27 August 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 20 - Issue No: 54










Headlines





UTV eyes strategic investor for broadcasting biz
 UTV in talks to rope in a strategic investor for its broadcasting business; investment outlay is Rs 6 billion for nine channels.

Kalaignar TV readies for battle with Sun
 Ex-Sun Sharad Kumar is Kalaignar TV CEO; channel signs up with DTH and cable operators ahead of launch on 15 September.

Special Report
Max leads Hindi movie channels; Zee Cinema speeds up
 Max tops the Hindi movie channel market according to Tam; Zee Cinema inches up with Star Gold following.

Rural dev. ministry cancels empanelment of producers

Sahara One to crown 'Biggest Loser' on 1 Sept

Cable TV promotes gender equality in rural India: NBER

Dish TV adds Zee Talkies to its bouquet

TV revenue in UK crosses £10 billion

Sify founder Ramaraj to join Sequoia Capital as sr. advisor

Mark Burnett to give NBC 'Amne$ia'

Channel 4 drops 'Big Brother' for 2008

Canaan Partners invests $5.3 million in Cellcast Asia

Yahoo, Microsoft sign blog censorship pact with China

pioTV.com launches for Indian diaspora

Web users spend as much time online as for TV

Thomson to test mobile TV on DVB-H in Sydney

Harris introduces upgrade for China’s DMB-T standard

Tivo releases HD DVR in US

WASP3D signs wTVision for graphics solutions

One97 appoints Rahul Guha as VP products division

CartoonNetwork.com hits record time spent in July

CBeebies commissions 3 shows

AB Group to handle intl distribution of 'Fred's Head'


Highlight - Achint's coming back as Pallavi!

Beyond Dreams to make a film on `The Buddha'

Gurdeep sails in Bhabhi

Who will be the Biggest Loser ?

News Releases
Saina Nehwal played ‘Badminton Singer with NIFT students
Dutch League Live on Ten Sports
RJ Dheena creates history complestes 92.7 hrs on Air
Watch 'Young Turks on Road' only on CNBC TV 18

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (05/08/2007 to 11/08/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (05/08/2007 to 11/08/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
Zee Cinema


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Nimbus & Co to bid for BCCI ground rights
    		• Broadcasters want same laws for IPTV, TV channels
    		• You can decide ICL team captain
    		• ICL bowls legal beamer at BCCI
    		• Thumbs-up to a movie
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• EKL brings out 25th issue
     Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Broadcasters want same laws for IPTV, TV channels
    		• Partial exclusive content in DTH need of the hour: Tata Sky
    		• Political parties vying with each other to float TV channels
    		• ‘ICL is no challenge to BCCI’
    		• Bollywood films at the doorstep of US homes
    		• Diana's former lover directs film on the affair
    		• Tata Steel MD launches company website
    Source: DNA
     
    		•  Now, log on to desi social networking sites
    Source: Hindustan Times
     
    		•  Timberlake’s record breaking 43 camera TV concert
    Source: Zee News
     
    		•  Now, 3D images in your pocket!
    		• Aman & shanti between Ekta & Aman
    		• Watch movie DVDs on your mobile!
    		• Rakhi Sawant some more!
    Source:Times of India
     
    		• Digital magic in regional foray
    		• A C Nielsen survey backs homeopathy benefits
    		• Disney launches school event
    		• Now, TV on Shatabdi wheels
    		• Sify launches broadband initiative
    Source: Business-Standard
     
    		• Political parties vying with each other to float TV channels
    		• BCCI's raw deal made me join ICL: Prasanna
    		• TV show aims for Guinness record
    		• Jayalalithaa on cable TV operations
    		• Television show takes a new shot
    		• Shooting of telefilm on Kamban commences
    		• CPI plans to occupy Ramoji Film City, Sanghi lands
    		• Dalmiya has 'chance meeting' with ICL top official
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• ‘Users are moving away from single publisher sites’
    		• Nickelodeon to curtail junk food ads
    		• Beat your rivals with Google
    		• ‘Indian artists no longer isolated’
    		• Games people play
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Game for action
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Changes needed to reality TV laws: Media Authority
    		• Plastic surgery reality TV show banned in China
    Source: Abc.net
     
    		• CCTV5 to become Olympic channel since Jan 1st, 2008
    Source: CCTV.com
     
    		• Paxman takes aim at BBC and 24-hour news culture
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• Telegraph Media Group Signs New Agreement With ITN On
    Source: 4rfv.co.uk
     
    		• Sony Launches 2 New Cybershot Cameras
    Source: Tech2.comi
     
    		• Roystan Tan to direct another MediaCorp film project
    Source: Channel News Asia
     
    		• Xinhua, ROK media discuss broader cooperation
    Source: English.People
     
    		• Phoenix replaces Tampa in Nielsen market list
    Source: Biz Journals
    		• BBC One named Channel of the Year
    		• Q&A: Paul Jackson, ITV director of entertainment
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• NBC Universal sets sights on Sparrowhawk
    		• Japanese getting HBO on demand
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• BBC to make film of Kiwi group
    Source: Tvnz.co.nz
     
    		• X Factor beats out all the other TV channels - combined
    Source: Daily Mail
     
    		• Virgin in Freeview deal with ITV
    Source: Independent
     
    		• BBC Three 'safe' in budget cuts
    Source: BBC.co.uk
     
    		• Warner's High-Def Disc Guru Exits Post
    Source: Highdef Digest
     
    		• BBC's drama king turns to satire of a lost England
    Source: Guardian
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