29 June 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 39 - Issue No: 3
 
 
Headlines
Bimal Julka is new I&B secretary

Currently special secretary and financial adviser in the external affairs ministry, Julka takes over from Uday Kumar Varma who retires on 30 June.

Banking on social media
GSAT-15 and GSAT-16 get the go ahead from the Cabinet

Isro wants to launch the two birds within the next 2 years to enhance transponder capacity for aviation, television, communications and other clients.

Ghanchakkar: A complete waste of talent

This movie marks the comeback of 'The Dirty Picture' lead pair, but with a poor plot, passable direction and a long duration 'Ghanchakkar' is doomed to fail. FILM REVIEW!

 
"The appeal for Indian content amongst Britasians in the UK is strong" Special Report
 
The story behind Life OK’s Police Dial 100 Special Report
 
Shaitaan tackles issue of groundless society norms in weekend series
 
African Media giant Naspers posts 27 per cent revenue growth
 
Google warns bloggers to remove adverts linking to adult sites
 
News Corp's $139 million accord over hacking approved
 
Andrew Flintoff joins BBC Radio team for Ashes summer coverage
 
Jeff Bridges' 'The Seventh Son' release postponed to 17 January 2014
Django Unchained stars DiCaprio and Foxx come together again
Arnold's back as Terminator in its rebooted franchise slated for June 2015
 
TRAI to get another advisor in Broadcasting and Media
 
TRAI to get another Advisor in Technical
 
Amazon is gung-ho for digital music giveaway
 
Adobe continues digital marketing spree with $600 million Neolane acquisition
 
BBC Weather app hits a million downloads in two weeks
 
New face of the 15th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival
 
Release of Ajay Yadav’s film ‘Bhadaas’ postponed to 2 August
 
News Releases
Mileage Communications Enters Myanmar
"OYE!DilliKeChakkarBanayeGhanchakkar"
‘Threesome’ and ‘Guys with Kids’ Premieres on Comedy Central
APPIES 2013 GETS BIGGER AND BETTER with record number of entries from 16 countries, and highest number of judges comprising top local and regional marketers
"TaxSpanner launches simpler income tax filing solutions for investors and traders"
Epson named official global partner for nature's best photography awards!
Anurag Kashyap’s production house crowdsources one minute films on Talenthouse
Zee Cinema Teaches Viewers the ‘ABCD’ of Dance!
Irrfan Khan joins National Geographic Channel to raise awareness about medical emergencies
 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
Rupert Murdoch splits empire into two firms
Facebook to pull ads from pages with sex, violence
Vijay Sethupathi quit accountancy to emerge as the most bankable Tamil actor
DigiVive bags mobile rights for cricket Tri-Series
Source: Economic Times
   
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft hail immigration Bill
MakeMyTrip launches SMS-based bus ticket service
Source: Hindu Business Line
   
Service tax on film distribution, sale of rights to TV upheld
Source: Hindu
   
Zee Entertainment’s Ditto TV to bring live streaming of Caribbean tri-series
Source: Cricket Country
   
David Bowie offered role in 'Hannibal'
Murdoch, Abu Dhabi group 'eye' Financial Times
'NYT receives multiple bids for Boston Globe'
Box-office bonanza
Source: Business Standard
   
HBO launches True Blood: True Survival Facebook game
Source: Think Digit
Google developing Android video game console: Report
'New York Times Co received multiple bids for Boston Globe'
Why Wikipedia co-founder isn’t an internet billionaire despite website’s $5-bn value
Source: Financial Express
   
Ditto TV ties up with Ten Sports for international streaming rights
Source: Sports Keeda
   
Channels, TAM may be close to truce
Bimal Julka named secretary, ministry of information and broadcasting
Source: Livemint
   
Show cause notices slapped on 38 broadcasters
Source: Kashmir Times
   
15 channels to go off air after govt cancels licences for flouting norms
Source: India Today
   
Sunny Leone Exclusively Comes To Zenga TV
Source: Techtree
   
Facebook to pull ads from pages with sex, violence
Vidya Balan meets top 10 Junior Idols
Bollywood comes together for Uttarakhand relief
Source: Times of India
 
International News
High-Profile '24' Alum Joins Fox Reboot
Spanish-Language Univision Ties for No. 1 Among Broadcast Networks
Source: TV Week
   
Content rights slowing down TV Everywhere market
FilmOn’s David sues broadcasters
Source: Advanced Television
   
Absolute Radio and Twentieth Century Fox partner for internship scheme
Source: Media Week
Netflix Max Turns TV Watching Into A Game Show
Source: Huffington Post
   
Time Warner Cable to launch TV app on Xbox 360
Source: LA Times
   
Yahoo Unlikely to Stay in Hulu Bidding
Source: Variety
   
Scuzz TV fined £10,000 by Ofcom for broadcasting explicit Hollywood Undead video before the watershed
Source: The Independent
 
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