7 Nov 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 36 - Issue No: 15
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Countdown begins for Phase II digitisation in 38 cities

I&B Secretary Uday Kumar Varma holds a high-level meeting to review preparedness and asks MSOs to make assessment of number of STBs required; Phase II digitisation deadline of 31 March covers 38 cities in 15 states. UPDATED!
Den to invest Rs 3.5 bn for Phase I digitisation

Den Networks has already seeded over 1.5 million STBs in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata; it estimates to seed a total of 2.3 million STBs in the three cities.
TV technology companies upbeat on digital India

NDS has a low capex entry level solution for small cable operators; Conax is also aggressively eyeing the Indian market as digitisation moves to 2nd phase next year.
 
Nick's Keymon Ache to make its theatrical debut on 9 Nov
 
Star associates with Morakhia's sportainment centre
 
Pogo lines-up Chotta Bheem movies during Diwali
 
RK Arora joins ITV Network as CEO
 
Reliance Digital and Harman to unveil reconnect LED TV
 
OTT revenue to quadruple to $32 bn by 2017: Study
 
One97 gets Milind Pathak as global head-new biz
 
 
Sequel of Casablanca on anvil
PGA set to honour J J Abrams with Norman Lear Achievement award
 
NBCUniversal and Cablevision sign long term agreement
 
Seagate bets on UltraViolet technology
 
Hulu, CBS sign multi-year licensing agreement
 
CCI upholds YRF's deals with single screens
 
Saeed Mirza, Raghu Menon appointed CBFC members
 
Fatwa issued against film on Islam system of divorce
 
Anil Kapoor buys out indoor film studio; to shoot Indian version of 24 first
 
News Releases

Discovery Claims Huge Success On Social Media With Its Jab Tak Hai Jaan Campaign
 
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
 
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Flipkart gets security certification on payment solution
    		• Cyber criminals ready to pry open Windows 8
    		• Competition panel sees no violation by Yash Raj Films
    		• PVR launches eight-screen multiplex at Kurla
    		• 38 cities on the radar for phase II of digitisation
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• CCI rejects Ajay Devgn's plea against Yash Raj Films; finds no merit in it
    		• Skype replaces Microsoft Messenger for online calls
    		• Kids spending more time on mobile internet
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• ESPN, Dish TV in war of nerves
    Source: Hindustan Times
       
    		• Financial Times owner denies it is looking to sell
    		• Competition panel rejects Ajay Devgn’s plea against Yash Raj
    		• Pearson to seek offers to sell ‘FT’ this year: report
    		• There is, literally, a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow: Sinha
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Bollywood’s Diwali face-off
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• I&B ministry charts plan for phase II of cable TV digitisation
    Source: Zee News
       
    		• CCI rejects Ajay Devgn's plea against YRF; finds no merit in it
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• Demand Media reports record revenue and profit
    		• First film on Osama bin Laden raid pulls 2.7 million viewers
    		• News Corp quarter profit beat f'casts
    		• Shia LaBeouf will not return for 'Transformer' movie
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• CCI rejects Devgn's plea against Yash Raj Films
    		• Digitisation: Phase II countdown begins
    		• Amazon to win over Apple in e-book price tussle
    		• Smartphone owners ready to give up TV time
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• STAR CJ Alive launches new bed linen collection - Soul Siesta
    Source: India PRwire
       
    		• Springsteen Sandy telethon raises $23m, ABC more than $10m
    Source: moneylife
       
    		• BBC Entertainment’s pull-out symbolises deep flaws in the TV channel business
    Source: moneylife
       
    		• JTHJ-SOS row: Ajay loses round one, appeals
    		• Parakh Madan replaces Vindhya in Sher Dil Shergil
    		• Karan Sharma to enter Pavitra Rishta
    		• 5L set-top boxes sold in city in last 8 days
    		• Ranbir is in my next film: Anurag Basu
    		• I&B sets March 31 deadline for 38 more cities to go digital
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Martha Stewart Sitcom Headed to Fox
    		• Disney/ABC Fundraising Effort Brings In $16.8 Million for Hurricane Relief
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Sky secures exclusive NBCU deal
    		• Hulu Plus adds CBS shows
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Sky shuts out Netflix and LoveFilm with deal for Universal films
    		• NME Awards partners with Spotify
    Source: Media Week
    		• Channel 4 and Abbey Road launch new music TV series
    Source: musicweek.com
       
    		• BT deals further blow to ESPN with new rights deals
    Source: Digital Spy UK
       
    		• BBCWW ready for Polish expansion
    Source: C21Media
       
    		• Director John Singleton, Paramount settle lawsuit
    Source: WNEM Saginaw
       
     
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