24 January 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 67










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Bharti floats subsidiary company for DTH
Bharti Airtel Limited has floated a wholly owned subsidiary, Bharti Telemedia, for its direct-to-home services.

DD to telecast cricket with 7-minute time lag
Delhi High Court interrim ruling allows DD to telecast cricket "deferred live" with seven-minute delay; final orders 8 February.

Shahrukh Khan's KBC 3 debut draws strong ratings
Shahrukh Khan seems to have cast magic on the ratings as he played host for the first time in the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati.

Executive Dossier
'You cannot build a sample on psychographics'
Interview with TAM India CEO LV Krishnan

AXN issues formal apology to I&B ministry

WWE opens 2007 with strong ratings in US

Sirius Satellite Radio launches urban comedy channel

Big FM launches in Bikaner, Jhansi

Reliance, Yahoo! India to offer IM service

CASBAA inducts new members

Music industry ponders digital future

MSN India streams 'Showgirl' Kylie'sHomecoming Tour

Google ropes in Sony, Warner for advertising initiative

Nick selects best buddy duo to win 'Masti Dosti' contest


Highlight - Shobhana Desai's looking for a male lead!
Grapevine - Nattasha's connection with SRK?
Anand exits Mamta joins Virrudh
Short Takes - Shekhar Suman
Are men bitchy and gossipy?
An Era of episodics!
The Week Ahead - Salaam-e-Ishq Big Nite on Zoom

News Releases
Watch ‘CORPORATE’ on 28 Jan at 11:00 am & 8:00 pm only on SaharaOne
Watch NDTV's Jai Jawan with Preity Zinta on Republic Day
CNN to cover Davos World Economic Forum
CNBC-TV18, ICICI Bank to present Emerging India 2007
Being Cyrus Broacha on Radio Mirchi

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (07/01/2007 to 13/01/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (07/01/2007 to 13/01/2007)
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• CAS, DTH are passe, IPTV is in
    		• Coming, a dedicated TV channel for art
    		•  Nimbus says HC verdict landmark
    		• Cabinet to take up DD feed sharing tomorrow
    		• King Khan gives KBC III a jumpstart
    		• DD must live with a 7-minute itch
    		• Broadcast rights: HC balances public & private interests
    		• Another racism row wrecks C4 reality ship
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• KBC 3 fares better in ratings
    		•  A compelling picture
    		• Hungama to offer movies on cell
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Channel 4 orders review of Big Brother
    		• DD will beam matches 7 min late
    		• Water, Dreamgirls nominated for Oscars
    		• AXN apologises to govt; promises to improve self-regulation
    		• BBC on YouTube, shortly
    		• Google's German site briefly hijacked
    		• Can I be a chocolate, asks Shilpa
    		• Grand finale for FICTS festival
    		• No ‘Big Brother’ for Arshad
    Source: DNA
      
    		• J&K humming to 92.7 FM channel tunes
    Source: Hindustan Times
      
    		• Big Bother about racism and other things
    		• SRK in Big B’s chair, KBC has a new lingo: pakka, freeze, Compaq da
    		• Kaun Banega Crorepati draws mixed response
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Indigo plans print, online media foray
    		• India-WI match on DD, at 7-min delay
    		• It's Nielsen for VNU hereafter
    		• India Infoline Q3 net up
    		• Balfour to invest in Kumudham's FM
    		• Best legislator and the award goes to...
    		• TRAI to review revenue sharing in CAS areas
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• AXN apologises to government
    		• SRK unable to dislodge Big B in KBC
    		• Channel 4 hit by another race row
    		• India poised to overtake United States by 2050: Report
    		• 'Jade is suicidal after eviction'
    		• Virtual Blackboards
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Karan Johar promises more fun on his TV show
    		• Chandamama in digital `avatar'
    		• UPA can get majority on its own: opinion poll
    		• Guggilla called `Guggs' on KBC
    		• AXN apologises
    		• Telecast on DD but 7 minutes later: court
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• India 360: Big stars on small screen
    		• Adlabs to put up TV shows and to start 24 radio stations
    Source: Moneycontrol.com
     
    		• Nimbus agrees to share cricket rights
    Source: Financial Express
     
    International News
    		• List of 79th annual Academy Award nominations
    Source: Canada.com
      
    		• China sets restrictions on prime time TV
    Source: Monsters and Critics
     
    		• Arabiya TV office in Gaza damaged by blast-official
    		• China's Baidu receives licence to provide news
    		• Gemstar awarded $93.6 mln in former CEO arbitration
    		• Telefonica sees Endemol sale, Disney touted
    Source: Reuters
     
  		• HBO orders 40 episodes of Israeli series 'Betipul'"
    Source: www.haaretz.com
     
    		• Reuters signs global data deal with HSBC
    Source: Hemscott
     
    		• Diana tops poll of most memorable TV inteviews
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• Vizrt Rollout Begins In BBC News Under Four-Year Agreement
    Source: broadcastbuyer.tv
     
    		• Broadcaster John Majhor dies of cancer
    Source: Canoe
    		• Ofcom criticises BBC ambitions for on-demand media
    Source:Brand Republic
     
    		• NewsCorp and Disney linked to Endemol bid
    		• Oscars to be shown in HD
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• Congress, FCC to Examine TV Ads and Kids Obesity
    		• Oxygen to Launch Social Networking Sites
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• AOL, GMC to Launch Three Orig. Living Channel Series
    		• USA Net Tops in Ratings; Disney Finishes Week Second
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• Yahoo Profit Falls 61%; Shares Rise on New Software
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• David Guerrero to head Cannes Radio Lions jury
    Source: www.screenafrica.com
     
    		• TVE International 70 million subscribers
    		• Portuguese viewers to get ‘personalised TV’
    Source: Advanced - Television
     
    		• Prodi slams TV over spy claim
    Source: Scotsman
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