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Headlines







Sakaal Group’s GEC Saam Marathi to launch on 15 August
 Sakaal is set to launch its GEC on 15 August; to offer 60:40 entertainment-news programming mix

Tdsat dismisses Dish TV’s petition over Hits
 Tdsat has dismissed Dish TV’s petition due to lack of guidelines for the Hits platform.

Ad world lukewarm to Olympics despite Bindra's Gold
 Experts unsure if Doordarshan's viewership will grow after Abhinav Bindra's feat in the Beijing Olympics.

UTV, Smriti Irani to co-produce series on Mahatma Gandhi

FM stations to celebrate I-Day with special shows

UTV World Movies to launch new initiative on 22 August

NGC celebrates Independence Day with wildlife content

CNN to air documentaries on US' Obama, McCain

UTVi is 'Biz News Channel to Watch Out For' at NT Awards

Kishore Shirekar is OpenTV new GM

Nielsen partners Mediamark Research and Intelligence

Comcast, MGM in partnership for Vod channel

PPC to release 'Rishton Ki Machine' on 5 September

Adlabs launches three-screen multiplex in Gurgaon

NDTV Lumière joins Jaman.com for movie downloads

TV to exceed newspapers as largest ad medium in US


Disney’s 'Talk It Loud comes' to Mumbai

Veeranwali and Neelanjana to go off-air
Sanober disqualified from Ek Se..
Hussain, Aman , Naman in Saas..
Aastha hospitalised but the show...
Varun of Splitsvilla says no to soaps
Elimination on VOI on I Day
Bharat Chawda enters Kuchh Is Tara
Stars get pious on Radha Ki Betiyaan
Life is like an ice-cream : Neha Janpandit

News Releases
Big Weekend Bonanza - with NDTV
Freedom Rocks on MTV & India Rules on Vh1 this Independence Day
Best Movies on MAX this Independence weekend
RJ Shekar’s 100 hour Marathon LIVE from a Mobile studio
This Independence UTV Bindass Movies rolls out a laughter riot with its Comedy Movie Festival
Zee Cinema Does It Once Again

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (27/07/2008 to 02/08/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (27/07/2008 to 02/08/2008)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
MAX
Sony Entertainment TV
Zee Cinema
Gemini TV
Star One
NDTV Imagine


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    Govt draws flak from TDSAT on HITS

    		• Films take digital route to hit jackpot
    		• Discovery brings home global Dream Hotels from Aug 21
    		• I'm not a mainstream commercial film hero: Rahul Bose
    		• Aamir Khan receives Gollapudi memorial award
    		• Adlabs Cinemas opens its first cinema in Gurgaon
    		• Clooney to bring story of Osama bin Laden's driver to silver screen?
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    Indian American actor held on $2 mn bail in vicious stabbing attack

    Source: Economic Times
      
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    MTNL cuts broadband charges; launches TV on mobile

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    Sify plans two new data centres to expand network

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    OpenTV names Kishore Shirekar as India head

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    TNPL close to achieving financial closure for expansion plan

    • Mediaone Global focusing on exhibition of films

    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Discovery brings home global 'Dream Hotels' from Aug 21

    • Aamir Khan receives Gollapudi memorial award

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    Week long film festival to screen Dev Anand super hits

    		• Court notice to Google, Yahoo

    • Dhumal writes to Manmohan on DTH systems

    Source:The Hindu
      
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    Jonas Brothers to do a movie with Ben Stiller

    Source: South Asian Women's Forum
     

    • TRAI picks holes in DoT's 3G policy

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    HUL partners with Disney for packaging initiative

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    Gates’s Beijing trip was ‘wonderful’

    Source: Financial Express
      
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    TN Govt’s free TV scheme comes under SC scanner

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    Film producers duped of Rs 3.5 crore in Bengal

    Source: Indian Express
      
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    FM stations wooing local advertisers

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    Bollywood’s all-rounder bowls over the box office

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    Film on Kerala Muslims wins praise at Oxford

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    Saif, Darsheel to receive Rajiv Gandhi Award

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    Nandita's film to be premiered at Toronto festival

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    Double dhamaal for Asha

    Source: DNA
      
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    Jennifer Lopez's 'Maid in Manhattan' coming to TV

    Source: Smash Hits
      
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    MTNL cuts broadband fees, offers TV on mobile

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    Trai, DoT lock horns over 3G bid policy

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    Register on SimplyMarry.com and win a chance to meet Jodha Akbar stars

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    Now, IIMs to announce CAT scores by SMS, email

    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Paramore plays Virgin Mobile Festival
    Source: USA Today
     
    		• Sky partners with Fox on 'Rocky Horror' remake
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• E! Taps Greenwald as VP, Original Programming
    		• Shamu Spins 'Wheel of Fortune'
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• PAKISTAN: PFUJ welcomes new media bill
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Abu Dhabi Media Co to pioneer HD TV broadcasting across Arab world
    Source: Bi-Me
     
    		• French Maid TV Uses mDialog to Share Private Video
    Source: Market Watch
     
    		• iPlayer set for H.264 and AAC
    Source: Advanced Television
    		• Dish Network again weighs DirecTV deal - WSJ
    Source: Videsign Line
     
    		• Comcast, MGM to launch action movie VOD channel
    Source: Google
     
    		• MySpace launches online TV
    Source: News
     
    		• ITV up on talk Big Brother maker is watching
    Source: Telegraph
     
    		• Sony may offer OLED TVs in Europe in 2009
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Satellite glitch blacks out Sky, Freeview broadcast of race
    Source: 3 News
     
    		• Nat Geo campaign receives Emmy Governors award
    Source: Monsters and Critics
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