30 March 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 22






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US-based VC fund to acquire 19 % in India TV for Rs 509 million
India TV dilutes 19.17 % to ComVentures affiliate Fuse+Media for Rs 509.6 mn; to launch Gujarati & Punjabi news channels.


FTV banned for two months, within month of AXN reprieve
Government bans FTV for two months from 1 April for "showing programming that goes against good taste and decency".

Prasar Bharati hits Rs 12 billion revenue mark
For the first time Prasar Bharati's annual revenue crosses Rs 10 billion, standing at Rs 12 billion for the fiscal 2005-06.

DAVP reports on its advertisement volumes and programmes

Indian Idol 3 Caravan hits Mumbai

IBN 7 puts politicians on the 'Hot Seat'

Zoom to kick off 'Pantaloons' Main Miss India' 31 March

Eros to join hands with Intl. Indian Film Academy

Deadline for CNES media fellowship extended

Stamp to be released in honour of Mehboob Khan

Entries invited for Pak Gender in Journalism Awards

Moser Baer launches Hindi movies home video segment

Asia-Pac mobile subs to cross 1 billion this year

Yahoo!, Jagran Prakashan tie up for Hindi web property

History channel launches WAP service in UK

Unesco, Microsoft recognize use of tech in education

Xbox Live to extend downloadable TV, film library

Clio Awards names jury members for TV, cinema category

Cartoon Network New Media names first character to be featured on CallToons


Highlight - Aakashdeep: Bad boy forever!
Shreyas Talpade honours comedy on television
Indian Idol 3 – Auditions now in Mumbai
Saint's Halo v/s Satan's Horns!
Grapevine - Smriti's dad is a Vikram Gokhale fan
The Week Ahead - Amitabh Bachchan and Koena Mitra on Titan Antakshari

News Releases
 DLP Projection Technology Goes Even More Mobile
Watch Sanjay Dutt & Boman Irani on KBC
Regional flavor at INOX this week
Meet 'The Rogues of April' all this month only on PIX
Watch Vijay Mallya & Shobhaa De on Koffee with Karan
Watch Boogie Woogie Item Round Special on 31 March

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (11/03/2007 to 17/03/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (11/03/2007 to 17/03/2007)
MAX
Star Plus
Zee TV
SAB
Sun TV
Star One


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Daily Mail to make India entry
    		•  Govt slaps 2-month ban on FTV
    		• Former PTI journalist P K Menon dead
    		• Trai to target content regulation
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Fuse+Media invests Rs 50.96 cr in India TV
    		• Govt bans Fashion TV for 2 months
    		• eYantra's online brand stores
    		• `Bilori' bags Golden Pearl Award at film festival
    		• Sun TV shares remain dull
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• IT will make newspapers extinct: Kamath
    		• ISRO to launch Italian satellite, to look at galaxies
    		• FTV banned
    Source:The Hindu
      
    		• Shah Rukh Khan on show and showbiz
    		• American Idol for fans, Indian puts off critics
    		• Midnight knock: FTV banned for two months
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• India Today, Associated News ink JV
    		• Fashion TV banned
    		• Yahoo! India to offer travel services with partner
    		• Raj TV ties up with TV 12 to beam into Singapore
    		• ABP bets big on internet business
    		• Internet majors helping China suppress freedom: Amnesty
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Yahoo to offer unlimited e-mail storage
    		• FUSE+Media picks up stake in India TV
    		• Guilty pleasure to high spirits
    Source: DNA
      
    		• Wal-Mart to be official sponsor of Bollywood movie awards
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Now, FTV yanked off the air
    		• Law ministry to study SC's stay order: Dasmunsi
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Leading Chinese TV maker kicks off production facility in Czech
    Source: People's Daily Online
     
    		• Channel 4 targets BBC with digital radio blitz
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• Virgin Mobile USA to offer Yahoo mobile services
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Pakistan to gift TV transmitter to Afghanistan
    Source: Daily Times
     
    		• Zoran to unveil set-top box, digital TV technologies in China
    Source: DM Asia
     
    		• PTV Global to launch on Sky
    Source: www.broadbandtvnews.com
     
    		• HONG KONG: Panel under fire over RTHK's future
    		• BANGLADESH: Sonar Bangla TV asked to stop broadcasting
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• HK needs public service broadcasting: report
    Source: www.news.gov.hk
    		• BBC announces 3G TV and radio trial
    		• Mobile TV: ‘Customers will pay for content’
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• Showtime, MTV Top NAMIC Vision Awards
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Travel Channel to Cox in Discovery Buyout
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• Miss America loses TV contract
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Mundos Digitales to broadcast independent animation cinema
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• Al Jazeera forum on Media and Middle East on April 1 and 2
    Source: The Peninsula
     
    		• China on track for digitization
    Source: Xinhua
     
    		• Asian Network nominated for Station of the Year
    Source: Asians in Media
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