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*	Digital media service firm RealNetwork's revenue up 20 per cent
*	Tamil film stars to light up Diwali on Star Vijay
*	Sri Adhikari Brothers Board approves stock split
*	FM radio market booming in the Arab World
*	Survey predictions for WiMax applications
*	WWE celebrates Wrestlemania with DVD anthology
*	Isro sets 16 Dec launch for Insat 4A
*	Tam paper on TV product placement at Casbaa
*	DirecTV offers ongoing ODI series to US subscribers
*	ABC returns to dancing ways in January
*	Shemaroo making strides in film production
*	BBC's 'Doctor Who' lands in Germany
*	DVD of Live 8 music event to launch next week
*	CyberMedia's 2Q income up 26 per cent
*	MTV Asia to b'cast AIDS awareness concert in Feb
*	Vietnam targets 2008 for launch of first satellite
*	BBC commissions show on Saddam Hussein
*	Britain's film, TV exports rise by 25%
*	Pakistan not selling stake in telecom firm to Etisalat
*	Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Lego Group ink licensing deal for Batman
*	Toon Disney unleashes 'Power Rangers Dino Thunder' for Diwali
*	Nickelodeon's TV characters come to life in new Nicktoons Unite! video game
( 31 Oct 2005 )

*	UTV posts Rs 47 million net profit
*	BAG Films net jumps 73 per cent to Rs 8.3 million
*	Balaji Q2 net profit up 50 per cent to Rs 170 million
*	Production houses take to movies to scale up growth
*	'Fame Gurukul' finale hits high TVR notes for Sony
*	CNBC inks 3G deal with Celcom in Malaysia
*	ESPN Star Sports to air 13 episode series on Dravid
*	ABS-CBN Channel 2 wins ABU Casbaa Unicef Award
*	MTV's Frank Brown scoops Casbaa Chairman's Award
*	Synovate sets up customer loyalty vertical
*	Mobile phone sales touch 32 mn in the US
*	Sony's profit nearly halved by film results, tax
*	Ang is Rainbow Media's consultant for Asia
*	MTV Networks names Hirschhorn as CDO
*	CII to look at the big picture at Intl film fest
*	Discovery to roll out HD in Japan, Canada by year end
*	BBC World Service closes down Tashkent office
( 29 Oct 2005 )

*	Cricket: DD moves court against TV channels
*	SBC Communications to adopt AT&T name
*	The Game Factory signs international licensing agreement with Cartoon Network
*	IPTV Asia to be held in Hong Kong on 28 November
*	Vodafone to buy 10% in Bharti Tele for Rs 67 bn
*	Govt. likely to ease downlink norms
*	Google, Atas in tie up for archive content
*	MTV International launches new music initiative
*	BBC Broadcast to become Red Bee Media from 31 Oct
*	BBC retains World Snooker rights till May 2011
( 28 Oct 2005 )

*	A year on air, Star One now aiming for No. 2 slot
*	Red FM and 'DNA' ink content sharing deal
*	SET repositions Sab as 'light' GEC
*	HTMT finds place in Forbes Asia's top 200 list
*	TV18 Q2 net up 42 % to Rs 100 million
*	Star acquires 'Desperate Housewives' format
*	CNBC launches mobile-on-demand content in Asia
*	A-Pac pay-TV piracy up 11%: Casbaa
*	CNN, iBN sewing co-branding deal
( 27 Oct 2005 )

*	Zee Sports forms Zee-Turner's fourth pack
*	Al Jazeera Intl works to get distribution in place
*	Trai address cable ops issues against b'casters
*	Indian Media Grp welcomes new uplinking guidelines
*	B.A.G enters into commercial movie production
*	CCTV to go digital with IBM solution
*	Warner Bros. realigns its digital entertainment ops
*	BBC Governors unveil proposal for Public Value Test
*	Zee UK joins Zee Marathi in 'Shwaas' premiere
*	Maa TV to invest Rs 80 million on serials
*	Total Sports Asia gets broadcast rights for WRC
*	History Channel turns the spotlight on the Crusades
*	Animal Planet to launch series on 'In the Wild'
*	Adlabs-Reliance acquires 'Krrish' overseas distribution rights
( 26 Oct 2005 )

*	Former cricket boss slams BCCI for TV rights sale loss
*	India focus at Casbaa; Ekta to deliver keynote
*	BBC World Service to launch Arabic channel
*	Disney adopts anti-piracy protection solution for DVDs
*	ETC Punjabi & Zee Punjabi to showcase live event
*	K Sera Sera to produce movie with Sohail Khan Prod.
*	Tara telefilms selected for Kolkata Intl Film Festival
*	India, China to play key roles in pay-TV development
*	UTV expands Toons division
*	Star to push home video in UK, Canada, SE Asia
*	Sony Pictures bullish on international co-productions
*	SPE Networks Asia expands with new hires, promotions
*	Enter DTH, Trai may relax cable pricing
*	Former SBS chief Harry E Sloan named MGM CEO
*	China's IPTV market set to explode
*	Nick US ties up with Clinton Foundation to fight childhood obesity
*	iDirect, Envivio tie-up to improve satellite bandwidth
( 25 Oct 2005 )

*	MTV associates with 'Garam Masala' & 'Home Delivery'
*	Dishtv launches dish mobile service on ship
*	BAG Films to release four films by next year
*	Fidelity hikes stake in Zee Telefilms to 7.04%
*	HC to BCCI: explain Zee bid rejection
*	PNC's 'Ek Khiladi ...' global release dated for 18 Nov
*	Disney Channel lines up 'Sabse Bada Film Festival' for Diwali
*	BBC invites viewers to vote for favourite TV moments
*	Arianespace CEO moots govt's role in space industry
*	Multivision to distribute 34 Hollywood films
*	WWE in broadband deal with Japan's Plala Networks
*	Texas Instruments outlines mobile TV opportunities
*	VH1 US offers a 3D flashback to music of the 1980s
*	Sahara names Sharma as dist. head for movies division
*	14th edition of Scat kicks off tomorrow
*	LG producing HDTV set-top boxes for DirecTV
*	WWE expands reach in Latin America
*	Czech Republic's T-Mobile launches Internet 4G
*	Alcatel enters mobile TV arena
*	Fifa invites bids in Asia for 2010, 2014 World Cup
*	Murdoch reiterates importance of digital age
*	Sahara's listed co. to get new name
( 24 Oct 2005 )

*	Nimbus to distribute intl rights of cricket series
*	Hockey: ESS, IHF usher in more changes
*	BCCI names Baladitya as media manager
*	Ex-Nine Network chief Pallister is TWI Australia head
*	PTC gives 'American Idol' the thumbs up
*	David Rehr appointed as Nab CEO
*	'Lost' Hungary debut impressive
*	Discovery Travel & Living spotlights music that transformed the course of history
*	BBC World Service organising roadshows in Uganda
*	ABC to air reality show 'American Inventor'
( 22 Oct 2005 )

*	India on the edge of a giant revolution: Stringer
*	Government bouncer numbs sports b'casters
*	Star One claims good opening for 'Nach Baliye'
*	Percept signs RGV for intl. movie 'Within'
*	AOL to lay off 700 employees
*	Walt Disney Studios, AOL form exclusive content partnership for movie
*	ESPN Star Sports bags Asia Cup telecast rights
*	BSkyB buys Easynet for $373.1 million
*	AXN to launch in Italy
*	Ten Sports to telecast Hong Kong Sixes tourney
*	Pete Clifton is BBC News Interactive head
*	BBC Three controller Stuart Murphy calls it a day
*	Factual programming: History gets contemporary
*	Consumer to enjoy vast choice, but who pays?
( 21 Oct 2005 )

*	Cabinet okays uplink & downlink norms
*	Cable TV can be regulated only by competition: Baijal
*	Zee ineligible for telecast bid: BCCI tells Court
*	Tata to tap regional language for mobile content
*	Softly, softly the India strategy at Mipcom '05?
*	Motorola, MTV Intl bring 'Head & Body' mobile series
*	The force with mobile TV at Mipcom 2005
*	SPE to foray into Bollywood with Bhansali
*	TV Today Q2 net up at Rs 23.7 million
*	Venevision sells four titles to Star; in talks with Sony
*	Zee Tele revenue up 9%, net profit down 38%
*	IGR to acquire international copyrights, dist. rights
*	BCCI awards ODI telecast rights to DD
*	Permira and KKR acquire SBS Broadcasting S.A.
*	Cricket rights: Worried ICC writes to Manhoman Singh
*	Endemol creates mobile division
*	Fremantle, Sony BMG sign 50:50 JV
*	Innovative content showcased at first Mobile Awards
*	Mobile TV generation: 23 too old?
*	Opportunity beckons in digital unwired world
( 20 Oct 2005 )

*	Mobile Television: Yet another battle for airwaves
*	India TV breaks news with rare Dawood visuals
*	Paramount signs distribution deal with Batjac Prodn
*	Telecom companies gear up for content play
*	B'cast India Symposium: Digitising content is future
*	Converged services to grow telecom sector: DoT
*	Zee-BCCI case with Delhi HC div. bench
*	Tandberg TV to buy IPTV solutions provider
*	Viacom may complete split process by end 2005
*	Anigraph 2005: Tec merely a means, 2NZ' Khurana
*	BVITV, Max sign library features package deal
*	News Corp raises bid to acquire Aussie portal
*	Warner Home Video bags Grand prix at Mipcom
*	Warner Bros' Romanelli gets lifetime award
*	Digital future bonds best with quality content
( 19 Oct 2005 )

*	GV Films plans Rs 10 billion ent project
*	FremantleMedia to produce telenovela for Dutch channel Talpa
*	European Commission launches new service to support European Audiovisual Media
*	Ultra Video releases full version of 'HAKHK' on DVD
*	Anigraph '05: UK firm to bring 3D software to India
*	Mouse all over the Mart
*	NDTV posts net loss of Rs 65 million in Q2
*	Roy to float separate company for GEC
*	33 International Emmy Awards nominees announced
*	Sahara One to release 150 prints of 'Hanuman'
*	Banff Rockie Awards rebranded as Banff World TV Awards
*	'Bali' makes it big at Mipcom Jr Licensing Challenge
*	Need for digi media strategies into content development stressed
*	FCC mandate on digitised signals to boost demand
*	Clinton, Mirren to present awards at iEmmys
*	BSkyB set to buy Easynet
*	TV-Book-TV: Keep what's sacred & extend the brand
*	'CSI: Miami' gains momentum in Europe
*	Stringer on India visit as SET turns 10
( 18 Oct 2005 )

*	Content sharing:GoM bats for DD
*	Zee Punjabi gears up for 6th anniversary
*	Rainbow, Singapore's Media Development Authority in $20mn deal
*	Rediff launches India’s first online music store
*	Sindhu names Fremantle VP sales home ent for Asia
*	Sony acquires 'Extreme Makeover' from BVITV-AP
*	Paul Schlesinger to head BBC Radio Entertainment
*	E! Networks signs deal with Zee Telefilms
*	Prabhu roped in as Disney Internet Grp director
*	MTV US celebrates the release of Madonna's album
*	Licensing and merchandising takes center stage
*	EdizPiemme to outsource animation to Indian studios
*	Kid's content: Big multi screen picture
*	AETN Intl to distribute Cattrall's doc in Cannes
*	Al Jazeera to exhibit channels at Media & Marketing Show
*	B.A.G Films appoints Minnie Vaid as creative director
*	4Kids Entertainment secures 2 intl deals at Mip Junior
*	Sahara One plans mega game show
( 17 Oct 2005 )

*	Telecast issue: BCCI forms another panel
( 16 Oct 2005 )

*	Malaika, Rajeev bag MTV Style Award in TV category
*	Zee Cafe launches two new shows
*	Diaz appointed Venevision International sales VP
*	BBC Worldwide joins Pearson Edn for new entity
*	Rainbow in deal with Tangerine for HD content
*	Spurlock gets development deal with SPT
*	National Geographic, Miditech in digital archive deal
*	Kingsbury to head BBC New Media's supply divisions
*	Nicholas Cage to produce first TV show
*	Egyptian channel Nile News joins Asiasat 2
*	Production starts on ABC comedy 'Crumbs'
( 15 Oct 2005 )

*	Pawar quits BCCI’s marketing committee
*	Channel [V] to explore mobisodes
*	Time Warner CEO rates India ahead of China
*	Zee Sports ropes in Helm & Osman as commentators
*	Toon Disney strengthens Jetix block with 'Tutenstein'
*	After KBC, Vijay TV lines up Tamil version of 'TGILC'
*	Stage set for the 21st edition of Mipcom
*	Mipcom to organise telenovela screenings on 15 Oct
*	Strong Indian delegation at Mipcom
*	Zee Cafe brings in new seasons of 'Sopranos', 'ER'
*	Telecable launches BBC World in Dominican Republic
*	Theron to guest stars in 'Arrested Development'
*	BBC launches online word game
*	Warner planning movie on Bond creator Ian Fleming
*	Canada's cable industry touches 7.6 mn subscribers
*	Star World brings sitcom 'Abolutely Fabulous'
*	MTV Networks acquires IFilm Corp for $49 million
( 14 Oct 2005 )

*	Zee Cafe goes glocal with lifestyle, glamour
*	TV18's holding company to offer 10% equity to public
*	Ten Sports to air McDowell Cricket-Golfers Cup
*	Doordarshan selects OmniBus for news automation
*	NGC's 'Mission Udaan' on last leg at Bangalore
*	BBC makes TV site more televisual
*	ESS forges alliance with Malaysia’s sports ministry
*	BBC makes a case for new licence fee settlement
*	Disney Channel launches 'Higglytown Heroes' for pre-schoolers
*	TV18 forms holding company TV18 Network Ltd
*	Apple unveils Video iPod; strikes deal with Disney for TV shows
*	'Housewives', '24' nominated for mobile TV awards
*	Mipcom Junior 2005 to highlight intl youth programming trends
*	TWI secures deals for Lennon doc ahead of Mipcom
*	Sunset+Vine to produce Volvo Ocean Race for ITV
*	Banff partners with Reed Midem for workshop series
*	Google, Comcast looking to buy a stake in AOL
*	Stars will collide for BBC Worldwide at Mipcom
( 13 Oct 2005 )

*	Producers ask DD to hike promotional budgets
*	Three news channels likely to launch in November
*	Sony's 'Deal Ya No Deal' to hit airwaves in November
*	Total prodn of fiction up in 5 European territories
*	ESS acquires Pride FC; fuses wrestling platform
*	Sportel Monaco zeros on TV-to-Mobile technologies
*	BBC co-producing 'Sharpe's Challenge' in India
( 11 Oct 2005 )

*	DD jumps into reality hunt bandwagon
*	FCC's site explains b'cast rules regarding obscenity
*	Escalating violence in children's TV in the US is a crisis for parents
*	TSA looks to give badminton a major push
*	Music shipments decline by 5.8 per cent in the US
*	NGC's 'Mission Udaan' receives 60,000 entries
*	MTV picks up the Tempo in the Caribbean
*	America Online acquires blogging firm Weblogs
*	Mobile content delivery platform to gain importance
*	US seminar to examine future of public broadcasting
*	ESPN US to focus more on content, technology
*	Distraction teams up with interactive partner IRM
*	Star debuts mobisodes with 'TGILC'
*	Nimbus Sport targets Rs 11 bn sales for '06-'07
*	Ambani's DTH renamed Reliance Bluemagic
( 10 Oct 2005 )

*	Hungama TV to air tele-serial 'Colgate Muskurahatein'
*	Government mum on news uplink deadline
*	Disney to target tweeners with live action
*	Zee Sports announces Challenger Series schedule
*	Nimbus bags 5yr Indian soccer prodn, mktg contract
*	Trai looks into voice, data over cable
*	BBC World viewership figures in Asia peak: PAX '05
*	Stanley S Shuman resigns from News Corp board
*	Star News lines-up programmes on Bihar elections
*	VH1 US' reality show checks if celebrities can sing
*	Jim Moloshok is HBO US president, media ventures
*	Fremantle bringing music, factual docs to Mipcom
*	UK kids channel CBBC enters the drama arena
( 8 Oct 2005 )

*	Nat Geo acquires Mike Theiss' Katrina footage
*	Zee Marathi to premiere 'Shwaas'
*	Disney Channel launches two new shows
*	Disney India appoints Dr Akhil Prasad as legal director
*	Sky to launch Playhouse Disney in New Zealand in December
*	Pak cricket: Nimbus wins title, on ground rights
*	Dennis Swanson named president of station operations for Fox Television Stations Group
*	Disney's new 'Finding Nemo' game makes learning fun for kids
*	BBC DG dismisses reports that Beeb softening news
*	Reuters to acquire global economic data firm EcoWin
*	NBC's new legal drama series is full of 'Conviction'
*	David Frost joins Al-Jazeera as presenter
( 7 Oct 2005 )

*	Maharashtra govt reduces entertainment tax on DTH
*	Hungama TV in overhaul mode
*	Jaya TV to air country's first 3D TV show
*	Star Gold plans prog activities around Big B's birthday
*	Performers to take center stage at MTV Style Awards
*	Former I&B minister Prasad shot at, attacker lynched
*	Community radio expansion proposal referred to GoM
*	Sahara One asserts prime time lead over Zee TV
*	CNN claims top spot in list of business decision makers
*	Casbaa to discuss creativity in a digital world
*	Tandberg powers live HD video transmsn from seafloor
*	TV Today Network enters US market via Echostar
*	PVR Ltd files draft Red Herring Prospectus with Sebi
*	Vision TV to roll out 150 hrs of new prodn at Mipcom
( 6 Oct 2005 )

*	Cartoon Network evaluates language feed options
*	Radio City names Vikas Varma its national prog head
*	SS Music unveils 'VJ Factor 2'
*	Phillips opens Innovation Campus in India
*	Ten Sports to air Super Series in Mideast from 3rd ODI
*	David Jordan is BBC's controller of editorial policy
*	BBC UK appoints 1st director of College of Journalism
*	BBC online radio benefits from Ashes coverage
*	Asiasat 5 manufacture contract by year-end
*	Bose launches new products to enhance home theatre
*	CCTV launches China's first High Definition broadcast
*	Licensing takes center stage at Mipcom
*	Sahara's film unit to release 'Hanuman' on 21 October
*	Walt Disney appoints Cheng as EVP Digital Media
*	A Regulatory Framework for Convergence and Competition
*	Discovery India celebrates 10 years
( 5 Oct 2005 )

*	Decade milestone crossed, Cartoon Network reinvents itself
*	Orange TV to debut live cricket telecast on mobile TV
*	earthTV inked programming deal with SBS Television
*	Dish Asia Network's Tamil channels hop on to dishtv
*	Blinkx launches interactive video content hub
*	Government bans 'Free X-TV' satellite channel
*	IPTV picture quality top concern: study
*	Viacom's Logo acquires Fremantle's 'Fingersmith'
*	Ultra to premier film 'Chor Mandli' on VCD/DVD
*	Stewart to launch home improvement reality show
*	News Corp completes acqsn of Intermix Media, Inc.
( 4 Oct 2005 )

*	Radio City B'lore programming head Narayanan quits
*	B4U to sponsor Mayor's Diwali event in London
*	Radio City to showcase 'Musical-e-Azam'
*	Eutelsat obtains ISO certification for satellite opns
*	BBC Governors launch first public consultation on radio
*	HP, Dell defend Blu-ray DVD format
*	Discovery Travel And Living uncorks fine wine
*	Jim Henson's muppets get stamps of approval on 50th anniversary
*	Mobile Media signs deal with Two Minute Television
*	Disneyland US celebrates 50th anniversary of TV show 'The Mickey Mouse Club'
*	Double taxation: Karnataka MSOs call off strike
*	ETC's Kohli appointed Siticable CEO
*	HSBC Investments ups stake in Zee to over 5 %
*	Lucent to demonstrate advanced IPTV services
*	'Conspiracy?’ to dust mystery out of History Channel
*	Americans watch TV at record levels: Nielsen
*	Star One brings FTII diploma films to television
( 3 Oct 2005 )

*	Zee Sports acquires t'cast rights for Challenger Trophy
*	Star News rides the waves to top of the news pack
*	'Fame Gurukul' notches all time high TVR
*	Fremantle brings the Gameshow Catalogue to Mipcom
*	Roamware raises $14 million to fuel global expansion
*	Channel7 claims '7Special' powers to top position
*	MTV inks deal with US mobile service provider Sprint
*	Rainbow Media expands internationally
*	TV blackout hits Karnataka as MSOs protest 'double taxation'
*	BBC to launch new digital curriculum in the UK in Jan
*	MTV looks to build brand in Canada
*	Nasa takes Google on a space odyssey
*	'Law and Order: SVU' jacks up the emotional intensity
*	Indecency complaints to FCC drop
*	Discovery celebrates '100 Greatest Discoveries'
*	ABC launches 'Confessions of a Desperate Housewife'
*	BBC One celebrates T- rex’s 100th birthday
*	'The 4400' return next year to USA Network
( 1 Oct 2005 )

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