25 February 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 22 - Issue No: 4




Headlines




DD Direct to add channels, woo subscribers
DD Direct Plus in talks with Tara Bangla & Korean TV to add to existing offering of 42 TV channels; wooing Indian channels by lowering carriage fee from Rs 10 million to Rs 2.5 million.

Get set for a mythological crossfire in Hindi GEC space
Hindi entertainment television is all set to ride the spiritual bandwagon this summer; Star Plus and 9X to separately launch Mahabharata and Sony to re-run Jay Hanuman.

Special Report
English GECs: Localisation and variety the road ahead
English GECs look at increasing variety in their offerings and breaking out of a mould.

Other Headlines
UTV moves Madhya Pradesh High Court against ban order
Following the ban on the screening of Jodhaa Akbar in MP, UTV moves the state High Court to get the order revoked.

NDTV to expand documentary slot from mid-March

News Corp appoints Mark Williams as CFO Europe and Asia

Reed Elsevier puts B2B magazine division on sale

News Corp increases stake in German pay-TV opt Premiere

Amazing Race Asia 2 strikes a chord in Singapore, Malaysia

BBC Magazines to launch new weekly football magazine

Producers of 'Lost' to address Nab convention

de Rothschild, Wall to focus on Green TV at MipTV

Zee Studio partners Palador for world cinema

Orange, Thomson, Sagem join hands for multimedia

Singapore to host 1st Youth Olympic Games in 2010

Oscars channel launched on YouTube

Sports to drive consumption of TV online: Report

Guruji.com launches Gujarati language search

BBC iplayer attracts new users

Microsoft launches Windows Live SkyDrive

Harris delivers 100th Nexio AMP server for broadcasters

BBC iplayer attracts new users

MAMI's 10th Intl Film Festival to screen 140 films

30 filmmakers to train at Osian's 5th Talent Campus

Films transcend boundaries, create cultural affinity

Eros bags Amity Corporate Excellence Award

MasterCard to debut 'Land' spot during Oscar broadcast


Nick to air 'Roary the Racing Car' from 25 Feb
Dubailand, Hit Entertainment in strategic alliance
Disney to create theme park attraction based on 'American Idol'

Ayub Khan on a high
Roop and Sunali Rathod win Mission Ustaad
Period drama for Sai Deodhar
Gagan Malik gets his big break

News Releases
Natasha's identity shocks all… Kuchh Is Tara
'Faridkot' and 'Aas' are RC Live's Delhi Regional Finalists
Star Sports Golf Invitational attracts Big wigs from Corporate and Sports Arena
Roop Kumar and Sunali Rathod win the coveted title of 'Ustaad Jodi' on Mission Ustaad

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (03/02/2008 to 09/02/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (03/02/2008 to 09/02/2008)
Zee TV
Star Plus
Sun TV
Star Sports


Source: www.indiantelevision.com

 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
  • Pak blocks YouTube for 'blasphemous' web content
  • 140 films, 45 countries to participate in MAMI film fest
  • 'Start marketing other sports like cricket'
    Source: DNA
     
  • The Great Indian Cricket Tamasha
  • IPL: Pied Piper at the gates of dawn
  • IPL hype might impact India’s Beijing Olympics preparations
  • New undercurrents of Web
  • RComm bets big on online gaming
  • Channel V gears up for Bollywood
    Source: Financial Express
     
  • NEC unit, TPV Technology to sell LCD desktops in India
  • Jodhaa Akbar: UTV moves M.P. High Court
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
  • Film industry on strike from Feb 28
  • Outsourcing happening in networking sites
  • IPL matches: Sony eyes sponsors to sell air time
  • Left demands ban on Twenty20 cricket
  • Jodhaa-Akbar producers moves HC against MP govt order
  • Actor Sanjay Khan challenges order to pay Prasar Bharti
  • Oscars: Elizabeth wins best costume award
    Source: Times of India
     
  • DTH operators seek dropping of set-top box compatibility clause
  • Subir Gokarn: Cricket de-coupled?
  • Twenty20 a hit. But what when Ganguly, Ponting are a team?
  • Remote tutoring picks up with broadband, satellite
    Source: Business Standard
     
  • TRAI lens on politicos’ TV foray
  • Sanjay Khan challenges order to pay Rs 7 cr to Prasar Bharti
  • Kalaignar TV launches music channel
  • Ramadoss asks I&B to take action against 'surrogate' ads
  • Screening of Jodhaa Akbar banned in Sonepat
  • Superstars dazzle on filmfare night
  • IPL: The billion-dollar baby causes worldwide frenzy
  • Will IPL help cricket match football's popularity?
    Source: Economic Times
     
  • "Taare Zameen Par" star performer at Filmfare Awards
  • Hollywood wins over the cold and tender-hearted Cinema
  • BCCI for one-year IPL contract for u-22 and 19 players
  • Hero Honda is IPL associate partner
    Source: The Hindu
     
    International News
  • Deadline in Viacom, Google copyright suit extended
  • Clear Channel close to new TV deal: sources
  • Time Warner spent $982 mln on purchases - filing
  • Mexico's Televisa sees weak TV sales, eye on Univision
    Source: Reuters
     
  • Kenyan group launches 24-hour business TV channel
    Source: www.afriquenligne.fr
     
  • Liverpool lands BBC Sports Personality Awards
    Source: www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
     
  • Time Warner to Cut More Magazine Jobs
    Source: AP
     
  • BSkyB challenges commission in ITV stake ruling
    Source: Telegraph
  • Bardem, Swinton win supporting Oscars
  • Partial list of Oscar winners
  • Disney stands out for stability, discipline: Barron's
    Source: Yahoo
     
  • Hillary Clinton seeks last ditch TV showdown
    Source: Times Online
     
  • OpenTV, TWC Freeze Middleware Deal
    Source: www.lightreading.com
     
  • Now that ITV has tanked it's time for Grade to do a U-turn
    Source: Guardian
     
  • Arirang TV to Launch English Radio News
    Source: Times
     

    Every endeavour is made to make sure that the links given are valid. However, since the archiving systems differ across various sites, Indiantelevision.com cannot guarantee their validity after a day of posting.   Subscribe to this Newsletter: Click here
    For Feedback: Click here
    Unsubscribe to this Newsletter: Click here
    For Archives: Click here

    Indian Television Dot Com Pvt Ltd, 318, Kuber Complex, Opp. Laxmi Industrial Estate, New Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai-400 053, INDIA.
    Tel: 0091-22-40666777 Fax: 0091-22-2674 0644

    The TV Linx Reporter is an Indian Television Dot Com publication.
    © 2001-2007 All Rights Reserved

    www.indiantelevision.com
    *If you are not able to see the mailer, please click here
    Please add tvlinx@es1.indiantelevision.com to your Address Book to ensure that this newsletter does not land in your bulk folder.