FTA channel Star Utsav from 7 June
Star Utsav launches 7 June; content made up of reruns of Star Plus shows.

Rajat Sharma's India TV to beam from 20 May
Aims to change the way broadcast news reporting is being conducted in the country and to set new benchmarks.

Turner spruces Pogo to meet competition
Pogo, the five month old children's channel from Turner, is ready with phase II of its programming.

We can't take our audience for granted: Asianet VP
Leading regional language channel Asianet is forging ahead on the back of a new horror serial Kadamuttathu Kathanar (KK) which has turned out to be Malayalam television's top grosser in ad revenues

Star World gets 'Stark Raving Mad'
Looks like Tony Shalhoub is a hot property on Star World. After the channel re-launched Monk , it is all set to launch Shalhoub's 'new side' in Stark Raving Mad

Sahyadri to make commissioned shows on literary works
DD Sahyadri is set to make hay from the first mega scale commissioned programming from Prasar Bharati to hit the terrestrial small screen in a long timev

Other Headlines
CNBC to raise Rs 500 million to boost expansion plans
DD's gets bold with 'Miss India'
ABC to reduce comedy shows
China to promote home-made cartoons
Jimmy Fallon quits 'Saturday Night Live'
'Scrubs' to continue for next two seasons
WJZY UPN46 clinches broadcast deal

Executive Dossier
"When we grow at 30 per cent that is bad"
Interview with ETC Networks operations VP Ashutosh Pandey

Media Stock Watch
Media counters on a rebound too

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