6 Feb 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 36 - Issue No: 87
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
TV industry immune to 2012 slowdown By MSM president network sales, licensing & telephony Rohit Gupta

Television has seen double-digital ad revenue growth in 2012 and trading levels across genres has gone up; oversupply in genres like news have had problems, says Rohit Gupta. YEARENDER!
ASCI pulls up 11 ads in November 2012

The impugned ads include the ones by Emami about its Himani Sona Chandi Chyawanprash and by Dainik Bhaskar about its position in Bhopal.
Executive Dossier
'We are looking at a break-even in five years'

Interview with ZeeQ Business Head Subhadarshi Tripathy
 
 
Ten Sports, Life OK bag rights to telecast Hockey India League
 
Star Plus shifts Masterchef India season 3 to weekday prime time
 
Fotini Paraskakis is Endemol Asia MD
 
NBC Sports signs 3-year deal with World Series of Fighting
 
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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Nick Jr. takes rights for Saban Brands' Julius Jr.
 
Amit Dhanuka joins IndiaCast as SVP intl biz
 
Gaana.com pumps up music content via YRF, Magnasound and Unisys
 
 
How celebrities should use Twitter
 
Russian telco signs three-year capacity deal with SES
 
Eclat launches online sports channel for Korean pro leagues
 
UTV to come out with a coffee book on the making of Paan Singh Tomar
 
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
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Life of Pi, Skyfall mark Hollywood's increased box office share in India
    		• Amazon virtual coin entices Kindle Fire app makers
    		• Madras HC dismisses PIL seeking ban against Kamal Hassan's 'Vishwaroopam'
    		• Hockey India League surpasses EURO 2012 coverage in India in two weeks: ESPN
    		• Instagram website frames users' pictures
    		• Majority of Facebook users have taken break: Pew survey
    		• EU wants to tackle money laundering on gaming sites
    		• RCom launches online shopping service for customers
    		• Chinese search engine Baidu says profit up 36 per cent
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• ESPN STAR Sports in pact with distribution partners for Hero Hockey India League
    		• MakeMyTrip launches comprehensive travel app
    		• Hong Kong firm to launch device for DTH operator portability
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Twitter acquires social TV analytics company Bluefin Labs
    		• Sell Sun TV Network on rally; may dip to Rs 450: Kapoor
    Source: Money Control
       
    		• Michael J Fox has begun filming his new TV show
    Source: NDTV
       
    		• Sun TV bags 'Aadhi Bhagavan'
    Source: India Glitz
       
    		• Digitization changing TV viewership patterns in India
    Source: Hill Post
       
    		• Airtel reports second straight strong quarter for Digital TV
    Source: Think Digit
       
    		• Experts to look into Prasar Bharati’s revamp
    Source: Deccan Herald
       
    		• Doordarshan made anew
    		• Kejriwal, Bhushan to start 'non-profit, public service' TV channel
    		• Bullish on digital operations: Srikant Sastri
    		• Alfresco acquires WeWebU Software
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Panel on Cinematograph Act will also look into late-night films on TV
    		• Sexual abuse victim: Police, Aaj Tak channel asked to pay Rs 6.5L compensation to girl
    		• ASCI pulls up Emami, Havells for misleading advertisements
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• ‘Midnight’s Children’, ‘Vishwaroop’ post disappointing numbers
    		• Malone eyes Virgin Media in challenge to Murdoch
    		• Emirates announces five-year deal with F1
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• High Court rejects plea to ban Vishwaroopam in its present form
    		• City’s cinemas now gear up for belated launch of Vishwaroopam
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Deepika Padukone joins Facebook gets 1,503,928 likes on her page
    Source: DNA
       
    		• Shah Rukh Khan to perform in Muscat on Valentine's eve
    		• 'Khiladi 786' director to keep don's biopic real, entertaining
    		• Grounded in Reality
    		• Floundering Film and Television Institute of India needs a change of script
    Source: Indian Express