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Headlines


Sakaal to foray into broadcasting, plans Marathi channel launch
 Sakaal Group to foray into broadcasting; plans launch of Saam TV on 15 August with mix of ent. and news.

Market speculates on Astro buying Star's stake in Balaji
 Speculation of Astro buying out Star's 25.9% stake in Balaji Tele lifts shares of the TV production house.

Turner's George to head theatrical biz
 Jiggy George given additional charge to set up Turner's theatrical division; Subramanium is also in.

Radio Indigo elevates Prabhu to MD, Bhokare joins as COO

UTV News CEO Arun Anant resigns

B4U Movies acquires movies from Indian Film Company

Zee Muzic to premiere two shows at 7.30 pm band

Discovery to air Ultimate Olympics from 14 July

Murdoch gets nod from EU for stake in Premiere

BBC to add channels in Australia

MTV launches Roadies Battleground on Orkut

Veoh adds ABC, ESPN content

Rediff.com invests in Vakow.com

European HD faces content gap: Screen Digest

MGM acquires Still You comedy pitch

Home video in US rakes in $15.9 bn in sales in 2007

Publics, Yahoo team up to launch mobile ad application


Disney sells Movies.com to Fandango
Nickelodeon unveils Dora merchandise in France

Shaan is back on VOI
Vineet eliminated from Jo Jeeta Wohi..
Subhanallah on Sony TV
Abhishek imprints Sumedha
Mata Ki Chowki changes track
Gattu goes missing in Baa Bahoo...
I feel financially superior to my friends: Dimple Jhangiani

News Releases
TRAI Releases Network/POIs congestion report of the Cellular Mobile Service Providers (CMSPs) for the Months of January, February and March, 2008
8.62 Million Wireless Subscribers added in May 2008
Star Gold brings 80th annual academy awards exclusivein Hindion Sunday 29th, 2008 at 8pm

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (08/06/2008 to 14/06/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (08/06/2008 to 14/06/2008)
Star Plus
Neo Cricket
Zee TV
DD1
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
MAX
NDTV Imagine


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Mexican multiplex plans India foray
    		• Star looking to divest stake in Balaji Telefilms
    		• HT Media invests Rs 20 cr in Sunil Mantri Realty
    		• Bollywood drives Eros profits to record high
    		• Anil Ambani group to launch FM station in Singapore
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• Network congestion eases, TRAI unable to punish errants
    		• Yahoo defends Google deal, bashes Icahn agenda
    		• HT Media acquires stake in realty major Sunil Mantri
    		• Web portal for techies launched
    		• AP journalists get bail
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Big FM to offer content for Singapore radio
    		• DQ Entertainment, MoonScoop join hands
    		• HT Media invests Rs. 20 cr. in Sunil Mantri Realty
    		• Internet panel to consider big changes
    		• Journalists take out massive rally
    		• Sony to invest $17 b over three years
    		• Andhra Jyothi journalists get bail; to be released today
    Source:The Hindu
      
    		•  Yahoo shakes up management team amid shareholder unrest
    Source: Times of India
      
    		• Sony plans to double BRIC revenues
    		• Star, Balaji Telefilms to part ways soon
    		•  `Nokia jittery ahead of iPhone entry
    		•  Cigma launches marriage portal
    		•  NFDC hopes to turn around by 2010
    		• Walking through the talkies
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		•

    Wi-Fi TV Inc. to Deliver Free Personal TV Stations to US

    Source: TechWhack
      
    		• Universal Studios to release Toonz film
    Source: Screen Weekly
     
      
    		• Sony Corp aims two trillion yen revenues
    		•

    Yahoo defends Google deal

    		• Gen Next has arrived in Bollywood
    		• Cricketers ready to sacrifice careers for IPL
    		• Sanjay Gupta to build dream studio in Karjat
    		• Nicole Richie returns to TV
    		• Nokia gears up to take on iPhone in India
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    Rigid Ekta Kapoor bends rules for cousin

    		• Web addresses to get more leeway
    		• ‘SRK’s success is due to his mother’s dua’
    Source: DNA
      
    		• Gates leaves Microsoft to focus on philanthropy
    		• For most top cricketers it’s cash over country
    		• Multiplex industry body intensifies efforts to subsume e-tax
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Gates leaves MSN to focus on philanthropy
    		• Bitter Yousuf avoids Twenty20 talk
    Source: Indian Express
      
    		• Balaji Telefilms clarifies on stake sale by Star Group
    Source: Equity Bulls
      
    		• IPTV providers must do more to drive PPV/VoD
    Source: CIOL
      
    		• Rajshri Media makes entertainment content for mobile phones
    Source: India PR Wire
      
    		• AT&T Enables Wi-Fi Connectivity at More than 600 US Hotels for Motel 6
    Source: Prdomain Business Register
      
    		• UTV News chief Arun Anant quits
    Source: Livemint
     
    International News
    		• MTV broadens use of Web with slate of new shows
    		• FCC votes to consider new "embedded" ad rules
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		• TV Academy Reveals Drama, Comedy Emmy Finalists
    		• Orlando DTV Test Shows Viewer Awareness
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• CBS Unveils Schedule for New, Returning Series
    		• ESPN's Top PR Execs Take On New Duties
    		• Yahoo Launches Yet Another Reorg
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• GCap fined £1.11m over unfair competition
    		• BBC axes Romanian language radio service
    		• Digital terrestrial switchover 'on track'
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• MyToons Launches Animation Contest
    Source: Animation Magazine
     
    		• Sarkozy confirms telecoms tax to fund public TV
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• KOREA: President sues online news site for libel
    Source: Asia Media
    		• News Corp. wins EU approval to buy German pay-TV operator
    Source: IHT
     
    		• BT, BSkyB agree 3-year phone service deal
    Source: Trading Markets
     
    		• Equity Media Sells TV Network to Former CEO Henry Luken
    Source: Arkansas Business
     
    		• ITN Source Signs Exclusive Global Sales Deal With Al Jazeera
    Source: 4RFV
     
    		• ABS-CBN loses court suit but TV ratings war persists
    Source: Manila Standard Today
     
    		• NFL Network offered stake for broadcast right
    Source: Philly
     
    		• AirPlus TV Portugal names chairman, plans pay-TV package
    		• Sony push into network media
    Source: Advanced Television
     
    		• Germany bans PKK affiliated-satellite broadcaster Roj TV
    Source: Todays Zaman
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