27 April 2005 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 13 - Issue No: 37




 

Executive Dossier





 

'Only 10% kids watch programmes made for kids. The space is
under-served'
Interview with Walt Disney Television International (India) head of programming and production Nachiket Pantvaidya

Headlines
PlayTV on air; marketing blitz to follow
Essel Group's interactive & gaming channel PlayTV launched on 18 April; promotion and distribution drive to follow.

Poddar joins Ten Sports as distribution head
Ten Sports has roped in Arun Poddar as VP affiliate sales from India TV to head its distribution biz in India.

Disney executive meet with PM, I&B Minister

Endemol launches MMS soap in Oz, New Zealand

LiveTV brings in-flight satellite TV to Australia

Lucas to spin two TV series around 'Star Wars'

BBC asserts victory over CNN on Pope coverage

Chum announces corporate reshuffle in TV divn

MTV celebrates MTV Base launch in South Africa

Kerala Tourism road show gets underway in B'lore

Telly Chakkar
Vikaas replaces Vipul in 'K Street...
Fighting fit
Jeet Upendra to be part of 'Ye Meri Life Hai'
Interview with Rajeev Khandelwal

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (10 April 2005 to 16 April 2005)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (10 April 2005 to 16 April 2005)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment
DD Sports
DD1
Sun TV
Gemini TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
AIR, DD staff plan two day strike
Telly fare all set to turn lacklustre
Want a career in the animation industry?
BSNL to launch Broadband at 13 stations in Thrissur
Microsoft hires new CFO
  Source:The Hindu
   
TV18 Q4 net seen up 52.83% at Rs 8.1cr
  Source:Money Control
   
How did Ash fare on Oprah show?
Aman Verma verifies in the sting case
  Source:Times of India
   
Now, Tamil blockbusters are just a click away
Branded entertainment in focus
  Source: Financial Express
   
Siddhant fights for prostitute raped by cop
Manish makes Kripa a rockstar
Anu Kapoor to be replaced in Antakshari
Take Ten: Manasi Parekh
Kahaani serial ki
  Source:Mid-day
 
Nickelodeon in tie-up with Bombay Dyeing
Walt Disney CEO meets PM
Adlabs board okays pref issue to Arisaig Partners
Arena Multimedia's new career courses launched in Chennai
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
Cable operators asked to provide five DD channels in non-prime bands
Cyber Media to float IPO
  Source:Business Standard
   
The Simpsons make history with 350 shows
Indo-Pak series: the money spinner
Adelphia settles with Feds, pays $750m in fines
  Source: Economic Times
   
AIR, DD staff plan two day strike
  Source:Central Chronicle
   
Cover Story
  Source:Indian Express
International News
Martha Stewart Living 1Q loss narrows slightly
  Source:MarketWatch
   
Russian Rocket Lifts US TV Satellite
  Source: ABC News
   
Prime-Time Nielsen Ratings
  Source:Yahoo
   
Tech CEOs Want DTV "Date Certain"
Bravo Unveils Huge New Programming Push
  Source: Media Week (US)
   
Discovery Kids Signs Up for More Tutenstein
Bloomberg TV Joins Now Broadband Platform
  Source: www.worldscreen.com
   
Channel 4 to push E4 onto Freeview
  Source:Media Week (UK)
   
Sky NZ Chooses TANDBERG for Pay-TV Satellite Upgrade
  Source :www.chinatechnews.com/
   
Stock Exchange of Thailand to launch television channel
  Source:MCOT.org
   
BBC Launches Real-Life 'Hitchhiker's Guide'
  Source:Addict3d.org
'The Simpsons' Hit 350th Episode Milestone
Cable industry plans $250 mln campaign on decency
NBC Universal Much More Than Prime-Time Player
Yahoo hires ex-AOL executive to growing Media Group
  Source:Reuters
   
Lucas plans Star Wars TV series
  Source: /tvnz.co.nz
   
Jay Kandola joins Five to buy American programming
  Source:Asians in Media
   
Telefónica's assault on pay-TV and ADSL
TU Media digital TV for mobile
SBC sinks on cost of AT&T
  Source: Advanced-Television
   
Startup to offer digital TV, radio shows online for free
  Source :SF Gate
   
ABC planning 'American Idol' exposé
E4, E4+1 to launch on Freeview in May
Five to simulcast Sky News on election night
  Source: Digital spy (UK)
   
TV shows on DVD generated more than $1.5 bln in 2003
  Source:IT Facts
   
CHINA: CCTV to beam entire historic tour to millions
  Source:Asia Media
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