11 Oct 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 35 - Issue No: 93
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Digitisation: Dish TV's offensive short of price war

Dish TV triggers marketing war with basic channel tier offering comprising 70 channels; aims to gain market share and arrest churn but competition unmoved.
English movie channels to start phase-wise switch off on analogue cable

Broadcasters to follow up with the switching off of analogue signals of Hindi movie channels on 15 October, news channels on 18 October and Hindi GECs on 22 October.
Hindi GECs gain after losing for two weeks

Hindi GECs gained 23 GRPs last week with T20 WC almost over; India vs Pakistan match on 30 Sept did not impact as it was a Sunday.
 
Big CBS Spark to launch 'Thank God Its Rock On Friday' on 19 Oct
 
Penske Media Corp & Third Point acquire Variety for $25 mn
 
CNN creates new documentary film division
 
Umpires caught in India TV sting operation suspended
 
Nelvana, Ciwen Media in content deal for China
 
BBC series charts how humans have transformed planet Earth
 
Advertisers should focus on mobile consumer behaviour not technology
 
SES appoints Boeing to build SES-9 satellite for Asian market
 
 
James Bond car auctioned for $389,000
Imax to release Paranormal Activity 4 on 18 Oct
 
Wipro launches prepaid broadband solution in US
 
Vserv.mobi makes three strategic appointments
 
Techzone to launch BigB app on Amitabh Bachchan's birthday
 
India helps ESPNcricinfo break new ground during T20 WC
 
Murder 3 to release on Valentine’s Day next year
 
Mumbai Film Festival to feature workshops by cinematic legends
 
Akshay Kumar to inaugurate IFFI this year
 
News Releases

A new EXPLOSIVE season of NCIS, LA!

 
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
    		• ET Exclusive: Amitabh Bachchan's take on business world & changes seen ahead as Bollywood gets corporatised
    		• Panel to look into Jindal's charges against Zee news channel
    		• Twitter says its paid messages pay off for candidates
    		• Google launches free SMS on Gmail in India
    		• New-look eBay moves toward social, mobile
    		• Amazon.com Inc to produce its own movies using consumer tracking and data crunching skills
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Dish TV offers special package in 4 metros
    		• 6 lakh homes in Kolkata now have digitial TV
    		• 77% digitisation achieved, says I&B Ministry
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Dish TV to offers basic channels for free
    Source: NDTV
       
    		• Broadcasting digitization reaches 84 percent in 4 metros
    Source: Telecom Lead
       
    		• Dish TV launches new initiative
    Source: Moneycontrol.com
       
    		• RBNL announces new key appointments
    Source: Media Newsline
    		• Google, Yahoo hijacked in Ireland, users rerouted to fraud sites
    		• New guidelines to tackle Facebook, Twitter trolls coming soon
    		• Priya & Ram to reunite for Pihu in Bade Achhe…
    		• Cable TV digitisation in Delhi reaches 66%
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• First shot fired in digital TV price war
    		• Price war begins with Dish TV, offers basic channels for free
    		• Facebook and retailers to test 'want' button
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Google’s new offer: send SMS via Gmail, GTalk
    		• DCHL gets until Friday for Deccan Chargers bank guarantee
    		• BEA sets up team tos probe Jindal allegations against Zee
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• 77% digitisation complete in metros: I&B ministry
    		• Deccan risks losing IPL franchise if it fails to pay guarantee by Friday
    		• SC notice to UP govt on Tata Sky’s plea
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Namo TV likely to be back on air soon
    		• Deepa Mehta's 'Midnight's Children' to release in India
    		• Shah Rukh Khan releases ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ music
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Megan Mullally Returns to NBC Sitcom
    		• Lifetime Renews Docu-Series
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Hulu, Viacom expand content partnership
    		• Astro partners YouTube to boost distribution
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• DCM hires Clear Channel's Zoe Jones as marketing director
    Source: Media Week
       
    		• Seven's pay TV bid blocked, News in box seat
    Source: ABC Online
       
    		• Networks consider joint catch-up TV service
    Source: The Australian
       
    		• BRB launches online premium channel
    Source: Broadband TV News
       
    		• Abu Dhabi Media Summit: Vice Media to launch 24-hour news channel in 18 countries
    Source: Screen International
       
     
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