24 December 2005 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 15 - Issue No: 36





Indian Television 2005






 


 

Television Personality of 2005: Mr 'Sting'
 Sting operations by news channels are not a mere fad, rather they are going to be the torch-bearer of new age journalism.

Headlines
Nike to sponsor Indian cricket team kit
Nike bags official kit sponsorship rights for Rs 1.9666 billion;
beats back Adidas & Reebok who were in the running.

Impossible to police adult films on TV: cable ops
 Reacting to Bombay HC interim order on ban of adult films on TV: cable ops feel it is not pratical to monitor so many chnnls.

Bombay High Court bans adult films on television

Sri Adhikari Brothers' office under attack in Mumbai

DD channels in mobile mode via DTT in Chennai, Delhi

Insat 4A placed into intermediate orbital slot

BBC to air reality show on 'Perfect Housewives'


Highlight - Hussain gets hitched, in style!
The CID team goes for a trek!
Kituu stars in Chicken Little!
ESPN's music connection
Rewind 2005 - Faces of 2005
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Nick goes Hindi from 1 January, 2006

News Releases
Parul Shahi winner of MTV Hero Honda Roadies-3

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (04/12/2005 to 10/12/2005)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (04/12/2005 to 10/12/2005)
Star Plus
Star One
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment
DD1
Gemini TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Zee Sports scores well on Test debut
Net usage in Kerala not on par with infrastructure: Study
Media Video to amalgamate six cos with itself
MSN plans to cash in on online ads boom
Reliance Info launches Kollywood zone
Xenitis Group plans foray into satellite TV
Nike is Indian cricket team's official kit sponsor
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
ESPN Star to telecast programme on Tendulkar
Dilip Kumar, Ravishankar to get Ray awards today
130 short films, documentaries to be screened in MIFF
Vijayawada: Former AIR Director to be feted today
A prayer before the launch of every ISRO satellite
Tolerance Prize for Frontline journalist
  Source:The Hindu
   
Onus on state police to keep cable TV free of ‘A’-films
Award-winning NYT journalist to go on trial in China
  Source:Indian Express
   
Govinda abuses TV reporter
  Source: Hindustan Times
   
Microsoft inks deal with ex-employee
  Source:Economic Times
   
Bangladeshi street singer wins million-taka TV talent hunt
  Source: www.newkerala.com
   
Ramu's Bhoot replaces Kawaatra
Behl' day of unending woe
Kushal to play Inspector Kushal
Take Ten: Amit Verma
  Source:Mid-day
 
   
Star Plus plays it safe with KBC 2
Adult-less nights may hit cable guys
Delhi, Chennai can watch DD in cars
On video: Marriage of mob plays on TV
  Source:DNA
   
Government will not control media: I&B minister
  Source:Rediff
   
HC comes down heavily on Sun TV
  Source: Chennai Online
   
Google, Microsoft settle dispute over Lee
Team India top of the world
Prabhat group launches multimedia kit for kids
  Source:Business Standard
   
Global ad pie to ride on India, China, Indonesia
Google duo Financial Times’ ‘Men of Year’
Shifting game viewing from home to car
TV Eighteen consolidates holdings, go public
AOL searches fresh Google links with $300b ad credits
Letterman sued for harassing woman
  Source:Financial Express
   
Ramanand Sagar - An era ends...
Telly Buzz - Sonu Nigam, Rahul Vaidya share ad space
No revolution without damage
Twin celebrations for Swarup Group
Rajnikant birthday specials on TV channels
  Source:Screen
International News
NBC Universal to take control of MSNBC channel
Warner subpoenaed in NY probe of music industry
  Source: Yahoo
   
Russian dispute knocks BBC off air
  Source:Seven
   
Dubai: Launch of Saba TV channel is delayed
  Source: Khaleej Times Online
   
Reuters, AP Unions Reach Contract Deals
  Source: www.cbsnews.com
   
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel inaugurates edutainment expo
  Source: Strategiy
   
See China thru Arabic eye -- Al Jazeera TV's Beijing Branch
China targeted as top market for Internet TV
  Source:People's Daily Online
   
Channel Nine wins AFL broadcast rights
  Source: Ninemsn
History Channel planning HD service
NBC acquires controlling stake in MSNBC
Rosencrantz quits ITV after ten years
France looks to legalise P2P sharing
Sky One controller switches to interactive
  Source:Digital Spy (UK)
   
PAKISTAN: Operators slam Pemra move to ban channels
THAILAND: TV5 sells airtime rights to novice firms
THAILAND: Shin Satellite sets B10bn revenue target
  Source:Asia Media
   
Disney's "Narnia" to be released in China in 2006
  Source: Reuters
   
MediaCorp News responds to health ministry's comments on NKF-sponsored documentary
  Source:Channel NewsAsia
   
IRAQ: Foreign Ministry Condemns Offenses by Al-Jazeera Sat Channel
  Source:www.noticias.info
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