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8 Jan 2009	Newsletter Subscription	Email this Page	Volume 24 - Issue No: 63

Headlines

Zee mulls golf, home shopping channels
Zee Entertainment Enterprises is considering launch of golf, home shopping, food and extreme sports.

IPTV: Govt to meet content aggregators
TEC to meet content aggregators on 9 Jan to firm up the generic requirement for interoperable IPTV.

Channel [V] to kick off Launchpad III
Channel [V] is set to launch 3rd season of reality hunt Launchpad; ropes in Vishal Dadlani as judge.

News Releases
No pontification. An in-depth, coherent discussion with India's leading economists & thinkers, only on NDTV Profit
Star movies unveils the new beginning in Apocalypto
Akshay Kumar flags off MTV Hero Honda Roadies: Hell Down Under journey, 10 January at 7pm only on MTV!
Discovery channel's no. 1 series man vs. Wild gets 1 plus rating

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (21/12/2008 to 27/12/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (21/12/2008 to 27/12/2008)
Star Plus
Colors
Sun TV
Zee TV
Neo Cricket

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

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

	Akshay Kumar flags off MTV 'Roadies' show
	PIL against 'Ghajini' for showing too much violence
	Grim TV serials
	Source: Economic Times

	'Ghajini' in court over U/A tag
	Source: Hindu

	Time Warner to take write-down of 25 billion dollars
	Source: TopNews

	Sony Saves Energy With New Bravia 'Eco' Televisions
	Microsoft's Ballmer Announces Availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live
	Seagate Expands Storage for Dish Network's(R) Digital Video Recorders
	Source: IT News Online

	Drumming genius to appear on TV program
	Source: Indiainfo.com

	MySpace Partners with Intel, Yahoo, and Toshiba to Bring Social Experience to TV
	Univision and Comcast Announce Multi-Year Distribution Agreement
	Source: TechWhack


	Bollywood bids Bush goodbye with a parting shot
	Reliance Digital stores to retail Reva
	Merrill Lynch snaps ties with Satyam
	UTV, Autocar India to crown best in the industry
	Source: Financial Express

	Big B in Vivek Sharma's first production
	Bollywood’s priciest trio: Amir, Akshay, SRK
	8-year-old drumming genius to appear on TV programme
	Robert Pattinson sacrifices film for Twilight sequel
	Slumdog director starts trust fund for slum kids
	Source: DNA

	Mobile marketing to come of age in 2009
	Your cybercrime-friendly legislation
	Entertaining ride
	Source: Business Standard

	3G services bidders are anxious over auction rules, lack of time
	Teaching risk assessment in real life
	Source: Livemint

International News

	No `King Lear' nude scene for McKellen on PBS
	Ken Burns adding a 10th inning to `Baseball'
	People's Choice Awards have heroic odds
	Source: Yahoo News

	PAKISTAN: Journalists in NWFP seek protection
	Source: Asia Media

	DTV Switch Drama at TCA
	Source: TV Week

	LG to produce Freesat TVs
	Source: Digital Spy

	TV ads still outrank Web
	Source: Advanced Television

	Wii boosts UK games sales, music resilien
	CBS and Time Warner reach fresh broadcast deal
	Televisa and Univision spar in court fight over TV deal
	Source: Reuters

	Pixar Animation pioneer Catmull earns Oscar
	Source: Google

	Jonathan Ross to return to BBC
	Source: Hollywood Reporter

	Interactive TV firm ups play
	Source: Englandsnorthwest

	WFLA Launches Digital Channel 8 Prime
	Source: MSNBC

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