17 January 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 21 - Issue No: 72






Headlines



Trai to review FTA revenue sharing formula in Cas areas: Tdsat
 Trai to invite all stakeholders in mandated Cas areas to post comments on the revenue sharing formula.

NDTV Imagine readies for Monday debut
 NDTV Imagine to hit TV screens at 7 pm starting 21 January onwards with a reality show Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan.

NDTV Imagine debut will see spate of new show launches

Home Box Office takes majority stake in Asian JV
 Home Box Office buys out NBC Universal and Sony Pictures Ent. from its Asian joint-venture company, HBO Asia.

ICC Twenty20 final world's 10th most watched TV sports event
 The ICC World Twenty20 Championship Final (India v/s Pakistan) was world's tenth most watched TV sports event.

Oprah gets her OWN network via Discovery Comm deal

Big FM Chennai re-positions as Tamilian's Pride station

Jap pubcaster NHK to receive Green World Award at MipTV

Sun TV's S FM launches in Tiruchy

Dish TV moots TV on trains plan to railways

Huge jump in online gaming numbers: Indiagames study

Give mobile TV only on 3G, do not favour telcos: Zee

IOL Br'dband is IOL Netcom; gets A category ISP license

Sabeer Bhatia launches audio conferencing facility site

Promax/BDA restructures Promax Gold Awards

Red FM, Cry to spread awareness about basic education


Virgin Comics launches series based on 'Panchatantra'
Toonz Animation's 'Dragonlance' releases in US

Gajendrra Singh to produce movies

Pallavi Joshi wants to make people think
’Alka Yagnik’s ‘golden’ gesture

’L’il Champ Vaishali electrifies ‘Circuit’

Pallavi Joshi wants to make people think
When in distress dial Nupur Alankar
Panchi Bora has no time
A unique way to pep up actors
Navni Parihar returns to television

News Releases
Jjhoom India Winner announcement : Friday on SaharaOne
Catch ’Punjabi Kudi’ on NDTV 24x7’s Documentary 24x7
Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM presents Yeh Mumbai nahi hai meri jaan
Wimbledon champ Venus Williams on CNN’S Talk Asia
Dubai Intl Horse Racing Carnival Live on Ten Sports
Tune-in to the premiere of The Omen on Star Movies

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (30/12/2007 to 05/01/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (30/12/2007 to 05/01/2008)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Gemini TV
Sony Entertainment TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Dish TV in talks with Indian Railways for DTH services
    		• Zee awaits landing rights in China
    		• RIL, ADAG to bid for IPL's Mumbai team
    		• Sun TV airs FM radio at Tiruchy
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• DLF, Reliance may bid for IPL teams
    		• Google, Khosla in race to build 42 kmpl car
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• An animated move for D’Mello
    		• guruji.com to go global
    		• FTV rides on the food factor
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		•  Welfare fund for journalists mooted
    		• Kollywood raises a toast to ‘Aachi’ on completing 50 years in films
    		• Hezbollah broadcasts stopped: Thai satellite firm
    		•  ICL supports BCCI's stand on Harbhajan issue
    Source: The Hindu
      
    		• Cinema unplugged, music unleashed
    		• Not funny: L-G plans to cut that butt with animated toons
    		• Pak censor chief may be axed for clearing ‘Indian’ films
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• ADAG acquires 250 cinema houses in US
    		• IAF has no takers in Bollywood
    		• Eklavya out of Oscar race
    		• Blackstone may end deal with Hyderabad co
    Source: Times of India
      
    		• Crime, Bollywood steal show from politics on Hindi news channels
    Source: Livemint
      
    		•  Sabeer Bhatia launches SabseBolo.com
    		• Sun TV airs FM radio at Tiruchy
    		• IOL Broadband changes name
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		•  Steve Jobs unveils 'world's thinnest' laptop
    		•  Pupils find teacher in soft porn advert on YouTube
    		• Eklavya fails to make it to Oscars
    		•  Keaton uses the f-word on TV
    		•  ‘I am seeing someone’
    Source: DNA
      
    		• CNN Taps Veteran Journalists for Programming
    Source: Media Newsline
     
    International News
    		• BBC chief issues warning over funding
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• Ten, Foxtel secure 2010 Comm Games
    Source: Ninemsn
     
    		• Disney teams up with 'Simpsons' creators in new animation series
    Source: China Post
     
    		• CRTC limits cross-market media ownership
    Source: Canada
     
    		•  SHC tells Mehran TV to move PEMRA first
    Source: Daily Times
     
    		• THAILAND: Court to hear TITV staff petition today
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• OpenTV and Auction Network Announce Deal
    		• Warner Bros., National Cinemedia ink marketing partnership
    		• Pepsi, Amazon In MP3 Music Download Pact
    Source: CNN
    		• 20th Century Fox, Apple launch iTunes Digital Copy
    		• SFR, Alcatel-Lucent test mobile TV in France
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• Fox Pleased Despite 'Idol' Ratings Dip
    Source: TV Week
     
    		•  Disney Channel UK boss moving to Asia
    		•  Telegraph TV grows after strong downloads
    		•  BT Vision deal brings 'Lost', 'Housewives'
    		•  Sky extends shop channel content deadline
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• NBC Rolls Out Digital Out-of-Home Net
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• China's IPTV Industry Falls Short of Expectations for 2007, says iSuppli
    Source: Telecom.com
     
    		• Broadcasters align to expand French mobile TV
    Source: Advanced - Television
     
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