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Headlines

 







Trai directs Star Den to modify pricing of 3 channels
 Trai directs Star Den to modify bouquet & a la carte rates for CNBC-TV18, CNN-IBN & CNBC Awaaz.

South Africa to sell cricket rights for 4 yrs
 Cricket South Africa opens up four-year telecast rights till June 2012 without fixing the floor price.

Colors crosses 150 GRPs, Bigg Boss debuts strong
 Colors zooms to third spot with 163 GRPs; Bigg Boss 2 gets peak TVR of 2.56 in opening week.

Nimbus signs two-year deal with Asian Cricket Council

CNN-IBN to air show on Olympics gold medalist Bindra

Pyramid Saimira makes two senior appointments

Radio City introduces fashion segment on Maska Chaska

Endemol ropes in Disney executive Touzmazis

Google launches mapping tool "Google Map maker"

Sulekha.com expands to smaller towns

Motorola launches Motozine ZN5 with Kodak

President to present 54th National Film Awards on 2 Sept

BARC appoints Chintamani Rao as chairman

Zee Cinema to launch contest to promote 'Dhamaal'


Nick launches 'Let’s Just Play' to encourage kids in outdoor play
Walt Disney launches 5 titles on Blu-ray

RPI to protest outside Bigg...
Pari Hoon Main going off air
Apara joins Ekta's Mahaabhaarat
Rahul infuriates Ketki Dave
Priyamvada in a supernatural thriller
Barkha can’t dance saala
Saroj Khan replaces Apara in Aaja..
Shreyas-Amrita try hand at comedy
Kinshuk’s Bollywood admirer
I belong to a financially strong family – Smita Bansal

News Releases
Zee News establishes the lead across all metro’s: TAM
Tune in to RED FM and win Digital Radio Sets
Saroj Khan replaces Apara Mehta in Aja Mahi Vay

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (03/08/2008 to 09/08/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (03/08/2008 to 09/08/2008)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Ten Sports
Sony Entertainment TV
NDTV Imagine
Star One


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    TataSky comes under MRTPC lens again over channel pricing

    • Bharti Airtel plans simultaneous rollout of IPTV, DTH services

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    Mamata calls for boycott of select newspapers, TV channels

    Source: Economic Times
      
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    TDSAT rings final bell for govt and GSM operators

    • TRAI’s report on congestion unfair, say GSM players

    • Sify launches fourth data centre in Mumbai

    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
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    President to present 54th National Film Awards on Sept 2

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    BBC forced to make musicians keep volume down

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    National TV news channels go off air in Kashmir

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    Sify launches data centre in Mumbai

    Source: Hindu
      
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    Cablemas 2Q08 Net Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Up 14.1% and 6.1% YoY

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    TiVo to Present at the Kaufman Bros. 11th Annual Investor Conference

    Source: IT News Online
      
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    Aksh Optifibre launches IPTV 'icontrol' in rural Rajasthan

    Source: Bombay News
     

    • Sify plans to invest over Rs 400 cr in data centres

    • 15 media persons charge into Forbes' list

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    Balaji Telefilms readies measures to boost margins

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    R-ADAG outsources call centre operations

    Source: Business Standard
      
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    Global online advertising to overtake radio advertising in 2008

    Source: domain-B
      
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    Telcos firm up IPTV plans; cable operators remain undecided

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    TAM proposes STB to digitally quantify TV viewership

    Source: Financial Express
      
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    Small screen starlets spangle tinseltown sky

    Source: IBNLive.com
      
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    RJ Dheena sets new Guinness record

    • Nickelodeon wants kids to play outdoor games

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    PCB not to contest IPL's decision on Asif

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    Pixar does it again with Wall-E

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    One rocking concert, this

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    On a classical note

    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• Cinematographers Call for TV Entries for Awards
    		• NBC, CNN Win Wednesday Convention Ratings Race
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• FCC Survey: Most TV Stations Ready for DTV
    		• CNN Wins Third Night of DNC Coverage
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• Studios back Sony multi-DRM content format
    		• Veoh copyright case dismissed, Google applauds
    Source: Advanced Television
     
    		• Chinese FM on Chinese journalist's suspension from German broadcaster
    Source: English
     
    		• NBC, Pickens spar over foreign oil ad
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		• PAKISTAN: PFUJ condemns detention of DawnNews reporter
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Xfm Scotland to become Galaxy
    Source: Digital Spy
    		• James Murdoch paid £5.23m as chief of BskyB
    Source: FT
     
    		• YouTube Praises Dismissal of Copyright Suit Against Veoh
    Source: NY Times
     
    		• Aegis confident for 2008 after H1 beats forecasts
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Babcock to sell BBC rights
    Source: The Age
     
    		• Sony to Debut Photo-Realistic Game
    Source: WSJ
     
    		• ABC Studios names two to head production
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• ABC finds new digital partners
    Source: Australian IT
     
    		• GeoEye Satellite Provides Imagery to Video Games
    Source: Satellite Today
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