12 October 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 32 - Issue No: 90
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Pay TV holds promise; fragmentation, tech and high capex are hurdles: Punit Goenka

India could skip cable and evolve to wireless delivery of TV if the thorny issues are not sorted out, warns Punit Goenka; the Rs 240 bn pay TV market has huge growth potential.
Hathway Cable needs Rs7bn funding for digitisation

Hathway Cable & Datacom will require an investment of Rs6-7bn to digitise its existing subscriber base if the government mandates phasing out of analogue cable, says Jayaraman.
 
 
India to have 1.2 mn HD subscribers on DTH by fiscal-end
 
Digital world should pave path for targeted ads
 
Uday Varma tipped to return to I&B as Secretary
 
Zee Americas ups Sameer Targe to GM South Asian biz unit
 
ICC Test championship likely to be delayed to 2017
 
Ambika Soni placates irate broadcasters
 
 
NYFF screens unfinished version of Scorsese' Hugo
Iran govt releases 2 doc filmmakers
 
Disney CEO Iger to step down in 2015
 
Fox orders two more seasons of 'The Simpsons'
 
Tata Sky adds ESPN to take HD channels to eight
 
Motorola in deal with China's Henan Cable
 
Jean-Briac Perrette is Discovery chief digital officer
 
Bombay Talkies set for revival
 
News Releases

Join CNBC-TV18's 'Boardroom' for earnings analysis, all through the month

Mudra West launches Union Bank of India's new campaign: Your dreams are not yours alone

Bodyguard out now on DVD & VCD
 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (25/09/2011 to 01/10/2011)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (25/09/2011 to 01/10/2011)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment TV
Colors
Zee TV
SAB
Star Cricket
Sun TV
Imagine TV
MAX
Gemini TV
Zee Marathi
Star Pravah
Star Jalsha
ETV Marathi
Star Gold
Sahara One
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		•  Soni allays TV regulation fears
    Source: Hindustan Times
       
    		• Sony plans no announcement on TV restructuring CFO
    Source: Moneycontrol.com
       
    		• Yahoo! eyes more partnerships with regional papers for local content
    		• Govt in no mood to buckle under TV channels’ pressure
    		• Buy Dish TV, target at R97
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Amitabh Bachchan eager to take up challenging roles
    		• Amitabh Bachchan greets fans outside 'Jalsa'
    		• Zee Entertainment to launch 3-4 HD channels in FY13
    		• Government for early resolution of concerns of magazine sector: I&B Minister Ambika Soni
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Trai to showcause telcos over 3G
    		• Facebook introduces long-awaited ipad app
    		• Google's US search market share rises, Yahoo! declines
    		• Disney Channel original movie 'Phineas and Ferb
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• John Abraham's 'Force' receives good opening at box office
    		• Mohit Suri to direct Abhishek and Fardeen for Tips Films
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• Paanch khoon maaf: Ambika Soni's new deal for TV channels
    Source: Governance Now
       
    		• Rules for TV channels get stringent
    		• Kinshuk Mahajan in a new soap
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Discovery Slates New Steve Jobs Documentary
    		• Fox Expands 'X Factor,' Shoving New Sitcom Out of the Way
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• ITV restructures online ready for micro-pay
    		• ARRIS buys BigBand Networks
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• KI.KA to launch HD channel in 2012
    Source: Rapid tv news
       
    		• HBO Latino Bulks Up Its Schedule
    Source: Multichannel News
       
    		• Facebook finally launches iPad app
    Source: Media Week
    		• French government mulls expansion of free DTT offering
    Source: DigitalTVEurope.net
       
    		• Turner Broadcasting Launches Cartoonito in Africa
    Source: MarketWatch
       
    		• Facebook extends Platform on mobile just in time for its iPad app launch
    Source: VentureBeat
       
    		• Bright House to Launch 3D Sports Channel
    Source: Inside INdiana Business
       
    		• YouTube launches worldwide space comp
    Source: Ninemsn
       
    		• TV Pohoda set to launch
    Source: Broadband TV News
     
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