12 February 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 21 - Issue No: 93




Headlines




Percept Pictures, DQ Ent sign $25 mn deal for 3 animated films
Percept Picture Company and DQ Entertainment sign an MoU to produce 3 animated films - 2 mythologies and a Bollywood masala; budget estimated at $25 million.

Percept Picture Company CEO Preet Bedi quits

Sensex plunges, so do Media stocks
Media stocks take a severe beating on Monday along with the Sensex which plunged 834 points; crash was across the board, with Zee News' 17.67 per cent being the biggest loser.

Sunil Lulla joins Alva Brothers as director, group CEO
Lulla to join Alva Brothers on 1 March as group CEO, director, on the Board of Alva Brothers, Miditech and JV with Turner Intl.

Pratik Basu quits B.A.G. Films
B.A.G Films and Media ED Pratik Basu has resigned, citing as his reason irreconcilable differences with the promoters.

Executive Dossier
'US, Europe and Canada are growing markets for Indian content'
Interview with Globosat Entertainment director Adris Chakraborty

Radio City launches in Ahmednagar

NewsX starts dry run, to launch brand campaign

9th Zee Gaurav awards presented

Sunfeast Udaya Kannada film awards slated for 9 March

WGA strike coming to an end, mixed response to deal

BBC, RMS renew deal for cash schemes reprocurement

Animal Planet walks down 'Lemur Street'

Alfred Haber bags intl. rights to CBS' Céline Dion special

NBC-Universal's Ben Silverman to receive Honourary Rose

Tata Elxsi launches mobile TV software platform

Dave Stewart to help improve Nokia's artists deals

Content-based social networking site 'Corners' launches

DVB-SH players to give live demo on S-Band mobile TV

BESCOM to pay up for electrocution death: KSCDRC

Indian films dominate intl. section of MIFF

'Atonement' takes top prize at Bafta Awards


Jack Black to host Nick US' Kids' Choice Awards
Neha Jain triumphs on 2nd edition of 'Nat Geo Junior Hunt'

Mamik out to regain lost ground
Archana Puran Singh does a rewind
Mehul plays villain for the first time
Its only name and fame for Parul
F-Factor - Shilpa Anand

News Releases
‘Love is in the air’ at Red FM
Delhi tastes 'Whatte Chai' with Radio City
This Valentines Day let Vh1 tell you what Love is…!
Sameera Reddy - Valentines Day Special On Zoom
Mumbai's Mansuri wins on FILMY's Bollywood Ka Boss

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (20/01/2008 to 26/01/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (20/01/2008 to 26/01/2008)
Zee TV
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
DD1
Zee Telugu


Source: us.indiantelevision.com

 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
  • Sony to earn Rs 300 cr from IPL
  • DishTV, Tata Sky seek govt help on Trai move
  • Moser may put Rs 6,900 cr to up PV capacity
  • Yahoo! for restarting merger parleys with AOL
    Source: Business Standard
     
  • Future Group pulls out of IPL bidding for title sponsorship
  • PSBT documentaries on NDTV
  • Moser Baer to invest $1.5 b in thin film unit
  • DQE, Percept Picture sign pact
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
  • Smriti Irani back with Ekta Kapoor?
  • 'Jodhaa Akbar' is three hours, 20 minutes long
    Source: DNA
     
  • Cable operator found dead
  • Projection of violence in TV serials resented
  • Yahoo! rejects Microsoft bid
    Source: The Hindu
     
  • Eenadu chief Ramoji, son get bail
  • Bigger than the big screen
  • BCCL invests in roaming solutions provider Matrix
    Source: Times of India
     
      
  • Shah Rukh bags 10% of BAG Glamour for Rs 10 crore
  • ITV group launches Hindi news channel
  • SET eyes $60m from first IPL season
  • Cisco's Media Solutions Group eyes stake in media firms
    Source: Economic Times
     
  • Pradeep Guha may be heading to Ambani’s new TV venture
    Source: Livemint
     
  • “We will renew thrust on strategic alliances”
  • Bollywood goes minimalist with Jodhaa Akbar promotion
  • Moser Baer arm inks pact to scale thin-film PV capacity
    Source: Financial Express
      
  • Yahoo formally says 'No'
  • Three rules of the TV game
  • IPL plans unfurled, but is Eden ready?
    Source: Indian Express
      
  • Zee's second coming in the Tamil satellite channel market
    Source: domain-B
     
    International News
  • Australia to get live coverage of IPL
    Source: www.cricinfo.com
     
  • SET Asia joins Dutch cable TV platform
    Source: Indiapost.com
     
  • Mushtaq Malik appointed Chairman PEMRA
    Source: Nation PK
     
  • Microsoft launches OEM deal with Sony Ericsson
    Source: www.crn.com.au
     
  • SAG, AFTRA storm clouds part
    Source: Hollywood reporter
     
  • Deutsche Telekom aims for DSL, Internet TV to offset fixed-line sales decline
    Source: CNN
     
  • Shuster Resigns from MSNBC over Comment, Signs with MTV
    Source: Unconfirmed Sources
  • Yahoo seeks to restart merger talks with AOL: paper
  • International Speedway stock may rise on TV profit-Barron's
    Source: Reuters
     
  • Microsoft to Bring Buyout Plan to Yahoo Shareholders
  • Nielsen to Take Extra Year to Roll Out LPM Service
    Source: Media Week
     
  • Tuzon Named Exec VP/General Counsel, Fox Networks Group
    Source:TV Week
     
  • Low TV ratings for Grammys and BAFTA
    Source: Los Angeles Times
     
  • Albertis, Sofia Digital to provide mobile TV during Mobile World Congress
    Source: DM Europe
     
  • Spain delays the launch of DVB-H TV until 2010
    Source: Advanced- Television

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