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Headlines in the month of Jan
 
 
* UTV Q3 net up 29% at Rs 378 million
* IPL working on applications for iTunes
* Food Network to launch on Orbit Showtime on 1 February
* Den Q3 net profit at Rs 77 mn
* Reliance Media World Q3 net loss at Rs 126.5 mn
* Pix gets Nikhil Chinapa to assist in younger look
* Govt finalising FM phase III policy soon: Soni
* Two Australian kids' production outfits merge
* Pete Flamman to oversee Turner Entertainment's UK biz
* KidsCo in carriage deal with France's SFR
* ITV appoints Adam Crozier as chief executive
* E1 signs sales deal at NATPE
( 30 Jan 2010 )
* Vigyapan Technologies launches iphone application for 'Ishqiya'
* Bejuba! inks agreement with Galleon Entertainment
* ABC cancels 'Ugly Betty'
* BBC Scotland filming Mission:2110 game show
* HBO takes ownership of Central Europe venture
( 29 Jan 2010 )
* Aptech to acquire Maya Entertainment for Rs 760 mn
* NDTV Lifestyle gets govt nod for Rs 2.52 bn FDI
* Abhishek Bachchan beats SRK, Salman in debut ratings
* Sony Music sues TV Guide Network
* Sony titles to air on Italy's Fantasy channel
* StarHub to launch 3 chnls on Fox International Channels
* Nagravision, Dish Network sign 10-year agreement
* Striker to be on You Tube on release day
* Turner Broadcasting appoints Michael Carrington as chief content officer
* Taj Television to distribute Zee Sports and Ten Sports
* Nick to serve 'Chicken Stew' from 1 February
* NDTV to provide consultancy services to Malaysia’s Astro Awani
* Apple launches iPad
* Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo launch in India
* Colors launches in US as Aapka Colors
( 28 Jan 2010 )
* Vijay TV’s Jodi No 1 season 4 to start on January 29
* Tata Communications to give $50 mn boost to media biz
* Nikki Reed is VP of originals of Disney Channel, Disney XD
* Starz CEO Chris Albrecht to deliver keynote at MipTV
* 'Hope For Haiti' telethon raises $61 mn
* Fox may take Conan O'Brien on board
* Radio City forays into kids audio book segment
* YouTube's foray into movie rental is failure: analyst
* BBC Worldwide, Hasbro renew deal
* Hallmark Channel, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia form strategic alliance
( 27 Jan 2010 )
* TV Today Q3 net up 57.9% to Rs 136.9 million
* Aamir, Rahman receive Padma Bhushan; Zohra Segal gets Padma Vibhushan
* UTV Bindass to give free commercial time this Republic Day
* Nickelodeon expands iPhone portfolio with 2 new applications
* Neil Smit to head Comcast Cable Communications
* SES unveils satellite fleet development plan
* VLive powered webcast of India – SL series sees growth
* Viacom18 eyes full-fiscal profitability in 2011
* BBC Worldwide Channels brings Jonathan Ross to Asia
* HBO relaunches website to reflect new brand image
* IOC awards broadcast rights in Chile for 2010 & 2012 Games
* Editors Guild steps up tirade against paid news, urges EC to act
* MPAA CEO Dan Glickman to step down
( 25 Jan 2010 )
* Star Pravah to rerun Shivaji’s story from 25 January
* TNT okays Dreamworks' TV series
* Dish TV sources infrastructure products from Argosy
* NDTV to host debate at 2010 World Economic Forum
* ALL3Media in a format deal in Turkey
* WWIL consumes Rs 2.12 bn from rights issue
* Mrinal Pande replaces Bhatnagar as Prasar Bharati chairperson
* Channel 4 appoints David Abraham as CEO
* Govt sets up system to track TV channel applications
* Disney's first indian live action film to release on 7 May
* I&B reshuffles senior brass
( 23 Jan 2010 )
* Dish TV Q3 net loss widens to Rs 762 mn on strong subscriber growth
* Zee News Ltd Q3 net up 26.7% on revenue uptick
* IPL adds 'Colors' to cricket
* Auction for new IPL franchises by first week of March: Modi
* IPL partners UNEP for green initiative
* Red Partners is IPL's official food concessionaire
* A&E picks up docu series from FremantleMedia
* CME to sell Ukraine operations to Harvey Trading for $300 mn
* Court orders BSkyB to slash stake of ITV to below 7.5 per cent
* Reliance Comm, CN launch comics on mobile
* Network18 Q3 standalone net loss narrows to Rs 50.8 mn
* Ben Silverman to deliver keynote address at MIPTV
* NBC pays $45 million to O'Brien for exit
( 22 Jan 2010 )
* NDTV narrows Q3 standalone net loss to Rs 16.6 mn
* TV18 eases financial pain in Q3, eyes turnaround
* Andrew Zein appointed senior VP creative format development at Warner
* Tele-Novela HD to air TV Globo programmes in South Korea
* Significant rise in kids, teens media use: study
* Satellite TV platforms maintain growth amid consumer tightening
* TF1, Endemol France in new partnership deal
* Canadian broadcasters team up for special on Haiti
* Vin Di Bona and Bruce Gersh form film and TV production house
* Maharashtra govt. imposes 25% tax on IPL matches in Mumbai
* What’s On India hops on to Dish TV
* Cable companies can't block Dish Network, DirecTV: FCC
( 21 Jan 2010 )
* I&B proposes Rs 14 bn for digitisation of DD & AIR
* IBN18 Q3 standalone net loss at Rs 109.6 mn
* Viacom18 turns black on back of Colors
* SMS GupShup secures $12 mn fresh funding
* Sun TV floats UK subsidiary for distribution, posts strong Q3
* Sony Music, Simon Cowell launch Syco venture
* Uefa invites broadcast bids for Euro 2012
* YouTube to live stream all IPL matches
* Dori Media sells 'Split' to 32 countries
* ITV studios opens facility in France
* IPL reschedules match to accommodate hockey WC final
* Flow and HBO in a Jamaica broadcast deal
* Mumbai to host BSA Hercules India Cyclothon
* Kids channels ready for southward action
* Govt suspends applications for new TV channels on spectrum issue
* Radio Mirchi Q3 net up 121% on revenue revival
( 20 Jan 2010 )
* Zeel Q3 net up 74% amid market slowdown
* Pollard, Bond most expensive players in IPL auction
* Asianet to telecast Ujala Asianet film awards on 30 January
* Playhouse Disney to launch on Videotran in Quebec on 20 January
* National Geographic bags world TV rights of Restrepo
* Sony signs on-demand film deal in Sweden
* SC asks Trai to fix non-Cas cable tariff by 30 June
( 19 Jan 2010 )
* Zeel to acquire additional 45% in Ten Sports
* Stage set for IPL 3.0 player auction
* Trai extends time for stakeholder views on DTH tariff
* Sanjay Dutt buys T20 Gully Cricket's 'Sirsa Gullies' for Rs 4 mn
* Tata Communications to acquire BT Group's Mosaic biz
* Steven Spielberg to produce shows for Science Channel
* 'Hope for Haiti' global telethon planned
* TBN launches HD channel on AT&T’s U-Verse TV service
* Movie-on-Demand revenues to reach $2.4 bn in US by 2013
* News Corp restructures operations of Fox Networks
* Discovery takes 'Atlas' into the 3D realm
* Vdopia introduces Talk2Me ads on mobile platform
* DQE clinches broadcast agreement in Israel
* Audiences for BBC shows growing across platforms
* 9XM head Vikas Varma quits to join MTV as creative & content head
* Sony's 'Crime Patrol' starts 26 January
* Rajesh Kamat is Viacom18 COO
* Tushar Shah returns to Sony as senior VP corporate services
( 18 Jan 2010 )
* Trai seeks views from stakeholders on increase in FDI
* Balaji Telefilms on slow recovery path
* Nickelodeon to roll out preschool math series from 25 January
* Disney considers limiting films online to Netflix
* Playwin in JV with Sportech for sports-based gaming products
* Radio Netherlands ties up with Web18
* PTV Productions Canada to make Haiti earthquake documentary
* NBC agrees to pay Conan $30 million to vacate slot
* Media executives get ready for their sprint of the year
* Facebook, McAfee partner to make the internet more secure
* Animal Planet bags rights for 'The Cove'
* Australian players can decide on IPL 3.0 participation
* UTV Action moves ahead of Filmy, B4U Movies in week II
( 16 Jan 2010 )
* Nimbus issues bank guarantee, locks up India cricket
* NDTV partners Dharma Productions, plans specials on ‘My Name Is Khan’
* Mips Technologies leverages Yahoo! TV widgets for DTV platforms
* DD's DTH to carry 200 channels: Soni
* Sony to introduce Torne for PlayStation 3
* Anne De Kerchove is Reed Midem ent division director
* UTV Bindass heads for 'Destination Love' from 18 January
* CN chases the curious case of Tom & Jerry
( 15 Jan 2010 )
* Big TV eyes Rs 1 bn revenue from Vas in 5 years
* Nick's SpongeBob, Dora run for cause!
* IBM bags 5-year biz contract from UTV
* Simon Cowell to leave American Idol for X Factor on Fox
* Conan O'Brien lashes out at NBC over proposed change of show timing
* National School of Drama gets Rs 800 mn in 11th Plan
* Fremantle licenses All My Children to a digital channel in Australia
* Avatar sets the stage for 3D TV debut
* Management restructuring at News Corp
( 14 Jan 2010 )
* MTV India launches digital reality show 'Gang Next'
* YRF shows fail to lure even in second week
* India, Bangladesh to exchange radio & TV programmes
* Jagdish Kumar gets additional responsibility of Suvarna
* Pix bags rights for MJ's 'This Is It'
* Max hunts for Extraaa Innings T20 junior
( 13 Jan 2010 )
* CNBC Awaaz celebrates 5th Anniversary with special lineup
* BBC re-tendering its creative services roster this year
* Cowell to leave Idol, focus on X Factor
* ITV Studios making new prime-time project
* Florida Court slaps signal pirate with $51 million penalty
* 4Kids appoints three licensing agents in Asia
* StarHub expands on-demand slate
* Darlow Smithson to produce third docu series for Animal Planet
( 12 Jan 2010 )
* I&B issues advisory for coverage of Kumbh mela by TV
* IBN7 launches two shows for late night
* 'Charlie and Lola' magazine to launch in Indonesia
* Hungama Digital to provide platform for unreleased music
* Jonathan Ross leaves BBC
* Star Plus debuts local shows for North America
* Jay Leno show to exit prime time from 13 February
* Tamil Nadu Agricultural University gets permission for community radio
* Sun Direct offers Telugu movies on demand
* ET Now hops on to Tata Sky
* NDTV partners with Beximco Group for news channel in Bangladesh
* Prakash Jha’s Maurya TV to start beaming from 2 February
( 11 Jan 2010 )
* Police arrests TV5 editors, Editors Guild condemns irresponsible reporting
* Kings XI Punjab gets innovative format to better spot talent
* Silverman, Yahoo! enter into content production and distribution partnership
* Vdopia launches online live streaming ad insertion technology
* CNE to launch new line of The Venture Bros toys
( 9 Jan 2010 )
* Star Plus ready for 'Mahayatra' from 18 January
* Walt Disney's 'Christmas Caro' to sing on home video
* Dish TV launches 'Personal Live TV' on the go
* Netflix in a fresh release deal with Warner Bros
* US Justice Department to review Comcast's deal with NBCU
* MGM sets 15 January as deadline for acquisition bids
* Discovery EMEA launches HD Showcase
* Discovery to air Living with a Superstar from 26 February
( 8 Jan 2010 )
* India, Japan to collaborate in field of convergence
* Manchester City sinks into record losses
* iPhone to receive live streaming from FLO TV
* JimJam on DTH, IPTV in Indonesia
* Broadband-enabled TV homes set to cross 360 mn by 2014: Report
* Tennis Channel files complaint against Comcast
* Baidu mulls launch of online video service company
* Disney makes public KeyChest technology
* IPL shortlists 51 international cricketers for player auction
( 7 Jan 2010 )
* YRF yet to spell magic on TV
* Ajab Prem… breaks 5-year ratings record on TV
* DB Corp ends debut day with 25% premium
* Hindujas to demerge content biz from IndusInd Media
* Starz Media invests in digital comic platform Graphic.ly
* Discovery joins IMAX, Sony for upcoming 3D Network
* ESPN to launch 3D Network in June
* Maffei to stay at the helm of Liberty Media till 2014
* Ormax Media launches study to know kids' favourite characters on TV
* Apple gobbles up mobile ad firm Quattro for $275 mn
* Network18 rejigs Web18 management, Narasimhan is CEO
* Hinduja Group appoints Sunir Kheterpal as CEO for content biz
* DD Bangalore celebrates Braille bi-centennial with news reading by visually impaired
* Recession ups box-office collections in US, DVD takes a hit
( 6 Jan 2010 )
* Govt warns National Geographic for showing wrong map of India
* Analysts ponder on carriage fee disputes
* Shine inks distribution deal with High Noon Ent
* Public Interest Groups call for 'TV Everywhere' investigation
* Star Plus bags 'Cintaa Sitaron Ke Saath' telecast rights
* Scripps pulls out two channels from Cablevision
* DQ Entertainment to get Ray's 'Feluda' on TV
* Digital homes to see 28% growth in 2010: study
* Ujala-Asianet film awards 2010 announced
( 5 Jan 2010 )
* 17% rise in mobile phone ownership amongst kids: study
* Paramout films pirated the most
* Sab to launch silent comedy serial
* 11-year-old TV star commits suicide
( 4 Jan 2010 )
* Disney animators return to hand-drawn animation
* BBC radio garden show host dies of heart attack
* Walt Disney completes acquisition of Marvel
* VTC selects AsiaSat 5 for DTH service in Vietnam
* Time Warner and Fox settle carriage deal
( 2 Jan 2010 )
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