30 June 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 100






Headlines






EMVIES 2007: Lodestar bags media agency of the year
 Lodestar Universal bagged the Media Agency of the Year at the The Advertising Club Bombay EMVIES 2007 awards

IBF breaks ice; formal meet to push Cas held between broadcasters, MSOs
 IBF breaks ice; formal meet to push Cas held between broadcasters, MSOs. Cooperative effort seen as boost for digitalisation and Cas.

Star Movies gets Toshiba on board for blockbuster weekends
 Star Movies has joined hands with Toshiba to launch the 'Ultimate Home Theatre' block on 1 July at 9 pm.

Box Populi
Weekend gyan
 The weekends are getting interesting, at least for most urban elite who have no plans other than TV viewing for the 2 days.

DTL to kick off 'Not Your Average Travel Guide' on 30 June

Purnell succeeds Jowell as UK culture secretary

American Force Network to air 'IFL Fight Night'

Microsoft launches education initiatives in India

WASP3D appoints Deltech comm. as Canada chnnl partner

Nokia launches mobile printing service in Europe

Edison Media report says TV & internet 'most essential'

Internet key avenue for traveller choices: Survey

Radio City's introduces new Fun Ki Nayi Bhasha contest

Fun Cinemas introduces loyalty programme

CN targets 500 schools for self defense lessons

Disney ties up with Parragon for branded titles

Highlight - If classic films are remade with TV stars…

Week Ahead - Amul Star Voice Of India

New Releases
Journey for the gala round beings on Indian Idol
Watch a remarkable documentary 'My Death Row Lover' only on Zone Reality Javed & Farhan Akhtar on IBN 7 & CNN-IBN’s ‘Splendid 60 - The Sound of
cinema’
Watch 'Frankly Speaking' with Arnab on July1 2007 at 2.30pm and 8.30pm only on TIMES NOW
French Grand Prix – LIVE on ESPN STAR Sports

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (10/06/2007 to 16/06/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (10/06/2007 to 16/06/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star Gold
Sony Entertainment TV
Star One


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Satellite switchover blacks out DD DTH homes
    		• Sri Adhikari Brothers to launch Bhojpuri channel
    		• MySpace launches video sharing site in YouTube challenge
    		• With 40K photos, Shivaji exhibition eyes Guinness entry
    		• Kolkata, an emerging animation hub
    		• 'Children's films have huge business potential'
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Google launches Indian transliteration software
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Sun TV shines on higher net
    		• DoT urges DD to vacate spectrum for pvt players
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Pak reluctant to lift ban on Indian TV channels, films
    		• Sunit Williams shares her space odyssey with media
    		• Spirit of 'Flee-Dom'
    		• Paris: I've been a little immature
    		• It's good fun to chase your love
    		• MySpace launches YouTube rival
    Source:Times of India
      
    		• TALKING POINT with AAdesh Shrivastava
    		• Gender tender
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• BBC worldwide clocks a profit of 111.1 million pounds
    Source: Deepika Global
     
    		• NBC CEO says fiscal discipline behind Dow decision
    		• Tale of love, perseverance
    		• Of online games & real biz woes
    		• Films as a tool to teach management
    		• Parragon to bring Disney books to India
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Latest Harry Potter film has its world premier in Japan
    		• IFFI to be held in Panaji from November
    		• "100 scribes, media-workers killed in first half of 2007"
    		• Centre for Hindustani Music to come up on 5-acre plot
    		• Web site launched
    		• Darul Huda Islamic Academy to launch website today
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Pak reluctant to lift ban on Indian TV channels, films
    Source: Zee News
     
    		• Glad to be back, still getting used to gravity: Sunita
    Source: Financial Express
     
    International News
    		• PEMRA bans transmission of Royal TV
    Source:Pak Tribune
     
    		• CinéMaya Media Group Announces Two-for-One Stock Split
    Source:Marketwire Canada
     
    		• Channel NewsAsia wins AVN ASEAN award
    Source: Abu.org
     
    		• Leipheimer to lead Discovery Channel at Tour de France
    Source: The Star
     
    		• Middle East channels get new look with Vizrt
    Source: Arabian Business
     
    		• Sri Lanka media rights body slams moves to bring back law that curbed critical reporting
    Source: Lanka Business Online
     
    		• Eutelsat selected for new 15-channel African pay-tv platform
    Source: Forbes
     
    		• MTV Networks Entertainment Group Promotes Spina
    Source: Broadcast News Room
     
    		• Discussions to be held on suspension of foreign channels
    Source: En.apa.az
     
    		• Andre 3000 Releases Soundtrack to New Animated Series
    Source: DJ Booth
    		• CNN drops pay web video
    		• BBC to tackle iPlayer hackers
    Source: Advanced-Television
     
    		• SINGAPORE: Mainstream media must work with Internet, say experts
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• ROO to launch 130 online video players for Universal Music UK
    		• Movavi launches free video conversion service
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• BBC investigating Blair's speech cut-off
    		• Murdoch: CNN leans left, not sure about Fox
    Source: Digital spy
     
    		• AOL introduces new e-mail and IM products
    Source: Washington.biz
     
    		• ABC News' Joel Siegel Dies at 63
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Hamas TV kills off Mickey Mouse double
    Source: News.yahoo
     
    		• Murdoch talks on access to Italy TV market -source
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• NBA Extends TV Contract With The Disney Family Of Networks.
    Source: All Headline News
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