19 January 2005 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 12 - Issue No: 56










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UTV to ready four lifestyle shows this year
Ronnie Screwvalla's UTV is looking to make four lifestyle based shows for different channels this year.


Reuters to launch TV channels in India, China
CEO Tom Glocer finds the two countries ideal for undertaking a joint-venture channel with a local media group.

NDTV posts net profit of Rs 148.92 million in Q3 2004
New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) has posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 148.92 million in the quarter ended 31 December, 2004, turning around from a loss of Rs 72.90 million a year ago.

Asianet lines up special shows for DSF

NDTV gears Gere for grilling on 'India Questions'

Getz, Unicorn named CNBC TV18 car/bike of the year

Bangalore's first DD director Kamalapur expires

'American Idol 4' on Star World

Sengupta quits Star; returning to IPAN as prez

Star's Shetty joins Disney as ad sales head (West)

Hit Ent, LPI to licence 'Bob The Builder' in India

Special Report
Business channels gird for big fight

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (2 January 2005 to 8 January 2005)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (2 January 2005 to 8 January 2005)
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Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
Zee Cinema
Gemini TV
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India

HIT launches Bob the Builder licensing programme

GITAM plans FM radio station

Media Video bags Rs 11-cr Fujida Tech order

NDTV revenue up 119 pc in Q3

  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   

Cable operator plaint against extortion

Cinema halls wilt under multiplex attack

Maha Scooters, NDTV & Nova Petrochem results

  Source: Business Standard
   

Actor's gesture to fishermen

  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
Cartoonists, media persons honoured
  Source: www.e-pao.net
   
Enter Anjaane
Bands in form
Simran and Jia are together
Kaarthika for Kasauti
Take Ten: Rucha Gujarathi
From Karachi with love
Kahaani serial ki
  Source:Mid-day
 

Government reshuffles top media posts

Reuters plans to launch TV channels in India, China

  Source:The Economic Times
   
Cable operators beaten up in Sardarnagar

Mass media workshop concludes

Finally, Mumbai to see Webber’s Bombay Dreams

  Source: Indian Express
   
NDTV reports profit of Rs148.92mn
  Source:India Infoline
   
University of Peshawar plans private TV studio
  Source:Urban Pakistan
   
Jet spends most on print media ads, IA tops TV chart: report
  Source:Financial Express
   
Third Radio Mirchi RJ Hunt takes off
Indiatimes taking bounce out of email
  Source: Times of India
International News
Liberty to Buy Rest of UnitedGlobalCom for $3.65 Bln
  Source:Bloomberg
   
Disney plans to mix ads, video games to target kids, teens
  Source:USA Today
   
Verizon, Yahoo team up in Internet content deal
  Source:Buffalo News
   
D'Oh! Strike Threatens TV Simpsons' Spanish Voices
Telethon, Globes Ratings Not Golden
Blockbuster Ponders New Bid for Hollywood
  Source:Yahoo
   
UK cable companies launch video-on-demand service
  Source:Reuters ( UK)
   
DirecTV Has More Upside Than Echostar
  Source: Forbes
   
Bollywood New Releases Available via Video-On-Demand
  Source: slashdot.org
   
Telstra close to website film deal
  Source: Australian IT
   
Sky TV may return NZ$700m to shareholders
  Source:The Star Online
   
Dyke ITV takeover rumour denied
  Source:Guardian (UK)
Telewest launches movies-on-demand
Liberty closes out UGC ownership
TiVo backed out of Comcast deal
Premiere IPO set for March
  Source:Advanced-Television
   
Trump, Burnett developing 'Apprentice' musical
VOD launches "reflect trend in television"
  Source:Digital spy (UK)
   
Broadband rates soar across Europe
SubTV grabs Six Nations opportunity
  Source:Media Week (UK)
   
Vivendi sells Universal
  Source:China Economic Net
   
MTV Announces Three Series
Simpson's Special to Follow Super Bowl on Fox
CBS News Elevates Hartman, Radutzky
ABC Taps Morewitz For Drama Development
  Source:Media Week (US)
   
Can NBC Universal Measure Up?
  Source:BusinessWeek,
   
Telewest, NTL launch first mass-market VoD services in UK
Worldwide IPTV subscriptions to cross 20m around 2010
  Source:DM Europe
   
JAPAN: Abe won't testify on NHK censorship
  Source:Asai Media

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