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Headlines


WWIL lines up C-band transponders from SES, AsiaSat 4 for HITS
 WWIL will use six C-band transponders from SES New Skies for HITS; platform to also be on Asiasat 4.

Big Broadcasting gets a distribution head
 Reliance's Big Broadcasting appoints Manavjeet Singh as distribution head for India and overseas.

HBO brings back Entourage with launch of season 3

Fox inks multi-year deals to expand base in Latin America

Endemol to set foot in Turkey

IPL website hits 50 million mark

NBCU promotes Zigler to head digital division

MTVN relaunches AtomFilms as Atom.com

Cinemax partners Mam Movies to premier 101 films

Zee's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa ropes in Hero Honda as title sponsor

Zapak to merchandise LoveStory 2050 toys

SPT's TV, Internet in US account for $346 bn: Nielsen


Paul Ward joins as MTVN EVP

Sa Re Ga Ma jury face the music
Chhavi teams up with saas Krutika
Mansi Verma is back
Colors unveil Fear Factor’s trailer
From being an atheist to a believer

News Releases
Akshay Kumar gets Musical on Fear Factor- IDEA Khatron Ke Khiladi

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (15/06/2008 to 21/06/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (15/06/2008 to 21/06/2008)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Zee Cinema
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• UFO Moviez picks NDTV Media
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Now comes the Indian Racing League
    		• Olympics: New media turn Beijing into e-Games
    		• Stats speak: Box Office 2008
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• ‘Reckless’ TV channels will face action
    		• “Community radio stations vital”
    		• Shilpa Shetty chosen for Global Diversity award
    Source:The Hindu
      
    		•  Manavjeet Singh joins BIG Broadcasting as Head - Distribution
    Source: India PRwire
      
    		• Mechanism on anvil to check TV channels' sensationalism
    Source: Mangalorean.com
     
    		•

    RingtoneFeeder reinvents Music Distribution

    Source: TechWhack
      
    		• Google Signs Web Syndication Deal With “Family Guy” Creator
    Source: eBrandz
      
    		• British TV crew scuffle with Mugabe
    Source: Zee News
      
    		• HDTV pairs well with antenna
    		• IDG backs online ad firm Ozone Media
    Source: Livemint
     
    		• Trai mulls expert body to streamline TRP business
    		•

    Quatrro, D E Shaw acquire Babel Media

    		• DTH players banking on airtime sale to hike profit
    		• Bus terminals to house multiplexes in Punjab
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Ozone Media gets $4 mn from IDG Ventures
    		•

    Newsprint to cost 12% more in next quarter

    		•  Quatrro buys UK gaming firm Babel
    		• DoT allows global companies in 3G
    		•

    Now, more Indians spend time online

    		• Can big get bigger?
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• For Western media, Ambani feud is as racy as a Jeffrey Archer
    Source: Indian Express
      
    		•

    ‘Animation could be the next general entertainment’

    		• eBay fined £31.5mn for not keeping fakes at bay
    		•

    ICL stars shine in English county matches

    		• Quatrro acquires gaming firm Babel
    		• Hoardings are no longer OOH media’s pet
    		•

    ICC attempts to save face on Zimbabwe

    		• Khuda Kay Liye star in Indian film
    		• Preity will always be there for Shekhar Kapur
    Source: DNA
      
    		•

    Idiot box turns into a mean machine

    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Sci Fi’s Stotsky to Head NBC Entertainment Marketing
    		• Copyright Office Urges Reforms to Retrans Compensation
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Internet Broadcasting to Offer Digital Services to All Web Publishers
    		• LIN TV, Charter Strike Retrans Deal
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• "Idol" finalist Kristy Lee Cook signs with Arista
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		• TV sets still preferred over TV websites
    Source: Advanced Television
     
    		• Tarrant to make radio return for GMG
    		• BBC, ITV, C4 "frustrated" at Kangaroo setback
    		• Sports betting channel to launch this month
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• INDONESIA: Regent threatens to beat journalist
    		• TAIWAN: Chinese state media allowed back in Taiwan in goodwill
    Source: Asia Media
    		• China-focused Phoenix eyes Taiwan TV rights-source
    		• Viacom, News Corp., Sony slump in first half
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• John Napier named as Aegis chairman
    		• Vodafone and MySpace create mobile music platform
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• Disney-ABC-ESPN taps vp channel distrib'n
    		• Telenet inks $672 mil Interkabel pact
    		• Fox TV Studios targets Latin America
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• Clear Channel syncs up radio stations with iTunes
    Source: Biz Journals
     
    		• NewsChannel 10 is purchased by London Broadcasting
    Source: News Channel10
     
    		• Seven unveils hobbled TiVo
    Source: SMH
     
    		• AOL to buy tie-ins to Facebook social networking apps
    Source: Beta News
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