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Headlines in the month of August

*	Nickelodeon premieres Cosgrove's new music video Raining Sunshine
*	Colors aims to disrupt 9 pm viewing with Fear Factor-2
*	Colors' search for best musical band starts 27 September
*	DTH operators eye Onam to grow in Kerala with festive offers
*	Mickey Mouse hooks Spider-Man for $4 bn
*	Turner's WB and TCM channels now available on Tata Sky
*	BCCI meet to address IMG cloud on Wednesday
*	MTV takes Roadies to Africa for season 7
*	Asianet lines up special shows to celebrate Onam
*	IPL helps South Africa's cricket board boost revenues
*	Tivo posts Q2 loss of $2.9 million
*	BBC News appoints Will Gompertz as Arts Editor
*	ADB integrates watermarking technology to digital set-top boxes
*	Online video market reaches record high: Stud
*	BCCI severs ties with IMG
( 31 Aug 2009 )

*	BBC threatens independent journalism in UK: James Murdoch
*	Hungama topples Nick to become No. 1 in HSM
*	BBC launches audio description shows on BBC iPlayer
*	Official PGA Tour application available on Apple Store
*	Radio Mirchi partners with Reshammiya's movie 'Radio'
*	Foxtel selects NDS tool for audience measurement system
*	CII to organise conference on 'Reel World and Law'
*	Denise O’Donoghue is NBC Univeral intl production head
*	NEC Electronics introduces new SoCs for STBs
*	Teletubbies confirm a reunion dance tour
*	Hathway Cable & Datacom plans public float
*	BBC to launch 'Aftershock' from 5 September globally
*	CN to telecast 2nd season of 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'
*	AXN to kick off 'Wipeout' next month
*	UTV syndicates 5 movies to Arab broadcaster MBC
*	No time frame yet for introduction of Broadcast Bill in Parliament
*	Govt may invite new bids for TV production contract of CWG after scrutiny
( 29 Aug 2009 )

*	BCCI to share Rs 2 bn out of IPL2 revenues with state boards
*	MTV gears up to release slate of original films
*	Dish Network adds NFL RedZone to its platform
*	54 million FTA analogue mobile TV consumers in 2009
*	Govt to defer Phase III of FM radio till fixing of royalty issues
*	CBBC gets children cooking with 'Junior MasterChef'
*	Jawahar Goel elected IBF president for fourth term
*	Shine Intl inks distribution deals for five programmes
*	Sab replaces Gunwaale…with FIR
( 28 Aug 2009 )

*	US Olympic Committee postpones plans for cable network
*	Online TV viewing may not be driven by faster broadband: Survey
*	Wasp3D to showcase WASPi Mimosa at IBC
*	Govt fixes Rs 35 bn as base price for 3G auction
*	Italian football league split gets official nod
*	Nick plans local content expansion
*	Indian youth keen on paid music downloads: Music Matters survey
*	Channel 4 to show Bollywood classics
*	ICC, PCB settle dispute over Cricket World Cup 2011
*	Pogo to air 'Ravan' on 30 August
*	UTV Bindass to launch Big Switch on 24 October
*	Indian animation industry slows pace
( 27 Aug 2009 )

*	Jhansi Ki Rani's arrival on Zee TV gets good audience reception
*	Vikram Chandra is NDTV Convergence CEO
*	HITS policy coming by year-end: Soni
*	HomeShop18 to air 'Sanjeev Kapoor's Wonderchef' from 31 August
*	Casbaa lines up 40 speakers for November convention
*	MTV Asia to launch 'Talk @ Playground' from 30 August
*	Salman Khan mulls owning IPL team
*	Nick, Sterling Publishers launch Dora & SpongeBob storybooks
*	IP Set-Top Boxes to rake in $3 bn by 2014: Study
*	A&E to air reality show on Jackson brothers
*	YouTube to share ad revenues with more users
*	Paramount Home Entertainment, Redbox ink trial DVD deal
( 26 Aug 2009 )

*	Zee TV replaces Betiyaan with new fiction from 31 August
*	Delhi HC asks Zee to deposit amount in case against T-Series
*	MTV to hunt local rock band from 29 August
*	'TMZ' now on HBO channels in Asia
*	Jose Escalante quits Dori Media
*	Dish TV launches special Onam offer in Kerala
*	Disney Channel to premiere Wizards of Waverly Place - the movie
*	Gameloft to develop game based on 'Avatar'
*	WWE plans to launch cable channel
( 25 Aug 2009 )

*	Pix looks to rock with 'August Rush Concert'
*	SC says no stay on CVC probe; restores powers to Prasar Bharati CEO
*	DesiMartini.com inks deal with Zapak.com
*	Prime Focus designs 'G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra' VFX shots
*	India's Pestonji wins International Radio Playwriting award
*	Vh1 launches hunt for greatest MJ fan in India
*	Time Warner to make clips for YouTube
*	Universal Channel Asia to air 'Jay Leno Show'
*	Star's local channels to shift uplinking from Hong Kong to India
*	Flo TV, Rentrak launch audience measurement system for mobile TV in US
*	Linda Johns is Fox Entertainment Group executive VP - HR
*	CBBC's Cartoon Works to become new destination for short-form content
*	Nick buys India telecast rights for Casper from DQE
( 24 Aug 2009 )

*	Star Plus to launch new season of Baa Bahoo aur Baby on 23 August
*	Tribune to sell baseball team to Ricketts family for $845 mn
*	Tricon extends kids' offerings
*	PTC Punjabi available as hybrid channel on DirecTV
*	Editors of TV news channels form body to take up content issues
*	Rayban, VH1 bring UK’s Raghav for Global Music Xpress
*	Delhi High Court issues notice to Doordarshan on blacklisting BAG Films
*	Star Pravah to launch 'Antarpaat' on 24 August
*	Spend on TV, communications not impacted by downturn: Ofcom
*	Govt to penetrate broadband with private partnership
*	Yahoo Launchcast wins tussle against Sony Music Entertainment
( 22 Aug 2009 )

*	CNBC-TV 18 launches new talk show Heart of the Matter
*	WD introduces WD TV Mini Media Player
*	Radioandmusic.com, Nokia to host forum 'Nokia Music Connects'
*	Sundance Channel's v-o-d service to start on 26 August
*	Zee Cafe kicks off 'America's Funniest Home Videos'
*	Discovery Channel application available on App Store
*	Blockbuster, Motorola in video integration deal
*	Doordarshan: Supreme Court declines stay of CVC probe
*	IPL sets 25 August deadline for franchisees to re-register player contracts
*	Fox Soccer Channel unveils digital initiatives for UEFA Champions League
*	Nickelodeon partners SSA to set up outdoor theme park in New Orleans
( 21 Aug 2009 )

*	Colors to replace India’s Got Talent with 100% from 29 August
*	Radio Hello to use Tamil content from BBC World service
*	Neo Cricket gets rights to telecast BCCI's Corporate Trophy
*	TV production contract for Commonwealth Games in final lap with two bidders in fray
*	Star Plus to preview 'Tere Mere Beach Mein' online ahead of launch
*	Champions League T20 extends initial squad deadline to 24 August
*	Zee Turner ropes in Dilip Sharan to head cable sales
*	I&B officials meet stakeholders on Broadcast Bill
*	Dharma Productions launches 'Wake up Sid' video blogs on Bollywood Hungama
*	Nick to premiere 'Oggy and the Cockroaches' on 24 August
*	YouTube to air Time Warner shows
*	MySpace to snap up iLike, retain founders
*	Lok Sabha TV to turn the pages of history in new series
*	CMG integrates its TV, radio, and newspaper biz units
*	CBS newsman Don Hewitt bids adieu to the world
( 20 Aug 2009 )

*	ET Now edges past NDTV Profit in metros
*	Spike TV, TNA Wrestling extend partnership through 2012
*	Women's boxing to be part of 2012 Olympics
*	Alcatel-Bharti JV taps Arnaud Soubelet as CEO
*	Sony to unveil new variant; slashes PS3 price
*	Michael Jackson burial set for 29 August
*	mio TV launches Asia’s first regional lifestyle HD channel
*	Nick/Viacom Consumer Products introduces 'Mad Style By True Jackson'
*	Star World to premiere Dirty Sexy Money on 20 August
*	Cox to add seven HD channels
*	Blockbuster in mobile handset integration deal with Motorola
*	Ten Sports, DirecTV renew deal over cricket channel
*	Kitric Kerns to helm Cartoon Network Digital
*	Doordarshan has only 21 studios fully digitised
*	Robert Novak succumbs to cancer
( 19 Aug 2009 )

*	Zee TV, Cry America launch ‘My Vision and Dream for Children’ campaign
*	9X to launch paranormal show Sambhav Kya?
*	Warburg Pincus to take 3.2% in Dainik Bhaskar’s radio arm for Rs 15.2 mn
*	Endemol Middle East names Haddad as production head
*	Cindy Rose is Virgin Media TV chief
*	Rajiv Gandhi awards on 19 August
*	Moser Baer launches two optical storage media products
*	CNN IBN launches special series on drought
*	Sun TV Network bags KPL TV rights; Mantri Developers is title sponsor
*	BBC Prime to be rebranded as BBC Entertainment in Europe and Middle East
*	BBC Worldwide appoints William Miller as director talent and brand ventures
*	UTStarcom launches internet protocol partner program for telcos
*	Star India gets lead in News Corp’s restructuring of Asia biz; Aiello to exit
( 18 Aug 2009 )

*	Filmy acquires 25 films from Studio18
*	Dainik Bhaskar plans public float; DNA losses at Rs 1.5 bn in FY'08
*	Zwanenberg is ESS senior director for affiliate and multimedia sales
*	Zee TV gets Jhansi Ki Rani to wage war at 8 pm
*	Orbit, Showtime merger to boost pay TV in Middle East
*	Nick India launches online games
*	Star World to air 'Late Show With David Letterman'
*	ICC president, PCB chairman to meet in Dubai on 27 August
*	Cartoon Network partners with Sri Lanka's Art Television
*	Broadband subs in APac to reach 182 mn by yearend: Study
*	Zee South COO Sanjay Reddy quits; Moradian to take interim charge
*	Govt appoints agency to study feasibility of Kisan TV
*	Government mulls hike in spectrum fee
*	Cartoon Network approves two original comedy animated series
( 17 Aug 2009 )

*	Three news channels get I&B nod
*	Star to hunt for Asian creative talent in reality show with HP
*	Champions Trophy unveilled in South Africa
*	News channels unveil special programming for Independence Day
*	Robin Uthappa is KPL's costliest player
*	Discovery to join Comcast’s On Demand Online Trial in US
*	Al Jazeera English on SkyCable platform from 15 August
*	BBC Worldwide gets de Boer as commercial director - global brands business
*	BCCI clips KPL wings, allows only Karnataka players for auction
*	Radio Misty gets programming facelift
*	Star taps Ravish Kumar for regional channels
*	DD should show more films with social messages: Soni
*	Zee Studio gets some 'Desi Tadka' to celebrate Independence day
*	Disney Channel to premiere 'Where is Warehouse Mouse?' on 24 August
*	Sab uses radio to create brand touch points beyond TV
( 14 Aug 2009 )

*	Rakhi's Swayamvar is India's most watched TV show
*	BCCI to support football with Rs 250 million
*	7 Seas launches online kid's game 'Indian Heroes'
*	BBC unveils special radio programming for Independence Day
*	UTV New Media Ventures axes 20 jobs
*	Prime Focus to invest Rs 400 million in equipment rental division
*	FremantleMedia sets up India unit; Barua to head
*	Mahindra & Mahindra plans entry into TV biz, Popli to head
( 13 Aug 2009 )

*	9X stops broadcasting in UK, content moves to hybrid channel
*	TV show streaming in US increases dramatically: Study
*	Rajat Sharma gets nod for second news channel
*	Sony extends CID franchise, launches Gallantry Awards
*	Asiasat 5 spacecraft separation successfully completed
*	Sun brings FM radio stations under Red FM brand; Suryan brand to stay
*	Total Sports Asia beefs up soccer content
*	Doordarshan commences golden jubilee celebrations with Rahman concert
*	Discovery gets I&B nod to launch 3 channels in India
*	Nick India to launch 'Let's Just Play' campaign in October
( 12 Aug 2009 )

*	Trai gets more time to fix non-Cas cable tariff
*	IPL 3.0 kicks off on 12 March 2010
*	Post-IPO, Sameer Manchanda & associates to hold 53% in DEN
*	Movie channels celebrate Independence Day with special line up
*	Dish TV ties up with Yatra.com to launch 'Travel Active'
*	NDTV Good Times to launch new show on 15 August
*	Nickelodeon to launch series for preschoolers from 24 August
*	Star adds 4 channels on Comcast cable in San Francisco
*	Lionsgate, Jim Henson Company ink home entertainment distribution deal
*	CBS to sell four radio stations to Alpha Broadcasting for $ 40 million
*	Top 40% pay-TV operators in Asia to enjoy 20% growth: MPA
*	JC Giri quits Star to rejoin Ogilvy
*	Neo Sports signs fresh 3-year deal for German Bundesliga
*	Hello FM rebrands as Radio Hello
( 11 Aug 2009 )

*	Star has option to take majority in JV firm with DEN
*	Star Plus plays safe, shifts Sach Ka Saamna to 11 pm
*	TASI postpones Anifest India amid Swine flu epidemic
*	Zee Cinema launches mobile game 'Cinema Ka Baadshah'
*	Channel [V] to get a 'Bloody Cool' makeover
*	PBS Kids to premiere 'Between the Lions' 9th season
*	Hallmark Movie Channel available on Verizon's FiOS TV
*	IIMC introduces certificate course in photojournalism
*	Epix to launch online video service ahead of movie channel
*	Anders Norstrom is MobiTV COO
*	Amazon VoD available on Panasonic Blu-ray
*	Planet Green unveils slate of lineups
*	Playboy Q2 net loss widens to $8.7 mn
*	Fox to have on-air scavenger hunt for 'Simpsons'
*	Asiasat 5 set for launch on 12 August
*	CBS Q2 revenue drops to $3 bn on lower ad sales
*	Leno, Silverman draw attention for NBC at TCA
*	FremantleMedia CEO Cohen to unveil TV production vision at Mipcom
( 10 Aug 2009 )

*	IPL governing council to decide on ICL-linked players on 11 August
*	BBC reappoints Capita as service partner
*	SpongeBob takes to theatre to tap kids in South Africa
*	Cabinet clears new satellite to replace Insat 2E & 3B
*	Goldwyn Films licenses 20 films to Epix
*	'Fox Sports Detroit: Tigers on Demand' on Comcast platform
*	Media should create awareness of rights of people: Pratibha Patil
*	Ten sports to withdraw cases if Prasar Bharati pays costs
*	Turner Sports brings PGA championship to iPhone & iPod users
*	Karnataka Premier League gets bids worth Rs 350 mn
*	Major titles from BBC Worldwide head to New Zealand
*	DD National launches second season of music reality show 'Jalsa'
*	Kiwi broadcasters acquire BBC Worldwide slate
*	E! to launch on Telenet in Belgium next month
( 8 Aug 2009 )

*	Disney films now on Tata Sky
*	Warner Bros sets up international TV distribution unit
*	TCM to launch new series focusing on film genres
*	Max to launch comedy film festival from 10 August
*	Non-Cas tariff: Trai asks stakeholders to disclose financials
*	Dish Network adds 24 new HD channels in Puerto Rico
*	Indiagames brings 'Ashes Cup' on mobile & iPhone
*	Hockey WC rescheduled on account of IPL
*	CN, Pogo to premiere new Krishna movies to celebrate Janamashtami
*	Nat Geo Adventure channel to launch website
*	T-Series to launch music on pen drives and micro chips
*	DEN plans Rs 5 bn IPO; mulls pre-IPO placement
*	News Corp slips into red on write-down, ad revenue slump
*	Turner tunes in to Amar Chitra Katha stories
( 7 Aug 2009 )

*	NDTV Good Times to launch 'Made in India' on 10 August
*	Cartoon Network appoints licensing agent in China
*	India has 6.62 million broadband users
*	Abu Dhabi Media Company to co-develop MMOG studio
*	Animal Planet to launch 'Jockeys' on 11 August
*	Doordarshan's 60% content is entertainment
*	Radio One plans to raise Rs 500 million
*	MTV Czech to start broadcast from 29 November
*	Google sells radio ad biz to WideOrbit
*	CNBC-TV18 and Lufthansa roll out season 2 of 'All for this one moment'
*	European cable TV companies buck recessionary trends
*	Tata Sky crosses 4 million subscribers
( 6 Aug 2009 )

*	Caroline Torrance joins BBC Worldwide as director
*	Star Plus gets Farah Khan to host weekend chat show
*	Production houses to seek legal recourse on DD ban
*	Kara Dioguardi returns as judge in 'American Idol'
*	Mega TV to launch Los Implicados from 17 August
*	Balaji Telefilms Q1 net slumps 60% to Rs 90 million
*	Disney into heavyweight marketing to support Disney XD
*	Petter Schonberg is Conax India CEO
*	Lionsgate teams up with DivX
( 5 Aug 2009 )

*	I&B to consult stakeholders on TRP issue, sets no time frame
*	410 channels uplink from India, 143 await nod
*	Mid-Day Infomedia promotes Manajit Ghoshal to MD
*	Nab site asks for station success stories
*	Cartoon Network to co-produce 'Scooby Doo' movie
*	WWIL fixes price of Rs 4.5 bn rights issue at Rs 19 per share
*	Virgin Media and ESPN partner for football seasons
*	AXN Beyond, Set to launch on Indovision in Indonesia
*	No recommendations for relief under journalists welfare fund in last two years
*	National centre for photography to be set up soon
*	Times Internet gets Rishi Khiani as CEO
*	'House' returns to AXN this month
*	Gyan Vani to add 11 FM adio channels
*	'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' premieres 9 August on ABC
*	GlobeCast delivers CCTV Arabia to Middle East and North Africa
*	CBS is coming off a great year: Tassler
*	'Grey's Anatomy' returns to Star World on Saturday
*	MGM Channel set to launch in Indonesia in local language
*	TDiscovery Networks appoints David Rey as COO of EMEA
*	Prasar Bharati faces manpower shortage
( 4 Aug 2009 )

*	Reliance readies to list Big FM under Reliance Media World
*	BAG Films pares losses, TV broadcasting & radio biz up revenues
*	PBSKIDSGO.org to stream 'Wilson and Ditch: Digging America' this fall
*	Star adds 9 channels on Indovision's DTH platform in Indonesia
*	Prasar Bharati under revenue pressure
*	Netflix in deal to stream ABC series
*	Ybrant Digital acquires Australia-based advertising network
*	Sun TV completes equity sale with Astro for radio subsidiary
*	The Observer may close down
*	Obama gives public broadcasting higher rating than Bush
( 3 Aug 2009 )

*	Airtel Digital TV mops up one million subscribers
*	Nickelodeon gets new logo
*	IIT Kanpur to launch its own radio station
*	Deutsche Welle, Victers to promote educational programming in India
*	Radio Mirchi slips into the red as revenue drops
*	Amanpour looks to set the agenda with new show on CNN
*	Science Channel to launch Whoopi Goldberg's game show
*	Channel 4 '4HD' joins Virgin Media HD line-up
*	Discovery's 'Shark Week' now on mobile
*	Cinelatino partners with Argos for TV films
*	Disney Q3 profit skids 26% on tough global economy
*	AP Parigi steps down as ENIL managing director
( 1 Aug 2009 )

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