31 Jan 2009 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 24 - Issue No: 82
 
 
 
 
 
 



 

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Govt rules out Prasar Bharati rollback
 Government rules out rollback of the Prasar Bharati, says it is serving the country well.

Viacom18, Network18 report Q3 losses
 Heavy operational expenses wipe out Viacom18's and Network18's profits even as revenues rise.

IFC shareholder revolt resolved, Bahl stays

ICC to discuss ICL recognition issue at meeting
 ICC officials to meet on 31 Jan, 1 Feb to discuss whether ICL rebel status should be dropped.

Sahara One to air Bhojpuri films

Discovery's new show plunges into the unknown

Web search engine Sagoon launches Beta version

Condé Nast creates single unit Condé Nast Digital

Fox to co-produce third 'Narnia' film

David Archuleta to star in Nickelodeon’s ‘Crush Night’

Sulagna returns in Gauna
Pak caller threatens Raju Srivastav
Ravi Rai to direct Bhandarkar’s show
Wheelchair bound Pallavi now in a fire
Shweta to star in Vikram Bhatt film
Dhoni spearheads talent hunt
2 key players quit Swastik
I am happy I took up this role Gavie unveils his success story
It will be good to romance Shweta: Abhinav Shukla

News Releases
CNN-IBN Indian of the Year category winners announced
Star Plus' Nach Baliye 4 gears up for the grand finale!!
"I'm not a romantic person….and Adhyayan knows it"
Kangana Ranaut admits in an exclusive tete-a-tete on Zee News - Kahiye Janab The first IAA Creative Lantern award goes to the Mudra Group's 'Water Consulting' Catch the multi talented venture capitalist Mr. Gurcharan Das as he comments on the Satyam saga on Talk Back only on UTVi!!

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


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    DreamWorks SKG gets funding in tough market conditions

    • Has Akshay Kumar lost his comic touch?

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    Slumdog wins four awards at Richard Attenborough Film awards

    • Deccan Chronicle defers selling Deccan Chargers

    • Cosmo Films acquires GBC Commercial Print Finishing

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    Roadside Romeo makes it to animation Oscars' shortlist

    Source: Economic Times
     
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    Cinemax bucks downturn; 50 more screens on radar

    • Govt employee status for AIR, Doordarshan staff

    • West Coast Paper to issue shares to promoters

    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
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    Ponting urges teammates to take final call on IPL

    Source: Hindu
      
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    Colors outshines Star Plus in prime-time TRP

    • Shareholders, Bahl call truce in film venture

    Source: Business Standard
      
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    Parties cannot start TV channels

    Source: DNA
      
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    Shah Rukh Khan launching his television venture

    Source: Khabrein.info
      
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    Vaishali Madhe Wins Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009

    Source: Iexplorehere
     
      
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    ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ depicting the sad side of Mumbai

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    Modern times

    Source: Indian Express
      
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    Lara Dutta's launching another website

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    Ash to tour with Steve Martin for Pink Panther 2

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    'Skinny' Pinto missed out on Indian TV career because of 'small boobs'

    Source: DNA
      
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    Russian Broadcaster National Satellite Company Boosts Capacity on Eutelsat's Eurobird(TM) 9 Satellite for New Digital Package

    Source: IT News Online
      
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    Public TV stations starting new music series

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    Disney/ABC TV Group cuts 400 positions

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    Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

    Source: Indopia
      
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    NDTV inks deal to launch trace across INDIA

    Source: Bollywood Popat
      
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    Google TV Ads Platform Integrates With MediaBank To Offer DVR Data

    Source: eBrandz
     
    International News
    		• Public TV stations starting new music series
    		• "Idol" creator eyes TV version of "Now" CDs
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		• BBC may spend surplus on broadband plan
    Source: Advanced Television
     
    		• THAILAND: Parents demand ban on grisly TV footage
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Freesat tops 200,000 sales since launch
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Zee ties up with Asian Woman for Carnival
    Source: Asians in Media
     
    		• New Director of Television for RTÉ
    Source: RTE
    		• Fox to pick up Narnia franchise for third film
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• CBS launches MoneyWatch.com
    Source: RBR
     
    		• DVD Plunge, NetFlix Shift May Force Studios to Write Down Films
    		• Oprah Winfrey Picks Former MTV Head Norman to Lead New Network
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• TBWA worldwide named 2008 global agency of the year by AD Age
    Source: Adoimagazine
     
    		• Stuttgart Celebrates 100 Years of German Animation
    Source: AWN
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