13 Feb 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 36 - Issue No: 93
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Music channels sing growth tune in 2012 By Punit Pandey, EVP & Business Head, 9X Media Group

The genre has seen viewership and ad revenue growth as more channels get launched; programming strategy of some of the music and music + youth channels has also seen change which will get more pronounced in 2013, says Punit Pandey.YEARENDER!

Eros, Endemol in deal for creating film & TV content

Eros and Endemol to invest Rs 1 bn in co-producing 3 films and also explore properties for TV production. But how much of a scale up can the two companies achieve?UPDATED!

Supreme Court issues notice to Govt, Jindal Steel on Zee plea

Supreme Court asks Centre, Jindal Steel and the Delhi Govt to respond within four weeks on a plea by Zee seeking quashing of three FIRs against the group and its editors.

 
 
Radio Mirchi Q3 net profit flat at Rs 187 million
 
HT Media's radio biz stays profitable in Q3
 
Vijay TV to air 2nd season of Tamil KBC on 11 March
 
Salman Khan to host 8th Renault Star Guild Awards 2013
 
TV industry immune to 2012 slowdown : Rohit Gupta
Sports broadcasting: A sticky 2012 wicket
2012: Fighting for change in the media and ad biz
2012: The pace of change showed no signs of slowing in India : Peter Hutton
India heading towards oligopoly in sports broadcasting : Atul Pande
2012 : A year of agency consolidation
2012: Industry unites to avert deadlocks : Arvind Sharma
Recapping 2012
Kids TV genre needs to expand amid more channel launches : Monica Tata
Digitisation the potential game changer for kids TV : Nina Elavia Jaipuria
Kids broadcasters gear up to play in India's digital era
Infotainment, lifestyle genre gets sprightly
Specialised channels: The growing flavour of entertainment
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Community radio allocated Rs 1 bn in 12th Plan
 
IMG Media to distribute Jordan football's broadcast rights
 
Generation C powers YouTube's growth in India
 
 
Clive Owen joins star cast of psy thriller Blue Angel
Quentin Tarantino mulls rewriting history in next
 
Kids spent more than $1.5 bn on digital gaming
 
Hungama and Gameshastra form JV
 
Haasan's Vishwaroopam crosses Rs 1 bn mark
 
News Releases

Vikram Raichura, Managing Director, VivaConnect enhances the level of talent on-board to fuel its expansion plans!

 
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
  • Eros International, Endemol India to invest Rs 100 cr for 3 movies
  • MTV Consumer Products to add more offerings for youth
  • YouTube: Indian users watch 30% of videos on mobile
  • Australia state broadcaster not to provide live coverage of India Tests
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
  • Yahoo buys Alike app, terms not disclosed
  • The next billion internet users
  • Brands steer away from TV; switch to Internet, video advertising on YouTube
  • Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer says Microsoft search deal under performs
  • 1/3rd YouTube India viewers access videos on mobile: Google
    Source: Economic Times
       
  • Amazon.com seeks FDI policy relaxation
    Source: Financial Express
       
  • 4G networks could kill off TV signals in Britain
    Source: NDTV
       
  • YouTube to Now Be a TV Channel
    Source: India Times
       
  • Zombie apocalypse alert broadcast on US television
    Source: Zee News
       
  • ABC not to broadcast India series live
    Source: Sisden India
       
  • YouTube to help advertisers
  • Amazon for FDI in front-end ops
  • IAA India Chapter plans debate on media issues
  • Indiagames crosses 200 million downloads on the Nokia Store
  • Priyanka Chopra may become the international face of PepsiCo
  • New campaign diagnostics tool for Hindi entertainment channels
  • SC issues notices to Jindal Group, Delhi police on ZEE plea
    Source: Business Standard
       
  • Intel plans to launch online TV service this year
  • Starz renews deal to get Sony movies through 2021
  • HT Media net rises 11% in December quarter
    Source: Livemint
       
  • Sandeep Kulkarni plays RAW agent in Nikhil Advani’s D Day
  • Naved Aslam & Chetan Hansraj in Jodha Akbar
  • Disney & Mahindra ventures for a new channel
    Source: Times of India
       
  • Justin Bieber unveils new song
  • Special 26 to be remade down South?
    Source: DNA
       
  • Sonam Kapoor to play lawyer in YRF film
  • Sonakshi Sinha charges '5 crore' to act in a Telgu Film
  • Akshay Kumar: Would love to remake 'Special 26'
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
  • DreamWorks Partners With Netflix to Launch New Kids' Series
  • Longtime Oprah Winfrey Insider Leaves Company
    Source: TV Week
       
  • Ergen launches huge ‘ad Hopper’ campaign
  • Netflix, DreamWorks original kids programming deal
    Source: Advanced Television