29 November 2006Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 21








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NDTV gets Karan Johar on board for entertainment channel
NDTV today announced its partnership with filmmaker Karan Johar's production company, Dharma Productions to launch a Hindi GEC.

ESS wins South Asia broadcast, mobile & internet rights to EPL soccer
ESPN Star Sports extends broadcast rights for the English Premier League for the Indian subcontinent through to 2010.

Sifymax inks deal with SET for 'Bigg Boss' website
Sifymax.com has announced an alliance with SET to be the official website of their Indian adaptation of Big Brother, the reality show Bigg Boss.

BBC chairman Michael Grade quits to join ITV

Jump Games, Virgin Comics tie-up for worldwide release of mobile games

MTV Networks' Music & Logo Group launches 'hyper-programmed' online verticals

China Mobile goes live with Intec Mediation solution


Warner/Chappell Music extends sub-publishing deal with Disney


Highlight - On the Sanjay Dutt verdict!
Sanjit Bedi joins Kumkum
Shruti takes a pregnant pause!
Grapevine - Milind shoots round the clock!
The Week Ahead - Zee Muzic presents B NEWS!

News Releases
TRAI mandates interconnection for intelligent network services among all telecom service providers
Special DD film on women living with AIDS

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (12/11/2006 to 18/11/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (12/11/2006 to 18/11/2006)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Star One
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Karan Johar picks up stake in NDTV
    		• Advertisers are shy of the sans-celebrity, songless Bigg Boss
    		• ‘Kahaani...’ delivers and how!
    		• Tiff with Ektaa led to Iqbal’s exit?
    Source: DNA
      
    		• 45 cities to tune to FM by March
    		• NDTV ties up with Karan Johar firm
    		• BSNL ropes in Intel to offer WiMAX services
    		• Verizon Wireless to offer YouTube on mobiles
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Mr India-76, Darling in love with Big Boss
    Source: Hindustan Times
      
    		• ‘Aisa Des Hai….’ First TV serial shot at Taj Mahal
    Source: IndiaGlitz
      
    		• NDTV partners with Karan Johar for entertainment channel
    		• Ludhiana: Cable viwers go without Zee
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Zee Tele board to pay 100 pc dividend
    		• Hinduja TMT signs up Fortune 50 insurance firm
    		• Airtel unveils Easy Music card in Karnataka
    		• `Media, entertainment sector to double revenues by 2010'
    		• `Lower phone tariffs for dial-up users'
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
      
    		• TV anchor deposes before court
    		• 'Need to filter violence from children's serials'
    		• `Community radios need of the hour'
    Source: The Hindu
      
    		• NDTV, Johar link up for entertainment channel
    		• MTV to unveil channels in Pakistan
    		• Sky TV
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Next Gen Publishing releases 'Forbes Yellow Pages'
    Source: Economic Times
     
    International News
    		• UAE: Disney launches kids' mobile phone
    Source: Gulf News
     
    		• Verizon Wireless to offer YouTube on cell phones
    		• LIN TV names new chief financial officer
    		• Merrill's Cohen sees media consolidation
    		• BT to launch broadband TV service on December 4
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Monster forms alliances with media companies
    Source: Market Watch
     
    		• Britain's online video viewing rises at expense of TV
    Source: Zdnet
     
    		• Satellite radio companies see soft sales
    Source: BusinessWeek
     
    		• Sri Lanka TV tax generates cash; broadcasters curb regular fare to survive
    Source: Lanka Business Online
     
    		• Singapore Airlines announces new Nickelodeon deal
    Source: www.justtheflight.co.uk
     
    		• Maxis adds 11 mobile TV channels
    Source: www.star-techcentral.com
    		• Time Warner plans movie downloads in 2007
    Source: CNN/Money
     
    		• Mandel to Head VNU's NielsenConnect
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• TiVo Adds New Ad-Insertion Option
    		• Clear Channel Online, Reuters Partner on Web News Video
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• English channels are more popular than Urdu fare: PEMRA Survey
    Source: Online News
      
    		• NTT DoCoMo plan TV shows for phones, report says
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Bharucha could become first woman to lead BBC
    		• Michael Grade to join ITV in early 2007
    		• 'Friends' executive slams US comedy scene
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• Cellcast launches Sumo.TV on Sky
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• Government policy spawning STB boom in China
    Source: Advanced - Television
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