8 Nov 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 36 - Issue No: 16
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Airtel digital TV Q2 operating profit Rs 33 mn vs loss in Q1

Airtel digital's net subscriber addition falls substantially to 55,000 from 172,000 in Q1; ARPU rises 6% to Rs 177 and churn to 1.9% from 1.7% while capex halves to Rs 1.63 bn.
Sony Six aims to build NBA in India

Sony Six becomes exclusive broadcast partner of NBA in India with a 3-year TV partnership; NBA had in 2010 split the broadcast rights between Taj TV and MSM.UPDATED!
GTPL-owned KCBPL gives Kolkata consumers 45 days to choose packages

KCBPL, in which GTPL owns 51 per cent stake, is giving subscribers 45-day preview of 400 plus digital channels and services at the same price that they are paying now.
 
BCCI rights impact News Corp's earnings from channels
 
Life OK makes changes in prime time programming
 
History TV18 to show Ausssies looking for a job in B'wood
 
HC directs BCCI on norms for selecting IPL venues
 
Zee Marathi brings back talk show Khupte Tithe Gupte
 
Discovery Q3 revenue, net income down
 
Regis Philbin to host Intl Emmy Awards
 
ESS threatens to switch-off channels to Dish TV
 
Colors launches Bigg Boss app
 
 
Nicolas Cage joins cast of The Expendables 3
Voters choose Ford to helm US in entertaining poll
 
Rediff.com launches Realtime News App for Windows 8
 
Kagan updates retransmission fee projections
 
Now TV ties up with Fox
 
Youku Tudou in deal with Sony Pictures Television
 
Ajay Devgn Films appeal against verdict on YRF ties with single screen theatres
 
Reliance MediaWorks quarter net loss at Rs 2.33 bn
 
DAR MentorCap gets Sebi approval for Rs 1 bn film fund
 
Tips to release Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story on 15 February
 
Balaji Motion Pictures signs Bhushan Patel to helm Ragini MMS 2
 
News Releases

Zee News new campaign ‘Jitegi Aapki Soch’ gets over 500,000 responses within 24 hours

Anees Salim, Creative Head, Draftfcb Ulka Kochi makes a fiction debut with his book 'The Vicks Mango Tree'

 
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
    		• DoT sets Dec 31 deadline for monitoring BlackBerry services
    		• ‘Digital revolution must to shape India’s future’
    		• DTH operators dole out freebies to capture market
    		• Bollywood inspiration for better ties with India: Canadian PM
    		• Media house moves HC to restrain Radia from filing suit in UK
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Microsoft to drop Messenger, switch to Skype
    		• Government to block suspect multi-level marketing websites, payments
    		• Google gives search results more room
    		• Skype replaces Microsoft Messenger for online calls
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Microsoft to drop Messenger, switch to Skype
    		• Hollywood project will take time: Kamal
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Foresite Partners With NanoTech To Create Compliance TV Channel
    Source: IT News Online
       
    		• 38 more cities to undergo cable TV digitisation
    Source: Rediff
       
    		• 'Skyfall's director Sam Mendes to create vampire TV series
    Source: IBNLive
       
    		• Microsoft to drop Messenger, switch to Skype
    		• Time Warner posts higher third-quarter profit
    		• News Corp quarter profit beat f'casts
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• YRF's Jab Tak Hai Jaan set to open with close to 3,000 screens in India
    		• Sony SIX bags exclusive rights of NBA in India
    		• News Corp earnings beat projections
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Obama, Romney use social media for final vote push
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Would have felt incomplete without Yashji: Anushka Sharma
    		• Time Warner posts higher third-quarter profit
    		• Sunny Leone’s ‘Ragini MMS-2’ to be directed by Bhushan Patel
    		• 'The challenge is to convince the audience to watch English shows'
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• Cable TV operators told to pay entertainment tax dues
    		• Ali Zafar plays Farooque Shaikh in Chashme Buddoor remake
    		• Iconic characters on television are dead
    		• Reena Kapoor returns to TV with Sher Dil Shergil
    		• Top 10 B-grade scenes of A-grade TV celebs
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Amazon to Go Head-to-Head With Netflix, Slates Test of Monthly Fee Plan
    		• Former NBC Entertainment Chief Sells Dramas
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Virgin Media launches TV Anywhere
    		• Birmingham licence for City TV
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• News Corp's publishing profits halve despite Sun on Sunday launch
    Source: Media Week
    		• Virgin launches streaming internet TV service
    Source: BBC News
       
    		• TopTV launches local current affairs show
    Source: Screen Africa
       
    		• Planet TV launches with Quantel
    Source: Broadcast Newsroom
       
    		• Russian broadcasters to launch local Hulu
    Source: DigitalTVEurope.net
     
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