28 April 2005 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 13 - Issue No: 38




 

Special Report





 

Jaya TV: Taking The Leap
To combat with a bouquet including a news and current affairs channel.

Headlines
TDSAT provides reprieve to FM players

Tdsat has directed the govt to firm up its views on radio broadcast policy by 4 July. In the interim, status quo prevails.

Zee Sports targets May-end full launch
Cricket or no cricket, the Subhash Chandra promoted Zee Telefilms is ready to play ball and much more with its proposed sports channel.

WorldSpace appoints Deepak Varma as MD

UTV net profit up 249 per cent to Rs 163 million

Mobility is name of the game for History Chnl US

EMI Music to showcase Warner labels in India

Asianet launches primetime soap 'Sindoorarekha'

Martha Stewart teams with Warner

Katie Taylor is BBC Comedy Ent executive editor

BBC Intercative brings stories by UK viewers

CNN has its 'Eye On China' next month

Hallmark showcases 'Dummy' next month

Wrestlemania 21 is a PPV blockbuster for WWE

eBay India announces its first global transaction

Telly Chakkar
Star One dailies....100,not out!
Hilarious family makes a happy home!

Tube Talk
Action comedy 'Hollywood Homicide' on HBO

Technology Update
Systimax launches AirSPEED solution

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
HT Media files draft prospectus
Cable TV charges likely to go up
Dharwad AIR begins national Kannada news broadcast
U.N. chief's praise for The Hindu
Move to privatise Al-Jazeera
  Source:The Hindu
   
Why Rajdeep Sardesai quit NDTV
  Source:Rediff,
   
How did Ash fare on Oprah show?
Paula accused of seducing 'Idol'
  Source:Times of India
   
BSNL seeks correction in revised bandwidth tariffs
Sony Q4 loss is biggest in 2 years
  Source: Financial Express
   
Goldmine Media buys negative rights of 7 films
  Source:India Infoline
   
The Great Indian Comedy... cracks a ton
Drone thrown out of K Street
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa to wind up
Ayushmaan bids adieu
Kahaani serial ki
  Source:Mid-day
 
CNBC-TV 18 investor camp on Saturday
UTV Software posts Rs 16.3-cr net
Hindustan Newsprint may consider IPO for expansion
Dishnet launches Wi-Fi services in Chennai
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
HT to offload 15% stake through IPO
NDTV net up five-fold in Q4
eBay plans $21m investment in India over next two years
UTV Software net rises 249 %
  Source:Business Standard
   
eBay may offshore more biz to India
  Source: Economic Times
   
DD, Akashvani employees to launch agitation on pay anomaly
  Source:Deepika Global
   
New TV show floors young cricket fans
  Source:NDTV
   
Issue of holding IFFI in consultation stage: Governor
  Source:Navhind Times
International News
Viacom names Dolan CFO
  Source:MarketWatch
   
GE's NBC Names Deborah Reif As President Of Digital Media
  Source: Dow Jones/Excite
   
High-Tech Giants Push for Digital-TV
  Source:Yahoo
   
NBCU Names Reif Digital Media President
Cable Rolls Out Program-Blocking Aids
  Source: Media Week (US)
   
BBC offers chance to give a kidney on TV
Qatar draws up plan to sell off al-Jazeera
  Source:Guardian
   
ITV pays £134m for Freeview multiplex
  Source:Media Week (UK)
   
MCOT reaffirms 25% growth forecast
  Source :Bangkok Post
   
Macquarie sells TV stake for $101.7m
  Source: Seven
   
Metro Media Production builds production facility at Dubai Studio City
  Source:AME Info
   
Austar broadcasts 32% increase in Q3 profit
  Source:www.egoli.com.au
Viacom's MTV China Expands, Strikes Mobile Deal
Stewart Skills Coming to DVD from Warner
Investors Set to Vote on Apax HIT Offer Thursday
Cable TV Counters with Offensive on Decency Effort
  Source:Reuters
   
BANGLADESH: Double Murder Protest--Cable traders to switch off channels for 24 hours
  Source:Asia Media
   
Shakira Comeback Video Makes MTV History
  Source:www.femalefirst.co.uk
   
Bush signs bill allowing sanitized DVDs
  Source :CBC
   
Ravi Shankar and daughter Anoushka signed up for BBC Proms
  Source:Asians in Media
   
Spain’s Sogecable: subscribers up, losses down
Entertainment boosts Sony
ITV fights Sky with Dyke
  Source: Advanced-Television
   
US network picks up new Gervais sitcom
E4, E4+1 to launch on Freeview in May
ITV acquires Freeview operator SDN
  Source: Digital spy (UK)
   
Channel 4 to launch music download site for unsigned bands
  Source:DM Europe

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