4 Feb 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 36 - Issue No: 85
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Sports broadcasting: A sticky 2012 wicket

Even as the revenue side looked tough, prices touched the roof as sports broadcasters locked up long term rights; the bet is on digitisation.YEARENDER!
IAA crowns Sam Balsara as Media Agency Head of the Year

Ogilvy & Mather's Piyush Pandey wins the IAA Leadership Award for Creative Agency Head of the Year; Star India's Gayatri Yadav gets the award in the Media & Entertainment category.
I&B secretary calls for creating indigenous TV ratings system

Making a case for government intervention in TV viewership measurement, Uday Varma says DD is not getting a fair deal from the current system; Man Jit Singh agrees that the ratings system should be indigenous.
 
 
Channel 4 to feature two of Zee Marathi's shows
 
Star to broadcast Super Bowl XLVII on 4 Feb
 
Fox SportsCenter anchor Kevin Negandhi joins EFLI board
 
Film drives down Viacom's Q1 revenues by 16 per cent
 
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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BBC unveils Numtums Adventures preschool series
 
Canal+ seals three-year deal for EPL in France
 
BBC's Stephenson to deliver keynote at MipTV
 
Comedy Central US in film package deal with Open Road Films
 
 
Emily VanCamp bags lead role in Captain America sequel
 
BBC firms up content initiatives with focus on music broadcasting
 
HP teams up with Universal Music & Hungama.com to launch music service
 
Cameron Pace Group rolls out new 3D technology
 
BBC launches a second-screen app for 'Top Gear'
 
Huma Qureshi to star in Dedh Ishqiya
 
News Releases

Catch the Rowdy Rathore only on UTV Movies

 
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
    		• Entertainment, education, monetary transactions all set to turn smarter this year
    		• PCI issues guidelines for publishing foreign vacancy ads
    		• Ban on Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' lifted in Tamil Nadu
    		• Broadcasts on cable television sets in Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) go digital
    		• 'Media industry to be consulted while framing sector policies'
    		• CCI to probe Prasar Bharati complaint against TAM
    		• Bollywood no longer talks of piracy; but ignoring dangers of online can be costly
    		• Kamal Haasan agrees to cut scenes, film row ends
    		• 'Vishwaroopam row' ends; Kamal Haasan, Muslim groups reach accord
    		• Crucial meeting to break the logjam on Vishwaroopam
    		• Twitter, Washington Post targeted by hackers
    		• China's Internet needs more Robin Hoods: Qihoo
    		• Hackers target Twitter, access about 250,000 user accounts
    Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Australia’s Glenn Maxwell is million-dollar catch at IPL-6
    		• Vodafone yet to get spectrum it won in November auction
    Source: Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Vishwaroopam ban lifted
    		• Glenn Maxwell, the biggest buy in IPL player auction
    Source: Hindu
       
    		• Mizoram consumers concern over hike in Cable TV fee and taxi fare
    Source: mizonews.net
       
    		• M&E sector to drive OOH industry
    Source: Print Week
       
    		• Doordarshan may go BBC way
    Source: Hindustan Ttimes
       
    		• Stalwarts get their due at IAA
    Source: DNA
       
    		• Information and Broadcasting Ministry reconsidering single window for foreign film shoots
    Source: IBN Live
       
    		• Dirty Hands gives life to reel characters
    		• FT-Times group trademark battle in SC today
    		• IPL teams buy 37 players for $11.89 million
    		• Vishwaroopam row shows societies' intolerance: Tharoor
    		• Twitter hacked, 250,000 users' data under threat
    		• Netflix says it stands on cusp of online TV era
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Newsweek company renames as 'NewsBeast'
    		• Nine IPL teams splash $11.89 m in IPL 6 auction
    		• IPL 6 auction: Glenn Maxwell beats Ricky Ponting, goes for Rs 5.3 cr to Mumbai Indians
    		• Twitter hit by ‘sophisticated’ cyber attack
    Source: Financial Express
       
    		• IPL auctions: Old wine, older bottles
    		• Financial Times: Whose intellectual property?
    		• Mumbai Indians buys Glenn Maxwell for $1 million
    		• Vishwaroopam row ends; Kamal, Muslim groups reach accord
    		• Ban on Vishwaroopam lifted in Tamil Nadu
    		• Washington Post joins list of hacked US media
    Source: Livemint
       
    		• BCCC is concerned about women's portrayal and A-rated movies on TV
    		• IPL 6 auction: Maxwell garners maximum, stars ignored
    		• Rs 100 cr scale has lowered focus on film's quality: Farooq
    		• Mahesh Manjrekar’s Kokanasth a remake of Viruddh?
    		• 'Face' of 2002 Gujarat riots sends notice to 'Rajdhani Express'
    		• Information & Broadcasting minister suggests review of TV viewership rating method
    Source: Times of India
       
    		• IPL auction: Glenn Maxwell gets million-dollar deal, stars ignored
    		• Vishwaroopam row ends, Kamal Hassan, Muslim groups reach accord
    		• IPL 6: Harbhajan exits, Sachin Tendulkar to be Mumbai Indians captain
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• 'Breaking Bad' Star Signs First-Look Deal With Sony Pictures TV
    		• Steve Capus Out as President, NBC News
    Source: TV Week
       
    		• News Corp $1bn digital expansion
    		• Amazon nabs Downton Abbey rights
    Source: Advanced Television
       
    		• Coca-Cola reviews £30m UK media business
    Source: Media Week
    		• TV-style regulation is not going to screen out all the problems
    Source: Guardian
       
    		• Thai pay-TV business will see continued growth, says expert
    Source: The Nation
       
    		• Time Warner Earnings: Cable Networks Will Drive Growth But Some Questions Remain
    Source: Seeking Alpha
       
    		• SportsNet, Deportes add on-the-go for TWC and DIRECTV subs
    Source: Rapid tv news
     
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