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* ESPN to telecast 2010 NFL Pro Bowl
* Trai extends last date for comments on consultation paper on ‘Quality of Cable TV services'
* UTV World Movies to screen Carmen on 2 Jan; to air Pinjar on 3 Jan
* 94.3 MY FM, T-Series to launch “Best of My Club Mix” CD
* Amrita TV on hunt for talent at School Arts Festival
* Viacom to black out channels to Time Warner Cable
* CN to screen BEN 10: Race Against Time on 11 January
* Star, Bedi in legal fued over Mahabharata
( 31 Dec 2008 )
* Auction for 3G and BWA Spectrum delayed by fortnight
* Excel to go national with home video retail outlets
* Nat Geo to air new series 'Space Special' from 4 Jan
* Reliance Communications to invest Rs 40 billion on 3G
* BroadcastAsia is most relevant trade show: Survey
* 'Conversation' ends for Michael Eisner on CNBC
* Star Movies to don new logo from 1 January; unveils movie lineup
( 30 Dec 2008 )
* Star Plus to air 'Mauja Hi Mauja' on 31 December
* Hathway gets Fitch's investment grade ratings for Rs 3.4 bn debt
* Eros, FXlabs develop 3D Ghajini game
* CN to broadcast 14-hour marathon of Warner Bros cartoons
* Playwin launches cards for internet and mobile gaming
* Pix to celebrate New Year with ‘Peace’
* Karnataka government withdraws cases against TV9 Kannada for polio story
( 29 Dec 2008 )
* The Top 10 Happenings in 2008
* I&B state minister Anand Sharma cautions media
* MySpace teams up with Google to spread reach
* Yahoo! India to focus on marketing in 2009
* Disney Channel unveils lineup to celebrate holiday season
* Jimmy Kim joins Technicolor as MD Asia Pacific
( 27 Dec 2008 )
* Neo Cricket to telecast live Ranji Trophy matches
* Washington Post, NBC Universal TV station deal called off
* Trai revises cable TV rates by 7 per cent
* Nick names three winners for ‘Nick Toon Jockey’ contest
* Dentsu & Nintendo team up to offer video on Wii players
* Warner Bros sues CBS for $49 million over sitcom
* Railways to float entertainment tenders
* Dish TV to add 200 channels by next year
* NDTV Good Times to premiere new chat show from 3 January
( 26 Dec 2008 )
* 357 private TV channels uplink from India
* Tdsat pulls up Prasar Bharati on Zee issue
* Mauj Mobile creates special mobile content for Christmas
* Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM launches anti-piracy campaign
* Verismo, YouTube to provide videos directly on TV
* Radio City 91.1FM partners Zee Cinema for 'Klub MJ Hunt'
* Sri Lanka’s Pakistan tour doubtful
* Anil Kapoor is Dhamaal 24 national programming head
* ABC Australia in content deal with Granada International Australia
* Pogo lines up special programming for Xmas
* Star to launch Farsi general entertainment channel
( 24 Dec 2008 )
* Sony BMG, ibibo tie-up to launch web application for 'Raaz...'
* Star Plus to launch comic reality show; Rakhi Sawant to participate
* UTV World Movies unveils movie lineup for Christmas and New Year
* Pawar, ICC officials meets Subhash Chandra
* I&B permits NGO to start community radio in Gulbarga
* Terror Strike: UTV pulls out of Pakistan market
* IBN7 unveils special lineup for Christmas and New Year
* China’s Sina Corp to buy digital media firm Focus Media
* Nickelodeon launches UPickDaily.com
* BSkyB, Tiscali takeover talks on hold
( 23 Dec 2008 )
* IPL: Mallya to put three foreign players on sale
* Zee 24 Taas to honour Maharashtra’s heritage
* Big 92.7 FM prepares for Christmas
* Warner Music pulls out content from YouTube
* Nick ties up with Baskin-Robins to launch marketing initiative for Christmas
* Amrita TV unveils programming for Xmas
* IPL trading window opens; first list of players by 28 December
* Isro-built W2M satellite launched successfully
* Nalanda Capital buys 7 mn shares in Sun TV for Rs 1 bn
* Ignou to start science and technology channel
( 22 Dec 2008 )
* Comcast to distribute Star India channels in California
* Spiritual channel Sri Sankara to launch on 21 December
* Isro-built European satellite to boost broadcasting services
* Centre to set up a media consultative committee
* Cablevision to shut down Voom HD Networks in January
* Sony music, movie titles on Microvault USB flash drives
* MTV UK to cut 80 jobs
* Panasonic to buy Sanyo for $9 billion
* Disney Channel to telecast 'Camp Rock' on 26 December
( 20 Dec 2008 )
* Focus TV to launch in mid-January
* Pakistan Cricket Board to cut losses as Sri Lanka replaces India tour
* CN signs Mattel for ‘The Secret Saturdays’
* Euro to open tender for 2012 media rights in ‘09
* Big TV enhances graphic user interface
* lCBS, Turner in talks to jointly bid for Olympics telecast rights
* Allen Shapiro to buy TV Guide Network for $255 million
( 19 Dec 2008 )
* Sharad Malhotra, Parul Chauhan & Sara Khan shine at 8th Indian Telly Awards
* NBA imposes rules for channels on terror coverage
* 5th edition of Pogo Amazing Kids Awards on 28 December
* India calls off Pakistan cricket tour
* Zeel, Adobe form alliance for digital media content
* Alterna’TV inks carriage deal with Time Warner Cable
* Fox to showcase musical comedy 'Glee' in 2009
( 18 Dec 2008 )
* Eighth Telly Awards to honour Raghav Bahl
* UTV signs up Big TV to screen 'Oye Lucky' for PPV subscribers
* Maharashtra leads in broadband subscribers
* MIB had directed news channels to exercise restraint in Mumbai terror coverage: Sharma
* Spiritual music channel Divya launched
* Govt finalising policy on TV services for mobile
* Toei Animation licenses Pretty Cure to YTV in Canada
* Max appoints VPs for programming and marketing
* IPL fixes rules for transfer window
* Sony BMG ties up with ibibo
* Chris Carlisle is Fox21 president
* JUS Punjabi launches in US via SES Americom
* News Corp to move from NYSE to Nasdaq
* Disney Channel to launch in Russia
* Oprah Winfrey inks content deal with HBO
( 17 Dec 2008 )
* Broadcom to provide DTH solution to Bharti Airtel
* Zee to kick off daily show Shree on 22 December
* Big FM ropes in Gururaja Rao as VP-legal and CS
* Turner launches season 3 of Galli Galli Sim Sim on 22 December
* Zee Business, SBI to launch Emerging Business Forum
* NEC Electronics introduces tuner chips for digital terrestrial broadcast
* Volvo Ocean Race uses Google Earth to get closer to fans
* Radio One launches in Kolkata
* DD Direct to carry 3 Zee channels and Enter 10 TV on Rs 6 mn carriage fee
* Tata sky crosses 3 million Subscribers
( 16 Dec 2008 )
* Trai seeks views on flexible packaging and pricing of channels
* Parliamentary panel for guidelines on sting operations
* Govt should regulate TRP system: Parliamentary panel
* 'The Shield' tops Time's best TV shows of 2008
* Jivox reduces bandwidth need for video ad delivery
* Disney launches consumer products with Portico
* CBI exhorts media to maintain impartiality and integrity
* ICC seeks commercial partners to manage archive footage
* IPL transfer window now to start next week
* Nab applauds passage of DTV legislation in US
* 'American Idol' top TV show in the US for 2008: Nielsen
* HDTV penetration exceeds 23 per cent in the US: Nielsen
( 15 Dec 2008 )
* Champions T20: Western Australia Cricket Association mulls compensation
* Liberty to hive off entertainment biz
* Alcatel-Lucent to axe 1000 jobs
* Sun Direct plans to pump in Rs 15 billion in FY'10
* McDonald's launches Happy Meals toys based on 'Madagascar'
* Parliamentary panel wants regulations for media
* NGC selects Vusion for online HD video streaming
* MDA cements media partnership between Korea, Singapore
* BBC partners with PSB for host of services
( 13 Dec 2008 )
* I&B ministry ready to step in between music and radio operators
* Intel, WiMax Forum to develop low-cost devices
* BBC and ITV to work with BT for broadband STBs
* UTV's Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! to hit DTH in 3 weeks of theatrical release
* Champions League T20 inaugural edition moves to 2009
* Nickelodeon to launch online video game on environmental issues
* Time Warner names CEO Jeffrey Bewkes as chairman of the board
* Dubai Sports City makes rapid progress
* Kong is Star EVP, Chinese language programming
* Ten Sports to air Fifa Club World Cup
( 12 Dec 2008 )
* Hindi news channels fall from record viewership
* Hindi GECs recoup, Star Plus stays No. 1
* Channel 4 plans merger with BBC Worldwide
* Nick unveils new initiatives for Christmas
* Hungama launches Vas contest for ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’
* Disney, Excel launch ‘High School Musical 3’ video game
* Blogs rank as least credible news format: Study
* Avid unveils PostDeko for editors
* Netflix launches instant veiwing service on Tivo
* ESS inks syndication deals with multiple broadcasters
( 11 Dec 2008 )
* SC issues notice to Times Now & Jaya TV
* Salon Media floats Rs 3.3 billion media fund
* Universal, Eros form JV to promote Indian pop talent
* T-Series moves court against Mi Marathi
* NBA to create emergency protocol for news channels
* Govt to set up coordination committee with news broadcasters
* Rajshri Media to syndicate Bollywood content to Joost.com
* Cartoon Network sued over ‘Class of 3000’ series
* Aksh, MTNL to launch mobile TV in Delhi & Mumbai
* Max to launch SRK film fest on 15 Dec
( 10 Dec 2008 )
* Disney-Pixar to premiere 3D short film 'Tokyo Master' in theatre on 12 December
* DQE inks deal with Disney for three TV animated series
* Colors to beef up weekends with two shows
* Big TV bets on MDUs to gain DTH subscribers
* I&B officials to meet news broadcasters on 10 December
* Bender Media acquires Latin American shows
* NBC restructures network and studio programming divisions
* Fox selects Motorola for HD transition
* BBC to showcase new adaptation of 'The Diary Of Anne Frank'
* ICC not for cricket menu in Commonwealth Games
* Jay Leno to appear at 10 pm in new deal with NBC
* Court orders NDS to pay Echostar $8.3 mn
* ESPN to comply with Trai's pricing norms
* Tribune files for bankruptcy
* Intelsat forms JV for satellite biz in Africa
* BBC's 'Good Food' finds taste with online video watchers
* Endemol CEO Ynon Kretz to deliver keynote at MipTV
( 9 Dec 2008 )
* CN’s Adult Swim to release The Venture Bros 3 on Home Video
* Cenvat cut: DTH ops to get small boost
* Cisco selects Design Reactor as digital media partner
* Disney ups stake in Jetix to 96 per cent
* Sun Direct eyes break even in 6 years; launches in Mumbai
* Anna Coren joins CNN's Hong Kong news centre
* BBC retains executive board members
* BBC sees audience boost for multimedia
* BCCI to decide fate of Champions T20 League on 12 Dec
( 8 Dec 2008 )
* Murdoch elected co-chair of Partnership, New York
* I&B issues notice to Aaj Tak on Mumbai terror coverage
* AOL launches playsavvy.com
* Microsoft ropes in Yahoo's Qi Lu to head Internet biz
* Fox Series launches in Middle East
* NGC to receive data from Nielsen's Digitalplus STB service
* Sun TV to park Rs 1 bn a year in film rights for TV
* BAG Films’ SVP Chadda to join Endemol as director
* Discovery to launch Investigation Discovery channel in UK
* Comedy Central relaunches Jokes.com
* Passion Distribution to showcase HD series in Asia Television Forum
* Disney, promoters up stake in UTV to 83 per cent
( 6 Dec 2008 )
* Star to host the 45th Golden Horse Awards in Tawian
* Star One, Ponds to launch game show on 15 December
* Lincoln Butterfield to debut R.I.P. M.D. at NATPE 2009
* Zapak launches gaming site for Bingo [V] Full Once
* Zee Studio adds mini-series to content lineup
* B4U Music gets encrypted; shifts to AsiaSat 3S
* Globecomm completes media processing center for Airtel's DTH service
* WWE launches online social network
* SC stays criminal proceedings against Pawar and 5 BCCI officials
* Vh1 brings Big Brother to India from 14 December
* Viacom to lay off 850 employees
( 5 Dec 2008 )
* Pix bags telecast rights of boxing event
* NBC Universal sacks 30 in ad sales division
* Pixion acquires two post production studios in UK
* I&B asks news channels to avoid re-runs of Mumbai terror attack
* Zee TV to launch Chhoti Bahu on 8 December
* Govt issues norms for publishing foreign mags in India
* Vh1 brings Laura Critchley to India
* Toei Animation appoints TCL Germany as merchandising broker
* Mauj Mobile partners with FHM for mobile content
* Punit Goenka to play bigger role in Zeel, ZNL synergy
* Mishra takes over as PIB principal director general
* I&B ministry issues advisory to news channels; plans changes in Cable TV Act
* Jia Wu joins Strategy Analytics Digital Consumer Group
( 4 Dec 2008 )
* INX Media head of fiction Kumud Chaudhary quits
* News channels hit record viewership in terror week
* HTC rolls out 'HTC Touch 3G' phone in India
* NetDragon and Disney to launch ‘Disney Fantasy Online’
* Avid launches media network solution
* Zee Muzic business head Irshwin Balvani passes away
* Fire in Future Studio affects TV shoots
* MySpace offers video streaming on mobile
* Hungama's Neeraj Roy is MEF Asia board chairman
* HBO looks to end the year with a bang
* Home entertainment on the rise in the US: Survey
* Nigella Lawson celebrates Christmas cooking on DTL
* Arun Kapoor joins Essel Group as director, distribution biz
* Prime focus gets HC nod to merge subsidiary firm
( 3 Dec 2008 )
* Amrita TV to launch 'Citizen Impact' on 7 December
* Trai to issue recommendations on media ownership within a month
* ibibo.com launches 'iVideostar' to showcase dancing talent
* HomeShop18 to launch two shows to fight recession
* Zee News inks content deal with Voice of America
* Axis Communications launches HDTV network camera
* HCL launches workstations for media, gaming and animation industry
* MGM secures 40 station partners for 'This'
* Filmy unveils December film festival lineup
* Britney Spears, Obama top Yahoo! searches for the year
* 4Kids Ent unveils new broadcast sales for Chaotic
* Redstone exits from Midway Games
( 2 Dec 2008 )
* Colors to beef up weekends with launch of two reality shows
* Sadhna to launch regional news channel in Bihar & Jharkhand on 14 Dec
* Big TV lines up films for PPV subscribers
* Sahara One biz head Nilanjana Purkayastha quits
* Colors inks syndication deal with UTV for 27 movies
* BBC Worldwide Channels Asia senior VP McKerrow resigns
* BBC Worldwide Channels Asia senior VP McKerrow resigns
* Animax Mobile debuts in Malaysia, Singapore
* Spacetoon Media to launch kids channel on 14 January
* BCCI to decide on Champions League T20 on 7 December
* Trai to regulate quality of cable TV service in non-Cas areas
* BBC Worldwide to showcase new products in trade events
* TV remains dominant choice for Americans: Nielsen
* BBC Knowledge launches on CJ HelloVision in Korea
* Cyrus to take part in NBC's 'Christmas In Rockefeller Center' special
* 'Lost' returns for a fifth season in Jan on ABC
( 1 Dec 2008 )
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