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24 Dec2009

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Volume 27 - Issue No: 50

Headlines

No major upside for Zeel from ETC merger

Zeel board approves merger of ETC Networks with itself; education biz to be demerged into a separate company.

Dance India Dance performs for Zee TV

Dance India Dance opens 2nd season with 3.9 TVR & peaks at 4.9 TVR; Pavitra Rishta is top show with peak TVR of 7.1.

HC pulls up I&B over NDTV Imagine’s reality show

Punjab and Haryana High Court issues notice to I&B Ministry over NDTV Imagine’s reality show Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka.

CNBC TV18, HUL to launch biz challenge for B-Schools

Chris Albrecht appointed president & CEO of Starz

Disney promotes Todd Dubester

'Baywatch Bikini Ready Workout' now on DVD

News Corp increases stake in Sky Deutschland

CTC to launch on Dish Network

BBC Trust green signals Project Canvas

'Mister Ed' star Connie Hines dies at 79

John Woo to receive Venice fest honour

Road, Movie to have European premiere at Berlin fest

Curtains of Pune Film Festival will go up on 7 January

MTV forays into mobile handsets with Micromax

141Sercon launches '1Click, 1Tree' campaign

Ignitee Digital Solutions launches digital media handbook

OOH Media forays into healthcare, pharma segment

Nickelodeon inks deal with Cymphonique Miller

Bakhtiyar won't "dance for free" in Bigg Boss finale; after walking out with 10 lakhs!

Shahid to chiggy wiggy in DPL finale

Jyoti does an Ekta Kapoor, all in good spirit

News Releases

SAB takes a lead in week 51 with 83 GRP’s

Amrita TV Captures the Spirit of Christmas

World gold council appoints Hanmer MS&I for communications mandate in India

TV Ratings

Top 10 Programmes (13/12/2009 to 19/12/2009)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (13/12/2009 to 19/12/2009)
Zee TV
Zee Marathi
Colors
Star Plus
Neo Cricket
Sun TV
SAB
Sony Entertainment TV
NDTV Imagine
Zee Cinema
MAX
Zee Telugu
Gemini TV
Star Jalsha
DD1
Cartoon Network
Maa Telugu
ETV Marathi

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

	Reliance Big Pictures to release ‘3 Idiots' today
	ITC unveils mobile portal
	Toonz Academy names new President
	ETC Networks to be merged with Zee Entertainment
	Micromax and MTV launches co-branded music phone for Rs 4,999
`	Source: Hindu Business Line

	Zee Entertainment to merge ETC Networks
	Source: Hindu

	'3 Idiots' can be downloaded legally: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
	Viewers can download '3 Idiots' legally: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
	FAME plans to open more cinemas
	Messi weaves magic in Kerala's Malappuram
	Source: Economic Times

	Small B follows Big B, to make small-screen debut on Colors
	Source: Livemint

	Despite revamp, Sony still 4th in Hindi entertainment
	Yash Raj TV to produce shows for Sony
	Zee Entertainment absorbs ETC Networks
	MS opens new windows in cloud computing
	Source: Financial Express



	Editors come together to fight 'paid news'
	Piece of nostalgia in Bollywood bazaar
	Sun TV restructures distribution business
	Aksh IPTV plan
	Source: Business Standard

	Control TV just by snapping fingers
	The team of 3 idiots at its best
	Source: Times of India

	MTV Join Hands With Micromax, Introduces Mobile Phone
	Source: TelecomTalk

	Karan makes a comeback on TV with a reality show
	Source: IBNLive.com

	TV-Fox - Watch TV on your Browser, its Easy and Free
	Source: Techie Buzz

International News

	Comcast Extends Contract of Key Management Executive in Deal Worth Up to $20 Million
	Another Advertiser Exits MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’
	Sen. Kerry Doesn’t Want the Time Warner/News Corp. Spat Disrupting Football
	Source: TV Week

	Disney for Apple TV online subscriptions?
	BBC Trust provisional approval for Canvas, denies Fetch
	Source: Advanced Television

	Mobile TV Market to Double by 2015
`	Source: Dealerscope

	UK TV topper Bob Phillis dies
	Source: Variety

	TV ad viewing 'up 30% since 2000'
	Source: Guardian

	NetPlay completes Abstract Games and Info-Download acquisitions
	Source: eGaming Review

	Ecuador Suspends Signal Of Private TV Channel
	Source: New York Times

	iPlayer viewing figures break records
	Source: Web User

	Courts Block Boy George's Reality TV Bid
	Source: Sky News

	Ad blackout for party leaders' historic TV debates
	Source: Brand Republic

	Italy's Mediaset raised to hold at Citigroup
	Source: Market Watch

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