11 December 2006Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 31








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ESPN Star wins ICC global telecast rights
ESPN Star Sports wins audio-visual rights for ICC events for next 8 yrs from late 2007 to 2015; winning bid reportedly $ 1.1 billion.

Special Report
A new formula to 'Engross' - Intellect-Hansa Study
Intellect in association with Hansa release findings of 'Engross, a media engagement and ad avoidance study'.

Other Headlines
Zee Sports in marketing push for Federation Cup
Federation Cup kicks off 18 Dec in Kolkata; Zee Sports planning slew of marketing activities around event.

Rs 405 million special package for AIR and DD

BBC World examines the state of Aids in India

BBC to teach English by radio in Saudi Arabia

Shemaroo releases VCDs of Nagarjuna - Sonu Sood starrer 'Robbery'

Varun Kapur joins TPG Ventures as firm partner

70 % subscribers use Mobile TV weekly: GFK study

China restricts foreign stake in TV, film production Cos

Steven Spielberg teams up with TNT for TV mini series

For U.S teens consuming media is a full-time job: VNU Teen Trend Report

BBC World Service names singer Silva as 'Next Big Thing'

Unprecedented worldwide audience for Euro 2008

Amrita TV 'Super Star Junior' to kick off from 11 Dec

'The Apprentice' returns for a new season in January

DAVP spends Rs 2.62 billion in 2005-06 - Dasmunsi

The World Economic Forum names MobiTV as technology pioneer for the year

Alcatel-Lucent supports SingTel’s IPTV technical trial

China IPTV users to reach 1 million as fixed line operators seek to grow

Motorola shares innovations, vision for seamless mobility during ITU Telecom World 2006

Toonz joins Paramount & Commotion Pictures to produce 'Dragonlance'


Highlight - Meet the high brow stars of television
Grapevine - Pracheen's spiritual side!
The Prestige on the silver screen!
"I sometimes design my own clothes" Rajshree Thakur

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (19/11/2006 to 25/11/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (19/11/2006 to 25/11/2006)
Sony Entertainment TV
Zee TV
Sun TV
ESPN
Star Plus
Star One
Zee Cinema

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Star locks Airtel, Hyundai, UTI MF as KBC-3 sponsors
    		• AIR sets up 5 community radio stations in NE states
    		• ESPN Star bags ICC telecast rights
    		• ISPs demand tax exemptions for broadband
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• ESPN-Star hopes to rake in $2.7 bn
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• ESPN-Star edges out Nimbus, wins ICC global rights for $1.1billion
    		• Munnabhai goes global, wins hearts at GIFA
    		• Citizen radio tunes in
    		• Soap stars return after a break
    		• SRK outstrips Big B as top brands eye new KBC
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Shweta wants Ravi to be voted out of 'Bigg Boss
    Source: Telugu Portal
      
    		• ESPN bags TV rights of ICC
    		• Big B, SRK kings of marketing
    		• Who’s this girl resembling Moushumi?
    		• Making way for ‘KBC’
    		• Roti, Kapda and Makaan with Vaishnavi
    		• 'We’re close friends'
    Source: DNA
     
      
    		• ESPN-Star Sports wins rights for ICC events
    		• UTI MF associate sponsor of KBC
    		• Rs 405-cr support for AIR, DD
    		• `Poor enforcement affecting protection of copyrights'
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Rang De Basanti sweeps 8 awards at Malaysian Film fest
    		• Rights panel member flays media
    		• A voice that enthrals Tamil listeners of China Radio International
    		• Producers oppose trade unionism in film industry
    		• No need to leave regional cinema behind: Atul Kulkarni
    Source: The Hindu
      
    		• Crores behind the Crorepati show
    		• World cricket lives off India's money
    Source: Times of India
      
    		• Khan brings more crores for KBC than Big B did
    		• Coming soon: 200 short films on a tube at a Metro station near you
    Source: Indian Express
     
     
    International News
    		• BSkyB sets sights on very small screen
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• China shuns funds for TV groups
    Source:The Australian
     
    		• Alcatel-Lucent Intros Mobile Interactive TV in Asia
    Source: Technology Marketing Corp
     
    		• The number of Arab Free to Air Satellite channels more than doubled between 2004 and 2006
    Source: Ame Info
     
    		• EU clears sale of AOL's UK Internet
    Source: Business Week
     
    		• Shakira, Juanes Lead Nominee Pack For MTV VMAs Latin America
    Source: MTV
    		• Equestrian Zara Phillips wins BBC sports personality award
    Source: Malaysia Star
     
    		• Fox, Viacom, CBS and NBC discuss YouTube rival: WSJ
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• 'Oblivion' big winner at Spike TV video game awards
    		• BBC Russian service FM broadcasts off air in Moscow
    		• DreamWorks adds president to board
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• MTV appoints new regional leaders
    Source: Brand Republic
     
    		• Basso leaves CSC for Discovery Channel
    Source: express.lineone.net
     
    		• New Radiohead Songs to Debut on British TV
    Source: Aversion
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