26 March 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 18






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Liberty looking to launch 4 channels in India
Cable giant Liberty Global is taking the channel route as its entry strategy into the Indian market.

Gehlaut to acquire 12.5 % in B.A.G's news venture
India Bulls promoter Sameer Gehlaut to acquire 12.5 % stake in B.A.G Films' news venture - B.A.G Newsline Network Pvt Ltd.

Sony unveils marketing for prime time soap 'Viruddh'
Set steps up marketing initiatives for launch of 'Viruddh', its new daily prime time show that channel hope's will lead its revival.

I&B ministry clears BBC application to launch 2 channels

Indiatimes offers downloadable cricket scorecards

FremantleMedia cuts Rough And Ready comedy deal

India, Behrain enter 3 year Cultural Exchange Programme

China to hold ESPN's X-Games in May

CNN to celebrate 50 years of Larry King

Ben Hall is BBC Worldwide’s content & production head

Vh1 explores celebs with new shows

Call for India: converge all regulators

Apple TV hits stores

Walt Disney announces 'Watch and Chat'

Cablevision Systems Corp loses legal battle

NBC, News Corp team up to take on Youtube

Mobile net has few takers in the US

Fox launches new sales unit

TV Land ramps up on-air & off-air offerings
Hasbro unveils Spider-Man 3 merchandise worldwide


Highlight - Sahara One's biggest loser Jeetega!
Kahaani teen soaps ki
Sony's Jeete hain is in for a change in track
Interview with Manav Vij
Grapevine - Guru gyaan on the sets of Kayamath

News Releases
 Murder and Mayhem on Jeete Hain Jiske Liiye
Watch 'Prison Break' at 10 p.m. on Tue on Star World

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)
Star Plus
MAX
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star One


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Prasar Bharati to have pilot projects on mobile TV, HDTV
    		• Reaching for the stars, again
    		• Entertainment sector may cross Rs 100,000 cr by 2011
    		• ICC Cup pushes up mobile game downloads
    		• After hype, comes the whack
    		• Cricket mania makes dent in Bollywood kitty
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Star Plus sees a bumper with Team India's early exit
    		• Yahoo India plans new offerings on the Net
    		• More fans stay awake — for a `losing cause'
    		• DD to launch mobile TV soon
    		• Advertisers hit for a huge six
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Media suffers losses to the tune of Rs 1 cr
    Source: Times of India
      
    		• PROFILE: Rinku Ghosh
    		• ‘Writing for TV is like making love to a gorilla’
    		• India Takes Off
    		• Ear shot
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Broadcasters want ad costs to be delinked from TVRs
    		• Internet still an obscure term in India, says study
    		• Beyond the arclights
    		• Alisha’s on song
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• 20 million homes to have cable broadband in 5 years
    		• ISRO to launch foreign satellite
    		• Lose to win!
    Source: DNA
     
    		•  Thank God, India's out of Cup
    		•  Apple TV: The iPod of living room
    		•  Cross-over cinema gets Rs 280-cr leg up
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• Google expands but loses its popularity
    		• UTStarcom expects two IPTV deals, $100 mn revenues
    		• Dasmunsi for restraint
    Source:The Hindu
     
    International News
    		• TV Guide to offer Web video search tool
    Source: Business Week
     
    		• TV subscriber growth to slow in 2007, analysts say
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Simply Media and JumpTV in UK TV partnership
    Source: www.platinax.co.uk
     
    		• Thailand: Govt. to hold forum on radio and television broadcasting law
    Source: ThaisNews, Thailand
     
    		• 180 Million Digitial TV Homes In Asia Pacific By 2012
    Source: www.broadcastbuyer.tv
     
    		• GLAAD Bans Gay TV Nets
    Source: Cable360.net
     
    		• BitTorrent aims to launch TV website with Joost
    Source: Marketing Week
    		• U.S. tycoon eyes ITV's Arsenal stake
    		• Oprah to name new book club pick
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Five finally finds slot for 'Joey'
    		• Randy Jackson to be 'X Factor' judge?
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• BBC defends merger of Christmas and Easter
    Source: Telegraph
     
    		• Spanish Broadcasting Re-Launches LaMusica.com Entertainment Portal
    Source: Broadcast Newsroom
     
    		• Yahoo! Appoints Reggie Davis as Vice President of Marketplace
    Source: SDA Asia Magazine
     
    		• Europeans could join U.S. class action on Vivendi
    Source: Scotsman
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