27 July 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 32 - Issue No: 28
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Disney offers Rs20.13bn for UTV delisting

Disney makes offer to buy out public shareholders & founder-promoters at a ceiling price of Rs1000 a share; Screwvala & associates to get Rs8.05billion. UPDATED!

 
DD Direct Plus main e-auction on 28 July

The mock drill of e-auction of 20 slots on Doordarshan’s free-to-air DTH platform runs smoothly after the e-auctioneer was changed in view of technical hitches that had come up.

 
 
UTV Stars to launch on 14 August
 
AIR may not get cricket commentary for England series
 
Star Publications Malaysia makes maiden investment in TV
 
Muslim America revealed in new TLC series
 
NDS appoints Dave Habiger as CEO
 
 
Chilean miners story on big screen
Hollywood films set to return to Indonesia
 
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara grosses Rs1.08bn in 10 days
 
Release date of Balaji'sThe Big Picture now on 24 November
 
Film on football to release on 19 August
 
First Bengali film on underworld in offing
 
Sanjay Mishra set to direct Pranam-Walekum
 
News Releases

Hungama launches Uninor Bhaktiras

 
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
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Walt Disney offers to buy out UTV's rest 49.56% stake for Rs 2,000 cr
    		• Walt Disney proposes to acquire UTV Software
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• More norms added for Tamil films to get entertainment tax exemption
    		• Microsoft’s social network gambit?
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• I&B ministry guidelines on surrogate liquor ads soon
    Source: Hindustan Times
       
    		• NDS Group appoints Dave Habiger as CEO
    Source: India Infoline.com
       
    		• Walt Disney offers to buy out UTV for 2k cr
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Doordarshan to e-auction slots in DTH arm from tomorrow
    		• Disney plans UTV Software buyout
    		• 'Breaking news' is now a raging scam on Facebook
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Walt Disney offers to buy UTV for Rs2kcr
    		• BSkyB faces $4.2bn dividend quandary

    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Walt Disney offers to acquire UTV for about Rs 2000 crore
    		• Krrish 2 music sold for Rs.6crore
    		• Diluted version of 'Delhi Belly' for TV audience
    		• Steven Spielberg feels 3D movies are not for everyone
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• 20th Century Fox to Put ESPN Story on Big Screen
    		• TNT Renews Series
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Netflix warns subs will fall, rules out Hulu bid
    		• Italian clubs plot football pay-TV venture
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• SMiT gains Skylink approval
    		• Horror Channel takes bite out of Italy
    Source: Broadband TV News
       
    		• Google and Amazon halt in-app sales after Apple tightens rules
    Source: Media Week
    		• Spiegel TV to launch new pay-TV channel
    Source: Rapid tv news
       
    		• Beautiful Brands founder to launch YouTube talk show
    Source: Fast Casual
       
    		• ShortsHD Launches on DishHD Asia in Taiwan
    Source: Business Wire
       
    		• Netflix shares down as subscriber growth slows
    Source: Channel News Asia
       
    		• Weigel introduces new TV newscast
    Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
       
    		• PEMRA cancels 6 TV channel licences
    Source: Pakistan Daily Times
     
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