16 Feb 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 30 - Issue No: 95
 
 
 
Executive Dossier
'We deliver natural history with a powerful brand at a global level'

Interview with National Geographic Wild senior VP, Development Janet Han Vissering

 
Headlines
Govt mulls upping FDI for cable TV, FM radio

Govt considers hiking FDI limit in cable TV from 49% to 74% and in FM radio from 20% to 26%; DTH also to gain.
 
Zee Telugu launches reality show on city jungle theme
 
Discovery revenues up 9% for fiscal
 
OMNI TV to air IIFA awards
 
Sun Direct initiates legal action against media
 
SES in pact for 12 Ku-band transponders for Indian DTH
 
China orders minimum smoking on-screen
Betty Garett no more
 
Onida's bonaza offers for cricket World Cup
 
Kolkata to host Cable TV Show from 15 February
 
Oscar nominee 'Social Network' on Airtel Digital TV
 
Willow TV offers cricket World Cup in HD to US viewers
 
 
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
 
BroadcastAsia2011 from 21-24 June in Singapore
 
Filmstan Studio to shut down
 
Kenya wooing Indian filmmakers to shoot in the country
 
Radio One, Chennai Live tie up for ad sales
 
News Releases

Video website WinkBall set to capture local opinion at Cricket World Cup 2011 in India!

 
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
    		• Aptech, Microsoft form alliance
    		• Reliance Digital TV's new service
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Bollywood pads up for cricket season
    		• Sun, Astro deny media reports of impropriety in deal
    		• Bryan Adams' Delhi concert cancelled
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Action initiated against erring cable operators
    		• YouTube adds to Google's revenue
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Grammy TV audience hits 10-year high
    Source: Moneycontrol.com
    		• Godrej to take its TV biz pan India from April
    		• Al Jazeera to focus on international news broadcast in India
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Facebook execs keep mum on its role in Egypt
    		• ‘Conversion from 2D to 3D is big business’
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Hindi filmmakers turn over a new dimension
    		• Charlie Sheen says ready to return to TV sitcom
    Source: DNA
       
    		• Shahrukh Khan to do an item number?
    		• Delhi may miss date with Bryan Adams
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• MTV Networks Exec Promoted to Top Research Post
    		• Bigger Screen in the Works for Next Apple iPhone
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• ‘Techtonic Forces’ drive European Cable
    		• Eutelsat secures Mediaset ASO transponder deal
    		• Strong growth for European Cable
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Richard Hammond launches internet-only TV series
    Source: Telegraph.co.uk
       
    		• Digital TV broadcasters given product placement update
    Source: Cable.co.uk
       
    		• Initiative promotes Ireland MD to global role
    		• Telegraph to lose digital strategic director Alison Reay
    Source: Media Week
    		• Twitter Taps Users for UI Translations
    Source: PCWorld
       
    		• Micro-Funding Site Integrates With LinkedIn, Facebook
    Source: InformationWeek
       
    		• Nat 'King' Cole's brief but breakthrough 1950s TV variety show gets digital release
    Source: The Canadian Press
       
    		• Grammy TV audience hits 11-year high
    Source: Reuters Canada
       
    		• ITV1 to launch hunt for new stand-up comedy star
    Source: British Comedy Guide
       
    		• Sky News Arabia appoints Reuters man as news director
    Source: Press Gazette
     
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