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Headlines in the month of May

*	BAG Films FY '09 net loss widens to Rs 943.9 million
*	Sinclair extends transmission agreement with Dish Network
*	WB to create game on 'Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'
*	Standard Bank stays as sponsor of ICC World T20 2009
*	PlayFirst unveils gaming lineup for 2009
*	Animal Planet to air shows on World Environment day
*	ESPN to promote Bollywood film during ICC World Cup
*	TV18 earmarks Rs 3 bn for debt repayment and Rs 300 mn in Forbes project
*	Virgin Media kicks off 'TV Takeover' contest
*	Chennai Live FM to air international DJ music show
*	BSkyB bids $258 million for Virgin Media channels
*	4Kids Entertainment names global licensing agent for WordWorld
*	America's funnyman Jay Leno quits 'The Tonight Show'
*	BSkyB and Microsoft to offer TV through Xbox
*	Big TV adds 10 channels, pumps up regional mix
*	IPL2 final clocks 10.7 TVR in 6 metros
*	Star One launches couple comedy show Hans Baliye
( 30 May 2009 )

*	NDTV 24X7 to air special documentaries on environment
*	Star Cricket to air season 2 of cricket quiz show 'Stumped' from 1 June
*	Sirius XM Radio to broadcast 'Roxette reunion special'
*	ESPN axes 100 jobs
*	Microsoft to take on Google with 'Bing' search engine
*	FUNimation Entertainment to stream 'One Piece' in US, Canada websites
*	MySpace unveils 'Music Central' in Mumbai
*	Moser Baer steps into sports DVDs
*	I&B minister Ambika Soni to take charge on 1 June
*	Time Warner to separate AOL by yearend
( 29 May 2009 )

*	PE firm picks up 49% in Lionsgate's TV Guide & TV Guide.com
*	Ambika Soni is new I&B minister
*	Sirius to broadcast Dave Matthews Band Radio on 3 channels
*	Dish TV may dilute 12-15% via FCCB
*	Disney to turn 'Jonas Brother' series into video game
*	BSkyB licenses technology to automate STB testing
*	Fitz Roy Media appoints Breiter and Zivic as licensing agent for US
*	Radio Mirchi gets into Marathi content with 'Devraag'
*	Zee's Tamil channel now available on WatchIndia.TV
*	Skycam signs multi-year contract with ESPN
*	Red FM sweeps honours at IRF awards
( 28 May 2009 )

*	IPL does a sixer in the semi-finals
*	Zapak, Cadbury’s 5 Star launch 'Indian Online League'
*	IMG, iBN Sports ink three-year online distribution deal
*	Sony Music, GlobalCollect stitch deal
*	Champions League final to spawn 310 million
*	TV news channels can carry DD feed of cabinet expansion
*	Dish TV plans to raise $150 million via FCCBs
*	Facebook gets $10 bn valuation, Russian investor puts in $200 mn
*	Disney to turn 'Pirates of Caribbean' into game
*	Care World TV to air reality show on self cosmetic surgery
*	CNBC China appoints Jane Wang as ad sales VP
*	FM radio seeks better listener measurement system
*	Disney adds 5 channels in Central and Eastern Europe
( 27 May 2009 )

*	Star Plus unveils marketing initiatives for 'Mitwa'
*	T20 World Cup: ESS sees revenue upswing
*	Zee Studio rolls out movie songs karaoke championship
*	NDS ties up with Axel Springer Digital TV Guide for German market
*	Arun Bhatnagar resigns as Prasar Bharati chairman
*	ESS names James Miner as SVP for digital media
*	Turner acquires DQE’s Iron Man for South and South East Asia
*	Twitter plans to develop
*	Indyarocks.com to offer free access to 16 video channels through nautanki.tv
*	Motorola rolls out cable headend solution in Europe
*	Pradeep Guha joins Vdopia board of advisors
*	Star Gold launches 'Comedy Honours' Movie Festival
( 26 May 2009 )

*	Zee TV braces for prime time fight with two new shows
*	Tata Indicom inks partnership deal with Yahoo! India
*	Star World to premiere 'Home' on Earth Day
*	HomeShop 18 launches 'Emerald Navratna' set
*	Euro RSCG strengthens digital biz with new appointment
*	Star Plus enters Mauritius via Parabole Reunion's DTH
*	Champions League T20 to begin on 8 October
*	BuzzinTown.com is official online partner of Iifa 2009
*	Hasbro in JV with Discovery Communications
( 25 May 2009 )

*	TV workers brace for recoveries from broadcasters and producers
*	Zee Bangla gets Radio Misty as official radio partner for 'Dadagiri'
*	Harlequin's digital comics available for mobile distribution in China
*	SN Sharma gets bigger role in DEN
*	Modi wants to make IPL a biannual event
*	Scott Goodstein to speak at BroadcastAsia 2009
*	Fever FM prepares for expansion, eyes acquisitions
*	AITI to participate in CommunicAsia 2009
*	CN unveils games for Asian Market
*	Vh1 unveils celeb-reality series in summer slate
*	Videocon's DTH to roll out from Punjab, targets 10 June launch
*	Virgin Records in JV pact with deadmau5
*	Nat Geo to co-produce 'Helicopter Wars' with Windfall Films
*	BBC kicks off search for UK's 'Junior Apprentice'
( 23 May 2009 )

*	UTV Bindaas to launch 'Bindass 21' from 24 May
*	9X's in-house show Bikhray Pal to air from 25 May
*	Star Plus to strengthen 7.30 pm slot with Mitwa... from 27 May
*	CN to unveil four alternative live action series in June
*	Shemaroo releases 'Jungle Tales' on home video
*	Bucking recession, satellite industry grows in Asia
*	BBC Worldwide, YouTube renew partnership
*	Dish Network adds Fuel TV to its platform
*	Forbes launches in India
*	Star channels expand distribution in the US
*	IPL to have a star studded closing ceremony
( 22 May 2009 )

*	Sony to pump in Rs 180 mn to market relaunch
*	Star World to launch international dance show on 25 May
*	ILS successfully launches Protostar II satellite
*	B4U to sit on Measat's pay-TV platform in Malaysia
*	IPL ratings stay flat at 3.74 TVR
*	Radio One Q4 operating loss at Rs 59.8 million
*	Bappi Lahiri and T-Series brings Rhythm n Blues music to India
*	CBS targets wider pool of viewers in programming plan for 2009-10
*	Ofcom gives nod for three community radio licences
*	BBC docu uncovers "Our earliest ancestor"
*	Lincoln Butterfield inks publishing deal for animated concept RIP, M.D.
*	No pay increase for Ofcom staff
( 21 May 2009 )

*	Aaj Tak, CNN IBN win poll endgame ratings
*	HCL to develop digital platform for MTV Networks
*	Zee TV to fill 9 pm slot with Balaji show Pavitra Risshta
*	Sony to deploy 4K digital projectors for Regal theatres in US
*	AIR bags 3 awards at 10th International Radio Festival
*	UTV Bindass returns with 'Cash Cab-Meter Chalu Hai'
*	Toonz Animation, Illusion Studios to produce 'Gaturro' for $6 mn
*	ICL not to hold players back: Mody
*	Radio Misty inducts two BBC Shows
*	'MySpace Secret Show' in Mumbai on 29 May
*	BBC Magazines sells Good Homes to Kelsey Publishing
*	Madani Channel broadcasts across Asia Pacific on Asiasat 3S
*	Radio Mirchi net profit skids as revenue flattens
*	Columbia Records, Fox partner for music from 'Glee'
*	BBC's 'In The Night Garden' makes progress in China
*	NFL settles with Comcast on carriage
*	US TV shows portray violent crime: Study
*	NBC to have more original programming in 2009-10
*	Time Warner completes $241.5 mn investment in Central European Media Enterprises
*	SPE Networks Asia reshuffles senior team
( 20 May 2009 )

*	IL&FS sells 4 million IBN18 shares for Rs 410 million
*	Geodesic acquires South American firm Interactive Networks
*	Govt gives HT Media the nod for radio licence transfer
*	Dish TV to premiere UTV’s Delhi 6 on pay-per-view
*	7 Seas Technologies releases online game on Swine Flu
*	Fox lines up two nights of dance 'reality' this autumn
*	WMA axes 120 employees ahead of merger with Endeavor
*	Community radio station to be set up at Tilonia, Rajasthan
*	Star to launch advertiser funded lifestyle show with Godrej
*	GlobeCast to focus on HD platforms at CommunicAsia 2009
*	Premiere to carry Nat Geo in Germany
*	BSNL ties up with Sai Infosystems for video telephony in Gujarat
*	Snow White and Seven Dwarfs to release on Blu-ray
*	Vivendi Q1 revenue up 23.7 per cent to 6.5 billion
*	Cartoon Network Asia acquires Nerd's animated series
*	Big Cinemas opens new theatre in the US
*	Fever FM narrows FY'09 loss to Rs 297 mn
( 19 May 2009 )

*	Poll effect: Media stocks ride a bull market
*	Big FM Mumbai to roll out first Marathi show
*	Discovery launches first HD Network in Latin America
*	Bangladesh's Habibul Bashar quits ICL
*	Piracy main obstacle to pay-TV growth: Paul Aiello
*	BBC launches multi-platform soap for teens
*	Fever 104 FM unveils two weekend shows
*	Technicolor completes playout system rollout for ITV
*	Canadian Television Fund renews digital media programme
*	AOL launches whereitsat.com
*	Al Jazeera deploys Stratos' mobile broadband satellite service
( 18 May 2009 )

*	MTV to widen draw with non-music content in India
*	TSA acquires entertainment content for distribution in Japan
*	Trai to come out with policy on content rights for IPTV soon
*	Nigam to oversee security of News Corp's online properties
*	Amit Koshal is MySpace India senior biz development manager
*	Nick to launch CG animated 'Kung Fu Panda: The Series'
*	Sony posts first annual loss in 14 years
*	BBC relaunches comedy site
*	CBBC to get children active in 'Skate Nation'
*	Kings of Leon to rock 2009 MTV Movie Awards
*	AT&T adds six HD channels from MTV Networks
( 16 May 2009 )

*	MTNL to launch 3G services in Mumbai from 1 June
*	News channels gear up for general election endgame
*	PIB to operate media centres on counting day
*	AIR to broadcast two bilingual election special shows
*	Post IPL, Sony readies for revamp
*	NDTV’s Chennai news channel to be called NDTV Hindu; launch on 16 May
*	Pogo to unveil new show from 25 May
*	SunTec launches relationship loyalty solution
*	ICC rejects Pakistan Cricket Board’s legal claims over hosting of WC matches
*	Star World to show 'American Idol Marathon' on 16 May
*	Shailesh Rao and Ambareesh Murty appointed as chairman and vice chairman of IAMAI
*	Doordarshan plans to offer mobile TV services
( 15 May 2009 )

*	TV workers threaten action amid default payments
*	9X to launch beauty pageant cum reality show on 5 June
*	Dish Network to add 80 channels to its package
*	Tdsat asks Trai to have new tariff policy for add-on channels on DTH
*	CN ties up with Anna Kournikova to promote fitness among kids
*	Colors finalises jury of India’s Got Talent
*	Balaji Telefilms goes into red with Q4 loss of Rs 142.8 mn
*	JS Sarma joins Trai as chairman
*	Airtel Digital TV to premiere Khuda Kay Liye on 20 May
*	Music Mobile Exchange launches mobile licensing in Andhra Pradesh
( 14 May 2009 )

*	Movies differentiate GEC leaders, Zee TV scores in non-film programming
*	SC directs Trai to rework on cable tariffs in non-Cas areas
*	IPL ratings on the downswing
*	IMI launches Music Mobile Exchange to curb piracy
*	UMG ties up with Destiny Media to distribute pre-release tracks
*	TV18 to raise Rs 5.1 bn via rights issue; Network18 looks for strategic stake sale
*	Nickelodeon inks licensing deal with Activision Publishing to create videogame on iCarly
*	Rockwell Collins expands Tailwind in-flight TV coverage to India, Russia
*	Alaskan Killer Shark to show on NGC
*	ICC to explore concept of day & night Test cricket
*	AXN gets Hero Honda to sponsor fourth edition of Action Awards
*	Diamond Comics plans to launch kids channel
*	Endemol to step into sports and gaming biz in India
*	Warner Bros. Entertainment revamps portal
*	Star World to air documentary 'Home' next month
*	BBC Tamil launches morning news programme
*	Sportzworkz renews contracts with 3 broadcasters
*	EMI Music in pact with Immodesty Blaize
*	BBC names new Knowledge Commissioners
( 13 May 2009 )

*	Hinduja's IMCL gets Rs 1.4 bn carriage fee boost as revenue ups 50% in FY'09
*	Cranes sofware to assist CNN-IBN on poll count
*	Tata Indicom broadband unveils single bill service
*	Big Animation Studio partners Frameboxx to offer animation course
*	BBC stays on course with in-house and independent productions
*	NVCP, Nooka to create wrist watches featuring SpongeBob
*	Trai to seek views on DTH tariff issues till 18 May
*	ESS to manage Singapore World Netball Championship 2011
*	MGM strikes 5-year licensing deal with Showtime Arabia
*	Sun TV to broadcast BKN's Zoro:Generation Z series
*	MTV to go on a reality stunt ride from 16 May
( 12 May 2009 )

*	Indian M&E sector to cross Rs 1 trillion by 2012: Assocham
*	IRS R1: C&S reach up 7%, FM radio also on an upswing
*	Kwality Wall’s, Zapak launch gaming league
*	Microsoft Xbox to run its ads on Dish TV
*	Star Plus to telecast Iifa Awards 2009
*	Rayban Vh1 Global Music Xpress brings Karl Wolf to India
*	Mumbai students sweep awards at Srijan 2009
*	Legends of Rock back on Fox History & Entertainment
*	El Salvador adopts ATSC digital TV standard
*	CBS Q1 revenue down to $3.16 bn
*	Airtel Digital TV eyes T20 World Cup, launches two entry packs
*	Sony Music renews distribution deal with Razor & Tie
*	Sony Pictures forms group to develop 3D social gaming content
*	Netmix Broadcasting plans expansion in radio market
*	Warner, CBS and Ascent Media to create syndication platform
*	BBC launches CBeebies iPlayer
*	WorldSpace plans to launch car radio service in India by 2010
( 11 May 2009 )

*	TV18 board to consider rights issue
*	Atom.com and Comedy Central to fund new web series
*	Nick launches second annual Parents' Picks Awards
*	Agarwal moves from Zee News to WWIL as CFO
*	Fremantlemedia to represent Magnum's formats globally
*	India to host World badminton championship
*	Vh1 repositions as entertainment channel in India
*	Zee News Ltd ready to face slowdown in FY'10
*	Sports minister Gill criticises IPL for allowing SMS game
*	Modi's Spice Group to foray into films with Rs 4 bn war chest
*	Star Pravah to launch fourth mini series starting 12 May
*	WWE Q1 revenue falls to $107.8 mn
*	BBC Trust begins review of Radio 2 and Radio 6 Music
*	Facebook gets an Indian touch, launches in six languages
*	Asiasat selects Loral for Asiasat 5C
( 9 May 2009 )

*	IRS R1: Dainik Jagran, Times of India lead the pack
*	Disney to launch animation studio in Canada
*	Nick and Only Kidz launche merchandise under Dora brand
*	NDTV hops on to DirecTV for ‘Profit’ and ‘Good Times’ in US
*	JS Sarma will be Trai chairman
*	Universal Music inks distribution deal with Image Entertainment
*	TV Land kicks off summer schedule
*	AmericaFree.TV unveils MusicFree.TV
*	ABC News rolls out on YouTube
( 8 May 2009 )

*	Twentieth Century Fox revamps FoxNow.com
*	'Twilight', 'Slumdog Millionaire' in fight for MTV Movie Awards
*	Ion acquires new movie package from Warner Bros
*	Star Q3 operating income slumps 99%; News Corp profit stays flat
*	Colors to launch Sunday morning slot from 17 May
*	NDTV to launch MetroNation Chennai on 16 May
*	Dow Jones to scale up investments in India
*	Aroon Purie is elected FIPP chairman
*	Firaaq to premiere on Big TV on 8 May
*	I&B secretary Sushma Singh retires on 31 May
*	JS Sarma likely to be the next Trai chairman
*	Nick gets into Indian content, acquires TV rights for 'Little Krishna'
( 7 May 2009 )

*	IPL ratings on a slippery slope
*	Virgin Media to carry 5 HD channels
*	Warner TV branded service launches in the Netherlands
*	Nick, Disney acquire telecast rights of pre-school animated series Olivia
*	Politician Surya Singh Besra to launch channel for Jharkhand
*	DirecTV to combine biz with Liberty Entertainment
*	Warner Bros TV Group, AOL come together on Socialthing
*	Radio City FY'09 revenue pegged at Rs 1.15 bn
*	Sony TV expands reach in Africa
*	Spike TV acquires rights to telecast Entourage
*	Fox Crime to show mini-series Monster of Florence
*	Discovery Q1 revenue at $817 mn
*	BBC Motion Gallery to represent ECB's cricket archives
*	Smriti Irani now on Sab in new family comedy show
( 6 May 2009 )

*	Virgin Media reports 13% slump in customer acquisition
*	Star Plus to launch matrimonial show on 13 May
*	Redstone completes $1.46 billion debt restructuring
*	NBC introduces primetime lineup for 2009-10
*	Fox TV renews 'Fringe' for 22 episodes
*	Nick president Brown Johnson to deliver keynote at Banff
*	DQE signs up Moonscoop, closes financing of Jungle Book series
*	Trai gets SC nod to continue consultation on DTH tariff
*	Preetam Shah to head international market for BigFlix VoD
*	German firm KDG selects NDS for digital cable
*	7Seas Technologies enters retail game market
( 5 May 2009 )

*	BBC appoints Montgomery as director-digital content
*	UTVi, Dell to celebrate Indian spirit of entrepreneurship
*	MTV Networks plans to beam more channels in Russia
*	Dubai to host media and telecom forum on 10 May
*	Dox TV selects NDS to enhance its biz in China
*	MTV Networks appoints Mei Yan as MD China
*	Fever FM Q4 break even, FY'09 net loss at Rs 200 mn
*	Raj TV waits for movies to correct its bottomline
*	ICC urges US to set up IPL model league
*	BBC Children in Need distributes £14.8 mn to projects across UK
*	Discovery, Hasbro in JV to create children’s content
*	BSkyB Q3 profit at £3 million
*	Viacom Q1 revenue down 7% to $2.9 bn
*	UTV in pact with BT to carry UTV Movies in US
*	Miditech appoints Manisha Tripathi as president
( 4 May 2009 )

*	Madrid Government in preparation to hold Olympic Games in 2016
*	Western Digital ties up with Tivo to launch 1 TB capacity DVR in Australia
*	NDS, Macrovision sign licensing deal to offer electronic programme guide
*	ESPN launches HD service in Brazil
*	MTV's new shows to reflect millenial generation
*	Cartoon Network ups Chris Waldron as VP – Gaming Operations
*	IPL ratings dip in metros
*	Twitter launches real-time search service
*	NDTV braces for 20% layoffs as Q4 net loss widens to Rs 1.6 billion
*	Zee buys out partner firm in Zee Studio for $56 million
*	NDTV Good Times summer line up for its 'wellness band'
*	Colors eyes Rs 5 bn revenue in FY’10, programming to consume Rs 4.25 bn
( 2 May 2009 )

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