17 March 2009Newsletter SubscriptionEmail this PageVolume 25 - Issue No: 18
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Sony gets time as IPL lands in court
BCCI can't grant any approval to WSG under newly entered contract till the matter is heard, says court.

No end in sight on IPL dates
TV rights: Sony drags IPL to court
 
ET Now strikes content deal with Reuters
Reuters to have an exclusive collaboration with ET Now for business and financial news content.
 
Indrajit Ray joins Balaji Tele as chief creative officer

Balaji appoints Indrajit Ray to head non-fiction; Ray comes from UTV Software Comm where he was VP.

Executive Dossier
'We will look at equity restructuring when the valuations are much higher'
Interview with Deccan Chargers Sporting Ventures VP-Operations Venkat Reddy

 
 
Big 92.7 FM Chennai takes the humour route
 
Radio Misty to get Sayani back in Geetmala ki... show
 
Big 92.7 FM sign 3-year-partnership deal with FDCI
 
Amrita TV launches election-based show 'War Zone'
 
Discovery T&L to air Abba: The Mamma Mia! on 22 Mar
 
Z Channel to tap into direct satellite broadcast market
 
BSNL ropes in Verimatrix technology for IPTV
 
AOL backtracks from China once again
 
Coca-Cola to woo customers with new digital initiative
 
UTV to co-produce Prakash Jha's Rajneeti
 
Amar Singh dons Home Minister's hat in Dev Anand's Chargesheet
 
Mahindra drives 'Xylo' to South Africa
 
Disney to launch Mickey Mouse Club House season2
 
Baa, Bahoo Aur Baby to be a daily
What’s brewing between Nausheen and Prashant?
Dulhann gets an extension
Mona Vasu returns with Specials@10
Mohit Mallik on love, life, marriage and more
 
News Releases
Initiative named 2008 Media Agency of the Year by Advertising Age
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (22/02/2009 to 28/02/2009)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (22/02/2009 to 28/02/2009)
Colors
Star Plus
MAX
Zee TV
Sun TV
Zee Marathi
Sony Entertainment TV
Zee Cinema
NDTV Imagine
Gemini TV
SAB
Star One
ETV Marathi
Star Gold
Ten Sports
Maa Telugu
Zee Telugu
 
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Reuters, Times Global alliance
    		• Naukri launches chat service
    		• News Web site launched
    		• IPL broadcasting: Sony TV drags BCCI to court
    		• Coca Cola to leverage digital media to promote Thums Up
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• India alluring Brit filmmakers after Slumdog Millionaire's success
    		• Social ads rule television, print space
    		• Shilpa Shetty rushes to meet dying Jade Goody
    		• Post Slumdog, British filmmakers eye India
    		• Sony TV drags BCCI to court over IPL broadcasting rights
    		• ET NOW, Reuters enter into a mega alliance
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Mark Burnett series scheduled on History channel
    Source: Indopia
     
    		• Capitalism finds voice in a nationalist Chinese TV host
    Source: Livemint
     
    		• 12 shortlisted for Trai chief post
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• AnySource Media Secures $3.2M in Funding
    Source: MN Live
     
    		• Brash.com Launches New Men’s Sports Channel
    Source: Media News International
     
     
    		• ETS Launches TOEFL TV Channel on YouTube
    Source: EFYTimes
     
    		• I am in pain: Ratan Rajput
    		• Rushdie all for Nandita!
    		• Deepa Mehta gets rejected
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Revenue sharing row: No films in multiplexes from April 4
    		• Students’ TV channel anniversary
    		• TDP complains against Sakshi TV
    Source: Hindu
     
    		•  Sony moves court as BCCI ends contract
    		• Centre screens 29 applications for Trai top post; disqualifies 16
    		•  In bad economy, TV news turns to average Americans
    		• Network and survive
    		• T A G wins creative duties for NewsX
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Bengal rejects May 4 IPL match
    		• Post-Slumdog, British filmmakers eye India
    		• Sony takes IPL organisers to court
    Source: Business Standard
     
    International News
    		• TCM to explore Hollywood history in 10-part series
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		•  ‘Twilight’ Goes VOD on Comcast
    		•  Henry Rollins to Guest on FX’s ‘Anarchy’
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• STV seeks to move beyond ITV
    		• Avinity, Virgin to demo new interactive TV
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Algeria to launch religious TV station
    Source: Magharebia
     
    		• Satellite Internet Accelerated Access for Africa and Middle East
    Source: PR
     
    		• TV ads spend collapse
    Source: Advanced Television
    		• ABC launches mobile content platform
    Source: ABC
     
    		• Satellite piracy costing TV industry billions
    Source: The Star
     
    		• Disney launches D23, a community for fans
    Source: Vator
     
    		• DirecTV Is Flashing a Buy Signal - Barron's
    Source: Seeking Alpha
     
    		• SAG plays politics with peace
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• Clear Channel Says Mobile And Online Lifts Radio Audience By 15 Percent
    Source: Washington Post
     
    		• Time Warner completes cable spin-off
    Source: Business Week
     
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