8 January 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 53








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Trai warns some MSOs against analogue streaming in Cas areas
Trai has warned MSOs that strict action would be taken against those beaming analogue signals in Cas areas.

Saregama to launch entertainment portal
RPG Group firm launching entertainment portal where it will make available music, movies and a whole host of other products.

India's economic boom spurs BBC World ad growth
BBC World in India seeing remarkable increase in category advertising and finding new advertisers over the past year or so.

Broadcast bill may look at news on pvt FM channels

Star Gold’s Sabse Favourite Kaun gets good viewership

MTV Networks names global digital media team

Fox to take off 'The OC'

Celador completes first stage of buyout

Bob Bakish appointed president, MTV Networks Intl

Dominic Coles is BBC COO Journalism Group

Warner, LG to resolve confusion in HD DVD arena with hybrid offerings

JumpTV adds 12 new TV channels; announces changes in management structure

Paramount Pictures goes mobile

Digital media connectivity fuels TV viewing in US: CBS Study

Brazil Court orders Youtube to remove steamy video

Intel, CinemaNow advance the burn-to-DVD ent. experience

Leadership Series - Breaking glass ceilings
Sita Laxmi Narayan Swamy, Zee Telefilms, senior vice president, network marketing.

Book Browser - Nothing can replace-the smell of paper
Munjal Shroff, COO,Graphiti Multimedia.

Book Mark - Sasthi Brata's-My God died young
Review by Ashish Kaul, sr vice president, Corporate Brand Development, Essel Corporate Resources Limited.

God&Me - Silver Lining
A person grows with changing times without changing his basic nature - Munjal Shroff.

Slide Show- Open the new book of 2007 and fill its pages


Australia Network kicks starts 2007 with week long kid's based programming
Mattel Children's Foundation Intl. Grants Program awards grants worth more than $1 mn


Highlight - "Kaajal's potential is unexploited!"
Grapevine - Sindoor director injured on the sets
Shorttakes - Poonam Gulati
Is Mumbai safe enough for women?
The Week Ahead - Lage Raho Mithunda

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Top 10 In All TV Homes
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Star selects NDTV to sell World Cup ad slots
    		•  Channels high on cartoon-led items
    		•  To be heard, tourism boards rope in RJs
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• TRAI team to visit CAS areas to understand problems
    		• Dasmunshi demands administrative inquiry
    Source: Zee News
     
    		• Sidhu back on TV for a good laugh
    Source: CNN-IBN
      
    		• Chinese media ready to rebuild views on India
    		• Muzzled media
    		• Kabul Express banned in Afghanistan
    Source: Times of India
      
    		• Google to help fight cyber crimes
    		• Telecom and broadband meet
    		• Web portal launched
    Source: The Hindu Business Line
     
    		• King Khan can't wait to occupy the hot seat
    		• Bullying its way into the small screen
    Source: Hindustan Times
      
    		• Kalam voted ‘Chitralekha person of the year’
    		• It’s selling like sin
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Nimbus bets long-term, bats for a new innings
    		• Sharing feed will boost private broadcasters' profit: Govt to SC
    		• MSOs peg along in seeding STBs as CAS roll outs
    		• No one beats malls in race for eyeballs
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		•  Weekly magazine on television news launched
    		• 'Lage Raho Munnabhai', Hrithik, Kareena win Screen award
    		•  Kollywood star calendar released
    		• All Kannada films barring remakes may get subsidy
    		• Orissa : Mistakes galore in State Government's website
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Google turns to surveys to screen job candidates
    		• Ruskin Bond is back on the small screen
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• CAS or not to CAS
    		• The new Screen unveiled
    		• Chaos at mini-marathon
    		• Rang De Basanti bags eight Screen awards
    		• Kabul Express banned in Afghanistan
    		• OPINION: On Bumper Sale: SRK
    		• TALKING POINT: Amar Upadhyay
    		• Take a bow
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Hong Kong regulators inquiring about PCCW Media controlling shareholders
    Source: Forbes
     
    		• Al-Jazeera Lines up Top Documentaries
    Source: friendsofaljazeera.org
     
    		• Brazil court orders YouTube shut on celeb sex video
    Source: SiliconFenBusiness
      
    		• Comcast Launches Si TV in Oregon and SW Washington
    Source: Broadcast Newsroom
     
    		• Verizon to Broadcast Mobile TV
    Source: Red Herring
     
    		• Trinity Broadcasting Network Gets New HD Studio
    Source: TV Technology
     
    		• damaka launches IM connectivity to MSN, Yahoo, AOL and Google
    Source: VoIPMonitor.net
     
    		• Adelphia says reorganization may take effect January 17
    Source: Reuters
    		• Cell-phone videos transforming TV news
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• CBS, Disney to Push Movies, TV at Electronics Show
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• Liberty Global says offer oversubscribed
    Source: Business Week
      
    		• BBC baby show mum has "no regrets"
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• UK broadcaster ITN journalists to strike: Union
    Source: Business Insurance
     
    		• Disney World adding attractions, lodging in 2007
    Source: tcpalm.com
     
    		• US chamber to study piracy effect on Bollywood
    Source: Malaysia Sun
     
    		• BBC names Top 10 new talents
    Source: Monsters And Critics
     
    		• Mediacom May Lose 22 Sinclair Stations
    Source: Forbes
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