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Network 18 to raise 2 billion via rights issue
Network 18 raising Rs 2 billion through rights issue to fund film business, pay back debt & enter other media opportunities.

Television Eighteen declares 20 % interim dividend

Max expecting to rake in ad revenues of Rs 2.6 bn from World Cup
Max is expecting to make around Rs 2.6 billion in advertising sales from cricket's headline event, market sources point out.

DD to telecast Opening Tie, Semi-finals and final, and Indian matches

Its 'focus India' for BBC World this March
After its first ever India focused brand campaign in January, BBC World lines up a variety of India focused programmes this March.

Executive Dossier
'TV will continue to be important, but its importance will decline'

Interview with HLL general manager - media services Rahul Welde.

Green World Award for Yann Arthus-Bertrand at MIPTV

MTV to launch 'Sound Check' on 10 March

Swiss Finance Corporation holds 6 % in Pyramid Saimira

Shweta Nanda nee Bachchan to host NDTV Profit show

Kainthola takes over as executive director in LS TV

Haber to distribute Fight League's properties globally

Endemol COO Tom Barnicoat resigns

Discovery revenues cross $3 billion

HTMT gets Bombay High Court approval for demerger

MobiTV moves past two mn subscriber mark

International visitors boost traffic at Oscar.com

JumpTV in deal with Joost

Internet video offers opportunities for marketing

Hungama TV kicks off pre-school block 'Toon, Toon, Toon'
Al Jazeera Children's Channel signs MoU with Malaysia's Multimedia Development Corporation
BabyTV launches an online social network for parents


Leadership Series - Catch them young
Amar Deb, Head Channel[v].

My Life - Prim, proper and a dash of the wild
Advertising sales vice-president Monica Tata

Book Browser - From Sheldon to Ludlum
Brandon de Souza, Managing.

God&Me - Truly cosmopolitan
Vikranjit Roy, head Publicist, Sony Pictures.

Author's Speak - Short way of looking
Zubin Driver, National creative director, the cell, TV 18 group.

Feature - Fly in style
The best for the high flying corporate

Slide Show- A Thing of beauty is a joy forever


Highlight - Interview with Sony’s Chief Creative Director,Sandiip Sikcand
Zoom's glitzy Holi bash!
Shekhar Suman's cricket gyan!
Holi time on the sets of Solhah Singaar and Jeete Hain
Garpevine - Life comes a full circle !

News Releases
It's Time to "Bond" with Star Movies
UEFA Champions League, march to the quarter finals - live on Ten Sports
Watch ICC World Cup on Tata Sky with Hrithik Roshan
Percept, Group M will lock horns in the final

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (18/02/2007 to 24/02/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (18/02/2007 to 24/02/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Sahara One
Star One
Sony Entertainment TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
  • DTH rush makes ISRO richer by Rs 1250 crore
  • Channels V, MTV launch Web 2.0 sites
  • Filmy takeover
  • Trai may allow exclusive channels on DTH
  • 50% buy online
  • Advertisers bet Rs 1900 cr on cricket this year
    Source: Business Standard
     
  • Oracle, Wipro team up for Net TV
  • Sony sells ad inventory for World Cup
  • Moser Baer to set up thin film solar fab
  • Deccan Chronicle shareholders approve stock-split
  • Essel Propack board to consider FY-06 results
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
  • Now, a bourse to trade in your cricket stars
  • Bollywood bows to broadband
  • Trai not to regulate tariffs for DTH services
    Source: Financial Express
     
  • Be constructive in criticism, Balakrishnan tells media
  • AIR to release CDs of veteran musicians
  • Editor's arrest sparks protests in Mangalore
  • Feel like TV stars, with little help from Star TV
    Source: The Hindu
     
  • Koffee sells as KBC ratings trail
    Source: CNN-IBN
     
     
  • Threatened, J-K cable operators block 3 channels
  • Online newspapers have more male readers: Survey
  • Karunanidhi defends daughter as party war plays out on TV
    Source: Indian Express
     
  • TataSky wants only some Zee channels
  • ISRO rides DTH boom, eyes Rs 1,250 crore from INSAT-4B
  • Toon industry fights high attrition, dearth of skill
  • Portals click on new tech to make your tour easy
  • US Newsprint decline helps Indian press
    Source: Economic Times
     
  • Times Group bags five golds at Abby Nite
    Source: Times of India
      
  • TRAI mulls CAS phase II options
  • Cops probe KBC angle in dharna against SRK
  • Shweta takes centre stage
    Source: DNA
     
  • Creative Eye's "Om Namah Shivay" launched in Doordarshan - Keralam
    Source: Equity Bulls
     
     
    International News
  • Mediaset planning to launch 8 pay-TV digital channels - report
    Source: ABC Money
     
  • BBC's World Service in China faces increasingly uncertain future
    Source: Taipei Times
     
  • BBC accused of banning anti-war song
    Source: www.indianmuslims.info
     
  • Gaelic digital TV station to cost £16m
    Source: Gaurdian
     
  • Sri Lanka: Tamil Eelam national radio is now on air for Europe
    Source: www.sibernews.com
      
  • NBC newscast gets new top producer
    Source: Yahoo
     
  • PTV to launch independent news channel
    Source: www.app.com.pk
     
  • ITV suspends premium rate services
    Source: Ananova
  • BBC Worldwide to double profits by 2012
  • Murdoch criticises Virgin, media regulation
  • Virgin threatens Sky with court action
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
  • DirecTV nears deal on baseball: report
    Source: Reuters
     
  • Rockefeller Wants FCC to Regulate TV Violence
    Source: TV Week
     
  • Emmis Invests in Mobile Game-Maker Exponentia
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
  • HONG KONG: World Cup TV bonus for cricket fans
  • THAILAND: Union doubts Mcot's ability to run iTV
    Source: Asia Media
     
  • Sonaecom selects Widevine for Portugal IPTV
    Source: Advanced - Television
      
  • Tandberg to supply Comstar-Direct with IP TV solution
    Source: DM Europe

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