12 Feb 2009 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 24 - Issue No: 92
 
 
 
 
 
 



 

Headlines
 
 
 
 
 

Media company promoters pledge shares to fund expansion
 Promoters of media firms pledge shares to raise money; Zeel promoters pledge 11.5 per cent shares.

Government exempts customs duty on newsprint
Government extends support to print media; grants full exemption in customs duty on newsprint.

Wall Street Journal gets nod for facsimile edition in India
 Wall Street Journal is first to get govt. nod to bring out facsimile edition of foreign newspapers in India.

Indian news broadcasters fix reporting guidelines

Star Plus to beef up afternoon band

Sony to launch Jhalak's season III on 27 February

Star Plus pulls out 3 more Balaji operas

ICC broadcaster, sponsor forum concludes in Dubai

Radio Mirchi, Sony Ericsson to hunt for 'music buddy'

BBC suspends FM programming to Sri Lanka's SLBC


MTV rolls out initiatives to drive world music

David Auerbach is Rive Gauche Television president

9X to be available on DD's DTH from 12 February

BigFlix launches platform to boost video ad capabilities

Dishington is NDS India sales director

Spice Mobile launches Spice S-590 video-camera phone

Lionsgate reports loss of $93.4 mn in 3Q

John Hardie to lead Jetix as CEO
Dentsu acquires US toy brand Chub City

Star Plus offers new matinee masala
Shubh Kadam-Mata Ki… union
Balaji to spook Colors
Saat Phere ages but not its stars
Prateek replaces boyish Asmit
New surprises in Aathva Vachan

News Releases
Celebrate love this Valentine’s Weekend with a host of special shows from NDTV Good Times
RED FM looks for Malishka's craziest deewana
STAR Plus celebrates Love, Romance & togetherness with ‘Silsila Pyaar Ka- STAR Dopahar ke Sang’

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (18/01/2009 to 24/01/2009)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (18/01/2009 to 24/01/2009)
Colors
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Zee Cinema
Zee Marathi
MAX
NDTV Imagine
Sony Entertainment TV
Gemini TV
Eenadu TV
Sahara One
Star One
ETV Marathi
Maa Telugu
SAB
Udaya TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    Zoom Entertainment sees Rs 100 cr revenue by July

    • Customs duty on newsprint brought to zero
    Source: Economic Times
       

    • NDTV Convergence partners with Quikr

    • Big TV unveils new packages

    • To beat the blues, movie theatres pamper viewers

    Source: Hindu Business Line
       

    • Dasari Narayana Rao selected for NTR Award
    Source: Hindu
       

    • Yahoo! Philippines bullish about 2009 revenues
    Source: Ub News
       

    • Nachiket Pantvaidya to head Balaji Telefilm's TV content biz
    Source: TV next
       

    • Fashion TV's HD Service Chooses AsiaSat 2
    Source: IT News Online
       

    • PepsiCo TVC to bring together four cricketers
    Source: Times Now
       

    • Mobile TV users to reach 50 crore by 2013
    Source: EE Times India
       

    • Soaps offer more money than Gujrati films
    Source: Ub News
     
       

    • RCom halves GSM rates
    Source: Business Standard
       

    • Cyber criminals brace up for Valentine’s Day loot

    • Nokia to cut production as market dives

    • UK jobless total rises to just below 2 m
    Source: Financial Express
       

    • ICL set to recruit more English umpires
    Source: Indian Express
       

    • Bhimsen Joshi: Living legend in Indian classical music

    • Jaya Prada, Shilpa Shetty star in Indo-Chinese film

    • Walt Disney, Dream Works strike Bollywood deal

    • Juhi to make television debut

    • 'Everybody wants money; artists, dealers and collectors'
    Source: DNA
       

    • Broadcasters' association issues norms on sting ops

    • Soaps offer more money than Gujrati films
    Source: Times Of india
       

    • Leaked report to TV networks points to larger Pakistani role

    Source: Livemint
     
    International News
    		• ChilliTickets partners with charity to fundraise
    		• Star appoints new head for UK
    		• EMI launches new Asian division ‘Gorgeous Brown’
    Source: Asians in Media
     
    		• Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, will.i.am do Image Awards
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		• Golf Channel, LPGA Make 10-Year Deal
    		• Fox Debuts New ‘Digger’ Vignettes, Theme
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• TAIWAN: NCC resolves to promote transition to digital TV
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Cable Europe: ‘EC wrong to back Dutch open net’
    Source: Advanced Television
    		• Wilmer Valderrama in biz with Nickelodeon
    		• McGhee exits as head of BBC acquisitions
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• TVN Entertainment and Fuse Announce Long-Term Industry-Wide VOD Pact
    Source: MSNBC
     
    		• Big names help StudioCanal sales
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Actors guild, studios set date for contract talks
    		• Sports-bar comedy "Players" on tap for Spike TV
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Clickable TV Deal Brings Interactive TV to Atlanta Area
    Source: Clickz
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