7 January 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 21 - Issue No: 63






Headlines



Citigroup's You Telecom floats subsidiary for cable TV
Citigroup Venture Capital International-owned You Telecom India floats subsidiary for cable TV; to hold 49% in Digital Outsourcing.

Sensation-fatigue, govt attitude to decide future content
 Growing number of channels, ethics, where advertising is going, ratings system & Content Code are main issues for news broadcasters.
 
'Any attempt to gag media freedom has to be resisted'
 Content is dilemma and challenge TV news faces: QW Naqvi News Director, Aaj Tak.
 
"Wake up call on content'
 Media game commoditised, cluttered & competitive: Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN IBN .
 
'A very good year for TV news business'
 Hard hitting, proper investigative journalism will have to come back to news channels: Narayan Rao, CEO, NDTV.
 
'Distribution costs impacting money meant for content'
 Best thing that has happened is debate about Broadcast Bill & Content Code: Chintamani Rao, CEO India TV.
 
'TRP chasing has done major damage'
 Many channels taking short cut to improve ratings by doing something other than news: Ashutosh, Editor, IBN7

Pakistan's Aaj TV joins Pehla lineup

WGA reiterates plan to picket Golden Globe Awards

Gameshows return with a bang in 2007: Fremantle study

Crown Media, NICC settle equity issues

WWE teams with Brazil's SBT for TV deal

Tokyo ramps up activity for 2016 Olympics bid

SMS, e-commerce cut into postal earnings: ASSOCHAM

Warner Bros to release only Blu-Ray HD DVDs

Sony BMG to sell music through Amazon MP3

Sirez launches marketing division for mobile Internet

Fotocorp News Photo Agency revamps website

Sixth Pune International Film Festival kicks off on 10 Jan

Filmy goes heavy in promoting 'Bollywood Ka Boss'


Cartoon Network to air 'Johnny Test'

I want to use my knowledge, not my body- Kabir Bedi

"Father's clout enables star sons to get the first break" Aditya Narayan
"Tracks are altered in accordance with the TRPs" Muskaan Mehani

Snehal enters Bollywood

Deepshikha returns to television with Dahhej
"I want to start my production house" Maninee De

News Releases
Sawal, Jawab aur Cash only on Star Utsav

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
    		• Unified levy system for broadcasting on cards
    		• M&E cos switch on to digital boards for amusement
    		• Smart move: Filmmakers master the art of copying
    		• Pune International Film Festival from Jan 10
    		• Animation companies to release 25 movies in 2 years
    		• Media companies benefit in a growing economy
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• ‘Next gen mobiles a threat to digicams, MP3 players’
    		• KSFDC bid to make Kerala a film production hub
    		• Professionals join hands to produce a music album
    		• Road shows by online realty service
    Source: The Hindu Business line
      
    		• From TV to Bollywood!
    		• Thakorji row: Ekta Kapoor apologises
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Lankan daily: PM’s Colombo visit off
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Steady climb for MAA Television Out Of the box
    		• Telugu science serial on AIR
    		• Suchitra to bring out books on Kannada film directors during future festivals
    		• ‘Let telecom firms provide IPTV service’
    		• Hollywood comes to the rescue of Bollywood viewers
    		• 1,000 FM radios for visually challenged
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• `The Hindi entertainment genre is hugely untapped`
    		• Employee referral websites gain steam
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• LG develops mobile TV technology
    		• Rajeev Chandrasekhar to take over as Ficci president
    		• Houseful in Bollywood
    Source: Finanical Express
     
    International News
    		• LG Electronics Develops US Mobile TV Technology
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• Joost to broadcast PBS programming
    Source: DM Asia
     
    		• U.S. strike may deliver Canadian TV homeruns
    Source: Globe and Mail
     
    		• Sony BMG Ready To Sell Some Music Without DRM
    Source: Information Week
     
    		• Broadcom launches high definition satellite set-top box solution
    Source: www.cbronline.com
     
    		• Jamie Lynn Spears' TV show cancelled by Nickelodeon
    Source: News.com.au
    		• Warner Bros to back Blu-ray DVD format exclusively
    		•  Canada's labels slam proposed digital "tax"
    		• British music industry boosted by online sales
    Source: Reuters
     
    		•  Actors to boycott Golden Globes
    Source: BBC
     
    		• CRTC reviewing 30-year-old radio hits rule
    Source: www.nationalpost.com
     
    		• Jeni Barnett to host LBC afternoon show
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Premiere takes over Giga games channel
    Source:www.heise.de
     
    		• Bill Maher returns to HBO without writers
    Source: Yahoo
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