7 April 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 22 - Issue No: 39





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India shining at MipTV
 Indian broadcasters, producers and distributors will turn out in droves when MipTV commences in Cannes famed on Monday, 7 April; strongest presence from India in MipTV's history.

Broadcasting sector favour FDI hike sans Zee, Reliance, Times
 Most stakeholders in broadcasting sector tell Trai they favour hike in foreign investment limits; those who oppose are Zee, Reliance and Bennett Coleman’s Times Now and Zoom.

Goafest: Leo Burnett, JWT reign at Abby 2008
Leo Burnett, JWT India bag two Grand Prix each and Mudra Communications one at the Abby Awards 2008.

Market trends presage potential chaos

IPTV has to build on VoD and interactivity
Video-on-demand and interactivity are the killer applications that could develop a market for IPTV in India.

Value for money big factor in India

Documentary pitching in a new age
Fremantle to distribute content from Travel Channel
BBC Worldwide announces MipTV line-up
Singapore's MDA to showcase factual content at MipTV
Toei Animation streams video trailers for animated series

Filmy to launch Sunday slot for kids

News Corp ups stake in Premiere AG to 22.7%

Elvis Costello, Elton John to make a television 'Spectacle'

Goldstone Technologies to launch IPTV in India

MySpace inks deals with music labels for music store

Ofcom, BBC Trust join hands to upgrade DTT

BBC introduces BBC HD via VoD in Taiwan

AOL launches new application for mobile users

Crest Animation in co-production deal with Lionsgate

Excel home videos to release Species - The Awakening

Columbia incorporates Sway's VFX techniques in film '21'


Nickelodeon plans to produce new virtual worlds

Gurdeep’s game for Bani
Now 9X’s mytho Jai Maa Vaishno Devi
Bhatti, Divya to judge comedy show
Panchi walks the tight rope
Why is Mihika on Cloud 9?
Nupur calls for help
I’m a fashion junkie - Purbi Joshi

News Releases
Star Gold presents a vacation hungama with Baccha Party
Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM celebrates ‘No Honking Day’
BIG 92.7 FM hosts auditions across 5 cities for the 'Sing with Sonu' contest
RED FM Celebrates No Honking day on April 7
Winners of BUZZ 18.COM 'Stir Up Your Dreams Contest' announced at the grand finale
DD to show Humraaz on 11th April

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (16/03/2008 to 22/03/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (16/03/2008 to 22/03/2008)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Gemini TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Trai to put ceiling on channels' DTH rates
    		• Afghanistan set to ban Indian TV serials
    		• Satyam to invest Rs 250 cr to open 104 screens by 2010
    		• US asks India to ease TV programme downlink rules
    		• IPL to meet media representatives tomorrow over IPL guidelines
    		• Kuwait plans film festival in India
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Sachin, Ashwini bag best star awards
    		• Yousuf, Gul in line for joining ICL: sources
    		• Microsoft threatens Yahoo! to take bid to shareholders
    		• AIR, Park college to conduct debate tomorrow
    		• BigFlicks.com launched
    		• Google launches ‘voice search’
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• IPL under pressure
    		• NYT journalist still in Zimbabwe jail
    		• Afghan govt bans Indian TV serials
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Network18 to get into cinemas, roll out theatre chain
    Source: Livemint
     
    		• When ad becomes free entertainment, it pays
    		• Heroes humble Badshahs to lift ICL Twenty20 title
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Akshay Gets 1.5 Crore Beats King Khan, Sallu
    Source: TopNews
     
    		• IPL to meet media representatives tomorrow over guidelines
    		• BCCI blinks, tells IPL to sort out media row
    		• Ahmedabad girl Aishwarya wins Chhote Ustad show
    		• SRK caught between IPL & 'Paanchavi Pass'
    		• TOI Leads India at Goa ad fest
    		• Saamana article not my views: Thackeray
    		• MS sets 3-week deadline for Yahoo to respond to buyout offer
    		• I like being a called a TV star: Prachi
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Mythology reigns TV screens
    		• Bollywood stirs Britain’s film sector
    		• Microsoft sets 3-week deadline for Yahoo!
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• New media begins to flex muscle
    		• `IPL photo coverage issue to be resolved soon`
    		• Inox looks at tier II cities for expansion
    		• `GQ` to join style slugfest
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Dish TV’s net subscriber base at 2.5 m
    		• Goldstone expanding IPTV rollout
    		• UTV recasts core team
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Karan Patel admits he irked Ekta
    Source: Mangalorean.com
     
    International News
    		• News Corp Internet division to reorganize
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Nickelodeon To Unveil SpongeBob, New Online Worlds
    Source: Gamasutra
     
    		• News Corp. increases stake in Premiere AG to 22.7%: report
    Source: Marketwatch
     
    		• BBC took £6m from sponsors in five years
    Source: Telegraph
     
    		• BBC returns to Arab TV
    		• Warner Bros offers UK same-day DVD
    		• Canada to consider letting in US cable
    		• Abu Dhabi TV launches big
    Source: Variety
    		• Baidu partners with Haier on Internet TV
    Source: China Knowledge Online
     
    		• Lesbian FBI agent coming out at gay network
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Jade Goody to make TV comeback
    		• 100 linear HD channels on cable in New York
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• 70% of TV audience goes online while viewing
    Source: Iptv-Watch
     
    		• Neptuno Close Deal With Disney Latin America
    Source: News.Awn
     
    		• Murdoch seeks 75% stake in CMH
    Source: Businessspectator
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