20 October 2011 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 32 - Issue No: 97
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Forex losses upset Dish TV's march to profitability

Stung by foreign exchange loss of Rs304mn, Dish TV has widened its Q2 net loss to Rs486mn; subscriber acquisition cost is up and 575,000 customers are added in the quarter.
Zee News Ltd posts 19.5% ad rev growth in shaky environment

Zee News Ltd Q2 consolidated net profit stands at Rs34.82mn on revenue of Rs791.3mn; company prepares for the impending recession and is working out innovative solutions.
 
Colors back to No. 3 as Bigg Boss' ratings drop

Average TVR of Bigg Boss drops to 1.8, leading Colors to shed 37 GRPs; channel closes the week ended 15 September with 218 GRPs, below Star Plus and Sony.
 
 
Zee to simulcast Miss World
 
Proposed sports bill revised to reduce govt interference
 
Zoom launches hunt for bold & beautiful anchor
 
Murdochs to be questioned in shareholders meet on Friday
 
Mattel close to buying Hit Entertainment
 
 
Big rush for Oldenburg fest
Malibu Fest honors Director Mary Lambert
 
Uefa's media rights deals
 
Reckitt Benckiser launches online games
 
Casbaa reveals speaker lineup for convention
 
Katrina Kaif is most searched for celebrity for mobile video
 
News Releases

ET NOW continues its leadership stance India's Most Trusted Stock Market Channel

Kavita Lakhani, President, LinOpinion India named 'Leading Woman in Media' by the Women in Leadership Forum India

Zee Telugu hosts Zee Kutumbam Awards - The show that rewards its most loved TV characters

Star Gold presents Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
 
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
    		•  NDS Group to invest $440m in India in next 5 years
    		• Ekta-Bhansali war hots up
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Filmmaker Prakash Jha receives extortion threats
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• Dish TV Q2 loss widens to Rs 485.6 mn
    Source: Myiris.com
       
    		• Small screen, big romances
    Source: Mid-Day
       
    		• Hathway Cable to invest Rs 1,000 cr by 2015
    		• Apple logs $6.62-bn net, misses estimates
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Naaptol Raises $25M From NEA, Canaan Partners & Silicon Valley Bank
    Source: VC Circle
       
    		• Google turns to face detection to take on record-breaking iPhone
    Source: Financial Express
     
    International News
    		• Mandy Moore Sitcom Finds Network Home
    		• NBCU Names Head of Cable and New Media Distribution
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Commission proposes €9bn investment
    		• Sky adds profit but nets just 26,000 TV subs
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Skylink adds Film Europe premium channel
    Source: Telecompaper
       
    		• Net radio station aims for BBC World Service audience
    Source: Telegraph.co.uk
       
    		• Clear Channel's Rob Atkinson to head Adshel down under
    Source: Media Week
    		• Bahrain to build media city and launch TV channel
    Source: gulfnews.com
       
    		• NatGeo Farsi broadcasts begin
    Source: The National
       
    		• SKorea to have new TV news channel
    Source: Asian Correspondent
       
    		• OSN Appoints Ahmad Zahidah as Director of Digital
    Source: AME Info
       
    		• 'The X Factor' USA reveals live finalists
    Source: Digital Spy
       
    		• OTE TV launches budget DTH platform
    Source: Broadband TV News
     
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