17 May 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 38 - Issue No: 71
 
 
 
 
Headlines
Life OK, Sony are the biggest gainers of TAM wk19

Sony moved up to No 3, even as Life Ok added some solid GRPs in wk19 of TAM's ratings. Star Plus retained the No1 slot. The Hindi GEC genre added 37 GRPs to 1004 GRPs.
DAS crosses 100% six weeks after analogue switch-off, but many homes still do not have STBs

The numbers are high because the govt claims half the cities have more than 100% digitisation; the other half has yet to see any major progress in digitisation.
Movies OK says it did not go off air

A channel spokesperson says a court order stayed the inter ministerial committee's decision to suspend its telecast on account of the film Dil Jale last year.
 
 
What the media & govt is doing about potrayal of women in ads
 
BCCI suspends three Rajasthan Royals players for spot fixing
 
Renowned Pakistani comic-duo Irfan Malik and Ali Hassan to act in Indian series on Doordarshan
 
Epic TV to experiment with long and short duration content
 
Big CBS Love to air American Idol's grand finale live in India
 
Rovio's angry birds feature film nests at Sony pictures entertainment
 
Kanpur LCOs forced to pay user charges for cable despite any provision by TRAI
 
WeChat aims to reinvent social communication on mobile in India
 
Tanweer Films strikes deal to distribute Relativity Media films
 
Sanjay Dutt to serve sentence in Yerwada prison, to file curative petition
 
Preity Zinta's Ishkq In Paris to premier on 24 May
 
News Releases
Madhuri Dixit and Naseeruddin Shah rejoice their journey in Bollywood with 101 Silver Screen Stars at the set of Dedh Ishqiya
CSK & RCB have the most loyal fan base across IPL teams: Ormax Trac20
'Prestigious “Webby Awards” Honors Grandmother India Design
New Adventure travel series 'Freedom Riders Asia', Celebrating man and motorcycle on the move, debuts on ESPN India on 19 may
'Asianet Television Awards 2013' on Asianet Channel
Perfetti Announces winner of Mentos Batti Jalao Campaign
BCCI suspends three players pending enquiry
Tinkle contest winners meet CID Heroes
Contract Advertising appoints Ashish Chakravarty as its National Creative Director
Olympic Council of Asia announces a ground-breaking deal in the Indian sub-continent for all its competitions
MSLGROUP India Launches the Social Hive Digital Practice
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
Amitabh Bachchan, DiCaprio declare Cannes Film Festival open
IPL spot fixing: Brands, corporates benefiting from each scandal
Facebook, Twitter apps come to Google Glasses
Yahoo! adds tweets to online news pages
Google boosts photo offerings to rival Facebook
Source: Economic Times
   
Star launches second English movie channel
Group M, O4 Digital Media tie up for brand solutions firm
Sony to release ‘Angry Birds’ film in 2016
Staying on XP to cost more than moving to Windows 8: Microsoft
Flipkart begins taking pre-orders for Google Nexus 4
Google tweaks products to take on rivals
Source: Hindu Business Line
   
Twitch TV launches on Xbox 360
Source: Hindustan Times
   
All Screens Are Created Equal At USA Network
Source: Information Week
   
Google updates Play Books & YouTube for Google TV apps
Source: Android OS
   
EPIC channel to screen only historical, mythological content
Source: Two Circles
Neha Gehlot & Khushboo Shroff in Punar Vivah-2
Ek Hazaaron Mein to end as actors refuse to age
Ankit Mohan of Roadies fame enters Ghar Aaja Pardesi
Source: Times of India
   
Sony to release ‘Angry Birds’ film in 2016
US court rules copyright owners can’t sue YouTube as a group
IPL scandal puts spotlight back on cricket betting
Source: Livemint
   
Brand IPL goes for a toss as spot-fixing takes centre stage
Google rises as Page updates Music to Maps services
Source: Business Standard
   
Google launches streaming music service ahead of Apple
ED, DRI may be roped in for IPL spot-fixing probe
Source: Financial Express
   
Farhan Khan to be replaced?
Source: DNA
   
'We can't make a political film in India without camouflaging it'
3 caught fixing, IPL in a spot
'Angry Birds' film slated to hit theatres in 2016
Source: Indian Express
 
International News
CBS Names New VP of News Services
Another Judge Leaving 'American Idol'
Source: TV Week
   
Time Warner eyes Hulu stake
Liberty Global’s Fries joins ANGA TV summit
Source: Advanced Television
   
Ian Katz to leave Guardian for editor role at BBC Newsnight
Source: Media Week
TV, Film Scribe Josh Friedman Signs with Universal TV
Source: Variety
   
Twitter Talk Dominates TV Ad-Buying Blitz
Source: Businessweek
   
TalkTalk takes battle to Sky, BT and Virgin Media with TV growth
Source: The Guardian
   
TBS, TNT Cable Channels to Begin Streaming Online
Source: Bloomberg
 
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