15 July 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 39 - Issue No: 16
 
 
 
Headlines
Advertisers vs Broadcasters: The battle for weekly TV ratings

Advertisers want weekly TV ratings data. Seven broadcast networks have told TAM to report on them on a monthly basis. Who will blink first? Special Report
7 broadcast networks have 24 hours to revert to weekly TV ratings

This is contrary to reports that advertisers have already sent cancellations for their advertising spots from 12 July.

Mathrubhumi's Kappa TV perks up Malayalam youth TV market

This youth focused music channel has chosen to be different from others of its ilk and has awakened rivals. Special Report
STB market continues to thrive, expected to peak in 2015

According to IHS, though pay-TV industry is shifting towards providing services to the digital platforms but STBs continue to thrive.
 
Cable TV carriage fees head southSpecial Report
 
US-born Indian audio technology pioneer Amar Bose is no more
 
New distribution platform for Comedy Central stand-up specials
 
DD to commence series on Tagore's poems from 15 July
 
New AXN branded networks to roll out in Central Europe
 
Early Friday returns show 'Pacific Rim' and 'Grown Ups 2' in a tight race
Alice in Wonderland sequel locks Depp to reprise the Mad Hatter
 
The stories and myths behind the melody on Aaj Tak's "Sureeli Baat"
 
Smartphone based VAS to generate Rs Ten Trillion business
 
Farhan Akhtar sets your pulse racing with Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
 
…and Pran’ is no more, leaving millions of fans grieving
 
News Releases
MBE releases Despicable Me 2 Toys in India
Sony MIX & Fever 104 FM partner to present ‘TV Ka Pehla Radio Show’
Celebrate Ramazan with authentic Hyderabadi Haleem Available online through gaticonnect.com
Special preview screening of ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ for Indian Armed Forces
Admiration is more than profits and performance for India Inc. – confirms a FORTUNE - Hay Group study on ‘India’s Most Admired Companies’
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
DoT may not allow sharing of spectrum for telecom operators
AIR news on mobile phones via SMS soon
Graphene may boost internet speed 100 times: Study
Half of Internet users want a social media 'vacation'
Source: Economic Times
   
Shahrukh, Hrithik movies inspired Chinese trio to intrude into India
AIR news to reach mobile phones via SMS alerts
House panel to discuss Leveson report’s relevance to Indian media
Yahoo! bets on Tumblr to catch up with youth
Source: Hindu Business Line
   
SET Max stocks up on movies
Advertising beats slowdown blues
Source: Business Standard
   
Advertisers threaten to pull out over TV ratings
J.K. Rowling revealed as writer of crime novel
Pran, last in movie credits, but on top of the list of villains
Source: Livemint
   
Asiana Airlines considering legal action, says TV station damaged its reputation
Golden era of villainy ends with Pran's death
'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' mints Rs.8.5 crore on opening day
Source: Times of India
   
Dhoom: 3 not postponed, all set for Christmas release
Pavitra Rishta's Usha Nadkarni to play a retired jailer in Mrs Pammi Pyarelal
Sharman Joshi to play exorcist in Vikram Bhatt's 1920 London
Kareena Kapoor to promote Satyagraha without makeup?
Source: Indian Express
   
Twitter yields to pressure in hate case in France
Source: Financial Express
   
Rucha Gujarathi back to fiction with Dori se
Hindi soaps need a Gossip Girl
Manish Goel returns with a mahamovie
Source: DNA
 
International News
New Drama Scores for FX With 3 Million Viewers
ABC Shows Sink to Historic Lows; Lackluster Opening for New NBC Series
Source: TV Week
   
Hulu sale off; TWC to partner?
Sony DADC launches media lifecycle platform
Source: Advanced Television
   
Newspaper ABCs: Telegraph enjoys summer lifts in June
Source: Media Week
Retransmission fees key as TV industry consolidates
Source: USA TODAY
   
Pay TV creates new opportunities for performing artists
Source: artsHub Australia
   
State to spend K100m on 9 TV stations
Source: Zambia Daily Mail
   
Social tools hijack TV audiences
Source: The Australian
 
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