1 Apr 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 37 - Issue No: 32
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
DAS Phase II commences as analogue TV switched off

With analogue TV signals being switched off this morning as targeted by the I&B ministry, initiative to digitise India's cable TV ecosystem enters its next phase.
Prana Studios acquires VFX studio Rhythm & Hues

A US bankruptcy court has approved the sale of Academy Award-winning visual effects and animation studio Rhythm & Hues to a wholly-owned affiliate of Los Angeles-based Prana Studios, which has Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra as one of the investors.
Executive Dossier
'We are not in talks with anybody to sell stake'

Interview with Rajasthan Royals CEO Raghu Iyer
 
 
Adoption of media asset management on the rise in India
 
News Corp to launch channel for young adults in the US
 
Flame Distribution bringing raft of documentaries to MipTV
 
CBS renews 18 shows for the season
 
Digitisation to propel pay TV rev growth in APAC: Study
 
Richard Griffiths passes away
Nicola Peltz to star in Transformers 4
 
Mumbai Indians, Smaaash launch co-branded card for gaming
 
Smart connected device market up 29% in 2012: IDC
 
Mahesh Babu seeks right of Jolly LLB in Tamil and Telugu
 
Bengali filmmaker makes film based on Delhi gang rape
 
News Releases
BIG RTL Thrill launches month-long outdoor campaign across Mumbai and Delhi; Catches men outside their homes
The biggest singing reality show on television ‘The Voice’ is back on AXN
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
Digitisation covers 70% of non-metro homes, 4.8 million TVs to go blank from today
Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured at Melbourne Film festival
Religare to contest Deccan Chronicle's AGM resolutions
Prana Studios buys Life of Pi visual effects company Rhythm & Hues
Jennifer Lopez's gig axed from IPL opening ceremony over diva demands?
YouTube announces shutdown in April Fool's prank
Two out of three internet users in India access Facebook or Twitter
Snapdeal expects its online sales to cross Rs 2,000 cr in FY14
Hindustan Unilever aiming to triple digital advertising spend
Source: Economic Times
   
BSNL Internet capacity down due to cuts in under-sea cable
TV digitisation: AP wants deadline extended
Missing set top boxes delaying digitisation process
Very excited to be back in IPL, says Ponting
DRI probes duty evasion by Singapore-based broadcaster
Source: Hindu Business Line
   
IPL 6: Singapore broadcaster in spot over duty evasion
New phone by Facebook to showcase its network
Source: Financial Express
   
Cable TV digitization drive misses deadline
Source: Times of India
   
To monitor Pak TV channels, MHA wants digitisation push in Srinagar
Source: Indian Express
   
IPL6: Teams now hunt for innovative partnerships
CCI probe backs HT Media plaint against T-Series
Film insurance is catching up with producers
Source: Business Standard
   
Cable TV digitization drive misses deadline
Lakhs of TV to go blank as digital era begins
Shwetha Menon to be back on TV
Jwala Gutta rejects Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa for the second time
Balki directs Akshay Kumar, Prabhu Deva in TV commercial
Source: Times of India
   
Ham radio: Staying relevant in the social media era
IPL 6: Facing Competition on TV
Versatile music producer Phil Ramone dies at 79: report
YouTube announces shutdown in April Fool’s prank
Prana Studios acquires visual animation studio Rhythm and Hues
Source: Livemint
   
Shah Rukh Khan, Eros to face legal action by Manoj Kumar over 'disrespect'
IPL 2013: DRI probes duty evasion by Singapore-based broadcaster
Source: DNA
   
Ranbir Kapoor sports 90s style chevron moustache for a new ad
Slumdog Millionaire's Faezeh Jalali to star in Anil Kapoor's 24
R Balki directs Akshay Kumar, Prabhu Deva in TV ad
Source: Indian Express
 
International News
Zucker's 'New Face of CNN' Sinks to New Ratings Low
NBC Delays Project After Struggling to Replace Departed Star
Source: TV Week
   
YouView’s Dunstone: BT fibre cost should be capped
Freeview website roll-back EPG
Source: Advanced Television
   
Britvic's J2O to sponsor Heart weekend breakfast and Club Classics
Source: Media Week
Electronics sector expects digital TV windfall
Source: The Nation
   
Adelaide prepares for digital TV switch
Source: Ninemsn
   
Music producer Phil Ramone dies, aged 79
Source: Digital Spy UK
   
New Disney Characters Make It Big in TV's Preschool Playground
Source: New York Times
 
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