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Olympics third least viewed in India
 Sloppy coverage contributed considerably to the poor showing of the Games

Headlines
SET beefs up weekday primetime act to not lose Hindi GEC race
After slipping to fourth slot in the Hindi GEC rankings, Sony to strengthen weekday primetime act

Star Plus ropes in Pantene as presenting sponsor for Nach Baliye 4
Star Plus ropes in Pantene as Nach Baliye 4's presenting sponsor; targets Rs 500 mn revenue

Neo to air 24-hour ‘Crickethon’ for India-Australia series

NGC spruces programming, 3 new shows in Oct

Interim wage hike for newspaper employees from Jan 08

Star Cricket's new show looks at cricket academies

Palme-India exhibits audio and lighting equipments

Zee Studio to air Merchant Ivory Film Festival

Star makes senior appointments in Taiwan and Hong Kong

Drebin is Warner Bros Intl TV Distribution senior VP

HomeShop18 ties up with Drona to sell its merchandise

BBC to launch six new YouTube channels

Fifa's mobile media rights strategy at Soccerex 2008

Philips selects Tektronix for new test lab in Bangalore

Consumers want control of digital devices: Accenture

Tdsat: Discovery to provide Sun chnnls on a la carte

Fox Star Studios inks multiple film deal with Vipul Shah

UTV World Movies ties up with Taj Enlighten Film Society

Julian Stanford joins IMAX for EMEA region

BBC Worldwide's licensing activity shifts into 'Top Gear'


American Idol’s runner up to act in Nick’s iCarly

Rajeshwari returns to soaps
Aashka Goradia turns producer
Karan saves Krutika from a mishap
Indians on AXN adventure show
Serials back on track
Ajeeb and Rubi turn into dailies
Jasveer, Kirti return to Saas vs Bahu
I feel so proud to own a plush house in Mumbai - Shilpa Shinde

News Releases
'Shabaash India' completes 150 Episodes this Sunday 5th Oct 2008
Music Maestro's, NDTV to Save the Environment together

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (14/09/2008 to 20/09/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (14/09/2008 to 20/09/2008)
Star Plus
Colors
Sony Entertainment TV
Zee TV
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine
Star One
Gemini TV
MAX
Zee Telugu
Zee Cinema
Zee Marathi
Sahara One
Maa Telugu
Udaya TV
Kalaignar TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    BSNL to launch IPTV in Nashik for broadband customers

    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
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    ‘Sitara’ adds to Dasara dhamaka on television Out of the box

    • VHR for check on TV serials

    • Taking up Nach Baliye was an easy decision: Karisma

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    Indian cinema has strong emotional ties with UAE: Shah Rukh

    Source: Hindu
      
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    20th Century Fox strikes Bollywood deal

    • Hollywood goes political as election nears

    • Drona, Kidnap fail to cash in on good opening

    • SRK's Red Chillies to pump Rs 100 cr for three films in 2008

    • Spielberg to leave Paramount for ADAG venture

    Source: Economic Times
      
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    FTII studio reopens after 31 yrs

    • Speeding tempo rams into TV scribe

    Source: Times of India
      
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    ICL beams new spots; targets Rs120 cr revenues

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    Riding to success on the media boom

    Source: Livemint
      
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    Multimedia demand drives market for high-speed broadband

    Source: EE Times India
      
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    Media Executives and ON Networks Founder to Debate Video Content Distribution Models at Contentonomics Conference

    Source: Techwhack
     
      
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    Google, Yahoo! agree to delay ad deal

    • BSNL likely to roll out WiMax services next year

    • Delhi gets a new paper

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    UTV Spotboy announces 3 films

    Source: Business Standard
      
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    World cinema comes home...

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    Fox Star to make megafilms in India

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    Regional heroes national screens

    Source: Financial Express
      
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    Shah is Kinng as 20th Century Fox enters Bollywood

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    Local newspapers fail to hit stands in Kashmir

    • UTV Spotboy announces three films

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    Taking up Nach Baliye was an easy decision: Karisma

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    Slain journalist's colleagues launch justice campaign

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    Music duo hopes for a successful 'Kidnap'

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    'IPL needs to have more local talent'

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    Lahore Badhshahs eye ICL crown

    • Rihanna’s Hinglish

    Source: DNA
      
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    AOL Television Launches New Online Series

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    Warner Bros. Nakes Greg Drebin Senior VP, Programming and Marketing

    Source: Media Newsline
     
    International News
    		• BBC ban comedy muslims
    Source: Daily Star
     
    		• Ofcom presses the pause button in pay-TV battle
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• Digital radio talks end without agreement
    Source: Telegraph
     
    		• NBC to televise the 2009 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
    Source: Freep
     
    		• Judge says FCC should decide dispute over Comcast channels
    Source: Det News
     
    		• VP debate sets TV ratings record
    Source: ABC
     
    		• BSkyB escapes a drubbing from Ofcom proposals
    Source: FT
    		• Prime sees synergies in BBC takeover
    Source: Business Spectator
     
    		• NASN to be renamed ESPN America
    Source: IHT
     
    		• Time Warner Cable loses broadcast TV in some areas
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Ofcom reveals official digital TV stats for Britain
    Source: Pocket Lint
     
    		• Disney, Nickelodeon push brands
    Source: Variety
     
    		• French cable says UK envoy sees Nato defeat in Afghanistan
    Source: Dawn
     
    		• CNN hands over info on author of Steve Jobs rumor
    Source: AP
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