15 June 2010 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 28 - Issue No: 92
 
 
 
Headlines
DTH ops gear up for HD price war
Tata Sky's HD set-top box is priced at Rs 2,599; market set to expand with lower entry cost & more chnnls on offer.
 
Harit Nagpal to replace Vikram Kaushik as Tata Sky MD

Harit Nagpal from Vodafone to take over as Tata Sky MD; Vikram Kaushik's contract expires on 31 Dec. UPDATED!

 
Indian Film Company set for recast; CEO Sandeep Bhargava quits

Sandeep Bhargava quits even as the company is working on a revival plan; TIFC posts net loss of £4.56 mn in FY'10.

 
 
Gemini TV to launch music reality show
 
Suvarna bets on mythology for 10 pm slot
 
Discovery Turbo to air show on women who love speed
 
Pix to show film on MJ on his first death anniversary
 
Arjun Rajyagor triumphs on BBC's Junior Apprentice
 
Vh1 launches three new shows
 
Vdopia launches mobile ad platform
 
 
WWE Studios announces 'The Chaperone'
Moscow Intl Film Fest to screen S'pore film
 
Cablevision to buy out Bresnen for $1.3 bn
 
CNN.com ramps up technology section
 
Eros, Vistaar Religare to co-produce Mausam with Cinergy
 
Salman Khan film shifts location to Sri Lanka
 
Film on homosexuality to be screened at New York Film Fest
 
Neo Cricket sells 80 per cent inventory for Asia Cup
 
News Releases

Shakira joins hands with 9XM

Discover the wacky side of London on 10 Things To Do Before You Say Bye only on NDTV Good Times

 
 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (30/05/2010 to 05/06/2010)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (30/05/2010 to 05/06/2010)
Zee TV
Star Plus
Colors
Sony Entertainment TV
SAB
Sun TV
Ten Sports
Imagine TV
Zee Cinema
Star Gold
Gemini TV
Zee Marathi
MAX
Star One
Star Jalsha
POGO
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		•  ESPN Star goal of more viewers on course
    		• Tata Sky slashes price for HD service
    		• ADAG cos hike stake in Fame India to 15.34%
    		• UAE launches 3D TV service
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Media scrips zoom on consolidation buzz, Balaji up 20%
    		• Vodafone marketing head appointed Tata Sky CEO
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Hollywood hopes Toy Story 3 can spur summer sales
    		• Brands chase stars with co-promotion
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Star Revives Stake Sale Plans In Balaji Telefilms
    Source: VC Circle
     
    		• Balaji Telefilms zooms 19% on ADAG buying Star stake
    		• 'Halal' version of Facebook hit in Pakistan
    		• Google helps build trade case over web censorship
    		• Harit Nagpal to join Tata Sky as MD
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• No new applications till TRAI's recommendations on FDI: Menon
    Source: MediaMughals
       
    		• Middle East's first 3D TV network launched
    Source: Calcutta Tube
       
    		• A new logo and nayi soch for Star Plus
    Source: Fresh News
     
    International News
    		• Jenny McCarthy Makes A Deal with Harpo
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Virgin: ‘Canvas doesn’t look open to us’
    		• Prisa to take over US channel V-me Media
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Waitrose to launch dedicated YouTube channel
    		• NME Radio retrenches as IPC closes live station
    		• Media Contacts appoints Diffiniti's Vassallo to head trading
    Source: Media Week
       
    		• Banff TV producers eye ways to woo viewers
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
       
    		• Time Warner Cable shifting channel lineups
    Source: Winston-Salem Journal
       
    		• Egypt TV to sue al-Jazeera Sport over World Cup broadcast
    Source: Al-Masry Al-Youm
       
    		• NTC clears use of Japan standard for digital TV
    Source: Manila Times
       
    		• Etisalat launches 3D TV service
    Source: Emirates News Agency
       
    		• The World Series of Poker on Twitter
    Source: Poker Room Review
       
    		• Facebook Hits 20 Million Video Uploads Per Month
    Source: PC Magazine
       
    		• Israel Eyeing Launch of International News Channel
    Source: Baltimore Jewish Times
       
    		• Virgin Confirms to Cut Charges for Sky Sports and Movies Channels
    Source: TopNews United States
       
    		• Cable Networks Score Increases in TV Ad Rates
    Source: Wall Street Journal
     
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