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International Emmys judging: BAG Films' 'Siddhant' through to Finals
Semi-final sees 19-member jury scan entries in - comedy, non-scripted entertainment, drama series, children & young people.

TV18, Balaji scrips shine on strong Q1 results
TV18 & Balaji Telefilms buck the trend, while most media stocks fall at the BSE; both the scrips gain on a robust Q1 performance.

Box Populi
Trying to tickle the funny bone
Across channels, there's a rash of shows trying to be funnier than the other, but it's the rare one that's succeeding in its aim.

Trai seeks opinion for fixing basic tier CAS cable rates

Inox Leisure Q1 net doubles to Rs 83.7 million

K.I. Kwon is LG Electronics US president

LCDs, cameras allow Sony to better its quarterly result

WWE inks deal with Canadian broadcaster for ECW

BBC using pc phone tech to boost radio journalism

Toon Boom Animation set to sell software 'Storyboard'

MGM channel gets distribution deal in Africa

E! Entertainment TV debut popular shows on iTunes

ABC, Tivo win interactive Emmys

ACNielsen launches loyalty marketing initiative


Book Browser - 'When I was grounded, my mom barred me from reading as nothing else worked!'
Zee Telefilms' Sita Laxmi Narayan Swamy

Fast Track - 'Speed always gives me a thrill'
Times Now's Partho Dasgupta

My Life - 'My dream is to do a Phd in communications'
Intellect's Premjeet Sodhi

Hungama TV kicks off auditions for 'John Aur Kaun?'

Highlight - "I've grown up watching CID and reading dad's scripts" - BP Singh’s son Salil
Mauli's back with Resham Dankh
Grapevine - Time for male bonding
The Week Ahead - Mahesh Manjerakar cracks up

News Releases
Catch the 34th Annual AFI Life Achievement Award on Saturday, July 29th at 6 30 pm only on Star World
Jennifer Lopez on 'Inside the Actors Studio' on Pix
Sahara Samay NCR is No. 1 in Delhi and NCR Region

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (02/07/2006 to 08/07/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (02/07/2006 to 08/07/2006)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Ten Sports
Sun TV
Star One
Sony Entertainment
Gemini TV
ESPN

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Adlabs opens multiplex at Indore
    		• TV18 Q1 net up 65%
    Source:Economic Times
       
    		• Film awards: Saroja Devi to head jury
    		• DD to air Telugu classics from July 31
    		• New ED for Toonz Animation Academy
    		• Pradeep Kar on United Business Media board
    		• Arunachal Pradesh joins Indian cinema
    Source: The Hindu
       
    		• Shivaji Satam - Top Cop
    		• Telly Buzz - Yug is Kavya’s murderer
    		• Interview with Ashwini Dheer
    		• SAB’s tickling the funny bone
    Source: Screen
       
    		• Not a terror story, just tabloid TV
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• CAS you like it
    Source:Financial Express
     
    		• Siddhant in the race for Emmy
    		• 'Indian Idol 2 Karunya sings for 'Munnabhai' sequel
    		• Media peddles scorn on Landis
    		• Lata gifts Sonu a radio show
    		• Why is Mandira not on TV?
    		• Sex replaces Bible stories on radio
    Source: DNA
       
    		• TV18 Q1 net rises 47.3% to Rs 11.77 cr
    		• Weston TV plans comeback
    Source: The Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Teenager held for sending e-mails to TV channel
    		• Log on to BCCI.tv
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Inox net profit rises 105% at Rs 8.37 crore
    		• Films and reality
    Source: Business Standard
     
    International News
    		• TiVo, BellSouth in deal for Web service
    		• Time Warner to boost dividend by 10 pct
    Source: Reuters
       
    		• Australia: Pay-TV to split from free-to-air over ratings systems
    Source: The Australian
       
    		• Music TV battles to survive in Internet age
    Source: Yaho0
       
    		• Saudi television appeal raises $29 mln for Lebanon
    Source: AME Info
     
    		• Etisalat provides HCT students with dedicated 24-hour TV channel during DSS
    Source: Strategiy
       
    		• German television may drop Tour de France coverage over doping
    Source: www.cbc.ca
       
    		• BBC appoints new Political Adviser
    Source: www.4rfv.co.uk
    		• CBS Is Paying Super Bowl Fine, Taking FCC to Court
    		• Writers Guild, CBS Yet to Ink Deal; Talks Set for Aug. 17
    Source: Media Week (US)
       
    		• TV companies face digital payout
    		• ITV swiftly axes primetime show
    Source: BBC
       
    		• Sky adds subscribers, sees profits rise
    		• BBC to vodcast 'Ten', 'Newsnight'
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
       
    		• RadioScape development centre targets Chinese mobile TV
    Source: www.eetimes.com
       
    		• National Geographic to run exclusive Orange campaign
    Source: Media Week (UK)
       
    		• Europe to surpass US in digital TV penetration by 2010
    Source: DM Europe
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