3 August 2005 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 14 - Issue No: 18







Special Report





 

Cable guy weathers the storm
Even as Mumbai was reduced to a standstill, cable TV largely remained uninterrupted.

Executive Dossier
'An increase in C&S penetration doesn't necessarily mean we need to increase sample size'
Interview with Tam India chief executive officer LV Krishnan

Headlines
Yantra Media looks beyond Sun to rivals
Yantra Media leaves Sun Network to explore the growing Southern TV market; commits shows for rival channels.

Padgaonkar roped in to anchor show on Zee News

Vijay TV all set to lure Tamil viewers with 'KBC 2'

DD to produce film on former PM Shastri

Discovery, Nokia team for filmmakers contest

Indiagames announces expansion of European opns

Konami bags 'American Idol' gaming rights

WWE's 'Raw' celebrates milestone in the US

Yahoo to offer video news from CNN, ABC News

Burtson to head investor relations at Time Warner

Madison Creative bags SAB account, 2 others

US Tennis Association, XM Satellite Radio ink deal

BBC makes additions to kids brand mgmt. team

Hughes to use Intelsat for Direcway b'band service

Tivo launches direct response interactive advt prog

Rain, ruin and resurrection
Battling the rains to bring the news
Shanno gets ready for her shaadi, finally!
Come rain, come hail, the show must go on!

Nick US to award over $1 million through 'Let's Just Play' Giveaways

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (10/07/2005 to 16/07/2005)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (10/07/2005 to 16/07/2005)
Star Plus
Star One
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment
Teja TV
Gemini TV
Zee Cinema

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
India Inc votes against DD’s must-have clause
Global watchdog spots Indian corporates in software piracy
And now, mobile satellite radio in India
US plays games, sets $4.1 bn record
  Source:Financial Express
   
 
   
HT to launch pink paper by '07
History through music video
Pentamedia Graphics to contest CLB order
RTG animation classes from September 15
Cross-over content
  Source:Business Standard
   
A week later, Bollywood adds up its losses
Internet tests limits of controlled speech in China
Wife, ex-wife drive News Corporation’s destiny
  Source:Indian Express
   
FM channel plays deficit cut tune
  Source:Telegraph
   
Krishna to quit Balaji shows
Kripa, Mishti can't stand each other
Tragic end of TV stylist, fashion designer
Wife swapping in Jassi show
  Source:Mid-day
 
   
AIR announces new credit plan for small ad agencies
UTV Soft nets Rs 3.5-cr profit
Pentamedia Graphics net profit at 1.76 cr
Ad world crippled by Mumbai deluge
Ramoji Film City sets record
ISPs want USO funding extended to broadband
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
Ramoji Film City earns place in Guinness records
Kerala : Rain-hit DTH systems
Singapore's entertainment outlets plan 'smoking corners'
Monsoons: Entertainment industry suffers huge loss
DTH reaches remote corners
Tintin on his way to India
  Source:The Hindu
   
Discovery crew plan to fix shuttle snag before return
SAB TV to raise $15 mn
Pentamedia net up 8.75%
Temasek, Hinduja left in MphasiS race
H-P to exit digital camera business in Asia
  Source:Economic Times
   
Viewers bear the brunt of another cable war
  Source:Deccan Herald,
International News
Comcast Grows in Q2 From Digital Subscribers
MTV to Run Concert First on Broadband
Comcast's Roberts Remains Coy About NHL
  Source: Media Week (US)
   
Polar sells 66% of Maximedia to News Corp
  Source: Globes
   
Martha wants to fill studio with Marthas
Media Stocks Sweat Out Earnings News
  Source:USA Today
   
Telewest launch for Scottish football channels
  Source:Digital Spy (UK)
   
MediaCorp TV's "Shooting Stars" premieres on National Day
  Source:Channel NewsAsia
   
Taipei pulls the plug on cable TV news station
  Source:The Standard
   
Srilanka: LTTE To Launch TV Station
  Source: southasia.net
   
Israel: Netanyahu plans to propose digital broadcasting body
  Source: Haaretz
   
News Corp. aims to buy Web site in Australia
  Source: IHT
Batelco and Al Jazeera team up to launch news service
  Source: AME Info
   
THAILAND: Two stations closed
JAPAN: Broadcaster-control revision postponed
  Source:Asia Media
   
Russia Won't Renew ABC-TV's Accreditation
Sirius Satellite loss widens, but subscribers grow
Disney's ESPN2 to debut sports-Hollywood show
  Source:Yahoo
   
CNet's Plan to Be a Player in TV's Future
  Source: MarketWatch
   
DIRECWAY to use Intelsat
Foxtel sued over sports rights
BBC Worldwide appoints MD Global TV Channels
Private goes mobile
  Source:Advanced -Television
   
Comcast Says Unlikely to Launch ESPN Competitor
  Source: Reuters
   
'Island' Could Sink DreamWorks Sale
  Source:Fox News
   
BBC World Service offers podcasts in Persian
European Broadcasting Union opens tender for mobile media rights for Turin, Beijing Olympics
  Source: DM Europe
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