17 October 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 20 - Issue No: 97






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Surcharge issue: ISA examining legal options
 ISA meets to discuss surcharge issue and appeals for unity between advertisters; considers moving to court against the surcharge.

Ads go off air as b'caster-advertiser impasse continues


Eros sets up subsidiary to foray into VFX
Eros ties up with int'l talent Charles Darby to set up subsidiary for foray into visual effects; work is underway on 'Drona' and 'Alladin'.

V&S Broadcasting ropes in Sanjay Bhasin as VP Sales
V&S Broadcasting ropes in Sanjay Bhasin as VP sales; he will lead its ad sales division for the three upcoming channels.

MCCS' Barun Das to head Zee News

News Corp's Fox Business network launches in US

Big FM celebrates UN World Food Day

BSNL launches TV in mobile handset service

User satisfaction for mobile handsets has dropped: Study

Web18 to host 'Geniuses of the Web Awards'

Starz Ent. aunches 3 HD movie channels on DirecTV


Walt Disney celebrates Navratri desi style
Nick kicks off 'ChakDe Ninja'

Highlight - Princess 'Chandramukhi' unveiled

"I'm very unlucky. No one has stalked me yet" Vaani Sharma
"I am disappointed that I didn't win" Raja Hasan
Samiksha on a hunting spree
Pregnant pause for Mansi Salvi

News Releases
 AmberDhara & Sudha Chandran get jiggy in the Dandiya Ras
IHC & NGC announce 'The Habitat Young Visionary Award ’
BIG 92.7 FM RJ Adonica is FTV's 'First Face'

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (30/09/2007 to 06/10/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (30/09/2007 to 06/10/2007)
DD1
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Maa Telugu
Sony Entertainment TV
Neo Sports


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Cricinfo to pitch for other sports as well
    		• BCCI threatens legal action against DD
    		• Prasar Bharati administration staff sore over pay disparity
    		• Bhartia puts shine on 'paper chase'
    		• Bollywood stars sparkle at Abu Dhabi film fest
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Compact Disc net doubles to Rs 4.22 crore
    		• Advertisers may go to court over TV ad rate hike
    		• Swatch eyes Bollywood with Hamilton
    Source: Business-Standard
     
    		• Tamil film awards presented
    		• Ban on Tamil film director
    		• Channels run without ads
    		• Philips unveils special TV
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Prasar Bharati staff threatens to go on strike
    		• Recipe for killing Internet in India
    		• YouTube launches long-awaited video piracy blocker
    Source: Times of India
     
    		•  iPhone ringing loud, Apple now set to unleash Leopard
    		•  The family meal is what counts, TV on or off
    Source: Indian Express
     
      
    		• Bennett, Coleman & Co buys 8% in Ludhiana firm for Rs 5 cr
    		• No dance deadlines at Essel World venue
    		• Eros makes VFX foray with
    		• ‘All soaps look the same' : Iqbal Khan
    		• We’ll fix the India- Pakistan disconnect
    		• I never had any problems with Ekta, says Nandini
    		• China warns of new virus transmitted by MSN
    		• US audiences to get top Bollywood dance music
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Clear FDI norms sought for downlinking TV channels
    		• Eros International floats subsidiary
    		• Walt Disney ties up with GroupM
    		• Bennett, Coleman to take 8% in Ritesh Properties
    		• Philips launches new TV range
     Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Sabse BIG Diwali with BIG 92.7 FM-ICICI bank
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		•  Sun TV’s Malaysia partner Astro cuts investment in DTH venture
    Source: Livemint
     
    International News
    		• Discovery to buy HowStuffWorks.com -paper
    		•  Digital recorders do little for TV ratings
    		•  ProSieben sees '07 German TV ad market up 2-3 pct
    Source: Reuters
     
    		•  BBC online to go free over wi-fi
    Source: BBC
     
    		• Oprah Winfrey tops Forbes list on US television
    Source: CCTV
     
    		• Olympics Must Be on Free U.K. Television, EU Says
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• New Zealand TV channel ordered off air for breaching decency
    Source: Monsters and Critics
     
    		• WGA strike talks log digital divide
    Source: Variety
     
    		•  Al Gore gets Current with Web 2.0
    		•  Playboy TV Redesigned for the 'YouTube Generation'
    Source: CNN
    		• MTV to launch Nickelodeon Arabia
    		• Sky goes multiplatform for England qualifier
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• EuroNews launches NoCommentTV.com
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• THAILAND: Government denies role in PPP TV ad ban
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		•  CBS Renews, Revamps Moonves’ Contract
    		•  Yahoo’s Q3 Profit Drops 5 Percent
    Source: TV Week
     
    		•  Nielsen: CSI Most-Viewed Show in C3 Data Stream
    Source: Media Week
     
    		•  DirecTV Expands HD Channel Lineup
    Source: Beta News
     
    		• Vodafone Portugal entering IPTV market?
    Source: Advanced - Television
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