19 January 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 33 - Issue No: 73
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Pure music, regional key trends of 2011 9X Media head - New Business Punit Pandey

2011 is the year of growth for the music channels with genre share going up from 2.5% to 4.2%; social media & digital platforms extend reach of the channels. YEARENDER!
 
Star's 2nd GEC strategy clicks, Life OK touches 100 GRPs

Life OK, the 4-week-old channel, swiftly jumps to 100 GRPs as 10 pm show Saubhayawati Bhav leads with average TVR of 2.4; top 4 GECs dip in ratings.
Nokia, Tata remain India's most trusted brands; Anna Hazare is top personality

Nokia, Tata retain their position as top two trusted brands in India this year, according to the Brand Trust Report; Anna Hazare is No. 1 in personality gaining nation’s trust.
 
 
Discovery Channel launches ‘Wildest India’ on 22 Jan
 
50 years after, FTII diplomas not recognised
 
History TV18 to air 'Accidental Heroes' on 19 Jan
 
Rohit Sharma quits Reliance Entertainment as CEO
 
TELiBrahma launches movie info mobile application
 
Cartoon Network HD set to launch in South East Asia
 
 
Miami fest announces line-up
Sean Penn organizes charity for Haiti
 
SRK plans big-budget film titled Mahabharata
 
Dhobi Ghat out of BAFTA
 
FWICE slaps non-cooperation directive on Vijay Galani
 
Gautham Menon planning Hindi remake of Tamil film
 
Clips of 3D stereoscopic film on Swami Vivekananda launched
 
Top honours at Haryana fest for film on kite flying
 
News Releases

Mudra Max masterminds an exclusive event for Yamaha‘s MotoGP star 'Jorge Lorenzo'
 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (01/01/2012 to 07/01/2012)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (01/01/2012 to 07/01/2012)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment TV
Colors
Zee TV
SAB
Life OK
Star Gold
Sun TV
Star Cricket
Gemini TV
Sahara One
Star Jalsha
Imagine TV
ETV Marathi
Star Pravah
MAX
Zee Bangla
Zee Cinema
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		•  Will the Reliance Industries-TV18 deal trigger the takeover code?
    		• RIL subsidiary, Reliance Strategic Investments buys 1.14% stake in DEN networks
    		• Viacom18 to launch English comedy channel from Jan 23
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Co-founder Jerry Yang quits Yahoo
    		• Wikipedia editors question blackout
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Hollywood sirens ready to fight to play Liz Taylor
    		• Rahman's 'Hosanna' in a legal tussle
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• Facebook ‘can make you sad too’: Study
    Source : Hindu Business Line
    		• Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang steps down
    		• Google rallies opposition to Murdoch-backed anti-piracy Bill
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Trai stand on unified licences upsets broadcasters
    		• RCom plans $1.5-bn IPO of cable unit
    		• Google rouses opposition to anti-piracy Bill
    		• In line of shareholder fire, Chief Yahoo! quits
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Now, Jodhaa Akbar as a soap on TV!
    Source: Daily Bhaskar
       
    		• Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg joins protests against US anti-piracy bills
    		• Asha Bhosle to judge Sur-kshetra
    		• Aditya Narayan joins Bhansali as a Production Assistant
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Supreme Court Upholds Law Expanding Copyright Protection
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Colombia’s Une-EPM tops 1m subs
    		• Wi-Fi home video devices 600m units in 2015
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Reuters and YouTube Join Forces to Launch Reuters TV
    Source: mediabistro.com
       
    		• Huffington Post Set to Launch Live Web TV 'Network'
    Source: Forbes
       
    		• Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang steps down
    Source: Media Week
    		• Tennis Channel, Verizon FiOS TV Sign New Carriage Agreement
    Source: MarketWatch
       
    		• Honey Badger viral video to become TV show
    Source: Washington Post
       
    		• Clear Channel taps industry veteran John Sykes for key position
    Source: Los Angeles Times
       
    		• News Corp. invests in Afghanistan: Company joins Farsi-language TV jv
    Source: Chicago Tribune
       
     
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