26 Mar 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 37 - Issue No: 28
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Sixth NT Awards celebrate the best in news business

The NT Awards saw 116 awards being distributed in various categories; over 1,000 entries were received for 43 categories from 45 TV news channels in English, Hindi, Telugu and Marathi.
Prime time content on news channels needs to evolve

CNN IBN's Karan Thapar feels content during prime time is in a confused mess; advocates a structure based discussion with focus on current affairs to keep prime-time shows meaningful.
Media needs to introspect on self-regulation models: Varma

MIB Secretary Uday Kumar Varma feels that the Indian media industry needs to introspect on the current models of self-regulation; emphasises that the government has no intention of placing any controls on the freedom of the press.
 
 
Make news interactive and engaging to stay relevant
 
News broadcasters urge government to bring ad regulation after Das
 
Jayesh Muzumdar to head Viacom18's regional movies biz
 
Colors associates with Lakme Fashion Week; to air the event from 1 April
 
SRK, Katrina Kaif, Pitbull to perform at IPL opening ceremony
 
Sachin Khedekar to host the Marathi version of KBC
 
Zee Marathi to air TV 'Gaurav Puraskar' awards on 31 March
 
Katju reiterates demand for bringing electronic media under ambit of Press Council of India
 
Lionsgate likely to sell 50% of TV Guide Network to CBS
 
IOC awards 2014-2016 broadcast rights in Latin America
 
Sacha Baron Cohen polishing vocal chords to play Mercury
Robert Redford to star in sequel of Captain America
 
MipTV: Gordon Brown to launch global education countdown
 
Discovery tells the inside story of 'Argo'
 
BookMyShow.com is official ticketing partner for six IPL teams
 
Vserv.mobi to help US app developers monetise in emerging markets
 
CBS, Avex expand on demand mobile video deal
 
Lionsgate in deal with M-Go
 
BBC commissions BBC Three drama strand for BBC iPlayer
 
Gangs of Wasseypur to be screened at Hong Kong Film Fest
 
News Releases
Yo Joe, G.I. Joe!
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to push immigration reform
Yahoo acquires mobile news start-up Summly
Ads that speak the language of social media
Saudi threatens to ban WhatsApp, Viber and Skype: Sources
India's Mobile-VAS market to double to $9.5 billion by 2015: Wipro
PepsiCo India bags pouring rights with eight IPL teams
Source: Economic Times
   
PVR to focus on ‘nano’ cinemas for small towns
PepsiCo bags pouring rights for 8 IPL teams
Computer users to spend $ 22 bn battling malware: Microsoft
Facebook woos farmers for growth
Australian players face media fury in the wake of series loss
YES Bank signs up as official partner of IPL
Source: Hindu Business Line
   
Kabir Sadanand to direct Akshay's Fugli!
Skype revealing users' Internet addresses to 'entire world'
Source: DNA
   
Anand Rathi bets on media sector; picks Sun TV, Zee, TV18
Source: Money Control
   
Himmatwala sells TV rights for Rs. 40 crore
TV is new Box Office for Bollywood
Source: Hindustan Times
As TV digitisation deadline nears, talk of a let-up
Trai tweaks quality of service regulations
With eight IPL team rights, PepsiCo hopes for a shiny summer
Yahoo! buying Summly to boost searches on mobiles
Microsoft collaborates with Maha govt to build applications for social cause
Source: Business Standard
   
Yahoo to acquires mobile news app Summly
Broadcasters slam Trai’s 12 mins/hour ad order
Skype exposing users' IP addresses: Report
Television’s Holi celebration with dance and puppet act
Colors' brings Lakme Fashion Week Jashn to the audiences
Source: Times of India
   
Mumbai MLA booked for threatening rival cable TV operator
Source: DNA
   
Taproot gets 11 metals at Adfest 2013, McCann follows with six
Channel Surge
Source: Financial Express
   
Etisalat launches eLife TV iPad app offering 150 live channels
Source: NDTV
   
Indian origin R&B artist releases Shah Rukh Khan's Chaiyya Chaiyya, Nicki Minaj mashup
New film on Mahatma Gandhi assassination
Gangs of Wasseypur to be screened at Hong Kong Film Festival
Source: Indian Express
 
International News
NBCUniversal Re-Ups With Talk Host for Three More Years
Debra Messing to Topline New CBS Comedy
Source: TV Week
   
Farncombe: Cable operators must embrace OTT
Another DTH platform for Georgia
Source: Advanced Television
   
BuzzFeed launches in the UK
Source: Media Week
Spotify Launches 'For Music' Advertising Campaign
Source: AppAdvice
   
History Channel's The Bible series is worse than reality TV
Source: The Guardian
   
Universal TV Inks Overall Deal With Producers Brian Bradley & Steven Cragg
Source: Deadline.com
   
NBTC panel sticks to 12 TV licences
Source: The Nation
 
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