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Headlines




Star Cricket ties in WWIL, eyeing Hathway deal to sum up distribution
ESPN enters pact with Zee's cable arm WWIL for its latest channel Star Cricket; deal to cover Delhi, Ludhiana and Chandigarh.

Shemaroo eyes foreign label for home video expansion
 Shemaroo is looking to create a foreign film label for home video diversification along with competitive pricing.

Endemol India to foray into fiction shows
 Endemol India to enter fiction genre with production of first show underway; in advanced talks with broadcasters for the property.

Moser Baer launches 75 Bengali titles on home video

Adman Kaushik Roy wins award at German film festival

Bhaskar Group's My FM to launch in Ahmedabad

BBC Worldwide's Monisha Shah is Tate Museum trustee

Percept launches Knorigin with investment of $5 mn

Digicable gets green signal for FDI in cable systems

Zapak.com launches game on Tamil movie 'Kireedam'

Yahoo buys minority stake in Gurgaon firm

Aarzoo.com launches monsoon packages

Google to cut down on storage of web cookies

Clent Richardson appointed Tivo chief marketing officer

81 million people in the US watch broadband video

Tag Media appoints Tuhin Mishra as SVP sales & marketing

Radio One hunts for 'College Champions'

Big FM launches 'Big Fresher 2007' contest

Inox and Eros kick off 'Partner' contest

Nickelodeon to pump $100 mn into casual games


Highlight -Salmaan lets loose on Sa Re Ga Ma

Poonam Joshi returns to Star.
Grapevine - Kissa wallet ka

News Releases
Watch Laqshya Series: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Live on Ten Sports
Radio Mirchi garners support to provide home to the Borivili victims
Zoom Let's Talk with Sunny Deol & Bobby Deol
Watch Anil Kapoor and Akshaye Khanna on Koffee with Karan this Sunday on Star One & Star World
Govinda: Still a Mover and Shaker
CNN's Talk Asia interviews Thailand's Condom King, Mechai
Hollywood Maha premiere ‘Fantastic Four’ (Dubbed In Hindi) on 22 july only on star gold
Premier of Chalkzone- Big Blow up On ‘Nick on 22 July, 2007

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (01/07/2007 to 07/07/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (01/07/2007 to 07/07/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
SAB
DD1
MAX
Star One


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Essel Propack Q2 net dips 10%
    		• Moser Baer taps Ray film school
    		• Returns on the web
    		•  Mickey on the move
    		•  Percept rolls out new media firm
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Namma TV channel blocked in Mangalore?
    Source: Mangalorean
     
    		• Jaya TV shareholder seeks anticipatory bail
    Source: NewKerala.com
     
    		•  Cable operators stump cricket lovers yet again
    		•  `Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" leads Emmy nominees
    		•  Web radio fighting to avoid wipe out
    		• For first time, no delay for Braille Harry Potter books
    		•  Osian’s Cinefan film festival begins today
    		• Cricket fans disappointed
    		• ‘VFX’ showcases latest in animation
    		• Government-run cable TV service coming
    		• Goldstone ties up with Shemaroo
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Govinda the Indian idol
    		• Nandini hits back!
    		• Murli's back on television
    		• Up close and personal with Kavita
    		• Sumeet Sachdev to make a comeback
    		• Shruti taking it easy
    Source:Times of India
     
    		• Vertical monopoly-free media?
    		• Online jobs, matrimony biz to reach Rs 565 cr
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Publishers reject Jane Austen scripts
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• YouTube, eBay win 'Oscars of the Internet'
    		• TV news to be shackled
    Source: Hindustan Times
     
    		• Percept to invest $5 mn in New Media Domain
    		• Tata Sky to show India-England matches live
    		• Siticable agrees to carry Star Cricket
    		• No delay for Braille Harry Potter books
    		• Goldstone to source 500 Shemaroo movies
    		• Moser Baer shoots into film production
    		• DMCL, BSNL launch mobile TV application
    		• Dow Jones director resigns
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Adlabs Films results by Sept 30
    		• Viewers get to watch STAR Cricket
    		• Booksellers armed for Harry Potter launch
    		• Arena holds animation expo
    		• Color Chips to merge group cos
    		• Number of Net users on the rise in China
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    International News
    		• National Geographic Distributes Video Games
    Source: Information Week
     
    		• EU orders Italy to comply with broadcasting rules
    Source: Forbes
     
    		• German TV pulls coverage after T-Mobile rider fails test
    		• Mediapro hopes to get all Spain TV soccer rights
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• MTV signs 'EMAs' deal with edc by esprit
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• German TV channels stop live transmissions
    Source: Cycling Post
     
    		• European mobile TV standard set to be announced
    Source: Vnunet.com
     
    		• EU endorses Nokia's DVB-H mobile broadcasting standard
    Source: Iht.com
     
    		• CinemaNow Extends Movie Downloads To Xbox
    Source: Information Week
     
    		• AFTRA Improves Nickelodeon Pact
    Source: Backstage.com
    		• Ofcom finds TV quiz shows mislead viewers
    		• Disney music label offers new CD format
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Unitymedia, Premiere revised deal
    Source: Advanced-Television
     
    		• THAILAND: Prankster hacks ICT website
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• BBC clears Ross over Lawson comments
    		• KidsCo looking at UK channel launch
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Google Seeks Purchases to Maintain Profit Growth Pace
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• HBO Leads Emmy Nom Pack; AMC Nabs Record Nods
    Source:Media Week
     
    		• General Manager Leaving Weather Channel
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• CNBC game for a "Challenge"
    Source: Yahoo.com
     
    		• 24 Channels in HiWire-SES Americom Mobile-TV Trial
    Source: Broadcast Newsroom
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