18 July 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 23 - Issue No: 23







 

Headlines


Ekta's Mahaabhaarat debuts with 2.5 TVR
 Ekta Kapoor's Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki opens with a TVR of 2.5; is the top rated show on 9X.

Ram rolls out in Kolkata; Chennai & Hyderabad to follow
 Ram launches its service in Kolkata; to soon expand to the southern markets of Hyderabad & Chennai.

Ten Sports lines up advertisers for Sri Lanka series
Ten Sports ropes in Bharti AGA Life Insurance and Hero Honda as co-presenting sponsors.

DTL takes viewers on odyssey into the world of cheese

Vijay TV’s Jodi No. 1 Season 3 to air from 18 July

Tdsat asks RCV, Channel Plus to settle discord amicably

Trai examines ESPN reply on fee for DTH operators

Starhub to add HD channels

MySpace launches Asian applications competition

China Netcom selects Tektronix for Olympics

Tips' Kismat Konnection to hit 900 screens

UTV to release Main Aur Mrs Khanna in December

Kiran Rao turns director with Dhobi Ghaat


Bender media seals Jetix deal for Wolverine & the X-Men

Mystery woman in Kahaani…unveiled
Vineet Raina turns to DD
Abhishek, Aishwarya back in Ek Se..
Angad Haseja on Nachle Ve
'Good Luck' to Nazneen Patel
Let the song make you sing, don't sing the song: Shaan

News Releases
Kids 101 at Adlabs cinemas - a complete family experience

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (29/06/2008 to 05/07/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (29/06/2008 to 05/07/2008)
Star Cricket
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
DD1
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine
9X


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• ADAG & Bharti gearing for massive on air war
    		• Reliance Entertainment plans new facility in UAE
    		• Adlabs Cinemas to build 15-screen multiplex in Mumbai
    		• Tune into Mirchi Kaan Awards to 'march against mediocrity'
    		• Big 3 players keep the game going
    Source: Economic Times
      
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    TDSAT directs RCV, Channel Plus to settle dispute amicably

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    TRAI examining ESPN reply on signal fee for DTH players

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    Dish TV in high demand in UAE despite ban

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    Broad-scale survey of TV market to be commissioned

    • UK TV is 'too white': Study

    • Autodesk launches new versions of visual FX, finishing systems

    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Microsoft 4th quarter profit soars 42 per cent
    		• AOL, Microsoft executives discuss possible Yahoo! breakup
    		• 'Kismet Konnection' to have a simultaneous Pak release
    Source:The Hindu
      
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    Mad Men and 30 Rock dominate Emmy award nominations

    Source: TopNews
      
    		• Lionsgate expands available of its content on YouTube
    Source: TechWhack
      

    • Menswear brand Turtle receives CNBC TV Award

    Source: Fibre2fashion.com
      
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    AT&T U-verse Voice Launches in Indianapolis

    Source: Prdomain Business Register
     
    		• IPL TV ad rates to go up 50%
    		• DoT may nearly double number of 3G licences
    		•  Movie rental business to see Rs 600 cr investment
    		• EBay reports earnings slowdown
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Dish TV to roll out its services in SUVs
    		• No plan to review M&A norms in telecom: DoT
    		• AOL, Microsoft discuss possible Yahoo! breakup
    		• Delhiites have highest passion for radio listening, Mumbai is third
    		• 'White' TV in UK leaves Blacks, Asians perturbed
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Google reports weaker-than-expected 35% rise in net profit
    		• Microsoft 4th quarter profit soars 42%
    		• ‘Motion filing could have been avoided’
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• TV not the end of reading, it is just the beginning...
    Source: Indian Express
      
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    Adlabs Cinemas to build 15-screen multiplex

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    Reliance Big to fund 100 Indian movies

    		• RAM launched in Kolkata
    		• Anita Nair's 'Myths' to animate TV
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    The harsh reality of reality television

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    ‘I would not want my children to participate in reality shows’

    		• Google gPhone by ADG?
    		•  TV harmful for babies : Study
    		• UK TV is 'too white': Study
    		•  A reality show is not war, it’s just a game
    		• CA to revamp their T20 competition
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• Nickelodeon to open new UK toon channel
    		• BBC 'adds £6.5bn to economy per year'
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• uclick hooks up with MTV for mobile device content
    Source: Biz Journals
     
    		• HBO grabs most Emmy nominations; cable in spotlight
    		•  Emmy voters embrace dark, tormented TV characters
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		•  Facebook, ITV grow online video
    		•  New VoD store from Amazon
    Source: Advanced Television
     
    		• TCA Video: McPherson Upbeat About Fall
    		• Yahoo’s Gilford Joins Comcast Interactive Media
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Aaqil Ahmed takes new multicultural role at C4
    		• Scheme to help two filmmakers
    Source: Asians in Media
     
    		• Emmy Award Nominations: HBO Leads; ABC Well Above CBS and NBC
    		• Yahoo CEO Yang: Shareholders Should Not Trust Investor Icahn
    Source: Media Week
    		• Hollywood writers launch "Idol," reality TV protest
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Paramount to shelve $450m film financing as crunch hits
    Source: FT
     
    		• BT to Pump $3 Bln Into UK Broadband
    Source: Digital Trends
     
    		• MGM restructures marketing arm
    		• Japan wants fewer digital promos
    Source: Variety
     
    		• DirecTV Expands HD Battleground to VOD
    		• Comcast Entertainment Group Taps Palmer
    Source: Broadcast News Room
     
    		• Blockbuster recruits former Warner Bros. executive
    Source: Biz Journals
     
    		• TiVo to stream YouTube videos
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		• Time Warner Cable Names Julie Laine Group Vice President, Regulatory
    Source: Smart Brief
     
    		• ESPN To Debut X Games Mobile Channel
    Source: Multi Channel
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