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30 Jan 2009	Newsletter Subscription	Email this Page	Volume 24 - Issue No: 81

Headlines

Hindi GECs: Colors inches in on Star Plus
Colors is creeping up on Hindi GEC market leader Star Plus; gap comes down from 8 to 6.3 GRPs.

TV18 announces Q3 results, Web18 US listing
TV18's Q3 results show a downward trend, even as it announces its intent for a We18 American IPO.

112 overseas players sign up for IPL II auction
Ozzie and English big name cricketers lead the list. Only 16 likely to make it to the teams.

News Releases
ZEE TV presents 'Sabse bade dancing star ki khoj'
The Idea Collective wins Unit of the Year at Annual Lintas Media Group awards
T.V. Serial "Pehchaan" become a No. 1 show on DD-1Afternoon slot

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (11/01/2009 to 17/01/2009)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (11/01/2009 to 17/01/2009)
Star Plus
Colors
Zee TV
Sun TV
Gemini TV
NDTV Imagine
Zee Cinema
Sony Entertainment TV
MAX
Zee Marathi
Maa Telugu
Star One
Udaya TV
Sahara One
SAB
Zee Kannada
Kalaignar TV
Eenadu TV

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Today's Newsbreakers.......India News

	Times Internet launches Active Search
	AIR station director in tribal programme scam
	Source: Times of India

	Credit crunch hits Bollywood shooting in Britain
	Source: Economic Times

	ADB Receives DivX Certification(TM) for IPTV Set-Top Box
	Source: IT News Online

	Madagascar leader to put radio station back on air
	Source: Indopia

	It’ll be 3-5 years before we become profitable
	Source: Livemint

	Glam Media Acquires AdaptiveAds
	Source: Media Newsline

	Indians trust corporates and government less now: survey
	Source: domain-B

	King Khan launches new TV comedy
	Mithun to judge Zee TV's dance reality show
	Source: Indiainfo.com


	Starbucks to layoff 6,000; AOL plans 700
	3G auction in wait mode gives more bandwidth to BSNL, MTNL
	Sony sinks to Q3 loss, Nintendo downs outlook
	Super-rich still want to boldly go into space
	Source: Financial Express

	Bob Dylan's protest anthem to be used in advertisements
	Wall Street employees’ bonus dips 40%
	Tendulkar key to India's Number 1 dream: Warne
	Source: Indian Express

	TV 18 reports Rs 27.70 crore loss
	Net gets a matrimony channel
	Source: Business Standard

	Sushmita's Rs 130 cr dream
	Dev Patel desperate to work with Will Smith
	Freida Pinto's Hollywood mentors--Angelina and Kate
	Source: DNA

	Digital TV deadline is on after House vote
	Source: The Money Times

International News

	Dylan, will.i.am on tap for Super Bowl ad
	Hollywood actors, studios set new contract talks
	Child star, parents happy to be part of `Slumdog'
	Source: Yahoo News

	Digital Britain plan unveiled
	Source: Advanced Television

	INDIA: Journalists protest attack on media in Sri Lanka
	BANGLADESH: Attack on New Nation editor condemned
	Source: Asia Media

	WPP to Ally With Omniture
	Source: WSJ

	5 Digital Television Transition Myths
	Source: PC Mag

	Sarnoff leaves Sony Imageworks
	Sony TV into Teleset
	Source: Variety

	SPTI takes 50% stake in Colombia's Teleset
	Source: Hollywood Reporter

	Disney plans 5 pct job cuts at ABC group
	IBN18 to acquire 43.4 pct in Viacom18 for $62.5 mln
	Source: Reuters

	Internet Ads Vanish From The New York Times - Down 12% In December
	Source: Techchuck.com

	Stacey signs with Sony
	Source: Latimes

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