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Headlines


Reliance, Spielberg close to signing JV deal
 Reliance close to signing JV deal with Spielberg's DreamWorks; to invest between $500 to $600 mn.

Dish TV Q4 net loss at Rs 1.15 billion
 Dish TV Q4 gross revenue is Rs 1.36 billion; targets Rs 500 million from carriage fees this fiscal.

Reliance's Big Broadcasting hops on board Asiasat 3
 Reliance Entertainment's Big Broadcasting joins Asiasat 3S for its bouquet of television channels.

CNN to focus on racism in sport

NDTV 24x7 to air Oscar winning documentaries in June

Eurosport unveils Beijing 2008 Olympics programming

Tech Mahindra partners Microsoft for IPTV

Chitkara to debut Cube 3 on Asiasat 2

HBO to sell select documentaries on Amazon.com

Microsoft acquires TV ad solutions firm Navic Networks

BBC.com ready to service Asia Pacific advertisers

Four new members join Casbaa on board

11 billion videos viewed online in US in April

Scopus introduces solution for DTV transition in US

Yahoo! gets Idea, MTNL on board in Asia Pacific

Verimatrix lines up mobile TV content security solution

Shemaroo compiles 'Bollywood divas' songs on VCDs

Docu on India’s Victory in 1983 Cricket World Cup

Schrader to take masterclass at Osian Cinefan Festival

Michele Garra is SPHE senior VP, Asia Pacific

Hot Muggs launches badges for Chennai, Punjab IPL teams


Nick's Kids and Family Group forms games, virtual worlds divisions

Lake House at 11:30pm on Star
Jatin is Ekta’s Sahdeva
Ek Se Badhkar Ek jury irks participants
Ami Trivedi turns vamp
The Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna ...
Tanaz- Bakhtiyar back together
I end up regretting over my silly purchases – Sulagna Panigrahi
The friendly twosome

News Releases
Gini & Jony Chak De Bachche gets an added dash of glamour as Jackie Shroff & Sahil Chaddha join the musical bandwagon
The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 4 airs every Friday & Saturday at 9 PM on Star One
Hyderabad’s Radio City 91.1FM on the hunt for ‘Navvula Don’
BIG 92.7 FM, Rajkot celebrates its First Anniversary

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (01/06/2008 to 07/06/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (01/06/2008 to 07/06/2008)
MAX
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Reliance Big to light up screen with Spielberg
    		• Media revenue to hit $2.2 trillion by 2012: PwC
    		• Microsoft acquires Navic Networks
    		• Reliance Big in talks with Spielberg's DreamWorks for JV: Report
    		• Toronto film festival to open with Canadian war drama
    		• Are small budget films, the next big thing in Bollywood?
    		• Mallya happy for Rajasthan Royals' IPL triumph
    		• UTV's 'The Happening' rakes in $31.5 mn in three days
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• ‘Reliance Big, Spielberg’s DreamWorks in talks’
    		• Dish TV posts losses again
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Reliance Big in talks with DreamWorks
    		• Film festival of animation talent
    		• 'Taare Zameen Par' to release in Thailand
    		• Digital filmmaking gets a boost
    		• ‘Kuselan’ to hit screen next month
    		• 'ICC will not recognise ICL until BCCI approves it'
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• Reliance ADA dreams big on Spielberg & Co
    		• Small screen is power packed
     Source: Times of India
      
    		• Modi-Multi Screen deal still not clear
    Source: Livemint
      
    		• CPR Marketing to launch internet marketing
    Source: Merinews
      
    		• Entertainment, media companies to grow to $2.2 trillion in 2012
    Source: domain-B
     
      
    		• Dish TV targets 2m subscribers this fiscal
    Source: Moneycontrol.com
      
    		• Dish TV sees 116% jump in revenues
    		• 'Reliance Big in talks with DreamWorks for JV'
    		• Mallya is happy for Rajasthan IPL triumph
    		• Seven astrologers selected Ekta's Krishna
    		• Imran Khan shuns media at first face-off
    		• BCCI chief's first job was as sports journalist!
    		• 'RadioGoa' a gift to Konkani music lovers
    		• 'My new film is about female friendship'
    		• Aamir Khan smoking again, blames stress
    Source: DNA
      
    		• Zee may list two of its divisions on LSE’s AIM
    		• At social site, only the businesslike need apply
    		• AOL floats Indian version of Asylum
    		• So, Pawar was a journalist!
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Media will rock
    		• Day after Kapil email, Mohali rushes in to salve his wounds
    Source: Indian Express
      
    		• ADAG mulls bid for Spielberg`s DreamWorks
    		• Dasavathaaram`s producer plans movie with Jackie
    		• Media stocks soar on FDI hike buzz
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• MTNL inks OneSearch deal with Yahoo!
    Source: CIOL
     
    International News
    		• Osbourne to chat reality TV at Edinburgh
    		• Sky wins DSO help scheme cash for Border
    		• Top Up TV licensed for new data service
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Bonneville radio stations in Seattle get new chief
    		• XM Satellite Radio adds another Fox News channel
    		• Disney names VP for planned Hawaii resort
    Source: Biz Journals
     
    		• Scripps Content Goes to AOL Video
    		• 20th, ITV Join in Production Venture
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• BANGLADESH: Journo gets 2 yrs RI for extortion
    		•

    INDIA: High Court tells the gov "hands off" TOI till June 25

    Source:Asia Media
     
    		• WWE, Tony Rock Driving MyNetworkTV Sales
    		•  The Upfront: Twentieth Television Nears Completion of Business
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• SNL Kagan Publishes 2008 Updated Analysis Of TV And Radio Market Revenues
    Source: Broadcast Buyer
     
    		• Broadcasters warned over peak-time ad changes
    Source: Brand Republic
    		• Discovery Channel Heads to the United Arab Emirates
    Source: Channel Canada
     
    		• Sky wins TV licence cash to aid digital switchover
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• Murdoch looks to cut losses at News International's magazine unit
    Source: Independent
     
    		• Microsoft To Acquire Navic Networks
    		• Discovery Dominates Online Branding Survey
    Source: Multi Channel
     
    		• Robin Schwartz named executive at Oprah Winfrey cable TV venture
    Source: La Times
     
    		• French telecoms groups fear heavy cost of media tax
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• TV ads still work best
    Source: Advanced Television
     
    		• Cable Shines as Nielsen Finds 0.5% Gain in Q1 Ads
    Source: Broadcasting Cable
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