31 October 2006 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 17 - Issue No: 96








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Zee Turner gets bullish on rural market
 Unveils campaign 'Zee Turner Ke Saath Faide Ki Baat' catering to rural market to offer sops for viewers, cable ops and company as well.

Champions Trophy propels Max into Top 10
 India versus England match takes Max to seventh position in the Tam Top 100 with an average rating of 5.8; "include Sab and rating nearly 7".

Sun TV brands FM radio stations as 'S FM'; launches 3 more stations
Starting 6 Nov, Sun TV will launch 3 more FM stations under the brand name of S FM on 93.5 MHz FM in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Jaipur.

Executive Dossier
'The only thing that supercedes creativity is accountability'
Interview with DraftFCB president & COO Laurence Boschetto

Chandrasekhar buyout: Asianet looks to Kannada, Tamil

NDTV enters e-recruitment space with ndtvjobs.com

TV18 Q2 net profit at Rs 160 million, up 44% YOY

Inox Q2 records 58% net profit at Rs 69.6 million

Bangladesh Cricket Board to sell six-year rights

E! fires 2 TV crew members on Brad Pitt complaint

Priyanka Shah triumphs on Zoom's 'Levi's Diva Quest'

Al Jazeera Intl to showcase Asia Pac show '101 East'

Americans increasingly watching TV online

Mobile video services getting more innovative in US

PCCW selects ICTV ActiveVideo Distribution Network for 'now TV' interactive services

Rainbow Media in representation deal with Zonemedia for Voom HD


Disney's 'My School Rocks' gears up for National roll out in November
Cartoon Network & Pogo toons shake a leg with kids


Highlight - Babul on it's way on TV
Ashka enters Sinndoor doesnt replace Gurdip
Simple plays different shades!
Akela to be relaunched; Mihir quits
…and the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champ is…!
“I don't mind wearing skimpy clothes....." - Sampada Vaze
Grapevine - Offers galore for Anuj!
The Week Ahead - Loveria on Nach Baliye 2

News Releases
Champions League Action Live and Exclusive on Ten Sports
Cricket Gurus Amarnath, Javed & Srikkanth on IBN 7
King Khan returns to TV on his birthday on Star Gold
HBO serves up a movie treat this November
It's the 'Knights of November' this month on PIX
Living Golf : Pro-Am Special
Time to vote for your favourite star

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (15/10/2006 to 21/10/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (15/10/2006 to 21/10/2006)
Star Plus
MAX
Zee TV
Star One
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Gemini TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Jagran net jumps 135%
    		• TV18 net up by 44 %
    		• Indian YouTube clone to get $1.5 mn funding
    		• Higher footfalls, pricing boost Inox profit 23%
    		• Newspapers` ad payments liable to be taxed
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Interview with Kunal Dasgupta
    		• Those jumpy, grainy prints
    		• Asia will lead web growth: UN Net chief
    		• Former BPL CEO to join Asianet board
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Press Council decision on photograph, captions published in The Hindu
    		• Madras Film Society felicitated
    		• US Army monitors websites, blogs for information
    Source: The Hindu
       
    		• DoT puts ‘cable king’ in a spot
    Source: HindustanTimes
     
    		• Sun TV plans more FM stations
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Jagran Q2 net grows two-fold
    		• TV18 Q2 net up by 44%
    		• Web TV cos prepare for the big show
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• India can review foreign equity cap in media: Dasmunsi
    Source: India eNews
       
    		• The tube takes over: Reality shows have audiences glued to TV
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• Sun TV to launch FM stations from Nov 6
    		• ‘Lenny Kravitz turns me on’
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• China TV firm has eyes on 24-hour shopping channel
    Source: The Standard
     
    		• Oprah gives audience members debit cards
    		• Danish cabbies protest MTV award drivers
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Award winning anchor to present Al Jazeera’s Asia-Pacific show
    Source: The Peninsula
     
    		• Prof-Media Buying 100% Stake in TV-3
    Source: www.themoscowtimes.com
     
    		• Nintendo plans enhanced Wii, teams with CNN for news
    Source: Aussie-Nintendo.com
     
    		• Switzerland Tests Mobile TV Service
    Source: www.cellular-news.com
     
    		• CNBC Looking to Distinguish Itself
    Source: Newsday
     
    		• MTV Networks Africa moves to new SA Home
    Source: www.screenafrica.com
    		• Alcatel, Samsung to develop TV-ready mobile
    Source: Hemscott
       
    		• Web distributor Brightcove seeks to make video pay
    Source: Reuters
       
    		• MySpace to Filter Out Unauthorized Recordings
    		• Google Video Making Moves on Ad Front
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Fox News Promotes Magee to EVP
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• FT owner forecasts record profits
    Source: Media Week (UK)
       
    		• BBC considers value of online ads
    		• TV and radio news teams go head-to-head
    		• Ross off the hook with Ofcom
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
       
    		• KOREA: Google, SK Telecom tie up in alliance
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• SES, Eutelsat team up for mobile broadcasting
    Source: Advanced - Television
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