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UTV buys Indiagames, Ignition Entertainment for Rs 1.28 billion
UTV forays into gaming; acquires 70% in UK-based Ignition Entertainment & controlling stake in Indiagames for Rs 1.28 bn.

TV ad revenue marches ahead of print: Credit Suisse
Indian TV market has sliced off a significant chunk of ad revenues from print; trend likely to grow, according to Credit Suisse.

ESPN Star Sports wins broadcast rights to Uefa Euro 2008
ESPN Star Sports has won exclusive broadcast and internet rights for the Indian subcontinent for Uefa Euro 2008.

Big 92.7 FM Jammu go live on 18 December

DD bags UN award for Aids serial

Dubai International Film Festival to kick off on 10 Dec.

Aashish Khan & Zakir Hussain bag Grammy nominations

MTV Ntks creates MTVN Entertainment Group

Hathway launches digital cable in Mysore

Kingfisher & DishTV introduce Live TV In-flight


Toonz joins Paramount & Commotion Pictures to produce 'Dragonlance'
Disney unveils 'Hannah Montana' merchandise in US NEW!


Highlight - Time to tie the marital knot!
Mannish walks out of Betiyaan; producer fumes!!!
Interview with Sharad Malhotra
The Week Ahead - RING OF THE NIBELUNGS features exclusively on Star Movies

News Releases
ENIL's legal head wins ALB award
Making of Kabul Express on 10 Dec on Sony TV, MTV, NDTV 24x7 & NDTV Profit
The Man's World Show wins 'Best Entertainment Programme' at 2006 Asian Television Awards in Singapore

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Top 10 Programmes (19/11/2006 to 25/11/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (19/11/2006 to 25/11/2006)
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Trai refuses bouquet system for CAS pricing
    		• UTV Software buys two gaming firms
    		• www.crorepatis.com
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• China bars foreign investment in film, TV production co.
    		• Toonz to produce `Dragonlance'
    		• TRAI directive to cable subscribers
    		• UTV Software buys majority stakes in 2 firms
    Source: The Hindu
      
    		• Right aligned
    		• The end of love
    		• Are you shocked?
    Source: Indian Express
      
    		• The American way to ‘Net’ sex offenders online
    		• Baazigar’s baazi
    		• Only two players in Web race: Microsoft
    		• Google begins test of radio advertising service
    		• UTV to take stake in gaming cos for Rs 128 cr
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Kingfisher offers Dish TV on board
    		• ESPN Star to telecast UEFA 2008 live
    		• Patil wants bar on Orkut
    		• ‘The house is the biggest mind game’
    		• Google launches AdWords 'Click-to-call' in India
    		• Mannish loses another role
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Toonz signs pact to produce animation film
    		• Aegis, Percept revamp operations
    		• `Implementation of CAS on schedule'
    		• UTV in Rs 128-cr deal to buy 2 gaming cos
    		• FICCI to hold seminar on animation
    		• Visual effects come of age in Indian cinema
    		• ESPN Star acquires UEFA rights
    		• Kingfisher Airlines to offer live in-flight entertainment
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
      
    		• TRAI tells cable subscribers to apply for set top boxes
    		• Some PlayStation buyers lose the Blu-ray game
    		• BBC pays its women journos less than men
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• 'Serials are monotonous and regressive'
    		• UTV Software buys Indiagames, Ignition Entertainment
    		• GSM subscriber base scales 100-mn mark
    Source: Times of India
      
    		• FM Radio Waves Reach Kashmir
    Source: Kashmir Observer
     
    		• Rajshri.com at industry’s disposal
    		• Nick celebrates Dosti with loads of masti
    		• Interview with Anuj Saxena
    		• Youth Factor
    Source: Screen
     
    International News
    		• China: IPTV users could reach 1 million next year
    Source: english.people.com.cn
      
    		• DirecTV unlikely to merge with EchoStar
    		• China halts new foreign investment in TV, movie groups
    Source: Market Watch
     
    		• Chinese search engine Baidu launches blog search service
    Source: english.people.com.cn
     
    		• CanWest boss slams NZ over digital TV
    Source: www.smh.com.au
     
    		• FremantleMedia acquires representation rights for CPI shows
    Source: Channel NewsAsia
     
    		• Chunghwa Telecom to work with Microsoft on Taiwan IPTV
    Source: computerworld.com.my
     
    		• Radio, TV, Newspapers Urge FCC to Lighten Local Ownership Rules
    Source: www.rwonline.com
    		• Female BBC reporters earn £6,500 less than men
    		• Cox, Aniston want 'Friends' reunion show
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Mobile TV used weekly by 70% of subscribers
    		• Voda Australia latest to offer Mobile TV
    Source: Advanced -Television
     
    		• KOREA: Mobile TV to embrace data services
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Rogers Hits 200,000 HDTV Customers
    Source: Broadcaster Magazine
     
    		• Australia: TV's WIN win proposition
    Source: Nine MSN
     
    		• Telemundo and Cingular Wireless Sign Product Placement Deal
    Source: www.cellular-news.com
     
    		• Time Warner Sues DirecTV Over NFL Network Ads
    		• Telemundo's Escobar to Get Production Deal
    Source: TV Week
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