8 May 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 54






Headlines





Ortel sues ETV for violating Tdsat order
 ETV Telugu signals not made available on Ortel's digital platform;MSO sues ETV for contempt of Tdsat order.

Neo Sports, Raj TV in deal for Bangladesh series
 Neo Sports will supply Raj Television Network feed in Tamil and Telugu for the India Bangladesh cricket series.

Radio City and Synovate identify 5 segments of FM listeners
Synovate finds 5 types of listeners - cool dudes, relaxation seekers, lonely souls, flirters & time pass.

Executive Dossier
'Music channels need to differentiate themselves'
Interview with MTV India managing director Amit Jain.

B.A.G Films appoints animation production head

DD to telecast largest series on sculpture of India

CBS Q1 revenues up 2 per cent at $3.7 billion

Hello FM banks on Tamil movies

Nat Geo investigates history’s disasters again

FremantleMedia bolsters US buys with new hiring

Most players want DTH rules by TRAI, no agreement on carriage fee

Airtel adds 2.2 million subscribers in Karnataka

Education via Edusat becomes interactive

'American Idol' is most visited TV show site in US

Nokia introduces new entertainment handsets

Windows Live Hotmail to have more features for advertisers

LG's global campaign to focus on premium HDTVs

Zapak allocates Rs 60 mn on online marketing

Parliamentary committee presses for gaming centre

Parents restrict kids' video games: ESRB study


Highlight - Interview with Rohit Bakshi
Short Takes - Pulkit Samrat!
Grapevine - An affair of sorts
The Week Ahead - History's Most Tragic Disasters

News Releases
 Air India - Debut of 'Corporate' its new in-flight business magazine

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (22/04/2007 to 28/04/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (22/04/2007 to 28/04/2007)
Star Plus
MAX
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star One
SAB


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Men in blue to decide revenue streams for channels now
    		• Kim Jin takes over as GM in Bag Films
    		• Shortage of designers plays havoc with gaming industry
    		• TataSky opposes Turner's plea on sharing of channels
    		• Dow Jones gets subpoena
    		• Indo-Bangladesh series in regional flavour
    		• Dynamic ad pricing in cricket begins
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• DSGMC to launch own TV channel for live Gurbani telecast
    Source: PunjabNewsline.com
     
    		• Spider-Man 3 sets box office on fire
    		• MTNL fixed line connections rise on IPTV push
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Microsoft launches new version of Hotmail
    		• India-Bangla cricket series on Raj TV
    		• Tata Sky objects to Turner's plea
    		• Tata Indicom offer for Net users
    		• Pyramid Saimira plans biometric card for film buffs
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
     
    		• HBO head held for assaulting lover
    		• Hotmail gets an all new look!
    		• Broadband, IPTV push for MTNL
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Woman, interrupted
    		• Second big holder says no to Murdoch’s Dow offer
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Pyramid to acquire 300 theatres in Andhra
    		•  Give me a big screen
    		•  Wooing NRIs with online videos
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• DTH: Subscribers demand right to choose pay channels
    		• Survey finds split in Internet, cell phone patterns
    		• MTNL fixed line connections rising on broadband, IPTV push
    		• Dubbing of film `Provoked' in Kannada opposed
    		• Karunanidhi disapproves of survey by Tamil daily
    		• Pyramid plans theatre chain
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• Indian TV channel Nepal1 staff ends strike
    Source: India eNews
     
    		• Akhauri P Sinha Joins Nimbus Communications
    Source: IndiaFM
      
    		• TataSky opposes Turner's plea to TDSAT
    		• Neo Sports to telecast India-Bangladesh series
    		• Bharatmatrimony.com moves SC against MRTPC order
    		• 'Onscreen smoking has negative effect on youth'
    		• Himani’s ice cream treat!
    		• Rahul back in limelight
    		• Sachin gets grooving
    		• Malini turns DJ
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• NBC sides with Viacom in copyright battle with YouTube
    Source: Turkish Press
     
    		• Iran restricts Al-Jazeera network
    Source: www.jpost.com
     
    		• Yahoo sings a new lyrics-licensing song
    Source: www.news.zdnet.com
     
    		• Microsoft Woos Yahoo; Ad Sales Lost May Be $2 Billion
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• Benazir deplores action against TV channels
    Source: www.thenews.com.pk
     
    		• PEMRA issues first Non-Commercial FM radio license to ITP
    Source: www. paktribune.com
     
    		• Journalists Intend to Sue Hewlett-Packard Over Surveillance
    Source: New York Times
     
    		• CRTC likely to approve CTV/CHUM deal
    Source: www.reclaimthemedia.org
     
    		• Time Warner sees more cable TV consolidation
    		• Comcast to integrate e-mail and voicemail online
    		• HBO chief arrested in Las Vegas after dispute
    		• News Corp sells 7.5 pct stake in Fairfax
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• 'Lost' end is in sight: The year 2010
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Nielsen Launches VideoCensus
    		• NBCU to Run New Online Video Ads
    		• Joost, Warner Bros. Team Up to Feature Programming Online
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• FCC's Martin Pledges to Keep Voice/Video Playing Field Even
    		• Nielsen Expands In-Store Metrics Through P.R.I.S.M. Pact
    		• Rentrak Adds Lifetime, Discovery, Others to Essentials VOD System
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• THAILAND: MCOT to launch all-constitution TV
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• ONO to raise by 66% pay-TV service subs fee
    Source: Advanced - Television
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