6 July 2006 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 16 - Issue No: 99






 

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Dish TV, Tata Sky lock horns over DVRs
Dish TV and Tata Sky have locked horns over interoperability - or its waiver - of DVRs to be made available to DTH consumers.
 
 

Isro sets GSLV launch of Insat-4C for 10 July
GSLV-F02, which will carry state-of-the-art communication satellite Insat-4C into space, will be launched on Monday, 10 July.

CAS rollout: Delhi HC 'no' to government plea for more time
Govt pleads again for more time to roll out CAS but HC refuses; orders final stand on matter by 19 July.

Music airplay: ETC, T-Series at loggerheads

Thukral is new VP distribution for Times Now, Zoom

Channel 7 brings in CNN-IBN's 'Citizen Journalist'

Global soccer fans are united & divided in their passion

MTV to celebrate anniversary of Live8 concert globally

Spike TV's Blade premieres with 2.5 million viewers

Harrington is Granada International head of formats

Spiderman creator Stan Lee working on a reality show

Allan Wu to host AXN’s Amazing Race Asia edition

Avaya's 9 trillion bytes data transmission during Fifa

Fifa to organise 'Football For A Better World' event

P2P's Peer Impact offers TV shows from Fox, Warner

Nokia conducting mobile TV trials in Sweden

Texas Inst. holds seminar on adoption of mobile TV

Vod users in the US tuning in to reality shows: Study

HBO sees 25% growth in ad sales over two years

Cartoon Network gets on DD with branded block

Highlight - Deluge dampens tellydom!
When the Rain Gods frowned!
Grapevine - ITV award does a cameo in Krrish
The Week Ahead - Catch Men in Black II

News Release
Awaaz announces consumer preference vote for India's best brands

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Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Cartoon Network Enterprises in expansion mode
    		• Saregama music may soon be on your mobiles
    		• Insat-4C home launch on July 10
    		• Six months' time sought for CAS implementation in 3 metros
    		• Accel Transmatic plans animation division by next year
    		• Prime Focus set to acquire UK-based animation co
    		• Reliance teams up with Intel for Net access
    		• It's all converging
    		• ISRO eager to launch Rs 800-cr `satnav' biz
    		• `Global entertainment, media industry to grow at 6.6% CAGR'
    		• Parragon Publishing plans co-branded initiative with retailers
      Source: The Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Eight regional channels to launch operations in Kerala
    		• Saregama India net profit up at Rs 8.8 crore
    		• Will govt backtrack on CAS? Operators anxious
    		• TDSAT refuses to clampdown on Star over DTH signals
    		• MAX hunts for Bollywood fan
    		• If content is king, distribution is god
      Source:Business Standard
       
    		• Apple to sell education computer for $899
    		• Amazon.com China unit sells books, DVDs on cellphone
    		• Mandira Bedi bats for eves
    		• IPTV likely to be under cable Act
      Source: Financial Express
       
    		• Balraj Sahni National Award for Prem Chopra
      Source: Zee News
     
       
    		• CM tells TV channels to insert date, time on visuals of rain
    		• Has radio become the new favourite, has it killed the TV star?
    		• ‘I don’t believe in the tried and tested’
    		• INSAT-4C ready for launch
    		• Spirited Sudeepa
    		• Mine! Mine! Mine!
      Source: DNA
       
    		• ETC stops telecast of promos from T-series
    		• Bertelsmann may sell stake in Sony
      Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Internet and TV: the debate continues
    		• Keen on CAS: Centre
    		• Online video piracy a threat to film industry
    		• Actor Madhavan features in mobile games
    		• Awards for development journalism presented
    		• Sun TV serial Penn touches 100-episode mark
      Source: The Hindu
       
    		• European antitrust regulators vote for a fine on Microsoft
      Source: Times of India
       
    		• CAS to be kept out of new Act
    		• The Internet knows what you’ll do next
      Source: Indian Express
    International News
    		• BBC eyes leap to big screen for comedy series
    		• American Idol tour starts without McPhee
      Source: Yahoo
       
    		• BBC to offer 'personalised' radio
    		• Al Gore to address UK TV industry
      Source: BBC
       
    		• Advance ad sales dip at top U.S. TV networks
    		• Rolls Royce joins MTV for Aids
      Source: Reuters
       
    		• Yahoo China in music copyright dispute
      Source: iafrica.com
       
    		• APTN Appoints Sales Manager
      Source: www.broadcastermagazine.com
       
    		• Paris renames all-news channel ‘France 24'
      Source: www.theglobeandmail.com
       
    		• Yahoo redesign targets advertisers
      Source: www.itweek.co.uk
    		• Satellite TV use in Canada overtakes cable: new report
      Source: CBC News
       
    		• ABC Finishes Upfront, Takes in $2.3 Billion for Primetime
    		• Intelsat Completes Purchase of PanAmSat
    		• Print Media Dominate First New Media Emmy Noms
    		• Basile, Seligman to Produce Primetime Emmy Telecast
    		• FCC Shifts Gears on Indecency
      Source: TV Week
       
    		• Stanford confirmed for Sky News primetime
    		• Ford appointed UK ed of BBC Newsgathering
      Source: Digital Spy (UK)
       
    		• Africa Channel to Run In Washington D.C.
    		• ION Net Parters With Sony Pictures TV
    		• ChoiceMedia's Health Network Launches 25 Web Sites
      Source: Media Week (US)
       
    		• Bollywood distributor lists on stock market
      Source: Asians in Media
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