5 January 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 21 - Issue No: 62






Headlines



Sun moves Tdsat against Trai's a la carte pricing for non-Cas areas
 Sun TV approaches Tdsat challenging the 4 October regulation on tariff for non-Cas areas and asking for condonation of delay for 45 days.

'Cas rollout has been the most significant development'
 Avnindra Mohan, Executive Vice President, Zee Network.
 
'Government totally failed to control the broadcasters'
 Roop Sharma, President, Cable Operators Federation of India.
 
Box Populi
Adieu, eventful '07!
 It has been quite an eventful year for the faithful couch potato; so much happened on the telly, and yet, so little was achieved.

Ramayan to come back in new avtar on NDTV Imagine

AIFF-Bharti to set up football academy in Goa

Landmark Communication's The Weather chnnl is up for sale

Mark Hollinger becomes Discovery COO

Worldspace satellite radio secures $40 mn financing facility

Fox promotes Rohit D'silva to GM

Trai calls for no change in FDI cap on IPTV providers

Vodafone partners with MTV for content downloads

Monster India launches job search on mobile platform

MAIT to hold conference on broadband & wireless tech

Technicolor appoints Maycock as MD for Bangkok facility

Tangerine acquires worldwide rights of Mithya


CBBC, BBC One to air Toonz Animation's 'Freefonix'

Mauli to host a television show?

Now Ramayan on NDTV
Roadies’ are back on the road

Vijay Jodi No.1 back with its third season

It's not 'fair', Parul and Vibha on their 'dark' days
Mrinal Deshraj exits Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
Soniya plays cop in Kumkum
Micckie is back with Saarthi

News Releases
Vidya Balan on Amul star Voice of India - Chhote Ustaad
MTV Hero Honda Roadies 5.0 Auditions on 5 Jan at 7 pm
Zee Sa Re Ga Ma Pa announces the 9 finalist

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (16/12/2007 to 22/12/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (16/12/2007 to 22/12/2007)
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Zee TV
Star Plus


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Allow cable operators, ISPs to offer Net TV: TRAI
    		• Shahrukh interested in MCD project
    		• Copycats turn smart, dodge copyright
    		• Sun TV moves TDSAT on TRAI directive
    		• Rajnikanth unseats SRK to swing Robot
    		• Coming soon, India's first online serial
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Prachi Desai is my blue-eyed baby: Ekta Kapoor
    		• TV channels were 'all wrong' about car accident: Nisha Kothari
    Source: DNA
     
    		• TRAI submits final proposals on Internet Protocol TV
    		• Dish TV gets nod for Rs 250-cr pref issue
    		• Surendra Singh, Websense new Director
    Source: The Hindu Business line
      
    		• From TV to Bollywood!
    		• BCCL picks up stake in Airex Logistics & Express
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Iran threat in mind, Al-Jazeera no longer nips at Saudis
    		• ADMK website hacked again
    		• AIFF bags Rs 100 crore sponsor for academy
    		• ‘Allow cable ops to start Internet TV’
    		• Talking point with Bappi Lahiri
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Dish TV sells 4.9% stake to Indivision
    		• Music downloads add to decline in CD sales
    		• Bollywood terribly boring, says Adoor
    		• Trai for cable players` foray into Internet TV
    		• The best of Internet
    		• Small labels, big sounds
    		• The future is now!
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Hungama Mobile joins hands with UK co to curb piracy
    		• Toonz’s Freefonix goes on air in BBC this week
    		• Sun TV moves TDSAT on Trai directive on MSO feed
    		• Cable operators, telcos can follow same norms for IPTV service
    		• India’s first online serial coming soon
    Source: Finanical Express
     
    		• Consumer verdict: DTH, way ahead of digital cable
    Source:CNN-IBN
     
    		• Sector-specific FDI caps to stay, Trai says
    Source: Livemint
     
    		• India's first online serial coming soon
    		• Let telecom firms provide IPTV service: TRAI
    		• Sun TV moves TDSAT
    Source: The Hindu
     
    International News
    		• China to Limit Web Broadcasting to State Operators
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• Disney Channel tops in ratings race
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Golf Channel UK ceases broadcasting
    Source: www.todaysgolfer.co.uk
     
    		• Portugal says to issue new free-to-air TV licence
    Source: Reuters
     
    		•  Motorola unveils mobile live TV device
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• SABC and pay-TV scrap
    Source: mybroadband.co.za
     
    		• XM launches POTUS radio station
    Source: www.stockhouse.ca
    		• Ladbrokes accepts Turf TV into shops
    		• New chair joins £150m media investment firm
    		• Nuts, CN and Swim will go mobile
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Strong start for TV converter box program, U.S. says
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• DTV penetration 43% in 2012
    Source: Advanced - Television
     
    		• Study: Online Media to Thrive in '08
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• Netplay TV raises £1.14m to expand interactive games
    Source: IPTV Watch
     
    		• TEO to launch DTT in Q1 2008
    Source: DM Europe
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