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Shoots start for TV shows
 More than 30 producers start shoots, after signing individual contracts with TV workers.

IBN18 to raise Rs 1.14 bn via QIP
 IBN18 to raise Rs 1.14 bn via QIP for taking 50% in Viacom18; TV18 holds stake in JV on IBN's behalf.

Tdsat asks ESPN to provide signals to Sun Direct
 Tdsat asks ESPN to provide its 3 channels to Sun Direct at 50% of cable rates and also on a la carte.

Executive Dossier
'IPL has aspirations to evolve into a major league like the EPL'
 Interview with Rajasthan Royals vice chairman Ravi Krishnan

News Updates
Advertisers turn the heat on Hindi GECs
Day 13: Prod executives resolve issues
Day 12: Strike on, FWICE, Prod to meets
Day 11: Sound recordists call off strike
Day 11: 2 associations continue TV strike
Day 10: TV strike called off
Day 9: TV strike reaches labour commisioner
Day 8: No progress in sight
Producers want broadcasters, workers to meet
Hindi GECs stay firm; impasse continues
Hindi GECs chalk out plans for old shows
Hindi TV producers cease production
Producers, workers union meet inconclusive
GECs threaten fresh programming blackout

ESS syndicates Champion’s T20 TV rights to Arab Digital

Ten Sports renews Pakistan cricket rights for $140.5 mn

Amrita TV reserves 7 pm Friday slot for movies

Roger Ailes renews News Corp contract

BBC Asian Network refreshes schedule for 2009

BBC Radio to celebrate Milton's 400th birth anniversary

Big TV claims to have crossed one million subscribers

You Telecom inks content deal with Shemaroo for VoD

Shyam is BBC Worldwide distribution head for S. Asia

Reliance ADAG enters online retail biz

Nab applauds US Senate passage of digital TV law

Lola Montes launches IFFI Film Heritage Section

Sag seeks strike authourisation vote

NGC launches Fox Networks in India; appoints dir sales

Chennai Super Kings to woo its fans with ‘Kings Club’

BBC Worldwide launches Spanish-language channel in the US

Lights, camera, action? Not quite yet!
Kayamath tipped to go off-air
Harsh Chayya,Lata return to Ghar Ek..
Reena returns to Woh Rehne Wali..
Reshmi - Amit plan a grand wedding
Tassnim Sheikh re-enters Kis Desh…
God is my friend - Swapnil Joshi

News Releases
Fever 104 FM celebrates the India-England one dayer with its lucky listeners, Fever XI

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (02/11/2008 to 08/11/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (02/11/2008 to 08/11/2008)
Colors
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
NDTV Imagine
Zee Cinema
Gemini TV
9X
Star One
Zee Telugu
Zee Marathi
Sahara One
Eenadu TV
MAX
Star Gold


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    Taare Zameen Par dubbed in English for Oscars

    Source: Economic Times
     
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    Broadcasters get ready to beat slowdown blues

    • Ten Sports bags PCB rights

    • BIG TV crosses 1- million subscriber mark

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    Dish TV reaches 4.5 m subscribers

    • UTV Movies to be available in US

    • Bajaj Group plans acquisitions to enter media space

    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
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    First search engine for flash online games from Indian firm

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    ‘I never appeared on TV anna’

    • Manmohan concerned over attacks on journalists

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    'Taare Zameen Par' dubbed in English for Oscars

    Source: The Hindu
     
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    TV serials to soon resume as workers return to sets

    Source: Times of India
      
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    Workers end strike, shooting for TV serials resume

    Source: Indiainfo.com
     
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    Out of bounds for others, BMC opens doors for Marathi TV serial

    Source: Mumbai Newsline
     
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    Web video plugs into 2.8 crore TV sets

    Source: EE Times India
     
      
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    Bigg Boss-2 helps Colors win top TV viewership

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    Launch in 3 years or lose licence: Raja to new telcos

    Source: Business Standard
      
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    Turner's park plan stuck in red tape

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    'Bigflix should break even by the third quarter of next year'

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    "Where cable cannot reach, DTH can"

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    Amid downturn, online media may reap ad revenues

    Source: Financial Express
      
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    DQ Entertainment bucks downtrend

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    ‘Facebook, MySpace, Orkut are failures in China'

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    Channels prepare for the Q3 sob story

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    Workers’ scuffle mars resumption of TV shoot

    • Mukesh moves high court against octroi for his planes

    Source: DNA
      
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    English media slam tactics

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    TV workers resume strike, another week of reruns ahead

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    PM expresses concern over journalists’ death

    Source: Indian Express
      
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    DISH Network Partners Rentrak for Audience Measurement Reporting

    Source: Media Newsline
     
    International News
    		• Turner sued for £612k over Nuts TV
    		• New movies channel launches on satellite
    		• Klein named BBC Four controller
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		•  Winfrey asks court to dismiss defamation lawsuit
    		•  Jobs cut at Weather Channel
    		•  Madonna tells AP work good distraction from split
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		• Success For Stage One At The MTV Europe Music Awards
    Source: 4RFV
     
    		• Viewing Across Screens Grows, Nielsen Report Says
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Spain's new TV law to impose public service TV content
    Source: Advanced Television
    		• TVB unveils new digital channel
    Source: Variety Asia Online
     
    		• RCN bringing Indian channels to U.S.
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• iPhone games put the heat on Sony, Nintendo
    Source: The Age
     
    		• Sony guilty of copyright infringement
    Source: After Dawn
     
    		• Telefónica eyes joint Digital Plus bid
    Source: FT
     
    		• PEMRA contradicts newsitem regarding blockade of Waqt News channel
    Source: App
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