24 March 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 31 - Issue No: 26
 
 
 
Headlines
Media’s lost opportunity is $105bn: Murdoch

India's creative force is a sleeping tiger; digitisation is key to unlocking the potential of M&E industry, says Murdoch.
 
Mandate digitisation: Aroon Purie

Broadcasting industry sinks into losses as it gets Rs40bn of pay revenues while the carriage fees is Rs180bn.
 
TV industry paces up, to grow at 16% CAGR

Television segment grows at 15.56% to Rs297billion in 2010; to touch Rs630billion by 2015.
 
Film industry to swing into growth after 2 yrs of slump
 
Online innovations can reduce film piracy
 
Govt not taking film industry issues seriously: Chopra
 
South Korea sweeps Asian Film awards
Morgan Spurlock film to open Hot Docs Film Fest
 
Data growth in ent. is next step in telecom evolution
 
Govt & pubcaster board agree on irrelevence of autonomy
 
Intel unveils HD entertainment with Intel Insider
 
 
Politicisation of TV news content in South India : Mahendra Mishra
Prasar Bharati: A year of controversies
The tough task of building a non-tabloid news channel in India: Jehangir Pocha
2010 a year of wait for FM radio
The crisis of news channels in Indi : Anurradha Prasad
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
 
India-SA match is biggest streamed cricket match ever
 
Sequence of Housefull 2 to be shot in NASA’s weightlessness chamber
 
WC: 40 matches deliver 2.07 TVR
 
News Releases

Statement from ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat

 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (06/03/2011 to 12/03/2011)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (06/03/2011 to 12/03/2011)
Star Cricket
Zee TV
Star Plus
Colors
SAB
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
MAX
Gemini TV
ESPN
Imagine TV
Star Jalsha
Zee Marathi
Star Pravah
Zee Cinema
Star Gold
Maa Movies
ETV Marathi
 
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		•  Nimbus plans strategy to make use of IPL's global broadcast rights
    		• James Murdoch gives digitisation wake-up call
    		• Intel Insider for movie buffs
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• FICCI Frames 2011: James Murdoch for lesser govt control over media
    		• M&E industry to touch Rs1,275bn by 2015
    		• India's media industry 'sleeping tiger': James Murdoch
    		• Asha Bhosle felicitated in the House of Commons
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Tusshar Kapoor to judge 'Jubilee Comedy Circus'
    Source: MSN India
       
    		• 4 crore cable, DTH subscribers may feel pinch of copyright tax
    		• John to make TV debut
    		• Peepli Live actor opts TV over films
    		• FICCI: TV on net is the way forward
    		• Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Multiplex screening of IPL-4 matches unlikely
    		• Media deals still a trickle
    		• DoT mulls interception of Google, Skype
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Digitalisation key to growth of TV industry: James Murdoch
    		• FM-III e-auction faces roadblock
    		• Industry blames govt for cable business mess
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Global LED TV sales to hit record in 2011
    Source: Moneycontrol.com
       
    		• Dolby Showcases The New Sound Of Entertainment
    Source: EFYTimes
       
    		• India's media industry 'sleeping tiger': James Murdoch
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Asha Bhosle felicitated in the House of Commons
    		• Film legend Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
    Source: Indian Express
       
     
    International News
    		• Fox News Star Considers Taking Over a Cable Channel
    		• Longest-Running Reality Show Gets Picked Up for Two More Seasons
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Mediaset’s Net TV has 200,000 subs, News Channel launches
    		• Kabel Deutschland finally launches VOD
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Showtime Tightens Neflix Streaming Deal
    Source: TheWrap
       
    		• TV ad market set for slowdown
    		• Jamie Pearson leaves Starcom MediaVest
    		• Lufthansa signs up with Jazz FM
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• Glenn Beck Could Launch His Own Channel
    Source: NewsMax.com
       
    		• Aastra restructures team to ramp up channel play
    Source: ARNnet
       
    		• IFC Picks Up Four Originals, Renews 'Onion News Network'
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
       
    		• Syfy Enters the Social Gaming Arena
    Source: Escapist Magazine
       
    		• Viaccess to secure SFR satellite service
    Source: Broadband TV News
       
    		• Deutsche Telecom and Vodafone join cable TV market
    Source: Gerson Lehrman Group
       
     
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