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Eighth Telly Awards to honour Raghav Bahl
 Awards, performances and industry attendance - the 8th Telly Awards promise an exciting evening.

IPL fixes rules for transfer window
 Indian Premier League sets up rules and regulations for player transfer window; franchises welcome move.

Max appoints VPs for programming and marketing
 Max appoints Jasdeep Singh Pannu as VP programming; Gaurav Seth joins as VP marketing.

Spiritual music channel Divya launched

MIB directed news channels to exercise restraint: Sharma

Oprah Winfrey inks content deal with HBO

News Corp to move from NYSE to Nasdaq

JUS Punjabi launches in US via SES Americom

Chris Carlisle is Fox21 president

Govt finalising policy on TV services for mobile


UTV signs up Big TV to screen 'Oye Lucky' for PPV subs

Maharashtra leads in broadband subscribers

Sony BMG ties up with ibibo

Sun to produce Shankar’s Endhiran

'Tran Eka Tran' wins best student film award at Twilight '08

Berlin Film Festival to honour Jarre with lifetime achievement award

Sag to hold meeting in LA over strike authorisation vote

Disney Channel to launch in Russia
Toei Animation licenses Pretty Cure to YTV in Canada

The 8th Indian Telly Awards are here…
An afternoon full of Colors
Ashutosh tipped to enter Big Brother
Mouli and Mazher evicted
TV faces child labour accusations

News Releases
The Big B series continues on Superstars Superlives
Percept climbs in the Brand Equity Agency Reckoner Rankings
Pak editor to get golden pen award in India
Whistling Woods International sees international student applications increase to all time high of 15%

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (30/11/2008 to 06/12/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (30/11/2008 to 06/12/2008)
Star Plus
Colors
Zee TV
Sun TV
MAX
NDTV Imagine
Gemini TV
Zee Cinema
Sony Entertainment TV
Star One
Zee Marathi
Zee Telugu
Eenadu TV
ETV Marathi
Sahara One
Kalaignar TV
Udaya TV
Star Gold
Cartoon Network


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    Essel Group to invest Rs 350 cr in school biz

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    Celebs too may face heat over misleading ads

    • Celebrities run for cover post 26/11 attacks

    Source: Economic Times
     
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    Bigflix.com to invest Rs 450 cr for expansion

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    Rediff to sport new look; in regional languages

    • Essel Group enters formal school space

    • Microsoft chooses NAVTEQ for launch in India

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    Licence acquisition pushes up Moser Baer

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    Microsoft signs on 70 Indian startups for BizSpark programme

    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
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    'Slumdog Millionaire' music wins A R Rahman Satellite Award

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    Satellite TV in long-distance buses in TN will make for a whole new travelling experience

    Source: Times of India
      
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    Bush ducks shoes, gets boot in online games

    Source: Times Now
      
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    'CNN Today' and 'Talk Asia ' Win Asian Television Awards

    Source: Media Newsline
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    3-D TV battles begin

    Source: EE Times India
     

    • Yahoo Mail opens its doors to third party applications

    Source: TechShout
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    Dabur ropes in TV stars

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    PartyGaming's Dikshit pleads guilty to gambling

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    Zee Learn to invest Rs 350 cr to open schools

    Source: Business Standard
      
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    Does China see the Web as a medium of social instability?

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    Delhi gears up to welcome VIP guests during C’wealth Games

    Source: Financial Express
      
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    Sun TV bouquet for Arasu Cable

    • Naidu’s aide made TTD channel head

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    UK Govt mulls options to rescue Channel 4: Report

    • A.R. Rahman bags Satellite Award

    Source: Hindu
      
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    ‘Mills and Boons stories are like a Shahrukh Khan movie’

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    Afghan TV comedy plays on Bush shoe incident

    Source: Indian Express
      
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    Sports face a tough future amid fears of a prolonged recession

    Source: Livemint
     
    International News
    		• Oscar-winning "Crash" finds new life on TV
    		• Paul McCartney, Britney Spears top "Idol" wish list
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		• B4U signs up Jay Sean for Christmas
    Source: Asians in Media
     
    		• Discovery Signs Up for TNS’ DirecTView Measurement Service
    		• Hearst-Argyle’s Young to Receive RTNDA’s Highest Honor
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• INDIA: HC raps police for allowing scribe to talk to accused
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Digital TV close to 90%
    Source: Advanced Television
    		• Disney, Media-One team on venture
    		• MTV stocks up on reality television
    		• Endemol, Havas make digital pact
    		• Disney makes offer to Hong Kong park
    Source: Variety
     
    		• ESPN launches sleeker site in bid to boost ads
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Nickelodeon promotes Big Green through online gaming
    Source: Product Placement
     
    		• Tribune names chief revenue officer
    Source: Chicago Tribune
     
    		• Kraft marketing director quits
    Source: Bandt
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