19 Dec 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 36 - Issue No: 49
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
News Corp forks out $335 mn to buy ESPN's 50% stake in ESS

Disney to show gain of $220 mn ($165 m after tax) in Q1 of 2013; ESPN ceases to be guarantor for $800 mn of payment obligations of ESS towards rights acquired for sports events.
Star Plus readies return of Nach Baliye after 3 years

Vaseline is presenting sponsor; media agencies weigh the prospects of the reality hunt show that will fight in the 9 pm slot on weekends.
Disney UTV works on distribution gains

Company eyes subscription revenue to grow 30-35% while it strengthens the presence of its channels in UP, MP and Rajasthan.
 
Need for Trai to relook on state entry in broadcasting and monopolies: I&B minister
 
Govt indicates reserve price for FM radio Phase III auctions
 
Aaj Tak reporter harassed while following story on gang rape
 
Eros International promoters to cut shareholding by 2.8%
 
Zee Kannada announces Zee Kutumba Awards
 
BBC pay-tv channels launch in Burma for the first time
 
Participant Media plans to launch new cable channel
 
Ex-RTL MD heads to TV5Monde as CEO
 
 
'The Hobbit' scores record $84.8 million in opening weekend
Jack Reacher mktg altered in view of school shooting
 
Videocon's DTH arm plans to raise Rs 7 bn via IPO
 
Bade Achche Lagte Hain most viewed show on YouTube
 
Seagate announces new drive for DVRs
 
Film industry wants Bharat Ratna for Dilip Kumar
 
Italian honour for Sajid Nadiadwala
 
News Releases

A Successful Treasure Hunt - The Shivam Maruti style!

Mumbai kids have a fun day with Rob and Chhota Bheem at the POGO ‘M.A.D. Masti in Dholakpur’ event

 
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
 
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Times Internet invests in ZipDial Mobile Solutions
    		• Prepare strategy for making indigenous STBs: Par panel to Min
    		• Jagran Prakashan raise Rs 150 cr via NCDs
    		• Coke vs Pepsi: Cola wars to spill over cricketing pitch in IPL 6
    		• Twitter tops 200 million active users
    		• Google launches Dead Sea Scrolls online library
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• YoYo Honey Singh’s Brown Rang tops YouTube India 2012 charts
    		• Google Search 2012: Utilitarian services top the list
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• TV baddies take their shows to new heights in 2012
    		• Twitter, Nielsen team up to publish new 'social TV' ratings
    		• Ministerial panel to probe Zee case
    Source: Times of Inda
       
    		• Hyderabad IPL franchise named Sun Risers
    Source: Espn cricinfo
       
    		• Cable TV fee in Mizoram will be Rs 250 from January 2013
    Source: Mizo News
       
    		• Videocon approaches SEBI for Rs700 crore IPO of its D2H unit
    Source: Money Life
       
    		• ESPN to sell advertisements for India-Pakistan series on Doordarshan
    Source: Cricket Country
    		• Videocon DTH biz to raise Rs 700 cr via IPO
    		• Eros promoters to offload 2.8% stake by OFS
    		• Jagran Prakashan raise Rs 150 cr via NCDs
    		• Jaya write to PM seeks licence for Arasu Cable
    		• Are we seeing the first signs of consolidation in the Indian media and entertainment (M&E) industry?
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• 14,000 websites hacked till Oct: Government
    		• Google takes Chandni Chowk market online
    		• TV finds new celebrity judges on reality shows
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Nielsen to buy Arbitron, forming TV, radio rating giant
    Source: DNA
       
    		• Twitter and Nielsen pair up to publish new 'social TV' ratings
    		• Jagran Prakashan raise Rs 150 cr via NCDs
    		• Eros International Media promoter to offload 2.8% stake
    		• Paid news: MPs seek independent media regulator
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Instagram to share data with Facebook
    		• Twitter and Nielsen pair up to publish new ‘social TV’ ratings
    		• Eros International Media promoter to offload 2.8% stake
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• 'Home Ministry informed about Colors TV channel misusing national anthem'
    		• Chinese film industry rakes up $2.3 bn in 10 months
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Twitter and Nielsen Partner to Create New TV-Related Metric
    		• Discovery Pulls Plug on Series About Guns
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Global pay-TV will reach 907m in 2013
    		• Two Al Jazeera channels on Virgin Media
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Google+ reunites Wallace and Gromit stars for Christmas ad
    Source: Media Week
       
    		• Pay TV Operator BT Vision Tops UK Consumer Complaints Chart In Third Quarter
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
       
    		• BHE TV Acquires Stake In MX Digital
    Source: Deadline.com
       
    		• Free TV buys into copyright war
    Source: The Australian
       
    		• NBC's Engel, TV crew escape abduction in Syria
    Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
     
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