30 June 2009Newsletter SubscriptionEmail this PageVolume 26 - Issue No: 5
 
 
 
Headlines
IBN18 ups stake in Viacom18 to 33.7%

IBN18 invests Rs 2.63 bn to hold 33.71% stake in Viacom18 Media; has option to purchase 16.29% more.

Zeel on overdrive to retain talent, board recommends Esops

Zee Entertainment Enterprises starts HR initiatives & board recommends Esops; firm builds talent management system.

 
TV18 FY'09 net loss at Rs 1.66 bn

TV18 consolidated revenue for FY'09 up 23% to Rs 4.9 bn; net loss at Rs 1.66 bn compared to profit of Rs 55.71 mn.

 
Executive Dossier
'India is fast becoming one of WWE's most important international markets'

Interview with WWE president, International Andrew Whitaker

 
Ofcom reviews Sky's content dominance for pay TV
 
Pubcaster engineers, direct recruits up in arms
 
Radio City rolls out new breakfast show 'Kasa Kai Mumbai'
 
Spielberg to produce an alien invasion show for TNT
 
LG introduces new plasma TV in India
 
Foxx leads Jackson salute at BET event
Michael Jackson to be buried in Neverland
 
MSN web messenger to end on 30 June
 
Verizon expands reach of V Cast mobile TV
 
Warner Bros Consumer Products unveils licensing site
 
FFI to organise its own international film fest at Indore
 
The Curios Case of Benjamin Button now on home video
 
DQE, Classic Media ink co-development deal
Baby Einstein gets its first Indian award
 
Niyati kills Yuvraj in Betiyann…
YRF’s Rishta.com tipped to be on Sony
Yug to marry Bharti in Tujh sang….
 
 
News Releases

Ira Dubey & Neha Sareen review the latest Hollywood releases on "Chicks on Flicks"
Zee Business enters into into an alliance with Monster.com
UTV World Movies is now No. 3 Movie Channel

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (14/06/2009 to 20/06/2009)

Doordarshan's Top 10 
Top 10 In All TV Homes 
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (14/06/2009 to 20/06/2009)
Star Cricket
Colors
Gemini TV
Zee TV
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
NDTV Imagine
MAX
SAB
Zee Telugu
Star One
Zee Marathi
Maa Telugu
Zee Cinema
ETV Marathi
POGO
Udaya TV

 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• 74% FDI proposed for DTH, 24% in FM radio
    		• DoT rejects Airtel’s audit request
    		• Microsoft Global Partner award
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• PVR in talks to acquire DLF’s multiplex unit
    		• Michael Jackson tops UK charts
    		• Jackson's final rehearsal to be cut into last album
    		• Jakson's horrific autopsy: He was a virtual skeleton
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• 'Films solve issues that arose due to political boundaries'
    		• Michael Jackson tops UK charts
    Source: Hindu
     
    		• Smart Live Casino Launches Live-Dealer Online Baccarat Casino Tables
    Source: Merinews
     
    		• Virgin Media And Universal Pictures Launch “Picturebox” Movies-On-Demand Service
    Source: Media News International
     
    		• TV 18 Consolidated Operating Income Records 23 % growth
    Source: TV next
     
    		• Wish karo: You may buy dish TV and go jingalala
    Source: mydigitalfc.com
     
      
    		• Hindu Makkal Katchi warns Sun TV
    Source: Express Buzz
     
    		• Pyramid Saimira puts up US, Malaysian biz on sale
    		• Business brigade
    		• New York sets Bollywood's cash registers ringing
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Oracle to Launch WebTV, its Online TV Channel for Enterprises
    		• Telairity Names Ben Silva as Sales VP for Communications, Media and Entertainment
    Source: IT News Online
     
    		• Govt wants maze of overhead cables to go before C'wealth Games
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Nokia N97 Vs Iphone 3G S
    Source: Khabrein.info
     
    		• Laugh out loud with Baba Sehgal
    `Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• FCC Chairman Genachowski Reveals Staff Members
    		• 'SVU' Stars Hargitay, Meloni Sign New Deal; Lahti to Guest Star
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Zenith roadblocks Five's digital Ashes inventory
    		• NatMags capitalises with Michael Jackson tribute one-shot
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• Canal+ on Xbox
    		• Pirate Bay streaming
    Source: Advanced Television
     
    		• Sky: Ofcom pay TV remedy "defies belief"
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Comic-Con boasts heavy TV lineup
    Source: Reuters
    		• ITV places Elizabeth Murdoch on CEO list -report
    		• Virgin Media's anti-piracy plan draws cheers in UK
    		• Disney star Ashley Tisdale gets edgy on new album
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Viacom’s ‘Transformers’ Sales Surpass $200 Million in 5 Days
    		• BSkyB Fights Proposed Wholesale Rules for Premium TV
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• Pixar Promises a Mature and Classy 'Toy Story 3'
    `Source: cinematical
     
    		• New satellite TV service launched
    Source: inquirer.net
     
    		• Sky should share top TV channels, says Ofcom
    Source: FT
     
    		• Pixar's Luxo Jr. debuts at Hollywood Studios
    Source: lifthill
     
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