17 Jan 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 36 - Issue No: 72
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
I&B Ministry presses for convergence regulation

"Convergence across media, entertainment & telecom space is inevitable... there will have to be an overarching (legal) architecture which looks at it holistically," says Tewari.
Govt wakes up to the power of social media, begins monitoring

I&B Ministry to get weekly report from group formed to monitor social media as govt seeks to comprehend how the online media mobilised protests and shaped opinion on killing of soldiers on the LOC.
Bigg Boss 6 lifts Colors ahead of Star Plus

Colors regains top position in week 2 with 245 GRPs as Bigg Boss ends with 4.4 TVR; Star Plus is 4 GRPs behind as it lives without its spike show Big Star Entertainment Awards.
 
 
Emotional Atyachar returns with a tweaked format
 
Dhamaal enters Gujarat
 
Animal Planet to educate viewers on the A-Z of animals
 
Desai gets dual role of COO and CFO at FremantleMedia
 
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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CNBC-TV18 to launch India's Angels on 19 Jan
 
Vincent Dijkema to join BBC In-house Entertainment
 
YRF films now available on Spuul
 
Times Internet develops mobile apps for Gaana.com
 
 
Picturehouse reopens doors with Bob Berney
Japanese director Oshima leaves for eternity
 
OTT opportunities emerge in South Asia
 
Amazon Instant Video on Nintendo's Wii Console
 
Maha Govt. hikes entertainment tax on multiplex tickets
 
Salman Khan is best admired star on social media
 
News Releases
A Comms ‘raises’ the bar for Dove Whitening Deodorant promotion
 
Kareena Kapoor sitting idle these days!
 
Whatcha gonna do when the bad boys come for you?
 
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
    		• Indian animators hope 'Life of Pi' brings them recongition on global stage
    		• Maharashtra government offers sop to single-screens, rate cap to multiplexes
    		• Self-regulation is no regulation: Markandey Katju, Press Council of India
    		• Zee News plea for lodging FIR by CBI against Naveen Jindal rejected
    		• ET NOW extends viewers' lead with 46 per cent share in January
    		• Facebook unveiles promising and powerful graph search
    		• Google snaps up junk bonds in desperate grab for yield
    		• Twitter to open office in social network-crazed Brazil
    		• Facebook search to generate revenue, no rival to Google: Analysts
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Zee News plea for lodging FIR by CBI against Jindal rejected
    		• Pakistan Cricket Board invites bids for T20 league broadcast rights
    		• DoT wants tower firms to be covered by unified licence regime
    		• Facebook search taps into friends
    		• Vserv.mobi launches AudiencePro
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Court dismisses Zee News plea in extortion case
    Source: IANS
       
    		• Zee News plea for lodging FIR against Jindal rejected
    Source: PTI
       
    		• Digitization to boost India's revenue: Manish Tewari
    Source: CIOL
       
    		• PCB invites bids for sale of broadcasting rights of Pakistan Super League T20
    Source: Cricket Country
    		• Maharashtra: Extra duty on multiplexes
    		• UTV to release Race 2 in 50 countries on Jan 25
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Constitutionally mandated regulator suggested for media
    		• Oprah Winfrey's OWN network gets ad premium for Lance Armstrong confession
    		• NaMo channel later, govt to seek TRAI views on plugging ‘loopholes’
    		• Facebook sees drop of 600,000 users in UK
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Service tax removal will help to make more movies: Akshay
    		• Facebook, Microsoft expand web search deal
    		• CINTAA passes new rule for TV actors
    		• Aniruddh Dave in India's 1st Zero Budget Film
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Court sides with Dish in striking down FCC TV rule
    		• First dedicated ultra-high-definition television broadcasts launch
    Source: Hindustan Times
       
    		• Vijay TV acquires Kadal satellite rights
    Source: Oneindia Entertainment
       
    		• Facebook makes social search easier with captivating features
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Maharashtra raises entertainment tax on costly movie tickets
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Bigg Boss contestant Karishma to star in Salman Khan movie?
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• Facebook begins registrations for its annual hacking contest
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• Barry Wallach Resigns as Head of NBCU Domestic TV Distribution
    		• 'Die Hard' Director Appears to Be Headed to Prison
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• LOVEFiLM signs content deal with NBCUniversal
    		• Discovery Kids most popular Brazil Pay-TV channel
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Telegraph's Nick Hewat to take commercial lead at The Guardian
    Source: Media Week
    		• TV and newspapers report decline in ad revenues during Olympics
    Source: The Guardian
       
    		• Kylie Minogue returns to TV in dark comedy
    Source: Telegraph.co.uk
       
    		• Digital TV: Viewers 'cannot receive' Wales-based channels, says MP
    Source: BBC News
       
    		• Comelec cuts total airtime on TV to 120 minutes
    Source: Inquirer.net
     
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