21 Jan 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 30 - Issue No: 74
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Zee News Ltd Q3 net profit up as ad revenue surges

Net profit is at Rs 61.8m on revenue of Rs 744.4m; ZNL gains from festive season & performance from channels.
 
ESPN Star Sports takes Rs 6 bn insurance cover for World Cup

GIC to provide a Rs 6 bn terror & weather insurance cover to ESPN Star Sports on Rs 90 mn premium.

 
Sony acquires TV rights of Yamla Pagla Deewana for Rs 180 mn

Multi Screen Media buys the rights for Rs 180 mn; Dharmendra and his two sons are in lead roles.
 
 
 
Bakish is Viacom International Media Networks prez & CEO
 
Star Movies ropes in Rajeev Masand for Oscar Awards
 
Rajul Maheswari is MD Amar Ujala
 
Nickelodeon to launch feed for Philippines in April
 
FitTV will be Discovery Fit and Health from 1 February
 
BBC Monitoring calls for expenditure cuts
 
 
Anne Hathway in Dark Knight Rises
Potiche to open 34th Portland Int Film Festival
 
AXN Beyond acquires two drama series
 
SevenOne sells formats rights of 'Danni Lowinski' to CBS
 
Zee TV expands reach in the US with Comcast
 
UTV Bindass and UTV Movies now in Malaysia
 
Peepli Live ends the Oscar race
 
Film adaptation of comedy show Office Office in offing
 
 
Music channels face uncertainty
The day the music died : Prem Kamath
Testing time for sports broadcasters
2011 will be a challenging year for Indian sports biz : Peter Hutton
Be ready for more franchise properties : Atul Pande
TV ad revenue poised for healthy growth : Rohit Gupta
"What's On" in 2011... And What's Not : Joy Chakraborthy
Facts beyond Fiction: Shailesh Kapoor
 
Three Indian films at the Berlin film festival
 
Mahindra Group ties up with Sundance Institute
 
Canada set to welcome Bollywood at IIFA awards this June
 
Yashwant International film fest kicks off
 
Flashpoint human rights film festival comes to Delhi
 
News Releases

Star CJ Alive partners with Sanjeev Kapoor and wonderchef to present a unique range of select kitchen appliances

NEO Cricket once again to Nation’s No. 1 Sports channel and NEO the No. 1 Sports Network in India

Zee Studio showcases the 16th Annual Critic’s Choice Awards
 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (02/01/2010 to 08/01/2011)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (02/01/2011 to 08/01/2011)
Colors
Gemini TV
Star Plus
Zee TV
SAB
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
Ten Cricket
Zee Cinema
MAX
Star Jalsha
Imagine TV
Maa Telugu
Zee Marathi
ETV Marathi
Star One
Zee Bangla
Star Gold
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Zee News rides on improved advertising
    		• Simplifying choice a complex task for DTH viewers, providers
    		• Elmer's WikiLeak may open a torrent
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Cinemax India to add 30 new screens in five months
    		• Dhobi Ghat: Aamir Khan apologises for the title
    		• GoM on FM radio finalises e-auction for phase III
    		• Aamir Khan's 'Peepli Live' out of Oscar race
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Yahoo!7 Snaps Up Online Deal Site Spreets For $40 Million
    Source: eBrandz
       
    		• Govt clears way for Comcast to take over NBC Universal
    Source: MediaMughals
       
    		• DD gets Rs142crore for content upgrade
    		• Daybreak DTH
    		• FM-III to go 3G way on auction
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Court issues summons to Rakhi Sawant
    		• Hrithik Roshan's wax figure unveiled at London's Tussauds
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• Digital video demand propels HDD growth
    Source: EE Times India
       
    		• MOVIES NOW Leads The Category In 4 Weeks
    Source: Best Media Info
     
    International News
    		• Google CEO Leaves Post as Company Streamlines Management
    		• CNN and Fox News Appear to Be Pursuing the Same High-Profile Politico
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• News Corp would sell Sky News to save deal?
    		• Amazon buys Lovefilm
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• OU wants to launch TV channel this year
    Source: Tulsa World
       
    		• Verizon Adds Three More Spanish-Language Channels to FiOS TV Lineup
    Source: Centre Daily Times
       
    		• Mindshare appoints Paul Armstrong head of social media
    		• Amazon acquires LoveFilm
    Source: Media Week
       
    		• Yahoo accepts Google and Facebook account logins
    Source: Inquirer
       
    		• Facebook launches new low-tech mobile site
    Source: CNET
       
    		• Cuba Accuses Google's YouTube of Censorship
    Source: Fox News
       
    		• TV broadcasters resist FCC proposal to surrender more airwaves
    Source: Washington Post
       
    		• Universal to partner new TV singing show The Voice
    Source: Reuters Canada
       
    		• Discovery announces new fitness and health channel
    Source: BusinessWeek
     
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