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Headlines







News Corp to launch 6 channels
 Rupert Murdoch says News Corp plans to invest $100 mn to launch six regional channels in India.

NDTV MetroNation plans to launch in Chennai by October-end
 NDTV plans to launch MetroNation in Chennai by October-end; Mumbai launch by end of the fiscal.

BSNL, Aksh Optifibre launches IPTV service icontrol in Jaipur
 Aksh Optifibre launches IPTV service on BSNL network in Jaipur; to operate under icontrol brand.

NGC unveils new packaging, website & content

BBC World News to air special shows on Olympics

Badri Sanjeevi is People Group CFO

Capital18 funds Ubona Technologies

Location-based mobile networking to generate $3.3 bn

US consumers delaying Blu-ray Player purchases: Study

Pyramid Saimira launches 3-screen multiplex in Malayasia

3rd Estes Park Film Festival to begin on 11 September

MPG India partners Skyline Outdoor Media for 'Active'

OOH Media partners UNICEF for ‘Uniting for Children’


Nick Jr. moves to big screen in the US
CN to produce live action prequel on Scooby Doo

Its Ajeeb on 9X
Ali Ghani family eliminated
Saroj Khan to judge Nach Shastra
Now Pooja Bedi starts her own blog
Jatin Shah to enter Kuch...as Akki
Sanjeet replaces Vikas Sethi in Vivaah
Rajesh-Rajeev shocked by their ouster
Penalty bench for Narayani in Zara…
Piddi becomes grandmother on Sun...
Watching his step Rahil Azam

News Releases
Lucky Winners of Colgate ‘Smile Please’ Offer get a chance to flash their smile in Colgate Advertisement
Zara Nachke Dilkha: Who sits on the dreaded penalty bench this week
Catch the premiere of the scintillating Season 4 of the hit Series CSI: NY exclusively on AXN
Deepak and Nishtha crowned Gini & Jony Chak De Bachche winners
O&M India, only agency from India to win most awards at PMAA

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (13/07/2008 to 19/07/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (13/07/2008 to 19/07/2008)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Rupert Murdoch set to acquire majority stake in Asianet
    		• UTV plans a biopic on Kishore Kumar
    		• Murdoch says to launch six vernacular TV channels in India
    		• BSNL-Akash Optifibre launches interactive Tv initiative

    • Netherlands public broadcaster ties up with Radio Misty

    Source: Economic Times
      
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    Murdoch keen on regional channels

    • TV ad volumes grow 26% during January-June

    • BSNL-Akash Optifibre launches interactive TV initiative

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    Arasu Cable approaches TRAI

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    TRAI orders GSM players to link up with RCom

    • Murdoch launches DJ India Titans 30 Index

    • Adlabs to study cinema viewers

    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Legal steps to obtain signals from TV channels for Arasu
    		• TV series on Ali’s bouts
    		• Nat Geo online
    		• TV actor Shilpa comes clean on reality show controversy
    		• Ban on two local TV channels lifted, SMS messages allowed
    Source:The Hindu
      
    		• Murdoch to invest $100m, unveils index
    Source: Times of India
      
    		• Zeenat joins reality show bandwagon
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    $100m, six TV channels, Murdocht new Indian bet

    Source: Hindustan Times
      
    		•

    Wi-Fi TV Offers Businesses Internet TV Stations for $2000

    Source: TechWhack
      
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    'ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT' and MSN Unite in Web Content Deal

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    ZeeVee Begins Shipping ZvBox, a New Localcasting Device

    Source: IT News Online
     

    • Murdoch to take stake in Sakaal group`s Saam TV

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    IITians `flirt` with Apple for iPhone networking

    		• `Mobiles no substitute for laptops`

    • Provide interconnectivity to RCom: Trai to GSM players

    Source: Business Standard
      
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    Rupert Murdoch to invest $100 mn in India

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    News Corp to infuse $100 m

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    Balaji Telefilms: myth to reality

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    Trai mediates in GSM-RComn fight

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    Inflation impacts cost of film production

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    Set in the morning TV news

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    ‘We are trying to spread the reality bug for prime-time viewing in India’

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    Forget sequels, why not character spin-offs?

    Source: Financial Express
      
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    News Corp to invest $100 mn in Indian TV

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    Now, Church body in Kerala wants to play watchdog for TV soaps

    Source: Indian Express
      
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    Sony will make India its gaming development hub

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    6 channels in Murdoch’s $100m plan

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    Trai asks GSM players to connect with RCom

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    Paris Hilton takes reality show to Britain

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    Mudroch launches Dow Jones index for India

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    Udita Goswami wants to cut an album

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    ‘TV advertising in the US is good’

    Source: DNA
      
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    DISH TV cons revenues of Rs 1646mn, up 21%

    Source: Moneycontrol.com
      
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    News Corp to invest 100 million dollars in Indian TV channels

    Source: TopNews
      
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    BSNL launches IPTV in Jaipur

    Source: Smash Hits
     
    International News
    		• Terry Mackin Exits Univision's TV Station Group
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• Versus Adds Jacked SportsTop Widget Online
    		• Dish Subscribers Dip as Sales Meet Expectations
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Virgin 'to sell' business division
    		• Sky to broadcast 'unrivalled' Olympics HD
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• 3 minute wonders
    Source: Asians in Media
     
    		• Rapid growth for Spanish-speaking television news
    Source: Google
     
    		• News Corp To Invest $100 Million To Launch 6 India TV Channels Chairman
    Source: CNN
     
    		• Mobile operators should back free mobile TV
    Source: Advanced Television
    		• .Satellite Giant Dish Network Pulls Plug on GolTV
    Source: Market Watch
     
    		• Fox International Channels to promote WSJ Americas
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• CCTV, IMG to develop events for TV
    Source: Rapid TV News
     
    		• Mobile TV's Modest Numbers in Korea
    Source: Washington Post
     
    		• Disney plans to make 'Monster' film
    		• Spanish pol nixes pay TV on digital
    Source: Variety
     
    		• AOL Relaunching Video Portal
    Source: Broadcasting Cable
     
    		• Time Warner Is Ready To Deal AOL Component
    Source: WSJ
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