26 March 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 22 - Issue No: 29





Headlines





FDI cap on cable will not be hiked to 74%
 FDI cap on cable will not be hiked to 74% as sector has 70,000 ops, says I&B secretary Asha Swarup.

Media sector stitches 45 private equity deals in 2007
 45 private equity deals dot the landscape in '07 while one company raises money via public offering.

I&B, Home ministry contemplate action against film bans
 I&B ministry in talks with Union Home ministry on how to tackle issue of arbitrary bans on feature films.

Honesty in film distribution key to successful opening weekend

Govt to step up support of film industry, animation institute, NFDC on radar

News channel dilemma: Fun only currency for stickiness?
 An overlap of commerce & journalism among news chnnls; fun seems to be only currency for stickiness.

Organise the distribution, content will follow

Scaling up, global relevance challenges for M&E entrepreneurs

NDTV Imagine launches afternoon band with Indiadhanush

Tamil Nadu budget sops for cable operators, TV artists

DeGeneres to co-host 'Idol Gives Back' with Seascrest

Parents apprehensive about children's safety online

MTV US' Rock Band game content goes 6 times platinum

Tamil Film Producers Council restricts reusing classic titles


Disney appoints Peter Fitton as VP of media advertising

Wedding bells ring on different channels
Kekti-Rasik to do a show
Bobby casts for Shahrukh
Rahul becomes a proud father
Indiadhanush on Imagine
Kamaal eradicated from Dhoom...
F-Factor - Kritika
I haven't dated anyone - Sanaya Irani

News Releases
Qawwali's Ghazals & Thumhari at its finest

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (09/03/2008 to 15/03/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (09/03/2008 to 15/03/2008)
Zee TV
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Gemini TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Nimbus plans to launch cricket web portal
    		• Radio advertising to earn $450 mn in India by 2012
    		• Indian entertainment industry to grow over 16 per cent a year
    		• State govt plans training school for animation
    		• Congress realises idiot box is smart screen
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Big 92.7 FM’s sing-along reality show
    		• Entertainment industry set for big growth, says report
    		• ‘Digital television platforms gaining ground’
    		• Zee Sports appointment
    		• Tata Sons arm, Yahoo! tie up for cloud computing research
    		• DLF IPL broadcaster Sony to make Rs 300 cr
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Discover India with NDTV Imagine's 'Indiadhanush'
    Source: Mangalorean.com
     
    		• Money a critical factor for Indian news channels
    Source: Sify
     
    		• Big stars on small screen!
    		• BCCL picks up stake in Ensemble Infra
    		• BCCL acquires stake in Abbee Consumables...
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• FDI limit in FM radio could be raised to 24%
    		• Entertainment industry may double by 2012
    		• Yahoo! to collaborate with Tata's CRL for cloud computing
    Source: DNA
     
    		• FDI cap in DTH to go up to 74%
    		• Balaji saas-bahu soaps slip on viewership
    		• Govt against curbing piracy with policy
    		• After Race, Taare Zameen Par to hit Pakistani screens
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Films cleared by Censor Board should not be stalled: Chopra
    		• China's Hollywood-like filming base to join hands with HK firm
    		• Pataudi, Gavaskar, Shastri to pick IPL Player of the League
    		• Yahoo! to collaborate with Tata group firm for cloud computing
    		• Government praises The Hindu for report
    		• Work in public interest, media told
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• Bihar schools to have FM radio stations
    		• Blockbuster days ahead for E&M industry: Study
    		• Comic strip heroes take on al Qaeda
    		• Group arm grants Yahoo access to its supercomputer
    		• Race a hit, now Taare Zameen Par heads for Pakistani screens
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• I&B gives go ahead to 24% FDI in FM
    		• Govt plans to set up animation institute in Pune
    		• Kids to shape toon industry
    		• Entertainment industry to peak at Rs 1.5 lakh cr by '12
    		• Yahoo, Tata Sons arm ties up for cloud computing research
    Source: Financial Express
     
    International News
    		• Fox asks US FCC to reconsider indecency fines
    		• Time Warner Inc shuffles finance team
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Verizon Plugs In Retirement Living TV
    Source: www.multichannel.com
     
    		• NBC shakes up TV production units
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Tivo aims to bring the Web to TV
    Source: www.financialpost.com
     
    		• Gibson Guitar Adds MTV, Electronic Arts To Infringement Suits
    Source: www.informationweek.com
     
    		• Google Wants TV 'White Space' for Wi-Fi
    Source: AP
     
    		• Glu Mobile and DreamWorks Animation SKG Announce Mobile Gaming License for ''Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa''
    Source: Rohstoffe
    		• MTV Networks eyes children’s market in the Middle East
    Source: www.business24-7.ae
     
    		• BBC to broadcast Game Awards 2008
    		• BT appoints convergence policy chief
    		• ITV brings 'X Factor' producer in-house
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Weather Channel Renews ‘History’ Series
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Ramsay to make TV show in Australia
    Source: www.taste.com
     
    		• Cable companies discuss funding wireless venture
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• 50%+ prefer free broadcast TV after DTV transition
    Source: Advanced - Television
     
    		• USA Bows Four New Drama Projects
    Source: Media Week
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