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20th Century Fox, Star form JV to produce & distribute movies
 JV to produce films in Asia for worldwide distribution; in India to make Bollywood and other genre films.

Govt issues notice to ESPN over violation of DTH pricing norms
 Govt issues notice to ESPN for DTH pricing norm violation; ESPN is given 15 days to respond.

Endemol to venture into regional content, gaming biz

MTV unveils three spoofs for 'Fully Faltoo' film festival

AXN to launch 3rd season of 'Amazing Race...' on 11 Sept

Channel [V] to launch twisted talk show 'Tony B Show'

Walt Disney gets Sebi nod for increasing stake in UTV

Star Cricket to telecast LG ICC Awards 2008 on 11 Sept

Kushal Das is ICC global CFO

Tdsat to hear Arasu Cable TV case on 24 October

Tdsat issues notice to Trai in ESPN case

TiVo chooses Wipro's middleware to build HD DVRs

Alterna'TV to distribute Planet X

UTV to produce six movies in Tamil and Telugu

Eros to release Heroes worldwide on 24 October

BBC rolls out 2-city campaign to promote its FM content

Google signs multi-year TV ad deal with NBC


DQ, M6 Studio, Method Animation to produce TV series on Little Nick

Good afternoon Teen Bahuraaniyan
Kayamath goes in for a five year leap
Rahul is missing Monica
Barkha gifts Indraneil a Hayabusa
The pathshala begins on Bigg Boss
Rakhi to judge Chota Packet...
Mr Super Cool Karan Singh Grover
I am extremely carefree about fashion: Juhi Parmar

News Releases
Tata Indicom Crosses Six Million Subscriber Mark in Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa
LINOpinion’s Ameer Ismail promoted to Executive Director
Abhishek the warrior on B4U Starstop

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (24/08/2008 to 30/08/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (24/08/2008 to 30/08/2008)
Ten Sports
Star Plus
Colors
Zee TV
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Star One
NDTV Imagine
Gemini TV
Zee Marathi
DD1
MAX
9X
Sahara One
Maa Telugu
Udaya TV
Zee Cinema
Kalaignar TV
Teja TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    Govt issues notice to ESPN for DTH pricing norm violation

    • 'Brokeback Mountain' voted best gay movie

    • Electronic Arts delays new Harry Potter game

    Source: Economic Times
      
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    Digital Media City work in full swing

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    TDSAT issues notice to Sun TV on Arasu Cable’s petition

    Source: Hindu
      
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    DQE, French firms partner to re-create Little Nick

    • Tata Sky targets new subscribers with Rs 99 pack

    • Govt issues guidelines for IPTV services

    • Speedy camera work spoils the show

    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
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    HITN-TV Launches in Houston on Channel 526

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    TV Widget Publishing Platform Featured at DEMO '08 Conference

    Source: IT News Online
      
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    Half of world's homes to have digital TV by 2013

    Source: CIOL
      
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    Is India’s dream of a media surge about to fizzle out?

    Source: Livemint
      
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    Google to sell ads on NBC cable networks

    Source: domain-B
     
      
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    Bollywood a big hit with iTunes

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    Ortel promises TV uplinking

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    New telecom players allotted spectrum in four circles

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    Rebel league's second innings

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    Google backs school safety campaign

    Source: Business Standard
      
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    BBC plans ad blitz to promote FM programmes

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    Ad-ded problem: brand Bachchan faces MNS ire

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    BPL Mobile raises $80 m despite order

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    ‘India’s mobile telecom will grow to 600 m users in five years’

    Source: Financial Express
      
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    Broadcasters speak in regional tongues

    Source: Screen Weekly
      
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    J K Rowling wins lexicon copyright claim

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    Endemol to enter regional content, events

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    CL TV rights to be announced in Dubai

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    Deepa, Nandita, Preity shine in Toronto

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    MTV to make movies with SRK, Hrithik & Aamir

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    Tapping Bollywood to tell the story of birds & bees

    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• HBO Taps Web Stars for Internet Series
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Interview: Punam Verma, Dubai presenter and singer
    		• ‘Shabnam’ quits Eastenders over storylines
    Source: Asians in Media
     
    		• Google to agent NBC ads
    Source: Advanced Television
     
    		• ITV appoints chief financial officer
    		• BBC iPlayer application for Nokia N96
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Cable channel MSNBC ousts feuding leftwing anchors
    Source: Monster Sand Critics
     
    		• TV tunes into the third dimension
    Source: timesonline.co.uk
     
    		• Sarah Palin docu wins record ratings for Fox News
    Source: Yahoo News
    		• Fox teams with Star to launch Asia-wide studio
    Source: Screen Daily
     
    		• Report: Universal and Disney may help U.S. theaters go digital
    Source: Cnet
     
    		• Warner, EMI sign Asia music deal
    Source: Xinhua Net
     
    		• Court backs Sony’s SABC tender
    Source: Dispatch
     
    		• Star aligns with Fox on film
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Heaton and Williams star in CBS TV movie
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• High-Speed Internet TV About to Go Live
    Source: chosun.com
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