9 Mar 2010Newsletter SubscriptionEmail this PageVolume 28 - Issue No: 10
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Zeel looks at tax gains in buy of 9X
9X has losses of Rs 5.5 bn as Zeel hopes to get tax benefit of Rs 1.7 bn via merger; deal to exclude music chnnl 9XM.
 
Bloomberg UTV sends defamation notice to CNBC TV18 managing editor
Bloomberg UTV sends defamation notice to CNBC TV18's Udayan Mukherjee; claims Rs 5 billion as damages.
 
ESPN Star Sports to air first Indian football reality show
ESPN Star Sports to show Super Soccer Star during the Fifa World Cup; ties up with Media Star Global for this purpose.
 
IPL scraps bids for new franchises, invites fresh tender
 
IPL3 to see 14% rise in viewership: MEC study
 
Ashu Dutt moves to ET Now
 
Walt Disney TV gets Arnab Chaudhuri as director - content
 
Max to welcome IPL with new packaging
 
The Hurt Locker beats Avatar at the Oscars
Richard Stapley no more
 
OneAsia in 5-year deal with ESPN Star Sports
 
Balaji ties up with Lehren for digital promotion of LSD
 
SPT in carriage deal with BT Vision for 2 chnnls
 
Four film releases fail to woo viewers
 
 
News Releases

Watch out for Cartoon Network's 'Chooha Billi Chor Police' in your city

Star World presents Psych Season 3
9XM auction for a cause
 
 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (14/02/2010 to 20/02/2010)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (14/02/2010 to 20/02/2010)
MAX
Sun TV
SAB
Star Plus
Ten Sports
Star Gold
Gemini TV
Maa Telugu
Star Jalsha
Zee TV
Colors
Zee Telugu
NDTV Imagine
Zee Cinema
Sony Entertainment TV
Neo Cricket
Zee Marathi
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		•  Zee Learn to invest Rs 70-cr to up Kidzee, K-12 school network
    		•  IPL tickets thru Vodafone
    		• ESPN to air first football reality show
    		• Encyclopaedia Britannica set to enter school learning space
    		• Royal Challengers franchisee to focus on building brand loyalty
    		• Chennai Super Kings bags 5 more sponsors
    		• ADAG raises open offer size for Fame
    		• Watch 3D movies on TVs, PCs
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		•  ‘Super Soccer Star' on ESPN STAR
    		• Tata Teleservices launches Internet service on TV sets
    		• Now a dash of music for IPL cricket
    Source: Hindu
      
    		•  UK's Independent News divests 7.5% stake in Jagran Prakashan
    		•  Latest Oscar telecast most watched in five years
    		• No show for India at 82nd Academy Awards
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		•  As IPL season kicks off, a reality TV show brings cricket and music together
    		• Multiplexes to air IPL frenzy live on big sc
    		•  Smarter TVs to redefine entertainment in fut
    Source: Indian Express
     
      
    		•  Microsoft may launch Zune-like phone
    		• Quirky takes
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		•  Microsoft unveils end-to-end offering
    		•  IPL franchises are overly dependent on television revenues
    		•  Zee in parleys with INX to acquire 9X
    		•  CSK ropes in more sponsors, tops IPL franchisee list
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		•  Microsoft Takes on Google with Bing TV Ads
    Source: Explore Everything
      
    		•  IPL Live now on YouTube
    Source: World News
      
    		•  Mobile phone will turn into TV stations soon
    Source: mydigitalfc.com
      
    		•  Stay tuned: More fee disputes coming over local TV channels on cable lineups
    Source: Gaea Times
     
    International News
    		• ABC Renews One of Its Sunday Night Lineup
    		•  NBC Denies Sweetening Audio for Sarah Palin 'Tonight' Set
    Source: TV Week
      
    		•  BT demands access to Virgin cable ducts
    		•  TV and online ads in harmony
    Source: Advanced Television
      
    		•  Comcast SportsNet to Stream Live Bulls Games
    		• Bloomberg BusinessWeek's Bullish
    Source: Media Week
      
    		•  Google, Dish Network Reportedly Test Android-Based Satellite TV
    Source: Wired News
      
    		•  ABC Family buys TV rights to "Alice"
    Source: Reuters
      
    		•  Strasburg debuts Tuesday on MLB.TV
    Source: MLB.com
    		• Heartland deal signals new TV scene
    Source: New Zealand Herald
      
    		•  Argentine Public TV to Start Digital Broadcasts
    Source: Latin American Herald Tribune
      
    		•  T2 Communications offers alternative phone, TV, Internet service
    Source: The Saginaw News
      
    		•  Cablevision, Disney End Dispute
    Source: Wall Street Journal
      
    		•  Microsoft showcases new Microsoft Office 2010
    Source: Manila Bulletin
      
    		•  Yahoo Wins Olympics Gold, Curling Drives Search
    Source: Mediapost.com
      
    		•  Disney restores ABC to Cablevision viewers
    Source: MarketWatch
     
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