28 April 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 47






Headlines





SC dismisses TataSky plea in Sun TV channels case
Supreme Court dismisses TataSky SLP in case against Sun TV, says approach TDSAT if early hearing sought.

HTMT invests Rs 650 million for digital cable
Hinduja TMT focussing on digital cable TV for expansion, invests Rs 350 million over last four months.

FIPB clears Vodafone deal
FIPB cleared the British telecom giant Vodafone's deal to buy mobile carrier Hutchison Essar subject to some conditions, after deferring a ruling thrice.

Box Populi
Kut and paste soaps
Each of Balaji's new offerings, trotted out at regular intervals, continues to disappoint, and Kasturi is no different.

UTV Q4 net profit jumps 200 per cent to Rs 197 million

CNBC TV 18 partners with the New York Stock Exchange

Essel Propack in $ 14 m expansion plans for Danville

Alok Shetty wins jury award at Al Jazeera docu fest

Anti-piracy war: good measures, yet lacking coordination

Americans spend $1,200 yearly on consumer electronics

Ogilvy India bags 5 metals at Media Spikes Awards; wins Yahoo! Big Idea Chair

Hungama TV Captains give go ahead to local 'fantasy adventure' series to air on 3 June


Highlight - Interview with Rupa Ganguly

News Release
 Catch a 2 hours special episode of Inside the Actors Studio with Martin Scorsese in conversation with James Lipton this Sunday at 7:00 pm on PIX
Richard Gere’s Statement on the Shilpa Shetty storm: of intentions and opinions

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (08/04/2007 to 14/04/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (08/04/2007 to 14/04/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star One
MAX
Sony Entertainment TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• HC directs MRTPC to probe into alleged bungling in KBC
    		• BSNL to issue IP TV tenders in six months
    		• No World Cup blues for SET
    		• Potter fantasy grips India
    		• Hollywood in US to get an Indian cousin
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• HC directs a probe into bungling in KBC
    		• HLL, Star resolve ad row
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• SRK steals Gen Next hearts on KBC
    Source: Hindustan Times
     
    		•  Editorial jobs for NRIs, foreigners get a go-ahead
    		•  UTV profit up, revenues down
    		•  TDSAT asked to settle TataSky-Sun TV row by May 1
    		•  More on Malakar
    		• In a brand new role
    		• HCC, Deccan Chronicle, CRISIL, Brushman quaterly results
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• HC directs MRTPC to probe into alleged bungling in KBC
    		• Pakistan government trying to muzzle media
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Fake 'Spider-Man 3' DVDs hit the streets of Beijing
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• Nielsen getting into online consumer research
    		• Adlabs Films net up at Rs 12.61 cr
    		• Sify sets up tech centre in Hyderabad
    		• Sony looking at doubling revenues from India
    		• Deccan Chronicle to start Bangalore edition
    		• Discovery's India special
    		• UTV Soft net up at Rs 44.7 cr
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
     
    		• India’s politics is clean at the top: Murdoch
    		• Jobsite Naukri defends leadership
    		• Vivan’s ‘car’ma
    		• Priya ‘remixed’ again
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Living for a Cause
    		• Monkey Business
    		• Reality show, Jodi Jabardast
    Source: Screen
     
    		• ‘Why do stars win hefty sums on KBC?’
    		• Leap lock
    		• TALKING POINT with Gita Piramal
    		• CHATTER BOX
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Korea's TV System to Go Fully Digital by 2012
    Source: www.english.chosun.com
     
    		• Astro set to add nine new channels
    Source: www.thestar.com.
     
    		• Silverman Will Host the MTV Movie Awards
    Source: www.abcnews.go.com
     
    		• Sony to launch video-sharing network on Friday
    Source: www.reuters.com
     
    		• BBC threatens to drop Neighbours
    Source: www.news.bbc.co.uk
     
    		• Telesat To Launch Digital TV Satellite in 2009
    Source: www.broadcastermagazine.com
     
    		• Two more Asian economies start mobile-TV trials
    Source: www.apb-news.com
     
    		• XM Reaches 8 Million Mark
    Source: www.forbes.com
    		• BBC, ITV to launch Freesat in 2008
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• Google launches Desktop application in 29 languages
    		• Swisscom adds channels to Bluewin offering
    		• Premiere signs deal with SES Astra
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• Settlement in `Will & Grace' lawsuit
    Source:Yahoo
     
    		• Arbitron Releases First Ever Round of PPM Currency Ratings
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• Retirement Living to Co-Host NCTA Panel
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Gaming industry injects more than $15 billion into Canadian economy: study
    Source: www.canada.com
     
    		• Telkom ready to launch pay-TV
    Source: Advanced - Television
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