17 February 2007 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 87












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Sahara appoints Ernst & Young for restructuring news business
Sahara looking at restructuring his loss-making news channel business; seeks suggestions from consulting firm Ernst & Young.

Star Vijay banks on format shows
Star India's Tamil channel Vijay toying with new genres of programming to make a mark.

Box populi
 Laughing all the way to the bank
Star One had them, India TV borrowed them, now Sahara One and Sony too have staked a claim to laughter champions.

Big FM brings gold contest to Chennai

Saregama, Sangeet Akademi to revive classical music

'Water' to finally make it to Indian theatres

Amateurs capture the mood at Channel [V] concert

Broadband growth ups demand for premium online content in North America

MTV, Adobe showcase mobile applications at 3GSM conference

Yahoo! launches mobile display advertising platform

Cartoon Network announces game plan for 2007


Highlight - A ra ra? Daksha ben is back!
Grapevine - Mahabharata on the sets of Zaara
Full dhamal on Antakshari - The Great Challenge
Short Takes - Ayaz Khan

News Releases
Catch Jeff Bridge on Inside the Actors Studio
Toshiba showcase HD DVD player and recorder in India

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
    		• DTH operators prepare to CASh in on cricket frenzy
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Tamil channels, films blocked in Bangalore
    Source: NDTV.com
     
    		• Adlabs' `Marigold' on mobile platform
    		• Moser Baer grants stock options
    		• BharatMatrimony going global
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• WSR gets exciting this February
    		• Another show-cause notice to Nimbus for "racial" ad
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• SRK couldn't care less about TRPs
    Source: CNN-IBN
      
    		•  KBC 3 creates new record
    		• Of Grit and Determination
    Source: Screen India
      
    		• Nimbus gets showcause notice for 'racial' ads
    		• Mr World comes to India
    Source: Times of India
     
       
    		• Rehaan Khan is the winner of Fame X
    		• Indian Idol 3 promises to resurrect itself
    		• Ludhiana police registers case against NDTV
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		•  Disney sweats over sweatshop charges in China
    		• Fight over radio broadcast rights in HC
    		• GMail service opens to all
    		• Back to basics: The radio returns to rock ‘n’ roll
    		• Waking up to reality
    		• NRI teenager enters semi-finals of 'American Idol'
    		• ‘I am not close to anybody’
    		• No saas bahu for Pankaj Kapur
    Source: DNA
     
    		• AIR, DD executives' submission to court
    		• TV report creates flutter
    		• Notice to Nimbus
    		• Stealing Internet time
    		• 'Celebrity Big Brother' was a huge challenge for Shilpa
    Source: The Hindu
     
    International News
    		• Nigeria cancels CNN advert over oil delta report
    		• News Corp, Macquarie not interested in Ten sale
    		• Mobile TV requires higher, costly frequencies
    		• TV biz making early plans for writers strike
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• BBC World to sponsor Forbes Forum
    Source: Trade Arabia
     
    		• Virgin Media Takes on Competitors With New TV Sports Offer
    Source: Earth Times
     
    		• Europe Vision signs deal with Elite to launch new fashion/lifestyle TV channel
    Source: Hemscott
     
    		• NA amends PEMRA bill, allows Cross Media Ownership
    Source: Pakistan Times
     
    		• ARRIS Launches Voluntary Tender Offer for TANDBERG Television
    Source: Broadcast Newsroom
     
    		• Judge Tosses $30M Suit Against MySpace
    Source: ABC News
     
    		• StarHub profits leap 63% in 2006
    Source: www.telegeography.com
    		• FCC Considers Regulating Violence on TV
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• BBC looks to Endemol for online drama
    		• Ofcom clarifies Sky DTT proposal issues
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• AUSTRALIA: Big jump in online readership
    		• KOREA: Mobile broadcaster TU Media raises 69.8 billion won
    Source: Asia Media
       
    		• Sun-Times Media Group CFO Resigns
    Source: Chicago Tribune
     
    		• Brazil stimulates digital TV
    Source: Advanced-Television
     
    		• Russian mediacorp to spend $120 mln on web entertainment
    Source: webplanet.ru
     
    		• CBC brass fends off cable claims about troubled television fund
    Source: Canada.com
     
    		• ABC Sells Out Ad Spots for Academy Awards
    Source: Media Week (US)
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