12 October 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 20 - Issue No: 93






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Cas extension a possibility in metros: Trai
Trai receives QoS audit report in Cas zones for Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata; Cas extension likely in these metros, say Trai sources.

ETV gets I&B nod for FDI from Blackstone
 Ramoji Rao's Ushodaya Enterprises gets nod from I&B to receive foreign direct investment from global private equity firm Blackstone.

Mipcom 2007 sees record attendance of 13,000+
 Indian participation at Mipcom up by 392% as 220+ delegates present this yr;11 new nations came to the event.

Palador's world film library to be available on Tata Sky
 Palador Pictures' nearly 1000 world cinema titles will be available on Tata Sky's pay-per-view service Showtime.

Vuze opens internet publishing to content creators

CNN-IBN launches 'All about the Money'

'Super Dance Junior' enters competition phase from 11 Oct

NBC relocates from Burbank to Universal City

Mark Burnett Int'l, Genting to invest $20 mn in JV

Terrorism can destroy democracy: BBC survey

R-ADAG in tech support in One Laptop Per Child initiative

Deal Or No Deal most visited TV show website: Hitwise

Vringo to offer Discovery Channel video ringtones

Nissan Crossover SUV banks on Sway VFX

Radio City to launch 'Count the Cash' contest


Pogo’s M.A.D. to go black and white

Highlight - Chandana Sharma is back with two shows

Ecstatic Ekta looking forward to her show on 9X.
Sandeep Bhansali enters Woh Rehne Wali Mehlon Ki.
Shiney, Vidya as guest judges on Nach Baliye 3.
Mast Kalander for Anita Hassanandani.
A Jhalak of Ronit Roy's pre- Birthday Celebrations.
Grapevine - Aparna of small things!

News Releases
 Stoner’s home stretch live on Ten Sports
Navratri special offer on Arzoo.com
Global Indians debate the state of democracy in India
Drama-Filled soap opera returns on Animal Planet
Cinemax felicitated the top directors and producers from the Marathi film fraternity

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (23/09/2007 to 29/09/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (23/09/2007 to 29/09/2007)
ESPN
DD1
Zee TV
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
Star Gold
Sahara One
Aaj Tak


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Airtel chooses Israeli firm for IPTV services
    		• Broadcasters demand fair price from advertisers
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• Tata Sky inks pact with Palador
    		• E-City Ventures eyeing cine infrastructure biz
    		• DQ Entertainment signs up major deals
     Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Manipur newspapers on strike
    		• Airtel chooses Israeli firm for IPTV services
    		• Indian in top ten of Britain's popular music chart
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Broadband loses speed
    Source: Times of India
     
    		•  Media shutdown in Manipur again over militant threat
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• MTV Roadies goes international
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Asianet to deploy Cisco solution
    		• How to handle 50 million phone messages every month
    		• Single-screen theatres go tech-savvy to draw audiences
    		• PSUs beat pvt firms in sponsorship
    		• Telling a film`s story well
    		• Website ads rain on TV
    		• Mobiles will drive the Internet
    		• Designs on Bollywood
    Source: Business-Standard
     
    		• Advertisers threaten to boycott TV over ad-rate hike
    		• Movies going the merchandising way
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• Fox adds 2 channels to Korea slate
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• SES Acquires Stake In Dubai-Based System Integrator Glocom
    Source: www.broadcastbuyer.tv
     
    		• Reed debuts Asia content market
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Madonna 'to leave Warner Brothers Records'
    Source: Telegraph
     
    		•  Canadian Sitcom Gets Humanitarian Award
    Source: Google
     
    		•  Music Plus TV Becomes Vlaze.com
    Source: Broadcastnewsroom
     
    		•  International Datacasting wins US$1.7 million in New IPTV Orders
    Source: Canoe
    		• Disney's Iger Fights Microsoft, Google Over Vacant TV Airwaves
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		•  Comcast says rolling out TiVo-enabled boxes
    		•  News Corp-VeriSign venture Jamba says CEO resigns
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• ITV appoints new ad agency
    		• Granada appoints new factual head
    		• Near-national outage on Virgin's TV service
    		• Brighter Pictures MD leaves after 11 years
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		•  CNBC Hires Forbes' Kneale
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Endemol to Deliver Content to Next.TV
    Source: Media Week
     
    		•  Belgacom and Nokia Siemens IPTV contract extension
    Source: Advanced - Television
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