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Headlines in the month of Aug
 
* Sab to launch Main Kab Saas Banoongi on 1 September
* Saif Partners increases stake in Homeshop18 to 35 per cent
* Micronas introduces scalable IDTV platform for flat-panel TV
* Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids & Family Group elevates Jane Gould to VP consumer insights
* Spice Mobile launches new music phone
* Star World to kick off comedy Samantha Who?
* BBC Worldwide launches 'Top Gear' channel on Youtube
* ABC to add five shows this year
* DTH licence fee to be paid on adjusted gross revenue: Tdsat
( 27 Aug 2008 )
* Tam rolls out digital TV viewing data
* Radio City launches music talent hunt 'City Ki Aawaaz'
* ITU gets Emmy for new techology to facilitate IPTV
* NDTV partners ministry of tourism for ‘7 Wonders of India’
* The History Channel HD to launch in Hong Kong and Singapore
* Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids & Family Group president Cyma Zarghami to address at Mipcom
* New York TV Festival announces Premiere Week line-up
* I&B issues notice to INX Media for violating downlinking guidelines
* Ceezay enters the Indian consumer electronics industry
* Ten Sports to share Sri Lanka-India ODI feed with DD
( 26 Aug 2008 )
* Content Code: Govt to meet broadcasters next week
* 9XM launches on BSkyB to tap UK market
* NewsX launches Sport Grandstand with Linford Christie
* Nick hits the campaign trail with election-themed content
* Zeel to release Marathi film Galgale Nighale on 29 August
* Sony unveils wireless multi-room audio for ipod player
* DTV transition in the US is on track: CEA
* Sci Fi, MGM in pact to extend Stargate brand
* CBBC, CBeebies to be simulcast online in UK
* Bebo appoints Kelly Brett as head of original productions
* Pay-TV ops see technology as differentiator
* ICC postpones Champions Trophy to next year
( 25 Aug 2008 )
* Intel, Yahoo to bring net to television
* Set Singapore exempted from paying tax in India; HC rules
* Fremantlemedia sinks its teeth into satirical new comedy 'Reality Bites Back'
* Bell Aliant selects Harmonic for MPEG-4 network upgrade
* Cinemax goes HD in the US next month
* Reliance's Jump Games launches in the US
* Nick Jr to premiere new season of Dora the Explorer
* Kalaignar TV launches on Sri Lanka's DTH
* CNN celebrates second anniversary of iReport
* BBC One commissions Endemol for 'Wipeout'
* Zee signs on five directors for 15 Marathi films
* Alcatel-Lucent supports launch of world’s first commercial trial of mobile TV service
* NBA sets up News Broadcasting Standards Authority to redress disputes
( 23 Aug 2008 )
* Sahara One to revamp with three new shows
* International Emmy Awards’ jury wraps up with the semi-final round in Mumbai
* High Court asks private news channels to adhere to Olympic telecast rules
* Vishnu Manchu takes stake in ICL's Hyderabad team
* IITL launches MeraMobi to service GPRS users
* Nickelodeon partners Imation for tween-themed electronics
* iPhone enters Indian market with Airtel and Vodafone
( 22 Aug 2008 )
* IPTV guidelines get cabinet nod
* Indiantelevision Dot Com to host 36th International Emmy Awards’ jury meet
* Tata Teleservices launches voice conferencing service
* CNBC-TV18 to launch 'War of Words' with Karan Thapar
* Star's Bengali GEC to launch on 8 September
* Microsoft introduces computer games console in 'Bachna Ae Haseeno'
* Nick Jr's 'The Wonder Pets!' showcases Bollywood angle
* ETV Marathi to introduce two new shows in programming lineup
* MTV Arabia to turn solemn during Ramzan
* Media Nucleus to develop broadcast scheduling system for Mahuaa TV
* Deutsche Welle signs MoU with Ignou
* Sridhar Ranganathan joins mKhoj as head of products
* TV is top source of news in US: Pew
( 21 Aug 2008 )
* Nokia unveils Nokia N96 converged device
* Starhub launches video-on-demand in Singapore
* Fremantlemedia to showcase crime drama The Strip at Mipcom
* MGM to develop The Many Worlds Of Jonas Moore into TV series
* CNN-IBN to launch third season of To Catch a Star
* Seventymm raises Rs 500 mn for expansion
* WWIL plans Rs 4.5 billion rights issue
* US networks endorse Nab's DTV ’Quiet Period’ plan
* iaTV in ad and content deal with Tokyopop
* KPN launches MobileTV service with 10 channels
* Lawrence Fishburne joins 'CSI' cast
* Asiasat H1 profit down by 10 per cent
* 4Kids to introduce new series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Mipcom
( 20 Aug 2008 )
* BBC Worldwide bolsters research team for sales and distribution
* NCP to launch Malayalam channel Janapriya
* Norway's three broadcasters to launch mobile TV via DMB
* Hannah Barbara’s Banana Splits to return on TV
* Sony to launch fiction show Aathvan Vachan on 1 September
* 9X to refurbish weekday prime time slot with two shows
* Reliance Big TV rolls out DTH service, targets 40% share
* Balaji snaps ties with Star, to buy back 25.99%
( 19 Aug 2008 )
* Time Broadband to bring TV on mobile phone
* Mob ransacks NDTV office in Jammu
* NDTV to hold 51% in JV with Hindu Group for Chennai channel
* Trai allows Internet telephony
* UTV acquires 80 per cent in US-based True Games
* Skylife broadens relationship with NDS
* Turner partners with iScreen to distribute content on mobile
* BBC World News to present second series of The Real
* CNN to double newsgathering presence in US
* Discovery Travel and Living to show 'Dream Hotels'
* Nick in deal with 'Zoey 101' star Victoria Justice
* Nielsen Q2 revenue up 12 per cent at $1.3 bn
* Apple premieres movies on iTunes Store in Australia, New Zealand
* 191 mn viewers tune into NBC's Olympic coverage over nine days
( 18 Aug 2008 )
* Zee News Ltd to pump in Rs 5 bn for expansion
* I&B ministry serves notice to three TV channels
* SPT acquires global distribution rights to Rocketboom
* Nepalese journal invites entries for South Asia cartoon contest
* Royal Cable Vision approaches Tdsat again
* Media globally plays up news of doping in sports
* India to host next UN global internet meet
* ESPN.com, Orbitz launch ESPN Sports Passport Community for fans to share sports experiences
* Disney announces winner of Hannah Montana Big Pop Star Dream contest
* BBC News continues to grow in the UK
* London 2012 CEO Sebastian Coe to talk 'Olympics' on CNN
* Amrita TV to launch 3 reality shows
( 16 Aug 2008 )
* Hathway gets FIPB nod for Rs 430.6 million
* Patil urges media to generate hope and promote values
* NBA working out unified approach on DD Olympics footage issue
* 27 mn Indians tune in to Olympics opening ceremony
* Entertainment drives mobile Net usage in India
* New online TV services helping to expand TV viewing time in the UK
* Ten Sports in Major Upgrade of Broadcast Equipment
* SC issues notice to Google, Microsoft & Yahoo for carrying ads that hawk gender selection products
* Radio City launches 'Changing Delhi' campaign
* Buena Vista Concerts, Walt Disney Records Announce Launch of Cheetah Girls One World Tour
* SPTI acquires distribution rights for basketball-themed movie 'Slam'
* MTV to rebrand HD channel with new name and programming
* Inmarsat BGan helps relay spectacle of Beijing Olympics
* ESS renews broadcast rights for TNA Wrestling
* President, PM speeches to be simulcast on the Web
* Champions League T20 moved to December
* Prasar Bharati warns news channels over unauthorised use of Olympic footage
( 14 Aug 2008 )
* Sakaal Group’s GEC Saam Marathi to launch on 15 August
* Nielsen, Mediamark Research and Intelligence in partnership
* Comcast, MGM in partnership for Vod channel
* UTV, Smriti Irani to co-produce drama series on Mahatma Gandhi
* UTVi is 'Business News Channel to Watch Out For' at NT Awards
* UTV World Movies to launch new initiative on 22 August
* NGC celebrates Independence Day with wildlife content
* FM stations to celebrate I-Day with special shows
* CNN to air docs on the US presidential candidates Obama, McCain
* Disney’s 'Talk It Loud comes' to Mumbai
* Kishore Shirekar is OpenTV new GM
* Tdsat dismisses Dish TV’s petition over Hits
( 13 Aug 2008 )
* Star One to treat viewers with Paani Puri from 30 Aug
* Zee Turner on offensive against Hathway, complaint filed against MD, associate
* Digicable appoints Harvinderjit Bhatia as Group CFO
* BBC World News to launch second season of Visionaries
* Cartoon Network, Adult Swim on ICO's lineup for mobile interactive media service
* Putting men in the dock, the 'Chausar' way, on DD
* HBO lines up three movies in Hindi for I-Day
* Softimage launches new version of gaming software
* Shaadi.com, Vodafone partners for mobile matrimony
( 12 Aug 2008 )
* India best place in world for news channels: Purie
* Spice Mobile India launches gaming gadget
* IBN channels & sites plan special I-Day programming
* MobileStore unveils scratch-and-win promotion
* Time Warner 2Q revenues up five per cent to $11.6 bn
* Nickelodeon taps Lyons to host sports competition series
* INX Media partners with AsiaSat to distribute 9X and 9XM
* BBC Magazines to launch Lonely Planet title
* 114 mn viewers tune in to NBC on first two days of Olympics
* Nab launches BroadcastPublicService.org
* Bhojpuri GEC Mahuaa TV launched
* ESPN to telecast AFC Cup final
( 11 Aug 2008 )
* Aaj Tak, CNN-IBN, NDTV, Times Now bag top honours at NT Awards
* Regional markets cluttered, ad pie expanding
* Govt not considering permitting news on private FM channels
* NBA to put in place content code based on self-regulation within 4 weeks
* Sahara Samay launches 'Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye'
* Al Jazeera English expects to launch in India by 2009
* Asiasat appoints Zhang Hai Ming as GM for China
* Pix to air soccer match on 10 August
* Dish, Ensequence to provide interactive features to NBCU’s Olympics coverage
* Harris to demonstrate integrated technology solutions at IBC2008
* FoneStarz to distribute Turner’s content in UK, Ireland
* Star Gold unveils movie line up for Independence Day
* Big 92.7 FM is ICC’s official radio partner for 7 years
* Sony introduces new Walkman MP3 player
* Zee Cinema to launch 'Maze Ki Azadi' festival to celebrate Independence Day
* Govt under pressure to finalise Content Code: Sushma
( 9 Aug 2008 )
* NT Awards to confer Lifetime Achievement Award to Aroon Purie
* News Corp Q4 operating income up 21 per cent to $5.4 bn
* Toon Disney rebranded as Disney XD in the US to target boys
* Yahoo kicks off new season of Fantasy Football
* Disney closes UTV Global Broadcasting deal
* Big TV pays Rs 1.37 bn to be IPL's DTH partner for 4 years
* UTV Movies to premiere Jodhaa Akbar on 15 August
* IOC creates channel on Youtube for Olympics
* Dragonair offers inflight Olympics highlights for passengers
( 8 Aug 2008 )
* MRTP Commission favours Dish TV over row on free set top box ad
* Radio City forays into music portal
* Takalani Sesame to debut in 4 new African languages
* Lionsgate in home entertainment distribution deal with Disney-ABC Television in the US
* Colors crosses 100 GRPs; becomes number three GEC
* World Movies to celebrate Independence Day with Hindi movies
* AOL launches south cinema channel on AOL.in
* Amrita TV to telecast live Nehru Trophy Boat Race
* UTV Movies, World Movies to launch on Sri Lanka's Dialog TV
( 7 Aug 2008 )
* Colors bets big on Bigg Boss2
* Trai opens doors for MVNOs, suggests 74% FDI cap
* DD News to air special 30-minute show on Olympics
* BCCI to explore scheduling of Champions League T20 tournament
* Zee Business, Reliance Money to hunt India’s smart investors
* Wizkraft prepares The Unforgettable Tour Diary for NDTV Imagine
* Big FM to celebrate Olympics with 'Radio Olympiad'
* NDS gives nod to go private
* News channels get set for Summit, NT Awards
* VH1 launches celebrity blog Scandalist.com
* 2K, Nick in gaming initiative
* New environmental journalism awards instituted
* WWE Q2 revenues fall to $129.7 mn
* Ten Sports launches service in Europe
* Trai files case against ESPN over DTH pricing
( 6 Aug 2008 )
* Raj TV plans to launch three news channels
* Sony to buy out Bertelsmann’s stake in Sony BMG for $1.2 bn
* LG, US cable ops reach two-way ‘Plug And Play’ accord
* Casbaa unveils speakers line-up for Convention 2008
* Google launches Tamil News and Tamil transliteration
* BBC Arabic expands presence in ME with mobile phone partnerships
* 7Seas Technologies releases seven educational casual games for kids
* Manufacture of colour TV to grow 15% in FY'09: Ficci
* Amazing Race Asia returns for 3rd season
* Red FM’s Verma joins Big FM as regional head-North II
* 9X to premier 2nd season of Chak De from 6 September
* ESPN acquires racing-live.com
( 5 Aug 2008 )
* Capital18 extends funding to Ubona Technologies
* NDTV MetroNation plans to launch in Chennai by October-end
* US consumers delaying Blu-ray Player purchases: Study
* BBC World News to air special shows on Olympics
* BSNL, Aksh Optifibre launches IPTV service icontrol in Jaipur
* NGC unveils new packaging, website & content
* Location-based mobile social networking to generate $3.3 bn by 2013: Study
* Nick Jr. moves to big screen in the US
* CN to produce live action prequel on Scooby Doo
* Badri Sanjeevi is People Group CFO
* News Corp to launch six regional channels in India, plans $100 mn investment
( 4 Aug 2008 )
* Murdoch calls on Pawar's Sakaal group in Pune
* CNBC to beef up weekends with new shows
* Bangalore's Fever FM celebrates Friendship Day
* Filmy announces line up for August
* BBC appoints Nett Russell to head kids’ brands
* Nomura Holdings to invest $ 16 mn in Real Image Media
* Tdsat orders Sun and ETV to give signals to Ortel
* TV news genre expands as India watches Trust Vote
* Nokia to invest USD 150 mn in VC arm
* Zee Next to be hived off under Asia Today Ltd, talks on for foreign partner
* Misty to air Radio Netherlands content
* Zee Kannada's 'Gunaganna 2' to start airing from August 4
( 2 Aug 2008 )
* Zee Turner channels back on Incablenet
* Govt allows foreign players for 3G spectrum
* TBSL, InternetSpeech to launch voice internet technology in India
* Prime Focus Q1 net up 7.83% at Rs 102.1 million
* Primetime shows increasingly being watched online in US
* Disney, Hong Kong govt in talks to refinance theme park
* ISAF launches microsite for Olympics
* BBC Trust finds merit in commissioning decisions
( 1 Aug 2008 )
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