14 Feb 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 30 - Issue No: 93
 
 
 
Headlines
NDTV eyes investor in MetroNation Chennai

MetroNation Chennai Television plans to get strategic investor; and up Tamil language content.
 
Intl Emmy head Paisner reaches out to Indian TV community

Paisner feels Indian content is under represented; meets top Indian producers and TV actors.
 
Zeel fixes price cap of buyback at Rs126 per share

Zeel limits aggregate consideration payable for buyback at Rs7bn; buyback in wake of cash surplus of Rs9.4bn.
 
Trust in Indian media down: Study
 
Lalli not given hearing by Shunglu Committee: I&B
 
Filmy kicks off several initiatives to mark its 5-year run
 
Pandora plans to raise $100million via IPO
 
Star World kicks off US version of 'Masterchef' on 14 Feb
 
The King's Speech earns $86.4million to date
Dallas fest announces first 12 films for screening
 
Zee Café to carry 'Baggage' from 15 February
 
Filmmaker Taylor Hackford to speak at Frames
 
Zee Café to show the Kardashians from 15 February
 
Discovery to further invest $30mn in OWN cable network
 
 
Politicisation of TV news content in South India : Mahendra Mishra
Prasar Bharati: A year of controversies
The tough task of building a non-tabloid news channel in India: Jehangir Pocha
2010 a year of wait for FM radio
The crisis of news channels in Indi : Anurradha Prasad
Music channels face uncertainty
The day the music died : Prem Kamath
Testing time for sports broadcasters
2011 will be a challenging year for Indian sports biz : Peter Hutton
Be ready for more franchise properties : Atul Pande
TV ad revenue poised for healthy growth : Rohit Gupta
"What's On" in 2011... And What's Not : Joy Chakraborthy
Facts beyond Fiction: Shailesh Kapoor
 
Rohit Sharma, Jiah Khan brand ambassadors of Play UP
 
Sagar Bellary mulls Bheja Fry sequel
 
Sanjay Dutt to remake Mujhe Jeene Do
 
Puri Jagannath remaking Sholay in Telugu
 
Punjab Govt gives nod for film city
 
News Releases

CNBC AWAAZ ‘Investor Maha Kumbh’ receives 85,000 viewer SMSes within 9 hours of LIVE programming!

BAFTA’s Live Telecast in India Only on Pix

Avian Media awarded PR Mandate for South African Tourism

iVdopia Wins The Red Herring Global 100 Award 2010
 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (30/01/2011 to 05/02/2011)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (30/01/2011 to 05/02/2011)
Zee TV
Colors
Zee Marathi
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment TV
Imagine TV
MAX
SAB
Star Jalsha
Zee Cinema
Zee Bangla
Star Gold
Star Pravah
Star One
ETV Marathi
Cartoon Network
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• It's raining offers in high definition TV market
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Panjab University gets own community radio
    Source: North India Times
       
    		• TV makers up sales campaign ahead of cricket World Cup
    Source: Money Control
       
    		• 10-m inactive subscribers hit DTH cos
    		• NDTV repays Rs188.7-cr debt, news biz turns profitable
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Sonakshi bags another project opposite Akshay
    Source: Indian Express
       
       
    		• Den Networks Q3 net up 19% to Rs9.2cr
    		• Ketan Mehta eyeing $10mn from PE players
    		• Nimbus moving to a new pitch
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Facebook launches redesigned pages with new features, capabilities
    		• Ketan Mehta eyeing $10mn from PE players for Maya Digital
    		• Kingdom of Dreams operator to sell 20 pc stake, raise Rs200 cr
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Salman takes on Munni in Dabangg 2
    		• Rupees 500cr for cable TV tech upgrade
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Time Warner Cable Widens Multiroom DVR Service In East Region
    Source: Multi Channel
       
    		• Rupert Murdoch Buys $20.2M Worth of News Corp. Stock
    Source: The Wrap
       
    		• Ofcom logo to highlight product placement on TV?
    Source: Mirror.co.uk
       
    		• Digital channels spread the audience for free to air TV
    Source: MuMbrella
       
    		• Hollywood helps the TV news in Asia
    Source: The Jakarta Post
       
    		• Russia's Muslim TV channel starts test broadcasting
    Source: The Voice of Russia
       
    		• MyNetwork TV Gets Renewal
    Source: Multi Channel
       
    		• Discovery 3D makes US premiere
    Source: Broadband TV News
     
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