18 January 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 62










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Metros to be fully 'Cas'ed: Das Munshi
Cas will be extended to the other areas of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, says I&B minister Priya Ranjan Das Munshi.

I&B bans AXN for 'objectionable' content
I&B ministry bans action channel AXN till 15 March with immediate effect for showing "obscene programmes".

Tam increases number of peoplemeters to 6917
Number of peoplemeters increased 44 % from 4800 to 6917; Tam city coverage grows from 73 to 151.

TV Today plans Rs 230 million buy back of shares

Star to unveil music video with SRK sporting 'Don look'

Colgate Maxfresh title sponsor for Star's 'Antakshari'

Ofcom hits Gamecast UK with £100,000 fine

DD to host new green series

CNBC AsiaPac appoints director, news & programming

Discovery launches 'Future Living 2020' partnership

Fremantle inks deal for Martha Stewart show globally

Former Intelsat chairman in satellite pros hall of fame

Licence fee payers to help set the BBC's agenda

International Datacasting Corporation wins contract from Shin Broadband for New Asia IPTV service

Chess Grandmasters now on Zapak.com

Skype founders looks to put the Joost in online TV

LG earns Cablelabs certification for two-way interactive digital cable HDTV

Paramount debuts films on iTunes

Intelsat board of directors chairman Conny Kullman to be inducted into SSPI Hall of Fame

Radio City ties up with Vibgyor for activation unit

Fisher-Price unveils 'Galli Galli Sim Sim's' singing & dancing Elmo
Horlicks initiative helps Mumbai kids with exam pressure
Disney licenses 'Ugly Betty' to Spanish broadcaster Cuatro


Highlight - Telly stars discuss Kama Sutra
Grapevine - Samir desires a career switch!!
Saarrthi touches a new dramatic high
Amit plays dhanwan in Paraya Dhan
Juhi takes up the challenge!
The Week Ahead - The Amercan Idol is back!

News Releases
Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shakti Kapoor in a battle of humor on 'The Laughter Champions Mahayudh'
'Mano Ya Na Mano' to telecast actress Bhumika Chawla exploring Flower Therapy on Star One on 19 Jan
Constantine to premiere on HBO saturday night at 9

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• NDTV plans to pump in $130-160 m FDI thru group co
    		• TDSAT asks broadcasters to follow TRAI norms for disconnection
    		• TV Today up on buyback plan
    		• Govt bans AXN till March 15
    		• Aahaa FM to go on air today
    		• Star to acquire 20 pc stake in Music Broadcast
    		• DTH makes merry
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Internet freedom and the Gandhi video
    		• AXN channel banned
    		• Govt begins to play Big Brother for Shilpa Shetty
    		• Chandigarh: Dire Straits
    Source: Indian Express
      
    		• Star to buy 20% in Radio City
    		• Rang De Basanti out of the race for Oscar
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Shilpa Shetty row: British police step in
    		• Webaroo launches new website
    Source: The Hindu
      
    		• AXN banned for 'indecent' programme
    		• Experts surprised at govt ban on AXN
    		• Slur on Shilpa Shetty outrages India, UK
    		• UK cops probe Big Brother email threats
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Global investment sets FM radio cash registers ringing
    		•  NDTV bottomline surges 85%
    		•  CAS to be extended to more cities
    		•  NewsCorp top brass arrives
    		•  Targetting the big BO
    		•  Govt bans AXN
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• The sound of Star-dust over Mumbai
    		• Star to buy 20 pc in radio company MBPL
    		• Trai has online plans to tackle mobile user woes
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• HC asks for mechanism to censor TV
    		• CAS to be brought to more cities
    		• Should opinion polls be banned?
    		• Zapak unveils online Grandmaster Championship
    		• CAS to be expanded, says Dasmunshi
    		• Blair too dragged into Big Brother
    		• RCOM to offer Yahoo Instant Messenger
    		• Shilpa Shetty Unplugged on Celebrity Big Brother
    		• From nobody to somebody
    		• Manish Goel pens a soap
    		• The daring 'dulhan'
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• Netflix to launch online movie service
    Source: Bizjournals
     
    		• Israel: MTS wins convergent billing and IPTV BSS contract
    Source: DMAsia
     
    		• TNS Media Intelligence Acquires Presswatch in the UK
    Source: Mediainfo
     
    		• Yahoo! looks into TV service tie-up with BT Vision
    Source: Brand Republic
     
  		• Liberty Media's QVC unit names COO
    Source: MarketWatch
     
    		• Somalia: Govt Lets Radio Stations Reopen
    Source: AllAfrica
     
    		• Chinese TV makers to be squeezed by U.S. digital TV patent charge
    		• More than 10 million Chinese subscribe to digital TV
    Source: english.people.com.cn
     
    		• Liberty Media sees '06 charge from FUN Technologies
  		• EMI, Baidu launch Chinese online music service
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Entertainment Agency IMG may acquire MTV Real World Production Company
    Source: www.mm-agency.com
    		• MTV acquires professor-rating Web site
    Source: BusinessWeek
     
    		• 'American Idol' Nets Record 37 Million Viewers
    Source: Brand Week
     
    		• FCC Nixes Prospect of Sirius-XM Merger
    		• TCA: NBC Announces Full Season Orders for Heroes, Office, Earl
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• Fox News Audio Feed Available to Cingular Subscribers
    		• NBCU's Cotton to Chair Piracy Coalition
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• NBC appoints new lead for Japan
    		• Interactive website for History Channel HD
    		• BBCWW opens Latin American office
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
  		• Worldspace Italia inks deal with Telecom Italia
  		• EU cracks down on violent games
    Source: DM Europe
      
    		• `Big Brother' Prompts Record Complaints to Regulator
    Source: Bloomberg
      
    		• INDONESIA: Broadcast body hopefuls offer views on TV industry
    Source: Asia Media
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