8 March 2005 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 12 - Issue No: 96








Executive Dossier







 

'SET will grow for at least three years before it consolidates'
Interview with SET business head Tarun Katial

Headlines
DD expects Rs 1.5 billion+ in ad sales
 Prasar Bharati expecting to pull in anywhere between Rs 1.5 billion and Rs 1.75 billion from air time sales for Indo-Pak series.

DD gears up for live telecast of Indo-Pak matches

Sony sublicences Mideast, Pak territories to Ten Sports

Indo-Pak series telecast in Mideast on Pehla

Star's Joy Chakraborthy joins Zee Network
Star India's senior vice president Joy Chakraborthy has joined Zee Telefims as executive vice president network sales.

Times offloads Mid-Day stake in open market
Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, which had acquired 7.72% stake in Mid-Day Multimedia Ltd, has offloaded its 13,88,313 shares.

Sony Corp gets its first non-Japanese CEO in Stringer

Crest raises $1.14 million in subsidiary company

Star blitz as 'Millie' to take on Sony's 'Kkusum'

Govt: 17 new FM stations in 10th Plan

PIABM initiates courses for broadcast engineers

'Popkorn' emerges as No 1 show on Zoom

India Inc explores investment opportunities in the UK

Indiagames to bring World Cyber Games on mobile

Forbes joins HDFC to sway generation next reader

Telly Chakkar
Get set to find 'Milli'

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (20 February 2005 to 26 February 2005)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (20 February 2005 to 26 February 2005)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
Gemini
Zee TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Music channels’ ad revenues playing at low key in 2004-05
Dishnet Wireless to go Wi-Fi
  Source:Financial Express
   
Times sells 3.26% in Mid-Day
Forbes ties up with HDFC for media JV
  Source:Business Standard
   
FM Radio-7 goes on air
  Source:Economic Times
   
Sivan's films on Kerala released
Chennai : MOP FM to go on air on Saturday
''Media should have self-regulation''
`Fourth Umpire' on DD
Forbes Group, HDFC float Next Gen Publishing
  Source:The Hindu
   
I will never work with Kkavya: Ekta
Nigaar trades in her vamp image...
Two murders and a crossover
Child stars make it big on television
Ask A Star...
The Contender: TV's next big reality show
Kahaani serial ki
  Source:Mid-day
 
Prasar Bharati now waits for Rabi DTH harvest
PB shows rate card to channels: Footage to cost Rs 6,000 per min
The time is ripe for Indian Idols
Media defends itself against obscenity charge
  Source:Indian Express
   
Mid-Day Multimedia mulls starting a national tabloid
Now pay channel broadcasters seek guarantee fees from cable operators
Forbes group, HDFC set up publishing co
Karnataka: 885 schools get into Edusat loop
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
PTV acquires cricket telecast rights for USD 650,000
  Source:New Kerala
   
National Geographic to localise content from India
  Source:Hindustan Times
   
Thiru'puram: Film star stage fast before secretariat
Sony appoints foreigner as CEO
  Source: Times of India
International News
Fox's David Hill to be Named DirecTV COO
Turner's Upfront to Move Beyond :30s
Congress Asks FTC Look Into Nielsen LPM
Media Convergence Catching Hold
  Source:Media Week (US)
   
Discovery Orders More 'War'
Wagner Talks Horse Sense in Cable Movie
ABC Gets Help Sunday from 'God' Telefilm
  Source:Yahoo
   
Viewers quit ITV by the million
  Source:This Is Money
   
Reuters to go personal
  Source:Financial Times
   
Balancing Act: UAE Satellite TV Channels Between National and Pan-Arab Markets
  Source:www.strategiy.com
   
Ulster Television reports 28% profits hike for 2004
  Source:RTE News
   
CCTV Digital Pay TV Users Exceed 100,000 Through January
  Source:Pacific Epoch
   
MTV-style channel to make waves in capital
  Source:Edinburgh Evening News
DirecTV Unit Chief Quits
  Source:TheStreet.com
   
CABSAT 05 expands by 31 per cent; companies up by 87 per cent
HH Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum to inaugurate CABSAT 2005
  Source:Ame Info
   
French group plans mobile TV trial
VNL adds London TV
Game On Launch
Extreme Sports in Italy
  Source: Advanced- Television
   
Poker Channel joins Sky EPG
Ratings Roundup: 'Falling' picks up 7m
  Source:Digital Spy (UK)
   
Channel 4 buys into Oneword Radio
Daily TV Marketplace - BBC One strikes gold with Academy spin-off
  Source:Media Week (UK)
   
Fuji TV Secures One-Third Stake in Nippon
  Source:Forbes
   
UPC-Canal+ Netherlands purchase suspended
  Source:DM Europe
   
Asian Network signs up Bobby & Markie Mark for weekends
  Source:Asians in Media
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