Paul Aiello named Star CEO after Guthrie exit
Star has appointed Paul Aiello, currently its president, as CEO, following the resignation of Michelle Guthrie. (12 Jan 2007)

Star plans radio re-entry, to pick up 20 per cent in Radio City
Star Group set to pick up 20 per cent in Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd; had exited the FM radio business in early 2005. (17 Jan 2007)

Metros to be fully 'Cas'ed: Das Munshia
Cas will be extended to the other areas of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, says I&B minister Priya Ranjan Das Munshi. ( 17 Jan 2007)

Trai slashes Nimbus bouquet price by Rs 21.25
Trai nixes Nimbus' subscription tariff of Rs 58.50 for its two channels in non CAS areas, caps it at Rs 37.25; Nimbus to challenge ruling at TDSAT. (12 Jan 2007)

Neo Sports challenges Trai decision on price cut for its sports channels
Tdsat has asked Trai to explain by 7 Feb the basis of its decision to slash Neo Sports' bouquet price by Rs 21.25 to Rs 37.25. (16 Jan 2007)

I&B bans AXN for 'objectionable' content
I&B ministry bans action channel AXN till 15 March with immediate effect for showing "obscene programmes". (17 Jan 2007)

Ban on AXN: IBF seeks meeting with I&B minister
IBF seeks urgent meeting with I&B minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi, following ban on AXN channel. (18 Jan 2007)

NDTV floats subsidiary in Netherlands; Q3 net profit up 85% at Rs 48.8 million
News major NDTV Ltd, while declaring an 85 per cent rise in net profits for the quarter, anounced that it has floated a subsidiary - NDTV Networks BV in Netherlands. (18 Jan 2007)

NDTV Networks Plc, UK, seeks FIPB nod
NDTV Group to set up company in UK as part of plans to launch Hindi ent. chn; NDTV Networks to be in non news & current affairs. (15 Jan 2007 )

Advertisers go 'Radio Ga Ga': Tam AdEx study
Among all communication channels, growth curve for ad revenues on radio emerges on top in 2006 with 58%. (18 Jan 2007)

Tam increases number of peoplemeters to 6917
Number of peoplemeters increased 44 % from 4800 to 6917; Tam city coverage grows from 73 to 151. (17 Jan 2007)

India Bulls promoter Sameer Gehlaut to buy 25% in B.A.G Films
India Bulls promoter Sameer Gehlaut to buy 25% stake in TV content firm B.A.G Films for Rs 262 mn; will make 20% open offer. (15 Jan 2007)

Marar replaces KS Sarma as Maa TV CEO
Maa TV Network, which owns and operates Telugu general entertainment channel Maa TV, has appointed Sharradh Marar as its chief executive officer. (18 Jan 2007)

Zee demerger scheme for Dish TV gets nod
Subhash Chandra set to list Zee Group's DTH biz after getting demerger scheme approval from court; record date in late Feb. (15 Jan 2007)

Pyramid Saimira plans Rs 3 billion film funding, ties up with banks
Pyramid Saimira ties up with banks, GIC and a film completion bond firm to form corpus of Rs 3 bn for funding producers. (13 Jan 2007)

Insat-4B launch set for early March
Indian Space Research Organisation's Insat-4B satellite will launch from Kourou in French Guiana in Ist week of March. (16 Jan 2007)

BBC World launches India specific advertising campaign
'Focus India' as BBC World launches first ever local advertising campaign across the country. (15 Jan 2007)

Big Bro loses sponsor over racist bullying row
Carphone Warehouse pulls sponsorship plug on Celebrity Big Brother; Ofcom gets 27,000 complaints. (18 Jan 2007)