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Deccan Chargers mandates KPMG to find suitor, eyes $250 mn valuation
 Deccan Chronicle mandates KPMG to find buyer for Deccan Chargers; eyes $250 million valuation.

Lionsgate to launch two channels in Asia
 Lionsgate to launch Kix and Thrill pay channels by early 2009 across Asia; acquires India content.

Zee US head Subramanian quits; Bhattacharya takes charge
 Zee Europe head Subroto Bhattacharya replaces Subramanian as Zeel head for US.

UTV Q2 net up 86% at Rs 176 million

Discovery to launch channel on Freeview in the UK

TV Today Q2 net up to Rs 75.77 million

NewsX ties up with A1GP as exclusive media partner

Sun launches FM station in Siliguri

BBC puts out tender for audience services

ICL suspends Chris Cairns, Dinesh Mongia

DTH spurs India's digital pay-TV growth: Casbaa

Global Cricket Ventures bags Champions T20 site rights

Broadcom acquires AMD’s digital TV biz at reduced price

Disney-ABC TV offers Legend of the Seeker on iTunes

Zune, Univision Online launch music download offering

PNC bags International Star Award for quality

Tata Sky launches ‘Sweet Aamir’ TVC for PVR service

Harrington is Turner Asia senior VP branding

JimJam to launch in Singapore on Starhub
Toei Animation to participate in Dubai's licensing fair

BBC to produce Jhalak Dikhla Ja
Bhoot Bhi Kabhi Rishtedar Tha

News Releases
 Globe trot with anchor Seema Chandra in search of the latest food trends on the brand new show - 'Fully Fed Up' on NDTV Good Times
Mumbai’s Radio Cityzens ‘Gift a Diwali’ for CRY
Pledge your eyes this Diwali with BIG 92.7 FM
'Let's Dance' Grand Finale Sashays out in Style

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (12/10/2008 to 18/10/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (12/10/2008 to 18/10/2008)
Star Plus
Colors
Zee TV
Sun TV
Neo Cricket
Sony Entertainment TV
NDTV Imagine
Gemini TV
Zee Cinema
Star One
9X
Zee Marathi
Sahara One
MAX
Zee Telugu
Udaya TV
Kalaignar TV
Cartoon Network


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    Big Music eyes deals with Fox & Disney

    • Christian Science Monitor to stop print edition, goes digital

    Source: The Hindu business Line
     
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    Microsoft surmounts Vista blues with Windows 7, marketing push

    • Ex-Yahoo executives start online ad venture

    • Vanita Kohli-Khandekar: Why a Bhojpuri TV channel was long overdue

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    Christian Science Monitor to end daily print edition

    • Media veterans launch company

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    Hyderabad firm helps Obama-McCain trade punches, kicks online

    Source: Business Standard
     
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    Aksh Optifibre to offer quad play

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    Now, book rail tickets on makemytrip

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    Time Warner plans restructuring, to axe 600 jobs

    Source: Financial Express
     
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    Microsoft unveils Windows 7, a fix for Vista

    Source: DNA
      
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    Rising digital recorder use hits DVDs, not TV

    Source: Livemint
     
      
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    PCB to sign contract with DSC

    • Google clear to sell book content online

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    BBC suspends star presenters after Brown demands action

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    Government likely to announce constitution of film academy

    Source: The Hindu
     
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    Cinepolis plans $350-m India show, scouts for local partners

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    Electronic Arts makes games for Android mobile phone

    • Microsoft warns of financial crisis email scams

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    Google settles copyright dispute with US publishers

    • Sun TV to launch FM stations in Sikkim, Mizoram

    Source: Economic Times
      
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    UK TV anchors suspended for sex joke

    Source: NDTV.com
      
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    Mediaperson held for blackmail

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    ICL Season Two set to rock Tricity

    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Murdoch's Fox Turkey wins 2014-2016 Olympic rights
    Source: IHT
     
    		• Sony profit plunges 72 percent on strong yen
    Source: AP
     
    		• MTV enters the forgotten realm of music television (online)
    		• Wal-Mart revamps DRM-free MP3 music site
    Source: Beta News
     
    		• China's Television Direct Sales Reached CNY7 Billion In 2007
    Source: www.chinatechnews.com
     
    		• Rising digital recorder use hit DVDs, not TV, says survey
    Source: Canadian Press
     
    		• Microsoft anti-piracy move irks China official
    		• Sony restructuring Crackle online video hub
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• BBC Alba brings in more than 600,000 viewers in first week
    Source: Telegraph
     
    		• Television hits score AFI nominations
    Source: The Australian
    		• DreamWorks Animation's profit falls 21% despite 'Kung Fu Panda'
    Source: LA Times
     
    		• Asia is the next stop on DW-TV map
    		• Disney unit ups Peter Seymour
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• Cablevision Raises 2009 TV Rates by 3.5%
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Obama's Record Fundraising Fails to Benefit TV Station Owners
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• CBS Outernet Builds Out GameStop TV Network
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• TAIWAN: China Post expands into Asia News Network
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Russell Brand quits BBC over prank calls
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• AT&T add 30 HD channels
    Source: Advanced - Television
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