12 Sep 2009Newsletter SubscriptionEmail this PageVolume 26 - Issue No: 65
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
NDTV in talks to get strategic investor in lifestyle TV biz
NDTV in talks to get strategic investor for NDTV Lifestyle Ltd; looks at minority dilution in firm where NBCU has 22%.
 
Deccan Chargers indicates IPO, stock options
Hyderabad IPL franchise will offer stock options to its players when it goes for an IPO; KPMG had valued the team.
IBC 2009 to take a peep into the future
Amsterdam is broadcast technology capital for IBC; Indians in attendance include Wipro Consulting Services and HT.
 
BCCI, PCB in talks over series at neutral venue
 
CNN IBN launches next gen show ‘Y Not’
 
Sony Pictures Animation in a multi-year deal with Seibert
 
Tiger Gate names series of launches for Kix, Thrill channels
 
Movi, Corpus partner to offer VoD for 3G
 
Microsoft solutions for media industry at IBC
 
Me and Orson Welles to release in US on 25 Nov
Coinstar sells its entertainment services
 
Mega TV rolls out HD services on Comcast System
 
Ambika Soni calls for meet to study gamut of film censorship
 
Shemaroo releases two song compilation titles on home video
ESPN Star Sports in sponsorship deal with Castrol
Media companies join hands for new measurement methods
Percept is National Female Literacy Mission's creative agency
 
Warner Bros floats new company to integrate DC Comics business
LeapFrog forays into India toy market; inks deal with My Baby Excels
 
Shweta Tiwari, Sanjay Mishra in Teen ka tadka
Will Ichcha get to marry Veer?
Amarr Upadhyay not to do Bairi piya
 
 
News Releases

Inaugural ‘Videocon India Youth Icon Awards’ announced
‘BIG BOSS - Se Khas Mulaqat’ on CNBC AWAAZ
‘Choti Bahu’ completes 200 successful episodes
DADAGIRI 2: EPISODE 10 –The Comeback of the Fantastic Four Fighters with the Wild Card Entry!!!

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (30/08/2009 to 05/09/2009)

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


Top 100 Programmes (30/08/2009 to 05/09/2009)
Star Plus
Zee TV
TV9 Telugu News
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Colors
SAB
MAX
Gemini TV
NDTV Imagine
Zee Marathi
Zee Cinema
Star Jalsha
Zee Bangla
Star One
Star Gold
Udaya TV
Zee Telugu

 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Tata Sky cuts price of personal video recorders
    		• TV 'increases intelligence': study
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Radio programme for 400 MCD schools
    Source: Hindu
     
    		• Adlabs Films restructures cinema business
    		• Tamil director to set up Rs 100-cr film fund
    		• Indian films wooing audiences across the world
    		• Sharmila Tagore shares Cannes Film Festival experience
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ to Be Carried on Comcast Hometown Network in California
    Source: Media News International
     
    		• Fashion-TV Show by Ekta Kapoor
    Source: Calcutta Tube
     
    		• Vijender Singh signs multi-million deal with Percept
    Source: Hindustan Times
     
    		• Bloomberg mulling BusinessWeek bid: Wall Street Journal
    Source: Times of India
     
     
    		• Punjabi channel PTC Punjabi launched in USA
    Source: washingtonpost
     
    		• Google working on software to help newspapers charge online readers
    		• Pyramid promoters set to raise stake sharply
    		• Screen ties up for film makers contest
    		• Cabinet secy talks spectrum release road map for 3G
    		• Ad companies give a fillip to digital wings
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Vijender Singh signs heavyweight image deal with Percept Talent
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Reliance BIG TV to showcase "Kaminey" this Festive Season
    Source: India PRwire
     
    		• AT&T U-verse TV to Deliver NFL redzone Channel to Football Fans
    Source: IT News Online
     
    International News
    		• ABC News' Sean Smith Makes Tracks for Fox
    		• NBC Plans 'Leno' Promo Blitz on 'Sunday Night Football'
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• iPlayer is for all says BBC
    		• Volpi out as chair at Joost
    Source: Advanced Television
     
    		• Mega TV offers HD service on Comcast cable system
    Source: SNL
     
    		• Sony animation unit inks deal with Seibert
    		• AT&T U-verse TV to Deliver NFL RedZone Channel to Football Fans
    `Source: Reuters
     
    		• ABC Picks Up 'Secret Millionaire'
    Source: Broadcast News Room
     
    		• Astro to invest RM100mil more in high definition TV

    Source: The Star
     
    		• Castrol Inks Sponsorship Deal With ESPN Star Sport
    Source: Asia Media Journal
     
    		• Media firms join forces to study TV habits
    Source: usatoday
     
    		• ABC's John Stossel jumps to Fox's cable networks
    Source: Google
     
    		• Utah's Move Networks signs first Internet TV deal
    Source: sltrib
     
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