29 January 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 70










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Star to form JV with Balaji for Telugu channel
Star to hold majority in JV with Balaji Telefilms for Telugu channel; Balaji has option to partner in future south channel launches.

Special Report
RADIOACTIVE
Every radio station has gotten itself one.Activation thats the buzzword doing the rounds on Indian radiowaves.

Box Populi
KBC - 'Ad'vantage, SRK
If Big B brought dignity and charm with old world ease of pace to the show, SRK seems to be aiming at the exact opposite.

International cinema exhibition next month in Chennai

Time Warner inducts COO Bewkes onto board

Star News special features track North Indian politics

Yuan promoted as MTV China GM

[V] Chinese Music Awards celebrated in Shanghai

Tata Sky reaches deal to air India cricket

BenQ to unveil range of products

US ready for pay mobile TV: study

Measat-3 enters commercial service

Google leads Apple in global brand ranking

Flying Bark Productions Licences Khufu THE MUMMY to iTOYS for DVD-based board game
4Kids Ent. Licenses Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- fast forward to major international broadcasters


Highlight - In love with…..me, myself and I
Grapevine - Shubhavi’s chilling out !
Apara's daughter is now an actor-cum-writer!
Interview with - Sampada Vaze

News Releases
Arnab Goswami receives Society Young Achievers Awards
Details of MRPs of pay channels declared by broadcasters

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)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star One
Sony Entertainment TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• $275 mn for Eenadu group by Blackstone
    		•  Set-top boxes for Rs 1,000 soon
    		•  Easy Educate will train executives online
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Net to revolutionise TV in 5 years: Gates
    		• Blackstone to invest $275 mn in Ushodaya
    		• Shilpa Shetty wins 'Celebrity Big Brother'
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Discovering Planet Earth
    		• Feluda goes global, via radio
    		• Can desi portals match up?
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		•  Google meshes books, maps online
    		•  Rahul Roy wins Bigg Boss TV reality show
    		• Internet will revolutionise TV, says Gates
    		• Celebrity Big Brother housemates re-enact race row
    		• How real is reality TV?
    		• Glass splinters in Megha’s throat!
    		• John finds his little co-stars
    		• Bejan Daruwalla gets a call from Channel 4
    		• Shilpa Shetty wins Celebrity Big Brother
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Big B says he got bored of KBC
    Source: CNN-IBN
     
      
    		• Shilpa Shetty wins British reality TV show
    		• BT plans internet TV service for Britain's Indian community
    		• Telugu cinema jubilee: celebration limited for the powerful few?
    		• Blackstone to invest USD 275 mn in Ramoji Group
    		• Dharmapuri : Panel to monitor programmes telecast by cable TV operators
    		• Dharmapuri : Cable TV operators to be monitored
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• UTV Software back in black
    		• Clearstone Venture Advisors to invest more
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Rahul Roy wins reality show Bigg Boss
    		• Shilpa Shetty wins Big Brother reality show
    		• Blackstone picks 26% for $275m in Ushodaya
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Shilpa wins "Celebrity Big Brother"
    		• Pro-file:Manish Raisinghania
    		• Carrots for Karamchand
    		• Ear shot
    Source: Indian Express
     
     
    International News
    		• News Corp to give up 50% stake in MySpace China
    Source: Brand Republic
     
    		• Fox sues YouTube over leaked TV shows
    Source: www.vnunet.com
     
    		• ESA to Recycle Satellites for In-Vehicle TV
    Source: Mobile Magazine
     
    		• AOL appoints Cahall to lead platforms
    Source: BusinessWeek
     
    		• Dreamworks Accounting Chief Exits
    Source: Forbes
     
    		• AT&T to ramp up IPTV's expansion
    Source: CNET News
     
    		• Tories renew $100M pledge to Canadian Television Fund
    Source: www.canada.com
     
    		• FCC Removes Cable Price Controls in Verizon FiOS Markets
    Source: Teleclick.ca
     
    		• CNBC backs its 'Money Honey' in Citigroup flap
    Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
    		• Internet to revolutionize TV in 5 years: Gates
    		• Shilpa Shetty wins British TV show after race row
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Thailand: Govt insists iTV settle unpaid fees this month
    Source: Nation Multimedia
     
    		• Analog Devices And Legend Silicon Open Mobile TV Lab In China
    Source: www.telecommagazine.com
     
    		• BBC airs Top Gear crash footage
    Source: BBC
     
    		• ADI, Legend open Shanghai mobile TV lab
    Source: Broadcast Newsroom
     
    		• IAAF announces improved broadcasting deals with Latin America
    Source: IAAF
     
    		• Romanian film wins BBC Four award
    Source: BBC
     
    		• Yahoo Partners with Sundance Channel, ExpoTV
    Source: Adotas
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