15 March 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 34 - Issue No: 19
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
30 June deadline for 4 metros sacrosanct: Uday Varma

June 30 is not an unrealistic date and we have set up mechanisms, task force and interest groups, says Uday Varma; hike in FDI is on the anvil.
IBF, ISA and AAAI announce launch of BARC

IBF to have 60% stake in the audience research entity, while ISA and AAAI will equally hold the balance 40%; a technical committee is being set up and RFP will be invited.
Den, Digicable in advanced merger talks

Talks centre around swapping of Digicable shares with Den Networks; details of share swap ratio are being worked out.
 
 
Discovery Kids to launch in Q2
 
Industry doing nothing to transform biz models for digital world: Uday Shankar
 
New media to open up new revenue streams: Punit Goenka
 
Indian film industry attracts investors amid challenges
 
India must act strongly against piracy if cinema is to thrive: Dodd
 
Young Indian agencies begin to bloom in 2011
Growth in kids genre makes it a viable market: Monica Tata
Soirees from south: Sanjay Reddy
A mixed year for Bollywood
Television Spring: Andy Jacobs
The opportunity and challenges of taking Indian TV content overseas: Gaurav Gandhi
International business is growth area for players with long-term plans: Bharat Ranga
Advertising to grow 8% in 2012: Shashi Sinha
New opportunities via satellites: Deepak Mathur
Let’s differentiate 'News' from ‘Views' channels: Mahendra Mishra
Year of flux for English movie channels: Sunder Aaron
Destroying myths in English movie chnnl space: Ajay Trigunayat
Coming Soon- A Tsunami of Creativity: Jagdish Kumar
Building leagues and searching for life beyond cricket
Carving out a space for independent agencies: Raghu Bhat
Sports broadcasting at the crossroads of survival and glory: Atul Pande
10 Key trends in the movie biz : Siddharth Roy Kapur
When creative entrepreneurship saw a renaissance: KV Sridhar
Fresh opportunities for Prasar Bharati
Size does not matter: Priti Nair
Infotainment & lifestyle genre in a new wave of evolution
Getting ready for the next growth phase: Rahul Johri
2011: Defining year for the music genre
2011: Pure music, regional key trends: Punit Pandey
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Filmmakers ready to emperiment with other platforms for release of films
 
Facebook an effective tool for brand promotion: Carolyn Everson
 
Passing the Copyright Amendment Bill will resolve many issues
 
Yahoo and Facebook advertising patent spat lands in Federal Court
 
Social networking sites should avoid obscene content: Govt
 
 
Mario Puzo estate forbids Paramount to stop sequel of The Godfather
Paramount rearranges releases
 
112 Govt websites hacked in 3 months
 
Eros International and Prakash Jha sign three-film deal
 
Anubhav Sinha launches production house Help to make films on survival
 
Hindi remake of ‘The Infidel’ to focus on Hinduism and Islam
 
Rahul Bose and Konkona Sen Sharma to star in Tagore classic Shesher Kabita on celluloid
 
News Releases

CNBC-TV18 line up a powerpacked budget day finale

 
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (26/02/2012 to 03/03/2012)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (26/02/2012 to 03/03/2012)
Sony Entertainment TV
Star Plus
Colors
Zee TV
Star Cricket
SAB
Life OK
Sun TV
MAX
Star Gold
Zee Cinema
Imagine TV
Star Pravah
Gemini TV
Sahara One
Star Jalsha
ETV Marathi
Zee Telugu
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Discovery Network to launch new channel for kids
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Airtel Digital TV starts service for competitive exams preparation
    		• Digital transmission in four metros from July: I & B Secretary
    		• Indian movie industry to be worth $ 5 billion in 2 years: MPAA CEO
    		• Discovery Networks to launch kids channel in India
    		• Government to appoint radio frequency auctioneer in 3 months
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Cinema's future 'avatar'
    		• Channel 4 claims Sri Lanka footage “authentic”
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• New cable regime to signal end of operator arrogance
    Source: MSN India
       
    		• AOC announces its entry into the Indian television market
    Source: thinkdigit
       
    		• Cable TV viewers can soon demand channel of choice
    Source: voicendata
       
    		• I&B Ministry launches Facebook Account for Digitalization
    Source: voicendata
       
    		• Media, entertainment growth predicted at 13%
    		• Discovery to launch kids channel
    		• Soon, a single-window clearance for foreign films to shoot in India
    		• Prime Focus signs agreement with LaserNet, SA
    		• Media & Entertainment sector witness 17% dip in recruitment
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Govt to put TV digitisation in action from April: I&B Secy
    		• Facebook touts success in new pages for brands
    		• Budget: A wish list from media & entertainment sector
    		• Entering the digital age
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• We will make India the launch pad for Discovery Kids in Asia
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Aamir Khan chooses TV over Talaash
    		• 200 million Indians have no TV, phone or radio
    		• Set-top boxes a must from July for greater choice
    		• Abbas-Mustan keen to make TV show
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Govt to put TV digitisation in action from April: I&B Secy
    		• Abhishek Bachchan to star in 'Businessman' remake
    		• Aamir Khan's TV show delays 'Talaash' release
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Hallmark Moves Toward Scripted Series, Acquires Rights to 'The Middle'
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Sky movies boosted by broader competition investigation
    		• BBC confirms Project Barcelona DTO service
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• BBC Three to launch new 'Apprentice' style show
    Source: NME.com
       
    		• Virgin Media to bring free Wi-Fi to London Underground for the Olympics
    Source: Media Week
    		• iPlayer deal saves BBC Sky platform costs
    Source: Broadband TV News
       
    		• Carlos Slim taps Larry King for internet TV channel
    Source: Financial Times
       
    		• New 'Steve Harvey' TV show coming to Chicago studio
    Source: Chicago Sun-Times
       
    		• YouTube And SBNation Launch A New Sports Channel
    Source: WebProNews
       
     
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