19 Feb 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 36 - Issue No: 98
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Neo sells broadcasting biz in US to Willow TV

Neo Sports Broadcast's US subsidiary is sold to Willow TV; move is part of a restructuring exercise to focus on Neo's core market which is India and its subcontinent.
Sri Lanka Cricket floats tender for commercial rights; only one India tour in 7-yr cycle

The SLC 7-year cycle features only one India tour which means that the value of the commercial rights is likely to see a drop; Madison Media bids for shirt sponsorship rights of Sri Lankan cricket team.
Stage set for Ficci Frames to debate on engaging a billion consumers

India is the fastest growing media and entertainment country amongst the top 15 markets; collaboration and policy revamp are required to pave the way for a billion consumers to engage with the industry.
 
 
Nimbus Sport COO Yannick Colaco joins NBA as India MD
 
Big RTL Thrill gets Arhaan Behl to host Fear Factor
 
Nirmal and BBFS launch University Football League
 
Saran Media and OTE secureTurkey and Greece EPL rights
 
ITV Granada to rebrand as ITV Choice
 
Music channels sing growth tune : Punit Pandey
TV industry immune to 2012 slowdown : Rohit Gupta
Sports broadcasting: A sticky 2012 wicket
2012: Fighting for change in the media and ad biz
2012: The pace of change showed no signs of slowing in India : Peter Hutton
India heading towards oligopoly in sports broadcasting : Atul Pande
2012 : A year of agency consolidation
2012: Industry unites to avert deadlocks : Arvind Sharma
Recapping 2012
Kids TV genre needs to expand amid more channel launches : Monica Tata
Digitisation the potential game changer for kids TV : Nina Elavia Jaipuria
Kids broadcasters gear up to play in India's digital era
Infotainment, lifestyle genre gets sprightly
Specialised channels: The growing flavour of entertainment
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CBS partners with AXS TV
 
Kavanagh returns to BBC as Controller, BBC Daytime
 
LCOs in Bangalore hold black flag demonstration to protest DAS deadline for 2nd phase
 
India TV gets TechZone as technology partner
 
Big Magic Intl strengthens reach in Canada
 
 
'Argo' gathers momentum with WGA win
Lawrence and Cooper set to star again
Sacha Baron Cohen is Britain's highest-paid star
 
Opera Software acquires Skyfire for $155 million
 
Viacom launches four channels on mio TV
 
3rd and 4th installment of Munnabhai coming up
 
Sujoy Ghosh to start shooting for Kahaani 2 after monsoon
 
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
    		• Big Magic enters distribution tie-up in Canada
    		• Post 2G licences cancellation, entire spectrum to be put on sale
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Britain and India to agree cyber crime joint taskforce
    		• Government moves to block 55 Facebook pages on Afzal Guru
    		• Telcos with 4G spectrum can offer voice calls by paying 1,658 crore more, move to benefit RIL
    		• Burger King's Twitter feed hit by Big Mac hack attack
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Salman Khan debuts as award show host at 8th Renault Star Guild Awards
    		• Tom Cruise's Indian restaurant visit made into movie
    		• Argo, Zero Dark Thirty top winners at WGA Awards
    		• Set top box mandatory from April 1
    Source: Indian Express
       
    		• 'Kids hooked on TV grow into anti-socials'
    Source: ummid
       
    		• Broadband Asia & TV Connect Asia 2013 Returns to Hong Kong
    Source: IT News Online
       
    		• SMIT Corp to launch STB-free viewing of pay channels in India
    Source: SME Times
       
    		• BT Group in race to buy ESPN football rights: report
    Source: domain-b
       
    		• Media owners try out ways to make advertising more personal
    		• IPL tames, so does the claim game
    		• M&E could be driver of economic change: Uday Shankar
    		• Nimbus' Colaco joins NBA India as managing director
    		• Stage set for Ficci Frames 2013
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• “We are scripting a Bigg Boss film”
    		• Small screen flips for the billboard
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Film writers hope to script a new future
    		• Disney heads to the second screen
    		• ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and ‘Argo’ win top Writers Guild Awards
    		• News you can use | Change the channel
    		• Tech firms see online gambling as a sure thing
    		• Overseas slice of ‘Pi’ flips Hollywood formula
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• Sunny Leone is the most searched Bollywood celebrity in the world
    		• Shakti Sai productions to venture in regional cinema
    		• Archana to die in Pavitra Rishta?
    		• Internet rates may go up
    		• Too much TV breeds criminal traits
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• 'Dream Team of Stars': Two 'Cheers' Stars and One High-Profile 'Seinfeld' Alum Unite for New Prime-Time Comedy
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• DirecTV, Avantel deny Azteca merger
    		• TiVo partners with Flingo
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• MediaCom lands The Health Lottery's planning and buying
    Source: Media Week
       
    		• Shorts TV gains carriage in Romania and East Africa
    Source: DigitalTVEurope.net
    		• Apple TV page goes live on Apple’s India site, launch imminent
    Source: bgr
       
    		• Psychic TV channel faces Ofcom fine over Dowler and Jackson claims
    Source: The Guardian
       
    		• NMG expects digital TV to help double revenue in 3 years
    		• Auction of digital TV spectrum delayed
    Source: The Nation
       
    		• BBC walkout causes widespread disruption to radio and television but where are all the strikers?
    Source: Telegraph
     
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