5 Feb 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 36 - Issue No: 86
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Airtel Digital TV Q3 operating profit up amid strong subscriber growth

Operating profit at Rs 147 mn, up from Rs 33 mn in Q2; 439,000 net subs added while ARPU rises 6% to Rs 186 and churn falls from 1.9% to 1.3%.
UTV Movies plans to ramp up content, signs syndication deal with Viacom18

The channel inks a limited telecast deal with Viacom18 Motion Pictures for 38 titles beginning with Cocktail; titles include Oh My God, Khiladi 786, and Yamla Pagla Dewaana part 2.
Race2 benefits from weak releases

Vishwaroop fails to turn media attention into box office advantage as opening weekend collection is just Rs 76.5 mn; Race2 ends second weekend with total of Rs 862.3 mn.BOX OFFICE!
 
 
Need for certifying films differently for broadcasting to be examined
 
Star Movies gets into Oscar mode
 
IPL franchises pour millions in player's auction
 
News Corp makes appointments for proposed publishing company
 
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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Rive Gauche to distribute 'Race to The Scene' globally
 
CCTV expands programming in US and LatAm with new show
 
FremantleMedia to form global division for kids, family entertainment
 
Tewari says govt pursuing Phase II digitisation deadline
 
 
Django Unchained sticks to no. 1 spot for third week
Ben Affleck wins DGA award for Argo
Mark Wahlberg, Ted to present at Oscars
20th Century Fox Celebrates 25 Years of Die Hard
 
Sky strengthens movie offering with SPT deal
 
IPTV Q4 growth decelerates in the US: Study
 
Netflix makes first episode of 'House of Cards' available to non-members for one month
 
Viswarooopam to be released in Tamil Nadu on 7 Feb
 
No show of Neil Mukesh-starrer David in Dubai
 
News Releases

MOVIES NOW Premieres Hollywood blockbuster 'The Grey' February 7th at 9pm

 
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
    		• Press Council chairperson Markandey Katju warns of legal action if press wrongly denied government ads
    		• Now Mani Ratnam's 'Kadal' faces protest by Christian outfit
    		• Vishwaroopam row: Centre forms Committee to review Cinema Act
    		• Imported set-top boxes dominate market after cable digitalisation
    		• Kamal Haasan, government withdraw pleas in HC on Vishwaroopam
    		• Wikipedia aims for billion users with mobile spread
    		• Online gaming company 888 says year revenues rise 13%
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• I&B Ministry sets up panel to examine Censor Board issues
    		• Vishwaroopam in theatres from Feb 7, finally
    		• OnMobile posts Rs 21-cr profit on stake sale, forex gains
    		• Going on 9, can Facebook sustain ‘like’?
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Digital Development Group Corporation Signs with PR Firm, The Placemaking Group, for PR and Marketing Communications Services
    Source: IT News Online
       
    		• I&B Minister admits ‘contentious issues’, vows speedy solution
    Source: Daily Pioneer
       
    		• Tanishaa to debut in Akshay Kumar’s second Marathi film
    		• Anita Raj in Anil Kapoor's 24?
    		• Don’t distinguish between TV & films:Sushant Singh
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• IPL average price of players for auction comes down
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Column : Own that TV channel, own that voter
    		• Wikipedia aims for billion users with mobile spread
    		• On Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam ban, Censor Board says TN A-G allegation baseless
    		• Imported STBs dominate market after cable digitalisation
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Rajasthan Royals owner fined Rs.100 cr by enforcement directorate
    		• PVR needs Cinemax to deliver a hit
    		• ‘Warm Bodies’ tops North America box office
    		• Vishwaroopam to be released on 7 Feb in Tamil Nadu
    		• Financial Times case postponed to another date
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Stage set for Vishwaroopam release
    		• Kamal Haasan, govt withdraw pleas in High Court
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Vishwaroop fares average, mints Rs7.66 crore on weekend
    Source: DNA
       
    		• Kamal Haasan, govt withdraw pleas in HC on Vishwaroopam
    		• Panel on Cinematograph Act will also look into late-night films on TV
    		• A coffee table book on the making of 'Paan Singh Tomar'
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Veteran Newsman Exits ABC for NBC
    		• Daytime Talk Show Gets the Ax
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Lebedevs awarded London TV licence
    		• News Corp $1bn digital expansion
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Chinese State TV now broadcasting here despite gov’t undertaking on licences
    Source: Stabroek News
       
    		• Potential of BSkyB's AdSmart begins to excite
    Source: Media Week
    		• Russian oligarch's newspaper wins London TV franchise
    Source: Reuters
       
    		• Canada Targets US Networks With Hollywood-Style TV Comedies
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
       
    		• HBO Go reportedly to join Apple TV later this year
    		• Zee Café reaches Facebook users with Yamgo
    		• UKTV creates social media team
    Source: DigitalTVEurope.net
       
    		• NBC Universal Resets Oversight of Cable, Digital, Spanish TV
    Source: Ad Age
     
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