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Headlines in the month of Oct

*	Walt Disney brings Mickey and Minnie to India
*	Pix to launch film review show 'Chicks On Flicks next wk'
*	SLC to lose $3mn over England tour cancellation
*	Latkar is Saam Marathi chief producer
*	Star Pravah to launch on 24 November
*	Transmission trouble from Wimax deployments: Casbaa
*	Star Den, MSM Discovery obtain stay on Arasu Cable issue
( 31 Oct 2008 )

*	Pogo announces nominees for Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2008
*	Channel [V] to kick off game show on 31 October
*	Raj TV unveils devotional programming for November
*	FCC expresses concern at trend of pay-TV rate hike
*	ITV to remake eight Agatha Christie films
*	TiVo partners Netflix for streaming films & TV episodes
*	Star World to launch Shark from 5 November
*	Sun TV Q2 net up 35% at Rs 1 billion
*	Jennifer Lopez in deal with Universal Media Studios
*	Mitsubishi launches laser-powered TV set
*	NDTV to distribute Granada TV in India and South Asia
*	Thumbplay launches digital music store in beta
( 30 Oct 2008 )

*	JimJam to launch in Singapore on Starhub
*	Deccan Chargers mandates KPMG to find suitor, eyes $250 mn valuation
*	Zune, Univision Online launch music download offering
*	NewsX ties up with A1GP as exclusive media partner
*	Sun launches FM station in Siliguri
*	Disney-ABC TV offers Legend of the Seeker on iTunes
*	TV Today Q2 net up to Rs 75.77 million
*	Toei Animation to participate in Dubai's licensing fair
*	Broadcom acquires AMD’s digital TV biz at reduced price
*	BBC puts out tender for audience services
*	Lionsgate to launch two channels in Asia
*	Discovery to launch channel on Freeview in the UK
*	UTV Q2 net up 86% at Rs 176 million
*	Global Cricket Ventures bags Champions T20 site rights
*	ICL suspends Chris Cairns, Dinesh Mongia
*	DTH spurs India's digital pay-TV growth: Casbaa
*	Zee US head Subramanian quits; Bhattacharya takes charge
( 29 Oct 2008 )

*	Adlabs Films Q2 net loss at Rs 207.7 million
*	Balaji Telefilms Q2 slips 31% to Rs 181 million
*	Zee News to invest $5 mn in UP news channel
*	CNBC TV18 lines up special shows on Prithvi Theatre Fest
*	Prasar Bharati to restore 5 channels on DD Direct: Tdsat
*	Creative Eye Q2 net up at Rs 6.5 million
*	TV18 Q2 net loss at Rs 245.57 million
*	Web18 plans private placement for over Rs 2 bn
*	BBC iPlayer can be accessed via Sky's online TV service
*	BBC's show 'Natural World' celebrates 25 years
*	BBC Worldwide sells fashion format show to Magnolia
*	Consumers to spend less on pay-TV channels in UK
*	National Film Board of Canada announces DVD, TV deals
*	Sony to launch Meet Mila De Rabba on 3 November
*	Nick in hunt for a 'Toon Jockey'
*	Zapak goes global with launch in Ukraine
( 25 Oct 2008 )

*	CAG pulls up MIB over advance payment to Becil
*	Dish TV Q2 net loss at Rs 1.54 billion
*	Centre joins NGO to launch community radio in Madhya Pradesh
*	ESS ropes in AR Rahman for official anthem of Champions League T20
*	Broadcasters seek FCC's comment on technical report
*	Hinduja Ventures HY'09 up 8% at Rs 319 million
*	Australia plans regional Twenty20 league with other boards
*	Govt shouldn't regulate indecent speech on TV: Chernin
*	Disney kicks off third season of Camp Rock
*	Balaji Telefilms ropes in Punnet Kinra as group CEO
( 24 Oct 2008 )

*	MTV sets up new division for celebrity content
*	Zee News Q2 net up at Rs 114.7 million
*	Tdsat directs MSM Discovery to provide a la carte channels to Sun Direct
*	Sahara One Media Q2 net sales up at Rs 1.03 bn
*	Worldspace slows down plans in India, taps new revenue streams
*	DD to gear up for Commonwealth Games coverage: Sharma
*	Dish TV launches Bhakti Active for subscribers
*	Hungama TV unveils Pyjama Contest based on mythological shows
*	9X to launch reality show Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1 on 2 November
*	MIB warns Star One for violation in programme telecast two years back
*	Fake sting operation victim withdraws defamation case against Live India
( 23 Oct 2008 )

*	Trai recommends government to cancel ESPN licence: Sharma
*	News Corp reorganises mobile content biz
*	Disney to air The Cheetah Girls One World on 28 October
*	Tdsat directs Tata Sky to pay Neo Sports on RIO rates
*	Total Sports Asia to box for Muay Thai TV
*	ETC Networks Q2 operating profit at Rs 55.8 million
*	ESS to air award function to felicitate T20 players
*	Sun Direct launches DTH service in Delhi; eyes 3 mn subscribers by FY'09
*	Globecast, Chunghwa Telecom to deliver World Games from Taiwan
*	Sky Italia bags rights for 2016 Olympics
*	Spice launches musical handset Spice S-580
*	Comcast launches Style on Starhub, New Media Group
*	Gideon Bierer is MTV executive VP digital media
*	Nat Geo, Channel 4 to continue 'In The Womb' franchise
*	Comcast signs raft of deals in Asia Pacific
( 22 Oct 2008 )

*	Star Den channels available to WWIL for HITS at RIO rates
*	Trai extends date for views on media ownership to 10 November
*	NDTV Good Times unveils programming line-up for Diwali
*	Government develops tool kits to fight cyber crimes
*	Zeel Q2 net profit up 84 % at Rs 1.78 billion
*	Motorola launches Motoming A1600 in India
*	WWIL Q2 net loss at Rs 219.7 million
*	Oprah Winfrey show to air in Spain
*	Champions League Twenty20 makes senior appointments
*	Zee Talkies launches blockbuster slot 'Talkies Premiere'
*	Carl Icahn increases stake in Lions Gate to 9%
*	Nickelodeon buys Iron Kid from BRB International
( 21 Oct 2008 )

*	Intel awards Digicable for creating virtualised IT infrastructure
*	IPL to conduct third auction in February 2009
*	Zee News to launch regional channel in UP
*	THQ launches The Naked Brothers Band video game in US
*	LG launches 3 designer series in ultra slim TV segment
*	Casbaa adds two corporate members
*	Big TV crosses 500,000 subscription mark; targets 5 mn in first year
*	BBC sees big boost in radio listenership
*	BBC to launch knowledge branded block on Science TV in South Korea
*	West Indies to host World Twenty20 event in 2010
*	Comedy Central creates live entertainment division
*	Bebo to boost original content in 2009
*	Balaji Telefilms moves court against Star on 'Kyunki'
*	News Corp well positioned to meet economic downturn: Murdoch
*	Anand Sharma gets additional charge of I&B ministry
*	Star's Marathi GEC to be called Star Pravah
( 20 Oct 2008 )

*	Media scrips take a knock as Sensex hits below 10K
*	Neo targets Rs 1.5 bn subscription revenue in Fy'09
*	9.6 mn US TV homes not prepared for the digital switch
*	US publishing companies join Nokia Media Network
*	US networks offer HD content on iTunes
*	Nickelodeon appoints Metcalfe as VP of international home entertainment
*	MTV, CNN team up for concert to support war veterans
*	Science Channel makes Brink available for distribution
*	MDA, Beach House & Lonely Planet tie up for TV series
*	Toei Animation Europe to launch new website version of One Piece
*	Time Warner ups stake in Sci Entertainment to 16%
*	NBC Universal to trim costs by $500 million
*	BBC Worldwide inks deal with New Zealand broadcasters
*	ScreenWest, MDA partner for cross-media projects
*	Video games sales in US fall 7% in September: Study
( 18 Oct 2008 )

*	SC rejects Ortel's plea on cable monopoly in Orissa
*	DQ Ent. confers Lifetime Achievement Award to Goscinny
*	Compact Disc to set up studio in Vietnam, gets $10 mn debt from iMedia Ventures
*	Nick to air Stuart Little on 19 October
*	Fox, Mark Burnett to produce game show Rouletter
*	Total Sports Asia raises $15 mn from Nectar Capital
( 17 Oct 2008 )

*	IMD shortlists 3 TV networks for weather channel
*	Lenovo to 'get closer' to the Indian consumer
*	Nickelodeon to premiere new TV movie of Dora
*	Big TV slashes entry price to Rs 1490
*	Times Group's Virgin Radio loses 5% listeners
*	Chinese team to examine co-operation in media space
*	Champions League T20 announces fresh dates
*	Disney Latin America signs multiple deals at Mipcom
*	Big FM to bring back Raju Srivastav for Diwali
*	BBC to air special show to assess global financial crisis
*	Zee 24 Taas to award 11 Marathi achievers
*	Amrita TV to launch reality show Super Talent
( 16 Oct 2008 )

*	ICC's Champions Trophy to clash with Champions T20 in 2009
*	Channel 9 cable ops arrested for pirated telecast of Neo
*	Star Cricket launches slew of Cricket programmes
*	BBC signs deals for download from BBC iPlayer
*	NDS showcases digital pay TV solutions at Scat
*	BBC Worldwide announces global sales for 'In the Night Garden'
*	Disney-ABC-ESPN signs VoD deal for films with Kabel Plus
*	Disney-ABC-ESPN TV signs content deal with Antena 3
*	Voom HD, Infinite Frameworks sign HDTV prodn deal
*	17th edition of Scat kicks off in Mumbai
*	Andrew Lack is Bloomberg LP multimedia CEO
*	DTL ties up with Taj Mahal Hotel for new local show
*	UTV World Movies to kick off 'World Movies This Week'
*	IPL to meet on second edition in Bangkok
*	Walt Disney to release 3D film BOLT on 21 November
*	Bharti partners with Infosys for DTH service
( 15 Oct 2008 )

*	DD to launch music reality show The Big Band
*	Ixia launches iSimcity in Bangalore
*	DD to telecast report on former Assam militant group
*	Tata Sky launches PVR service, eyes 8 mn subscribers by FY'12
*	NBC Universal to invest in NDTV's movie biz
*	Intelsat in pact with Mobil Satellite Technologies
*	Analog Devices launches high bandwidth video switches
*	DQ Entertainment to co-produce Little Prince for Rs 1.2 bn
*	International Emmy nominations announced
*	Disney-ABC-ESPN TV, Portugal’s Sonaecom ink VoD deal
*	Disney-ABC-ESPN TV, Prima TV enter into multi-genre deal
*	Disney inks deal with Microsoft for 2 comedy series
( 14 Oct 2008 )

*	Cartoon Network to develop 5 animation shorts from India
*	Cartoon Network, Pogo line up special shows for Diwali
*	Zeel launches Tamil channel Zee Tamizh
*	Nat Geo, Imagenation Abu Dhabi in $100 mn deal for films
*	CNBC-TV18, Lufthansa to launch All For This One Moment
*	9.9 Media gets $7.5 mn funding from Helion & TVS Shriram
*	Zee Marathi to premiere 3rd season of Eka Peksha Ek
*	Disney ABC TV, Canada's CityTV conclude 'Ugly Betty' deal
*	Endemol to showcase finished shows at Mipcom
*	IAAF signs TV rights deal for China
*	CBeebies unveils media pre-school quiz show 'Kerwhizz'
*	Banff World TV Fest to add sports award to competition
*	Tony Ageh is BBC controller of archive development
*	Disney ABC TV in content deal with Poland's TVP
*	Property TV launches in Dubai
*	John Lau is Star president for China and Taiwan
*	Rush launches on Germany's Eutelsat Kabelkiosk
*	Priyaranjan Dasmunsi admitted to AIIMS
*	Zeel in rejig mode, Nitin Vaidya made COO - National Channels
( 13 Oct 2008 )

*	Media stocks take a pounding as Sensex plunges
*	WWIL to invest in acquisition, loan repayment
*	Redstone is selling 20% stake in Viacom, CBS
*	Star One to launch reality show Pehchaan Kaun
*	IPL: Sri Lanka Cricket to meet BCCI on 18 October
*	Obama buys 30 minute slots on NBC and CBS
*	Tata Interactive Systems eyes animation biz
*	Portfolio Ent. inks deals with multiple broadcasters
*	Comcast offers low-cost DTV solutions to consumers
*	Kit acquires IPTV solutions provider Visual Connection
*	Orange launches five cinema and TV series channels
*	Turner, MGM to produce Pink Panther series for Cartoon Network
*	Spike TV orders pilot on Irish mob from MGM
*	ITV Global Entertainment in output deal with Blink Films
*	FIVB, IMG Sports Media enter into four-year deal
*	Soccerex 2008 to debate on media rights for football
*	Music baron Ratan Jain is president of AMPTPP
*	Sony Pictures to showcase new content
*	Toel Animation sells shows to channels ahead of Mipcom
*	Shemaroo to focus on films and animation at Mipcom
*	BBC to beef up online presence for Russian audiences
( 11 Oct 2008 )

*	Sahara One to launch Kaisi Lagi Lagan on 13 October
*	Colors grabs 2nd spot with 250 GRPs
*	Channel 4 dumps plans to launch digital radio stations
*	Colosceum to acquire formats at Mipcom
*	Mipcom to screen TBSL’s ‘Hot Gossip Bollywood’
*	Sri Lanka Cricket playing for $70 mn BCCI bailout
*	Zee acquires 21 films from UTV
*	BabyFirstTV assigns Summit Entertainment to distribute DVDs
*	Sri Lanka Cricket allows players to take part in the IPL
*	ICL announces prize money corpus of Rs 137 million
*	Saam TV channel head Sanjay Dabke quits
( 10 Oct 2008 )

*	Asianet’s Telugu channel Sitara launches on 9 October
*	I&B urges IBF, NBA to exercise restraint in content selection
*	DTL's new local show to showcase Asian lifestyles
*	Indian govt officials join Casbaa conference
*	Disney Consumer Products launches Wall.E merchandise
*	Star World to kick off 'Friday Night Lights' from 10 October
*	Jump Games launches mobile game based on Manchester United football club
*	You Telecom sets up first training academy for cable TV operators
*	Zee Turner appoints Sanjay Bhasin as digital sales head
*	Cox launches Star Plus and Sony in US
*	Subhash Chandra meets ICC president Morgan over ICL recognition
*	Tiscali teams with Cisco for launch of IPTV service in Italy
*	BBC creates two strategic forums
( 8 Oct 2008 )

*	ICL sews telecast deals with international broadcasters
*	Den should get ETV channels: Tdsat
*	Max to unveil Umeed se Dugna film festival from 13 October
*	SMS GupShup gets $11 million private equity funding
*	Indian Music Industry trains police officers to curb piracy
*	Disney launches Sleeping Beauty on Blu-ray Disc
*	Dish Network to pay TiVo $104 million as damages
*	Dish TV fixes rights issue price at Rs 22
*	Amrita TV unveils special lineup for Dussehra
*	Airtel to launch DTH service from 9 October
( 7 Oct 2008 )

*	Colors now available on ‘World On-Demand’ IPTV platform
*	Star Plus to wrap up Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii on 9 October
*	Media stocks melts down as Sensex nosedives 725 points
*	Obama, McCain to answer kiddie questions on Nick
*	Bruce Gillmer is MTV Intl senior VP talent, music
*	Nokia launches 'Comes With Music' digital entertainment service
*	Ramana Voices FM 90.4, a community radio station with a difference, launches in Bangalore
*	NCPA ties up with Big Tree Entertainment to offer online ticketing
*	BBC HD makes its European debut
*	Pyramid Saimira to develop game for US-based company
( 6 Oct 2008 )

*	Palme-India showcases professional audio and lighting equipment
*	SET beefs up weekday primetime act to not lose Hindi GEC race
*	Zee Studio to air Merchant Ivory Film Festival
*	American Idol runner up to act in Nick’s iCarly
*	BBC to launch six new YouTube channels
*	Greg Drebin is Warner Bros Intl TV Distribution senior VP, branded services - programming and marketing
*	Star Cricket's new show looks at cricket academies
*	NGC spruces programming, 3 new shows in Oct
*	Star makes senior appointments in Taiwan and Hong Kong
*	Tdsat asks Discovery to provide Sun Digital channels on a la carte basis
*	Fifa to present mobile media rights strategy for South Africa at Soccerex 2008
*	Neo to usher in 24-hour ‘Crickethon’ for India-Australia series
*	Philips Test Centre adopts Tektronix for new test lab in Bangalore
*	Interim wage increase for newspaper employees from Jan 2008
*	Consumers want control and networking of digital devices, services: Accenture Study
( 4 Oct 2008 )

*	Walt Disney's open offer for UTV Software to begin on Oct 8
*	GEC space sees competition for second spot; Balika Vadhu tops programming chart
*	NBA’s News Broadcasting Standards (Disputes Redressal) Authority begins operation
*	Govt to spend Rs 4.63 billion for covering Commonwealth games
*	Tdsat: Tata Sky to pay Rs 20 mn to Neo Sports
*	Freescale GPON triple play device wins IEC InfoVision Award
*	Sag panel recommends strike vote to the board
*	ITN CEO Mark Wood to quit
*	NDTV gets board nod to demerge news business
*	Disney Consumer Products unveils Roadside Romeo merchandise
*	BBC World News' Travel India begins airing 3 October
*	TV strike ends, work resumes on third day
( 3 Oct 2008 )

*	Samsung unveils multimedia phone Innov8
*	Funding drying up for DTH and MSOs
*	Digital Summit debates on future of Cable, DTH and IPTV
*	NDTV Profit to launch Policy with Patnaik on 7 October
*	HK Disneyland clears USD 425 million loan
*	Media E2E appoints Myleeta Aga as head of content
*	Government to increase DTH FDI from 49 to 74 per cent
*	Zee News to telecast special shows on Navratri
*	Content king, but distribution crucial for channels
*	Telecom Italia selects Cisco, Adobe for delivery of Web TV' services
*	CNN Intl opens its third editorial operation in Mumbai
*	Indian television and cable industry on a growth path for digitalisation
*	TV industry grinds to a halt
*	Success for BroadcastAsia2008
( 1 Oct 2008 )

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