22 Aug 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 39 - Issue No: 48
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Manthan Broadband to invest big bucks to expand reach

The MSO will invest Rs 450 crore to achieve its goal and also install 36 lakh STBs to expand in eastern region by 2014.
WB UDM Firhad Hakim pleads TRAI to extend deadline for CAFs

The request has come after TRAI confirmed last week that it will strictly adhere to the 23 August cut-off-date.
I&B Ministry asks TRAI and PCI to accelerate views on the proposed FDI limits

The ministry has sought comments regarding the paper prepared by the Finance Ministry relating to revision in existing FDI caps in the broadcasting sector.
 
Nickelodeon-Unilever-Amagi enter advertising geo-targeting deal
 
RTI Online Web Portal launched to file applications online
 
IBL Team Banga Beats ties up with mobile based social network PlayUp
 
Kitaabnaama: Books and Beyond to be telecast on DD from Sunday
 
Idris Elba to star in Beasts of No Nation
Night and Day Pictures and Rockford Entertainment sign six film deal
 
Now, Shah Rukh Khan is just a phone call away
 
Cable lost 2.5 mn viewers between 2010 and 2012: FCC
 
Revathi returns to Bollywood with 2 States
 
Madhuri Dixit and Priyanka Chopra to perform in Durban
 
News Releases
Gulf Oil presents ‘LEADER TALK’ with Steve Waugh and Rajan Mittal
Rohit Shetty and Reliance MediaWorks partner again for ‘Chennai Express’
Now Disney’s Interactive Planes land in Retail
Adamo-The Bellus Goa is the official hospitality partner for the Goa Football League till 2015
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
Google extends support to Hindi handwriting
Neville Bastawalla joins Sony Pix
Facebook joins hands with tech giants to launch ‘internet.org’
Bengal seeks more time to submit cable TV subscriber database
’Madras Cafe’ Tamil version yet to get Censor Board clearance
Source: Hindu Business Line
   
BoxTV now showcases content from National Geographic
Gaana urges listeners to ‘Share A Song For a Smile’ under its CSR initiative
DAS implementation by August 23 not possible: LCOs
How Facebook aims to get the world online
Facebook unveils global Internet access initiative
Microsoft offers ad-free 'Bing for Schools' for the classroom to battle Google
Source: Economic Times
   
Greek state TV resumes broadcasts
Source: Hindu
   
Sushant Singh Rajput to marry longtime girlfriend Ankita Lokhande this year
Source: DNA
   
Greek state broadcaster resumes news programing
Source: NDTV
   
Information and Broadcasting Ministry seeks views of TRAI and PCI on the proposed FDI limits in Broadcasting and Print Sector
Source: Orissadiary
   
Netflix grabs exclusive TV rights to Weinstein movies
Source: Money Control
   
Maya Digital to raise $10-million PE fund
Superhit session for film makers
Zuckerberg starts group to boost web access
Congress rates its TV spokespersons
Source: Business Standard
   
Anil Kapoor unveils first look of '24'
Global video games market to reach $87 bn, to get games boost from new consoles at Electronic Arts
BJP wants 'Madras Cafe' banned in Mumbai
Source: Financial Express
   
Chennai Express collects over 270 cr worldwide
Ajay Devgn-Vidya Balan dub for an animated film
Shah Rukh and Rohit Shetty to team up for a Marathi film?
Source: Times of India
   
I&B ministry seeks views on FDI in media
Facebook unveils global Internet access initiative
Google launches Hindi handwrite feature for Android devices
Source: Livemint
   
Satyagraha is Raajneeti 2, Prakash Jha to make Raajneeti 3 next
John Abraham: Controversy not a marketing tool for Madras Cafe
Jab Tak Hai Jaan to release in Romania
Trailer of Nagarjuna's Bhai gets 2.5 lakh hits online
Source: Indian Express
 
International News
Disney/ABC TV Group Braces for Layoffs
NBC News to Rebroadcast Historic 'Meet the Press' Program From 1963
Source: TV Week
   
ESPN: No plans for Ultra-HD
TV advertising hits 3 year low
Source: Advanced Television
   
Virgin Media rescues BT Sport debut
Source: CED Magazine
iTunes Radio to Debut in September With McDonald's, Nissan, P&G, Pepsi
Source: Ad Age
   
Vevo in Deals With Apple, Samsung for TV Programming
Source: WSJ
   
Yahoo hires UK television veteran as Europe head
Source: FT
   
Netflix strikes movie deal with WeiNstein Co.
Source: AP
 
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