2 May 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 49






Executive Dossier





'We have enough high quality relevant content to provide for each of the three channels'
 Interview with ESPN Software India managing director RC Venkateish

Headlines
Sab ramps prime time; gets 5 Disney shows
 Sab rejigs primetime, plans weekend ramp-up; brings back 'Left Right Left', acquires 5 Disney properties.

TV 18 promoter Bahl to sponsor $110 mn film firm, listing on AIM
 TV 18 promoter Raghav Bahl sponsoring The Indian Film Company, plans to list on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange.

TV 18 Q4 consolidated revenue up at Rs 803 million

GBN posts maiden net profit in Q4

Dish TV to get Rs 7.5 billion infusion from promoters

Parliamentary panel bats for private FM players

Clapstem in $ 5m India-S'pore-Korea TV co-production

BCCI in favour of a shorter World Cup; slams ICC

HomeCable to distribute 4 European channels in India

Rattner, Marshall to judge 'On The Lot'

Star Gold honours best of comedy in Indian Cinema

'Amul Star Voice of India' auditions in Mumbai

Adlabs Cinemas launches in New Mumbai

IIMC to be converted into global Media university

Radio Mirchi celebrates fourth anniversary in Delhi

Sony acquires intl rights for five Peace Arch films

BBC, ITV to launch a free-to-view satellite proposition

Hathway launches digital cable TV service in Nasik

CNN-IBN to become FTA chnl in CAS areas of Kolkata

Malaysian tycoon Krishnan to buy out telco Maxis

Yahoo! acquires online ad exchange firm Right Media

ht.com relaunched with new interactive features

VSNL launches Wi-Fi roaming with StarHub

Azureus to distribute Unicef videos globally

Bharti among 17 global telcos in project to build the Asia-America gateway cable system

Sun Microsystems launches new VoIP platform

IBM's new 5 innovations

Tata Sky winners watch the World Cup final with Hrithik

Hungama TV to kick off 'Pyjama Pakdo Contest ' on 7 May
Mattel, Saregama & Fun Republic team up with Make A Wish Foundation to screen 'Barbie Fairytopia Magic of the Rainbow'
Women's organisations call for US Congress to act on FCC report on TV violence


Highlight - Chavi Mittal's new "disha"
Yuvraj Malhotra, the new kid on the block
Actor v/s Paparazzi: Sachin Sharma speaks out

News Releases
 HBO serves up a heady mix of Summer Cocktail with 60 Hollywood blockusters

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (15/04/2007 to 21/04/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (15/04/2007 to 21/04/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star One


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• GBN plans overseas listing to raise Rs 800 cr
    		• GBN reports maiden profit at over Rs 2 cr
    		• No sensible media buyer can ignore cricket
    		• Sony creates new international film division
    		• The World Cup is over: It’s TV serial time again!
    		• Promoters to pump in Rs 750 cr in Dish TV
    		• 'VSNL floating entity for retail broadband biz'
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Multiplexes draw MRTPC ire
    		• Boom time on the radio
    		• It’s showtime for television channels
    		• GM, Shaadi.com join hands with Bollywood blockbusters
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Rakhi booked for bathtub scene on TV
    Source: CNN-IBN
     
    		• GBN plans to raise Rs 800 crore through overseas listing
    		• Discovery leads English channels in viewership
    		• Sify launches portal for Hyderabad city
    		• CNN-IBN goes free in Kolkata
    		• Global Broadcast posts profit in Q4
    		• Muted response
    		• Mumbai multiplexes, malls under new tariff category
    		• Moser Baer Q4 net zooms
    		• Network 18 investing in film company
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
     
    		• `Wrong' depiction of poet in TV shows irks scholars
    		• An alarming trend in film industry
    		• BBC: Woolmer was poisoned, strangled
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• Advertisers tepid on Bangla tour
    		• Media to make waves with pay TV
    		•  Chronicles of lives less known
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		•  BBC to launch on-demand television and audio services
    		•  Yahoo to acquire online advertiser Right Media
    		• GBN reports maiden profit at over Rs 2 cr
    		• TV sends fat UK teens to Aussie outback
    		•  Google gives custom home pages more character
    		• Achint is a beauty expert
    		• Fire in Hindustan Times building
    		• Akangsha’s spooky tales!
    Source: DNA
     
    		• News Corp bids for Dow Jones
    		• MRTPC pulls up multiplexes
    		• Fire in HT building in Delhi
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• This World Cup, another Indian tragedy was playing on AIR
    		• MRTPC slaps restraint order on multiplexes
    		• News Corp makes bid for Dow Jones
    		• Media dunnit?
    		• Chandigarh: Cable TV back as operators tell UT they will go by Act
    		• Block websites selling foetus gender-testing kits: Health to I-T
    		• Woolmer poisoned and killed, says BBC, shows tape of a ‘meeting’ in lobby
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Reuters to buy search company ClearForest
    Source: CNet
     
    		• AT&T TV Service Debuts in L.A. Area, Battling Cable
    		• Yahoo to Provide Graphical, Video Ads on Comcast Site
    		• Warner Music Agrees to Sell Music on Web Using Fanning's Snocap
    Source: Bloomberg
      
    		• Eisner's Prom Queen Seeing Success on Web
    		• News Corp. Offers $5 Billion for Dow Jones
    		• AETN to Spend $600 Mil. on New Series, Web
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• NBC Scores at Sports Emmy Awards
    		• Joost Starts Online Video Service
    		• First Annual Webby Film and Video Awards Winners Announced
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Dutch internet TV company to show CNN
    Source: Business Week
     
    		• Basque Country to award 60 DTT channels
    Source: Advanced - Television
     
    		• Mobile TV aimed at younger generation, study says
    Source: www.axcessnews.com
    		• Google says Viacom lawsuit threat to Internet use
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• ''300" number up with five MTV noms
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• HONG KONG: Watchdog raps Cable TV over ad's claim to alleviate drunkenness
    		• THAILAND: TITV's future still uncertain
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Sony BMG loses copyright suit against Yahoo
    		• Vodafone expands mobile TV offering
    		• Google launches iGoogle personalized webpage
    		• Aster adds Disney Channel to basic TV offering
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• Channel 4 profits slump by 70%
    		• BBC dominates at the Sonys
    		• ITV.com to relaunch within weeks
    		• Sony to trial shortform TV shows
    		• Over 4,000 petition to keep 'Neighbours' on the BBC
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• MediaCorp-Singapore to offer new media strategy to advertisers
    Source: www.abu.org.my
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