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5 Nov 2009

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Volume 27 - Issue No: 8

Headlines

Subhash Chandra wants to step down within two years

Chandra says he wants to retire in a year or two; receives lifetime contribution to pay-TV award at Casbaa convention.

Fox to release Avatar in 4 languages in India

In India, Avatar to be shown in English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil languages; movie to release on 18 December.

Sony ropes in seven sponsors for IPL 3

Vodafone and Videocon are co-presenting sponsors; Pepsi, LG, Samsung and Hyundai come in as associate sponsors.

Executive Dossier

'AXN prides itself on always being a challenger brand'

Interview with Sony Pictures Entertainment senior VP, GM Ricky Ow

Big FM elevates Tarun Katial to CEO

Red FM COO Abraham Thomas quits

Esha News Monitoring changes hands

CNN opens new production centre in the Middle East

Winfrey to narrate natural-history series Life on Discovery

Helen Mirren in action thriller Red

Sony Classics gets US rights of Mother and Child

CNNl’s Task Group, UNWTO strike global partnership

326 mn pay TV homes in Asia Pacific: Casbaa

Sony launches Indian PSP game

BBC launches 'Democracy Live'

First deal inked at MAMI

Classic Media celebrates 60th anniversary of Casper

Sumedha’s team eliminated from Mega Challenge

SRK begins shoot for Fauji 2

Kashmira Irani makes a comeback with YRF

News Releases

Omar Qureshi appraises the latest releases for the week
Ira Dubey & Neha Sareen give their take on the latest Hollywood movie releases
World Golf Championship-HSBC Champions Live on Ten Sports

TV Ratings

Top 10 Programmes (04/10/2009 to 10/10/2009)

Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (04/10/2009 to 10/10/2009)
Star Plus
Colors
Zee TV
Sun TV
SAB
Star Sports
Sony Entertainment TV
NDTV Imagine
MAX
Zee Cinema
Gemini TV
Zee Marathi
ESPN
Zee Telugu
Star Jalsha
Star Pravah
Maa Telugu
Star Gold

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

	India-Australia one-day series scores higher ratings than T-20
	Digital media players on consolidation mode
	DoT relents; to seek TRAI views on uniform licence fee
	Source: Hindu Business Line

	YouTube's most boring videos revealed
	Source: Hindu

	PVR to release Twilight series
	Source: Economic Times

	Nickelodeon to kick off Play-a-thon
	DQE plans 3D live action film for kids
	Account conflicts give rise to new media arms
	Re-tender 93-million line order, DoT asks BSNL
	Windows 7 sales touch 3.5 per cent
	Source: Business Standard

	Saudi TV channel allows 'fully covered' women presenters
	Source: Indian Express

	Warner-NDTV Imagine pact reaches final stages
	Google search most accessed service on mobiles too
	9.9 Media launches CFO India magazine
	Internet censorship liable to WTO challenge: study
	Source: Financial Express



	India heads the list in pay television piracy in Asia-Pacific
	Source: Livemint

	WarnerTV To Launch Throughout Asia In 2010
	Source: Media Newsline

	Toshiba and ESPN Announce Innovative Ad Campaign
	Source: Media News International

	Critical Media Expands Management Team
	Source: IT News Online

	Cablevision profit triples, shares rise
	Source: Moneycontrol.com

	News Corp earnings rise on cable TV and film gains
	Tibetan government-in-exile launches cable network
	Source: TopNews

	News Corp. 1Q up but online paper fees delayed
	Source: Gaea Times

International News

	iTunes Shopping Pay TV Service; Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Responds to the Idea
	Best Buy Getting Into Digital Movie Download Business
	Source: TV Week

	News Corp. Profit Rises, Lifted by Cable-TV and Film
`	Source: Wall Street Journal

	Phillies-Yankees scoring big TV ratings for Fox
`	Source: Philadelphia Business Journal

	Olympics digital radio system gets funding boost
	Source: ZDNET

	CBC wants new Canadian only basic cable packages
`	Source: Digital Home

	Canvas will cost £115m, no need for owners to be PDBs
	7.7m IPTV subs in France
	Source: Advanced Television

	Viacom posts 15% jump in profit in third quarter
	Source: LA Times

	Ofcom tightens TV phone-in competition rules
	Source: Media Week

	7-Eleven Launches In-store TV Network, Global Wine Brand
`	Source: CSNews Online

	CASBAA: Pay-TV and the digital consumer
`	Source: Media Asia

	Polish TVN open to upping pay-TV stake - CEO
	Zoom Media Acquires Gym TV
	Source: Reuters

	Time Warner 3Q Profit Falls 38%, Raises View
	Source: Wall Street Journal

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