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Headlines in the month of July

*	Colors opens on strong note with 81 GRPs
*	Adlabs Q1 revenue up at Rs 2.5 bn; Big FM fetches Rs 510 mn
*	TV Today approves buyback plans
*	Rupert Murdoch meets PM & Sonia Gandhi, discusses FDI hike in media biz
*	Discovery to launch 3 channels in India by Q1 2009
*	Singapore govt to support interactive digital media startups
*	DD, DD Sports to telecast Beijing Olympics live
*	IAAF extends TV rights deal in Brazil and New Zealand
*	Harris to supply broadcast equipment for Beijing Olympics
*	SPTI in distribution deal with Zac Toons
*	Actor Freddie Prinze Jr joins WWE
*	Eutelsat's revenue up 5.9% for FY'08
*	Borkent is Nickelodeon head of acquisition & programming
*	Ofcom fines BBC for unfair conduct of viewer and listener competitions
( 31 July 2008 )

*	Red FM to celebrate third anniversary of its morning show
*	Rupert Murdoch visits India, Delhi is first stop
*	NDTV Q1 net at Rs 20.8 million
*	CNBC TV18 to launch special sports series Olympic Effort
*	Fremantle unveils 10 new shows for sale globally
*	Champions Twenty20: BCCI fixes TV rights floor price at $750 mn
*	CN to air All Star Laff- A- Lympics from 4 August
*	MySpace launches Indihub for three metros in India
*	Zeel decides not to buy back shares
*	Cablevision acquires 97 per cent of Newsday for $650 mn
*	Sify to install Redmax networks in five cities
*	Eisner’s Tornante to produce TV series on Nick At Nite
*	Dentsu launches animation division in US
*	NDTV to invest $150 million in media infrastructure company
*	Viacom 2Q revenue up 21 per cent to $3.86 bn
*	Rajiv Lulla is NDTV MetroNation CEO
( 30 July 2008 )

*	ENIL Q1 net loss at Rs 79.99 million
*	Balaji Telefilms Q1 net up 20.7% at Rs 222.57 million
*	TV18 Q1 net loss at Rs 85.55 million
*	UTV to buy 2 US-based new media companies for $30 million
*	Toshiba to cease mobile digital satellite broadcasting
*	Zee Business joins International Bikex India for foray into biz trade shows
*	MGM to launch This TV Network
*	BBC World News to air second season of The Real Cities from 30 August
*	Consumer electronics in US to garner $173 bn in 2008
*	UTV Q1 net up at Rs 251 million
*	Geodesic inks deal with Medion AG to provide Mundu IM service
*	Short form content dominates online video viewing: Study
*	Seagate in deal with NBC for Olympic coverage
*	Nick announces Monsoon fest for August
*	Sun TV Q1 net at Rs 1 billion
*	Lionsgate firms up 5-year $340 mn credit facility
*	CBS launches online HD gallery
( 29 July 2008 )

*	Manav Dhanda to head Big Broadcasting's kids channel
*	IBN18 Q1 net loss at Rs 93.4 million
*	Dish TV Q1 net loss at Rs 1.25 billion
*	inetCore Solutions partners Tata teleservices for SMS alert service
*	Marcus Wolter is Endemol Germany MD
*	Star Gold lines up mythological films in August
*	Sag board backs negotiators demands over new media
*	Nick declares winners of Nick Fundoo Superstars
*	DD's Kalyani wins 'News Show of the Year' award
*	ICL launches training camp for forthcoming season
*	History Channel launches series on Indian heritage sites
*	Getty Images is official photographic agency for Beijing Olympics
*	Ayesha Mohideen is BBC head of knowledge multiplatform commissioning
*	Big FM elevates Nirupam Sonu to VP programming
*	NDTV Good Times launches on Sri Lanka's Dialog TV
( 28 July 2008 )

*	Zeel rises on movie and buyback plans
*	6.4% NDTV shares pledged
*	BenQ unveils slim 24-inch widescreen LCD monitor
*	bbc.co.uk spends £110 million in 2007-08
*	Al Jazeera English is now available in Spain
*	India, China to see fastest growth in pay TV: Study
*	Nat Geo bags rights for Monkey Thieves series
*	MGM Channel to be carried on Vodafone in Germany
*	Pakistan to host Champions Trophy
*	Discovery CEO David Zaslav to deliver Mipcom Green TV keynote
*	BBC Worldwide in licensing deal with VTech for 'In The Night Garden'
( 26 July 2008 )

*	BBC Worldwide opens production outfit in France
*	DTH operators to submit quarterly performance report: Trai
*	Music India to show Punjabi news for UK viewers
*	Zoom to launch reality show Bollywood Club
*	UTV to fortify new media biz
*	Online casual gaming emotionally, physically engaging: MTV Study
*	Sab to launch comedy show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
*	India adds 8.94 million wireless subscribers in June: Trai
*	ICL launches youth mobilisation initiative
*	Thomson Reuters plans to launch biz news channel
*	CN to launch massively multiplayer online game
*	Trai sends cable TV restructuring draft to MIB
*	Clear Channel shareholders approve $17.9 bn buyout
( 25 July 2008 )

*	Tdsat allows Tata Sky to offer ESPN channels on a la carte basis
*	Zee News Q1 net up 49.9 % at Rs 95 million
*	WWIL Q1 net loss at Rs 183 million
*	Intel to invest $17 mn in three Indian companies
*	NDTV Profit to launch CEO Exchange show
*	Gametap partners with THQ
*	SingTel in deal with major US studios
*	Joost, Tom Group form JV in China
*	BPL Mobile launches BPL Mobile @Café
*	Pogo to launch Hole in the Wall on 28 July
*	BBC’s sitcom The Office travels to Russia
*	NDTV 24x7 to cover 'Uncommon Ground' on 27 July
*	RAPL launches live cricket gaming portal criccontest.com
( 24 July 2008 )

*	Big FM in 'Adda' mood to capture Kolkata
*	Nickelodeon signs content deal with Dailymotion
*	Mithun strikes alliance between Royal Bengal Tigers and Howrah Union Club
*	Tata Sky, BharatMatrimony partners to offer Actve Matrimony service
*	Zeel Q1 net profit up 98% at Rs 1.61 billion
*	Zee News Ltd has Rs 2 bn investment plan, to add Telugu news channel
*	Online viewing drives more audiences to network TV in the US
*	Ten Sports signs syndication deals with Zee International
*	Tivo teams up with Amazon for on-screen product purchasing
*	SPE Asia launches English GEC on Now TV
*	Walt Disney, ERT conclude free TV content agreement
*	Badhniwalla is Mauj Mobile consumer marketing head
*	Boeing delivers fourth HDTV satellite to DirecTV
*	Roly Keating is BBC director of archive content
( 23 July 2008 )

*	BBC Global News to launch multi-media US08 Election bus tour
*	Dish TV partners Shaadi.com for Shaadi Active service
*	Trai issues notice to ESPN over DTH pricing
*	Sun TV’s SFM launches in Pune
*	Zee TV to launch mafia don fiction on 28 July
*	Ten Sports announces line up experts for Straight Drive
*	BIGFlix.com bags broadband rights for Shemaroo’s ‘Shilpa’s Yoga’ DVD
*	Jetix launches Jetix Premier League
*	MTVNI signs content deal with Yoyo TV
( 22 July 2008 )

*	Star Plus to launch reality show Aajaa Mahi Vay
*	Zee Entertainment Enterprises plans to buyback shares
*	Colors to launch Bigg Boss 2 on 18 August
*	Carl Icahn joins Yahoo! board
*	Greycells acquires 26% stake in Access Atlantech Edutainment
*	9X to launch series on Indira Gandhi
*	Star India ropes in Viaccess to encrypt its upcoming channels
*	Danielle Nagler to head BBC HD
*	Verizon partners Disney Channel to offer multi-platform game experience
*	ESS pockets broadcast rights for next Olympics
*	Avid grows list of clients
*	Sony unveils 16.4- inch wide multimedia notebook
*	Erik Huggers is BBC Future Media and Technology director
( 21 July 2008 )

*	Videocon to launch DTH by October-end; plans to invest Rs 10 bn in 2 years
*	Tdsat directs Star Den, MSM Discovery to produce relevant documents in HITS case
*	Zee Turner blacks out Incablenet in Mumbai
*	'Damages', 'Dexter', 'Mad Men' among first time Emmy nominees
*	NBA condemns attack on media in Ahmedabad
*	Youtube arrives to the boobtube through deal with Tivo
*	Starhub to showcase Olympic Games on six channels
*	MTV launches online soundtrack guide
*	Mipcom 2008 to focus on Spanish audiovisual industry
*	Maa TV to launch Jeevana Tarangalu from 21 July
*	IPLT20.com is 4th most visited sports site on mobile: Study
*	CNN unveils plans for Olympics coverage
*	Broadcasting is going through a period of change: BBC Trust chairman Lyons
*	Nickelodeon Arabia to step foot in Middle East from 23 July
*	Suneet Tandon takes over as Lok Sabha TV CEO
( 19 July 2008 )

*	NewsX ties up with The Economist for weekend show
*	ETC Networks Q1 operating profit up at Rs 26 million
*	Delhi High Court restrains operators from showing Ten Sports
*	Toei Animation launches online downloads for hit animated series
*	Prabhat Khabar forays into FM radio with launch of Radio Dhoom
*	Mumbai cable operator Ganesh Naidu stabbed
*	Eros signs two-year MG output deal with Hungama Mobile
( 18 July 2008 )

*	Trai examines ESPN reply on fee for DTH operators
*	Tdsat asks RCV, Channel Plus to settle discord amicably
*	Bender media seals Jetix deal for Wolverine & the X-Men
*	Vijay TV’s Jodi No. 1 Season 3 to air from 18 July
*	DTL takes viewers on odyssey into the world of cheese
*	China Netcom selects Tektronix for Olympics
*	Starhub to add HD channels
*	MySpace launches Asian applications competition TheGame08
( 17 July 2008 )

*	NDTV promoters sell 6% stake for Rs 1.7 billion
*	Sony India to invest Rs 600 million in Bravia LCD biz
*	BBC World Service to syndicate shows to community radio in Chandigarh
*	CN partners NBA for Ben 10 brand initiatives
*	Comcast in tie up with Warner for 'The Dark Knight'
*	Discovery Asia Pacific launches HD channel on Australia's Foxtel
*	Barnett is Disney-ABC-ESPN VP sports channels EMEA
*	Natasha Bedingfield partners LG for VH1 Save The Music Foundation
*	Tdsat asks Sun Direct, One Alliance to settle discord amicably
*	Jyotsna Viriyala is India VP programming of Star World and Star Movies
*	Xbox 360 Console offers more storage space
*	NDTV Imagine to launch Mahima Shani Dev Ki from 26 July
*	Eurosport launches HD in UK on Sky platform
*	Paramount films to be available on Jaman.com
*	Kathleen Syron is Starhub content head
*	BBC Entertainment, CBeebies to launch in Latin America
*	Bet Networks, Marvel Animation unveil 'The Black Panther'
( 16 July 2008 )

*	Cartoon network to launch Samsher Sikander Chuddie Buddie on 21 July
*	Xbox strikes deal with Netflix
*	Top Up TV adds Warner TV VoD service
*	Digicable selects Latens for conditional access solution
*	Rahul Shaw is INX News SVP ad sales
*	Trai recommends separate licence for cable TV operators
*	50 mn Japanese tune in to FIVB International Volleyball Finals
*	News Corp sells eight TV channels for $1.1 billion
*	Euro 2008's big draw clocks 2.09 TVR
*	Aksh Optifibre to deploy UTStarcom’s IPTV solution
*	State-owned Arasu Cable launches service in Tami Nadu
( 15 July 2008 )

*	9X to launch second season of Remote Control; plans three new shows
*	Ten Sports' tussle over Sri Lanka telecast rights yet to be resolved
*	Napster debuts web's first co-branded Disney radio station
*	MIB issues show cause notice to Bharti Telemedia
*	Darshan joins Deccan Chargers as VP commercial operations
*	Panasonic launches 2008 Viera plasma and LCD TVs
*	Salman Khan takes Sony to 3rd spot
*	Scientific Atlanta expands platform for interactive cable
*	Yahoo! introduces open web services platform Boss
*	Philippine justice department rejects reconsideration plea of alleged cable pirate
*	Amrita TV to launch second season of Best Citizen Journalist
*	James Murdoch overtakes father in Guardian's power list
*	Yahoo! rejects Microsoft-Icahn joint proposal
*	Panasonic introduces third generation Blu-Ray Disc players
*	Lords to host ICC annual conference next year
*	BBC Worldwide channels are now available in Poland
( 14 July 2008 )

*	Vas providers oppose regulation
*	Vas at $1.3 bn is growing at 60%
*	Euronews launches in Arabic
*	Seven acquires 4.8% in Packer's Consolidated Media Holdings
*	Nick to launch Nick Main Bhi Kinng contest
*	Reji Cherian is Capgemini's TME India leader
*	Sag rejects AMPTP's 'final' offer
*	Oppenheimer Funds ups stake in Zeel to 8.06% via market purchase
*	BBC secures exclusive MotoGP coverage till 2013
*	BBC Worldwide, Babelgum sign global content deal
*	Turner, Yahoo! ink content ad deal
*	BBC strengthens drama production team
( 12 July 2008 )

*	Trai gives nod to base price hike for 3G auction
*	MRTPC reserves judgement on Dish TV-Tata Sky case
*	9X to launch new version of Chak De
*	Trai issues recommendations on allocation and pricing of spectrum for 3G and broadband wireless services
*	Rat-ings race on News TV
*	CNN-IBN to launch The Weekend Edition with Rajdeep Sardesai
*	CN partners Crisp Thinking to guide children during 'FusionFall'
*	Redstone in talks to buy out daughter’s shares
*	Star Chinese Movies 2 to launch on now TV in Hong Kong
*	Sab appoints Harjeet Chabbra as marketing head
*	Vivendi, Activision form Activision Blizzard
( 11 July 2008 )

*	Radio One, International Traffic Network tie up to provide traffic update
*	My FM to celebrate world population day
*	India's Valuable Group acquires Disney founded MovieBeam
*	Aftra ratifies primetime TV contract with AMPTP
*	Disney Music signs Universal Music as licensee in Asia
*	Music India to launch India's first Bhojpuri music channel
*	BBC Worldwide FY 08 operating profit up 17 % at £117.7 million
*	RRsat partners WatchIndia for internet distribution of Indian TV channels
*	Guruji.com launches search engine for music
*	TV dominates viewing in America: Nielsen
*	Walt Disney to promote High School Musical 3 from 13 July
*	Star Gold to air Jackie Chan film festival from 13 July
*	Filmy biz head Shailesh Kapoor quits
( 10 July 2008 )

*	Dish TV to take on Sun Direct, drops rates in South India
*	Nick to serve Olympic-themed episodes on animated shows
*	BBC World Service weekly audiences in India grow by one million
*	NBC Universal unveils coverage plans for Olympics
*	IOC awards TV rights to SABC & AUB in Sub-Saharan Africa
*	7Seas Technologies launches seven 3D mobile games
*	Bryan Perez is NBA Digital senior VP
*	Manajit Ghosal is Mid Day Infomedia CEO
*	Star Voice of India to launch on 18 July
*	ICC to pump in $300 mn for global spread of cricket
*	AXN's 'eBuzz' to wear Bollywood garb for Indian viewers
( 9 July 2008 )

*	Muthoot Group launches talk format FM station Chennai Live
*	Homeshop18 receives $21 million funding support
*	Fremantle fixes guests for Elvis Costello show
*	Youtube CEO to open Mipcom’s broadband video summit
*	MGM HD makes senior level appointments
*	Yahoo, Microsoft to resume talks
*	Punit Goenka replaces Pradeep Guha as Zeel CEO
*	BBC to launch its first world news hub
*	Endemol appoints Valkin as digital media global head
*	NDTV Convergence appoints Arunava Sinha as chief product officer
*	CBBC, Twofour launch social networking site for kids
*	Tdsat asks Ortel to provide subscriber data in Sun TV case
( 8 July 2008 )

*	NDTV promoters buy 20.28% for Rs 5.57 bn, up stake to 71.38%
*	Vivendi to release mobile game around 'The Bourne Conspiracy'
*	Terra gets internet and mobile broadcast rights for Olympics in Latin America
*	Dasmunsi to be discharged in two days
*	Playspan CEO to address Edinburgh Interactive Festival
*	Disney channel to start ‘Talk Out Loud’ initiative on 12 July
*	Cartoon Network to launch Capeta on 14 July
*	NBC to buy Weather Channel for $3.5 bn
*	Colors signs deal with Eros for 16 movies
*	World Movies acquires rights to Steven Soderbergh's 'Che'
*	Karen Mok to host MTV Asia Awards 2008
*	BBC to celebrate life and work of Charles Darwin
*	Sony to launch fantasy series Arslaan on 13 July
( 7 July 2008 )

*	ESS, Arab Digital ink deal for ICC events
*	Big FM to celebrate monsoon with celebrities in Big Chai
*	STBs in Cas areas see 6% growth
*	IAMAI seeks level playing field between telcos and MVas players
*	Sahara to launch regional channels; Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Marathi in the list
*	Krishnaswamy's 'Indian Imprints' explores India across South Asia
*	Bhushan Khot is Zee 24 Taas biz head
*	Pogo lines up movies & shows for weekends
*	Google ordered to show Youtube data to Viacom
*	Clive Lloyd is ICC Cricket Committee chairman
*	Warner Bros TV realigns production team; elevates Paul to EVP
*	Graphiti School rolls out PG course in animation
*	Sami al Haj is Al Jazeera news producer
( 5 July 2008 )

*	Reliance’s Big TV appoints Arun Kapoor as president
*	AXN to air Action Awards on 6 July
*	Yahoo! to launch new site and products for Olympics
*	BSkyB eyes Spain’s Digital+ for $4 billion
*	Senthil is elevated to TV18 Biz Media prez & group editorial director; Udayan is made CNBC-TV18 managing editor
*	CN & Pogo marketing head Bikram Duggal quits
*	Zee Marathi premieres Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs on 7 July
*	NDTV India appoints Sameer Kapoor as CEO
*	Jetix unveils content line-up for July
*	Nick to air The legend of the Monkey King on 6 July
( 4 July 2008 )

*	Post IPL, SRK’s Paanchvi Pass fails to get a boost
*	Cartoon Network New Media launches Mini Match
*	US prefers consuming content on TV than online: Nielsen
*	Cablevision to add 15 HD channels
*	Tivo ties up with Seven Media Group to launch in Australia
*	Electronic Arts, Capcom team up to distribute Devil May Cry 4 game in Asia
*	Indian cellular services market to cross $37 bn by 2012: Gartner
*	Sony to launch dance-based reality show on 9 July
*	Sushma Singh to take over as I&B secretary
*	9X inks deal with MGM for Hindi telecast of Bond films
( 3 July 2008 )

*	Tdsat rejects petition seeking intervention between Sun and RCV
*	Tata Sky approaches Tdsat over spat with ESPN
*	Viacom18's Hindi GEC Colors to launch on 21 July
*	Star One’s Zara Nachke Dikha to launch on 14 July
*	Ideacts Innovations launches Clink; raises $5 million from Sequoia Capital
*	Nimbuzz raises $15 million to develop products
*	UTV ties up with Japanese firm to offer channels on IPTV
*	Vijay TV to launch reality show in August, Prabhu Dheva is judge
*	Star World to premiere reality show 'America's Got Talent'
*	Sanjay Jha of PBS Nightly wins Loeb Awardl
*	Nokia inks deal with Warner Music Group
*	Neo Sports bags telecast rights of Tour de France
*	ABC creates online book club for 'Lost'
*	Fame announces winners of Fame Reel Kids
*	Lionsgate, Comcast in home entertainment distribution deal
*	CNN.com streams 116 million online videos in May
*	Dish TV appoints Salil Kapoor as COO
*	Disney to showcase 'Art Attack', 'Being Ian' this month
*	9X is now available on Dish TV
*	ESS bags 2010 football World Cup rights for $44 mn
( 2 July 2008 )

*	Fox inks multi-year deals to expand base in Latin America
*	Endemol to set foot in Turkey
*	IPL website hits 50 million mark
*	HBO brings back Entourage with launch of season 3
*	Paul Ward joins as MTVN EVP
*	NBCU promotes Zigler to head digital division
*	WWIL lines up C-band transponders from SES, AsiaSat 4 for HITS
*	MTVN relaunches AtomFilms as Atom.com
*	Reliance's Big Broadcasting appoints Manavjeet Singh as distribution head
( 1 July 2008 )

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