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Headlines




IPL auction ends; Dhoni top scores with $1.5 million
 The Player Auction for the BCCI's upcoming Indian Premier League gets overwhelming response; biggest name to go under the hammer is India's T20 winning team captain MS Dhoni.

District, state-level TV committees to monitor content
 Guidelines issued for district and state level monitoring committees to provide forum for public to file complaints and ensure that no unauthorized or pirated channels are carried.

Sahara to launch 5 channels, Bengali in the list
 Sahara One Media and Entertainment plans to launch five channels within six months; Bengali channel is in the list.

Vehrnon Ibrahim to join Radio One as national programming head
 Vehrnon Ibrahim to join Radio One as national programming head on 3 March.; he held a similar position at Red FM.

Budget 2008: IBF wants no customs duty on STBs

Sony PIX to launch reality show 'Gateway' on 24 Feb

CEC to suggest 14 team format for 2011 WC

Eenadu chairman Ramoji Rao surrenders

BBC World takes a look Inside China in March

Kreeda is official Indian gaming partner for Kode5

Reliance Globalcom is RCom's global brand

Manoj Kohli joins GSM Association board

Autodesk to acquire Kynogon SA

China Unicom joins CDMA Certification Forum

Pyramid Samira plans to invest Rs 3 bn in group firms

Network18 hosts award for excellence in docu filmmaking


Walt Disney integrates TV distribution for EMEA

Unhappy fans demand for change in story
Low TRPs but Ardhangini braves on
Vaidehi makes a comeback
Grahasti replaces Saarrthi
Cupid strikes Annu and Ashu
Kanwaljit will soon be back with a bang

News Releases
Aditya Narayan steps into Karan's shoes in Reliance Mobile 'Kaho Na Yaar Hai'
Watch ‘The House on Gulmohar Avenue’ by Samina Mishra on NDTV 24x7’s Documentary 24x7
Girls swoon over ravishing Kunal Kapoor at the Globus Seventeen Cover girl Hunt 2008
Tune in to Ramayan to watch the "Sita Swayamvar" from 25-28 February only on NDTV Imagine

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (03/02/2008 to 09/02/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (03/02/2008 to 09/02/2008)
Zee TV
Star Plus
Sun TV
Star Sports


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Sun shifts regional news depts out of Chennai
    		• Yahoo! lines up severance packages
    		• Globalcom now the new umbrella for RCom global services
    		• New chapter in business books
    		• Essel likely to drop Gorai SEZ plan
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		•  Buchanan to sign for IPL Kolkata franchise
    		• Radio hauled up for obscene programmes in China
    		• RCom global biz under new fold
    		• IPL player bids make for dream teams
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Essel group may drop Gorai SEZ
    Source: DNA
     
    		• List of IPL players bidding
    		• Buchanan to sign for IPL Kolkata franchise by next week
    		• Tare Zameen Par gets tax exemption in Haryana
    		• IPL won't come in way of FTP, promises BCCI
    		• Apex court asks scribe, TV channel to apologise
    		• Media told to exercise restraint while covering terrorism
    		• Dhoni, Symonds top million dollar bids
    		• ICC’s stance on IPL calendar
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Govt tightens screws on TV channels
    		•  Tare Zameen Par gets tax exemption in Haryana
    		• Chennai bags Mahendra Singh Dhoni for Rs 6 cr In IPL auction
    		• IPL's starry auction stumps country clubs
    		•  Dhoni to be paid more than Mukesh Ambani
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		•  Sting operations against judiciary: SC softens stand
    		•  Welcome faces cut by Pak censor board
    		•  Chopras top Filmfare Power List
    		•  Govt tightens screws on TV channels
    		•  Dhoni, Symonds top IPL auction frenzy
    		•  Is Indian Premier League workable?
    		• Soros, Google float fund for SMEs
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Pyramid Saimira to invest Rs 300 crore in group firms
    		• Dhoni emerges ‘man of the match’ at IPL auction
    		• Suswagat.com launched
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		•  No cable TV for Varanasi
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• BBC Arabic channel sets launch
    Source: Variety
     
    		• China Extends Ban on Foreign Cartoons
    Source: AP
     
    		• Pay-TV Olympic bid to carry free-to-air digital channels
    Source: The Standard
     
    		• Kenya: State forms digital TV team
    Source: Nation Media
     
    		• Al-Jazeera hits out at restrictive broadcast charter
    Source: www.arabianbusiness.com
     
    		• EchoStar Spends $600,000 on Lobbying
    Source: CNN
     
    		• Martha Stewart to buy TV chef's media properties: report
    Source: ABC
    		• Disney Signs Deal With National Cinemedia
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• MySpace mulls music joint venture: sources
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• ‘Smackdown’ Cuts Contenders to Two
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• 43% of U.S. Internet Users have Watched TV Online
    Source: www.teleclick.ca
     
    		• BBC says over 17 mln programmes watched on iPlayer
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• blinkx adds Encyclopaedia Britannica content to offering
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• BBC partner in 'future of net TV' project
    		• Gambling channels could become teleshopping
    Source: Digital Spy
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