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CNBC-TV18 Awaaz merge operations (20 November 10:47) |
| There are 1,100 employees in the two channels, according to a person familiar with the development, who declined to be named. That would put the number of job losses at 132 |
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In the Muslim bubble (20 November 08:48) |
| The hyped Saif-Kareena thriller is dull, shallow and replete with the worst kind of clichés about Muslim identity |
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Playboys bunny turns more alluring than its playmates (20 November 12:40) |
| Playboy Enterprises Inc is in talks with at least one possible bidder for the Chicago-based company |
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Bollywoods latest offerings in living rooms via DTH (20 November 12:32) |
| Even though DTH reaches only 15% of India’s 220 million television-owning households, Bollywood is increasingly viewing it as the next big thing to launch movies |
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Oprah Winfrey to end talk show in Sept 2011 (20 November 11:26) |
| She is expected to move to cable network OWN, or Oprah Winfrey Network, a Los Angeles-based joint venture she formed with Discovery Communications Inc, when her current syndication deal for ... |
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Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes India rich list with $32 bn (19 November 11:57) |
| NRI steel baron Mittal has been ranked at the second position with a net worth of $30 billion |
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Role reversal in Paa an opportunity of a lifetime Abhishek (17 November 02:37) |
| He said that ‘Paa’, where Big B plays a 13-year-old boy suffering from progeria, a rare genetic disorder which accelerates ageing, is a simple, light hearted and happy film |
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Krishna Bheem are the new cartoon idols for children (13 November 10:12) |
| Television’s new animated gods play ice-hockey and travel on snowboards and jazzy bicycles, that is, when they’re not fighting demons that resemble Jurassic Park-style monsters |
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Love in the time of rain (13 November 08:39) |
| But for a cursory portrayal of the Mumbai deluge, this is just another staple from the Bhatt stable |
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Slideshow Doodling for Google finalists (13 November 04:57) |
| Take a look at some of the entries that almost made it in the Doodle4Google contest. |
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Jetix to be rebranded as Disney XD (13 November 12:49) |
| The channel was first brought to India in 2004 as Toon Disney and the name was changed to Jetix in 2007 |
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ESD is the highest bidder for IPL coverage (13 November 12:49) |
| The company has tied up with UFO Moviez and Valuable Media for theatrical and public exhibition in India and key-global markets |
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Media Jetix to be rebranded as Disney XD (13 November 12:46) |
| The channel was first brought to India in 2004 as Toon Disney and the name was changed to Jetix in 2007 |
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Upswing in Indian art market confidence (13 November 12:45) |
| In its March auction, Sotheby’s sold 76 of the 139 lots on offer (54.7%) while its September auction sold 63 out of the 89 lots on offer (70.8%) |
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Andrew Lack Theres room for all in the US but not in India (12 November 11:24) |
| Lack, who was president and COO of GE-owned NBC before he joined Sony Music Entertainment, speaks about his plans for Bloomberg TV |
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Govt nod to policy to digitalise cable TV operations (12 November 03:54) |
| Under HITS, the operator uplinks signals of TV channels of different broadcasters to their satellite, enabling cable operators to downlink these signals for further distribution to subscribe... |
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Money returns unevenly to NY art auctions (12 November 11:32) |
| Andy Warhol’s “200 One Dollar Bills,” a grey and black work showing 200 life-sized images of dollar bills, sold for $43.8 million |
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News websites take to more videos to generate revenue (11 November 10:36) |
| Beyond news sites, video is now the fastest growing segment of the Internet ads market |
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Warhols Michael Jackson portrait sells for $812K (11 November 02:33) |
| The 1984 portrait depicts a smiling Jackson in a jacket with squiggles of red and yellow in his hair |
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When the good guy wins (06 November 09:16) |
| Ranbir Kapoor is in top form as a good-hearted hero; and Madhur Bhandakar is faux-serious yet again |
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Indian animation is ready just lags in script-writing capability (05 November 10:22) |
| Nick India’s general manager and senior vice-president Nina Elavia Jaipuria speaks about the strategy and the channel’s India plans |
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Father of Bollywood stars in Indias Oscar entry (05 November 01:49) |
| Phalke, known as the father of Indian cinema, released “Raja Harishchandra” in 1913, going on to make 95 full-length movies and 26 short films in a career that spanned 19 years |
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Nickelodeon to go blank for 30 min on 7 Nov (05 November 12:03) |
| The move is an effort to encourage kids to play outdoors |
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Amitabh Bachchan to sing on Mumbai attacks tribute report (04 November 12:35) |
| The actor said the song would be “on the spirit of Mumbai, its resilience and its character of being able to withstand all storms” |
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Beijing consents to Disney theme park in Shanghai (04 November 11:58) |
| Wednesday’s government approval for the theme park caps years of on-off talks between Disney and Chinese authorities, who are wary of too much foreign influence in the highly sensitive sec... |
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We will launch sports and regional channels (03 November 11:01) |
| Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd chief executive Man Jit Singh talks about his plans to launch a sports channel and acquire regional broadcasters |
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Media firms hope to score with cricket reality TV (03 November 09:40) |
| The Rs2,617 crore group’s sports marketing agency, Percept Sports, has conceptualized the show and is pitching the idea to channels |
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Michael Jackson film dances to No 1 worldwide (02 November 11:24) |
| Top territories included Japan with $10.4 million, Britain with $7.6 million, Germany with $6.3 million, France with $5.8 million, Australia with $3.6 million and China with $3.2 million |
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Film Review London Dreams and Aladin (31 October 12:29) |
| The script and performances fall woefully short in London Dreams; and Aladin is the best we have seen in a Hindi film in the fantasy fiction genre so far |
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Rock duds and a genie (30 October 10:05) |
| The script and performances fall woefully short in London Dreams; and Aladin is the best we have seen in a Hindi film in the fantasy fiction genre so far |
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Michael Jackson movie earns $20 mn on first day (30 October 10:50) |
| The movie studio said the film, which shows the late pop star rehearsing for a series of comeback concerts before his death in June, made $7.4 million in the United States and Canada, and an... |
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Zee Entertainment names MD takes over 6 channels (29 October 11:36) |
| The company also acquired Zee’s Regional General Entertainment (R-GEC) business from Zee News Ltd |
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Who owns Holden Caulfield (29 October 07:16) |
| A look at how copyright laws apply to fictional literary characters, in the wake of a lawsuit against author J.D.California, concerning the use of Catcher in the Rye protagonist Holden Caulf... |
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Zee Ent to merge 6 Zee News channels with itself (29 October 02:20) |
| Zee Entertainment will merge Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Bangla, Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada & Zee Cinemalu with itself, effective 1 January 2010 |
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Colors attains highest viewership average (28 October 08:12) |
| The channel attributes it’s success to it’s disruptive programming strategy it adopted right from the start and continues to do so |
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Michael Jacksons This Is It premieres worldwide (28 October 11:09) |
| Several hundred fans, many of them wearing a single sequined glove like the one the pop star donned in the 1980s, gathered for the Los Angeles premiere and a simultaneous opening in London |
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India Fashion Week opens to glitz and glamour (26 October 10:50) |
| India’s biggest fashion event will run from 24-28 October where 110 designers will vie for the attention of around 175 buyers |
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Film Review Julie Julia (23 October 11:15) |
| A delightful movie about the joys of cooking. Watch for the outstanding Meryl Streep |
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Bigg Boss consistency helps Colors hold on to top spot (23 October 12:07) |
| There is a buzz around big-ticket shows such as ‘Bigg Boss’ that draw new viewers to the channel |
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Broadcast is a great brand-building tool (22 October 09:39) |
| We think that the Bloomberg name with a partnership (with UTV) on air will help promote the Bloomberg brand and allow us to sell our other products more effectively, says Peter Grauer, chair... |
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Dose of reality spells big money for TV actors (22 October 12:43) |
| Even Bollywood A-listers are drawn to reality TV, thanks to the fees and the ability to reach out to people |
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Jackson film not a big draw in India yet bookings low (20 October 11:02) |
| Sony officials say the Wednesday release is one strategy to combat two big Hindi releases that Friday (30 October), London Dreams and Aladin |
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Mark Burnett eyes fiction on Indian TV (20 October 09:48) |
| The production firm also plans to adapt three of its reality shows for India next year |
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Indian Panorama section to include mainstream Bollywood (20 October 01:54) |
| The festival to be held in Goa from 23 November, will showcase 6 movies from Bengal, 3 from Karnataka, 3 from Maharashtra and 2 each from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, in the Panaroma section |
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Trai seeks response on broadcast norms (19 October 10:09) |
| The last date for submission of views on the issues to Trai is 2 November |
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RIL among top 25 Global Champions for 2009 (19 October 03:51) |
| RIL has been ranked in the 11th position ahead of global biggies like Jacobs Engineering, World Fuel Services, ABB, Amazon.com and America Movil |
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Film Review Blue (16 October 08:21) |
| The year’s most expensive film is a no-brainer action flick with some spectacular visuals |
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A conversation with William Dalrymple (16 October 12:05) |
| William Dalrymple talks to Mint about his new book, Nine Lives |
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Diwali melas back in business after last years lull (12 October 11:57) |
| One of the oldest running melas in the capital held in the Sunder Nagar area attracts a sizeable number of people year after year, with the exception of last year when the fair was cancelled... |
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Bollywood wields creative influence on Hollywood Murdoch (11 October 04:52) |
| For Murdoch, whose business empire stretches from newspapers to television channels to filmed entertainment, among others, India is more welcoming of competition in the media industry |
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