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25 Aug 2008

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Volume 23 - Issue No: 54

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Headlines

NBA sets up body to redress disputes
NBA forms News Broadcasting Standards Authority to enforce code of ethics and b'casting standards.

Zee signs on five directors for 15 Marathi films
Zeel signs on five directors for three years to direct 15 films in the Marathi language.

Special Report
English GECs: The challenge of converting snackers into loyalists
English GECs are working on new formats & varied scheduling strategy for audience.

News Releases
Zee Marathi awards on 31 August
Zara Nachke Dikha: Groove to the tunes of the evergreen songs on 25 August at 9.30 pm only on Star One!

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (03/08/2008 to 09/08/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (03/08/2008 to 09/08/2008)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Ten Sports
Sony Entertainment TV
NDTV Imagine
Star One

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Today's Newsbreakers.......India News

	High channel pricing may play spoilsport: IPTV
	Sri Lankan cricketers land Bollywood roles
	French make-up artist to give Kareena new look
	Bollywood blooms when economy in gloom!
	About 150 applications for channels pending with Govt
	Source: Economic Times

	DD disappoints basketball fans
	Foray into Bhakti Channel Out of the Box
	Pondicherry University to launch radio station
	When will Maa News channel be launched?
	Local cable channels banned from airing news in Kashmir Valley
	Source: Hindu

	DoT set to offer new spectrum
	Source: Times of India

	Splash Media and Success University Partner on Next Generation
	Source: TechWhack

	Bharti Airtel set to increase outsourcing
	Source: Livemint

	Paris Hilton to launch reality TV quest for ”best friend” in London
	Source: Newspost Online

	Private TV channels go off air, Geo of Pak back in Kashmir
	Source: MyNews.in



	Starting October, ADAG may beam a channel a month
	‘Internet search will now move in a new direction’
	Nooyi among biz icons with 'fashion sense'
	Darna mana hai!
	Source: Financial Express

	Youth TV takes the lead in diversity casting
	Stamps, coins sold every 15.5 min on eBay
	Source: Indian Express

	Beijing Games sets new record of TV viewing
	Bharti writes to DoT over local dialling, 2-in-1
	Abhinav Bindra gets Rs 3.9 mn Volvo
	'I'm not returning to TV soon'
	Umpire Hair quits ICC's elite panel
	Jagjit-Anup to cut Bhagwad Gita album
	Source: DNA

	Bigg Boss-2 fortifies Colors at No 3 position
	Geodesic readies IP telephony products
	Apple to unveil iTune Store soon
	Bindra inspires computer game
	New telecom players to get spectrum in 4 more circles
	Source: Business Standard

	Cable news channels banned in Srinagar
	Source: India Today

International News

	Iannucci calls on BBC to launch premium channel to rival HBO
	Source: Guardian

	Australian athletes get rich in Olympic television war
	Source: The Australian

	November forecasts spark ITV and Channel 4 dispute
	Source: Times Online

	AOL Upgrades Flash And Mobile Versions Of AIM
	Source: ebrandz

	Web TV Wins Media Olympics; Mobile TV Gets Silver
	Source: Information Week

	Channel 4 appoints Rubber Republic to push animation site
	Source: NMA

	Paxman claims men at the BBC are given a raw deal
	Source: Scotsman

	Virgin Media to launch mobile broadband in the UK
	Source: Screen Digest

	All3Media named top UK independent producer
	British TV is being suffocated by regulators, says Peter Fincham
	Source: Guardian

	Tank Universal is now available for download on most digital channels
	Source: Game Zone

	Orbital Sciences to build broadcast satellite
	Source: Biz Journals

	Hollywood losing its grip on television content
	Source: Dark Net

	Sony Pushes Back `Bond' Film Release, Cites `Harry Potter' Move
	Source: Bloomberg

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