15 January 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 59










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NDTV Networks Plc, UK, seeks FIPB nod
NDTV Group to set up company in UK as part of plans to launch Hindi ent. chn; NDTV Networks to be in non news & current affairs.

News Analysis
James Murdoch taking more hands on role at Star?
Countdown to Star CEO Michelle Guthrie's exit reportedly set in motion months earlier; serious damage control in India needed.

Special Report
Reality comes to Radio
Taking a look at how reality television moves to the radio sphere with RJ hunts and contests.

Pyramid Saimira plans Rs 3 bn film funding

Honda Civic bags 'NDTV Profit Car & Bike Award'

Countdown begins to 9th Bollywood awards in US

Yahoo! India Answers unveils 'Ask the Planet' series to its knowledge sharing platform

The Children's Place Retail Stores appoints Ivy Ross as Sr VP & chief creative officer


Highlight - Wallowing winters
Narendra Jha's bollywood tryst
Zee's Dulhann hits a century!
The Week Ahead - Star Wars-The Empire Strikes Back

News Releases
Amrita bags best TV channel award
Zee Business Averages 38% share for 7 weeks on TAM

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (24/12/2006 to 30/12/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (24/12/2006 to 30/12/2006)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star One
Sony Entertainment TV
Zee Cinema
Star Sports

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Neo ropes in Perfetti for Rs 100 cr deal
    		• Aksh eyeing Friday movie release on TV via broadband
    		• How ugly faces tick the TV shows
    		• TDSAT allows TRAI to revise cable prices in '07
    		• Gandhi clips: Govt trains gun on YouTube.com
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• Web piracy looms large over Bollywood
    		• Nithari bad news is good news for television channels
    		• Nothing conditional about CAS
    		• Satellite view of Earth
    		• Retail giants could rule the roost
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Malaysia pitches for Bollywood
    		• Who's the best
    		• `Yahoo! Answers' launched
    		• Picking right partner key for animation cos
    Source: The Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Look Sharpe
    		• Chasing Al Qaeda
    		• PRO-FILE: Yash Sinha
    		• Ear Shot
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Compaq inks Rs 2.25 cr deal with Star for KBC-3
    		•  Screen presence
    		•  Animation industry sends SOS to govt, seeks sops
    		•  Tune in to the news
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Now, Indian cinema eyes Canada
    		• Malaika-Arbaaz to hot up TV now!
    		• On a wedding shot
    		• 'It's difficult to break away from the grind of daily soaps'
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• KBC’s new don SRK unlocked
    		• Bollywood to spice up Nepal film festivals
    Source: DNA
     
    		•  Malaysia for joint production of films by India, ASEAN nations
    		• Karnataka Govt. denies any role in ban on non-Kannada films
    		• Viewers' poll names Asin most popular South Indian actor
    		• Special festival programmes on AIR
    		• Show-cause to channels on Mahatma video
    Source: The Hindu
     
    International News
    		• Disney's Iger earned $17 million in 2006
    		• OFT invites comments on BSkyB's stake in ITV
    		• Astral Media profit jumps, helped by TV revenues
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• CNBC in Asia Pacific Appoints Director
    Source: adoimagazine.com
     
    		• Aspect Software appoints Digital China as channel partner in China
    Source: DMAsia
     
    		• APTN Announces Two Appointments
    Source: Broadcaster
     
    		• Telemundo Turns 20
    Source: Broadcast Newsroom
     
  		• Radio Thailand and Television of Thailand Channel 11 together organize youth activities
    Source: thaisnews.com
     
    		• China moves to clean up TV screens
    Source: Xinhua
     
  		• Discovery Channel still welcome in IPCT
    Source: cyclingpost.com
     
    		• Indie Film Channel undergoes bold remake
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• BBC set for recruitment drive to raise millions in online ads
    Source: Independent
     
    		• Webs-tv buys Blockbuster's Taiwan unit
    Source: China Post
     
    		• Jowell rejects BBC collusion claims
    Source: Xinhua
     
    		• Thailand's iTV takes one on the Shin
    Source: www.atimes.com
     
    		• Apprentice contestant switches on to set up internet TV channel
    Source: The Herald
     
    		• Bangladesh TV and radio stations ordered to stop broadcasting their news programmes
    Source: www.ifex.org
     
    		• American TV slowly breaking biases against Middle East characters
    Source: theamericanmuslim.org
     
    		• JumpTV enters into partnership with LINKdotNET
    Source: Digital Media Asia
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