Trai sends cable TV restructuring draft to MIB
Trai sends final recommendations on restructuring of cable TV to ministry of Information & Broadcasting. (25 July 2008)

DTH operators to submit quarterly performance report: Trai
Trai orders DTH operators to submit quarterly performance monitoring reports to the I&B ministry.(25 July 2008)

Rupert Murdoch visits India, Delhi is first stop
Rupert Murdoch is on sixth visit to push biz in India; Delhi is first stop and Mumbai to follow on Friday. (30 July 2008)

Rupert Murdoch meets PM, Sonia Gandhi
Rupert Murdoch meets Manmohan Singh & Sonia Gandhi; discusses about FDI hike in media. (31 July 2008)

NDTV to invest $150 million in media infrastructure company
NDTV to set up new company for media infrastructure; subsidiary to invest upto $150 mn. (30 July 2008)

6.4% NDTV shares pledged
NDTV promoters pledge 6.39% of their shares with Indiabulls; GS Mace Holdings buys 6.44% in market.(26 July 2008)

Rajiv Lulla is NDTV MetroNation CEO
NDTV has appointed Rajiv Lulla as the CEO of its city channel network NDTV MetroNation. Lulla replaces Sanjay Nigam who was heading NDTV MetroNation. (30 July 2008)

Adlabs Q1 revenue up at Rs 2.5 bn; Big FM fetches Rs 510 mn
Adlabs' consolidated Q1 revenue up at Rs 2.53 billion; Big FM fetches Rs 510 million. (31 July 2008)

Manav Dhanda to head Big Broadcasting's kids channel
Big Broadcasting readies for kids channel launch; Manav Dhanda moves from Big FM to be biz head. (28 July 2008)

Colors opens on strong note with 81 GRPs
Colors opens on strong note with 81 GRPs for week ended 26 July; Akshay's Fear Factor gets 2.3 TVR. (31 July 2008)

Champions Twenty20: BCCI fixes TV rights floor price at $750 mn
Champions Twenty20 to be held from 29 Sept; BCCI fixes floor price at $750 mn for 10-year TV rights. (30 July 2008)

Mindshare emerges as agency of the year at Emvies 2008
Mindshare bags four gold & eight silvers at Emvies i2008; Maxus India wins four gold and two silvers. (29 July 2008)

UTV to buy 2 US-based new media companies for $30 million
UTV is investing $75 mn in gaming biz; to buy two US-based new media companies for $30 million. (29 July 2008)

Dish TV Q1 net loss at Rs 1.25 billion
Dish TV posts net loss of Rs 1.25 billion for the first quarter on gross revenue of Rs 1.64 billion. (28 July 2008)

Balaji Telefilms Q1 net up 20.7% at Rs 222.57 million
Balaji's Q1 revenue up 22.9% to Rs 916 mn; says Star JV for regional chnls not yet on due to issues. (29 July 2008)

Music India to show Punjabi news for UK viewers
Music India ties up with Punjabi news channel PTC News; to show Punjabi news to its UK viewers. (25 July 2008)

Zeel rises on movie and buyback plans
Zeel shares up on back of Q1 results; buyback plans, movie biz and Zee Next demerger aid scrip boost. (28 July 2008)

Essel Group pumps in Rs 1 bn to set up budget multiplexes
E-City Bioscope Entertainment invests Rs 1 bn; to launch budget cinema theatres in Hindi markets. (26 July 2008)