1 Feb 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 36 - Issue No: 84
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Ortel files for Rs 1 bn IPO amid digitisation

The public issue comprises fresh issue of shares to raise Rs 1 bn & offer for sale of half of the shares held by private equity investor NSR; the MSO's strategy is to acquire cable TV subscribers of MSOs & LCOs & expand into newer areas.
2012: Fighting for change in the media and ad biz

2012 proved to be a year when the broadcasters, media & ad agencies were fighting for change; the pursuit was for a corrective ratings system, a push for higher ad rates, regulating commercial airtime, & acquisitions. YEARENDER!
Siti consolidated Q3 loss widens 47% Q-on-Q to Rs 185.7 million

Siti Cable operating loss however narrows 11% to Rs 202.5 million from Rs 227.6 million a year earlier; operating revenues rise 33% to Rs 1.25 from a quarter earlier.
 
 
Doordarshan revamps prime time programming
 
Raj TV gets board nod for international subsidiary
 
Max to air Stardust Awards on 10 Feb
 
Discovery HD World to air Lincoln docudrama on 2 Feb
 
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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9XO launches music countdown show based on viewers’ tweets
 
Sanjay Dwivedi quits Nimbus to join Balaji as CFO
 
MP & Silva acquires Premier League rights for Mena region
 
New York Times launches app for Blackberry 10
 
 
Movie going patterns remain stable in the US: Nielsen
 
BBC launches 3 pay channels in Cambodia on One TV
 
HD Playboy Asia Channel launches in APAC via AsiaSat 5
 
PVR Q3 consolidated net remains flat at Rs 88.9 mn
 
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters to release 1 Feb in India
 
News Releases

Catch the Rowdy Rathore only on UTV Movies

Amitabh bachchan honored as first-ever 'India's prime icon'

Amrita TV’s ‘Super Star Junior’ Returns To Musical Competition Forefront With Season 4

 
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
    		• IPL 2013: Aussies Clarke, Ponting to open auction with top reserve price
    		• Google launches global science fair
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Big B, Sridevi at Asha Bhosale-starring 'Mai' premiere
    		• Ten per cent rise in net profits for the British pay-TV giant BSkyB
    		• I&B Ministry likely to forward FM channel auction issue to GoM
    		• Google's lobbying boost belies decline in spending
    		• Kamal Hassan: Delayed release of 'Vishwaroopam' caused Rs 60 crore loss
    		• Anupam Kher, Akshay Kumar support Kamal Haasan on Vishwaroopam ban
    		• 'Vishwaroopam': Kamal thanks Jayalalithaa, rules out SC move for now
    		• Vishwaroopam may be released soon, compromise on the cards
    		• IPL auction: Pakistan players snubbed again
    		• I&B Ministry reconsidering single window for foreign film shoots
    		• Facebook starts selling retail gift cards on website
    		• Staff 'live-tweet' sackings at British retailer HMV
    		• Google's lobbying boost belies decline in spending
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• BBC's 1st Urdu TV show on Pak channel
    Source: Jagran Post
       
    		• Jayalalithaa: decks can be cleared for release of film if Kamal Haasan and Muslim leaders reach accord
    		• Clarke, Ponting get top base price
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Raj Television standalone Dec '12 sales at Rs 17.46 crore
    Source: Moneycontrol.com
       
    		• Cinematograph Act: I&B Ministry sets up panel for review
    Source: Indian Express
    		• Jayalalithaa wants to facilitate release of Vishwaroopam
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Delayed release of 'Vishwaroopam' caused Rs 60-cr loss: Kamal Haasan
    		• Jaya blames Haasan for Vishwaroopam standoff
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Cable TV industry shows early signs of consolidation
    		• BSkyB to offer sports channels online for daily fee
    		• Vishwaroopam fallout: Govt to revisit film censorship law
    		• New York Times says victim of Chinese hackers
    		• Facebook reports steep drop in profit
    		• EBay chief says Web privacy clashes coming
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• ZoOm TV launches responsive website ZoOmtv.in
    		• Cricketer Harbhajan Singh turns singer
    		• 'Vishwaroopam' row: Jayalalithaa steps in, Kamal Haasan thanks her
    		• Vishwaroopam ban: B-town celebs raise questions over censor board
    		• 'Face' of 2002 Gujarat riots sends notice to 'Rajdhani Express'
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• Ram Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar favourite TV couple
    Source: India Today
       
    		• Kamal Haasan’s Vishwaroopam finds release in Mumbai
    Source: DNA
       
    		• Delayed release of 'Vishwaroopam' caused Rs 60 cr loss: Kamal Haasan
    		• IPL auction shocks: Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke get top base price of over Rs 2 cr
    		• IPL 6: Darren Lehmann to coach Kings XI Punjab
    		• Chunky Pandey-Govinda's 'Aankhen' to be made into a sequel
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• NBC Inks Deal for Roseanne Barr Sitcom
    		• CNN Acquires Nonfiction Series From Ridley Scott
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• DVDs still largest revenue source for movies
    		• DirecTV buys into TV Everywhere supplier
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• YouTube plans to challenge cable and Netflix with paid-for channels
    Source: Media Week
    		• Struggling newspapers’ next act? Reality TV
    Source: Globe and Mail
       
    		• TV channel would have all-Canadian movie lineup
    Source: CBC.ca
       
    		• Non-Olympic TV network Channel 7 pulls in most advertising revenue
    Source: Perth Now
       
    		• Satellite TV Provider DirecTV Makes Strategic Investment In Video Ad Startup FreeWheel
    Source: TechCrunch
     
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