23 Aug 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 35 - Issue No: 53
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
TAM owner WPP speaks up, threatens defamation suit against NDTV

WPP actively considers issuing proceedings against NDTV for defamation and has instructed its lawyers accordingly; to also file application for dismissal of the lawsuit.
DID Lil Masters supercharges Zee TV to Hindi GEC leadership

Zee TV vrooms to the front with 283 GRPs as DID Lil Masters fetches 56 points in the week ended 18 August; Star Plus vacates pole position after over two years.
TLC's localisation push

Discovery's lifestyle channel will double the amount of local content this year to 4 shows; the channel has identified the grooming genre as a popular mix for the Indian audiences.
 
 
Zee TV's non-fiction head Ashish Golwalkar quits
 
MTV India launched in Middle East and North Africa
 
Radiowalla Network to broadcast Sri Lanka league live
 
Motorvision TV set to debut in Asia in September
 
ARLC cracks $1 bn broadcast deal with Nine and Fox Sports
 
Videocon d2h launches Bollywood channel at Rs 60/mth
 
 
Ridley Scott suspends film shoot to be with his grieving family
Universal coaxes Jim Carrey for a role in Kick-Ass 2
Latest pirates film expected to gross £60 mn
DreamWorks Animation inks distribution deal with Twentieth Century Fox
 
Hathway offers SD with quarterly Combo Pack
 
Amitabh Bachchan gets 1 mn likes on Facebook debut
 
Netflix tops 1 million subscribers in UK, Ireland
 
IFFI inauguration to be held in outdoor AC dome
 
Pakistani film Lamha bags two awards at New York Film Festival
 
Pyaar Ka Punchnama draws cheers at Indian Film Festival in Berlin
 
News Releases

Independence Day Blockbuster – More than 20 Million viewers tune in to The Greatest Indian Grand Finale!

 
TV Ratings

Top 10 Programmes (27/05/2012 to 02/06/2012)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (27/05/2012 to 02/06/2012)
SONY MAX
Star Plus
Z Zee TV
Colors Viacom18
SONY ENTERTAINMENT TV
SONY SAB
Life OK
Sun TV
Star Pravah
Star Jalsha
Disney XD
GEMINI
Star Gold
ETV Marathi
Z Marathi
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Accel Invests Rs 100 crore in Bigtree Entertainment
    		• Advertising firm WPP may sue NDTV for defamation
    		• Google online maps embark on Arctic adventure
    		• YouTube launches US election hub, streaming video
    		• Risk-wary ESPN Star Sports signs cricket ad deals for full year
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Govt working with social media to prevent misuse of technology: Sibal
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• TAM TALES FROM ANDHRA PRADESH
    		• Network18 offloads a minority stake in Bigtree to Accel
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Radiowalla to broadcast Sri Lanka Premier League live
    Source: techcircle
       
    		• Videocon d2h launches “d2h Cinema”
    Source: TelecomTiger
       
    		• Satellite rights stirs up TV market
    		• Facebook working with govt to remove hate content
    		• Facebook users 'irritated' over deleted accounts
    		• Jatin Shah & Supriya Kumari in Savdhaan India
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Zee TV topples STAR Plus for the top slot
    		• WPP mulls defamation case against NDTV
    		• Amazon launches Kindle store for India
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• I&B set to cancel licences of 2 MSOs over digitisation
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Facebook to remove content inciting violence
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Chitrangada's look not inspired by Madhuri in 'Joker' song
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• NBC Places Order for Sitcom With Hollywood Bloodlines
    		• Cable Channel Has Its Highest-Rated Series Premiere in History
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• ITV will bid to produce BT Premier League
    		• Rovi to power Sainsbury’s digital video service
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• A&N Media appoints former top M&S director to ecommerce role
    Source: Media Week
       
    		• Javelin Acquires Hula Media Xchange
    Source: digitaljournal
       
    		• Skype iOS app adds 'PhotoShare' feature
    Source: Digital Spy
       
    		• Direct Star, Sosh launch digital reality TV show The Social Rush
    		• MediaCorp deploys Aspera to power digital media distribution
    Source: Rapid TV News
       
    		• Television viewers drift away with Olympics gone
    Source: Washington Post
     
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