12 March 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 22 - Issue No: 18





Headlines






Govt gets Rs 188.5 mn as DTH license fee in FY'07
 Private DTH service provider Dish TV pays Rs 100 million as license fee to the government in 2006-07 while Tata Sky parts with Rs 88.5 million, says I&B minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi.

James Hopes scores big at IPL 2nd auction
 Aussie James Hopes bags largest booty of $300,000 at 2nd round of players' auction for IPL; Ashwell Prince gets 2nd highest price of $175,000 from Reliance’s Mumbai team.

Shah Rukh Khan's IPL team named Kolkata Knight Riders

DLF Indian Premier League launches new logo

Den selects NDS solutions for digital cable
 Digital Entertainment Networks selects News Corp's NDS digital broadcasting solutions for its digital cable TV service.

Sun TV’s SFM to launch at Kannur

CNN-IBN show looks at finance minister's pre-poll gimmick

Lenovo announces six Olympic torchbearers

Music is fastest growing service on mobiles: TNS

BBC.com signs advertising deal with Rolex

'Mourning Forest' closes MAMI's 10th Intl Film Fest

OSO bags 5th Annual Central European Bollywood Awards

Producer Manan approaches UTV for distribution in India

Airtel signs content deal with Kannada film Accident

Bharatstudent.com to sponsor ICL Hyderabad team

Mogae forms JV with MCM for 'mall radio'


Disney's movie 'The Cheetah Girl One World' being filmed in India
Korea-based EBS to air Playhouse Disney content

Gaurav exits Meri Doli Tere Angana
Ardhangini to go off-air
Mauli to host Rock-N-Roll with Sharad
Vrajesh Hirjee quits radio
Babul makes Sharmila cry

News Releases
'Aamir-Sanjeeda & Tina-Hussain on Reliance Mobile ‘Kaho Na Yaar Hai’
Al Jazeera wins award at middle east businesswoman and leaders awards
CNN presents docu Through Their Eyes - Media Advisory
Ford India offers the enhanced Fusion Plus

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (24/02/2008 to 01/03/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (24/02/2008 to 01/03/2008)
Zee TV
Star Plus
Star Sports
Sun TV
DD1
Sony Entertainment TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• 20th Century Fox to set up JV with Star, eyes Bollywood
    		• Shah Rukh, Sourav launch Kolkata team
    		•  Design and animation institute planned in Pune
    		• FM radio space in B'lore may see churn
    		• Communications arm to up marine cable network
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• 14 of Under-19 team picked at IPL auction
    		• AutoIndia.com unveils ‘SmartCheck’
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Aamir, Kareena to buy ICL teams?
    		• Google closes $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick
    		• IPTV: India telcos face uphill task
    Source:Times of India
     
    		• It’s IPL’s gain, grins Modi
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• UAE to launch humanitarian and environment TV channel
    Source: Mangalorean.com
     
    		• INSAT-3D to be launched by year-end
    		• Print is radio’s darling for ad spends
    		• SRK promises only khushi, no gham
    		• DLF Indian Premier League may conduct a third round of auction
    Source: Financial Express
     
      
    		• Percept in Rs 70 cr tie-up for 4 films
    		• Sony BMG signs Rs 100 cr deal with Vishesh Films
    		• Scrapkut worm fast targeting Orkut users
    		• Bisleri's Ramesh Chauhan offers to buy back Limca Book
    		• EU clears Google to buy DoubleClick
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Chinese TV station to make local version of 'Ugly Betty'
    		• DD, AIR officers on strike
    		• Mascarenhas becomes first English player in IPL
    		• Shah Rukh Khan unveils Kolkata Knight Riders
    		• Sunil Joshi to play in IPL
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• Zee weathers the storm; Star, Sony hit
    		• IPL: Under-19 captain Virat Kohli goes to Bangalore
    		• Television controls sleeping patterns: Study
    		• Shah Rukh Khan ready to rock with 'Kolkata Knight Riders
    		• Will Australian cricketers play in the inaugural IPL?
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Anil Ambani firm set to launch 20 channels
    Source: Livemint
     
    International News
    		• US television revenues hit says Rupert Murdoch
    Source: Times Online
     
    		• BBC Worldwide gets global brands boss
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• DreamWorks' Katzenberg received $1 in 2007 as chief executive
    Source: www.sfgate.com
     
    		•  Iger: Disney to Reap $1 Billion Online
    Source: AP
     
    		• Liberty Media OK to buy back $1.3B in shares
    Source: www.bizjournals.com
     
    		• Gemstar-TV Guide partners with Nintendo on Wii in Japan
    Source: losangeles.bizjournals.com
     
    		• Kenya Inches Closer to Digital Broadcasting
    Source: Allafrica.com
     
    		• Warners ups home entertainment execs
    Source: Variety
    		• Virgin Media appoints MD of strategy
    		• BBC Arabic begins broadcasting
    		• MTV orders two new music reality shows
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Lionsgate, iTunes team for digital film files
    		• Nickelodeon promotes Smith
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• TV chef show earns respect of experts, loyal fans
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Hulu Beefs Up for Official Launch
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Norway's Get to launch VOOM HD channel
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• BBC production trainee scheme
    Source: Asian is Media
     
    		• Global IPTV subscriptions pass 12m at end 2007
    Source: Advanced - Television
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