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24 Dec 2008	Newsletter Subscription	Email this Page	Volume 24 - Issue No: 52

Executive Dossier

Headlines
Reliance Big Pictures to release 18 films in 2009
Big Pictures to roll out 11 Bollywood films in 2009; seven films to be in five regional languages.

Pyramid Saimira smells foul play in Sebi letter
Pyramid Saimira says a letter issued by Sebi about open offer has been forged; calls for investigation.

Star Plus to launch comic reality show

News Releases
B Biz celebrates its 400th episode on ETC
It's a musical 'Circus' at Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM
'Save sanjeevani concert' in Dill Mill Gayye
Asin on B4u Star stop

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (07/12/2008 to 13/12/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (07/12/2008 to 13/12/2008)
Star Plus
Colors
Zee TV
Sun TV
Zee Cinema
Sony Entertainment TV
NDTV Imagine
Star One
Gemini TV
Neo Cricket
Zee Marathi
MAX
Udaya TV
Zee Telugu
Eenadu TV
Sahara One
ETV Marathi
Cartoon Network

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

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

	Turner plans additional revenues through online space
	NDTV Imagine puts off plan to enter regional space
	Yahoo on track with hiring plans’
	No letter from us to Pyramid Saimira: SEBI
	IPL trading window opens
	Tata Sky to offer regional advertising
	3G auction: DoT offers sops to lure foreign firms
	DoT seeks Cabinet nod on spectrum usage charges
	Source: Hindu Business Line

	Pyramid Saimira alleges foul play, calls for investigation
	'Ghajini' runs into rough weather, Madras HC stays release
	UTV decides not to release any films in Pakistan for now
	Tata Sky moots regionalised ad model
	Source: Economic Times

	BSNL to launch IPTV soon
	Cable disruption: need for secure telecom network
	Republican contenders re-emerge as radio talk hosts
	Rakhi to do stand-up comedy on TV
	Madras High Court stays screening of 'Ghajini'
	Source: Hindu

	Homeland Security turns reality TV star on ABC
	Source: Indopia

	Nicholas Cage to play Anwar Sadat in Egyptian TV series
	Source: TopNews



	BSNL launches internet TV in UP
	Letter forged, say Sebi, Pyramid Saimira
	RCom moves Trai against Bharti
	Some telcos want delay in 3G auction
	Source: Business Standard

	Animation schools soon to follow education standards
	Source: Financial Express

	Pyramid Saimira chief gets fake Sebi letter
	UTV suspends all commercial deals with Pak as anti-terror move
	3G winners can get 2G spectrum: DoT
	India doesn't have guidelines for TV viewing by children
	Source: Times of India

	Slumdog Millionaire jumps into US Top 10
	Makarand Deshpande shows how media tried 'selling’ terror
	Aamna Shariff’s new love interest
	Source: DNA

	Nisha Sareen enters Zee's Vivaah
	Source: India-Forums

	Pitcher invasion
	Source: Livemint

International News

	Tina Fey voted AP Entertainer of the Year
	Homeland Security turns reality TV star on ABC
	Bret Baier replacing Hume on Fox evening newscast
	Source: Yahoo News

	SAG Resets Strike Authorization Vote
	Source: TV Week

	ABC Ties Deal With Granada
	Source: Ebroadcast

	THAILAND: Media freedom group calls for an end to internet censorship
	Source: Asia Media

	BBC and PURE join Internet media services group
	Source: Electronics Weekly

	Hong Kong Disneyland to Expand
	Source: WSJ

	Nickelodeon Launches New Kids' Site
	Source: Media Post

	Hong Kong announces mobile TV plans
	Source: Variety Asia Online

	Ogilvy Names Tham Khai Meng Worldwide Creative Director
	Source: Design Taxi

	UN, US slam attack on Nepal media house, journalists
	Source: Reuters

	Baltimore Sun names new top editor
	Source: BizJournals

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