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IDBI, Bank of Baroda pick up 20 per cent in B.A.G Infotainment
IDBI Bank and Bank of Baroda pick up 10 % each in B.A.G Films radio business subsidiary B.A.G Infotainment.

Fever FM to launch in Mumbai on 15 January

WWIL, Zee News begin trading; price range as per market expectations
WWIL opens at Rs 80 on BSE & closes at Rs 120.80; Zee News Ltd debuts on a high note of Rs 50 but ends the day at Rs 34.40.

Special Report
Weekend Programming: Under the Scanner
Taking stock on whether weekend feature shows on English news channels are on the wane.

Net reach of TV genres down in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata

PSLV launches four new satellites

SC reserves order in Sea vs Star case

Cinemax sets IPO price band at Rs 135-155

Baajate Raho Awards by Red FM

Channel [V] celebrates 13th b'day with Big [V] Concert

Pix celebrates a High Voltage month

Endemol buys back Endemol France from Telefónica

UFO Moviez raises $22 million from 3i

IDM R&D unveils initiatives to support R&D needs

Apple launches TV interface

50 mn TV shows, two billion songs sold on iTunes

Animax partners Sify for 'Gaming Challenge 2007'

Scooby Doo creator Iwao Takamoto passes away
Animax to premiere two 'Inu Yasha' feature films in Jan
Nickelodeon inks deal with Movie Park Germany to set up theme park 'Nickland'

Spotlight
Great Indian Discovey.
The first 'fully commissioned in India' programme for Discovery.

Highlight - Ajai Sinha's new Sapna
Kabir Khan's plum project for Sony
After Dulhan…Zee's ready with her Maayka
Grapevine - Juhi's loss, Raveena's gain
"Comedy cannot be entirely scripted" Rajan Waghdhare
The Week Ahead - Catch the exclusive limited series on Star Movies

News Releases
24 Ghanta tops Bengali news channels

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (24/12/2006 to 30/12/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (24/12/2006 to 30/12/2006)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star One
Sony Entertainment TV
Zee Cinema
Star Sports

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Free channels set the stage for the next cable war
    		• Listing of Zee entities ushers new era: Chandra
    		• Animation, gaming to breach $1-b mark by 2010
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		•  KBC 3 rings aloud in small towns
    		•  Subdued listing for demerged Zee firms
    		•  Deccan Chronicle hits life-time high
    		•  Realtor to make film
    		•  BSNL ups Internet upload, download limits in J&K
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• GV Films to Launch Web Casting division / TV Channel
    Source: Equity Bulls
      
    		• Aparna Sen to head Saregama film unit
    Source: India eNews.com
     
    		• PSLV-C7 launch boosts faith in space odyssey
    Source: Times of India
      
    		• Listing of Zee entities ushers new era: Chandra
    		• Countrywide broadband network mooted for 11th Plan
    		• Zapak plans studio in Pune, cafes in 10 cities
    		• Should NRS and IRS tie the knot?
    		• Zee lists two demerged arms
    		• Rajeshwari turns RJ
    		• ‘Media reports are speculative’
    		• ‘I am an egotist’
    Source: DNA
     
      
    		• Saregama ties up with FM stations
    		• Zee News lists at Rs 50, WWIL at Rs 80 on BSE
    		• Deccan Chronicle plans 5:1 stock split
    		• PVR gets tax break for Maharashtra multiplexes
    		• Contrasting fortunes for Zee outfits on Day 1 trading
    		• Thinkpot gets new CEO
    		• `Govt working on animation package'
    		• Shree Ashtavinayak lists at 19% premium
    		• Cinemax plans to raise Rs 120-138 cr thru IPO
    		• Moser Baer releases 101 Tamil film titles
    		• Matrimony Web site in pact with Postal Dept
    Source: The Hindu Business Line
     
    		•  Saregama ties up with FM stations to supply content
    		•  Mobile Gmail worthwhile for checking messages: Review
    		• Kerala film chamber extends support to govt.
    		• Tamilian directing English telefilm
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Adobe and VeriSign to Transform Distribution of Rich Media Online
    Source: Tech Whack
     
    		• Hotmail man confident of cloning Silicon Valley
    		• Kerala to get croc park dedicated to Steve Irwin
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Shyamalan bringing kids TV show for big screen
    		• Broadband video-to-TV trend seen roiling business models
    		• Comcast sees $2.5 billion revenue in business market
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• HK: Media firm makes foray into mainland TV market
    Source: thestandard.com.hk
     
    		• Syrian Airlines Sign Agreement with al-Jazeera TV Satellite Channel
    Source: www.sana.org
     
    		• DirecTV to Launch International Championship Gaming Series
    Source: DMW Media
     
    		• Lycos launches video channel in partnership with Roo
    Source: Revolution Magazine
     
    		• Arianespace to launch ProtoStar I satellite
    Source: Spaceflight Now
     
    		• CNN to Crown King in April
    Source: Broadcast Newsroom
    		• MySpace launches French site
    		• Swisscom receives 20,000+ orders for Bluewin TV
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• Universal's Goss Named Cartoon Net EVP, Ad Sales
    		• Twentieth, FremantleMedia Unveil Temptation
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• TV Violence Surges, Report Finds
    		• CNN International's Cramer to Retire
    		• CBS and YouTube to Launch '15 Seconds'
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• ITV news head quits
    		• BT Vision recruits from Sky Sports
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• Walters calls Trump 'poor, pathetic man'
    		• Jay Leno lends voice to animated `Igor'
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• US Broadcasting Board Chairman Asks Bush Not to Renominate Him
    Source: voanews.com
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