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18 Aug 2008

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Volume 23 - Issue No: 48

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Headlines

Zee News Ltd to pump in Rs 5 bn for expansion
Zee News Ltd plans to invest Rs 5 bn in slew of chnnls over 2 years; to apply for Bengali movie chnl.

I&B ministry serves notice to three TV channels
Information & Broadcasting ministry issues notice to three TV channels for violating the programme code.

Special Report
Kids channels fight to protect turf, Cartoon Network rules South
Hungama stays at top in HSM; CN ousts Chutti to be No. 1 in South for Ist half of '08.

News Releases
Zara Nachke Dikha: Catch all the excitement unravel on 18 August at 9.30 pm only on Star One!

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

	Reliance ADAG plans Rs 100 cr ad splurge for DTH roll-out
	Bollywood has a blast over the weekend
	Rel Big, Soros deal stuck over valuation
	Companies look to boost sales by using Hollywood movies
	Madhuri Dixit is open to film offers
	Home entertainment boom takes world cinema to Indian homes
	English-speaking 'Ganesha' to hit big screens on August 22
	Shibani Kashyap to rock Hollywood with her singing
	Bollywood filmmakers experimenting with new genre of films
	Innovative Talkies: 'Reeling' back in time
	Will 'Singh is Kinng' bring home NRIs?
	Source: Economic Times

	Dish TV to spend Rs 125 cr on promos
	Rajasekhara Reddy unveils Ramanaidu film studio
	Source: Hindu Business Line

	FM radio on a roll in the twin cities
	Bubbly thy name is Shilpa Out of the box
	Malayalam films set for change
	Shibani Kashyap to rock Hollywood with her singing
	TRAI differs with DoT on mobile number portability
	Media awards presented
	Source: Hindu

	Fox Reality Channel’s Most Successful Original Series “Solitary” is Back for a 3rd Season
	Reliance Big TV launch in Mumbai on August 19
	Source: TechWhack

	Bigg Boss makes a Big comeback
	Source: News Line 365

	Film stars romp into TV shows for film publicity
	Source: Merinews

	Reliance ADAG plans Rs 100 cr ad splurge for DTH roll-out
	Govt hunting for Trai chairman successor
	Trai questions DoT over no. portability
	Source: Times of India



	Multiplexes gear up for next Twenty20 onslaught
	Bharti Airtel crosses 75 mn subscriber base
	PCB to Akhtar: Pay fine or forget CT
	Virtual Bollywood
	Source: Financial Express

	‘Soundscapes for peace of mind, music is about experiencing bliss’
	Cheergirls too set to make ODI debut
	Source: Indian Express

	Defiant DoT starts 3G auction process
	DD wakes up late to make amends
	‘Ronit is the Amitabh Bachchan of TV’
	Ekta 's TV appearance - a special gift for Tusshar
	Madhuri Dixit is open to film offers
	Vikram to romance Aishwarya!
	Source: DNA

	TV9 to launch five news, entertainment channels
	Adlabs rolls out blockbuster screen expansion plans
	DoT invites bids to conduct 3G spectrum auction
	After 3G, Trai differs with DoT on mobile number portability too
	Tech toys rule at the Games
	ADAG to launch DTH service on Tuesday
	Bachna Ae Haseeno breaks Yash Raj`s box office jinx
	Akshay Kumar is new Bollywood King
	HBO experiments with Hollywood films dubbed in Hindi
	Govt starts process to look for new Trai chairman
	Distant Arunachal Pradesh gets the feel of FM radio
	ISO rejects appeals against Microsoft`s OOXML format
	Yahoo! to hire 400 employees this year
	Source: Business Standard

	NCP to launch TV channel
	YSR inaugurates Ramanaidu film studios at Vizag
	Source: Newindpress

International News

	BEST TV gets broadcasting license
	Source: MCST

	Better Black Television (BBTV) Set to Launch Worldwide in 2009
	Logica Holdings Changes Name to Dolphin Digital Media, Inc.
	Source: Market Watch

	Bloomberg TV Covers the Fed with a Week of Exclusive Interviews
	Source: Fox Business

	Regional ITV channels fight higher programming bill
	Source: Times Online

	Former DirecTV Head Named LA Times Publisher
	Source: Abc News

	TELEVISION New Career Means Switching Channels to Pop Culture
	Source: Red Orbit

	Bebo heads Mobile with Global Head apppointment
	Source: Into Mobile

	NBC builds online audience even as TV ratings soar
	Source: Guardian

	Amir Khan signs contract with Sky Sport
	Source: Times Online

	CBS, SEC sign record 15-year deal
	Source: AJC

	Former telecom-entertainment execs join Yahoo board
	Source: Google

	Media and Internet Help Nielsen Growth
	Source: MrWeb

	Contentinople Names Top Ten Network Online Video Sites
	Source: Broadcast News Room

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