3 November 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 21 - Issue No: 12






 

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India Today gets nod for FDI from Daily Mail
Daily Mail to bring in Rs 180.2 mn as FDI for launching newspaper with Living Media Group; FIPB nod for up to 26% in the JV.

K Sera Sera raises $25 million via GDRs
 K Sera Sera Productions raises $25 million through issue of GDRs; plans to produce 8-12 movies over two years.

Hitesh Sabharwal is B.A.G Films distribution head
 B.A.G Films and Media Limited has roped in Hitesh Sabharwal as executive vice president- distribution.

And the trend reverses
 The desi 'Supergirl' is here. And she may do much better than her Hollywood counterpart - because she can also sing and dance.

Neo Sports to kick off Ranji Trophy coverage

Star Gold to air 5th season of 'Sabsey Favourite Kaun'

Neil Chugani is BBC Worldwide CFO

DG2L launches set top box for Rs 1500

Pay-TV piracy tops $1.5 billion for 2007

AOL India launches portals

Indiaplaza.in offers shopping special for festive season

Adlabs Cinemas launches Easy Ticket

Internet Premiere of Heyy Babyy

Big FM boogies in Bangalore; Red FM rocks in Mumbai

Big FM launches 'Traffic Month' in Kanpur


'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Challenge' launches website

Highlight - Round two for Tisca

Sai on weight losing spree
Grapevine - Break-off!

News Releases
 Join the Funjabbis on Star One with Navjot Singh Sidhu
Nach Baliye 1 & 2 ka jadoo ab Nach Baliye 3 par
CNBC Awaaz presents 'The tale of two cities'
Great Diwali Dhamaka offer on Arzoo.com
Richard Gere on Inside The Actors Studio with James Lipton
Star Movies present Pirates of the caribbean this Diwali

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (14/10/2007 to 20/10/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (14/10/2007 to 20/10/2007)
DD1
Zee TV
Neo Sports
Star Plus
Sun TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Nimbus may be put up for sale
    		• Sony, Eros unveil plot for OSO and Saawariya
    		• Om Shanti Om & Saawariya kick off record marketing blitz
    		• Goa firm launches print-on-demand option for authors
    		• KFCC imposes one-year ban on Kannada actor Vijay
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• 'Goa may organise IFFI on its own in some time'
    		• Court notice to Ilyasi, police
    		• Akashvani, DD staff stage protest
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Reliance Big TV becomes Reliance Communications arm
    		• BharatMatrimony on Nokia Catalogs
    		• Hello FM to tune in Coimbatore
    		• INX Network to launch 9X channel
    		• Google unveils tool for social networking
    		• Indyarocks, K Capital team up
    		• DQ Entertainment's plans
    		• Toonz Group looks to open animation schools abroad
    		• New CEO, COO for Star India
    		• Mahesh Samat is Disney India MD
    		• Brand mascot for GalaxZee
    		• K Sera Sera raises $25 m from GDR issue
     Source: Hindu Business Line
     
      
    		•  RCom, Microsoft to launch IPTV
    		•  Sony settles for lower share
    		•  Loins of the world
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Priyanka as superhero in graphic novel series
    		• PVR revenue jumps to 41%
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		•  DD Urdu channel will be 24x7
    		•  Attack on journalists: Oppn tries to cash in
    Source: Indian Express
      
    		•  Panel to monitor cable TV channels in state
    Source: Navhind Times
     
    		• Fake sting: Court lets off channel
    Source: Times of India
      
    		•  Lavigne wins big at MTV Europe Music Awards
    		•  Shekhar Kapur defends 'Elizabeth'
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• Sky to launch Australia's first business channel
    Source: ABC Net
     
    		• Sony’s TV pair for Africa
    Source: Rapid tv news
     
    		• BBC launches blog about internet operations
    Source: www.journalism.co.uk
     
    		• Discovery Asia goes green
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Jazeera children’s channel unveils new programmes
    Source: Gulf Times
     
    		• Livermore to buy satellite TV stake
    Source: Globes
     
    		• Swisscom to shut down interactive TV ops Betty TV in Switzerland
    Source: ABC
    		• Writers Guild Negotiators Eye Monday Strike
    		• Oprah Signs Up for YouTube Channel
    Source: Media Week
     
    		•  MTV Europe Music Awards - The Winners
    Source: Xfm Online
     
    		•  THAILAND: Turmoil at TITV
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• FCC Schedules Media Ownership for Next Week
    Source:TV Week
     
    		• Sky to revamp EPG on newer boxes
    Source: Digital spy
     
    		•  Mexico's Biggest Cable TV Co Megacable Plans IPO This Year
    Source: CNN
     
    		•  Alca-Lu, Vodafone demonstrate DVB-SH mobile TV solution
    Source: DM Europe
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