30 March 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 31 - Issue No: 30
 
 
Headlines
NDTV hands over ad sales duties to Star

5-year deal will come into effect from 1 Apr, ending NDTV's arrangement with Raj Nayak's Aidem Ventures. UPDATED!
 
World Cup news blockade ends as ICC agrees to Govt plea for truce

ICC agrees to allow news channels to cover the India-Pak match, following a request from I&B Minister Ambika Soni.

 
SC adjourns music royalty case, stay to continue
 
ICC bars news channels from World Cup coverage
 
ITV bags UK IPL rights for four years
 
Disney takes music of its TV series to the stores
 
News Corp may sell Myspace to Vevo.com
 
Emir Kusturicka to preside over Cannes jury
Farley Granger no more
 
Netflix in 5-year deal with Paramount Pictures
 
eBay set to buy GSI Commerce for $2.4billion
 
Leela Samson to chair central board of film certification
 
Rohan Sippy’s Dum Maaro Dum first film in India with Dolby Surround 7.1
 
 
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
 
Subhash Ghai offers two films for one ticket price
 
Delhi Belly to be dubbed in Hindi
 
First Imphal short film fest in October
 
Film on Tagore in offing
 
News Releases

Volkswagen’s silent support for Earth Hour

Percept Out of Home wins Panasonic India’s account

 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (13/03/2011 to 19/03/2011)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (13/03/2011 to 19/03/2011)
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Star Plus
SAB
Colors
Star Cricket
Star Jalsha
Zee Cinema
Star Gold
Imagine TV
Zee Marathi
ETV Marathi
MAX
ESPN
Star Pravah
Zee Bangla
 
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		•  NDTV outsources ad sales to Star India
    		• Microsoft launches ‘I-Spark' in State
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Indo-Pak semi-final: Houseful for multiplexes
    		• Cannes Calling: Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• News Corp in talks with Vevo on Myspace
    		• News channels get temporary access to World Cup
    		• STAR to sell ad spots for NDTV
    		• Twitter's Dorsey named executive chairman
    		• Amazon unveils online service to store, play music
    Source: Business Standard
    		• Now, TV industry set to face TDS on sale of air-time slots
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Star India, NDTV announce commercial tie-up
    Source: TV next
       
    		• Kkusum returns to television
    Source: Rediff
       
    		• Indian TV channels get temporary access to Mohali semifinal
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Indian TV channels get temporary access to Mohali semifinal
    Source: Sify
     
    International News
    		• More Execs on the Move at NBCUniversal
    		• FX Renews Two Fan-Favorite Shows
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Virgin Media wins appeal over Rovi EPG patent
    		• Cable pushes Digital Agenda
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Times digital subscribers revealed at 79,000
    		• Big Sky Banners merges into Outdoor Plus
    Source: Media Week
       
    		• AETN to Offer 400+ New Hours of Content
    Source: World Screen
       
    		• TVN closes Warsaw channel
    Source: Broadband TV News
    		• Sony Movie Channel Adds New Double Features to Lineup
    Source: Broadcasting & Cable
       
    		• Disney to launch new pre-schoolers channel
    Source: The West Australian
       
    		• New Zealand extends free-to-air digital HDTV coverage

    • Phoenix Satellite TV launches new Cantonese channel
    Source: Rapid tv news
       
    		• MTV, Endemol expanding int'l biz
    Source: Variety
       
    		• Europe sees rapid digital TV growth
    Source: Variety
       
    		• Amazon Planning Online Media 'Locker'
    Source: Wall Street Journal
     
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