23 September 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 32 - Issue No: 75
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Leading broadcasters to gain as advertisers rejig spends: Vaz

Leaders will continue to post strong ad rev growth while the long tail will be hurt as advertisers tend to consolidate their spends; TV to post ad rev growth of 13-15%.

Paid news: Election Commission for banning govt ads in media 6 months before polls

To check the scourge of paid news, the Election Commission has also recommended that opinion polls should be banned, says Commissioner S Y Quraishi.

 
DD's DTH plans to lease out operations to private parties

Doordarshan’s plans to modernise DD Direct Plus by leasing it out for operation & maintenance to a private party has led to trouble within the pubcaster, with unions raising objections.

 
 
Pubcaster staff agitated over de-recognition of unions
 
Champions T20: ESS in TV deal with Fox for Australia
 
Suvarana to air soap on brother-sister love from 3 Oct
 
Discovery to kick off 'Curiosity' on 17 October
 
CBeebies refreshes early evening lineup
 
Armoza Formats brings slate of releases to Mipcom
 
Tricon acquires distribution of new sitcom
 
 
Academy invokes tough campaign regulations
Weinstein Co. to release Sean Penn film in NA
 
Airtel digital TV brings kids’ series Johnny Test to India
 
Wall Street Journal launches app in beta for Facebook
 
Fox Star Studios' Engaeyum Eppothum gets strong opening
 
Delhi High Court grants copyright protection for Speedy Singhs
 
I Am Kalam script in Oscar library
 
T-Series asks Bhandarkar to direct Aashiqui remake
 
Hindi version of Pranayam in offing
 
News Releases

STAR CJ Expands the distribution network across Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh
 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (11/09/2011 to 17/09/2011)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (11/09/2011 to 17/09/2011)
Sony Entertainment TV
Star Plus
Colors
Zee TV
SAB
Star Cricket
Sun TV
Imagine TV
MAX
Maa Telugu
Gemini TV
Star Gold
Star Pravah
Zee Cinema
ETV Marathi
Star Jalsha
 
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		•  UFO Moviez picks up 26% more in digital cinema systems provider Scrabble Entertainment to take total stake to 52%
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• DoT rejects Qualcomm's application for Net licence
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Ragini Khanna on singing debut
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Glee debut loses TV fans but wins over critics
    Source: DNA
       
    		• TDSAT quashes DoT demand on Idea for not rolling out services
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Angry Birds migrates to F1 racetrack
    		• Google ad rate for Microsoft said to be investigated by US
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Boxing legend Mike Tyson in Bigg Boss 5?
    		• 'Heroine' back on track, tweets Bhandarkar
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• 'X Factor' Premiere Trumped by Emmy Winner
    		• Showtime Fills Top PR Spot
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Hulu hits 1m subscribers
    		• Mobile TV collapse
    		• YouView appoints CTO
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• DirecTV Argentina joins the ESPNplay party
    Source: Rapid tv news
       
    		• Sky Italia and Mediaset bag Serie A rights
    Source: DigitalTVEurope.net
       
    		• Riot coverage helps Guardian pass three million daily browsers
    Source: Media Week
    		• Sirius XM to Launch Media Matters Radio
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
       
    		• Oprah Winfrey's OWN Battle
    Source: Forbes
       
    		• Disney Short-Form Videos Now Available on Roku
    Source: Enhanced Online News
       
    		• 24-Hour TV News Station Dubbed the 'Jewish Al Jazeera' Launched
    Source: Christian Post
       
    		• Big Brother ratings hit all time low
    Source: Musicrooms.net
       
    		• Japanese satellite channels unveiled
    Source: Variety
     
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