25 July 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 32 - Issue No: 28
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Dish TV's stress areas amid growth

Rise in customer drop-out rate and programming and content cost cause concern; but growth in subs and narrower loss over 5 straight quarters are strong positives.
 
Digital task force holds first meet

Task force takes preliminary steps to work out modalities of digitisaion; BECIL in pact with Society for Broadband Professionals of London to receive training in digitisation.
 
Asianet switches off ESS channels

Asianet switches off ESPN Star Sports channels as tussle continues over commercial terms; viewers can't watch India-England cricket series.
 
 
Discovery Turbo airs ‘Players Parking Only’ at 10.30 pm
 
Murdoch faces trouble in Australia too
 
Fuller sues Fox over ‘X-Factor’
 
Shannen Doherty back to TV in reality show for We tv
 
Miramax to exhibit at Mipcom for the first time
 
Nick US in a tie-up with Toynami and UNKL
 
SPT stitches multiple licensing deals for ‘Pan Am’
 
Jump Games launches game on Singham
 
Tata Sky launches Tata Sky Mobile Access app
 
Cord cutting to reach 4% in the US this year: SNL Kagan
 
 
Spielberg returns to make Jurassic Park 4
Hilary Swank to make adaptation of Shrapnel
 
CBS, Amazon in digital video licensing agreement
 
Govt approves optic fibre program to link panchayats
 
Reliance Big Pictures restrains piracy of Singham by obtaining John Doe order
 
Cinepolis launches multiplex in Patna
 
Reliance Entertainment. to release Ram Gopal Varma’s Shabri on 26 August
 
NFDC to launch home videos of Mani Kaul films
 
Nimbus Sport scouts for creative agency for World Series Hockey
 
Fifa Women’s World Cup sets new TV viewing records
 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (10/07/2011 to 16/07/2011)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (10/07/2011 to 16/07/2011)
Colors
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
SAB
Sun TV
MAX
Imagine TV
Zee Cinema
Gemini TV
Star Gold
Maa Telugu
Star Pravah
ETV Marathi
Star Jalsha
Ten Cricket
Zee Marathi
Zee Bangla
 
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Will Indian media learn the Murdoch lessons?
    		• Govt to follow 3-tier bidding process in DD's DTH auction
    		• DB Corp to invest up to Rs 100 crore in FY 12
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Chrome Store points to web evolution
    		• Kollywood comes to Tollywood
    		• DoT clears new National Optical Fibre Network
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Sananda TV to tap Bengali market
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Zee Bangla to jazz up your evenings
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• DreamWorks, Netflix in streaming rights talks
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Bollywood entertainment channel from UTV stable by mid-August
    		• Bollywood sparkles with visual effects
    		• DreamWorks, Netflix in streaming rights talks
    		• BSkyB chair James Murdoch backed by investor Odey
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• E-auctions for DD Direct hit technical snag
    		• Cricket-led TV ad revenue crosses R2,000-cr mark in 7 months
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Facebook, Twitter as addictive as ‘smoking or drinking’: study
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• DoT may allow spectrum sharing to meet shortage
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    International News
    		• Japan goes digital after turning off analogue TV
    Source: Technology Inquirer
       
    		• India approves $7.2 bln Reliance-BP deal-TV
    Source: Reuters
       
    		• Univision Triumphs on a Barren Night of Broadcast TV
    Source: NY Times
    		• News Corp TV takeover blow in Australia
    Source: AFP
       
    		• TV broadcasters switch to digital
    Source: The Japan Times
       
    		• Murdoch-backed broadcaster eyes new Persian channel
    Source: Poten
     
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