16 January 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 60










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India Bulls promoter Sameer Gehlaut to buy 25% in B.A.G Films
India Bulls promoter Sameer Gehlaut to buy 25% stake in TV content firm B.A.G Films for Rs 262 mn; will make 20% open offer.

Zee demerger scheme for Dish TV gets nod
Subhash Chandra set to list Zee Group's DTH biz after getting demerger scheme approval from court; record date in late Feb.

BBC World launches India specific advertising campaign
'Focus India' as BBC World launches first ever local advertising campaign across the country.

Executive Dossier
'User generated content is popular in news, music and sports genres'
Interview with Pankaj Thakar Cellcast Interactive India CEO

TV18 goes live from NSE TV18 Media Centre

Mark Burnett to produce MTV Movie Awards 2007

Excel unveils 'Masala Bhangra Workout' album on DVD

New season of 'American Idol' to hit Star World 17 Jan

MTV networks COO Michael Wolf quits

Tata Indicom's online store for mobile connections

DRM market to cross $1 bn by 2011: Study

Hungama Mobile, GSM Association, Roamware unveil mobile Bollywood film initiative

Neo Sports ropes in Perfetti as 1st BCCI series sponsor

Dip Trix & Cry tour Mumbai to promote children's rights


Highlight - Interview with - Mouni Roy
Grapevine - Aditi's weighty issues!
Eijaz Khan's Khwahish is fulfilled!
Simple walks out of Kajjal!
The Week Ahead - Salaam-e-Ishq special on Zoom

News Releases
BBC World presents 'India Rising' in February
Startling exposé on STAR News Shocking trade in human organs uncovered

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (31/12/2006 to 06/01/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (31/12/2006 to 06/01/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star Sports
Star One
Sony Entertainment TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• High Court directs MCD to halt sealing of CAS provider’s premises
    		• Dial SRK for a song
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Sex films ride the HD wave
    		• The Beeb warms up to Indian viewers
    		• Meet Chitra, first Indian to head BBC
    		• Come home to ‘Maayka’
    		• Shilpa branded ‘dog’ on Big Brother
    Source: DNA
      
    		• High end D-Cinema shows phenomenal growth
    		• Mobile Bollywood from Roamware & Hungama
    		• Rich feast for couch potatoes
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Airtel to capitalise on KBC
    Source: The Statesman
     
      
    		•  Zee DTH arm demerger gets nod
    		•  WorldSpace to greet railway passengers
    		•  Screen presence
    		•  Indiagames inks alliance with BSNL
    		•  The fine print
    		•  No distant dream
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Drop the Computer
    		• Hitler rules over box office
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Happy on the Net!
    		• Soon on your cell, instant messaging
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Israeli startup revolutionizes Internet to TV integration
    Source: www.israel21c.org
     
    		• MGM Greenlights New 'Stargate' Movies
    		• User Videos Climb to 47 Percent of Market
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Bangladesh lifts censorship on media
    Source: People's Daily Online
     
    		• Al Jazeera reporter released on bail in Cairo
    Source: Independent Online
     
    		• BBC bans Doherty from children's TV
    Source: This is London
     
    		• DirecTV in talks to buy Voom
    Source: Engadget HD
     
    		• Sky takes on NTL in huge campaign to sell home services
    Source: Guardian
     
  		• ITN to renew ITN deal
    Source: www.thisismoney.co.uk
     
    		• New TV show for adolescents on ATN Bangla
    Source: The Daily Star
    		• AOL deal for Swedish online ad firm is opposed
    		• "American Idol" a cash cow for media giants
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Warner Bros. Announces Fox O&O Clearances for TMZ
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• Globes present international lineup
    		• PBS, filmmaker Burns ink 15-year deal
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Granada International in HBO deal
    		• Channel 4 profits slump, along with BB ratings
    		• BBC to air 'c-word' documentary
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• Arris, Tandberg to form new company
    		• EuroNews launches No Comment video podcast
    Source: DM Europe
      
    		• Australia's Seven Media to bid for NZealand's Yellow Pages - report
    Source: Forbes
     
    		• World broadcast market growing fast
    Source: Advanced - Television
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