31 January 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 21 - Issue No: 83





Headlines




Trai rules out 'must carry' on DTH, recommends STB interoperability
 Trai clarifies 'must carry', a major irritant for broadcasters, is not part of DTH licensing conditions.

Adlabs Films net profit at Rs 217.2 million
 Adlabs Films posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 217.2 million; revenue stood at Rs 1.29 billion, up 23 per cent year-on-year.

Sony BMG enters Tamil market with 'Dhasavadhaaram'
 Sony BMG has entered into the growing music market in Tamil Nadu by acquring the music rights of the Tamil film 'Dhasavadhaaram.'

CNN-IBN awards RK Laxman, E Sreedharan

Taj Television launches its second studio in Dubai

Elisabeth Murdoch to deliver keynote speech at MipTV

WGA strike impacts viewership patterns, prime time choice

Distorting face of child victims on TV is meaningless

BBC radio now available on Bangladesh's bdnews24.com

IFC, Lionsgate forge 70-film TV licensing deal

SPTI in mobile Vod licensing deal with SK Telecom

NDS Q2 revenue up 30 per cent to $214.9 million

Geodesic in deal with ioWorld to offer radioio on Mundu

Thomson Corp acquires TaxStream

Archery TV launches on YouTube

MySpace to launch developer platform

Mauro Montanaro joins Jamba as CEO

BBC Worldwide re-equips advertising sales team in India

Radio City launches RC Live to search for best Hindi band


Brown Johnson to head animation at Nick, MTVN Kids & Family Group
Disney to air 'Phineas and Ferb' throughout Feb

Smriti is a better producer than an actor – Karan Mehra

Ram makes his first appearance on Ramayan!
Bollywood Ka Boss bosses over contestants

Ardhangini for Sudha Chandran

Psst...what is Amar Upadhyay up to?
Vimarsh takes the plunge
It's party time for Bhabhi

News Releases
Essel Propack post net profit of Rs 107 million
Farhan Akhtar on Director's Cut on Zoom
Lord Ram makes his first appearance on Ramayan
Ila Arun and Manoj Tiwari on Chhote Ustaad

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (13/01/2008 to 19/01/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (13/01/2008 to 19/01/2008)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Gemini TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Zee Cinema


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Government should permit band neutrality for DTH operators: TRAI
    		•  'Digitalisation will improve quality'
    		•  Govt may allow cos with Rs 10-cr net worth to offer HITS
    		•  TRAI wants BIS to set technical standards for advanced DTH
    		• Wall Street Journal to move away from Wall Street
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• UTV among 34 FDI proposals cleared
    		• Navaraga Info unveils collaborative Web solution
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Pak players in ICL have a good case
    		• Medvedev says no to TV debates
    		• Egypt cable breakdown disrupts Net services
    		• Denmark to archive Prophet cartoons
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Rajput threat to block screening of 'Jodhaa-Akbar'
    		• Yahoo profits dip but beat market expectations
    		• Net4 enters security biz
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• IPL cricketers to net high-scoring fees
    		• Jagran net jumps 47%
    		• Times Now scores high on timing
    		• HC stays CLB order against Essel's UNI bid
    		• WiMax-enabled PCs in `08: Intel
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• GBN to raise Rs800 crore, launch regional channels
    Source: Livemint
      
    		• Demand for K-soaps dwindle: study
    		• Trai seeks band neutrality for DTH operators
    		• China steps up Internet control with video rules
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		•  Children turn wise, say no to idiot box
    		•  The ‘big’ return to the small screen
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• News Corp-VeriSign venture Jamba names new CEO
    		• Cablevision shares up after analyst sees subs rise
    		• Media report sends market for a late-day loop
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Journalists demand repeal of PEMRA’s black laws
    Source: www.onlinenews.com.pk
     
    		• LIN TV Reaches Deal with Cable One
    Source: Tmcnet
     
    		• Telemundo Lands HD Telenovela
    Source: Broadcastnewsroom
     
    		• Sony, ProSieben team
    Source:Variety
     
    		• Next.TV Launches Private Beta With 100 Channels
    Source: www.multichannel.com
     
    		• EU top court protects downloaders' privacy
    Source: Xinhuanet
    		• Awareness of DTV Transition Reaches 79%
    		•  WGA East to Picket ABC HQ in N.Y.
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• Jazeera most respected news channel: poll
    Source:Gulf Times
     
    		• Review of ITV's contract rights renewal starts
    		• 'Skins' to play out online first
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Aster to deploy NDS DTV solution
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• KOREA: Google launches Korean-style web search engine service
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Porn movie on Dutch public tv causes row
    Source: www.radionetherlands.nl
     
    		• Shipments of IP-enabled devices surpass 60m
    Source: Advanced - Television
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