Govt 'no' to extend Press Council authority to electronic media
Government turns down request by Press Council chairman to extend its jurisdiction to include electronic media. (20 Nov 2007)

255 TV channels allowed uplinking from India
The information and broadcasting ministry has given permission to 255 channels to uplink from India as on 15 November 2007. (20 Nov 2007)

A la carte Tariff Order valid from 1 Dec, Tdsat declines stay
Tdsat refuses stay on Trai's a la carte tariff order in non-Cas areas that becomes effective 1 December; further arguments on 11 Dec. (22 Nov 2007)

Set Discovery challenges a la carte pricing in Tdsat
Set Discovery moves Tdsat against Trai's a la carte order in non-Cas areas; says price fixation by the regulator is arbitrary. (19 Nov 2007)

Zee joins Sony to challenge Trai's regulation in non-Cas areas
After Set Discovery, it is Zee Turner's turn to challenge Trai's (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) tariff order for non-Cas areas. (21 Nov 2007)

Star fined for not complying with Tdsat order
The Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Star India for refusing to comply with its earlier order of restoring signals to Chandigarh MSO Sky Vision. (22 Nov 2007)

IPL rights: Channels make first presentation for rights
BCCI asks contending chanels to back up their claims to hold TV rights for IPL; ESPN Star Sports, Sony and Nimbus make first pitch. (19 Nov 2007)

Vision Corporation to launch news channel
Vision Corporation plans to roll out a news channel and has applied for an uplinking licence; in talks to raise funds. (21 Nov 2007)

Om Shanti Om grosses $19 million in first week of release
Eros claims Om Shanti Om to have grossed over $19 mn worldwide in first week of release; India's contribution is $13.5 mn. (21 Nov 2007)

Pyramid Saimira's Singapore subsidiary to raise $75 million via private placement
Pyramid Saimira's Singapore subsidiary plans to raise $75 mn for expanding distribution biz; to dilute 25% to private equity investors. (21 Nov 2007)

UTV recovers cost before Goal release
UTV Motion Pictures recovers cost of Goal; claims to have got close to Rs 160 mn by selling bunch of rights for soon-to-be-releaed film. (20 Nov 2007)

Will the sports-films juggernaut roll on?
With all eyes on Goal's release this week, the debate hots up. Have sports films done well in India or is Chak De an aberration? (22 Nov 2007)

And now some good news for Saawariya
Saawariya closes at Rs 600 million for the week 9 to 15 November; film also hits screens in 12 other markets across 230 screens. (19 Nov 2007)

NFDC plans script deveplopment workshop at IFFI
The NFDC is organizing a Script Development Workshop, Screenwriters Bloc, at IFFI this year. (16 Nov 2007)

Ram Kapoor, Prachi Desai take top awards at 7th Indian Tellys
UTV CEO Ronnie Screwvala conferred Contribution to Television Award; Synergy Adlabs' Siddhartha and Anita Kaul Basu inducted into Hall of Fame. (16 Nov 2007)

DQ Entertainment to raise $60 million; list on London Stock Exchange
DQ Entertainment to tap AIM of the London Stock Exchange to raise $60 mn; IPO money to fund films, acquisitions, JVs & new facilities. (20 Nov 2007)

Pragya to launch in November-end; banks on interactivity
Pragya Vision to launch a spiritual and lifestyle channel in Nov-end; banks on subscriber retention measures to build loyal viewership . (16 Nov 2007)

Sony bags 15 awards at Promax/BDA Asia
SET India wins 15 awards at Promax/BDA Asia in Singapore with Max taking 7 of them; MTV India bags 7 awards and Filmy 4. (17 Nov 2007)

Virgin eyes Indian mobile & movie market; to expand FM radio biz
Richard Branson's Virgin group to step into India's mobile phone market and make animated films while expanding the FM radio biz. (19 Nov 2007)

WWIL promoters up stake by 5%
WWIL promoters up holding by 5 per cent this fiscal via purchases in the open market; fund raising plans of the cable company upset. (17 Nov 2007)

TinselVison valued at $20 million, closes Series B financing
TinselVision secures Series B financing led by Innovative Entertainment Ltd; valuation pegged at nearly $20 million. (21 Nov 2007)

Prime Focus close to buying US post production firms
Mumbai-based Prime Focus is in advanced negotiations with two US-based post-production and visual effects firms for acquisitions.. (22 Nov 2007)

Broadcast value chain to grow to $8.7 billion: Datamonitor
Spend by broadcasters in North America & Western Europe on technology to touch $8.7 billion by 2012, says Datamonitor. (22 Nov 2007)

Bol Baby Bore
Star One's Bol Baby Bol fails to live up to its first week promise; right now, lack of pace is killing it.