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Digital MSM Discovery adds Neo channels to bouquet TheOneAlliance to add sports to bouquet; 3-year deal is to distribute Neo Cricket and Neo Sports on cable and HITS. (28 July 2010) Trai upsets broadcasters with new tariff order Broadcasters plan to move court as they feel tariff order will shrink their pay-TV revenues; content cost for DTH to fall. (26 July 2010) Tdsat passes interim order; restrains MSM Discovery Tdsat restrains MSM Discovery from distributing Colors and other channels of Viacom18 till further orders. (27 July 2010) Tdsat restrains Star Den from distributing TV18 channels in interim order In interim order, Tdsat restrains Star Den from distributing the TV18 network channels from 13 August. (29 July 2010) WWIL gains on carriage income, plans acquisitions WWIL narrows net loss to Rs 233.9 mn from Rs 477.7 mn; revenue jumps 10% to Rs 692.5 mn and MSO plans buys. (26 July 2010)  All About Cinema Indian movie firms shift shelter from AIM UTV Motion Pictures delists from AIM & TIFC promoters offer to buyback shares; Eros eyes London's Main Market. (27 July 2010) Cinemax Q1 net up at Rs 10.9 million Income from operations up 106.47 per cent to Rs 523.2 mn compared to Rs 253.4 mn a year ago. (29 July 2010) Inception leads Hindi releases in first week The first week's collections of the new releases clearly shows a Hollywood flick, Inception, overtaking Bollywood. (26 July 2010) Salt grosses Rs 78 million in opening weekend The film that opened with 464 prints in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu garnered Rs 78 million in its opening weekend. (27 July 2010)  MAM ASCI bars Bajaj Allianz ad, instructs modifications in two ASCI upholds consumer complaints against three TV commercials; bars one and instructs modifications in two. (23 July 2010) IBF bars channels from showing Amul macho ad IBF's first directive after forming self regulatory norms is against the undergarments ad for being indecent and vulgar. (29 July 2010) KBC4 to kick off in October, lines up sponsors Sony scouts for 8 sponsors and already lines up 4; Idea is telecom partner and Cadbury is presenting sponsor. (24 July 2010) Colors takes leap forward with Balika Vadhu Balika Vadhu becomes top-rated show as Anandi takes 5-year leap; Colors crosses the 300 mark after 18 weeks. (29 July 2010) Zee slips, Colors back to No. 2 Highpoint in Uttaran helps Colors to close the week with 291 GRPs; Zee TV falls to third spot with 252 GRPs. (23 July 2010) Bradford Licensing forms India JV with Franchise Group US company forms JV with Franchise India; Bradford License India to handle global brands & rope in new clients. (26 July 2010)  Top Headlines Alva Brothers Entertainment buys out Turner's stakes in 3 JV firms Alva brothers repurchase Turner's 29% in Miditech & sign term sheet for 50% buyback in RGB; in talks with investors. (28 July 2010) Star's home shopping channel to launch on 1 August Star CJ Alive to feature 300 premium products; launch to expand the market currently occupied by HomeShop18. (28 July 2010) Zee Entertainment sells 3% stake in Asianet, pockets Rs 290 mn Zee Entertainment plans launch of niche chnnls that have low cost structure; also eyes kids & regional movie chnnls. (24 July 2010) FIPB turns down INX Media's proposal PE firm New Silk Route has plans of upping stake by buying out stakes of some of the existing investors in INX Media. (23 July 2010) India has 503 registered TV channels till March-end Trai says 18 new channels register in quarter ended March; 3 pay channels launched & 2 channels converted from FTA. (24 July 2010)    AdEx Analysis Celebrity endorsements on TV during H1 2010 Bollywood actress had max ad share of 'celebrity' endorsements on TV in H1'2010 - AdEx India Analysis. (27 July 2010) Executive Dossier 'We want to be the No. 1 channel in two years' Interview with Sony Entertainment Television business head Ajit Thakur.

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