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9 Dec2009

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Volume 27 - Issue No: 37

Headlines

Turner to acquire 92 per cent in NDTV Imagine

Deal involves acquisition of NDTV's 76% in NDTV Imagine for $67 mn and subscription to fresh equity worth $ 50 mn.

Govt to set up nodal group soon for news flow during crisis

Empowered Nodal Group to act as single point authority for disbursement of news in event of major crisis like Mumbai.

Big FM in content tie-up with BBC World Service

ICL can not sue BCCI in UK court: Delhi HC

No FDI hike in TV news channels: Soni

Star One to roll out Laughter Ke Phatke from 15 December

India-SA series: Test matches scrapped from menu

Shemaroo releases home video of 'Zabaan Sambhal Ke'

Finnish sports channel on anvil

MDA, SWS to jointly develop multi-platform content

Palm Springs to honour Jeff Bridges

Overture laps up US rights of De Niro's Stone

Peter Liguori to join Discovery as COO in January

BBC Worldwide Channels ups John Taite as VP programming

Big TV acquires Gujarati content for PPV

Music video site Vevo ready for launch

Group Abril now has entire stake of MTV Brazil

DVR usage, online viewing rising in US

Amitabh Bachchan presented with Asian Film Culture award

Pogo rolls out 4th edition of 'Galli Galli Sim Sim'

Disney to triple investments in animation production

Tina-Rashmi, friends for life? Far from it

Laado makers produce Devi for NDTV Imagine

Judaai in Bidaai for Sadhna and Alekh

News Releases

Big Switch: Episode 8: Cow dung and bare hands - A lethal combination!
Avian Media bags PR Mandate for Tikona Digital Networks
Rocket Singh comes to Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM
Adnan Sami crowns 94.3 Radio One’s First Music Ka Shahenshahh

TV Ratings

Top 10 Programmes (15/11/2009 to 21/11/2009)

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

Top 100 Programmes (15/11/2009 to 21/11/2009)
Colors
Zee TV
Zee Marathi
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
SAB
Neo Cricket
NDTV Imagine
Gemini TV
Zee Cinema
MAX
Star Jalsha
Star Gold
Zee Telugu
Maa Telugu
ETV Marathi

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

	Real-time search on Google
	Attractive valuation for NDTV Imagine
	NDTV selling stake in Imagine to Turner
`	Source: Hindu Business Line

	NDTV to sell Imagine to Turner
	Source: Hindu

	Reliance MediaWorks teams up with In-Three for 3D films
	Source: Economic Times

	I&B ministry to revamp film awards, festival
	Source: Times of India

	MySpace buys imeem music site for under $1 mln
`	Source: Gaea Times

	Turner acquires NDTV Imagine
	DoT wants telcos to share info with auditors on time
	Source: Financial Express



	ABC to air DQE's Rs 63-crore Jungle Book series
	DoT gives Bharti a week to comply with audit queries
`	Source: Business Standard

	Doordarshan To Go Digital, Says Ambika Soni
	Source: india-server.com

	Advertising on Sun TV to get expensive from January
	Source: Media Newsline

	Cricket bodies want curb on video clips on TV, websites
`	Source: Livemint

	ABC TV, Australia acquires Jungle Book series, TV special
	Source: MyNews.in

International News

	CAB Reports Rise in Cable Ad Sales for 2009
	'CSI' Creator Takes Aim at the Internet
`	Source: TV Week

	BT and Google talk Content Connect?
	Teens still watch TV
`	Source: Advanced Television

	Social TV start-up Boxee launches set-top box
	Source: Guardian

	P&G May Increase TV Production
	Source: Cincinnati.com

	Insufficient progress has been made by major U.S. TV networks in diversity
	Source: China view.cn

	Music labels bet Vevo.com next MTV
`	Source: Reuters

	Time Warner Cable Reaches Transmission Pact With Sinclair
	Source: WSJ

	BBC hires i-Cable alumni for North Asia
	Source: C21Media

	Nielsen: Viewers watching video content all over the place
	Source: CNET News

	World Cup football to be shown in 3D
`	Source: DigitalChoices.co.uk

	Ashes on free TV moves a step closer
	Source: Independent

	RTL Nederland launches mobile TV news
	Source: Broadbadn TV News

	Disney Channel, ABC join portable TV servic
	Source: Broadcast NewsRoom

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