24 March 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 17






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DD to beam 2 channels on BSky in UK
Doordarshan plans to launch DD India & DD News on BSkyB DTH platform in UK on 16 April.

Broadband connectivity key to bridge digital divide: Kalam
President Abdul Kalam inaugurates Commonwealth Connects; focus is on broadband connectivity to bridge digital divide.

Box Populi
The inadvertent winners
Despite the World Cup fever, news channels find more takers than the sports channels this week.

Digital distribution issues in focus at Filmart

Stage is set for 7th edition of Frames

Sahara One unveils big ticket reality show

Big FM Chennai appoints Zarine Menon as station head

Deals worth $ 100 million struck at convergence expo

Cable TV needs new regulatory approach to foster growth: Casbaa

Cabinet gives nod to 74% FDI in telecom

Clickjobs.com to organise camps for jobseekers

Al Jazeera Children's Channel hosts 'Voyage to the Future' competition


Highlight - Fantasies of a desh-videsh holiday
The Biggest Loser joins the TRP race
Shakira’s Sex Quotient

News Releases
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Planman Motion Pictures Bags 8 Awards in the BFJA
Spanish Moto GP Live on Ten Sports

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (04/03/2007 to 10/03/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (04/03/2007 to 10/03/2007)
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• INS may launch Rs 8 crore print readership survey
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Battlelines drawn, DTH players are homing in on more customers
    		• Taking the Mickey Mouse out of animation
    		• Mushtaq, Inzamam questioned, says Geo TV
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Consumers & Government to gain from cable TV upgrades
    Source: Moneycontrol
     
    		•  Soaps continue to have a ball
    		•  Cash act: Hollywood flicks clicks
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• LG launches Time Machine TV in India
    Source: TechWhack
      
    		• Idea Star Singer '07 contest
    		• BSNL all set to foray into cable TV biz
    		• BT sets up multi-protocol label switching
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• 59 channels waiting for government approval
    		• Kalam for common telecom policies in commonwealth
    		• Big B goes from screen to green
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• World Cup: Drop in viewership at midnight
    		• Queensland invites Tollywood for film shootings Down Under
    		• TRAI proposes unlimited bandwidth resellers
    		• Advertisers latch on to India-Sri Lanka match
    		• `Broadband access vital for realising socio-economic goals'
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Hollywood flicks hit bullseye in India
    Source: Times of India
      
    		• Item girl to Supergirl - Rakhi Sawant
    		• Gossip Galore
    		• Telly Buzz - Eternal optimist
    Source: Screen
     
    International News
    		• Autoscript Secures Major Sale To India's Doordarshan
    Source: www.broadcastbuyer.tv
     
    		• Somalia shuts down Al Jazeera office, TV says
    		• US FCC approves Citadel-Walt Disney radio deal
    		• Bertelsmann eyes Thomson education unit: source
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• HBO hopes to hit a high note after end of 'Sopranos'
    		• Sweden's Bonnier group buys Nordic Broadcasting
    Source: IHT
     
    		• Bangladesh: Plea to set up national broadcasting commission
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• EU takes Greece back to court in broadcasting case, wants daily fines
    Source: Hemscott
     
    		• Reuters invests £5.6m to upgrade online services
    Source: www.nma.co.uk
     
    		• Thomson's DVB-H Mobile TV solutions pass trials with Orange Spain
    Source: www.euronext.com
    		• Krakoff, President/CEO of Nielsen Business Media Dies
    		• Music Publishers Sue XM Over Digital Copying
    		• Nielsen to Use Same People Meter Model for LPM, National Samples
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• BBC launches interactive website on slavery
    		• Ericsson purchases over 90% of Tandberg shares
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• Ofcom opens premium rate investigation
    		• Spielberg's 'Lot' gets 'Idol' launchpad
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• Viacom sued over YouTube parody removal
    Source: Business Week
     
    		• Cablevision loses network DVR court case
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• CBS, Sprint Form Mobile Streaming Deal
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Italy leads pay-TV growth in 2006
    Source: Advanced - television
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