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Headlines in the month of June
 
* MTV charts a Viacom growth path for India
* HTMT divests stake in Hutchison Essar for $450 mn
* Deutsche Welle joins hand with DD Direct +
* MobiTV announces availability of its mobile TV service on Windows mobile platform
* AOL announces nominees for 2006 'TV's Top 5! Viewer Awards
* Interactive Television Networks expands to key Asia Pacific markets
* Navin Kumar appointed interim CEO of Prasar Bharati
* MTV brings more content to iTunes
* Nick US continues building on leadership position
* Brazil stays soccer WC favourites on sports betting site
* Soccer World Cup viewing in Germany up 51%
* Govt official tipped as interim CEO of Prasar Bharati
( 30 June 2006 )
* Isro sets the launch of Insat 4C for mid-July
* Now, 'Indian Idol' with a cricketing spin
* Astro teams up with Thomson for STB with DVR
* Hungama TV expects 40% rise in ad revenues
* Ann Sarnoff named Dow Jones Ventures president
* Disney Online to offer public libraries free access to Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online
* Verizon to offer IMF music feed
* TNS & Viasat renew Baltics contract
* CBS, RealNetworks to stream video of 'Big Brother'
* Disney taps former P&G's John E. Pepper as chairman
* Ten Sports launches new, racy WWE brand
( 29 June 2006 )
* Sony firms up 10 pm slot with new thriller 'Akela'
* Kerala cable ops protest luxury tax; go on token strike
* Nokia trials Mobile TV in Sweden using DVB-H tech
* Star and MediaCorp Studios to co-produce 'Angel Lover'
* Zoom attempts comedy with Santa & Banta Unlimited
* NBC, YouTube in strategic partnership
* BBC Worldwide's profits rise 62 per cent
* Gale is MTV US EVP, new media, specialty film content
* DMK to distribute 30,000 TVs in September
* Visits grow for Fifa fan fest venues
* Soccer: Zee Sports sets itself Goal 2010 with AIFF
* NBC to celebrate 80th birthday of singer Bennett
* AOL to launch an action sports network
* Zoya Trunova is bbc russian.com editor
* Women increasingly tuning in to the soccer World Cup
* IP video test & measurement mkt to hit $289 mn
* American Telecom services launches Pay N' Talk phone on cable television
* DIC Entertainment & AOL partner to create strategic TV & online progamming block
* GlobeVision to distribute Korean television drama
* Sahara One Motion Pics appoints Sharma as biz head
* Titan Global unveils web music portal 'Titan Tunes'
( 28 June 2006 )
* Guba launches online video store with WB content
* StarHub, OpenTV ink deal to develop applications
* Media General completes purchase of 4 NBC TV stations
* UTV Toons inks deal with Porchlight, Mike Young
* KyLinTV rolls out Hunan TV in North America
* Musicnotes inks deal with Sony
* Packet Vision to launch addressable IPTV ad delivery platform
* Kasenna PortalTV solution enables Cavalier to deploy USA's first MPEG-4 Broadband TV
* Raghav Bahl floats movie company, Sandeep Bhargava to head
( 27 June 2006 )
* NDTV India pulls the curtain down on crime shows
* 'Mid Day' to launch in Bangalore on its 27th anniv.
* Nat Geo Channel is terror struck this September
* Anil Ambani's Flag Telecom ties up with OmanTel
* Rupert Murdoch is Australia's most influential person
* Mobile content, digital lifestyle applications take centre stage in Singapore
* CBS' 15 participants for 'Rock Star: Supernova'
* Discovery US is one of 'best places to work in IT'
* Interactive TV portal solution for Dutch chnl launched
* Lycos reports jump in visits to football online sites
( 26 June 2006 )
* Zee to launch dubbed movie channel in Russia
* EA releases World Cup game, announces renewed partnership with Fifa
* Interactive entertainment marketers form trade body; Microsoft's Moore to chair
* Inox to acquire Calcutta Cine Pvt Ltd
* 100 million mobile TV subscribers by 2010: study
* Zonemedia to Rok in mobile TV deal
* Intelsat-Panamsat merger approved by FCC
* Excel Home Videos releases movie 'Goal' on DVD
( 24 June 2006 )
* Star News to launch '24 Ghante, 24 Reporter' bulletin
* Big winners at 2006 Promax/BDA World Gold & North America Awards
* Paes to do commentary for BBC Radio for Wimbledon
* HDTV: Double digit growth expected over next 5 years
* What content will work on Mobile still the big question
* Irdeto to help ETV make the transition to pay
* Trai releases draft on service norms for CAS areas
* Disney channels now available on Thailand's True IPTV
* Ride the digital radio wave; tips for the traditionals
* Content regulation draft to be redone
* 'Go, Diego, Go!' slated to air in October on Nick Jr
* BAG Films’ Rajiv Mishra Asia-Pac secy-gen of AIR-IAB
* Random House Group acquires stake in BBC Books
* Digital radio is where it's at
* 'Maine Pyar Kyon Kya' producer plans IPO
* Former Spanish president Aznar joins News Corp board
( 23 June 2006 )
* And now a interactive version of 'Who wants to be a Millionaire'
* Digital lifestyle, the latest buzz word
* TVHead inks deal with Hit Entertainment to create games for preschoolers
* Digital living in Asia, a global perspective
* Reliance in mobile content deal with Disney; to offer 3D animation
* Disney in merchandising overdrive for new preschooler shows
* Adobe signs multi-year distribution deal with Google
* HD and IPTV: Taking television to the next level
* Satellite interference affects broadcasters
* Animax Asia signs output deal with Japanese anime studio Gonzo
* Prasad EFX delivers VFX for Rakesh Roshan's 'Krrish'
* The Orange County Season II on Zee Cafe from 30 June
* Tangerine Global inks HDTV entertainment deal with Pennisula Hotels
* Casbaa, MPA join hands for content protection
* Saregama to open online music store
( 22 June 2006 )
* Sony takes Dishtv basic tier pricing up by Rs 38
* Broadcast Bill: CAS law out, addressable systems in
* E&M globally to touch $1.8 tn in 2010: PwC report
* Single network to ease dilemma faced by broadcasters
* CNN launches a suite of free video podcasts
* The more or less challenge - the role of outsourcing
* HBO to air the concluding part of the 'LOTR' saga next month
* Sandy Smith new editor of BBC show 'Panorama'
* Dan Rather to leave CBS News after four decades
* BBC Worldwide to expand channels' reach in Latin America
* GSN presents 'The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time'
* Syniverse acquires telecom business of ITHL
* The human side of business
* Asia-Pac alliance formed for popularizing DVB-H tech
* MTV Asia to hold first movie awards show in October
* Animation & Visual Effects seminar discusses industry challenges
* Europe leads the world in the interactive TV trial
* Lycos teams up with PermissionTV for online TV space
* Online channel MediaZone to provide Wimbledon coverage
* FremantleMedia strengthens biz with promotions
* Sweeney, Bodenheimer to deliver keynotes at Mipcom
( 21 June 2006 )
* Dishtv selects Scopus to raise transponder capacity
* Toonskool signs MOU with Karnataka State Open University for animation course
* Celcom and NSS launch SecretSMS
* Zee Sports to telecast WTA Eastbourne live
* Citigroup picks up 6.3% stake in VSNL
* ICTV showcases ActiveVideo Platform
* India to hit top IPTV slot in Asia Pac by 2015: Research
* IPTV: Expanding the content, engaging the viewer
* Digital TV in focus as TV hooks into high definition era
* Boardcast regulator set-up to cost Rs 601 million
* BVITV inks multi-genre agreements with Cypriot broadcasters
* Filmy Short Film fest receives 150 entries as of 19 June
* Changing media landscape challenge for b'dcast institutes
* Overseas participation hits new high
( 20 June 2006 )
* NDTV Profit goes for complete makeover
* Adlabs bids for 3 studios in Film City
* GV Films to allot equity shares up to Rs 1 billion
* Radio goes visual to fight threat from digital technology
* D-Cinema summit discusses investment, content & technology
* Isro, Arianespace, CNes complete 25 years of cooperation
* Star World to kick off legal drama 'Boston Legal' on 21 June
* Disney Asia Pacific holds its first new media showcase
* D-Cinema summit calls for uniform technology format
* Devin Wenig is Reuters COO
* MySpace.com gets 50 mn US visitors in May
* DAB Radio: A toy for the iPod GenX
* Mobile TV creating new demographic appeal in US
* Mauj Telecom mobile partner for Wimbledon in India
* Alfred Haber to distribute 49th Grammy Awards globally
* ESS derives distribution benefits from Fifa WC
* Nokia, Siemens to merge equipment units
* Mobile Television: The next big thing
* Panamsat launches US satellite for HDTV, IPTV
* Bush laments broadcasters pushing decency bounds
* MSN ties up with LivePlanet for next gen web content
* ‘Inside the Actor’s Studio’ to complete 200 episodes
( 19 June 2006 )
* Animation industry gung-ho on local content mandate
* Delhi High Court restrains 92 cable operators from unauthorised telecast of World Cup
* PMO sets up panel to develop policy paper on radio, TV
* CCTV uses Tandberg Television MPEG-4 AVC HD system for Fifa coverage
* ETV launches IPTV pilot test in Thailand
* TiVo's 'TiVo KidZone' to replace parents as TV viewing supervisor
* Granada looks to tap opportunities in Asia
* Digital media proliferation, resultant security threats drive DRM systems market
* Digital broadcasting to leapfrog by 2015
( 17 June 2006 )
* CODA urges government to fix cable TV rate
* Broadcast bill draft ready for Cabinet
* Azlan Shah Cup Hockey live on ESS
* Zee's Ek Main Aur...ties up with 'Corporate'
* Hungama TV to air antics of 'Shin Chan' from 19 June
* BBC picks up teen drama from FremantleMedia
* Podcast.com launches soccer World Cup showcase
* BBC News focusses popular stories with new web page
* mPhase Tech highlights its IPTV solution at Wall Street Analyst forum
* Argent Networks launches convergent billing and mediation for IPTV
* Sunrise Broadband secures commitment for $25 mn funding from Dutchess Private Equities Fund
* AOL extends open AIM initiative
* HBO US takes the podcast route to push new shows
* Apple introduces U2 iPod
* NDTV-Astro channel launched in Indonesia
* Channel 4 picks up shows from Buena Vista
* Reality TV to be renamed Zone Reality
( 16 June 2006 )
* MediaCorp launches Chinese FM station on Visual Radior
* Adlabs to foray into Hollywood movies
* Kerala's first digital movie to hit 80 theatres
* TV18 to bring internet biz under Web 18
* Fluid Audio's web site to be used to create micro site
* Sifymax to offer Fiffa WC updates in five languages
* Fame Multiplexes launches mobile ticketing in 3 cities
* 2006 Fifa WC website attracts 5 million visitors
* 2006 Banff World TV Fest inks notable deals
* BBC Worldwide appoints Danker as director, digi media
* Zee TV announces 'Mini Baazigar'
* Endemol appoints Rodriguez-Viña as chairman and CEO
( 15 June 2006 )
* VSNL to set up cyber cafes at railway stations
* Disney launches Power Rangers' merchandise, new season & contest
* Summer vacation fuels 'Narnia' DVD sale in India
* Bangalore to host CII India Innovation Summit 2006
* Telkonet launches IPTV trials in New York
* Narrowstep powers broadband TV station Country Channel
* Zee News ropes in Padgaonkar to host 'Neta Tumhi..'
* Harris Corp, ANTV Indonesia ink TV transmission deal
* Cellebrum, ICE 365 to offer mobile community
* Viewership of Fifa WC in Europe beats expectations
* Gemini Comm. buys out PointRed Technologies
* News Corp acquired site IGN launches online TV channel
* Former ‘Will and Grace’ star Mullally to host chat show
* Horvitz returns as director for the Emmy Awards
* Phillips, Yahoo survey reveals passion of soccer fans
* Tariffs for CAS areas: Trai seels industry feedback
* Cable ops in US shift strategies to meet IPTV threat
* Disney US launches wireless service for families
* Fox garners billion dollars in overseas film revenues
* eBay to add Skype phone link to listings
* Cartoon Network signs license deal with Mattel
* Fifa in a funk over BBC show
* BBC Worldwide signs IP VOD deal in Korea
* Connery, magic and opera on Star World in July
* Zee Sports gets involved with 'Nascar Mania'