23 November 2005 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 15 - Issue No: 9



 

Executive Dossier





 

'Prasar Bharati has potential to turn into profitable organisation'
Interview with Prasar Bharati chief executive officer KS Sarma.

Prasar Bharati targets Rs 10 billion in revenues

Headlines
BBC mulls 20% stake in Radio Mid-Day
BBC Worldwide Ltd seeks govt permission to pick up to 20% stake in Radio Mid-Day.FIPB awaiting I&B ministry's feedback.

Cable operators meet to counter DTH threat
Cable operators and MSOs meet in Mumbai to discuss the threat from Direct To Home operators.

Emmy Award instituted for digital media
Award to be called the Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Content for Non-Traditional Delivery Platforms.

VSNL ties up with Microsoft for converged solutions

ESS takes Indian footballers to Chelsea & Arsenalt

USA Today Live produces doc for Animal Planet

US-based ITVN announces intl distribtn agreement

Sharp ties up with NBC Universal for AQUOS

Grapevine - Neeru Bajwa plays a bar dancer!
The Week Ahead - NDTV Profit's latest offering


Star Entertainment to release 'Beyblade' home video in December
Turner to launch Cartoon Network TOO and Boomerang+1 in UK in 2006

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (06/11/2005 to 12/11/2005)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (06/11/2005 to 12/11/2005)
Star Plus
DD Sports
DD1
Star One
Sun TV
Gemini TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Sahara One pact with Spacetoon for kids entertainment content
NDTV joins Direct TV, Sky platforms to reach US, UK markets
BBC seeks nod to pick up 20 pc in Radio Mid-Day
Crowding broadcast space to lower margins
Benjamin comes to India
Indiagames signs up Jassi girl
Nimbus bid to distribute films
Bharti using video surveillance service to sell bandwidth
Manisha joins GV Films board
VSNL, Microsoft tie up for Web conferencing service
Date extended for IFFK passes
Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
Sports channels to take up clause woes with I&B
VSNL, Microsoft forge strategic alliance !
Exit polls grossly wrong, Assembly wasn’t hung
Mobile network quality in Mumbai below prescribed standards: Trai
Teleshopping to double in next 5 yrs
Source:Financial Express
   
Prasar Bharti claims exclusive cricke rights
TV should take up environment issues: Jaipal Reddy
  Source: webindia123.com
   
Sify to target growth areas
  Source:Sify
   
Naya aashiana - Shruti Ulfat
Hottest bedroom scenes in films
Sangeeta Ghosh initially refused Viraasat
Kahaani serial ki
  Source:Mid-day
 
Doordarshan to start science channel
Zee Network to invest $50m in Middle East headquarters
New interactive mobile video channel launched
Tamil film to be dubbed into South African language
Bengal cine stars protest Ganguly's non-inclusion
SaharaOne deal with Spacetoon
Press Academy to digitalise old dailies
TV viewing to change with more DTH services
  Source:The Hindu
   
BBC eyes 20% equity in Radio Midday
Orissa faces cable TV blackout
BCCI case advanced to facilitate bidding
Infomedia eyes BPO firms in UK, US
Wearing Disney on their sleeve
Bytes of learning
  Source:Business Standard
   
Economictimes.com launches new version of portfolio tracker
NDTV news to be launched in US
Apple to prepay $1.25bn to ensure iPod chips supply
Now get ready to rock with satellite radio
Bollywood to hit US theatres soon
  Source:Economic Times
   
Ludhiana: In Half of city goes without daily dose of Star soaps
Bush had plans of bombing al-Jazeera: Daily Mirror
Referee will be wired for TV audio
  Source:Indian Express
International News
Oprah Honored at International Emmys
  Source:Yahoo
   
Al-Jazeera in fight for Web site name
Source: www.upi.com
   
KBS to start terrestrial mobile television services next month
  Source:Korea Herald
   
Reasons for disallowing satellite TV in homes still valid: Lee Boon Yang
  Source:Channel NewsAsia
   
Sony BMG sued over CD spyware
  Source:Hollywood Reporter
   
Digital media will have its own Emmy
  Source:www.news14charlotte.com
   
Taiwan MSOs welcome Macquarie's possible acquisition of Taiwan-based cable operator TBC
  Source: Digi Times
   
MTC - Vodafone (Kuwait) launches AlJazeera mobile services
  Source:AME Info
   
Zee Network announces investment of $ 50 Million for ZEE Towers
  Source: Strategiy
   
Pay-TV startup helps drag City Telecom to loss
  Source: The Standard (HK)
MTV Networks Gets GameTrailer.com
MSLO Developing Blueprint Magazine
Warner Settles With Spitzer
Viacom Names Board of Directors
  Source:Media Week (US)
   
Sky outlines programmes in HD lineup
ITV picks up Int'l Emmy Directorate Award
  Source:Digital Spy, UK
   
Senate Commerce Committee Schedules Hearings on Indecent Programming
Daly Joins Television Academy
  Source: TV Week
   
CBS says in talks with Google for video search
Net TV startup lands $16.2 mln from AOL, IAC
  Source: Reuters
   
Bush Plot to Bomb Al Jazeera
  Source:Daily Mirror
   
MALAYSIA: NAM to counter Western media by starting news network for developing nations
Source: Asia Media
   
European IPTV subscirbers up 66% in first half of 2005
  Source: DM Europe
   
The future’s bright for Internet TV
Murdoch and Telstra talk
  Source:Advanced - Television
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