16 April 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 36






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Trai on FTA tier: WWIL to move TDSAT
Trai rules Rs 77 monthly subscription for FTA channels in Cas areas will remain entirely with LCOs; WWIL to move TDSAT.

Insat-4B now fully operational
Insat-4B is now fully operational and reached its final location of 93.5 deg E longitude on Thursday.

The onus of 'responsible advertising': Bali versus Balki
'A creative agency's work should be relevant or else it would amount to plain irresponsibility.'- Provocations 2007.

Bhatts tie-up with Studio 18 for global release of Awarapan

AIFF looks to give soccer a facelift with pro league

Big 92.7 FM to hit Jallandhar airwaves

Asian American music lifestyle chnnl Myx now on DirecTV

CNN special to look at the mayhem in Iraq

Virgin Media takes Sky to court

Animax launches three shows this month

SPTI looking to push Animax across Europe

IMG acquires sports, entertainment firm Quintus

TSA, MBC ESPN acquire rights to Nippon Baseball Games

Nielsen to come out with OOH viewing measurement

Distraction Formats to showcase 14 shows at MipTV

BBC enters North African FM market with two relays

Gillette launches Mobile Cricket Championship

Doordarshan deploys Envivio mobile TV headend

ATSC to develop standard for mobile TV

CBS creates interactive network to boost online content distribution

Singapore Pavilion showcases strong slate of HD TV content at MipTV

Mobile TV subs to hit 125 mn globally by 2011: In-Stat

Guinness World Records partners with Joost

Americans purchased consumer electronics products worth $145 billion in 2006

Planetvu names Srinivas SVP programming acquisitions

DIC Ent launches global brand mgt division


Highlight - Jennifer, the stunt woman!
Grapevine - Saas bahu aur Sampada
Interview with Rituraj

News Releases
 Watch ‘101 Greatest Comic Scenes’ on Star Gold

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (25/03/2007 to 31/03/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (25/03/2007 to 31/03/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
MAX
Sony Entertainment TV
Star One


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Aksh Optifibre to start making set top boxes
    		• Govt to increase vernacular grip on Net
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• World's first maritime satellite TV to be launched soon
    		• Podcasting gains currency in India
    		• New strategy in video market
    		• Noted Film maker Jagat Murari dead
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• “Format shows are the future”
    		• News channels woo young India
    		• Big ticket Bollywood eludes Shilpa
    		• Cable networks shun eBay online exchange
    		• Hillary Clinton adds her spin on Sanjaya Malakar
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• AirChord mobile TV set to go on air
    Source: Calcutta Telegraph
     
    		• I&B ministry to get 138% more in 11th Plan
    		•  KBC losing viewership, Star tries innovation
    		•  Chopra wants larger share of pie
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Rituparno Ghosh wants to direct Shweta Bachchan
    		• Dhoom II gets popular among DVD pirates in China
    		• Thieves on the sets of ‘Betiyaan’!
    		• Bani gifts Ba a lucky charm
    Source: DNA
      
    		• Talking point: with ayub khan
    		• Laugh out loud
    		• NDTV Imagines
    		• Pro-file:Vaquarsheikh
    		• Ear shot
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Russia's CTC Media CFO to step down
    Source: Hemscott
     
    		• NBC's summer reality shows boast new hosts
    		• Strong TV results lift CanWest to 2nd-qtr profit
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• S'pore aims to double production of HD media content by year-end
    Source: Channel NewsAsia
     
    		• Yahoo! reportedly buying Rivals.com
    Source: Bizjournals
     
    		• Modest growth predicted for Asia IPTV
    Source: www.vnunet.com
     
    		• Viacom Germany breaks record
    Source: Variety
     
    		• CRTC To Review Diversity in Canadian Broadcasting System
    Source: www.broadcastermagazine.com
     
    		• Nintendo offers Opera-based Internet browser for Wii
    Source: www.earthtimes.org
    		• 'Grey's Anatomy' wins GLAAD Award
    		• Democrats, Fox News Channel lock horns
    		• Clinton asked about Idol wannabe Malakar
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Web Radio Broadcasters Appeal Rate Plan
    Source: Associated Press
     
    		• Decoding digital options after TV switch is thrown
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• Dow Jones acquires London media company eFinancialNews for $51.6M
    Source: AOL.com
     
    		• BBC reporter dead, says militant group
    Source: Times Online (UK)
     
    		• LTTE terrorists plan a new TV satellite channel in France
    Source: www.defence.lk
     
    		• Taiwan market: NCC plans to issue new terrestrial digital TV licenses
    Source: Digi Times
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