27 Feb 2010Newsletter SubscriptionEmail this PageVolume 28 - Issue No: 3
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Budget: Customs duty reduction on digital headend equipments
In a move that would encourage digitisation, the government today announced provision of project import status at the concessional customs duty of 5 per cent on investment in digital head-end equipment.
 
Accredited news agencies to get service tax exemption
Service tax exemption is to be provided to accredited news agencies that meet certain criteria for providing news feed online.
 
Budget: Customs duty on raw stock of film material rationalised
In a major disappointment to the infotainment sector and particularly the film industry, the Union Budget for 2010-2011 has ignored most of the demands made by the industry and even by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
 
 
2000 | 2010 : Then and Now by Priyankar Basu
 
Govt allocates Rs 23 billion for Commonwealth Games
 
Sahara overhauls Samay Mumbai, adds 22 infotainment shows
 
Radio City ups top management; Kukian is COO, president - sales
 
James Ivory film to open Method Festival
Universal, MPCA getting into comedy mode
 
Airtel digital TV to premiere 'Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince'
 
Navia Asia appoints Aman Chaudhary as Uninor client services director
 
Jury concludes judging process for 'Big Bang Awards'
 
Lintas Media Group bags Voltas account
 
 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (14/02/2010 to 20/02/2010)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes




Top 100 Programmes (14/02/2010 to 20/02/2010)
Colors
Gemini TV
Zee Cinema
Star Plus
Sun TV
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
MAX
Zee Telugu
NDTV Imagine
Star One
Udaya TV
SAB
Zee Marathi
Sahara One
ETV Marathi
Maa Telugu
Star Gold
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		•  Sops for MSOs to digitise services
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		•  TV serial awards announced
    		• Positive progress on IPL
    		• BSNL launching WiMax in Ernakulam today
    Source: Hindu
      
    		•  Reliance Capital Partners' stake in Fame rises to 13.76%
    		•  YouTube ropes in HSBC as lead sponsor
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		•  Cable ind to get 5% concessional customs duty for equipment
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		•  Media, entertainment industries have much to cheer
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Weatherman to get his own TV channel
    		• Maa-beti bond on small screen
    Source: Times of India
      
    		•  Providence Equity to put $50M in new Baidu site
    Source: Sify
      
    		•  iTunes 10 billion downloads: 10 billionth music download from Apple's iTunes
    Source: Khabrein.info
      
    		•  Patch Up between Balaji and Star TV!!!
    Source: MyNews.in
      
    		•  BIM Acquires TitanTV/Decisionmark
    Source: Media News International
     
    International News
    		• ABC Announces Partial List of 2010 Oscar Advertisers
    		•  Animal Planet Doubles Down on 'Pit Boss'
    Source: TV Week
      
    		•  BBC slims to avoid cuts
    		• Telefónica pay subs grow
    Source: Advanced Television
      
    		•  Facebook news feed patent could hit rivals
    		• BBC to lose magazines division and cut back broadcast and online
    Source: Media Week
      
    		•  Elgato releases HD TV tuner
    Source: Techwatch
      
    		•  Nokia phones to get Sky TV app
    Source: Unbeatable.co.uk News
      
    		•  Telenet reaches 1 million digital TV homes
    Source: Broadband TV News
      
    		•  Broadcast Interactive Media Acquires Decisionmark’s TitanTV
    Source: Television Broadcast
    		• Soccer-English Premier League to launch new TV channel
    		•  Higher ad sales help TV Azteca's net profit
    		• Cablevision to roll out network-DVR in April
    Source: Reuters
      
    		•  YouTube makes a play for TV
    Source: Sydney Morning Herald
      
    		•  EchoStar to Acquire Mexican Satellite Operator Satmex
    Source: Trading Markets
      
    		•  Bell Mobile TV App unleashed for iPhone
    Source: Mobiletor.com
      
    		•  NASCAR gets new UK TV deal
    Source: autosport.com
      
    		•  ComSouth acquires Valley Cable TV
    		• Conax Achieves 15 Percent Share in Global Digital TV Market
    Source: TMCnet
      
    		•  Five signs deal with TV.com
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
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