16 Jan 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 36 - Issue No: 71
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Govt speeds up on Trai recommendations, sets up inter-ministerial committee to review state entry into broadcasting services

Sets up inter-ministerial committee which will examine Trai's recommendations suggesting Govt and its entities should not be allowed in TV broadcasting and distribution.
DEN doubles borrowing cap to Rs 20 bn; Q3 consolidated up 10% QoQ

The MSO’s Q3 net profit rose to Rs 171.7 million on a 12% rise in revenue to Rs 2.41 from a quarter earlier; board approves doubling of borrowing power to Rs 20 billion.
2012 : A year of agency consolidation By Anita Nayyar, CEO, Havas Media India and South Asia

With a sluggish global economy, emerging markets are havens for international companies as it means growth, scale and expansion; consolidation also signifies monopolistic rates for the biggies, says Anita Nayyar. YEARENDER!
 
 
NSE suspends trading in Deccan Chronicle shares from 23 Jan
 
Delhi Court wants police to conduct thorough investigation into Zee allegations against Jindal, JSPL
 
'Student of the Year' to premiere on Sony on 26 Jan
 
Saeed Mirza of ‘Nukkad’ fame returns to DD with new series
 
Discovery acquires Italy’s Switchover Media
 
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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News Corp to be majority shareholder in Sky Deutschland
 
'Turner to lay off 30% staff in EMEA
 
BT acquires WTA rights for its sports channel
 
CBS firms up summer shows
 
NBC gives 13-episode series pickup to drama 'Camp'
 
 
Roberts, Douglas, Damon to star in HBO movies
Fire In The Blood nominated at Sundance Fest
Swedish film ousts Russian film in single take film
 
DisneyUTV Digital bindass Facebook Jukebox
 
US consumers embrace built-in features in HDTVs
 
Netflix adds new content to kid's bouquet
 
Lionsgate, AGP expand home ent. distribution deal
 
Prasad Lolayekar takes over as CEO of Entertainment Society of Goa
 
Film industry protests against service tax and VAT
 
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
    		• Disney India 'theme home' business might get replicated in global markets
    		• ET NOW extends viewers' lead with 46 per cent share in January
    		• Can Facebook topple Google from the throne as the king of search?
    		• PayPal partners with NCR to get into restaurants, gas stations
    		• Facebook expands search deal with Microsoft Bing
    		• China added 51 million Internet users in 2012
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Facebook may lower your self-control: Study
    		• DoT may withdraw enforcement powers from TRAI
    		• Disney India plans to take ‘theme home’ biz to global market
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Salman Khan talks about what he likes doing on TV
    Source: Zee News
       
    		• Digital Cable TV launched
    Source: E-Pao.net
       
    		• MediaTek extends licensing partnership with Imagination to TV market
    Source: Design and Reuse
       
    		• Verimatrix to Protect TCCL's Cable TV Digitalization Initiative
    Source: India PRwire
       
    		• Netflix to carry more Warner Bros shows
    Source: NDTV
    		• Deccan Chronicle suspended from trading
    		• Music over: HMV looks for buyer 4,000 jobs at stake
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Jamaat-e-Islami Hind spreads its wings to film production
    		• Google gains from creating apps for Apple apps
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveils 'graph' shared search feature
    		• Alibaba founder Jack Ma to step down as CEO
    		• India's first matrimonial channel all set to be launched
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• RIL puts TV channels on notice for AAP telecast
    Source: Daily Pioneer
       
    		• Facebook’s big revelation: new search tool
    		• Music over for HMV as retailer calls in administrators
    		• DoT panel against giving greater powers to Trai
    		• NSE to suspend trading in ‘Deccan Chronicle’ shares
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Mahesh Bhatt takes up cause of Muslim youth in new play
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• Bollywood likely to go on strike over service tax
    		• Facebook launches 'graph search'
    		• Kai Po Che to be premiered at Berlin fest
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• Jessica Simpson Lands Deal for NBC Sitcom
    		• Second ABC News Correspondent Jumps Ship
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Turner, Warner Bros for US Netflix
    		• Thorsteinson joins Grass Valley as CEO
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Kinetic appoints Stuart Taylor as UK chief executive
    Source: Media Week
    		• US singer Jessica Simpson to star in TV comedy
    Source: Reuters
       
    		• DWP union and Hollywood execs will run TV, radio ads in support of Wendy Greuel
    Source: Los Angeles Daily News
       
    		• Disney Channel is Week's #1 TV Network Across All Major Kids ...
    Source: TVbytheNumbers
       
    		• Coca Cola, Urban TV launch ‘Rated Next’ talent show
    Source: New Vision
     
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