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Cisco offers debt to cable operators, pushes Scientific Atlanta STBs
Cisco is willing to provide debt to cable operators in India, but they will have to use set-top boxes from Scientific Atlanta.

AIR's digitalisation to stretch beyond 2015
The All India Radio digitalisation programme may not be complete by 2015 due to shortage of funds.

Mumbai leads STB penetration, SEC A early adopters: Tam
Mumbai leads in conditional access system adoption with a 25 per cent penetration in set-top boxes, says Tam.

Zee launches Marathi news channel

BBC World Service campaign reaches 73,000 Indians

Federation of Indian Publishers to host workshop on IPR

Nielsen Media Research launches Arianna Software in US

Ficci gears up for Frames convention

TV homes in US to touch 163.7 mn by 2050: Nielsen

SPTI appoints Soojin Chung as ED -licensing & Seoul head

Times Now launches weekly entertainment show E-NOW

Sky to launch new pay service on DTT in UK

Taj TV, TNMG enter interactive progamming, dist. deal

Hungama Mobile, T-Series launch music download service

Cas workshop on 12 February in Mumbai

Mattel unveils Barbie signature fragrance "B"
Cartoon Network head Jim Samples resigns after Boston terror scare
Disney Q1 net profit grows on DVD sales


Highlight - What will singles do on Valentine's?
Audition time on Indian Idol 3!

News Releases
Lines open from Feb 10th for entries for Indian Idol 3
NDTV exclusive with Amitabh Bachchanl
Zee Bangla on top

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Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (21/01/2007 to 27/01/2007)
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• AFP launches international TV service on Tuesday
    		• Parents see TV, not sex, as top woe
    		• Now, Internet users turn news reporters
    		• March wedding for Shweta Konnur
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Online sellers discover the power of video clips
    		• “A phenomenon like YouTube will be born in India”
    		• Ghai shops for students
    		• Welcome to the brave new world of mobisodes
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		•  TV to teach students in rural Madhya Pradesh
    Source: Telugu Portal
     
    		• `Give tax sops to digitalise film distribution`
    		• Risky initiative
    		• Betting too big
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Sir Branson launches Virgin Media
    		• Real estate player Triveni buys 60% stake in Sadhna TV for around Rs 50 crores
    		• Li’l singers give it a go
    		• TV is a potent, powerful medium
    Source: Hindustan Times
     
    		• Meet calls for "freer movement" of journalists among the SAARC nations
    		• Television actor switches role to become road safety activist
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Extended C-band for Wi-Max maybe on cards
    		•  CAS: Yet to make a case for itself
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Jump Games bags Fido Dido licence
    		• Moser Baer enters home video market
    		• Yashraj Films, FXLabs partner for `Dhoom 2' PC game
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Pakistan, FM pose a challenge to Doordarshan, AIR
    Source: The Statesman
      
    		• Vodafone wins Hutch Essar, valuing it at $19 bn
    		• Now, Planet Earth really matters!
    		•  Time Traveller
    		• Talking poing with Neena gupta
    		•  Pro-file:Krishna Abhishek
    		•  Try hard
    		•  L'il big dreams
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Filmi duniya unites against bans
    		• 'DoT eyes increased broadband penetration'
    		• Pirated Black Friday DVDs sizzle in Pak
    		• SRK turned down KBC 2
    		• No starry shaadi for Shruti
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Sri Lanka: Dialog Satellite TV Launched
    Source: Asian Tribune
     
    		• Rupert Murdoch announces Borat 2 - 'NOT'
    		• Lawmakers attack Murdoch`s ITV plans
    Source: Monsters and Critics
     
    		• BBC staff to strike over job cuts
    Source: BBC
     
    		• DirecTV, baseball close to inking exclusive deal
    Source: CourierPostOnline
     
    		• MediaCorp launches Malaysian edition of Style magazine
    Source: Channel News Asia
     
    		• Viacom to Promote YouTube-like Features on Sites
    Source: BetaNews
     
    		• Qualcomm, Huawei to unveil MBMS mobile TV technology
    Source: Digital Media Asia
    		• HDTV uptake to treble by 2011
    Source: IT News
     
    		• "Idol" winner Underwood wins Grammy
    		• 2007 British Academy Film Awards winners
    		• Partial list of Grammy Award winners
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Discovery Channel ending its sponsorship of pro cycling
    		• ESPN adds highlights to online TV
    Source: USA Today
     
    		• YouTube investors to sell Google stock
    		• China starts media points penalty system
    Source: China Post
     
    		• Viacom's `Norbit' Is No. 1 Film With $34 Million in Receipts
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• Yahoo! Launches Pipes Feed Mixer
    Source: Tech2
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