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Headlines in the month of September

*	Bigadda.com pumps in Rs 7 million to market reality show
*	Hathway to invest Rs 5.8 bn from IPO proceeds
*	SC asks Trai to fix DTH tariff by 15 January
*	Aagey Sey Right and Kisaan on DTH platform
*	HBO Asia goes HD from tomorrow
*	Alterna'TV notches carriage deal with Comcast in California
( 30 Sep 2009 )

*	BBC Worldwide expands distribution in Australia with 3 channels
*	Airtel boosts broadband speed of Triple Play service; launches new plans
( 29 Sep 2009 )

*	DVRs see rapid growth in US
*	TV has arrived at an inflection point: Intel
*	Reliance Big TV adds 13 South Indian channels
( 26 Sep 2009 )

*	Twitter nails down $100 mn funding, gets $1 bn valuation
( 25 Sep 2009 )

*	Net to account for 15 per cent of ad spend in 2010
*	'Curious Case' to premiere on Airtel Digital TV
*	Star's 4 Hindi chnls now on Comcast's Chicago platform
( 24 Sep 2009 )

*	Asianet launches 'Vigram' and 'Autograph'
*	Broadband subscribers increase to 6.98 mn in August
*	Drama shows, multiplatform viewing is hot: Survey
( 23 Sep 2009 )

*	Casbaa council to meet in India to study pace of C&S
*	Airborne develops content for Fox's 'The Cleveland Show'
*	Reader's Digest now on global web platform in 40 countries
( 22 Sep 2009 )

*	BSky challenges Ofcom’s intervention
*	AXN now being aired across Adriatic region in Europe
*	Hindujas to restructure content biz under Planet E-Shop
*	Asiasat 5 commences operations
*	Star launches four Hindi channels on Comcast
( 21 Sep 2009 )

*	Startv.in creates first ad roadblock for Tata Photon Plus
*	DTH players eye festive season to grow subs with special offers
*	Alcatel-Lucent launches converged IP Optical backbone solution
*	Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+HD media player
*	I&B nod to community radio station in Raipur
*	China Digital TV to provide CA systems to local mobile TV networks
*	Cable TV off in parts of Mumbai over death of an operator
( 19 Sep 2009 )

*	Google unveils 'DoubleClick Ad Exchange' to tap display ad market
*	Airtel Digital TV to premiere Chintuji on PPV
*	Cricket games by Indiagames record 10 mn downloads
( 18 Sep 2009 )

*	Revenue from delivery of internet video to TV to grow 6-fold: study
*	Star One and Star Vijay go mobile
*	Comcast to offer TV contents on mobile
*	BT Vision launches Bollywood-related service
( 17 Sep 2009 )

*	PVR partners Oxigen to offer movie tickets
*	CNN offers à La Carte wire stories worldwide content licensing
*	WSJ to charge for mobile access
*	Adobe to acquire Omniture for $1.8 billion
( 16 Sep 2009 )

*	Motorola launches advanced encoding platform for 1080p content
*	GlobeCast invests $2.93 mn for HD upgrades
*	Dish TV, Indiatimes.com to offer Vas services on mobile
( 15 Sep 2009 )

*	Investigative journalism no longer a viable proposition
*	DivX signs licensing agreement with Motorola
*	ET Now hops on to Dish TV
*	Tata Sky offers heavy discount on PVR service
*	BBC.com audience up 21 per cent in Asia Pacific: study
*	Sony adds edge-lit LED models to Bravia HDTV line
*	BBC to drive digital uptake in the UK
( 14 Sep 2009 )

*	Sun Direct steadies losses amid subscriber growth
*	ESPN eyes upside in pay revenue on back of 4 big events
*	AT&T rolls out AT&T Entertainment website
*	IBC 2009 kicks off on a sound note
*	Big TV to premiere 'Kaminey' on 12 September
*	NetGear launches net connected STB
*	Adobe highlights video advances at IBC
*	Brad Garlinghouse to head email group at AOL
( 12 Sep 2009 )

*	Mega TV rolls out HD services on Comcast System in South Florida
*	IBC 2009 to take a peep into the future
*	Movi, Corpus partner to offer VoD for 3G
*	Microsoft to showcase solutions for media industry at IBC
( 11 Sep 2009 )

*	Airtel Digital TV offers Kaminey on PPV
*	Apple unveils iTunes9
*	CCTV.com, KongZhong to create new mobile internet site
( 10 Sep 2009 )

*	Globecast strengthens resources on Eutelsat satellites
*	Big TV launches new packages for South India
*	Consumers in US prefer online TV: study
*	SPE Networks - Asia expands distribution in Indonesia with Aora
*	Hathway JV MSO in Gujarat to deploy NDS solution for digital cable
*	Real Image appoints Arvind Ranganathan as CEO
*	Sirius FM-5 now fully operational
( 9 Sep 2009 )

*	WPP's Quasar Media to handle IndiaMart.com digital account
*	Quasar Media names Khurana as biz director - West
*	Indiagames launches three film-based games
*	Humax selects Broadcom’s DTV Technology for DVB TV
*	Mobile is a 'remote control' for life: Synovate
( 8 Sep 2009 )

*	Tata Sky’s review petition on licence fee grounded by Tdsat
*	Sun Direct crosses 4 million subscribers
*	StarHub adds BBC World News, CCTV 4 to mobile TV lineup
( 7 Sep 2009 )

*	DTH operators groan under 30% entertainment tax in UP
*	Tata Sky to premiere UTV, Eros movies on PPV channel
*	Video rental set for revival in US and Europe: Study
*	Court asks Dish Network to pay $200 million to TiVo in patent suit
*	Casbaa adds five corporate members
( 5 Sep 2009 )

*	Setanta Sports available on Comcast in Northern California
*	Cox extends 'My Primetime OnDemand' offering to Las Vegas & San Diego
*	Trai extends time for stakeholders to provide financial details
( 4 Sep 2009 )

*	NetworkPlay.in inks exclusive ad sales pact with Airtel digital TV
*	Samsung Ultra Touch Mobile sponsors ibibo.com’s fashion photography initiative
*	Yahoo rolls out Meme in English; shuts SpotM in India
*	Sundance Channel to launch on France’s Free platform
*	Zapak launches online game based on sci-fi film District 9
*	UTV New Media Ventures appoints senior officials
( 3 Sep 2009 )

*	Ten Sports partners NBC Universal to launch cricket portal
*	Oregon and SW Washington to have 64 channels from Comcast
( 2 Sep 2009 )

*	Niloufer Dundh to head Integrated Media at Hungama Digital Media
*	Ibibo.com to release rock band albums on mobile, web
*	BBC relaunches site to tell its history
*	Prime Focus restructures, to have vertical CEOs
( 1 Sep 2009 )

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