9 April 2005 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 13 - Issue No: 22




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Uplink norms: Govt OKs 6-month extension
Govt gives another round of extension of six months to news and current affairs channels to reduce foreign holding.

SET acquires 'Veer Zaara', 'Dhoom,' 'Hum Tum'
Sony spruces up its movie lineup, acquiring 23 hits from the Yash-Raj stable.

Shemaroo conducts anti-piracy raids
Shemaroo Video's he anti-piracy team seized 1,000+ pirated DVDs and 3,500 VCDs and MP3s in Mumbai's Andheri suburb.

South gets ready to greet three channels in April

MTV will go into an online overdrive

ESS lines up English, Spanish Leagues this weekend

Betty Cohen is Lifetime president, CEO

ABC renews 'Desperate Housewives', 'Alias', 'Lost'

Sony shakes up domestic, intl TV ops

'Sansani' completes 100 episodes

MTV Music Awards surf back to Miami

BBC adopts interactive approach in covering UK polls

Live entertainment victim of core inadequacy

BBC joins forces with 'That 70s Show' producer

Space TV's Shantanu Nalavadi to join Disney

Box Populi
Can TV 'Miilee' meet filmi 'Mili'?

Telly Chakkar
Balaji scripts Rekha Modi's exit
"I will show 'Kyunki…'on cable if the channel decides to drop it"
- Ekta Kapoor
Konfusion with 'Kkusum'
Shweta in'Crime and Punishment'

Tube Talk
CNN celebrates a British wedding royally
HBO's next 'Big One' is 'Terminator 3'

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (20 March 2005 to 26 March 2005)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (20 March 2005 to 26 March 2005)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
DD Sports
DD1
Zee Cinema

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
WorldSpace Satellite Radio launched in Hyderabad
Pak TV group keen to launch channel in India
Bausch & Lomb ropes in `Jassi' Mona Singh
Final chance to news channels to comply with rules
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
Radio ad spend to zoom 10 times by 2010
  Source:Financial Express
   
FrameFlow India bags deal from Malaysian firm
RailTel to deploy broadband services in all cities
  Source:The Hindu
   
Last extension to news channels on uplinking rules
  Source:Hindustan Times
   
Indian Idol performs in Chandigarh as first album released
  Source:Glamsham.com
   
DTH licence: Ministry faults Sun TV’s proposal
  Source: Newindpress
   
The bahus come calling on Karan
Saas bhi kabhi Amma thi...
Mom from hell: Nitya takes evil turn
  Source:Mid-day
 
News channels get 6 mths to conform to norms
Time Warner, Comcast to snap up Adelphia
  Source: Economic Times
   
Sun TV DTH application in trouble
Lucknow: Cable TV beeps back into Gomtinagar drawing rooms
53 years later, Censor Board comes of age
  Source: Indian Express
   
E-ntertainment anywhere, anytime
  Source:Business Standard
   
Amritanandamayi TV on air soon
Britney, Kevin to get real on TV
  Source:Times of India
   
Act II - Vandana Gupte
Telly Buzz - Mehndi and shaadi
Laughter tracks cross over
TV to remain top entertainer, mobile to drive growth
Regularisation and safety: need of the hour
  Source:Screen
   
Reality wave hits Indian television
  Source:Rediff,
International News
Cablevision to Close Voom Satellite TV Service
Nielsen: Men Spend More on Video Games Than Music
TV Producer Mandabach Inks Comedy Deal with BBC
Ailes Talks Up Fox News Business Channel
  Source: Reuters
   
Comcast CEO Faces Shareholder Challenge Over Votes
Sony-Led Group Completes Purchase of MGM
  Source:Yahoo
   
Channel 4 aims to 'unspin' the election
Ex 'Idol' singer joins 'Neighbours' cast
  Source: Digitalspy (uk)
   
Sony shakes up pay TV structure
News Corp. believes big is a benefit
  Source : Hollywood Reporter
   
Ireland: Watchdog, media sign pact on advertising
  Source:Bangkok Post
   
AOL VoIP launched in 40 cities
China to overtake US in broadband
  Source: Advanced-Television
   
New TV channel from Tamil Nadu
  Source:The Star Online
Time Warner, Comcast to Buy Adelphia for $18 Bil.
  Source:Media Week (US)
   
Web TV users reach 2 mln in China
  Source:Xinhuanet
   
747,000 households refuse to pay NHK subscription fees
  Source:Japan Today
   
SES Astra to Procure Astra 1M Satellite
  Source: Scotsman
   
Korea Chosen as 'Country of Honor' for this Year's MIP-TV
  Source: english.chosun.com
   
History Channel updates Aryan Nations story
  Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
   
BBC offers WAP, 3G and PDA mobile broadcast of Grand National
  Source:DM Europe
   
Eastern Eye celebrates success with Business Awards
  Source:Asians in Media
   
NORTH KOREA: Broadcasters survive turbulent year
  Source:Asia Media
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