28 January 2005 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 12 - Issue No: 63










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PEPL promoters offer Zee stake buyout
Zee signs MOU with promoters of Padmalaya companies to sell its entire 64% stake in Padmalaya Enterprises Private Ltd.

Zee Telefilms Q3 net profit up 4.5 %


New-office bearers officially sign in at BCCI
Cricket board silent regarding any development on awarding the Indo-Pak cricket series telecast rights to a broadcaster.

Participation at Reed Midem up 5 % this year
The numbers on almost every front - participation, exhibition, number of countries were up 5 %.

Background scores take center stage at Midem

Columbia Tristar Films of India renamed SPRIL

ESS production director Hume calls it quits

Star News lines ground events for assembly elections

Ganguly to host special Indo-Pak series on Aaj Tak

Reshammiya joins jury on [V] 'Super Singer'

In Singapore, 'American Idol' beats all

CNBC to air post-Tsunami talk with Indonesian prez

Shringar Cinemas rope in Kumar Katra as COO

B'casters join hands for Tsunami cricket match

Mediacom, HBO expand distribution agreement

NBC Agency signs multi-year contract with Teletrax

Turner derides Fox News as a US govt propaganda tool

Reality TV guru Mark Burnett invites fans to jump in

BBC show 'Newsnight' turns 25

Upcoming Stewart series gets enthusiastic response

TWI goes round the world in a Yacht

BBC Worldwide's Brdcast, Resources divisions on sale

Kerala bans all lotteries in State

Matrix overrides China to direct funds to India

Viacom, Kaiser launch third Know HIV/Aids campaign

Frank Rosales is Discovery Commerce president

TV Ratings
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India

Zoom races ahead, gains in reach and connectivity

Government to finalise FM Radio policy before Feb

Zee Tele Q3 net up 4.5% at Rs 38.41 cr

Ray Hume moving out of ESPN Star Sports

  Source:The Economic Times
   

Zee net up 5%

  Source:Business Standard
   
Tsunami relief match postponed to April
From serials to films
Journalists' union protests attack on scribe
CNN founder attacks Fox News
  Source:The Hindu
   
Dayanidhi Maran gets 1st Bharat Asmita Award
  Source:Rediff
   
Bachchan, KBC back in June
Soap-meets-filmi Punjabis
Maria out of Jassi
Kahaani stars in Kkoi item number
Idols with Karan
Pammi wins Tushar
Kahaani serial ki
  Source:Mid-day
 
Zee Tele consolidated net drops in Q3
Protest against lotteries ban
I-max cinema planned on old Vizag jail premises
  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
HC stays release of Black Friday
Ex-DD staffer booked on graft charges
  Source:Indian Express
   
Cable census set to miss date
  Source:The Telegraph
   
Radio jock derides tsunami strike
  Source: Times of India
   
Animation BPO beckons India
  Source: CIOL
   
Mukta Arts, Sterlite Optical top sales chart in December quarter
  Source:Financial Express
   
TV prices may go up by 8-12%: Cetma
  Source: Sify
International News
Time Warner doubles director pay to $100,000/year
  Source:CBS Marketwatch
   
MTV to premiere revamped channel during Super Bowl halftime
  Source:AP via San Francisco Chronicle
   
CRTC: Spike TV can stay in Canada
  Source:The Globe and Mail
   
Asian Network passes half-million mark for first time
  Source:Asians in Media
   
African music TV channel planned
  Source:BBC
   
Donnie Wahlberg, NBC Getting Connected
  Source:Yahoo
   
BBC Installs Accom Universal Format Digital Disk Recorder
  Source:Media Workstation
   
Ubisoft Signs Sony Animated Films Deal
  Source:comingsoon.net
   
Fox time-out on $8bn News bid
  Source:The Australian
   
ITV and C4 face bid bother over Freeview
  Source:Financial Times
   
Israel: Judge orders cable firms to disclose customer gripes
  Source:www.haaretzdaily.com
   
Teachers' TV sets February launch date
  Source:Media Week (UK)
DirecTV Posts Loss Despite Subscriber Jump
  Source:Forbes
   
Oprah to Retire ... in 2011
  Source:Broadcasting & Cable
   
Irregularities in recruitment, politicisation hamper development of BTV
  Source:The Daily Star ( Bangladesh )
   
ABC news to end digital TV experiment
  Source:Rapid City Journal
   
NBA expands TV coverage in China
  Source:People's Daily Online
   
Sealed bids for Freeview channel
Spain: Government's DTT boost under fire
  Source:Advanced - Television
   
BBC "needs to improve EU reporting"
  Source:Reuters UK
   
Internet regulation 'not ruled out' - Ofcom chief
  Source:DM Europe
   
Living TV Wins Top Industry Award
  Source:Scotsman
   
ASA upholds Telewest ad complaints
  Source:Digital spy (UK)
   
ESPN Super Bowl Blowout
  Source:Media Week (US)
   
MALAYSIA: Malaysian TV ads slam terrorism as un-Islamic
  Source:Asia Media

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