22 July 2006 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 17 - Issue No: 13




Headlines




Raveena Raj Kohlli's Show M strategy
Group M and Kohlli's branded entertainment JV - Show M - is ready to roll; to create multimedia content assets for brand owners

SET India retains Euro; Burnett second agency
SET India retains Euro RSCG as its creative agency for Max and Sab; Leo Burnett to handle creative duties for Sony and Pix.

Box Populi
Host Story
Some TV show hosts are born, some are made. Some grow on you and some just fade away after a while.

HT Media net trebles at Rs 306.3 million

Eutelsat reports marginal revenue growth

CNN US develops state of the art weather centre

Columbia Pics & MGM to release Bond film on 2 May '08

Paris Hilton's self-titled album to release on 22 Aug

Ceva & Astri in alliance to develop new generation multimedia for Hong Kong & China

China Video Industry Association to develop HDMI technology with Silicon Image

WWE holding plans marketing activity in the US

Disney on a job vutting spree; starts with studio head Jacobson


Highlight - Amit replaces Gourav in RDK
Pranav is out from L’iL Champs
Mate or foe???
The Week Ahead - Shekhar grooves Mithun style

News Releases
Star One's 'TGILC' Dwitiya opens impressively
Star Movies to preview 'Lady In The Water' on 23 July
MetLife launches Met Smart Plus, Met Smart Premier
Bharti wins voice & data ‘Top Fixed Phones Co' award

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (02/07/2006 to 08/07/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (02/07/2006 to 08/07/2006)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Ten Sports
Sun TV
Star One
Sony Entertainment
Gemini TV
ESPN

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Star looks at publishing, retail for new growth areas
    		• HT Media Q1 net up 212% to Rs 30.6 cr
    		• Visual radio: Watch those music cells
    		• Adlabs to discuss scheme of arrangement on 29 July
    		• Govt to address industry concerns on broadcast bill
    		• Philips launches portable MP3 players range
    Source:Economic Times
       
    		• Rahman hits the airwaves at 105.8 FM
    		• Arab cinema has much in common with Indian cinema: filmmaker
    		• Mumbai blasts: Boy grilled for sending e-mail to TV channel
    Source: The Hindu
       
    		• Repackaging the moviegoing experience
    Source: Business Standard
       
    		• Do you find this dirty?
    Source: Mumbai Mirror
       
    		• Jackie Shroff to star opposite Smriti Irani!
    Source: Glamsham.com
       
    		• Pankaj Kapoor - Perfecting Comedy
    		• Telly Buzz - Commendable Reportage
    		• Zee crowns its Srimathi AP
    		• Relief for Tamil TV industry
    Source: Screen
     
    		• Kagiso to offer radio consultancy services
    		• Adlabs creditors to approve amalgamation scheme
    		• Hinduja TMT Q1 results on July 30
    		• Three more Web pages figure on DoT ban list
    		• Online Media, Transco sign pact for broadband services in AP
    Source: The Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Centre to discuss broadcast regulatory bill with India Inc
    		• Microsoft says it’s aiming at iPod
    		• Jolly good Mandira
    		• Video couldn’t kill this radio star
    		• Karishma’s double whammy
    		• Meet behenji Rajeshwari
    		• Smriti’s new look
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Centre to consult industry before tabling Broadcast Bill
    Source:Financial Express
       
    		• Note this
    		• The older, The bolder
    		• Modi writes to Manmohan: Dasmunsi remark misleading
    		• Simi’s Rendezvous with Jackie Chan
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• News Corp. eyeing new media as China strategy
    		• Telecom Italia in content talks with News Corp
    Source: Reuters
       
    		• Canadian Gay & Lesbian Network Sold to Shavick Entertainment
    Source: www.365gay.com
       
    		• NBC's Reilly Tries to Focus on Net's Future
    Source: Media Week (US)
       
    		• Former Yahoo chief takes ninemsn reins
    Source: Australia IT
     
    		• AT&T adds MTV, BET channels to digital television line-up
    Source: Bij Journal
       
    		• Media Gateway and India's TV Today Network (TVTN), sign MOU on distribution
    Source: AME Info
       
    		• HD TV makers to cut licence fees in bid to attract China manufacturers - report
    Source: Forbes
    		• Sri lanka's Media ministry denies hand in controversial TV tax
    Source:ww.lankabusinessonline.com
     
    		• Emmy-winning actor Jack Warden dead at 85
    		• 'American Idols' to visit White House, Bush
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• ITV 'to halve' lunchtime news bulletin
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
       
    		• RTÉ Television secures UK Premiership highlights until 2010
    Source: DM Europe
       
    		• T-Mobile Pulls Ads From FX
    Source:TV Week
       
    		• AsiaMedia writer wins South Asian Journalists Association award
    Source: Asia Media
       
    		• TW's Parsons named MIPCOM Personality
    Source: Advanced - Television
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