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21 July 2008

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Volume 23 - Issue No: 25

Headlines

Videocon to launch DTH in October
Videocon plans DTH launch in Oct-end & to invest Rs 10 bn over 2 years; signs SingTel for 6 transponders.

Zee Turner blacks out Incablenet in Mumbai
Zee Turner blacks out signals of its channels in Mumbai to Incablenet due to non payment of dues.

Special Report
English movie channels will have to battle for reach
Star Movies leads, followed by HBO; revenue in genre to grow by 15% with new entrants.

News Releases
Follow your dreams - Salaam zindagi
Zara Nachke Dikha on 21 July at 9.30 pm only on Star One!

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (29/06/2008 to 05/07/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (29/06/2008 to 05/07/2008)
Star Cricket
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
DD1
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine
9X

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

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

	TDSAT asks Star Den, MSM to file papers on downlinking norms
	Dialogue on Congress deleted from 'Mission Istanbul'
	Radio Mirchi claims to have reach of over 48 lakh listeners
	Ybrant Digital to buy US online ad firm
	Britain's Big Issue magazine to be launched in India
	Mirchi Kaan Awards '08 heralds red revolution in ad world
	Star wives all set to debut on silver screen
	Late actress Nutan to be awarded excellence in acting
	Gameloft in tie-up talks for mobile games
	'Unforgettable' opening with 10,000 fans
	Fridays become an official war zone in Bollywood
	'Mumbai Cutting' brings curtains on Osian's film fete
	'Gulabi Talkies' reaps rich at Osian's fest
	Source: Economic Times

	Radio Mirchi claims to have 48 lakh listeners
	Source: Hindu Business Line

	'Mumbai Cutting' brings curtains on Osian's film fete
	'Gulabi Talkies' reaps rich at Osian's fest
	A dialogue on Congress deleted from 'Mission Istanbul'
	Awareness programmes on All India Radio
	Spate of new programmes on the telly Out of the Box
	Journalists take out rallies in Gujarat
	Source:The Hindu

	Disney buys N American rights for TZP
	Auspi petitions against DoT
	A software to aid visually impaired access the web
	Source: Times of India

	Sahara One to scrap two shows
	Source: Buzz18 India

	Mukesh Khanna plans an animation series on 'Shaktimaan'
	Source: Smash Hits

	FREAKY CHAKRA
	Asaram ashram apologises for attack on mediapersons, calls it unfortunate
	Source: Indian Express


	Google plans Bengali movies on YouTube
	Lok Sabha TV gears up for prime time show...
	Idea-Spice deal comes under DoT scanner
	Govt may suspend Bharti's DTH licence
	Sanra to buy gaming firms
	BSNL plans Rs 530 crore rural telecom spend
	Airtel Mumbai ops remain affected
	No child's play
	Rediff.com invites techies to build Facebook applications
	Source: Business Standard

	Asin to star with Salman in ‘London Dreams’
	Ekta’s lead actress ‘killed’
	Make PHL big like IPL: Balbir Singh Sr
	‘Directors cannot escape liability’court
	BBC ‘mafia’ accused of ignoring Muslim staff
	Abhijeet ousted from show
	Another item on the Bolly menu
	Star War likely to go on
	Manoj Bajpai is miffed with RGV
	Source: DNA

	Animation studios' preference for IPR dims job scenario
	Waiting for Microsoft to turn green
	Mumbai Cutting at Osian
	Gulabi Talkies reaps rich
	"Hollywood faces a crisis of form"
	The corporate tango
	The games children play
	Source: Financial Express

	Media \| Bullishness makes way for caution
	Success Secrets \| Managing emotions at the workplace
	Source: Livemint

	Telugu stars to produce serials for TDD's channel
	Source: Merinews

	Silver Stars™ Talent Competition to Offer Seniors Chance to Shine
	Source: TechWhack

International News

	Jonas Brothers To Perform At 2008 MTV Video Music Awards
	Source: MTV

	Uclick inks content deal with MTV
	Source: rcrnews.com

	BCI decision on digital television providers expected
	Source: Irish Examiner

	Fox Sports Net The New Television Home For The World Poker Tour
	Source: Casino Gambling Web

	Dallas iMedia presents homegrown TV
	Source: Dallas News

	Michael J Fox to return on TV
	Source: Cambodian Times

	'Dark Knight' sets weekend record with $155.34M
	Is media playing fair in campaign coverage?
	Source: Yahoo News

	AT&T to offer wireless NBC Olympic coverage
	Time Warner Cable shortens download times for large Internet files
	Source: Biz Journals

	Nagler to head BBC HD channel
	Source: Guardian

	UK to get Sony PlayTV in September
	Source: PC Advisor

	Google loses share as Yahoo, Microsoft gain: report
	Source: Reuters

	Huggers made BBC new media boss
	Source: BBC

	Univision 34 Launches Mobile News Alerts on Univision Movil
	Source: Market Watch

	Thomson Joins Open IPTV Forum
	Source: TM Cnet

	Aiea music studio wins Nickelodeon's Parents' Picks Award
	Source: Honolulu Advertiser

	Sirius-XM Deal Close To FCC Approval
	Source: Forbes

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