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Headlines


Oppenheimer ups stake in Zeel
 Oppenheimer Funds ups stake in Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. to 8.06% via market purchase.

Vas at $1.3 bn is growing at 60%
 Vas Asia '08 discusses growth issues; market is pegged at $1.3 bn and is growing at a rate of 60%.

Star’s IIFA Awards 2008 shines with 6.05 TVR
 With 6.05 TVR, IIFA Awards '08 on Star Plus surges ahead of all B'wood award events on Hindi channels.

Reji Cherian is Capgemini's TME India leader

Seven buys 4.8% in Packer's Consolidated Media Holdings

Sag rejects AMPTP's 'final' offer

BBC secures exclusive MotoGP coverage till 2013

BBC Worldwide, Babelgum sign global content deal

Euronews launches in Arabic

BBC strengthens drama production team

Vas providers oppose regulation

Turner, Yahoo! ink content ad deal

Philips in brand licensing deal with TPV Technology

Shemaroo releases 'Ghatothkach' on home video

ASA Productions set to release '1920'

Osian to showcase the best in Asia and Arab cinema


Nick to launch Nick Main Bhi Kinng contest

Abhishek- Sumedha eliminated from Ek Se Badhkar Ek
Anita opts out of Krazy Kiya Re
Rahat makes a ‘bald’ statement
Waar Parriwar has permanent judges
All’s not hunky-dory on Comedy...
There’s more to me than just Kaajal Bhairavi Raichuria

News Releases
Kismat Konnection on Radio Mirchi with Shahid Kapoor
MF Global Presents Global Market DNA only on UTVi

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (22/06/2008 to 28/06/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (22/06/2008 to 28/06/2008)
Star Cricket
Star Plus
Zee TV
DD1
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine
Zee Cinema


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Real Estate TV to air from DTH platform
    		• DTH industry in throes of tech war
    		• Nimbus wants BCCI to improve facilities for TV coverage
    		• Bachchans to push Bollywood films through world tour
    		• Bollywood loses sheen in UAE
    		• Nandita Das' first Pakistani film premieres at Osian's
    		• Four films, different genres; all fall flat at box-office
    		• Management qualities prompted me to take up the tour: Big B
    		• Mind games: Computer headset lets brain control action
    		• Anil Ambani, Spielberg close to movie producing deal
    		• When should you ditch an advertising strapline
    Source: Economic Times
      
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    Issues in the spectrum debate

    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Real Estate TV to air from DTH platform
    		• Hong Kong pickpockets open show at Osian's
    		• Your own jukebox on the Web!
    		• Making a career out of gaming
    		• Real music for the aficionado out of the box
    Source:The Hindu
      
    		• Yahoo rejects joint Microsoft, Icahn proposal
    		• Star wives to sizzle on TV
    		• Unnamed IPL player tests positive for dope
    Source: Times of India
      
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    Microsoft to launch 60 GB XBox

    Source: News Line 365
      
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    Cable operators push set-top boxes

    Source: Calcutta Telegraph
      
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    Xbox 360 offers triple storage for same price

    Source: CIOL
     
      
    		• Ganguly gets a new kick in life, to play in I-League
    		• Asif may be the Devil in IPL dope net
    Source: Indian Express
      
    		• Trai to recommend licence for MSOs
    		• Director's cut
    		• iPhone fans stay camped out
    		• B K Modi to sell 24% stake in mobile venture
    		• Data centres chart course to move up the value chain
    		• Share feed with IPTV, HITS: Govt tells channels
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Yahoo rejects joint Microsoft, Icahn proposal
    		• Rural telecom connectivity poses challenges and opportunities: study
    		• Narnia speaks Hindi now
    		• ONGC to fund table tennis IPL
    		• Ten Sports threatens legal action against SLC
    		• Lankans playing next IPL doubtful
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Govt launches media blitzkrieg on N-deal
    		• 'England tour, IPL controversy not settled yet'
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    Nandita Das' first Pak film premieres

    		• Mohd Asif tested positive during IPL?
    		• Prachi doesn’t want to dark roles
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    Yahoo! rejects Microsoft-Icahn proposal

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    Rushdie 'wooing Bollywood starlet Riya Sen'

    		•  Improve facilities for TV coverage: Nimbus
    		• Naseer in Hollywood again
    		• Micore insights to spice up Bollywood
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• Digital TV: iPlayer's play for online eyes
    Source: Independent
    		• Buyers circle ITV ahead of ruling on BSkyB stake - report
    Source: Aastocks
     
    		•  New Zealanders embrace 'free' digital TV
    Source: NZ Herald
     
    		• MTV Asia Partners with Games Convention Asia to Bring the Best of Gaming and Interactive Digital Media to the Youth of Asia
    Source: MCV UK
     
    		• Najafi Companies to Acquire Direct Marketing Unit from Bertelsmann
    Source: Fox Business
     
     
    		•  Cuzzy yto go big in online TV
    Source: Malaysia Star
     
    		•  Greg Dyke calls for an end to the television licence fee
    Source: Informitv
    		• Sami Al-Haj joins Al-Jazeera
    		• Abu Dhabi TV to launch +1 channel
    		• J:Com pacts with MTV for series
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Australia: Seven buys into Nine
    Source: News
     
    		• Digital TV takeup growth continues
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• Sony Vet Joins Atari As VP Of Marketing
    Source: Gamasutra
     
    		• Syntax-Brillian ends ESPN marketing deal
    Source: AZ Central
     
    		• Columbus to Sign an Agreement with DigitalGlobe
    Source: TMC Net
     
    		• BBC in Babelgum content deal
    Source: Broadband TV News
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