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UTV takes NDTV Imagine's 'Ram' to Sun channels
 NDTV Imagine inks syndication deal with UTV for Ramayan; dubbed series is on Sun TV, Gemini, Surya.

FM radio: Inventory utilisation to grow 11%
 Large FM stations to see average growth of 11% in prime time inventory utilisation in 2 years, says E&Y.

Indian Meteorological Department to launch TV channel
 Indian Meteorological Department plans to launch TV channel by year-end; will provide weather news.

Dish TV in marketing tie up with ESS to add subscribers

Gary Davey is News Corp Stations Europe COO

Blue Frog Records to launch McLaughlin's Floating Point

BBC Global News maintains record 233 million audience

IEC in Sports to do TV marketing for Portuguese soccer

BBC launches channels in Africa

ZoomTV.in, Vdopia ink ad deal

Yahoo! India launches local information portal

UTVi.com partners Apnaloan for personal finance info

Cisco acquires DiviTech for digital video

MySpace, Paulo Coelho tie up for user generated movie

AOL launches AOL Radio experience

Bebo, Universal Music partner for online drama

Spielberg to raise $1 bn for DreamWorks

Films division to mark diamond jubilee with festivals

YRF inks JV for entertainment district in Dubai

Columbia, Sony Pictures Animation tie up for Smurfs

GameStop taps The Marketing Arm for marketing


Disney.com to stream free movies
NVCP realigns senior management team
Reebok targets kids with Reebok Juniors – Made to Play

Chhavi and Shaleen to co-star in Rang
It’s game over for ‘Jersey No.10
Death delight for Maayka and Indraneil
Ekta attains her Lakshaya
No need of gimmicks on Junoon
Salman ke ghar ki murgi
Faizan’s hair raising tale

News Releases
Shaaditimes.com members get a chance to watch 'Mere Baap Pehle Aap'
Firangi Channel Adds world Movies to its kitty ,so no more boring weekends

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (25/05/2008 to 31/05/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (25/05/2008 to 31/05/2008)
MAX
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    		• ADAG eyes Subhash Chandra's Essel World
    		• Kerala's satellite broadcaster Asianet being split into 4
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• Rediff.com offers stock barometer for users
    		• ‘IPL franchisees may have better margins than Arsenal, Man U’
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Playback plan for 81 years of BBC favourites
    		• Crisis in Malayalam film industry deepens
    		• First Bollywood acting school launched in London
    		• Protest against attack on journalists
    Source:The Hindu
      
    		• IT bug bites Lalu too, joins list of celeb bloggers
    Source: Times of India
      
    		• Cable TV operator in dock for not airing DD channel
    Source: Delhi Newsline
      
    		• News Corporation announces new Appointments
    Source: Media Newsline
      
    		• Nortel affirms 2008 outlook, announces WiMax deal with Israel’s Alvarion
    Source: TelecomTiger
      
    		• Ridheema Tiwari matches steps with Bipasha
    Source: Entertainment One India
      
    		• Apnaloan.com ties up with UTVi.com to provide online personal finance information
    Source: India PR Wire
      
    		• Meet Brothers to focus on music
    Source: NDTV.com
      
    		• Sun TV battles after DMK enforced blackout
    Source: indiainteracts.com
      
    		• Star TV told not to show Aarushi murder episodes
    Source: Khabrein.info
     
      
    		• NDTV Profit and WatchIndia.TV soon to be partners
    		• TV news channel violating journalistic ethics
    Source: Merinews
      
    		• UTV’s television content business plots a comeback
    		• Sun TV battles after DMK enforced blackout
    		• Indian Meteorological Department to launch TV channel
    		• Vengsarkar to take up IPL job?
    		• Seven held for cable tv operator's murder
    		• Bollywood’s entry fails to revive Lollywood
    		• Yahoo sees local services boosting growth
    		• IPL was enjoying experience: Mascarenhas
    		• Buddy buddy baatein
    Source: DNA
      
    		• Met dept plans 24-hr channel on weather update
    		• Regulators should treat IPTV like CAS
    		• IMD plans TV channel on weather update
    		• Paramount to expand retail biz
    		• Tata Elxsi sees ramp-up in animation biz
    		• Google lets users measure word power
    		• Bhaskar plans foray into national TV channel sector
    		• Big Internet providers to fight child porn
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• First-ever Bollywood acting school launched in London
    		• Makeover for cartoon characters to match 21st century
    		• IPL cobwebs refuse to go away despite one-day spring cleaning
    Source: Indian Express
      
    		• Toonz Animation invokes `Shiva` for next venture
    		• MTV`s search for global harmony
    		• ISO puts standard for Microsoft's OOXML document formats on hold
    		• Future Bazaar invites ad agencies for campaign
    		• Few takers for screen printing
    		• `Idiot` will have an IIM-A connection
    Source: Business Standard
     
    International News
    		• Jai Hind TV channel to launch Mideast operations tomorrow
    Source: Khaleej Times
     
    		• Disney sees merchandise retail sales over $30 billion
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Sky TV invests $17.5 to boost NZ high-definition play
    Source: The Australian
     
    		• Bertelsmann to exit Sony BMG early
    		• MTV tunes in VOD deal
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Warner Bros asks Start for DVD rebrand
    Source: Design Week
     
    		• Sky Sports tees up cricket and golf push
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• BBC signs archive footage deal with EMI
    Source: Times Online
     
    		• Funding boost for Canadian TV sought as Banff wraps
    		• News network for blacks eyed
    Source: Yahoo News
    		• RadioShack teams with libraries on digital TV transition
    		• Comcast offers faster Internet speeds
    Source: Biz Journals
     
    		• Irish channel named RTÉ International
    		• Manual tune for Alba Freesat boxes soon
    		• Ex-BT Vision chief joins IPTV firm Amino
    		• BBC to expand web programmes database
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• AUSTRALIA: Fairfax stirs state media pot alongside launch of WAtoday
    		• INDIA: Govt forms cell to keep an eye on TV content
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Reelz Ups Two to VP Slots
    		• Univision Named POP Network of the Year
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Aegis' David Verklin to Helm 'Canoe'
    		• The Upfront: MTVN, Turner Near Finish Line
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• Sogecable and Nokia in a mobile web deal
    		• UK Minister against product placement, for net regulation
    Source: Advanced Television
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