6 January 2007 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 52








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Tam’s Elite Panel data goes live
Tam has finally got its Elite Panel up and running; it will measure TV viewership behaviour of upper crust of Mumbai and Delhi.

Hungama TV names board of directors for this year
The former UTV owned kids channel Hungama TV made its first official announcement today following its acquisition by the Walt Disney Company.

Box Populi
Yawn! Happy New Year!
New Year programming fare was so insipid as to wish instead to be celebrating among the drunks caught in Mumbai's traffic jams.

Honda Civic is CNBC-TV18's Autocar of the Year 2007

Zapak.com ropes in Bipasha Basu; launches Zapak.tv

China to have over 32 million mobile video users in 2008

NDS, CyberLink to deliver TV entertainment to PCss

New Golf Launchpad edition offers unique gaming experience

Mumbai school wins Disney Channel's My School Rocks competition


Highlight - The Champions Mahayudh!!
Grapevine - Why Suresh Menon felt like an animal
Interview with - Chetan Pandit
The Week Ahead - Star Wars: Episode 4 - A New Hope

News Release
Radio One FM 94.3 kicks off the new year with two new shows first time on radio

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (17/12/2006 to 23/12/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (17/12/2006 to 23/12/2006)
Star Plus
Star One
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star Sports
Sony Entertainment TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Temasek buys 10% in Tata Sky
    		• No rollback of CAS, says Dasmunsi
    		• Times NOW is No. 1 channel among India's elite: TAM
    		• New scene: Portugal woos Bollywood
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• TAM Media to study `creamy layer'
    		• Pyramid Saimira lists at 35 pc premium on BSE
    		• SkyB, SPS Arts venture to launch mega serials
    		• Broadcasters not keen to slash ad rates with CAS rollout
    Source: The Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Hindujas in talks with foreign fund
    		• Trai satisfied with CAS roll out
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• Google buys stake in China's Xunlei
    		• Baba re!
    		• TAM sets the radar among elite viewers
    		• My stuff with Shweta Kawaatra
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Sports bulletins on FM channels
    		• Shilpa gets blank stares on Big Brother show
    		• Theatre personalities begin `satyagraha'
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Fun Parks mega bucks
    		• Trai takes stock of CAS roll-out
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Coming soon from Hollywood, straight to your TV
    Source: Hindustan Times
     
    		•  Foreign players, desi route
    		• Pyramid Saimira share price up 50% on debut
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• All that song and dance
    		• Tonight’s the night!
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• US album sales down in 2006-Nielsen Soundscan
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Telesat Goes Digital with New TV Satellite
    Source: Mediacaster
     
    		• Disney Channel to screen cartoons for Orange mobile users
    Source: Brand Republic
     
    		• Hungary: Cable TV fees to rise, internet to become cheaper in 2007
    Source: Caboodle.hu
     
    		• The shows won't go on, Ofcom is warned
    Source: Telegraph.co.uk
     
    		• Digital TV keeps cable giants on a roll
    Source: Globe and Mail
     
    		• HBO tabs TV adaptation of medical drama
    Source: Earth Times
     
    		• Ex-Viacom executive launches Web venture
    Source: CalenderLive.com
    		• MTVN Forms Global Digital Media Unit
    		• Radio One Agrees to Encode Philly, L.A. Stations for PPM
    Source: Media Week (US)
       
    		• KOREA: Samsung develops portable digital TV technology
    		• KOREA: Korean IT experts convicted of selling TV piracy technology
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Woman sues Oprah studio over show injury
    Source: Yahoo
      
    		• MTV to debut 'Maui Fever' this month
    		• ITV2 unveils new comedy commission
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• Tiscali talks up demand for TV on-demand
    Source: Advanced - Television
     
    		• EuroNews available on Sky Italia
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• MediaCorp sets up for digital media's new creative era
    Source: SiliconFenBusiness
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