14 October 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 32 - Issue No: 92
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Government's digital plot

The sunset date for 4 metros is likely to be revised to mid-2012; new rules may permit right of access and way to cable TV ops and provide infrastructure status to 60,000 LCOs.
Top 3 MSOs need Rs5.5bn to fund first phase of digitisation

Hinduja's IMCL plans to pump in Rs2.5bn, Den Networks Rs2bn & Hathway Cable & Datacom Rs1bn; business model to strengthen due to a massive jump in subscription revenues.
 
Cabinet nod on ordinance on digitisation

The ordinance seeks to amend the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act to meet the 31 March 2012 deadline for digitisation in the four metros. UPDATED!
 
 
Ashvini Yardi quits as Colors programming head
 
Cable stocks surge on digitisation ordinance
 
DD's DTH not to have rev loss in lease out operations
 
Disney Channel gears up to launch season 2 of Art Attack
 
Spectrum audit & pooling under Consideration: Deora
 
 
Soderbergh to direct Liberace biopic
Stuart Beattie to shoot Frankenstein in Australia
 
Unified licensing system covers convergence of tech
 
Conax's solution for TV, broadband content distribution
 
Home2US renews capacity agreement with SES
 
Agent Vinod pushed for 2012 first half release
 
Sanjay Suri and Onir’s next film is Chauranga
 
News Releases

Aftermath of Steve Jobs’s demise, launch of Paris Hilton’s hand bags this week on Brand Equity

Channel [v] breaks all records in the youth entertainment category
 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (02/10/2011 to 08/10/2011)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (02/10/2011 to 08/10/2011)
Star Plus
Colors
Sony Entertainment TV
Star Cricket
Zee TV
SAB
Sun TV
Gemini TV
Imagine TV
MAX
Zee Cinema
Star Pravah
Star Gold
ETV Marathi
 
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		•  DoT offers to give one broadband licence to Qualcomm
    		• Amazon will invest $100 m more in AP
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• FIH to announce Indian TV rights deal for hockey
    Source: IBNLive.com
       
    		• Bigg Boss back to antics, censors up in arms
    Source: DNA
       
    		• FIH to announce Indian TV Rights Deal
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Cabinet clears digitisation of TV broadcasts
    Source: Hindustan Times
    		• Set-Top Box now a must for Cable TV
    		• Salman Khan postpones release of 'Ek Tha Tiger' to Eid 2012
    		• Cabinet clears cable and satellite TV digitisation proposal
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Nod to digitise TV broadcast by '14
    		• Google tax probe to focus on offshore units
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Digitisation of cable TV to be made mandatory
    Source: Deccan Herald
       
    		• Organised cable sector gets a digital boost
    		• 'Avatar' most pirated movie ever
    		• Salman postpones release of 'Ek Tha Tiger' to Eid 2012
    		• Vivek Oberoi signed for 'Gyarah Challis Ki Last Metro'
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• CBS Becomes First Network in History to Achieve Ratings Milestone
    		• Netflix Inks Groundbreaking Exclusive Multiyear Pact for CW Content
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Universal abandons early VoD release
    		• Netflix secures The CW programming
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Sony Gaming Revenues Slump As New Attack Hits PSN Network
    Source: ChannelNews
       
    		• TV 2 becomes Norway's first live 3D broadcaster
    		• France 24 toasts Arabic successes
    Source: DigitalTVEurope.net
    		• UAE Enters A New Era Of Entertainment With Etisalat's eLife TV
    Source: Abu Dhabi City Guide
       
    		• Sky News prepares for crowded Arab market
    Source: Financial Times
       
    		• Ukraine launched DVB-T2
    Source: Screen Digest
       
    		• Microsoft to launch Xbox TV service on demand
    Source: gulfnews.com
       
    		• HP, Condé Nast partner on on-demand content distribution
    Source: Bizjournals.com
       
    		• FX Canada adds US series
    Source: C21Media
     
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