7 June 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 38 - Issue No: 89
 
 
 
Headlines
IPL6: Controversies drag down average TVRs to lowest in history

The spot fixing controversy, the change in the TAM panel, and government-mandated digitisation seem to have pulled down the ratings of the world’s biggest cricket league this year.
DD gets favourable court order for ICC Champions Trophy telecast without TVCs

The pubcaster appealed against ESPN Star Sports insistence that it carry TVCs and won, according to its CEO Jawahar Sircar.
Star Plus and Sab gain in TAM week 22

Star Plus' fiction shows helped it add GRPs. Colors stayed at No 2 even as Sab garnered higher GRPs. The big weekend prime time battle saw DID Super Moms doing better than Colors' JDJ and Sony's IIJ.
 
Sony banks on Bachchan for fiction series
 
Discovery India's Rahul Johri gets southeast Asian responsibility
 
Mathew Kelly is Discovery US VP development, prodn
 
Golden Bird Entertainment Plans The $60M MUMBAI MEDIA CITY
European Film Commission Network & Film France partner with Golden Bird Entertainment & peacefulfish
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CNN US to kick off show from Ridley Scott on 23 June
 
'Dream Builders' returns to on BBC World Service with a new season
 
Zynga to lay off 18 per cent of employees
 
Big screen, star studded adaption of French Novella-'The Little Prince'
Jennifer Lawrence reunites with Susanne Bier for 'The Rules of Inheritance'
 
1Q US Internet ad revenues set new high at $9.6 billion
 
Rituparno paid find tribute as his last film is showcased in National Film Festival
 
Q teams up with PocketFilms to distribute quirky films online
 
BARC floats RFPs for new TV ratings system
 
News Releases
Tashan Nites rocked Chandigrah
World Marketing Summit to drive social purpose as business DNA
Rajneesh Bahl promoted to CEO, Percept-Out-Of-Home
Watch Sonic and fly to UK to watch a Manchester United match, live at Old Trafford
92.7 Big FM Delhi associates with Greenpeace India
Shine launches the world’s first integrated recruitment Solution
Zee TV Canada HD launches on Rogers Cable
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
Rajasthan Royals owner Kundra has admitted to betting: Police
Rahul Johri to take up additional role at Discovery Networks International
Source: Hindu Business Line
   
DoT may say 'bye' to auctions, 'hi' to fixed price for spectrum
Google chief Larry Page says Glass privacy fears will fade
Spot-fixing, betting fail to deter IPL advertisers, viewers
Brand Ranbir Kapoor on a roll: Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani grosses Rs 95 crore
Vdopia to garner advertisements for ICC website
YRF Entertainment to produce Hollywood movie on Ingrid Bergman
Facebook pares ad options, simplifies marketing tools
Amazon seeks tie-up with local retailers like Future Group, Shoppers Stop to boost sales
Source: Economic Times
   
Colors Hindi Channel announced to change the title of TV serial ‘Gurbani’
Source: Sikhsiyasat.net
   
Improve TV work conditions: Ronit Roy
Source: Hindustan Times
   
Rajeev Khandelwal returns to TV with National Geographic’s My Endeavour Alterrain
Source: bollywoodlife.com
   
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani collects Rs 98 cr in 6 days, nears Rs 100 cr mark
BCCI calls meet to decide Royals' fate
Who will make it to the top 12 on India's Dancing Superstar?
Vashu plans Bade Miyan Chote Miyan sequel
Source: Indian Express
Rattled by Raj Kundra fiasco, BCCI calls another meeting, Rajasthan Royals faces axe
Source: Financial Express
   
Cinema gets an extra dimension, and bigger bucks with 3D
Raj Kundra admits placing bets on Rajasthan Royals: Delhi Police
Amitabh Bachchan to act in TV series
Google’s YouTube triples mobile ad sales amid wireless shift
Amazon says will expand services in India
Discovery names Arjan Hoekstra as head of Asia-Pacific region
Newsweek CEO to leave after Diller puts magazine up for sale
Source: Livemint
   
Sony mulls over withdrawing from TAM ratings system
‘Kundra placed bets on Royals, other teams’
Source: Hindu
   
Amitabh Bachchan launches his maiden TV production
Channel goes Digital for Connected Hum Tum
Raj Kundra 'has confessed to betting'; Rajasthan Royals runs risk of franchise termination
Yahoo search becomes faster in revamp
Source: Times of India
   
Kundra admits to betting, says Delhi Police
Microsoft, FBI take aim at global cyber crime ring
Source: Business Standard
   
Justin Bieber reaches 40 million Twitter followers
Source: DNA
 
International News
NBC News Veteran Jumps to Al Jazeera America
Showtime Pulls Plug on Drama Series
Source: TV Week
   
Sky TV bundled with Xbox One?
DirecTV to add home security to STBs
Source: Advanced Television
   
Twitter launches global partnership with WPP
Source: Media Week
Sinclair Acquires Four More TV Stations
Source: TheStreet
   
Netflix Dominates Subscription Video-on-Demand
Source: L.A. Biz
   
Cable TV Still Locked to the Box
Source: Variety
   
Zeebox to Connect Filmmakers With Fans Through 'TV Rooms'
Source: Hollywood Reporter
 
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