16 February 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 33 - Issue No: 96
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Executive Dossier
'Market research biz in India is Rs 10 bn'

Interview with MRSS India chief mentor, co-founder Sarang Panchal
 
Headlines
Year of flux and expansion for English movie channels Pix business head Sunder Aaron

English Movie Channel category has gained in size and viewership in 2011; content for popular titles to escalate this year, says Pix business head Sunder Aaron. YEARENDER!
BCCC advises IBF against salacious portrayal of women in TV

Broadcast Content Complaints Council advises IBF member channels to exercise due care while framing plotlines that "focus excessively on mistreatment of women.
 
 
FIH rules out ‘sanctioning’ World Series Hockey
 
Two mediapersons among IRDS awardees
 
Indian professional golf gets a Volvo boost
 
Colors acquires dance fiction ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’
 
Michelle Obama to participate in Cartoon Networks' award
 
IMG partners Panasonic to launch in-flight sports channel
 
Natpe draws bigger attendance in 2012
 
Cisco invests in Shekar Kapur & AR Rahman's start-up
 
Building leagues and searching for life beyond cricket
Carving out a space for independent agencies: Raghu Bhat
Sports broadcasting at the crossroads of survival and glory: Atul Pande
10 Key trends in the movie biz : Siddharth Roy Kapur
When creative entrepreneurship saw a renaissance: KV Sridhar
Fresh opportunities for Prasar Bharati
Size does not matter: Priti Nair
Infotainment & lifestyle genre in a new wave of evolution
Getting ready for the next growth phase: Rahul Johri
2011: Defining year for the music genre
2011: Pure music, regional key trends: Punit Pandey
more>>
 
Parliamentary Committee invites suggestions on amendment of Cable TV Act
 
Telecom Commission delinks Unified Licences from spectrum
 
AXN releases game to promote 'The Firm'
 
Casbaa to put Indonesia's pay-TV in focus
 
Eros Q3 net jumps 48% to Rs 651 mn
 
British Film Institute chooses Prime Focus Technologies as preferred supplier
 
Fox Star Studios India to release film with two diverse endings this Friday
 
 
Fox 2000 makes changes in staff
’62-made Lawrence of Arabia restored
 
Apoorva Lakhia set to remake Zanjeer
 
Copyright case against Jodi Breakers makers in Bombay High Court
 
Cinematographers in Kerala slam producer’s statement
 
Bijoy Nambiar to direct two films back-to-back
 
News Releases

Mix hops on to Dish TV, claims highest reach on DTH

HISTORY TV18 tops Factual Entertainment Genre in 1 Mn+ markets

Zee Café showcases Rookie Blue on 16 February

Vserv brings on board TS Ramakrishnan

NewsX to hold 'Hitting the Right Pitch'

Reliance Home Video & Games releases home video of The Rum Diary
 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (29/01/2012 to 04/02/2012)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (29/01/2012 to 04/02/2012)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment TV
Colors
Zee TV
SAB
Star Cricket
Star Gold
Sun TV
Life OK
Zee Cinema
Star Pravah
Imagine TV
Gemini TV
Star Jalsha
Sahara One
MAX
ETV Marathi
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		•  Games based on movies becoming a hit in non-metros
    		• Tata Sky dishes out big ads to clue in customers on digitisation drive
    		• Cinemas in TN to be shut on Feb 23
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• India a growing market for Hollywood films
    		• In Brazil, Google paves Facebook's path to the top
    		• Cisco appeals EU's approval of Microsft/Skype deal
    		• Apple tweaks apps policy under lawmaker pressure
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Tata Sky is readying for digitisation challenge
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• CNN IBN felicitates Odisha's Anjan Kumar Samal
    Source: Orissadiary
       
    		• Karnataka spikes rumours on banning TV channels
    Source: Zee News
    		• Zee Network emerges front-runner to buy NewsX
    		• Yahoo! faces stalled deal and fight over board
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Facebook in line for $5bn tax bill from listing
    		• Google as benevolent dictator yanks apps from Android Market
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• TV network aims for new viewing audience - dogs
    Source: Money Control
       
    		• Michael Bay to direct 'Tranformers 4'
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Tata Sky gearing up to meet demand post-digitisation
    Source: Daijiworld
       
    		• Time Warner Cable Brings Streaming Video to PCs, Macs
    Source: CIO
     
    International News
    		• NBC hires Google for audience measurement
    		• Sony: Google TV devices in Europe this year
    		• Aereo launches live TV streaming service
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• News International reports 119,255 digital subs for The Times
    Source: Media Week
       
    		• Shaw wins deal to sell TV, Internet and phone services on Husky oilsands project
    Source: CanadianBusiness.com
       
    		• Disney Channel Launch 'Jessie' & 'Superbia' In The UK
    Source: Entertainment Focus
       
    		• Megamax Expands Distribution in Hungar
    Source: World Screen
    		• China Limits Foreign-Made TV Programs
    Source: New York Times
       
    		• Aereo brings over-the-air TV to the cloud
    Source: CNET
       
    		• TV Azteca Loses 4 Million Cable Viewers in Price Dispute
    Source: Bloomberg
       
    		• Foxtel on Xbox 360 adds three new channels
    Source: Inside Film
       
    		• CBBC, CBeebies announce new shows for 2012
    Source: Televisual
     
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