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18 Dec2009

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Volume 27 - Issue No: 45

Headlines

Time Warner to buy NDTV Imagine for $126.5 million

Time Warner to own 92% & Sameer Nair to stay CEO; 8% is with ESOP holders, NDTV Networks & Imagine management.

IPL sets floor price for new franchisees at $225 million

The Indian Premier League will have two new franchisees from 2011; auction takes place on 19 January 2010.

Downlinking guidelines amended to provide for HITS

Satellite TV channel signal reception decoders can be provided to HITS & IPTV ops, following the amendment.

Colors to replace Bigg Boss with romantic fictions

Zee TV to launch new season of Dance India Dance

Waddell Media founder dies

Universal channel now to beam in Turkey

Hallmark channel in HD format from 1 February

All3Media, BBC Worldwide form joint venture in Germany

Gatorade launches bowling talent hunt

IOC approves new events for London 2012

Dreamworks acquires filming rights of War Horse

Sony mulls remake of Millennium Series

High Court stays on proposal to auction cable TV licence

Tata Photon Plus in marketing alliance with Avatar

Singapore platforms bid jointly for 2010 Fifa World Cup

Comcast launches streaming TV service

4-screen Cinepolis plex to launch with Avatar in Amritsar

Big Home Video launches home video of Wake Up Sid

Roy Disney dies of stomach cancer

MY FM ropes in Giraj Sharma as Ombudsman

26 new episodes of SpongeBob now on Nickelodeon

Zapak introduces new range of toys

Yeh Pyaar Na Hoga Kam-Delhi 6, same pinch?

Baa Bahoo Baby makers plan their next on Star Plus

Terence's knotty fashion fundas

News Releases

STAR CJ invents a new icon for the festive season
IBN-Lokmat GREAT-BHET with renowned rationalist Dr. Narendra Dabholkar
The final 14 sinners of the 7th Season of MTV Hero Honda Roadies – declared!

TV Ratings

Top 10 Programmes (29/11/2009 to 05/12/2009)

Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (29/11/2009 to 05/12/2009)
Colors
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
SAB
Neo Cricket
MAX
NDTV Imagine
Zee Cinema
Star Jalsha
Gemini TV
Zee Telugu
Zee Marathi
Zee Bangla
Maa Telugu

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

	For art's sake
	WorldSpace may go mute in India
	Time Warner to buy NDTV Imagine for $126.5 m
`	Source: Hindu Business Line

	Rahman wins entertainer of the year award
	Source: Hindu

	DreamWorks buys War Horse rights
	Modi gets his way, 10 IPL teams from 2011
	Source: Economic Times

	Dish TV has an edge over WWIL: Kapadia
	Source: Moneycontrol.com

	Time Warner to acquire NDTV Imagine
	Microsoft, EU settle antitrust dispute
	EGoM to intervene on 3G spectrum
	IPL pegs new teams’ bidding price at $225 m
	Source: Financial Express



	Time Warner board approves acquisition of NDTV Imagine
`	Source: Livemint

	Katrina , Sania, Rahul most searched on Google in '09
	DoT to auction three 3G blocks in all but two telecom circles
	Paras Pharma to use IPL to promote Moov and Set Wet brands
	Source: Business Standard

	New news sources added to Google Fast Flip
`	Source: TechShout

	Indian-Americans seek apology from US TV show host
	Source: Indian Express

	BIG TV is diving into Social Media to promote James Cameron Avatar
`	Source: Ub News

International News

	Turner Sports and HLN Team for 'With All Due Respect'
	MTV Expands Comedy Development
	HBO Sets ‘Pacific’ Airdate
	Source: TV Week

	UK consumers digital savvy
	FCC seeks STB competition
	Source: Advanced Television

	Spanish media groups agree English Premier TV
	Italy cabinet agrees to cut pay-TV ad ceilings
	Source: Reuters

	Vodafone adds channels, Telecom announces Mobile TV pricing
	Source: National Business Review

	TV Makers Gamble On 3-D At Home
	Source: WSJ

	Sky to promote Europe's first 3D TV channel with Avatar launch
	Source: Brand Republic

	Ross offers to take 50% BBC pay cut
	Source: Scotsman

	New Simon Fuller show will launch online before television
	Source: Telegraph

	UK viewers 'watching the most TV'
`	Source: The Press Association

	US FCC wants more competition with set-top boxes
	Source: Reuters

	ZBC TV to launch second television channel
	Source: Zimbabwe Times

	FIFA president Blatter says no to TV replays
	Source: USA Today

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