25 Sep 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 35 - Issue No: 80
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Channels may be pulled out genre-wise from analogue before 1 Nov

In meeting between I&B, MSOs and broadcaster, idea mulled about 'knock-out' channels being available for consumers only through digital STBs.
Digitisation: Ad deals may be reworked on short term basis

Any significant shortfall in complete digitisation of cable TV homes likely to result in advertisers and broadcasters signing transitory commercial agreements.
Heroine first three-day collection Rs 245 mn

Barfi! collects Rs 586 million in its first week and adds another Rs 171 million in 2nd weekend to take its 10-day total to Rs 757 million.BOX OFFICE!
 
 
Neo Prime signs long-term deal with Super Fight League
 
Bombay HC directs BCCI, DCHL to appoint arbitrator
 
Waiver of licence fee on spectum for CRS a boost to sector
 
Zee Café to launch Anatomy's latest season on 25 Sept
 
BBC in deal with Nine Network for 'Top Gear UK'
 
Sony Pictures Television closes 'Breakaway' deal
 
Shyam Kumar elevated to New Generation Media Group CEO
 
RGTV acquires 'Homicide Hunter'
 
 
Travolta in The Killer remake & in Lombardi biopic
Resident Evil… No. 1; grosses $30.5 mn in 2nd weekend
 
Fox Traveller to launch 'Latin Angels' on 24 September
 
Ten Sports close to signing deal with IMGR: Atul Pande
 
'Homeland', 'Modern Family' triumph at Emmy Awards
 
Govt not to impose restrictions on use of Internet: Sibal
 
GSAT-10 with 30 transponders to be launched on 29 Sept
 
200 films from 65 countries to be screened at 14th Mumbai Film Festival
 
Reliance Entertainment to release Makkhi on 12 October
 
Theatres to cash in on Barfi being sent to Oscars
 
News Releases

Custom Media division of Mediascope Publicitas assumes new brand identity on its 15th birthday

 
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
    		• How Google India is driving US election campaign
    		• Football on demand on Dish TV
    		• Reliance MediaWorks divests stake in BIG Cinemas’ circuit
    		• Reliance MediaWorks-Galloping Horse acquire Digital Domain businesses
    		• Google’s India hub is now the largest outside US
    		• Windows 8, a risk Microsoft must take to stay relevant
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• CCI probing BCCI for allegedly arm-twisting broadcasters, IPL sponsors
    		• Reliance MediaWorks JV to buy James Cameron's firm Digital Domain; shares jump 15%
    		• Reliance MediaWorks' sells Malaysia exhibition business to Navis
    		• Microsoft will be fined over web browser commitment
    		• Iran readies domestic Internet system, blocks Google
    		• Facebook denies reports of private messages made public
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• YouTube-funded show makes first leap to network TV
    Source: Money Control
       
    		• Reliance MediaWorks, China's Galloping Horse acquire stake in Hollywood's Digital Domain
    Source: domain-b
       
    		• Vanita Kohli-Khandekar: Digitisation, diversity, Doraemon
    		• Facebook shares drop after Barron's snub
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Facebook tumbles on negative comments
    		• BCCI, Deccan Chronicle agree to arbitration
    		• Reliance MediaWorks, Galloping Horse buy Digital Domain units
    		• MSOs gearing up to meet the 31 Oct deadline for digitization
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Suhaib Ilyasi’s back on TV with 'Ye Zindagi Hai Gulshan'
    		• Facebook uses data-mining company to track consumers' retail purchases
    		• Mary Kom brand ambassador of Raj Kundra's SFL
    		• Rishi & Zaara to come face to face in Hitler Didi
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• HC tells BCCI, Deccan Chargers to go for arbitration
    		• Iran official urges boycott of 2013 Oscars
    		• Waheeda Rehman to receive lifetime achievement award at MAMI
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• HBO Unveils Plans to End Drama Series
    		• NBC Buys Drama from J.J. Abrams, 'Harry Potter' Director
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Verizon to pay $250m to TiVo
    		• Viasat launching new Ukraine DTH platform
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• X Factor peak figures slip 2.6 million year on year
    Source: Media Week
    		• Snooki law would let NJ towns regulate reality TV
    Source: Cherry Hill Courier Post
       
    		• Benedict Cumberbatch wants to be Sherlock in 'The Simpsons'
    Source: Digital Spy UK
       
    		• Boston.com launches 1st online radio with DJs
    Source: U.S. News & World Report
       
    		• BT Recruit Olympic-Quality Production For New Sports Channel
    Source: World Internet TV on PC
     
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