12 April 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 22 - Issue No: 44





Headlines






Sun Direct to get One Alliance bouquet, not just Max: Tdsat
 Tdsat interim ruling: Set Discovery to give its channels to Sun Direct by 14 April but with the condition that the DTH service provider take the entire bouquet, not just Max.

TV18 launches shopping channel Home Shop18
 TV18 launches 24-hour TV channel Home Shop18 dedicated to home shopping; is available across 350 cities in tier 2 and tier 3 markets and will reach metros in a month.

Ten Sports secures 4-year Uefa rights
 Ten Sports has secured the Uefa football telecast rights for the Indian subcontinent till 2012.

Nick assembles new shows, movies for summer
Kids' channel Nick lines up new summer offerings; offering includes two movie premieres in Nick Home Cinema slot.

MipTV announces winners of Content 360 competition

NDTV Good Times launches 'Free Fall' on 21 April

Sony to launch new serial at 10:30 pm on 14 April

Radio City launches in Pune

Sun TV’s SFM to launch in Jamshedpur on 13 April

Radio Misty gets BBC content to north Bengal, Sikkim

MIB invited to Nab 2008

Zee Kannada announces fourth season of 'Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa'

Bindass elevates two key people

SintecMedia to demo OnAir management system at Nab

Prime Focus invests in eyeon Fusion

CNN, Samsung JV for mobile streaming of news


Cartoon Network, Zapak partner for games based on CN characters

I cannot be a Sidhu, Jaspal Bhatti
Serial killer, Juhi Chawala
Roopal’s jalwa gets her a big break
Anupama Verma’s second innings on TV
Get fit the Priti way
I just carry Rs.200 in my wallet - Tassnim Sheikh

News Releases
IBNLIVE.COM selectd as “Official Honoree” in the 12 annual webby awards

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (23/03/2008 to 29/03/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (23/03/2008 to 29/03/2008)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
Neo Sports


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• DTH players now look to sell air time
    		• Summer '08 promises to be a big-bang entertainment party
    		•  Microsoft prefers solo Yahoo bid among options: source
    		• Move over multiplexes - now megaplexes are here
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• PTI joins stand against IPL
    		• HC stays proceedings against Aamir Khan
    		• With media bill, new Pak govt starts undoing Musharraf dictates
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• A hi-tech, swanky workplace that reflects their onscreen magic
    		• Kerala may seek rejection of Broadcast Regulation Bill
    		• Web radio service to be launched tomorrow
    		• Pak. film industry to celebrate 60 years
    		• UNICEF reaches out to rural India with TV serial
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• AAAI, Ad Club should sign an MoU for Goafest
    		• SRK gets IPL heebie-jeebies
    		• Britney donates 12,500 to Idol gives back
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Oridian partners FTV for ad traffic
    		• BBC ties-up with FM radio station
    		• ‘Offer to Yahoo! a fair one’
    		• Goldstone in talks with distributors to market restored Hum Dono
    		• Microsoft, HCL Info tie up for centre of excellence
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• HCL set to train 50,000 students in Microsoft tech
    		• Fair offer made to Yahoo: Microsoft
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• TRAI wants mobile number portability by 2009
    		• Ram Sampat schemed to make money: Rakesh Roshan
    		• Indiatimes Travel ties up with Italy's MSC
    		• IPL faces total media blackout
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Pushed to the limit
    Source: Business Standard
     
    International News
    		• CNN International and Samsung Electronics ink exclusive deal to pre-load mobile news application
    Source: Arabianbusiness
     
    		• Telemundo plans Spanish channel
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Shaw Communications Inc.: CRTC Heading in the Wrong Direction
    Source: money.cnn
     
    		• Asian Union to buy sat TV ad company
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• Lonely Planet launches travel video Channel on YouTube
    Source: Travel Daily News
     
    		• Spain competition watchdog raps soccer TV deals
    		• MySpaceTV lands global TV distribution deal
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Intel Invests $12 million in China's Shanghai Media Group
    		• Dish Network Sues News Corp. for Hacking Satellites
    Source: Ibtimes
    		• NBCU a Bright Spot for GE in Bummer Quarter
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Blockbuster plans set-top box for direct-to-TV streaming
    		• BBC spars with Internet Service Providers over iPlayer
    Source: After Dawn
     
    		• MySpaceTV inks content distribution deal with ShineReveille
    		• AOL launches Technology Network

    Source:DM Europe
     
    		• BBC signs Siemens for £100m archiving project
    Source: Computer Worlduk
     
    		• Library of Congress opens vaults for TV
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Spanish pay DTT under fire
    		• Sony launches new channels in Portugal
    Source: Advanced - Television
     
    		• Traffic Radio to get new operators
    Source: Digital Spy
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