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6 June 2008

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Volume 22 - Issue No: 90

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Headlines

PVR Pictures sells 40% to ICICI Venture & JPMorgan for Rs 1.2 bn
PVR Ltd's wholly owned subsidiary raises Rs 1.2 bn; ICICI Venture & JPMorgan Global to hold 20% each.

94% Indians passionate about music: MTV Study
Passion for music up from 67% in '07 to 85% this year; India in prime spot with 94%.

Rohit Sarma to head ad sales at Turner India
Turner India appoints Rohit Sarma as executive director network ad sales South Asia.

News Releases
94.3 MY FM Spreads Safe Driving Message with Car Rally
Red FM supports the 'Green' cause
Inside Bollywood with Destiny's Child Sanjay Dutt
The greatest underdog story of our time, is back for one final round… Rocky Balboa
Catch GINI & JONY Chak De Bachche in Sepia Mode on 6-7 June, 9PM only on 9X Amrita TV best citizen journalist is Ratheesh

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (18/05/2008 to 24/05/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (18/05/2008 to 24/05/2008)
MAX
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News

	PVR Pictures raises Rs 120 crore from PE firms
	ESPN takes on Tata Sky over new package rates
	Star threatens to drag TataSky to court
	Zee’s cable arm to launch HITS
	Dinesh Jain is Zee Turner CEO
	Toonz to open more training centres
	Funding brightens the picture for PVR
	IPL vs ICL: A real contest is possible only in a free market!
	Source: Hindu Business Line

	Essel Group opts for SAP
	ESPN threatens to take Tata Sky to court
	Choose your own ad at click of a button
	IIFA set to enthral Bangkok from Friday
	ICICI Venture, JP Morgan to invest Rs 120 cr in PVR
	Knight Riders make profit, plan world class academy
	IPL ground sponsorship to cost $8 mn next season
	India's the second-largest newspaper market
	Source: Economic Times

	ESPN Star to take TataSky to court
	PVR to raise Rs 120 cr from ICICI Venture, JP Morgan
	IIFA set to enthral Bangkok from today
	Yahoo-Microsoft deal talks on
	Source:The Hindu

	Yahoo open to Microsoft takeover
	PE firms to put Rs 120cr in PVR
	Anticipatory bail for TOI staffers in sedition case
	Source: Times of India

	Pinnacle Selects Xceive XC5000 for New PCTV Tuner Lines
	Qpixel Announces New Reference Design for Instant Replay of Live TV
	Source: TechWhack

	CBC TV axes 40-year-old hockey theme song
	Source: The Money Times


	PVR Pictures gets Rs 120 cr PE funding
	Tournaments like IPL only entertainment'
	BSNL pulls out of Singapore cable project
	IIFA is a 'family show': Shatrughan
	No family channels
	Ekta Kapoor does a 'K' again
	Yahoo says open to any deal
	When Wall Street met 70mm
	Source: DNA

	ESPN battles it out with Tata Sky
	Feast for cricket lovers: Brabourne to host 10 IPL T20 games next year
	BSNL snaps undersea cable tie-up with MTNL
	Source: Financial Express

	Salman’s 10 ka Dum will overshadow other shows
	Source: Khabrein.info

	Channels off air, ESPN to take Tata Sky to court
	Source: Indian Express

	Virgin Radio owner sets his dial for the web
	ESPN Star to drag Tata Sky to court
	`Our sports channels are not niche, they have mass appeal
	Fillip to digital printing in India
	Toonz kicks off centres at Ahmedabad, Indore
	Indian companies gearing up to launch 3D mobile games
	New generation ads for Sony PS3
	Yahoo rejects `poison pill` barb
	IPL new-found heroes find few takers
	Source: Business Standard

	Indian film stars find stage presence pays more than screen
	Source: Livemint

International News

	Disney Gains on Speculation of Higher Ad Rates at ABC
	Source: Bloomberg

	IPhone Invades Sony Territory
	DirecTV channeled $570,000 into 1Q lobbying
	Source: Forbes

	Time Warner, NBC top bidders for Weather Channel
	Source: AJC

	Friedman resigns as CEO of HarperCollins
	Source: Google

	AFTRA's Tentative Pact Brings Labor Issues into Focus
	Source: Back Stage

	Sam Register joins WarnerBros Animation
	Source: Hollywood Reporter

	Discover and Advance/Newhouse To Combine Cable-Channel Stake
	Source: WSJ

	EC resistant to Channel 4 campaign
	Source: Variety

	The Upfront: CW to Finish Deals With Ave. 8% CPM Hikes
	Bauer Targets Teens With 4TNZ.com
	CBS Outernet to Roll Out GameStop TV Network
	Source: Media Week

	IP interactive, IPTV priorities for BBC
	Digital One founding CEO steps down
	Hammond to front BBC1 kids' science show
	Source: Digital Spy

	BANGLADESH: 6 Srimongal journos sued
	Source: Asia Media

	3 Italia offers free mobile TV
	Source: Advanced Television

	Fox delays fall premiere plans
	Source: Yahoo News

	Setanta nabs more cricket rights
	Source: Asians in Media

	Adamovich Joins TBS as Senior VP/General Manager
	Turner Doing Upfront Deals
	Source: TV Week

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