20 May 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 38 - Issue No: 73
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Trai likely to issue consultation paper on TV channel aggregators

The regulator gave this assurance to cable TV operators over the weekend. It also assured them that a meeting would be organised separately to address their issues.
Indian HD TV channels: attracting brands, and media agencies

Viewers of and subscriptions to HD versions of Indian TV channels like Six HD are on the rise. Hence, advertisers and media agencies have started advertising on them. Lower TV spot costs, targeted audiences, are no doubt helping them to decide.
TV news industry awaits 4G telco services

Indian TV news journos and CTOs are looking forward to using 4G telecom services when they gain traction as an alternative to OB vans for reporting live from the field. They simply love the data speed that 4G offers.
 
 
Media ownership issue: Trai to release report soon
 
Radiocaster ENIL reports fab FY 2013 results
 
Big Magic strengthens fiction line-up with two new shows
 
Asian Television Awards invite entries from Asian countries
 
US Open Tennis Grand Slam moves from CBS to ESPN in the US
 
Badminton World Federation in four year deal with IMG
 
Prequel to 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' to be filmed next year
 
CBS unveils eight new shows; renews 20 at upfront
 
Google+ Social sign in now live on Speakingtree.in
 
TNT, TBS to offer live streaming 24/7
 
PlayStation launches Move Street Cricket II for PS3
 
TRAI initiates action against LCOs for failure to get forms filled by consumers
 
Broadcast Content Complaints Council warns Kids TV channels
 
European Film Commission Network & Film France Cannes Classics 2013
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News Releases
JWT premieres its final Portfolio Night video
Rebellious Boys of Indian Cinema - Dibakar Bannerjee and Anurag Kashyap on Express Adda
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
Yahoo to buy popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion
WeChat focuses on 2G customers to lead IM segment
IPL spot-fixing scandal: D-Company's Shobhan Kalachowky lynchpin of betting ring
Mauritius woos Bollywood with heavy discounts
100 years of Indian cinema: Need to break away from popular mediocrity to excel in filmmaking
'Hanuman.com' to have international release at Cannes
WeChat focuses on 2G customers to lead IM segment
Yahoo to buy popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion: Report
Facebook site dedicated to Bengali poems clicks 30,000 visits
Source: Economic Times
   
BCCI orders probe into spot-fixing
Esha Media Research intends to invest Rs 450 cr in TV TRP biz
Source: Hindu Business Line
   
'No commercials' TV channel starts broadcast in Russia
Source: News Track India
   
Public TV Channel starts broadcasting in Russia
Source: India and Russia
   
Get home theater experience on the 4K HDTV, also supports Facebook and twitter
Source: Daily Bhaskar
   
Indian techie shakes up US broadcasters
Source: Hindustan Times
   
Yahoo announces May 20 event amid Tumblr buzz
DoT seeks Trai's view on refarming of 900Mhz band
Yahoo Japan suspects 22m user IDs compromised
Apple gives $10,000 to 50 biilionth app downloader
Double roles make a comeback on TV
Source: Times of India
   
IPL's TV ratings on sticky wicket but advertisers unfazed
Mobile devices spur growth of Internet service providers
Govt mulls law on sports betting, BCCI tightens screws
Marketing via YouTube
BCCI to decide action against arrested
Yahoo! in talk to acquire Tumblr
Yahoo! Japan suspects 22 mn user IDs leaked
Source: Business Standard
   
Spot-fixing: BCCI sets up own probe team, will go by its report
BCCI should come under RTI: maken
Source: Financial Express
   
Yahoo’s board approves $1.1 billion Tumblr purchase: WSJ
Al-Jazeera in big gambit with planned US launch
Ranadive becomes majority stake holder in Sacramento Kings
Denmark wins Eurovision on ABBA’s turf with folksy ballad
Yahoo to unveil updates for Flickr photo site soon
Sreesanth & co’s cricketing future rests on BCCI report
Source: Livemint
   
Rajasthan Royals will file police complaint against Sreesanth & Co
Source: Hindu
   
First song of Lootera out; silent love blossoms between Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh in Sawar Loon
Source: DNA
   
'Indian Cinema's success lies in cinematic approach'
UK composers describe Pandit Ravi Shankar as 'real thing'
Indian I&B Ministry felicitates Anurag Kashyap at Cannes
Source: Indian Express
 
International News
Cannes Film Festival Hit With $1 Million Jewel Heist
Another Media Outlet Hacked in Syria-Related Attack
Source: TV Week
   
HBO GO launches in Bulgaria
Cannes Film Festival chooses Telestream ?Episode
Source: Advanced Television
   
ITV and Channel 4 insist they will beat declining ad market
Source: Media Week
TV networks shun tally room
Source: The Australian
   
Popular Vietnam cable TV provider drops CNN, BBC over decree requiring Vietnamese translation
Source: Fox News
   
Pepsi Launches 'Iconic Summer' With Country's Hunter Hayes TV Spot
Source: Mashable
   
Yahoo Approves $1.1 Billion Acquisition of Tumblr
Source: AllThingsD
 
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