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Volume 23 - Issue No: 35

Headlines

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.

Rupert Murdoch meets PM, Sonia Gandhi
Rupert Murdoch meets Manmohan Singh & Sonia Gandhi; discusses about FDI hike in media.

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.

News Releases
NewsX is the Official Television Chnnl for Leaders in India
UTVi reveals the Virgin Mobile strategy-Tune in this Friday at 10:30 pm to 'Logo' only on UTVi
Tune in to 'Jai Shri Krishna' at 8.00pm. on 1st August on COLORS
Katrina Kaif’ surprises Baby in Baa Bahoo Aur Baby

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (13/07/2008 to 19/07/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (13/07/2008 to 19/07/2008)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine

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

	Discovery to launch three new channels in India next year
	The Amtes: India's first father-son duo to get Magsaysay
	TIL's investment in A1Books of USA
	Huge cutouts of Rajnikanth's Kuselan dot US
	Source: Economic Times

	NDTV Q1 profit at Rs 2.08 cr
	TRAI seeks DTH operators’ performance monitoring reports
	Murdoch meets PM
	Discovery Networks to launch three channels next year
	Sony Ericsson radio mobiles for non-FM towns
	Source: Hindu Business Line

	Discovery to launch three new channels
	Sun TV to feed signals to RCV
	Mobile phone with AM, FM radio
	New Thotapalli channel will affect 4 mandals: TDP
	It’s raining films for cinema buffs
	Murdoch meets PM
	Appeal to media
	'Dharti Ki Katha', a film on naxalism
	Source:The Hindu

	TIL joins hands with A1Books
	Source: Times of India

	Secret`s out about Beijing Games opening ceremony
	Source: Zee News

	TV channel receives email threat
	Source: Howrah News Service

	Google Snaps Up Omnisio For Video Annotations
	Source: eBrandz

	Italian PM's TV firm sues YouTube, Google for copyright infringement
	Source: domain-B



	Trai’s crossholding norms may lead to restructuring in TAM
	Source: Financial Express

	DoT to grant 2 licences for number portability
	`Movie business is a priority`
	Bharat Forge, Adlabs Films & Ispat Q1 results
	Sloka launches WiMAX products
	Source: Business Standard

	Threat mail to news channel warns of blast
	Internet censorship controversy sparks dissension in IOC
	More kids falling prey to lifestyle diseases: Study
	Source: Indian Express

	Murdoch talks higher FDI in print with PM, Sonia
	Google plans to start venture capital arm: WSJ
	DD to have live telecast of Olympics
	Social networking with a difference
	The future belongs to 'cineplexes'
	Games rehearsal jumps Great Wall
	Email threatens to blow up India TV office
	Mandira Bedi excited about dancing on show
	Source: DNA

	Buzztime Introduces Three New Games to Their Interactive Schedule
	Cablevision Surpasses 2 Million Optimum Voice(R) Lines
	Source: IT News Online

	IFRA Receives 56 Entries for 'cross-media Awards'
	Source: Media Newsline

International News

	Tim Russert's son to join NBC convention team
	Johnny Cash documentary airs on PBS Aug. 5
	Source: Yahoo News

	Sky, Virgin still in carriage negotiations
	NME Radio confirms Freesat slot
	Source: Digital Spy

	NBC Gets 'Lost' With Wolf, Levinson
	Boehner Urges FCC Not to Regulate Web Traffic in Comcast Case
	Source: TV Week

	CBS to Divest 50 Radio Stations in 12 Markets
	Source: Media Week

	CHINA: Olympic Games reporters cry foul over Web censorship
	Source: Asia Media

	MTG acquires Nova TV
	BSkyB: subs up, sales down, ITV drags
	Source: Advanced Television

	Interpublic to buy stake in online business agency
	Source: CNN

	South Korea TV leak of Games rehearsal irks China
	Source: Guardian

	Mediaset sues YouTube
	Source: Hollywood Reporter

	Prisa,Planeta,Cisneros bid for Colombia TV channel
	Disney offers to refinance Hong Kong Disneyland loan
	Source: Reuters

	Warren to publicize johns on Web site, cable TV
	Source: Macomb Daily

	Sony Developing Venom Spin-Off Movie
	Source: Slash Film

	EarthLink is interested in AOL's dial-up biz
	Source: CNet

	Nickelodeon Makes Its Classic Hits Available On The iTunes Store
	Source: AWN

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