1 Nov 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 36 - Issue No: 10
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Entering a new phase of television history amid chaos

Two High Court verdicts in different directions, political oppositions, a disgruntled set of LCOs and a few unstitched deals between broadcasters and MSOs. That is how India is going to march into a new phase of TV history on 1 Nov.
Digitisation: Bombay HC gives the go ahead; Madras HC extends till 5 Nov

Bombay HC dismisses petitions by cable operators saying a significant number of cable TV homes have been digitised; Madras HC stays implementation till 5 November.
Siti Cable consolidated Q2 net loss narrows on other income

Siti Cable's standalone Q2 net loss widens to Rs 119.16 mn from Rs 97.43 mn a year earlier on rise in expenses related to the 1 mn digital customers it acquired in the 4 metros.
 
Madras HC pushes digitisation deadline to 5 November in Chennai
 
Bombay HC dismisses cable operators petition seeking digitisation extension
 
Fox Traveller launches in HD
 
BBC Hindi launches magazine-style show on ETV
 
TSA appoints Shawn Hunter as non-executive chairman
 
Mark Cuban to deliver keynote at Natpe Content First 2013
 
Canada PPIB to acquire interest in Dorna Sports
 
Super Sports Group secures broadcast rights for EPL
 
Govt restores Home Cable's DAS licence after court intervention
 
 
Disney acquires Star Wars film Lucasfilm for $4 bn
Sandy storm eats up Pirates of the Caribbean ship
 
Sab to be available free-to-air in the UK
 
BBC iplayer launches on Sky+
 
InCablenet switches off pay channels on analogue cable
 
Vdopia appoints Shivam Srivastava as BD director APAC
 
Asia Pacific now has 446 mn multichannel TV homes
 
Ananth Mahadevan to adapt short story of Satyajit Ray
 
Life Of Pi to release in over 300 3D screens in India
 
IFN chefs experiment with Chicken Khurana
 
PVR consolidated Q2 net up 13% to Rs 161.4 mn
 
News Releases

India Business Report presents – ‘A Turning Point for India’

O&M becomes first Indian agency to win Gold at IPA Effectiveness Awards

 
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
    		• Cable TV digitisation deadline ends, threat of blackout for some
    		• RTL and Reliance Broadcast Network to launch their first channel next week
    		• European nations plans law to enable publishers to collect revenue from search engines like Google
    		• Google denies 1 billion euro French tax claim
    		• Europe takes on Google, looks to Brazil with hope
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• 2 m TV sets may go blank as digitisation deadline ends
    		• Jindal-Zee defamation case final hearing on Nov 26
    		• Microsoft will grow faster than the market: Pramanik
    		• Disney buying Lucasfilm for $ 4.05 billion
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
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    Videocon D2H plans $150-200 mln IPO
    		• TV Today soars, Birla eyes majority stake in Living Media
    Source: Firstpost
       
    		• Walt Disney acquires the Force of the Jedi
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• digitisation deadline ends today
    Source: Sahara Samay
       
    		• FM Stations not in Good Tune
    Source: IndiaGlitz
    		• Madras HC extends digitization deadline till 5 Nov in Chennai
    		• Disney to buy “Star Wars” producer for $4.05 bn
    		• News Corp seals $2.1 bn Australia pay TV deal
    		• DAR Media, MentorCap launch Rs.100 cr film fund
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• BBC, ETV announce launch of `Global India`
    		• Digitisation: Madras HC gives more time,Bombay HC says no
    		• MSOs to meet I&B ministry tomorrow on blackout of analog TV
    		• Disney to buy Star Wars producer for $4.05 bn
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• TV goes digital in 3 metros; Chennai gets 5 days more
    		• Aishwarya Rai to be conferred French honour
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Ajay Devgn sends legal notice to YRF
    		• Shivaji Satam quits CID?
    		• Priyanka Chopra keen to sing for films
    		• Hitesh Dave and Mark Parakh in Pavitra Rishta
    		• 'Digitization may not lead to big jump in TV subscription rates'
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Walt Disney to buy Star Wars producer for $4.05 billion
    		• Cable TV digitisation deadline ends, threat of blackout for some
    		• Tagore song album wins global award
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Fox in the Henhouse Alert: Carl Icahn Has Acquired 10% of Netflix
    		• Cable Channel Sued Over Shoplifting Show
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Disney to revive Star Wars after $4bn buy
    		• Greek TV walk out over sackings
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Sky signs first network sponsorship of Real Radio at breakfast
    Source: Media Week
    		• Premier League signs Chinese broadcasting deal
    Source: Tribalfootball.com
       
    		• News Corp seals Aussie pay-TV deal
    Source: The Star Online
       
    		• FCC: Sandy-Related Cable Outages Fall 'Well Under' 20%
    Source: Broadcasting & Cable
       
    		• The digital age: taking public relations to social media
    Source: The Express Tribune
     
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