12 May 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 22 - Issue No: 68




Headlines







Zee to transfer Marathi movie channel to Zee News Ltd
 Marathi movie channel Zee Talkies to move from Zeel to Zee News Ltd; Zee applies to I&B for approval.

Khali punch: WWE gets 15% audience boost on Ten Sports
 Local presence of Khali has helped Ten Sports grow its WWE viewership by 15 per cent year-on-year.

Special Report
Kids channels eye summer for growth
 Kids channels fix up shows and on ground activities; rope in rich line of advertisers.

IOC opens tender process for sale of TV rghts in Europe

MTV Network showcases audience value

Getty Images is ICC’s official photo agency for 4 years

Tata Indicom launches 'Walky Talky' phone

Microsoft’s Zune adds new software features

Panasonic introduces 3rd generation Blu-Ray Disc player

Harris wins Saudi TV contract for HD broadcast system

Embedded player boosts BBC's news & sport websites

Samsung expands Guru series with new launch

Approach Communications' new portal is on rural sector

Warner closes down Picturehouse, Warner Independent

Asia Pacific Screen Awards to launch movie academy

Paramount Pictures sews deal with Sopranos creator

Universal to make film from BioShock video game

Brehm is Warner Bros. International TV senior VP sales


KidsCo finds new ground in Western Europe

Crown Thy Mother
Jaspinder triumphs on Dhoom Macha De
Rock ‘N’ Roll Family goes kaput?
Zee Talkies set to unveil De Dhakka
Mom’s evergreen gyaan
I have not been on a date till date! Angad Hasija
I've made my family financially secure Parul Chauhan
Benaf makes her producer tear his hair

News Releases
News 24 marks the anniversary of the revolt of 1857
Jaspinder Narula wins IDEA Dhoom Macha De

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (20/04/2008 to 26/04/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (20/04/2008 to 26/04/2008)
MAX
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• ADAG goes to Hollywood with blockbuster plans
    		• Dish TV to offer free set top boxes
    		• Sponsors of SRK's Paanchvi Pass ask Star to reformat show
    		• India magazine industry thriving, big players moving in
    		• IPL final shifted from Wankhede
    		• Dev Anand's 'Romancing with Life' launched in Nepal
    		• Collection of unreleased songs sung by Bollywood's greatest singers
    		• Prakash Jha's firm building malls & multiplexes in Bihar
    		• Twenty20 tourney high on 'invisible' quotient
    		• Warne's Royals, Kings XI scouting for sponsors
    		• IPL pitch enters cyber domain as franchisees eye fan base
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• DTH set-top boxes come free in Dish TV’s new marketing offer
    		• Silly season in full swing
    		• Sify i-Ways to distribute Reliance Money products
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Murdoch calls off $580m Newsday bid
    		• Cablevision on verge of buying Newsday for $650M: Report
    		• 4 out of 4 int'l film awards go to Gujarat
    Source: Times of India
      
    		• Indian Premier League showers moolah and TRPs on SET MAX, says study
    Source: Livemint
     
    		• PTV wants to be visible in India again
    		• Dish TV to offer free set-top boxes
    		• Web based research made easy
    		• Popular serials in DVD/VCD format
    		• IPL final shifted
    		• Ponting asks Aussies to switch from IPL to Test series
    		• John Abraham to feature in Pakistani album
    		• Is there any relevance to dope testing in IPL?
    Source:The Hindu
     
      
    		• Murdoch drops $580 m Newsday bid
    		• TOI publisher plans IPO
    		• CAS delayed as govt wants details
    		• Bollywood stars tune in to television
    		• Change reaction: India Inc gets makeover
    		• Govt backs DoT on BlackBerry issue
    		• Covert to get its first cover story
    		• Reliance to use closed fuel outlets for malls and multiplexes
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		•  Gautami Kapoor refuses Ekta Kapoor!
    		• Khali calls on Shah Rukh Khan at 'Mannat'
    		• Where have the good old filmi mothers gone?
    		• Dish TV offers free set-top box seeking an edge over its rivals
    		• Facebook users can carry profiles with them
    		• TV ruining mother-child relationship: Study
    		• John Abraham to feature in Pak album
    		• Amma is the word in Southern film industry
    		• Media told to stay away from polling booths by CPI(M)
    Source: DNA
     
    		• New media doesn’t break stories.
    		• Chucking global trend, India’s print industry thrives as big players move in
    		• Rushdie hot favourite to win ‘The Best of the Booker’
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Media & entertainment sector records 15% growth
    		• Yahoo! investors may not oust board
    		• Procall to invest Rs 600cr in digital PTT move
    		• Do-yourself social network
    		• Alcatel-Lucent floats joint venture with Reliance Comm
    Source: Financial Express
     
    International News
    		• Disney, UTV seal $203 mil deal
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• Modi makes move on Sony India TV
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Discovery's Quarterly Revenue Rises 12 Percent
    Source: Washington Post
     
    		• Person close to talks: NBC installing Fallon on 'Late Night'
    		• TV viewership still down in wake of 100-day writers strike
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		• Sony targets North America with FeliCa technology partner programme
    Source: Finextra
     
    		• AOL to collaborate with Last.fm
    Source: Broadbandgenie
     
    		• BBC withheld phone in cash from charities
    Source: Digital Spy
    		• BBC kept £100,000 meant for charity
    		• Blinkx soars on talk of News Corp takeover
    Source: Telegraph
     
    		• Cablevision to Spend $300M on Free Wi-Fi
    Source: Redherring
     
    		• MediaTek and Spreadtrum ready to enter mobile TV solution segment
    Source: Digi Times
     
    		• Toon Zone Picks the Top 5 Iconic Cars of Animation
    Source: Toon Zone
     
    		• Clear Channel profit rises 70% on gain
    Source: Market Watch
     
    		• Stars support China's digital films
    Source: Xinhuanet
     
    		• Virgin stays with Big Brother
    Source: Techwatch
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