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Headlines




News b'casters form association to confront issues in radio & TV
Not happy with govt's proposed Content Code, news channels form News Broadcasters Association to address concerns of radio & TV.

Sun TV Q1 net jumps 120% to Rs 931 million
 Sun TV Network posts net profit of Rs 930.7 mn for the quarter ended 30 June, up 120% to Rs 422.3 mn in the year-ago period.

TV Today Q1 net profit up at Rs 80 million

Ten Sports in deal with Goal TV for licensing and production
 In a multi-year deal, Ten Sports and Zee Sports can have access to Goal TV's football content.

Executive Dossier
'We don't need to change anything drastically. All we have to do is perfect our existing properties'
 Interview with Filmy business head Shailesh Kapoor

BSkyB, Sony in deal for PSP video broadcast

Sony's Harsha Chugh to join Balaji as biz head - UAE

ESPN Star Sports announces second edition of reality show

CNN-IBN, IBN 7 trace 60 years of Indian cinema

Inox Q1 net up 31% at Rs 110 million

BSkyB net falls 9% for the year, revenue up 10%

'Paruthiveeran’ bags best Indian film award at Osian’s

Galleon Ent. to create TV series for 'Apollo's Pad'

Casbaa supports Singapore govt. on free pay-TV deals

Total Sports is event manager for Military World Games

Wikia to launch search engine that rivals Google, Yahoo

Quickflix ties up with Harvey Norman to add customers

Spike TV in ringtones deal with comic book icon Stan Lee

Tivo appoints Karen Bressner as senior VP ad sales

Linden Lab's 'Second Life' bans online gambling

Noshe Group launches TVC division

Disney to celebrate 'Friendship Day' with movie marathon

Sony picks up global DVD distribution rights for Nick movies

Disney Channel to kick off new season of 'Little Einstein's' on 1 August

Musicnotes.com offers music downloads for slew of movies

Scholastic to host J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour sweepstakes in US


Highlight -"The channels don't understand the funda behind comedy" Rakkesh Bedi

It's Salsa time for Amit Verma

Rucha's bike phobia

Grapevine - A jaded Kasturi :

Shorttakes - "I am not a very spiritual person" Rati Pandey

News Releases
CNN International exclusive interview with Tom Ford for Art of Life
This August PIX turns on the heat with some Kick Ass Babes and Hot Movies
Red FM Mumbai to bajaao for a cause

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
    		• Office-bearers of News Broadcasters Association
    		• Channels lag behind in generating quality content
    		• 'The Simpsons Movie' rules weekend box office
    		• ‘Bollywood’ enters another dictionary
    		• TV and video on demand, thanks to BSNL broadband
    		• Haneef family ducks media
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Yahoo, AOL plan to charge users for sending 'direct' emails
    Source: Hindustan Times
     
    		•  Price for cable TV viewing in non-CAS areas to be uniform
    		•  Pune’s film fraternity remembers a meeting with the master
    		•  Indian players may lose jobs if they join ICL
    		•  News Corp. May Balk at Low Bancroft Vote
    		•  Cinema’s Shakespeare, he will live as long as the medium lives
    		• Murdoch’s $5-bn bid for Dow Jones needs more Bancroft support
    Source: Indian Express
      
    		•  Victoria to turn talk-show host?
    		•  India's cinematic history through tickets
    		•  Adlabs primed for a house-full show
    		• Actors hate term, but Bollywood makes it to another dictionary
    		• Sendhil: Next big thing in US TV
    		• 'Hectic schedule, financial issues proving hurdles for ICL'
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Japan cartoon industry looks beyond India
    		• News channels form body
    		• Dow gets deadline on Murdoch bid
    		• 'Bollywood' makes it to another lexicon
    		• Legendary Swedish filmmaker passes away
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• UTV Software Q1 net profit up at Rs 2 cr
    		• Raj Television April-June net at Rs 5.19 crore
    		• Sun TV Q1 net up two-fold at Rs 93 cr
    		• BSNL’s new facility
    		• Web portal, call centre to tackle cyber crime
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Sun TV net jumps 120%
    Source: Business-Standard
      
    		• SRK back on TV!
    		• TV channel runs footage of Korean hostages in Afghanistan
    		• 'I might do a TV serial soon'
    		• News channels join hands, form an association
    		• YouTube preps video finger printing
    		• Google can't touch this: Gates
    Source:Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Heat On Pak TV Channels For Violating Media Code
    Source: Zee News
     
    		• OpenTV Expands Its Solutions Offering with Casema
    Source: Earth Times
     
    		• KT to Offer IPTV Service in Russia
    Source: Chosun.com
     
    		• Ratner in new 20th TV deal
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• Citizen journalism website gets multi-million-dollar boost
    Source: lanka Business Online
     
    		• Dow Jones family owners face deadline on bid: source
    		• Attorney Allred developing reality TV show
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• TV channels get Pemra notices
    Source: Dawn.com
     
    		• Quickflix, Harvey Norman in DVD tie-up
    Source: Smh.com
    		• In full: Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK nominees
    		• Charley's second eviction brings back viewers
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• FCC Raises Alarms on Digital TV Switch
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Al Jazeera Kids TV Channel covers Muscat City Centre's charity
    Source: AME Info
     
    		• Guider Named New Editor of The Hollywood Reporter
    		• Ratner Reups With 20th Century Fox TV
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• GMTV head quits over competition phone-in failures
    Source: Informitv.com
     
    		• Google’s anti-piracy YouTube tool in September
    Source: Rlslog.net
     
    		• New York Times to Work With NBC News
    		• Broadcaster Tom Snyder dies at 71
    Source: Yahoo
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