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19 Dec 2008	Newsletter Subscription	Email this Page	Volume 24 - Issue No: 48

Headlines

Sharad Malhotra, Parul Chauhan & Sara Khan shine at 8th Indian Telly Awards
Network18 MD Raghav Bahl conferred Lifetime Achievement Award; Alva Brothers trio inducted into Hall of Fame.

NBA imposes rules for channels on terror coverage
NBA issues six-point guidelines for news channels on what not to show while covering terror events.

India calls off Pakistan cricket tour
India calls off cricket tour of Pakistan; PCB and telecast partner Ten Sports to feel the pinch.

Alterna’TV inks carriage deal with Time Warner Cable

News Releases
NDTV's exclusive interview with KG Balakrishnan, Chief Justice of India
Seventymm and Philips join hands to bring an enhanced Home - entertainment experience

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (30/11/2008 to 06/12/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (30/11/2008 to 06/12/2008)
Star Plus
Colors
Zee TV
Sun TV
MAX
NDTV Imagine
Gemini TV
Zee Cinema
Sony Entertainment TV
Star One
Zee Marathi
Zee Telugu
Eenadu TV
ETV Marathi
Sahara One
Kalaignar TV
Udaya TV
Star Gold
Cartoon Network

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

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

	NBA issues self-regulatory guidelines for TV broadcast
	Govt considering policy on Mobile TV
	Broadcasters seek inflation adjusted price hike
	Yahoo picks 30% stake in Chennai co
	DoT to decide on 3G fee today
	TRAI seeks overhaul of USO fund management
	TRAI proposes tighter norms for quality of service
	Source: Hindu Business Line

	TV channels regulate self on live coverage
	'Slumdog Millionaire' wins 20 more awards
	Compact Disc India to invest Rs 309 cr in animation
	Shantaram awards: Seven nominations for 'Taare Zameen Par'
	Source: Economic Times

	Broadcasters' body issues self-regulatory guidelines
	BBC fined £95000 for phone-in deceptions: Report
	'Slumdog Millionaire' wins 20 more awards
	ECB blasts BBC on TV rights issue
	BSNL all set to launch cable TV on broadband
	Source: Hindu

	Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2009 Nominations: Complete List
	Source: South Asian Women's Forum

	Nimbus bags South Africa TV rights
	Source: Cricket Nirvana

	New self-policing guidelines issued for TV broadcasts
	Source: Livemint



	Chandamama goes multimedia
	TAM wants fair hearing on aMap tie-up
	Imax plans mega dome in Kolkata
	'Feluda' matches Shah Rukh Khan at box office
	Hyundai to lay off 2,000 temporary workers
	Media body issues guidelines on covering emergency situations
	Bigflix mulls 'movie downloads to TV' service
	Yahoo! picks up 30% in Chennai service provider
	Source: Business Standard

	On Wall Street, bonuses, not profits, were real
	Broadcasting gloom
	Source: Financial Express

	TV channels, beware!
	Chandrayaan-1 inaugurates 3-D imaging of the moon
	Source: DNA

	NBC News' Todd, Guthrie to cover White House
	Fox TV producers asked to trim budgets 2 percent
	Source: Indopia

	'Goldman agrees to Panasonic bid for Sanyo'
	ECB hits out at BBC on TV rights issue
	Source: Indian Express

International News

	Rep says Ed McMahon staying in house
	Source: Yahoo News

	Virgin appoints new chief financial officer
	Source: Digital Spy

	YouTube Adds to HD Viewing Options
	Source: TV Week

	US Television Station Revenue Drops 7% In 2008
	Source: Easybourse

	KOREA: Online portals face more regulation, deeper scrutiny
	PAKISTAN: India, US trying to cripple ISI, says Pak media
	Source: Asia Media

	Digital media grabs 10% of global media business
	Source: Advanced Television

	Comcast To Roll Star India Plus In California
	Source: MultiChannel

	Gibson gets O'Reilly slot on Fox Radio
	Telefonica, Vivendi close to buying Digital+
	Source: Reuters

	Government considering four options to save Channel 4
	Source: Telegraph

	Sony Animation, Gotham Ink Pic Deal
	Source: Animation Magazine

	Intel Shuts Down Channel Platform Group
	Source: CRN

	Sky moves towards 3D broadcasts
	Source: BBC

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