9 February 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 21 - Issue No: 91




Headlines




UTV launches World Movies; to add Hindi movie channel on 24 Feb
 UTV Global Broadcasting Ltd launches World Movies; to add Hindi movie channel on 24 February.

HITS: Trai reduces net worth criteria to Rs 100 mn
 Trai scales down net worth for HITS operators from Rs 400 million to Rs 100 million; favours C and Ku-band.

Eros acquires international rights for Sarkar Raaj
 Eros International bags international distribution rights for Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar Raaj, a sequel to Sarkar.

Zee News signs deal with BBC

MTV president Christina Norman quits

Star World premieres Bionic Woman

Web18 launches TV style programming on Biztech2TV

Hungama to represent Indian VAS industry at MWC

MyToons animation site inks deal with YouTube

Pinnacle Systems launches video transfer device

Wasp3D to provide digital gfx to Turk TV and Kanal A

Kabir Khan to helm his next under Yash Raj

Film institutes cater to commercial needs

Palador acquires Scorsese's Rolling Stones' film

Force India car unveiled; sponsors hop in


Genie In The House to be showcased at MipTV

The Ekta-Pulkit Face/Off

Abdul Kalam on Lead India
Lubna and Harsh to do a play

Love is in the air

Why is Amit all excited?
Actress Moon on a losing streak
I’m a very careful player - Chaitanya Chaudhary

News Releases
Watch 'The Big City Debate' on CNN-IBN
WWE Special Royal Rumble on Ten Sports
AmberDhara Bags three Awards

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


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• UTV upbeat on World Movie channel
    		• MTNL to float tender for 10 lakh broadband lines
    		• Mumbai edition of expats magazine launched
    		• UTV Software subsidiary changes name
    		• Big92.7 FM in Thiruvananthapuram
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		•  RGV accuses T-Series of forging contract, files FIR
    		•  TV wrestling leads to risky behaviour
    Source: Times of India
     
    		•  IPTV via cable unlikely anytime soon
    		•  BMC razes TV anchor’s office
    		• RGV goes to EOW against T-Series
    		• Double SRK bonanza for small screen?
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Entertainment enterprise
    		• Trai mediates in Bharti, VSNL, RComm feud over undersea cable
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Indian Premier League has the right to drop 'no objection' code
    Source: Indian Express
     
      
    		• Ambani brothers likely to compete for IPL Twenty20 title rights
    		• Channel surfing
    		• Rocking the audience
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Cyber Media buys US firm's stake in its subsidiary
    		• Corporatisation of Hindi film industry may usher in age of script writing
    		•  Microsoft's OXML standard debate hots
    		• SRK's Kolkata IPL team to be called Night Riders or Knight Riders
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		•  Caught in jam? Now sit back and watch your own 'Live TV'
    		•  200 FM stations for farmers planned
    		• Entries for best journalist award in Telugu
    		• Pak. allows Bollywood flick 'Welcome' in theatres
    		• Media awards for gender sensitisation
    		• IPL T20 final to be held in Mumbai
    Source: The Hindu
     
    International News
    		• UK TV viewing to rise by 4%
    Source: www.broadbandtvnews.com
     
    		• DreamWorks Comes to Dubailand
    Source: AWN
     
    		• Spanish PSAs On DTV Transition Planned
    Source: www.twice.com
     
    		• Viacom Launches $1.5 Billion Bid for Take-Two?
    Source: www.next-gen.biz
     
    		• Discovery names Kayse exec vp
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• Aaj TV resumes transmission
    Source: Daily Times PK
     
    		• BT Vision boasts 150000 customers
    Source: Gaurdian
    		• BBC to release iPlayer for the Mac
    Source: Times Online
     
    		• Vivendi, Orange Win French Soccer Broadcast Rights
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• Lenny Henry brands TV industry 'racist'
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Sogecable, Astra to launch Spain’s first HD channels
    		• itsmy.com launches 100,000 personal mobile TV channels
    		• Neuf Cegetal adds 5 international channels to TV offering
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• NBC Seeks a Sweep Shift
    		• Nielsen Apologizes for TV Ratings Delays
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• Worldwide DTT will reach 350m units in 2013
    Source: Advanced - Television
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