2 Oct 2013  |  Volume 39 - Issue No:83  |  Visit Indiantelevision.com

Anatomy of the top 100 brands 2013 Pogo and Cartoon Network spruce up on-ground activities Channel UFX signs on Aidem Ventures for its ad sales DD launches new family game show Focus on Spanish delegation at Mumbai Film Mart Arkadin becomes an official provider of Tata Comm’s jamvee video service Twitter Conference on Mahatma shows increasing use of social media by government   GroupM’s Dialogue Factory Initiates a Dialogue with Safe Water Network Stockholm Discovery Science’s ‘The Gadget Show World Tour’ focuses on the world of new age technology India TV honours nation’s bravehearts with Salaam India Awards TRAI issues DTH licensing consultation paper; Dish TV given extension It's been 10 years since DishTV - the first Indian DTH operator - got a licence. The licence term has expired and TRAI is seeking industry feedback on what to do next. full story Ad cap: Petitions to be heard on 21 Oct by TDSAT The regulator has announced that all matters challenging the issues relating to the ad cap sought to be implemented will be heard by TDSAT and resolved once and for all. 1 Oct, 07:48 pm   Maharashtra's LMOs to blackout TV on 2 Oct Last Mile Operators (LMO) under the Maharashtra Cable Operators Federation (MCOF) will be cutting off TV signals to their customers from 6pm to 9pm 1 Oct, 08:43 pm   1 Oct, 05:17 pm  Fox Star Studios & A.R. Murugadoss score a hattrick in Tamil cinema with Raja Rani 'Silver Linings Playbook’ producer boards Brian Epstein biopic ‘The Fifth Beatle’ Raja Rani’s success also marks a hat trick for Fox Star Studios and A R Murugadoss’s partnership that started in 2011 with breakaway hit Engaeyum Eppothum. The Fifth Beatle will be the first feature film about the Beatles to obtain the rights to use their original songs; production is set to begin in 2014.     1 Oct, 01:22 pm  1 Oct, 01:51 pm       2G licences: Loop investor drags Govt to international arbitration DoT panel rejects TRAI proposals on spectrum pricing Shut up and watch TV Apple, Google overtake Coke as world’s most valuable brands: Interbrand Microsoft Ventures calls for applications from start-ups Google offering “significant” changes amid EU’s online-search probe Source: Hindu Business Line     Companies to spend Rs 119 crore on social media in 2013: TCS Time for Bill Gates to go, some top Microsoft investors tell board Facebook expands ad service for app developers Google offer may end search engine case, says EU antitrust chief Source: Economic Times     TV channels drop ads to follow regulator’s prescribed limit Hillary Clinton movie, TV miniseries scrapped Source: Livemint     DTH readies for final assault on cable business Prasar Bharati chief rubbishes talks of rift with I&B minsitry Source: Business Standard     Dish TV brings online streaming app for its subscribers Source: androidos     UK advertising market expected to rise to over £12.5 billion in 2013 TV ad cap rule kicks in, but not all broadcasters comply Source: domain-b     Boogie Woogie set to return Source: Hindustan Times     Kolkata film fest to get new logo Source: Times of India     Anil Kapoor venturing into fiction on Indian television Source: New Indian Express     Facebook Hires Respected 25-Year Madison Avenue Veteran with Tons of Cable and Broadcast Experience to Lead the Social Network's U.S. Ad Sales Effort Executive Who Has Led Cable Network For Almost 10 Years Exits Post Source: TV Week     Viewers conflicted on cord cutting Dish, Disney avoid blackout… for now EchoStar, Vivendi plan Brazil pay-TV venture Source: Advanced Television     MediaCom and PHD lead Campaign Media Awards nominations Virgin Media launches interactive online series Source: Media Week     Star gets fast and furious with U.S. shows on Indian TV Comcast to bid for Houston sports network if court forces sale Source: Reuters     Facebook Is Sharing TV Chatter with Networks, But What Does It Really Mean? Source: Variety     Dish, Disney reach short-term extension on carriage contract Source: denverpost     Viacom Takes Control for MTV Russia Relaunch Source: The Moscow Times     Nielsen closes $1.3B acquisition of Columbia-based Arbitron Source: Biz Journals     Warner Bros. strikes financing deal with Dune, Ratner Source: LA Times     Kevin James Inks Overall Deal for Film and TV at Lionsgate Source: Hollywood Reporter     CableOne Yanks Turner Broadcasting Networks In Contract Dispute Source: Deadline

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