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Headlines in the month of May

*	Web is moving beyond the browser
*	ESS, Imagine OmniMedia in hunt for TV's next soccer superstar
*	Google launches YouTube in India
*	Doordarshan targets 100 channels on DTH platform
*	CNBC-TV18 to launch Technical Wizard on 10 May
*	Radio City to train children in Summer Workshop
*	Autodesk acquires Kynogon SA
*	UTStarcom bags contract from United Telecoms
*	CNN.com, Mixx in alliance to bolster online news community
*	Yahoo! India launches new concept for improved search results
*	BBC lets users create their own 'Dr. Who' trailer online
*	LG launches three handsets
*	Israeli teen singer Liel to tour Bangalore
*	Sunil Gavaskar relinquishes ICC Cricket Committee chairmanship
*	Brian Offutt to head creative operations at Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids & Family Group
*	BBC Vision reaches target of subtitling of shows
*	Intelsat, Panasonic to bring broadband service to the skies
*	Web 2.0 supports collaborative biz models
*	Govt to study manpower need in animation and gaming
*	Indivision invests Rs 620 million in Percept
*	TataSky crosses 2 million subscribers
( 8 May 2008 )

*	Vodafone is IPL's telecom partner for 5 years
*	Pay-TV market penetration low in Indonesia: Casbaa
*	Zee Café launches dramedy Pushing Daisies
*	Star World to launch two shows on 9 May
*	BabyFirstTV’s My Gym At Home DVD wins US award
*	Bharti Airtel joins global telcos to build Europe-India cable system
*	Bull Dog Media to bring Amnesia to India
( 7 May 2008 )

*	Sab to twist & turn Hindi songs with Krazy Kiya Re
*	BBC World News inks content deal with 6 mobile platforms in India
*	GTM partners with i-mint; launches Web 2.0 based talent referral system
*	NDTV to organise new media event on 8 May
*	Minimum cover price set for Pak newspapers
*	Adobe opens 'screen project' for rich internet
*	Pragya TV acquires exclusive coverage rights of Char Dham
*	AP launches news service for iPhone
*	Nick announces Nick Fundoo Superstar with Mandira Bedi
*	Amrita TV to be available on DD's DTH service
*	Electronic I-cards for accredited mediapersons
*	Amar Chitra Katha introduces 60 story books for summer
*	Harsha Chugh Khanna quits Balaji to head non fiction in Viacom18
*	T-Mobile, Nokia collaborate to accelerate internet services
*	Rediscover Africa's flora and fauna with Animal Planet
*	Viacom Q1 revenues up 15% to $3.12 bn
*	Ramana to head affiliate relations at Walt Disney India & South Asia
*	Tdsat dismisses IMCL plea on reconnection order
*	Hungama TV fixes its summer lineup
( 6 May 2008 )

*	Big FM Hyderabad refurbishes content on weekdays
*	Zee TV to combat crime with Hadsaa on weekends
*	Viacom18 names its Hindi GEC Colors; launch in July
*	S FM launches in Nagpur
*	3G spectrum to be allotted through controlled E-auction
*	Freescale completes acquisition of SigmaTel
*	NDS Q3 revenue up 20% to $213 million
*	MAAC inks JV with Toon Club
*	Zapak.com, Jump Games get cricketing with Ishant Sharma
*	Hungama announces another ‘Pyjama’ contest
*	Hughes introduces managed broadband VPN services
*	Eighth Casbaa Satellite Industry Forum takes place next month
*	BBC brings shows to iTunes store in US
*	AXN launches third edition of Action Awards
*	Microsoft abandons pursuit of Yahoo
*	WWIL sets pace for HITS, ropes in Jawed as biz head
( 5 May 2008 )

*	Star Plus' SRK show Paanchvi Pass debuts with 4.6 TVR
*	Microsoft may close deal with Yahoo
*	DD Archives to provide content for govt's new website
*	DD's Earth Matters wins conservation award in France
*	UTV's World Movies to capture Cannes Film Festival on 'Cannes Calling'
*	Mobile net extends reach of sites by 13% in the US: Nielsen
*	Digital listening drives BBC Radio to new heights
*	Big Music, Zapak to create music for online racing game Crazy Cart
*	The Hollywood Reporter relaunches
*	ICC seeks partners in fixed media rights area
*	ICC ties up with Vividas for streaming T20 World Cup
*	Virgin Media, BBC partner to bring BBC iPlayer to TV
*	D3Punblisher develops CN’s Ben 10: Alien Force
*	Bhaskar Ghose decides to call it a day, quits Lok Sabha TV
*	Arun Bhatnagar is Prasar Bharati chairman
( 3 May 2008 )

*	Trai starts consultation on new spectrum bands for BWA
*	Chennai's Mega TV selects WASP3D graphics solution
*	9X inches past NDTV Imagine to take third spot
*	Sony airs local version of Extreme Makeover at 8 pm on Thursdays
*	IFJ urges India to clarify restrictions on Pakistani TV
*	Vh1 to air Gods of Guitar in May
*	BenQ, AU Optronics launch new LCD monitor range
*	Amrita TV announces summer lineup
*	Images Multimedia gets FIPB nod to raise Rs 333.7 mn for up to 26%
*	B4U Network appoints Malvinder Kaur as creative head for India
*	Net 4 acquires licence in Singapore for VoIP services
*	BabyFirst launches on BesTV in China
*	StarHub adds Playhouse Disney in its Kids Basic Group
( 2 May 2008 )

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