1 March 2006 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 15 - Issue No: 94







 

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Union Budget: FM lifts customs duty on set top boxes
Budget 2006 has little for media sector. Service tax hike to 12% to hit the entire industry; Cable TV services may get costly. FBT remains for news channels.

  
 
 
 

FIPB clears Sun TV's preferential allotment proposal
FIPB formally clears Sun TV's application to issue preferential allotment of shares to foreign investors.

  
 

Nimbus, EchoStar sign North America cricket deal
Nimbus Sport and EchoStar Satellite last night signed an agreement granting the American DTH telecast major exclusive broadcast rights of Indian cricket from March 2006 to March 2010.

Bush's visit to India: US media present in full strength

News Corp brings Mobizzo; MTV, CBS in cell phone deals

Moving Picture renews contract for Zoom's 'Popkorn'

AOL chief first recipient of Intl Emmy Pioneer Prize

SaharaOne to cash-in on cricket fever; opens campaign

Disney, Sky expand agreement to unveil two UK channels
Zenith, Neptuno extend co-production deal on 'King Arthur's Disasters'


Highlight - Anuj plays small time goon in Kumkum
Kosmiic Chat second season sans celebs
Jodee Kamaal Ki piggybacks on Nach Baliye fervour
Just not Cricket?
Grapevine - Pari to get a makeover!
“I prefer to believe in Islam” - Aashka Goradia
"I am a shopaholic!" - Karishma Tanna
The Week Ahead - Saat Phere gets a twist in the tale

Telly Scope
Does money really buy happiness?

Technology Update
Netgear completes TR-069 interoperability testing with SupportSoft

News Releases
Critically acclaimed British rockers Franz Ferdinand on CNN’s 'Talk Asia'

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (05/02/2006 to 11/02/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (05/02/2006 to 11/02/2006)
Star Plus
Ten Sports
Sun TV
Zee TV
Star One
Sony Entertainment
DD1
Gemini TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Deepti Bhatnagar produces new show with a twist
‘Political media’ in TN revs up on poll eve
IT swoops down on Yashraj Films
Terror threat rose after Iraq war: BBC Poll
Nothing filmi about it
Gaming hotrods and hand salsa
Apple unveils iPod home stereo
Microsoft plans PC-like portable device
Blu-ray DVDs to zap US soon
  Source:DNA
   
Celebudget: wow & ouch
  Source: Telegraph
   
MY BUDGET: Abhijeet Sawant, Indian Idol
MY BUDGET: Anuradha Prasad
MY BUDGET: Subhash Ghai
MY BUDGET: Rakeysh Mehra
TV Bytes
  Source:Business Standard
   
Sunil Pal weds
Kavya-Anjali's racing injury
Rohit-Narayani in new show
Gaurav's back in town
Kahaani serial ki
  Source:Mid-day
 
   
Zero customs duty on set-top boxes to benefit manufacturers
No reason to blush
Some habits don't die that easily
No cheer for telecom users, service providers — Now, service tax on Net telephony
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
Media’s message: Service tax with a smile
  Source: Economic Times
   
Bollywood must quit showing kid movie smoking, says New Zealand lobby
Magazine copies seized
  Source:The Hindu
   
Abhishek blacked out of Filmfare Awards?
In UP village, no budgeting for cricket talk
  Source:Times of India
   
Broadband: next frontier for India to conquer
  Source:Financial Express
International News
Comcast sells $2.25 bln debt in 2 parts
BT signs deal with Cartoon Network
Disney unveils two new channels
CBS Radio sues Stern for breach of contract
  Source:Reuters
   
Olympic Viewership Falls 37 Pct. From 2002
  Source:Yahoo
   
Google falls 7% on CFO comments
  Source:MarketWatch
   
BBC bosses' expenses hit £190,000
  Source:Scotsman
   
ITV selects ukbetting for online World Cup coverage
  Source:NetImperative
   
McCourt to sell Boston land to News Corp
  Source: ABC News
   
News Corp. dials up cell phone entertainment
  Source: CNet
   
Disney employees accused of sexual assault
  Source: www.thestar.com
   
TV bundles to stay until at least 2010: CRTC
  Source: CBC News
FCC's Tate Pressures Cable on Channel Choice
NAB: FCC Indecency Action Likely
Discovery, USA Net Enjoy Ratings Gains; ESPN, Lifetime, Comedy Central See Declines
My TV Net Seeks Five-Year Deals From Affiliates
  Source: Media Week (US)
   
Disney 'to introduce kids block to abc1'
Preston to edit BBC political show
NTL, Telewest announce joint results
New Zealand plans Freeview-style DTT
  Source:Digital Spy (UK)
   
Thomson, Wi-Networks to deliver triple play, mobile services via WiMAX
  Source:DM Europe
   
Barton Voices Support for National Cable Franchising
  Source:TV Week
   
HONG KONG: CSL reboots mobile television service
  Source: Asia Media
   
IPTV overshadows ECCA
Disney switches packaging strategy
French DVB-H trial confirms mobile TV interest
SES Astra to offer new digital TV services
  Source:Advanced - Television
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