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19 Jan 2010

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Volume 27 - Issue No: 70

Headlines

Zeel to acquire additional 45% in Ten Sports

Zeel to acquire additional 45% in Taj TV Mauritius and additional 50% in Taj TV (India) from Bukhatir for $44.14m.

Rajesh Kamat is Viacom18 COO

Colors CEO Kamat to also oversee network functions of Viacom18; role includes distribution and syndication biz.

Yearender

A blank in 2009, wait for FM radio policies this year

No FDI hike, Phase III expansion & news in 2009; FM radio ops, though, go into 2010 with a lot of hope.

Avatar bags two prestigious Golden Globe awards

9XM's Vikas Varma joins MTV as creative & content head

Stage set for IPL 3.0 player auction

Sony's 'Crime Patrol' starts 26 January

Tushar Shah returns to Sony as Sr VP corporate services

Sanjay Dutt buys Gully Cricket's 'Sirsa Gullies' for Rs 4 mn

News Corp restructures operations of Fox Networks

Steven Spielberg to produce shows for Science Channel

Audiences for BBC shows growing across platforms

'Hope for Haiti' global telethon planned

Avatar edges out Star Wars

Cameron eyes Australia for next project

Trai extends time for stakeholder views on DTH tariff

Tata Communications to acquire BT Group's Mosaic biz

Movie-on-Demand to touch $2.4 bn revenue in US by '13

TBN launches HD channel on AT&T’s U-Verse TV service

Vdopia introduces Talk2Me ads on mobile platform

Shree Ashtavinayak to invest Rs 5 bn for expansion, plans listing of subsidiary

Road Movie slotted to open Berlin Film Festival

DQE clinches broadcast agreement in Israel

Yash Pandit replaces Saurabh in Tere mere sapne

SAB ko Mehengai Maar Gayi

Suman forced into prostitution, but Prabhakar saves in time

News Releases

Text 100 Announces South Asia Promotions and New Hires

TV Ratings

Top 10 Programmes (03/01/2010 to 09/01/2010)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (03/01/2010 to 09/01/2010)
Colors
Zee TV
MAX
Neo Cricket
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment TV
Zee Cinema
SAB
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine
Gemini TV
Zee Marathi
Zee Telugu
DD1
Star Jalsha
Star Gold
Cartoon Network

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News

	IPL matches to be live on YouTube
	DTH gaming services
	Source: Hindu Business Line

	‘Avatar’ wins best drama honour at Globes
	Source: Hindu

	Big B to be son Abhishek's first guest on 'Bingo'
	Tata Communications to buy BT Group's mosaic business
	Source: Economic Times

	FM wields deficit stick on 3G bid
	SC asks Trai to fix DTH tariff by June 30
	YouTube to stream IPL-III matches live
	Source: Business Standard

	Google, China start talks on censorship
	Viacom18 revamps top management
	Colors bets big on game show Bingo
	Trai gets five months to fix non-CAS cable tariffs
	Source: Financial Express



	Channel wars: Vijayakanth plans Captain TV now
	Source: Indian Express

	Starz enters action TV arena with steamy 'Spartacus'
	Source: DNA

	Zee Entertainment Q3 net profit at Rs1464mn
	Source: India Infoline.com

	Tollywood follows Bollywood
	Source: Times of India

	DirecTV, Panasonic promote 3D TV
	Source: EE Times India

	Abhishek Bachchan to host 'Idea National Bingo Night' on Colors
	Source: Campaign India

International News

	FX Sets Premiere Date for 'Justified'
	Fox Snags Jennifer Lopez for 'Glee' Guest Spot
	Source: TV Week

	Ofcom ready to rein in Sky as rivals prepare price cuts
	EC puts RTVE in limbo?
	Source: Advanced Television

	Xbox Takes On Cable, Streaming TV Shows and Movies
	Source: New York Times

	PCCW To Apply For Free-To-Air TV License
	Source: Asia Media Journal

	Sky Mobile TV News & Sports
	Source: TechRadar UK

	NBC gets ribbed at Globes; Time Warner wins big
	Source: Reuters

	Premier League clubs face nailbiter as Ofcom rules on TV rights money
	German news publishers file complaint against Google
	Source: The Guardian

	Foxtel to broadcast 3D TV in 2011
	Source: Good Gear Guide

	Georgia's Caucasus TV Channel Starts Satellite Broadcast
	Source: Herald Sun

	StarHub TV users can buy GV movie tickets over TV
	Source: Business Times

	Taiwan: Mobile TV licences to be awarded in 2010
	Source: TeleGeography

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