14 January 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 21 - Issue No: 69






Headlines



News broadcasters look to finalise content code before month-end
 News broadcasters working to finalise Content Code before month end; IBF convenes meeting early next week to discuss issue.

Firangi inks deal with Globo TV; schedules Feb launch
 Sahara's yet to be launched World TV channel Firangi picks up 1,000+ hours of drama content from Globo TV; targets February launch.

Becil audit clears Cas implementation, Trai wants fine-tuning
 Broadcast Engineers Consultancy India Ltd ask MSOs to improve certain aspects of functioning to meet QoS standards of Trai.

'From 'Small Big' company to 'Big Small' company'
 Group saw tremendous 'competency expansion' - Lakshmi Narsimhan, Head, Business Development, Network18.

UK soccer club Arsenal to launch TV channel on 14 January

BBC takes issue with criticism from Afghan govt

Al Jazeera English in partnership with Hong Kong Cable

Zapak launches ATM Cash Contest

US consumer electronics sales to reach $171 bn this year

Samsung looks to redefine HDTV experience

Social networking sites slow, inaccessible: WatchMouse

MySpace launches celebrity site MySpace Celebrity

Force India looks to create fan platform with Club Force

Zee Kannada 'stays real' on movie rights prices

Hong Kong HC orders forfeiture of film piracy tools

The Weinstein Company in deal with WGA


Disney ABC signs a VOD deal with Gogeco Cable
Cry to use Mumbai Marathon to campaign on free child education

Reality shows for Ravi Kissen

It's bruised egos on Jjhoom India
Nasir takes a break; eyes production

On an empty stomach I would remember food not God Kamalika Guha

Ravi Kissen to host Bigg Boss-2?

News Releases
BIG 92.7 FM's Chipak Ke Jeeto kicks off today

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (23/12/2007 to 29/12/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (23/12/2007 to 29/12/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Maa Telugu
MAX


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Final match for IPL media rights on Monday
    		• IFC to invest Rs 150 cr for movie distribution right
    		• New Delhi to host Tri-Continental Film Festival
    		• Bollywood sprinkles stardust at Auto Expo
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• UTV seeks FIPB nod for raising funds
    Source: The Hindu Business line
     
    		• Sankranti programme on DD
    		• Zee looking for landing rights
    		• IIM-K pulls Internet radio out of ‘Backwaters’
    		• Zee Telugu on a roll out of the box
    		• Ujala-Asianet film awards announced
    		• 'SaReGaMaPa' contestants enthrall Indians in Israel
    		• Golden Globe night snuffed as writers strike derails show
    Source: The Hindu
      
    		• Four bidders for IPL TV rights
    		• 2008 to keep Bollywood cash registers ringing
    		• Mumbai molestation: Raj Thackeray men 'attack' TV van
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• HT, Bhaskar, Jagran eye shares-for-ad divisions
    		• Zee for mobile TV on 3G
    		• Bollywood is game for more
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Pak expels New York Times journalist
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• TV on the go
    		• Online search: Making us smarter
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Move over Orkut, here comes India's BigAdda
    		• Cinemax is targeting larger metro reach
    		•  Media van attacked
    		• TV reporter, housewife accuse cosmetic surgeon of molestation
    		• Vandana juggles new roles
    		• I never begged for votes: Sunidhi Chauhan
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• ABC Studios axes producers idled by strike
    		• Canal Plus loses in French soccer rights ruling
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Sony to Axe Original Playstation 3 Models in Japan
    Source: TMCNET
     
    		• Geo petitions: SHC seeks federal govt attorney’s comments
    Source: The News.PK
     
    		• Reuters to offer business news course
    Source: www.ijnet.org
     
    		• M1 Partners MediaCorp in Mobile TV Consumer Trial
    Source: www.wirelessdesignasia.com
     
    		• Bertelsmann names Thielen as chairmann
    Source: Business Week
     
    		• Sunplus, Ocean Blue to develop interactive, mobile TV platform
    Source: DM Europe
    		• Disney Paid Chief Robert Iger $27.7 Million in 2007
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		•  List of Golden Globe Award winners
    		• Porn filmmakers join fight against Internet piracy
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		•  TV's Hugh accused of 'chicken con'
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• OpenTV Lands Asian Middleware Deal
    Source: www.satellitetoday.com
     
    		• Welsh ambulance stars on US TV
    Source: BBC
     
    		•  Telkom Media leads pay-TV newcomers
    Source: www.itweb.co.za
     
    		• Italy TV operators agree on digital switchover in Sardinia - report
    Source: Forbes
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