28 Aug 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 35 - Issue No: 57
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Trai brings sportscasters under 12-minute ad ceiling

In a draft amendment, Trai withdraws leeway to live broadcast of sporting event and brings it under ad ap per hour cap; also deletes clause prescribing the gap between one ad session and another to give free choice to broadcasters.
NDTV seeks clear answers, asks WPP to stop obfuscating real issues

NDTV wants to know why TAM has not stopped publishing its ratings from 1 July as assured by President IMRB, a Kantar subsidiary; seeks clear answers from Sorrell to 6 questions.
Ek Tha Tiger continues to rule box office, nets Rs 1.75 bn in 12 days

The Salman Khan film adds Rs 207.4 million in 2nd weekend; Gangs of Wasseypur gains due to spillover effect to net Rs 214.5 million.BOX OFFICE!
 
 
Ambika Soni informs Parliament about progress on BARC
 
ED issues show cause notice to BCCI over alleged Fema violations
 
CWG: SIS continues arbitration against Prasar Bharati
 
ET Now to launch 'Leaders of Tomorrow III' on 28 Aug
 
Keith Alphonso quits Bindass to join OML
 
UK stiff law likely amid Murdoch's role in Harry pics in Sun
 
EBU, Fila extend media rights agreement till 2016
 
MSOs woo Mumbai,Delhi consumers with subsidised STBs
 
 
Martin Scorsese faces lawsuit for delayed project
Gerard Butler not part of 300 sequel
 
Games2Win launches game in memory of Neil Armstrong
 
Flipkart raises $150 mn in fourth round of funding
 
Starhub renews deal for Bundesliga football
 
Vdopia appoints Preetesh Chouhan as VP - APAC
 
Sachin, Basu Chatterjee mourn A K Hangal's death
 
A festival of South Asian documentaries will feature 4 Indian films
 
Filmmakers resent CBFC decision to stop re-certifying adult films for TV
 
News Releases

In the shadow of the moon

POGO shows Delhi kids how to be the Chhota Bheem of their neighborhood

 
TV Ratings

Top 10 Programmes (27/05/2012 to 02/06/2012)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (27/05/2012 to 02/06/2012)
SONY MAX
Star Plus
Z Zee TV
Colors Viacom18
SONY ENTERTAINMENT TV
SONY SAB
Life OK
Sun TV
Star Pravah
Star Jalsha
Disney XD
GEMINI
Star Gold
ETV Marathi
Z Marathi
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Broadcasters oppose TRAI's new draft regulations for TV advertisements
    		• London Olympics: India focus helps DD Sports attract more eyeballs than ESPN, Star Sports
    		• Competition regulator CCI likely to investigate business practices of TAM Media
    		• Social media startups like Round One, Antezen and others beats portals in connecting jobs, people
    		• German group gives Facebook privacy deadline
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• NDTV denies approaching WPP for settlement
    		• Airtel, Microsoft join hands to provide cloud services for small biz
    		• TRAI releases draft norms on air time of TV ads
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• 2G auction deadline extended
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• ED notices to Lalit Modi, BCCI officials
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Special committee for TRP soon: Ambika Soni
    Source: TwoCircles.net
       
    		• STAR India to invest in cricket-based services
    		• NDTV-WPP war of words continues over ratings issue
    		• Zee focuses on digital marketing
    		• Vanita Kohli-Khandekar: The rising stink in the media business
    		• Finally, Facebook to delete your embarrassing photos forever
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Facebook to permanently delete your photos
    		• Bipasha Basu a Sutradhaar on TV
    		• Sanjay Dutt's back in Zanjeer, replaces Arjun Rampal
    		• Shahid pulls out of Maneesh Sharma’s next
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• 3G pacts: DoT readies notices for Bharti, Vodafone, Idea
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Adult films not for TV: Govt
    		• Akshay Kumar to act in Priyadarshan's AIDS film?
    		• Yash Chopra resumes romance with Kashmir for SRK starrer
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• NBC Affiliate Refuses to Air One of the Network's New Comedies
    		• 'Fox NFL Sunday' Hires 'Comedic Prognosticator' to Replace Frank Caliendo
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Digital Chief leaving News Corp
    		• Netflix defends UK ‘over spend’
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• News Corp parts ways with chief digital officer Jonathan Miller
    Source: Media Week
    		• TV5 to broadcast new cable channel
    Source: BusinessWorld Online Edition
       
    		• Hammer launches YouTube channel
    Source: Broadband TV News
       
    		• DirecTV Launches Isaac Storm Channel
    Source: Broadcasting & Cable
       
    		• Paralympics TV deals break new ground as ticket rush continues
    Source: The Guardian
       
     
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