26 April 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 34 - Issue No: 55
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
MSOs divided on Trai’s ad regulation policy

Leading MSOs divided into opposite camps with Digicable coming out in support and IMCL opting for a no-regulation line; Trai proposes to regulate ad time on a clock hour basis.
IPL's ratings make it tough for Max to post ad rev growth

The first 27 matches of the IPL garner 3.53 TVR compared to 3.88 TVR a year ago; lower ratings may make it tough for MSM to protect its ad revenue of Rs 9 billion.
Zee TV climbs back to No 2 on the back of DID finale

The grand finale of DID 3 clocks 3.19 TVR helping Zee TV to add 22 GRPs; the Hindi GEC genre, however, continues its downslide due to the Indian Premier League.
 
 
After Mamata, Tarun Gogoi wants channel for Assam
 
My Cypriot Kitchen to premiere on TLC on 1 May
 
Participant Media acquires equity position in Cineflix Media
 
Bill O'Reilly renews association with Fox News
 
James Murdoch blames subordinates for hacking scandalDTV, Wisden in content deal
 
Nick greenlights 3 comedies for Nickmom comedy block
 
CTE stitches content deals for its TV stations
 
Rel Home Video offers BBC Worlwide's library
 
Digitalisation to drive value shift in India pay-TV ecosystem
 
 
SEC sends letters of inquiry to film studios about China deals
Korean film fest in Hollywood from 23 June
Fox embraces digitization, to stop distributing 35mm films within two years
 
Cloud- based Internet platform NimbleTV launched
 
Indian Express to bring latest news and stories on the Ubislate tablet
 
Apple Q2 profit jumps 94% to $11.6 bn as iPhone sales zoom
 
Facebook acquires 650 AOL patents from Microsoft
 
IIFA awards at Singapore from 7 to 9 June
 
Gatu to screen at Beijing film fest
 
Citylight Cinema to open in new avatar after 7 years
 
Student of the Year coming on 19 October
 
Gemini acquires the Hindi remake rights of Telugu film Arundhati
 
News Releases

Homeshop18.com guarantees lowest prices on its online bookstore

 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (08/04/2012 to 14/04/2012)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (08/04/2012 to 14/04/2012)
SONY MAX
Star Plus
Z Zee TV
Colors Viacom18
SONY ENTERTAINMENT TV
SONY SAB
Life OK
Sun TV
Star Pravah
Star Gold
Ten Sports
Star Jalsha
Gemini TV
Imagine TV
Z Cinema
Vijay TV
ETV Marathi
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Hathway needs to invest Rs 500-600 cr for phase two of digitisation
    		• Now, ‘Google Drive' to take on rivals' cloud storage service
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Star India employees trained in anti-corruption: James Murdoch
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Farhan-Ritesh to produce a game show on TV
    Source: NDTV
       
    		• New TV show delves into reality television
    Source: Hindustan Times
       
    		• Farhan-Ritesh to make a foray into television
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Madhuri Dixit to quit as Life OK narrator
    Source: Daily Bhaskar
       
    		• Hathway to pump `300 cr in 1st round of digitisation
    Source: mydigitalfc.com
       
    		• TV ads 'entice kids to drink'
    		• Dominic West leads Bafta TV awards nominations
    		• Made-in-India Google Drive set to roam worldwide web
    		• 'Star India staff trained in anti-corruption'
    		• Murdoch probe: UK culture secretarys aide quits
    		• Facebook deals may add a week to IPO timing
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Now, watch TV anytime
    		• TV resurgence of a 3D kind
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Murdoch denies influence over UK leaders
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Chetan Bhagat's '3 Mistakes...' movie gets Gujarati title 'Kai Po Che'
    		• Farhan-Ritesh to make a foray into television
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• 'Nurse Jackie' Co-Creator Inks Deal with Universal TV
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Dish entering Brazil TV market?
    		• AOL unveils the AOL On network
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• 3+ Switzerland to launch HD channel
    Source: Rapid tv news
       
    		• Virgin Media profits rise 2.4% in Q1
    Source: Media Week
    		• Choice TV launching this Saturday
    Source: Voxy
       
    		• Verizon's WCCTV Channel 33 to broadcast community news
    Source: Daily Local News
       
    		• New HyppTV channel targets French expats
    Source: The Sun Daily
       
    		• Fox Sports Media Group And Golden Boy Reach An Agreement
    Source: Bad Left Hook
       
     
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