16 June 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 22 - Issue No: 98







 

Headlines


Karan, Sara and Parul are best new talents on Indian TV
 Popularity & excellence of new TV stars, producers, and programmes honoured and recognised.

Becil sets up channel monitoring cell for I&B ministry
 I&B ministry sets up centre for monitoring TV channels; Becil handling the logistics.
Parliamentary committee seeks IBF’s views on TRPs

Online advertising expenditure to hit Rs 36 billion by 2010
 Advertising expenditure in India will boost to over Rs 367.3 billion in 2010: ZenithOptimedia study.

Aaj Tak’s executive editor Deepak Chaurasia quits

Global sat services revenue touches $73.9 billion in 2007

Lifespan of content opening up: BBC's Roly Keating

EMI, BBC Worldwide in deal to unlock music archive

BBC announces public value test into local video proposal

Nat Geo Intl bags rights for 'Long Way Down'

Broadband infrastructure grows 68% in FY 2007-08

Over 60,000 expected for BroadcastAsia 2008

Intelsat to transmit Olympics in HD for the EBU

Sun provides computing platform for Love Story 2050

Satellite interference growing worse

Raj TV channels to be available on Sun Direct

Give creative freedom to the artist

Romanians to make films in India


Shah Rukh Khan is the “Kewlest Dad” at Nick’s Daddy Cool contest
Turok, Touchstone’s sci-fi shooter game releases in India

9X discovers Ruby
Shy Gagan and cool Reema get intimate
I enjoy shouting at Mona-Manish Paul
Megha- Sameer return to school
Yasir Shah unplugged

Hot bods of Tellyland

News Releases
Thrice, in a trice! Ogilvy, Kolkata "agency of the year"
NDTV Imagine : Watch the adventures of Pawan Putra Hanuman on Ramayan!

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (25/05/2008 to 31/05/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (25/05/2008 to 31/05/2008)
MAX
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    		• Is celeb power the saving grace of Paanchvi Pass?
    		• I&B Ministry sets up TV content monitoring centre
    		• Disney ramping up retail presence
    		• SPV incorporated for Hyderabad animation, gaming city
    		• India busy on a lazy Cannes Sunday
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    		• DoT may impose eligibility conditions for 3G auction
    		• ‘A spirit of learning & enquiry’
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    		• TV channels bracing up for poll season Out of the box
    		• I&B Ministry sets up monitoring centre
    		• RCV asked to furnish details to Sun TV network
    		• Centre sets up body to monitor TV channels
    		• 45 films from South Asian countries to be screened in Goa
    		• Satellite dish back in new form
    		• Vasishta-Viswamitra spats to hit TV soon
    		• Seminar on media
    		• Cable TV operators losing business in Madurai: Association
    		• Journalist remembered
    		• South African channel drops Indian lifestyle programme
    Source:The Hindu
       
    		• Microsoft looks for support against Google-Yahoo deal
    		• TV channels bet on show loyalty
    		• And the award goes to....
    		• Sivaji still the boss but Kamal pulls crowds
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Warner Bros. TV Announces Agreements with 5 Networks
    Source: Media Newsline
     
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    		• Pritish Nandy gives green signal to 'Mukhbiir'
    		• 'Media demonises female celebrities'
    		• Ministry sets up TV content monitoring centre
    		• Indian TV show cancelled in South Africa
    		• 'Cable TV losing business in Madurai'
    		• Disney sued by Sikh over worker dress code
    		• Can celebrities save 'Paanchvi Pass'?
    		• Anita Hassanandini to play Draupadi
    		• Shabana, Jayasuriya ambassadors against AIDS
    		• English counties defy IPL
    		• Pre-IPO blitz in IPL to cost Godrej crores
    		• Film-makers should turn to NE for stories
    		• Elton John gets emotional
    		• Serials yes, movies no!
    		• Big brother
    Source: DNA
       
    		• Spice may buy 39% stake in Sony TV
    		• Yash Birla Group to rope in partner to release movies
    		• Cadbury`s, Nestle lose market share to imported chocolates
    		• FM stations hunt for loyal audience
    		• Google-Yahoo ad deal faces scrutiny
    		• In 1st innings, IPL bowls out one-day series
    		• Bertelsmann aims to retain Sony-BMG assets
    		• Govt sets up centre to watch pvt TV channels
    		• Fit for takeoff
    		• Canon plans new divisions in B2B space
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    		• Rs 450 per day, 4 to a room, players cook to cut hotel bill: national football in IPL season
    		• Warner rejects V-P talk, wants senate seat
    		• MS calls Google-Yahoo deal price-fixing agreement
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    International News
    		• ABC and PBS top Creative Arts Emmys
    		• Turner International India appoints execs
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• Dreams come true for participants - and channel bosses
    		• Fox TV apology for racial slur
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• Jazeera Morocco bureau chief charged over report
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Comcast to trim cheaper TV option
    Source: Twin Cities
     
    		• TV channels bet on show loyalty
    		• Sony walks the talk for Oprah's "Oz"
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		• DirecTV, Dish Network Shrug Off Analyst Comments
    Source: Multi Channel
     
    		• Hollywood actors' guild tries to mend fences
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Vivendi chairman says would be interested in looking at Digital Plus dossier
    Source: Trading Markets
    		• Monster Partners With Sigma For Wireless Foray
    Source: Twice
     
    		• Majidi to click animation on Samarra
    Source: Press TV
     
    		• Sabri Sansoy Joins Animax Entertainment as CTO
    Source: Earth Times
     
    		• Fox TV locks up Jason Bateman
    Source: Variety
     
    		• AOL Radio Coming to App Store for Free
    Source: Everything Icafe
     
    		• NBC Trying to Close Deal for Weather Channel
    Source: NY Times
     
    		• MS digs at Sony over higher GTA 4 sales
    Source: Video Gamer
     
    		• Moi radio stations concerns worthy
    Source: Nation Media
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