29 November 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 21 - Issue No: 32





Headlines





Essel pulls out all stops for ICL inaugural
Stage is set for grand launch of Subhash Chandra's breakaway Indian Cricket League on Friday.

Zee ropes in clutch of ground sponsors for ICL

Registered cable ops can offer IPTV services
Registered cable ops, UASL or CMTS licensees, & ISPs with net worth of Rs 1 billion don't need fresh license for IPTV, says Trai.

Asian M&E sector to surpass US by 2025
Asian media & entertainment sector could surpass that of the US over next two decades, say experts at Asia Media Festival 2007.

Pyramid buys 51% in Dimples Cine; plans UK unit
Pyramid Saimira Group buys 51% in Dimples Cine Advertising and Dimples Cine Activations; plans subsidiary in UK for theatres.

Star World buys slate of shows from Disney-ABC

Radio Mirchi to send students to NASA

DTL to premiere lifestyle shows

Ten Sports to air Samsung Champions Trophy live

Karen is NBC Universal programming director for Asia

ESS to stage Futsal tournament in Malaysia

Singapore, Philippines sign MoU for media collaborations

CNN's finalists for 'CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute'

Broadband is stunting growth in gaming industry

Hungama signs distribution deal with Paramount

NBC partners with Tivo on ad, research solutions

Pixelkraft creates micro sitcom for the net

Simon McGrath is SeaChange chief marketing officer

AOL signs with media firms for 'Userplane' applications

Casbaa welcomes C-Band call by ITU

Eros ups Ist half turnover by 59% to $34.6 million

UTV Motion Pictures to release two films by year-end

‘Kaalchakra’ to be screened at World Bank HQ

Thomson Foundation for Film & TV partners with IFFI

National Film Board Of Canada, Singapore's MDA tie up

Conde Nast, Producers Guild celebrate music in film

Big FM hikes ad rates in six cities

CNN-IBN, IBN 7 launch Madhuri Makeover contest

Virgin Atlantic, Spice Girls launch competition for fans


Pogo announces nominees for Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2007
Toon Disney to air 'Cinderella III: A Twist in Time'

Highlight - Abhijeet Sawant on Asian Idol

Shaan will no longer host Star Voice of India - Chote Ustad
"I have never asked God for anything" Apara Mehta
People will write about you only till you are in the limelight - Harshit Saxena
A colourful bouquet: SAB TV 's new line-up
It's Smriti all the way for Aashka
On the right road Karan Huku
No Shaan in hosting VOI

News Releases
Vivah brings Shahid-Amrita together again
Radio City’s RJ to represent India at the Salzburg Global Seminar Young Leader's Summit in Austria
Around the World in 85 Plates' - NDTV Good Times

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


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
  • Sony Corp unit to set up game studio in India
  • Pyramid Saimira buys 51% in Dimples Cine
  • TRAI suggests Rs 100-cr net worth for ISPs to offer IPTV services
  • Parallel cinema is more challenging: Alagappan
    Source: Economic Times
     
  • Adlabs: Screening for attention
  • Trai draft clears way for telcos’ IPTV ventures
  • Google aims for renewable energy priced below coal
  • Voxtel to tie up with MTNL; invest Rs 20 cr
    Source: Finanical Express
     
  • Don Quixote now as animated romp
  • ICL would be bigger hit than IPL: Cairns
  • Tehelka expose telecast to be probed
  • Airlines secures rights for in-flight screening of Rajni movie
  • Indo-Pak film co-productions will work: Nihalani
    Source: The Hindu
      
  • ICL would be bigger hit than IPL: Cairns
  • Regulatory fog over IPTV continues
  • Why Ronit didn’t beg for votes
    Source: DNA
     
  • Sun TV flares up on aggressive growth
  • Pyramid Saimira buys Mumbai cine ad company
  • No signs of lower cable bills
  • DoT to supervise IPTV services, says regulator
    Source: Business Standard
     
  • Media stocks hog limelight
  • Pyramid Saimira acquires cine advertising co
  • Let both telecom, cable operators offer Internet Television: TRAI
  • Media stocks hog limelight
  • Watch Sivaji on board Singapore Airlines’ flights
  • UFO Moviez plans to offer 3-D films
     Source: Hindu Business Line
     
  • Anil Ambani, top filmstars to grace ICL inauguration
  • CNN may be instigating my murder: Chavez
    Source: Times of India
     
  • Trai releases Internet TV proposals draft
  • ICL Twenty20 promises to be a winner with star performances
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
  • BBC Worldwide CEO says Web revenue surging
    Source: www.thenews.com.pk
     
  • Thuraya facilitates CNN breaking news service
    Source: Gulf News
     
  • BBC under fire for adverts on new 'on-demand' web TV service
    Source: Daily Mail
     
  • Time Warner adds Disney Channel On Demand to line-up
    Source: Biz Journal
     
  • SAfrican state TV given sole rights to congress: ANC
    Source: afp.google.com
     
  • EU Mins Likely To Oppose Single Tech For Mobile TV -Document
    Source: CNN
     
  • Discovery Times Channel Renamed Investigation Discovery
    Source: Broadcastnewsroom.com
     
  • AT&T beefs up U-verse TV in Houston
    Source: www.bizjournals.com
  • Virgin to launch 50Mbps broadband in 2008
  • BBC channels to launch in Poland next month
  • Disney launches its first HD channel
  • Endemol: We'll benefit from WGA strike
    Source: Digital Spy
     
  • TiVo posts narrower 3Q loss
    Source: Business Week
     
  • Ford Takes Spot Atop Discovery Channel as Root Exits
    Source: TV Week
     
  • MSNBC Closes the Gap on CNN in November
  • Tivo, Carat Ink Research Pact
    Source: Media Week
     
  • PAKISTAN: Plea against ban on TV channels put off
  • KOREA: KT poised to boost internet-based TV momentum
  • THAILAND: Temp policy board to lead change
    Source: Asia Media
     
  • IPTV chooses Arqiva for UK DTH distribution
    Source: Advanced - Television

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