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Headlines




TV Today mulls taking control of Radio Today
TV Today is considering taking controlling interest in group firm Radio Today Broadcasting; currently holds 10% in radio company.

HTMT's media business posts profit in Q1
 HTMT's media business under IMCL sees net profit of Rs 45.1 mn in 1st quarter, as against a loss of Rs 22.1 mn in the year-ago period.

Pix, Ashok Amritraj open the 'Gateway' to Hollywood
 Sony's Pix is doing a reality show 'Gateway' with Ashok Amritraj; winner to direct Hollywood film for Hyde Park Entertainment.

Endemol India joins hands with UN for reality TV show

Zee Marathi launches comedy talent hunt show

Big Music acquires rights for 'Dhamaal', 'Go'

Star Plus slots special programming for Independence Day

Amrita TV to telecast Nehru Trophy boat race

Sony BMG to release 'Elvis: Viva Las Vegas'

Morphosys to make 3-D animation film 'Honor and country'

NDTV Labs appoints Saurabh Malhotra as COO

Zee content now available to IdeaTV subscribers

Govt. outlines ambitions plan to increase broadband

VSNL launches dedicated global internet for Australia

Netflix to premiere Showtime's 'Californication'

Nickelodeon Recreation promotes Rosenstein to SVP resorts & theatricals


Highlight -Is Sanju Baba’s six year sentence too harsh?

Ranvir, Vinay aur?.. Boman

New dream for Parleen

Soulcurry - "The extra 'r' in my name got me Kasturi" Prriya Arya

News Releases
Star World presents a bouquet of new shows this August
dishtv launches dishtv on Computer

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (15/07/2007 to 21/07/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (15/07/2007 to 21/07/2007)
Zee TV
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Film awards: stay vacated
    		• Uncertainty hangs over film projects pinned on Sanjay Dutt
    		• Satyam signs two $ 2 million contracts with FIFA
    		• Office-bearers for News Broadcasters Association
    		• His film revived interest in Gandhiji
    		• Taiwan's Hou Hsiao-hsien plans to direct kung fu movie
    		• Hollywood bonanza this August
    		• 'Rush Hour 3' not to be screened in China
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		•  Murdoch breaks Bancroft barrier, wins Dow Jones war
    		•  HC nod for presentation of National Film Awards
    		•  Now, newspapers on strike hit-list
    		•  Bergman vision reaches rural Bengal
    		• Three days after I-T search operation, Sejal Shah rubbishes media reports
    		•  ‘Film... deep into the twilight room of the soul
    		• second blow to cinema: Antonioni dies at 94
    Source: Indian Express
      
    		•  PCB warns Inzamam against joining ICL
    		•  Anupam to do children’s fantasy
    		•  Vishal Bharadwaj all set to make songless film
    		•  Presidential hopefuls stop over at Google
    		•  Judge Kode watches Hindi movies, plays computer games
    		•  Bancroft family accepts News deal: DJ executive
    		• Court lifts ban on declaring National Film Awards
    		• China offers Korean war movie clips mobile users
    		• Antonioni, film’s father of angst, is dead at 94
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Murdoch closes in on Dow Jones deal
    		• 'Indian Ocean' to perform charity concert in US
    		• Movie legend Antonioni passes away
    		• Deconstructing rebel sans pause
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Tata Sky sees subscribers base crossing 1-million mark
    		• Have success formulas become blasé?
    		• Gameshastra, Freeze Tag ink pact
    		• Adlabs now runs 100 screens
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Cinemax net up 34% at Rs 1.83 crore
    		• Dutt verdict to cost Bollywood Rs 25 cr
    Source: Business-Standard
     
    		• MG Entertainment Inks Veteran TV Producers
    Source: TechWhack
     
    		• Best eco-friendly car, now just a click away
    		• Paris to sell Hollywood Hills home for $4.25 m
    		• Satyam signs multi-million dollar contracts with FIFA
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		•  Bancrofts accept Murdoch's offer
    		• No more TV or films for Pamela
    		• Google can't touch this: Gates
    Source:Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Sony Allows Adult Movies On Blu-Ray In Japan
    Source: All Headline News
     
    		• SDN Signs With Arqiva For New Digital TV Network
    Source: .4rfv.co.uk
     
    		• MediaCorp's online ads platform "mocca" a hit with online sellers
    		• Channel NewsAsia wins recognition for news reporting
    Source: Channel News Asia
     
    		• Kerala TV channel brings home stranded NRKs on UAE amnesty
    Source: The Peninsula Qatar
     
    		• CRTC finds no audience for solution to rescue Canadian TV fund
    Source: Money.canoe
     
    		• Animate, Capture and Create Digital Animation with Intel
    Source: Hardware Zone
     
    		• Match.com Expands Mobile Dating Service
    Source: ABC News
     
    		• Strip to win on titillating Italian TV
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Challenger nabs $1.18bn television contract
    Source: News.com
    		• Sky buys Amstrad
    		• Zenith: UK TV ad market up from 2008
    Source: Advanced-Television
     
    		• KOREA: Google considers moving servers to Korea
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Charley's second eviction brings back viewers
    		• Second GMTV exec quits over phone-in scandals
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Nielsen/MRI: Top Magazine Web Site Viewers Not Reading Print Versions
    		• Murdoch Won: NYT and WSJ Say He Takes Dow Jones
    		• Disney Nabs July Ratings Victory
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• NBCU Expands Verizon Wireless Deal
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Melco Entertainment extends Macau purchase deal
    Source: Casino City Times
     
    		• Australian Game Industry Exceeds $1 Billion in Sales
    Source: Game Daily
     
    		• "American Idol" grooms kids at camp
    		• Reality fuels Fox; CBS wins viewers title
    Source: Yahoo
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