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Executive Dossier
 
 
 
 

'With the launch of the kids channel, we are ready to scale up the verticals'
 Interview with Spacetoon India MD & CEO Rajiv Sangari

Interim budget: Prasar Bharati gets boost for Commonwealth Games
 Grant-in-aid to Prasar Bharati is Rs 16.36 bn for FY'10; revised estimates for FY'09 at Rs 12.69 bn.

Channel [V] gets Prem Kamath as GM
 In an internal memo, Star India announces Prem Kamath's new role; task is to revive Channel [V].

Motion Picture Association opens India office; Dalal to head
 Motion Picture Association opens office in Mumbai to secure interests of Hollywood studios.


ICC to convene meeting with ICL, BCCI on 21 February

Sab to launch first horror comedy with 'Bhootwala Serial'

Discovery to air new series NextWorld from 19 February

9XM is available on Tata Sky

BBC in content deal with MSN for Latin America

Bharti ties up with Microsoft to launch online desktop

SeaChange to showcase HD solutions at Nab 2009

Mobile TV to reach out to 500 mn viewers by 2013

Jinny launches mobile marketing, ad service

Delhi-6 to release in 1200 screens in India

Gunn, Roberts, Cagle to host Oscar’s Red Carpet show

TV Bureau of Advertising to hold board meet at Nab

'Dora the Explorer' honoured with NAACP Image Awards
Disney inks multi-year licensing deal with Lego

Raju Srivastav to contest Lok Sabha polls
Salaam-E-Ishq announces winners
Bhoowala Serial to launch on 23 Feb
Monica Mogre gets a facelift
Karan Mehra denies being married
Arjun Punj sticks to his word

News Releases
IBN18 Network presents "A Billion Votes" the largest nationwide poll
Rin T10 Gully Cricket Season I comes to a vibrant closure
CNBC AWAAZ's special programming on 'Interim Budget'
Harrish M Bhatia, COO - 94.3 MY FM is Indy’s Radio Personality of the Year
Mirchi's listener's go on a 'Villaintine' date with the stars of Birugaali - Chetan & Karishma
Sushma Swaraj’ in an exclusive chat on Zee News - Kahiye Janab!

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (25/01/2009 to 31/01/2009)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (25/01/2009 to 31/01/2009)
Star Plus
Colors
Neo Cricket
Zee TV
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine
DD1
Zee Marathi
Sony Entertainment TV
Gemini TV
Zee Cinema
Sahara One
Zee Telugu
Udaya TV
Kalaignar TV
SAB
Star One
MAX
Star Gold
ETV Marathi
Maa Telugu


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    IPL to decide on showing matches in cinema theatres

    • Modi has no right to shift IPL matches out of Jaipur: Cong

    Source: Economic Times
      
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    3G auction may fetch only Rs 20,000 cr

    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
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    Preity Zinta nominated for Canada's Genie Awards

    Source: Hindu
      

    • US Muslim TV network founder charged with murder

    Source: Times of India
      
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    Modi will bar IPL matches in Jaipur

    Source: India.com
      
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    Celebrity Chef Rone de Beauvoir to Launch New TV Channel

    Source: IT News Online
      
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro Console HDMI Price USD$110

    Source: PressReleasePoint
      
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    WPP Buys 20% stake in Smart Media JSC

    Source: Media Newsline
      
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    9XM now also on TATA Sky

    Source: India-Forums.com
     
      
    		•

    Movers & Shakers

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    Private labels challenge Maggi's dominance

    Source: Business Standard
      
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    Paramount forays into cargo biz

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    The ogre’s magic is flagging

    Source: Financial Express
      
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    IPL rejects PCB request over Asif ban

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    Nandita's 'Firaaq' named best film at Pakistani film festival

    Source: Indian Express
      
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    Kareena voted PETA's sexiest vegetarian alive

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    Preity Zinta nominated for Canada's Genie Awards

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    Designer James Ferreira to choreograph college fashion show

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    Hollywood, Bollywood join hands to fight piracy

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    Govinda's daughter Narmmadaa prepares herself for stardom

    Source: DNA
      
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    BBC World News renews association with Shell for fifth year of World Challenge

    Source: India PR Wire
     
    International News
    		• ITV invites television viewers to vote for greatest on-screen detective
    Source: Telegraph
     
    		• Hunger dominates Irish Film & Television Awards
    Source: Screendaily
     
    		• BBC hires new marketing and audiences chief
    Source: Research Live
     
    		• CRTC to hear broadcasters' pleas
    Source: National Post
     
    		• Record Labels Make ISPs ‘Copyright Cops’ for Piracy
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• Liberty to shelter Sirius from EchoStar?
    Source: Advanced Television
    		• Disney, Lego ink multi-year licensing deal
    Source: Market Watch
     
    		• Malaysia Adspend grew 13% last year: Report
    Source: Sun2Surf
     
    		• Peter Moss Returns To Asia With Ogilvy
    Source: Design Taxi
     
    		• Asian ad firm extends cover to other minorities
    		• Screening: weekly reality-show pilot episode
    		• Asian Network boosts discussion shows, Adil Ray
    Source: Asians in Media
     
    		• Mediaset to sell Inter Milan satellite TV rights to Sky
    Source: EU Football
     
    		• MOBILE FAIR-Omnifone launches broadband music service
    Source: Alibaba
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