13 May 2005 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 13 - Issue No: 51




 

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'Heartbeat' next up on Star Plus' reality street
Star India has acquired Dutch-based Endemol Entertainment's Heartbeat, a high-tension quiz show.

Entertainment TV & fight against AIDS
Creative communication on AIDS through TV dramas, soaps discussed at Entertainment Television Summit on HIV/AIDS.

DD-1 lines up agricultural programme
Doordarshan will telecast a Kisan Friendly programme titled Kisan ki Seva mein with effect from 16 May, 2005 at 6.30 am on the national channel on DD-1. The Programme will be telecast from Monday to Friday every week

Star Movies to leverage hype around 'Star Wars 3'

Padmalaya Telefilms announces movie plans

India Inc set to launch on NDTV Profit

Cartoon Network opens ad sales office in Singapore

StarHub to be Zee's ad sales agent in Singapore

Telly Chakkar
"The most eligible bachelor for Esha is Abhishek Bachchan" - Hema Malini
Grapevine - Watch out for Pooja!
Interview with Moulli Ganguly

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (24 April 2005 to 30 April 2005)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (24 April 2005 to 30 April 2005)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
Zee TV
Gemini TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
I&B Ministry asks Space TV to amend shareholders' agreement
Facsimile editions of foreign newspapers may be allowed: GoM
Censor clearance for albums produced in Kerala
Moving Picture gets $2 m order from Sharjah co
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
FIIs may get stakes in print media
Sun`s cable arm inks pact with TVS Electronics
Star perks up weekends
Ditto for TV, entertainment industry
Cyber Media clarifies
Shaw Wallace ropes in Kannada actor
Macromedia to bring Flash Lite to India
  Source:Business Standard
   
GoM suggests facsimile edition of foreign papers
Real, The Movie sparks viewer imagination at Cannes film mkt
Disney Q2 net up 30% on strong DVD sales
NRI films bag prizes at US fest
  Source: Economic Times
   
Step forward in print reform: GoM OKs foreign papers to publish here
Express, Mid-Day unveil ad alliance for Mumbai
PM may skip media address
Star Wars flick may see dramatic spike in staff absenteeism
  Source:Indian Express
   
Kitu in sting operation!
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa to sing a different tune
Jassi is Model No 1
Take Ten: Amit Verma
Kahaani serial ki
  Source:Mid-day
 
Reddy: 23 TV proposals pending
GoM approves printing of foreign newspapers
Forget IT, its media stupid!
Google plans to open China office after nod
Microsoft pursues Sony in video-game shootout
  Source: Financial Express
   
GoM favours facsimile editions of foreign newspapers in India
Indian origin filmmakers bag awards at Worldfest
TAAL 2005 opens on December 6
The Hindu takes inter-media title
Al Jazeera English TV channel goes on air in 2006
  Source: The Hindu
   
Microsoft to launch MSN China web portal
  Source:Hindustan Times
   
Shruthi to small screen!
Demand for setting up TV channel rejected
  Source:Sify
   
Cable rates may go up
GoM suggests facsimile edition of foreign papers
Satyajit Ray marks 50 yrs at Cannes
Ash, Alexander open Cannes Film Festival
  Source:Times of India
   
Rajdeep Sardesai's channel to hire 300
  Source: Rediff
   
Zee Telefilms: PAT went up by 39.7%
  Source:Myiris.com
International News
Telewest reveals sound Q1 and digital vision
i-Cable targets broadband profitability
TTV chooses IBM for MHP launch
Enteraction goes Home2 branded channel
Cabot targets European digital TV market
  Source: Advanced-Television
   
PBS Monitoring Sparks New Review
  Source:Yahoo
   
Yorkshire to launch own TV channel
  Source: Guardian
   
Everybody Saying Goodbye to 'Raymond' on CBS
  Source: ABCNEWS.com
   
Oreskes named top IHT editor
  Source:IHT
   
Westporter Wayne Becker Named VP at Golf Channel
  Source: Westport Now,
   
Nokia opens up mobile TV solution specs
  Source:DM Europe
   
CHINA: Shanghai Media Group wins Net TV licence
  Source: Asia Media
Interpublic names ex-MTV exec to head media units
  Source:Reuters
   
CNBC Pulls Plug on Dennis Miller Show
IPG Taps Former MTV Exec Mark Rosenthal
Infinity Launches First Multicast HD Radio Channel
MTV Show Will Make Over Trailers
  Source: Media Week (US)
   
PTV records Rs 180m profit in 9 months
  Source:Daily Times (Pakistan)
   
Unions plan four days of strikes at BBC
Channel 4 confirms BB launch schedule
VOD rollout complete by early '06: Telewest
  Source: Digital spy (UK)
   
BBC unveils EU coverage changes
  Source::BBC
   
StarHub appointed as Zee TV's sales representative in Singapore
  Source: DM (Asia)
   
The rise and fall of Asian media?
  Source::Asians in Media
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