(14 May 2012 )
*	BCCI ratifies Star deal, pitches for Pak team in CL T20
*	Sri Lanka Premier League to kick-off 10 August
*	DD, LS TV to cover Lok Sabha session live to mark 60 years of Parliament
*	Discovery Q1 profit hit by losses at OWN
*	Balaji Telefilms' CEO of TV Manuj Agarwal quits
(12 May 2012 )
*	Govt clears Copyright Bill
*	Uefa concludes media rights deal in Switzerland and Croatia
*	ESS adds La Liga rights for Singapore to its roster
(11 May 2012 )
*	BBC Entertainment unveils summer lineup
*	ICC board recommends David Richardson's name as CEO
*	Fox, NBC unveil slate ahead of upfront presentation
*	ESPN, ACC extend agreement till 2027
*	Telemundo in multi-million dollar investment drive
*	News Corp gains from Hathway sale, Star's rev upside offset by hike in programming costs
(10 May 2012 )
*	Viacom18 posts fourth straight quarterly loss
*	Walt Disney Q2 net jumps 21% to $1.14 bn
*	Oz pubcaster SBS gets A$158.1 mn funding boost
*	Film and TV industry spent $60 bn in New York city
( 9 May 2012 )
*	Machdar plans to raise Rs 1 bn from PE for i1 Super Series
( 8 May 2012 )
*	FoodFood launches Namaste Breakfast
*	Sri Lanka Cricket signs new deal with Somerset Entertainment Ventures
*	Comcast to offload substantial stake in A&E
( 7 May 2012 )
*	ESPN, Star JV waiting to end
*	Financial restructuring of Prasar Bharati under inter-ministerial consideration
*	Talenthouse raises $4.2 mn in series 3 funding
*	NBC to launch dating show this year
*	Viacom Q2 operating income up 23% at $932 mn
*	HRD Ministry looking into mushrooming of media schools: Soni
*	All eyes on Al Jazeera as Premier League floats tender
( 5 May 2012 )
*	Dainik Bhaskar Q4 net stays flat at Rs 454 mn
*	Ambika Soni defends digitisation sunset dates, tariff order
*	ET Now & Zoom CEO Avinash Kaul gets to handle Times Now
*	IBF asks Trai to revisit carriage fee rule
( 4 May 2012 )
*	Big CBS Prime brings back investigative series ‘NCIS’
*	Big CBS Spark gets access to Universal Music library
*	Star Movies to tap kids in afternoons with animated movies
*	ICC to hold CEO interviews in Mumbai on 6 May
*	Silver Lake acquires minority stake in WME
( 3 May 2012 )
*	Rupert Murdoch 'unfit' to run News International: UK panel
( 2 May 2012 )

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