15 September 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 32 - Issue No: 68
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Tamil Nadu to tax DTH, IPL

DTH services will be charged 30% entertainment tax, a step taken to support the state-floated Arasu Cable to counter Sun Network; IPL cricket played in Chennai to be taxed 25%.

Singham powers Star Gold to 221 GRPs

Singham clocks 8.7 TVR, highest on any Hindi movie channel in the recent past; Star Gold sees a 70-GRP jump.

 
Maurya TV to expand in UP, eyes break-even in FY'13

The Prakash Jha-owned regional news and entertainment channel is looking at upping ad revenues as it gains in popularity; eyes break-even in FY'13.
 
 
Discovery Science's new show with Josh Bernstein
 
DD serial to deal with govt compensation mismanagement
 
Star World introduces viewer feedback tool on Facebook
 
UTV to bring SponsoredTweets.com platform to India
 
Mausam to now release on 23 September
 
 
Washington, Zemeckis in Paramount's Flight
John Calley expires
 
Eros releasing Engaeyum Eppothum this Friday
 
Deepti Naval film to open Seattle fest
 
Fortissimo Films to distribute Anurag Kashyap film overseas
 
Darshan denied bail; industry lambasts KFPA for Nikitha Thukral ban
 
Hindi GECs dip, Star gains
 
News Releases

Vodafone Race To Fame with MTV

THOR released on Blue-ray and DVDs

 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (28/08/2011 to 03/09/2011)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (28/08/2011 to 03/09/2011)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment TV
Colors
Zee TV
Star Cricket
Sun TV
SAB
Zee Cinema
Gemini TV
Star Gold
MAX
Star Pravah
Imagine TV
Star Jalsha
ETV Marathi
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		•  Chrome catching up with Explorer, Firefox
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• DTH services, IPL matches brought under entertainment tax net
    		• Sony releases ‘Ra.One' game images
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Tamil Nadu brings IPL matches, DTH under entertainment tax ambit
    		• Ajay Devgn, who usually charges Rs 6-8 crore per project,bags Rs 18 crore deal for Vashu Bhagnani's Himmatwala
    		• 'Mere Brother Ki Dulhan' gets stellar notices and reviews from Hollywood
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• F1: ESPN STAR ad inventory sold out
    		• TN to tax DTH services and IPL matches
    		• Google raises Motorola bid by 33% to $12.5 bn
    		• Yahoo! board to meet, weigh options after Bartz's ouster
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• TN to tax IPL, DTH
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Imran files PIL against age limit for consuming liquor
    		• Scooby Doo named ‘healthiest cartoon'
    		• Mausam withdrawn from Toronto film festival
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• CBS Brings Back Reality Staple for Another Season
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Google: ‘We can’t block sites’
    		• AOL UK and RealNetworks content partnership
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• GVT to launch hybrid pay-TV service in Brazil
    Source: Telecompaper
       
    		• Cablevisions iO TV Customers Can Now Enjoy Content From Turner Networks Wherever They Are
    Source: Broadcast Newsroom
       
    		• Media Week's 30 Under 30 revealed
    		• Twitter expands promoted tweets and launches analytics tool
    Source: Media Week
    		• Prince Al Waleed and Bloomberg plan Arab news channel
    Source: The National
       
    		• AustriaSat adds RTL HD channels
    		• Qatar to grow TV presence and establish media city
    Source: Rapid tv news
       
    		• Fav.tv unveils its social, interactive TV guide
    Source: CNET
       
    		• Arianespace to launch satellites for DirecTV
    Source: Broadband TV News
       
    		• Next 1's TV Network Re-Launches on 9/26/11
    Source: MarketWatch
       
    		• Facebook rolling out 'smart lists' of friends
    Source: Channel News Asia
     
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