9 Feb 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 30 - Issue No: 89
 
 
 
Headlines
Sun TV to up ad rates from 1 April

8-32 per cent hike across Sun Network's Tamil channels; other three south language markets to follow.
 
Hyundai to spend Rs2bn over 5 years on cricket ads

Comprises 25-30 per cent of Hyundai's total advertising spend; Rs2billion to be spend over five years.
 
Mukta Arts picks up 26% in Maya Digital Studios

Stake purchase in Maya Digital Studios to give Mukta Arts a presence in computer animation and VFX.
 
 
 
Soni wants tax concessions for media sector
 
Lorgat for legalising betting to undo corruption in cricket
 
ICC encouraged by pace of work at Eden Gardens
 
X Factor announces $5mn Sony Music/Syco record deal
 
Animal Planet to air Taking on Tyson from 6 March
 
 
Court allows Jackson's doctor's trial on TV
MGM nears distbn deal of Bond film with Sony
 
NHK, Al Jazeera Children's Channel sign co-production deal
 
NCM to give Sesame Street a home
 
Zee Trendz partners with Ginx TV for gaming block
 
No revenue loss caused by Antrix-Devas deal: PMO
 
Isro feels the heat over spectrum deal
 
 
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
 
GlobeCast, Netia to co-exhibit at Nab
 
Rakeysh Mehra ventures into mythology genre with 3D technology
 
Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s next has Sunny Deol as a pundit
 
Vikram Bhatt’s Haunted in 3D
 
News Releases

This Valentines Day- Week, STAR World prescribes an over-dose of ‘How I Met Your Mother’!!

Sun, Sand and Fun at Nokia India Fest 2011

 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (23/01/2011 to 29/01/2011)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (23/01/2011 to 29/01/2011)
Zee TV
Zee Marathi
SAB
Colors
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment TV
Ten Cricket
MAX
Imagine TV
DD1
Star Jalsha
Zee Cinema
Star Gold
Zee Bangla
Star One
Star Pravah
ETV Marathi
 
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		•  Cricket greats feature in new Bollywood film
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Al Jazeera's India challenge
    Source: Sify
       
    		• Producers of global TV reality shows turn to India for profits
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Madhuri, Rishi set the stage ablaze
    Source: Express Buzz
       
    		• Simon Cowell to judge X Factor offers USD 5 mn prize
    Source: Moneycontrol.com
       
    		• Fun in fantasy land
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Mukta Arts Buys Stake In Ketan Mehta's Maya Digital Studios
    Source: DealCurry
       
    		• Al Jazeera's India challenge
    		• Airtel Digital eyes 127% growth
    		• Cinema to the rescue
    		• Isro: S-band deal is being cancelled
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Hrithik turns to TV with 'So You Think You Can Dance'
    		• 'Titanic' scene tops most romantic movie moments
    		• After Aamir, Katrina signs on for Dhoom 3?
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• 'Freida to star in Dhoom 3'
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• CBS News Restructures Management Team
    		• NBC O&Os Meet for First Time Since Comcast Takeover; How They'll Work With Comcast Spotlight (Ad Sales) on Agenda
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Sky Movies makes “excess profits”
    		• IPTV defies recession
    		• Apple tops online movies, Wal-Mart to challenge
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Matty Johns rejects new late-night spot on Channel 7
    Source: NEWS.com.au
       
    		• Al Jazeera to launch a channel for the Balkans
    Source: HotNews.co
       
    		• Last.fm to bring in pay model for mobile streaming
    		• Maxus wins Woodland Trust digital media account
    Source: Media Week
    		• Google Adds Priority Inbox to Gmail Web App
    Source: PC Magazine
       
    		• Online movie downloads up nearly 40% in 2010, surpassing TV sales for first time
    Source: Los Angeles Times
       
    		• World's largest 3D TV launched
    Source: Gulf Daily News
       
    		• Terry Adams featured on Fox TV's "Glee"
    Source: ESPN
       
    		• Discovery Channel Names Nancy Daniels Executive VP Production and Development
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
       
    		• BT Home Hub 3 to launch at end of February
    Source: thinkbroadband.com
     
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