14 February 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 84










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Reliance Capital buys 6 per cent in GBN via open market
Anil Ambani's Reliance Capital acquires 6.27% stake in GBN through open market transaction on BSE.

STB availability key to Cas success
Availability of set-top boxes one of the key concerns for the successful roll out of conditional access system.

Executive Dossier
'The focus for Nick in 2007 is to drive reach'
Interview with Nick India vice president & general manager Nina Elavia Jaipuria.

Narayan Rao elevated to NDTV Group CEO

Filmy completes a year

Radio Mirchi launches 'Bade Log Badi Baatein'

'Boogie Woogie' to make a comeback on Sony

Rainbow sells women's ent. slate to intnl broadcasters

Thomson invests in Paprikaas Animation Studios

Eros Intnl's music downloads on iTunes, Real Rhapsody

BT survey encashes big budget Asian weddings

Gladrags' south zone hunt ends, finale t'cast on Star One

Galli Galli goes to the 'gallies'
Ofcom reviews the role of public service broadcasting on kid's TV in UK
BKN inks 2 broadcast deals & toy deal for TV series 'Dork Hunters from Outer Space'


Highlight - Love's labour lost!
Grapevine - Aamna-Rajeev to be together this valentine!
Shveta spies on Left Right Left!
Star's Betiyaan gets a new twist

News Releases
Valentine special on Radio Mirchi

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (28/01/2007 to 03/02/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (28/01/2007 to 03/02/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
DD1
Sun TV
Star One
Sahara One
Gemini TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Reliance Capital acquires 6 per cent stake in GBN
    		• Google accused of benefiting from sale of pirated movies
    		• Microsoft, Vodafone form tie-up for messaging service
    		• New CEO for NDTV Group
    		• Mumbai plumps for CAS faster
    		• Sanyo to unveil `green' TV
    		• Lehman Brothers consolidates stake in IOL Broadband
    		• Thomson acquires controlling stake in Paprikaas Animation
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Reliance Capital acquires 6% stake in GBN
    		• Channel restrained from telecasting serial on Veerappan
    		• Friendly neighbourhood DVDwallah now online
    		• Exit polls suggest close contest between Amarinder and Badal in Punjab
    		• EC serves showcause notice to NDTV
    		• Belgian newspapers win case against Google
    		• High Court flays deceptive use of Zee trademark
    		• Sex bloggers bare all over the Internet
    Source: DNA
     
    		• BBC Worldwide Productions makes multiple appointments
    Source: Moneycontrol.com
      
    		• `EC cannot enforce norms on exit polls'
    		• Star, NDTV predict Akali-BJP victory
    		• Raj Television IPO opens today
    		• Vodafone CEO meets Maran in Barcelona
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• CINEMAX launches Power CardFeb
    		•  Thomson acquires Paprikaas Animation stake
    		• Moser Baer launched DVD, CD film titles
    		•  Reliance Capital acquires 6 pc stake in GBN
    		•  NDTV Group appoints K V L Narayan Rao as CEO
    		•  Online gift sales set to double this year
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		•  72 channels on IPTV by Feb end
    		•  Oscars reach out to YouTube
    		•  ‘Media is language, location indifferent’
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• India first to see Discovery`s biggest show
    		• GBN rises on stake buy buzz
    		• Prabhat Khabar sale put on hold
    		• An illiberal mindset
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		•  SRK has brought wit and informality to KBC
    		•  Media round table calls for self-regulation
    Source: Hindustan Times
     
    		• Yahoo makes e-mail chatty
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Should adult content be banned from TV?
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• JumpTV adds channels in Asia, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa
    Source: Hemscott
     
    		• MySpace Launches Pilot to Filter Videos
    Source: Forbes
     
    		• ESPN Malaysian sports centre to debut in April
    Source: Malaysia Star
     
    		• Saudi Television Places Key Order for Harris' HD Broadcast Solutions
    Source: www.broadcastbuyer.tv
     
    		• Gray Television ups 4Q revenue outlook
    Source: BusinessWeek
     
    		• Liberty Media to swap shares for CBS TV station
    		• Yahoo Mail offers instant messaging inside e-mail
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Gore signs deal to broadcast UGC channel on Virgin Media
    Source: Brand Republic
     
    		• Discovery rolls out automotive TV channel
    Source: Marketing Week
     
    		• Canadian TV serial on Muslims called racist and bigoted
    Source: Daily Times
    		• Russian digital content market to reach $4.8 billion by 2010
    Source: www.ospint.com
     
    		• HBO to launch UK video on demand service
    		• Ofcom reveals local TV options, post-2012 coverage
    		• BBC Two gets new on-screen look
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• Italy's RAI asks Cisco to build set-top box for digital, internet TV
    Source: ABC Money
     
    		• Ancier Named President of BBC America
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Nielsen's DigitalPlus Could Trigger erinMedia Lawsuit
    		• Veoh Pacts With YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, Google
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• Vodafone, Telefónica, Orange, 3UK carry out TDtv trial with IPWireless, MobiTV
    		• 70% of websites vulnerable to hackers - report
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• Tiki Barber joins NBC to work at `Today'
    		• Nielsen top-20: `Idol' continues to rule
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• THAILAND: Grammy moving into new media
    Source: Asia Media
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