30 April 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 48






Headlines





DD Direct launches massive satellite-shift subscriber aid operation
 Prasar Bharati launches exercise for 4 million+ subscribers as its DTH service shifts from NSS 6 to the INSAT 4B.

Sun to roll out 3 more kids chnls by Q2
 Sun targets launch of 3 more kids channels in Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam within the second quarter of this year.

Star ties up with several operators for upcoming mobile platform
 Star's mobile application Plus launching shortly; it will be available in associations with Hutch, BSNL, Idea, BPL, Spice and MTNL.

European Parliament passes anti piracy legislation

Fremantle secures fresh sales for Jamie Oliver series

CNN unveils global 'CNN Heroes' initiative

Zee among five new Casbaa members

Public Value Test into BBC HD Channel

MySpace enters China

Global Mobile files patents for mobile phone interactive multimedia ad delivery

Bharti market leaders with 22.9 % share, net up 89 %

Dart report: DD scores high among rural audiences

TV violence can fuel aggressive behaviour in children: FCC
Fun Cinemas kicks off Summer Kids Film Festival & workshops


Highlight - Rajeev continues to march `Left Right Left'
When the wheels went wild…
Is Ek Ladki Anjani Si going Foursome
Grapevine - Sooraj Thapar

News Releases
 Directors’ Scope On Pix - Woody Allen & Martin Scorsese

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
    		• Game on to control Indian gaming mkt
    		• ToI screening cream of ad fests
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Kerala Congress readies to take on Left’s media muscle
    		• Online publishers go green to attract readers
    		• Essel to expand US plant
    		• “Indian news TV thrives on entertainment”
    		• PC games, once down, show signs of rebound
    		• Bollywood’s net gains
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Net phones from Globe7
    		• Sony unveils 3G gaming device
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Smriti Viruddh Ektaa
    		• Mandira Bedi apologises for 'inadvertent' mistake
    		• Timesjobs holds pharma job fair
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Game on to control Indian gaming market
    		• Film industry takes to aggressive marketing
    		• Online cricket game launched
    		• Nominations for Bollywood Awards announced
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• Jai Hind TV to go on air in July
    		•  Sans India, World Cup viewership plummeted
    		•  30 multiplexes set to open by end-2008
    		•  Tribunal rings alarm bells for entertainment industry
    		• Network 18 to invest $10 mn in new entertainment firm
    		• Spotlight on Zensar Tech, Dish TV and Satyam
    		• ADAG to venture into movie rentals
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• 'I feel proud as an Indian for banning Fashion TV'
    Source: CNN-IBN
     
    		• Google Earth moves a village to Argentina
    		• Mandira apologises for wearing flag-themed saree
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Switching Channels
    		• Rocking the boat
    		• Profile: Saadika Randhawa
    		• Leap lock
    		• Ear Shot
    		• UP exit poll: BSP on top, BJP surges past SP
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Euro Disney H1 net loss narrows as revenues grow 10 pct
    		• DirecTV CEO paid $6.5 million in 2006
    		• ProSiebenSat.1 eyeing sale of production unit - report
    Source: ABC Money
     
    		• DIRECTV Places Multi-Million Dollar Order With Quantel
    Source: www.4rfv.co.uk
     
    		• NTV Plus launches its HDTV offer via Eutelsat's W4 satellite
    Source: DM Asia
     
    		• Sky TV deal to net IFA over £10m
    Source: BBC
     
    		• New film shows September 11 widows in Afghanistan
    Source Monsters and critics
     
    		• BBC airs Woolmer poisoning allegations
    Source: ABC Online
     
    		• Murdoch faces an inquiry over his 18pc stake in ITV
    Source: www.thisislondon.co.uk
    		• Pink and Silverchair dominate MTV awards
    Source: Nine MSN
     
    		• Trump gives donation to Schwarzenegger
    		• ''Disturbia' earns $9.1M as Spidey looms
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Amardeep Bassey moves to ITV Central News
    		• BBC launches competition for short films on music
    Source: Asians in Media
     
    		• BBC wins right to keep report on Middle East coverage secret
    		• Inquiry looms into BSkyB's swoop on ITV
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• TV Networks Adopt Anything-Goes Ad Rates as Shows Shift to Web
    Source:www.bloomberg.com
     
    		• Russia's First Animated Cartoon TV Channel Starts Broadcasting
    Source: www.news.awn.com
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