16 Oct 2012 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 35 - Issue No: 97
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Zeel plans to invest Rs 1 bn in edutainment channel ZeeQ

The edutainment channel will be launched on 5 Nov targeted at 4-14 age group; Zee Q will be a pay channel and have 70% of content in Hindi while 30% will be in English.UPDATED!

Digitisation: Consensus eludes broadcasters and advertisers on suspension of ratings

IBF, AAAI, ISA & TAM officials meet for 4 hours but postpone to Tuesday a decision on temporary suspension of TV ratings after digitisation from 1 November.
History TV18 to focus on localisation

The factual entertainment channel rode on local programming for a successful first year; expects digitisation to boost subscription revenue to 50% in three years.
 
Time schedule fixed for poll broadcasts in Gujarat and HP
 
BCCI invites tender for a new IPL team
 
Uday Shankar, Aamir Khan to be honoured for SMJ
 
New-look Bedtime Hour for CBeebies
 
Audio Network in partnership with Endemol
 
BBC announces new audience research contract
 
 
Taken 2 is still no. 1 in second consecutive week
Resident Evil…tops b-o collection in US and Canada
 
RComm partners with WhatsApp in India
 
Hulu, Viacom expand content partnership
 
Weak releases help English Vinglish
 
Fox Star Studios records 5 back-to-back hits
 
Spanish film Blancanieves to close Mumbai Film Fest
 
Subhash Ghai's next- a musical thriller titled Kaanchi
 
News Releases

DD sports to telecast live cricket championships

BBC World News Horizons explores sustainable ways of dealing with global waste

 
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
    		• ZEE launches edutainment channel
    		• Zee group denies Jindal allegations
    		• Sun TV scrip hogs limelight as digitisation deadline nears
    		• Zee launches first edutainment channel ‘ZeeQ’
    		• RCom ties up with WhatsApp
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• BCCL launches Bengali newspaper Ei Samay
    		• Zee TV Group denies Naveen Jindal allegations over advertisement commitments
    		• Zee Launches ZeeQ, first edutainment channel in GEC space
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Times Group’s new Bengali daily presents Puja problem
    		• Microsoft launches Xbox music service to take on Apple
    		• Flaws found in Google privacy policy
    		• ‘Satyamev Jayate’ recognized as most influential show
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Govt revives 1150 posts in Prasar Bharti in first phase
    Source: AIR
       
    		• Microsoft releases TV advertisement for Windows 8
    Source: IBN Live
    		• Times group enters Bengali newspaper market with Ei Samay
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• IIM-A cracks box office code to predict a film's future
    		• Probe Khurshid, TV channel: Markandey Katju
    		• Reliance Communications teams up with WhatsApp in India
    		• Microsoft launches iTunes rival Xbox Music
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Global operators queue up to service spectrum demand
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Khurshid to file defamation suits against India Today group
    		• Katju asks NBSA to probe allegations against Khurshid, India Today
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Animated TV film on `Karna- The Warrior Kid` in the making
    Source: Zee News
       
    		• Shahid Kapoor to play cop in Neeraj Pandey's film
    		• Vivek Oberoi to do dark intense love story with Balaji
    		• 'Skyfall' tipped to be 'most successful' James Bond film
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Another Key Executive Leaving NBCUniversal
    		• Rocker Dave Navarro Joins Cable Drama
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• Mediaset, Al Jazeera partner for pay-TV?
    		• France’s CSA increases DTT HD coverage
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Microsoft unveils iTunes rival Xbox Music
    Source: Media Week
    		• NBC gets TV rights to Formula One racing
    Source: RBR
       
    		• TV Networks Distribution Head Bridget Baker to Leave NBCU
    Source: B&C
       
    		• Rabbitte urges TV users to switch to digital service
    Source: Irish Times
       
    		• Flynt Group to Purchase New Frontier
    Source: Multi Channel News
     
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