17 April 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 37











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FIPB clears Dish TV share allocation
FIPB clears Zee share allocation to foreign collaborators, Dish TV listing likely to happen this week.

Star TV office in Mumbai ransacked
Irate mob ransacks Star TV office in Mumbai, smashing cars parked outside and also damaging building itself.

A real connect to the 'Scholar'ly Indian?
The next reality show hitting the tube in July is a multi-stage, multi-discipline contest that will become a television series on NDTV 24x7.

Demand for encryption of DD Signals faces rejection
Ministry argues since many of DD's 1,400 transmitters unmanned, it would first need manpower to encrypt signals.

Star India legal head Ajay Sharma resigns

CNBC makes corporate earnings available to iPod's

earthTV inks deal with Mediascope; NDTV t'cast in India

Star picks up 'Falcon Beach' from Fremantle

HARDtalk celebrates tenth anniversary

Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM launches in Jalandhar

Universal Pictures extends output deal with HBO

Al Jazeera English becomes available on YouTube

Thomas Geitner joins BBC Worldwide board

Five renews deal for 'Grey's Anatomy'

UN to offer Green Stories at MipTV

Canada film board to bring over 20 titles to MipTV

Animal Planet announces third season of 'Meerkat Manor'

Electronic Arts, Endemol ink 'Virtual Me' creative deal

Microsoft's vision for creating, experiencing content

Microsoft expands IPTV technology ecosystem

Voom HD to launch in the Middle East

Pathfire, Warner create file-based HD delivery service

fix8 launches interactive TV platform AuditionsTV

Scopus showcasing IP headend, converged video

Tribal DDB's MTV & Yatra campaigns lauded at Webbys

NGTI takes first kid's series 'Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies' to MipTV
Disney's 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse' to be launched in over 80 territories
Disney, Videonline sign VoD deal for Hong Kong



Leadership Series - Unite and lead
Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman and National creative director, Ogilvy & Mather.

Collector's Item-Things of great aesthetic quality
Kaushik Roy, President Brand Strategy and Marketing Communication Reliance Industries Limited.

Book Browser - Books-tasted, swallowed, chewed and digested
Aditya Shastri, CEO-Corporate, UFO moviez Ltd.

Fast Track -Techno Freak
Hiren Gada,Vice President, Shemaroo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd

God&Me - Destiny-an unknown path
Priya Mishra, Vice President, Programming, Sony Entertainment Television.

Book Mark -The last Mughal
Reviewed by -- Subhajyoti Ray, President of the Internet and Mobile Association of India

Slide Show- Korea calling



Highlight - Music for the mind!
Stepping into Shaan's shoes;Aditya or Babul?
Kulraj Randhawa's Bollywood innings !
Delnaaz turns eccentric !
Grapevine - Gaurav and his diplomatic stands

News Releases
Haig Gold Label reminisce the dream machines of a bygone era
‘Let’s Talk’ with Abhay Deol, only on Zoom
Star Gold announces the Special Advisory Panel for "Star Gold Comedy Honors"

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
  • Goldstone Tech, Zee arm partner for Net TV
  • ESPN asked to comply with signal sharing rules
  • Balaji Tele up on CAS hopes
  • Pyramid Saimira Jan-March net at Rs 5.83 crore
  • Sun TV board to consider bonus share issue
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
     
  • Radio One chief Rajesh Tahil quits
  • Fox’s Kiran Chetry will take over CNN’s American Morntake
  • Mumbai Star TV office ransacked
  • McClatchy joins Yahoo-led newspaper alliance
  • Aditya Narayan to turn anchor
  • Not a ‘Halki’ phulki fight!
  • Where has Arjun vanished?
  • The Khan of small screen
  • 'Spider-Man 3' spins web from Japan
  • 'I didn’t realise the symbol’s sanctity: Mandira
    Source: DNA
     
  • Moral police ransack Star office in Mumbai
  • Wall Street Journal wins top Pulitzer prizes
    Source: Times of India
     
  • Dasmunsi condemns attack on Star News office
    Source: Zee News
     
  • Sun TV Network up on bonus issue plan
  • Radio regulator to take load off I&B
  • Pyramid Saimira profit up 823%
  • Star soaps on your mobile
  • Sun TV now on Reliance mobile phones
  • Johnson & Johnson starts consumer website
  • COFFEE WITH BS: Ronnie Screwvala
    Source: Business Standard
     
  • Nokia to join Samsung for mobile TV technology
  • Microsoft, at your service now
    Source: Economic Times
     
  • Sanjaya becoming the biggest obsession of Americans this year
  • Star News office ransacked
    Source:The Hindu
      
  • Star News pays price as Hindu-Muslim love story goes on air
  • Disney lines up an India story, other big names queue up too
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
  • TVNZ spends $300,000 changing colour of logo
    Source: www.nzherald.co.nz
     
  • 'Smallest' mobile TV tuner targets Japan market
    Source: www.eetasia.com
     
  • AOL founder to unveil health care Web site
    Source: CNet
     
  • ITN's news and entertainment services roll out on 3 network
    Source: Guardian
     
  • NBC Uni b'cast, film units a drag for GE
    Source: Hollywood
     
  • KT Embraces Content Provider to Boost Internet TV
    Source: english.chosun.com
     
  • E-Vision to showcase top Hollywood blockbusters
    Source: Gulf News
     
  • Aussie 'TV employee' teen gets YouTube clips removed
    Source: China Post
     
  • Joint-TV programmes may yet build regional trust
    Source: Financial Express
     
  • E-Vision signs PPV deal with Warner Bros.
    Source: Maktoob Business
  • NBCU Rejoins NAB
  • Comcast Nets Add Engagement Tools
  • Yahoo Adds McClatchy, Others to Ad and Content Deal
    Source: TV Week
     
  • Google Will Sell Radio Ads for Clear Channel Stations
    Source: Bloomberg
     
  • Icelandic broadcasters select Arbitron audience measurement solution
    Source: DM Europe
     
  • Sci Fi goes 360 with mobile site launch
  • China restricts online play for youngsters
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
  • SINGAPORE: StarHub mobile Net service trial gets big response
  • China gets tough on Net porn sites
  • TAIWAN: Protesters demand TVBS shut down
    Source: Asia Media
     
  • Top 10 Most Powerful People in TV News 2007
    Source: TV Week
     
  • Protesters march in Taipei against cable TV station
    Source: Radio Taiwan International
     
  • SA delivers open Conditional Access platform
    Source: Advanced - Television

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