14 May 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 34 - Issue No: 69
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Rahul Khullar set to take over as Trai chairman

Commerce secretary Rahul Khullar to replace J S Sarma who retires on Monday; TV industry to wait anxiously to see if new chairman will defer digitisation deadline of 30 June for the 4 metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
Sony eyes ad rev of Rs 900 mn from Indian Idol

Sony keeps marketing spend flat at Rs 800 mn for Indian Idol that airs from 1 June at 8.30 pm on weekends; feels ad rev of Rs 900 mn is feasible as channel has gained in ratings.
RAM outlines radio listening trends in 9 cities

Ahmedabad, Chennai and Hyderabad emerge as growth markets for the radio industry, according to RAM; Southern metros see over 30% growth in listening thresholds.
 
 
BCCI ratifies Star's media rights purchase
 
Balaji Telefilms' CEO of TV Manuj Agarwal quits
 
Sri Lanka Premier League to kick-off 10 August
 
DD to cover Lok Sabha session live to mark 60 yrs of Parl
 
Discovery Q1 profit hit by losses at OWN
 
Spectrum allocation delinked from licences
 
Demand for mobile handsets to touch 225 mn by 2014
 
Retrospective of Bhupen Hazarika to feature Hindi and Assamese films
 
 
Govt funding body bars Ausralian filmmaker
2 Oz filmmakers to attend Sundance's Screenwriters Labs
 
Love Recipe to release on 25 May
 
‘The Amazing Spiderman’ and Bond film 'Skyfall' to release in India ahead of US
 
Scorsese’s Xtrme City set to roll
 
Shyam Benegal retrospective at first edition of DCSAFF
 
Warne joins Vidya Balan to launch Indian Film Festival, Melbourne
 
Govt to spend 40% of its TV ad budget on regional channels
 
News Releases

‘Dangerous Ishhq’ opens in 539 UFO Digital Theatres

Sera Bangali honors 13 progressive Bengalis who said no to negativity!!!

 
TV Ratings

Top 10 Programmes (29/04/2012 to 05/05/2012)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (29/04/2012 to 05/05/2012)
Z Zee TV
SONY MAX
Star Plus
Colors Viacom18
SONY ENTERTAINMENT TV
SONY SAB
Sun TV
Star Pravah
Z Cinema
VIJAY
Life OK
POGO
GEMINI
Star Gold
Star Jalsha
Sahara One
 
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Social media growth falling in India: Gartner report
    		• 'Department' - lively, powerful soundtrack
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Social media growth in India to lag other nations: Study
    		• Rahul Khullar is new TRAI Chairman
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Rahul Khullar to be the new Trai chairman
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Yahoo names Levinsohn interim CEO
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Whitney Houston's family to feature in reality TV series
    Source: Hindustan Times
    		• Khullar named new Trai chief with 3-yr term
    		• Bollywood cashes in on foreign subsidies, cut production cost
    		• Facebook tweaks privacy policy to boost ads
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Flipkart to start selling ebooks to take on rivals
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• I&B Ministry institutes award for films at IFFI
    		• Yahoo chief Scott Thompson steps down
    		• 'Joker' features in New York Times
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Imtiaz Ali presenting 'Dekh Indian Circus'
    		• 'Lootera' pushed to March 29 release
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• UCC directs TV broadcasters to provide sign language services
    Source: monitor.co.ug
       
    		• Viewers point antennas for digital TV channel
    Source: sunherald
       
    		• Dish Launches New Ad Skipping Service
    Source: B&C
    		• BSkyB, ESPN Vie in U.K. Soccer
    Source: WSJ
       
    		• NBC bets on comedy, to air 'Voice' twice a season
    Source: Reuters
       
    		• Whitney Houston's family to film reality TV series
    Source: SMH
       
     
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