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@ UBS Media Week: Scripps Networks To Spend $100 Million On Global Expansion

Dec 9, 2009 2:34 PM

Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) CEO Ken Lowe is betting heavily on international growth over the next year. In a presentation at the UBS Media Week conference, Lowe ticked off some recent deals: last month, the company took a 69 percent stake Indian broadcaster NDTV; it struck a JV with…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Events, UBS Media Week, Companies, NDTV, Scripps, Scripps Networks Interactive

Comcast-NBCU: Our Coverage In Links

Dec 3, 2009 11:57 AM

Now that the deal is done for Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) to acquire 51 percent of NBC Universaal from GE, pending regulatory approval, here’s a look at how it all unfolded: —Reaction To The Comcast-NBCU Deal In Tweets—Comcast-NBCU: Hulu Board Meetings Could Get Interesting; Premium Hulu ‘Not In The Cards’?—Video: Comcast-NBCU…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Cable & Telecom, Companies, Comcast, NBC Universal

News Roundup: Petition On Internet Telephony; Editors Guild On Manipur; TedIndia Live Webcast

Nov 3, 2009 9:21 AM

The Internet Service Providers Association of India, an industry body of ISPs, has moved the Competition Commission of India alleging that the government’s delay in allowing Internet telephony is “favouring mobile operators and preventing fair competition,” Business Standard reports.  

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Companies, Times Group (BCCL), Indiatimes, Countries, Asia, India

Budget 09: FBT Gone; 5% Excise Duty On Set Top Boxes; Higher DAVP Rates To Stay; Reactions

Jul 6, 2009 9:00 AM

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee delivered a budget that brought some cheer and some additional taxation to the media sector. Key points: 1) Fringe Benefit Tax abolished: This was a key demand from many players in contentSutra’s Wishlist For The New I&B Minister. Many key overheads for media houses, such as…

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Posted In: Legal, Policy, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Newspapers, Radio, TV, Broadcast, Cable & Telecom, IPTV, Countries, Asia, India

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