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Headlines






Pyramid to pump in $30 million for film buys
 Pyramid Saimira to invest $30 million in acquiring composite rights of South Indian language movies; raises $90 million via FCCBs.

Tdsat asks Trai to reconsider Neo's pricing in 2 months
 Tdsat asks Trai to reconsider its order of fixing the bouquet price for the two Neo channels at Rs 37.50 in 60 days.

Neo to create independent bouquet, Poddar to head

Cadbury India enters bubblegum market, targets 5% total revenues
 Cadbury India has extended its confectionary product line with an aggressive foray into the bubblegum category with Bubbaloo.

Eros International plc FY 07 profit up 76 per cent at $28 mn

Shree Asthavinayak forays into South Indian films

DD to telecast Wimbledon finals live

MH1 News CEO Alka Saxena resigns

Nikhil Gandhi joins Bindass as regional ad dir, west & south

FDI for Indian publishing firm cleared

Audiences want BBC to be more innovative

Sarah Cooper is BBC Worldwide COO

VH1 India to showcase Live Earth intl concert

Fremantlemedia promotes Jamie Lynn to VP sales

UK channels need to maintain credibility: Grade

Iran launches English news channel

Over 140 films from 35 countries in 9th osian's cinefan

Tdsat asks Incablenet to pay Zee Turner Rs 2 million

Incablenet president Manoj Motwani quits

Nokia, Malayalam Manorama in deal for vernacular news

MTV networks available on Freewire IPTV

AOL spruces up video portal

EU examines HD DVD format rivalry

Amazon.com, Microsoft team up to support fiilmmakers

Big FM hosts 'Big Chinese Food Festival' in Kanpur

Ten Sports to oversee Zee Sports ad sales

Jetix lines up 'Red Ranger' marathon & 'Finding Nemo' upcoming weekend

Pogo enters the world of Harry Potter


Highlight - Juhi's jhappi stirs controversy on Antakshari

Life Style - "I feast on one Marie biscuit before going to sleep" - Amit Verma
Grapevine - Chhavi wedding blues:

News Releases
CNN tracks the terror trail in Pakistan
The runaway kid on Indian Idol

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (17/06/2007 to 23/06/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (17/06/2007 to 23/06/2007)
Star Plus
Star Gold
Zee TV
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Gemini TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Sony, Star ignore HUL media buying innovation
    		•  BBC posts record profit, plans India thrust
    		• BBC bets big on India
    		• King Yash reads the signs, relents on revenue sharing
    		• Nimbus secures Rs 600 cr bank guarantee
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• BBC eyes share in Indian market pie
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• UTV-ASTRO’s BINDASS Announces the Appointment of Nikhil Gandhi as Regional
    Source: NDTV
     
    		• Journalists might be holed up inside Lal Masjid'
    		• Surprise birthday bash
    		• Live Earth to rock 2 billion
    		• Online admission facility for open school launched
    		• Google buys Internet phone company
    		• Google goes back to Court over Vista
    Source:Times of India
     
    		• Now, a reality show for bathroom singers!
    		• 'My friend Ganesha' - a mix of religion and animation
    		• BBC journalist Alan Johnston freed: Hamas
    		• Toonz to set up branches in Mumbai, Nagpur
    		• Sports is chauvinistic, but I've changed mindsets: Mandira
    		• Video games eat into kids’ reading, homework time
    		• Google offers to remove illegal contents from Orkut
    		• Nimbus to distribute sports content on its own
    		• Zee's will get to beam India-England first test match
    		• TRAI talks tough with broadcasters, MSOs in CAS areas
    		• Videocon to enter DTH business
    		• Yell jobs partners with NDTV to launch new recruitment model
    		• Madonna set for Simpsons cameo?
    		• In China, online gamers are raking in the cash
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Zee will get to beam India-England 1st test
    		• Nimbus to distribute sports content on its own
    		• Eros posts profit on new Indian films
    		• TRAI talks tough with broadcasters, MSOs on CAS
    		• Videocon to enter DTH business
    		• Pyramid Saimira raises $90 million in convertibles
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• ‘But cinema is a community experience’
    		• Filmmakers team up to deliver AIDS message
    		• ‘500 screens in the country, many more to come’
    		• DoT may reject regulator’s call on new fee for ISPs
    		• India plans media blitz, in hunt for more FDI
    		• BBC scribe freed after 4 months
    		• Freed BBC Reporter Recounts Long Ordeal
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• BBC eyes Indian market
    		• Neo Sports’ independent distribution network
    		• Tie-up for animation colleges
    		• Overseas fund raising pushes up Pyramid Saimira
    		• Portal developed to help filing of I-T returns
    		• Reliance Comm launches Net services for small, medium units
    		• IFC, Reuters Foundation to train journalists
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Zee's WWIL will get to beam India-England 1st Test
    		• Nimbus to distribute sports content on its own
    		• BBC eyes Indian market
    		• Website plan for each department cleared
    		• Shakti Extratainment launched
    		• BBC journalist Johnston freed
    		• Awards for journalists
    Source: The Hindu
     
    International News
    		• CNN.com unveils global relaunch,defines new standard for online news
    Source: Arabian Business
     
    		• Emmy nominees short list is out
    Source: Daily Times
     
    		• Chinese Media Launch First Video Network Live Broadcast
    Source: Epoch Times
     
    		• C-Media to open online music website in China
    Source: Digi Times
     
    		• Interactive, digital media industry to grow to S$10b by 2015
    Source: Channel News Asia
     
    		• FremantleMedia Announces A Raft Of Deals Across Eastern Europe
    Source: 4rfv.co.uk
     
    		• Climate concert to be broadcast in Dubai
    Source: Gulf News
     
    		• 24-hour TV station devoted to aborigines in Taiwan
    Source: Iht.com
     
    		• Bangladesh jails TV channel owner for firearm possession
    Source: Reuters
    		• BBC needs new ideas, viewers say
    		• McCann to address TV executives
    Source: BBC
     
    		• News Corp. buys 2 Bronx papers
    Source: IHT.com
     
    		• Ofcom: Regional news under threat
    		• Purnell to take charge of broadcasting
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		•  Cox Communications to Launch Middle Eastern Broadcasting Network of America
    Source: Broadcast Newsroom
     
    		• BSkyB Challenges Virgin Allegations Of UK TV Market Abuse
    Source: CNN
     
    		• FM radio stations not allowed to air foreign broadcasts: PEMRA
    Source: APP.com
     
    		• History Channel Marks Fourth Of July With Online Games, New Sites
    Source: Information Week
     
    		• UK media secretary takes charge of broadcasting
    Source: Advanced-Television
     
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