26 November 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 21 - Issue No: 29





Headlines






Chandra to own satellite, ties up with ProtoStar
Agrani ties up with ProtoStar for a satellite that would cost $200 mn; ProtoStar 1 to launch in May 2008 & have 14 Ku-band transponders.

DD feed issue: HC to hear fresh petition
Delhi High Court permits Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat to file new petition on compulsory sharing of Test matches with pubcaster.

Radio Mirchi to revamp with new signature tune
Radio Mirchi to sport a contemporary avatar, starting 26 Nov; FM station to introduce new signature jingle & play more songs per hour.

Spending on digital platforms to touch $1.1 trillion by 2011
Global spending across various digital platforms is expected to touch $1.1 trillion by 2011, up from $690 million in 2006.

Film Bazaar: 9 global, many Indian firms participate
Organised by NFDC, the Film Bazaar at Iffi-2007 gets underway; 9 international and several Indian production houses participate.

Dasmunsi inaugurates Panorama section at Iffi

WWE to celebrate 15 years of 'Raw' next month

Discovery to air special series 'Speed Week'

BBC publishes code of conduct for competitions and voting

UK unions announce BBC strike ballot

VideoMining Corporation launches in India

Hollywood studios take $2bn hit on new movies in 2006

Reebok in Rs 200 million partnership with 'Goal'

SRK opens IFFI; Dilip Kumar & Lata get life time awards

New Online Bollywood News and Gossip Show for NRIs

Star Gold invites voting for 'Idea Sabsey Favourite Kaun'

Ramoji Film City bags Golden Pony Award


Disney plans to invest on its ailing park in Hong Kong

Highlight - Ishmeet is Star Voice of India

Naresh ‘Roobaroo’ Iyer on his true self.
Yuvraj Malhotra is on a house-hunting spree.
Ronit eliminated from JDJ2

News Releases
BIG 92.7 FM catches up with the youth on the current football fever along with actor & heartrob John Abraham
All About Ads’ special episode with SRK on NDTV Profit
CNN Future Summit: Saving Planet Earth

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (04/11/2007 to 10/11/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (04/11/2007 to 10/11/2007)
DD1
Star Plus
Zee TV
Neo Sports
Sun TV
Gemini TV
Udaya TV


Source: www.indiantelevision.com

 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
  • ICL on backfoot as ads dry up; sponsors back off
  • FICCI for digital rights management system
  • Neo Sports get back into ODI form
  • IFFI 2007 not to showcase Bollywood segment
  • Jet Li hits record with $13 mn paycheck
  • Murdoch decides political stance of Britain's biggest paper
    Source: Economic Times
     
  • Badal felicitates 'Voice of India' winner
  • “Media should be catalyst for social change”
  • Nag all set to foray into television out of the box
  • Aladdin comes alive once again on small screen
  • Former DD official dead
    Source: The Hindu
     
  • Hyderabad firm develops Net-based home entertainment device
  • Yahoo screen reader to open new vistas for visually impaired
    Source: Finanical Express
      
  • Ishmeet is the first 'Voice of India'
  • Madhuri meets her idol on TV
  • Record haul in film piracy
    Source: DNA
     
  • Balaji may offload 15% in motion pictures arm
  • IPL telecast rights up for sale at Rs 1,000 cr
  • FDI`s hide and seek with cable
  • Fashion shows, celebrity & music equal Twenty20
  • Murdoch moans offspring ignores him
    Source: Business Standard
     
  • Hyderabad co makes computer, TV combo device
     Source: Hindu Business Line
     
  • NCP, BJP to boycott International Film Festival of India 2007
  • Home entertainment spells big bucks
  • IFFI: Pakistani film Khuda Ke Liye a big draw on Day 2
    Source: Times of India
      
  • I've always been committed to ICL: Lara
    Source: NDTV.com
     
  • Commentating star-cast for ICL
  • Out to kill print media, here’s one geek who ended up embracing it
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
  • Orascom talked with Vivendi about a tie-up: report
  • China online users more likely to be Web "addicts"
  • "Enchanted" pays homage to other Disney films
    Source: Reuters
     
  • Post-"Sopranos," HBO not bleeding subscribers
  • Producers, B'way stagehands resume talks
    Source: Yahoo
     
  • Bost Announces Global Anime Video-on-Demand from Japan
    Source: www.animenewsnetwork.com
     
  • Georgia's opposition demands return of top independent TV station to air
    Source: IHT
     
  • Transnational English TV channels under scanner
    Source: Earth Times
  • Report: Global digital TV driven by China
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
  • BBC staff could strike by February
    Source: Digital Spy
     
  • IAC/Interactive considers online gaming venture in China
    Source: Marketwatch
     
  • TV producer Verity Lambert dies
    Source: Guardian
     
  • France unveils anti-piracy plan
    Source: BBC
     
  • More than 90% of African Pay TV Customers are Already Subscribing to Digital Services According to New Study
    Source: Broadcastnewsroom

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