24 July 2006 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 17 - Issue No: 14




Headlines




Ficci bats for TV industry, seeks convergence norms review
Rationalisation of FDI caps in TV distribution, easing investment norms and framing cross-media rules key to growth: Ficci.

Lodestar Universal to launch Emerging Media Lab in India
Lodestar Universal's Emerging Media Lab will provide clients with a physical & virtual space to experience trends and technologies

Manorama News launch deferred to 17 August
Malayala Manorama's TV venture Manorama News, which was targeting a mid-July launch, will now be unveiled on 17 August.

Special Report
Eyeing B.A.G-ful of opportunities in media

Profiling Anurradha Prasad's B.A.G. Films, which is into media education, TV, films and now FM radio.

Special Report
Ms Media: Women who matter: Anita Kaul Basu

Profiling industry's power ladies, here we take a look at Synergy Communications director Anita Kaul Basu.

Ten Sports to give a marketing push to key properties

Yantra, Asianet prog. initiative takes on movie piracy

NGC looks at an 'Emerging India' next month

ESS to air European Athletics Championships

History Channel celebrates 'Pirates' fever with special

Star World to telecast 'Miss Universe' live on 24 July

AOL announces closed captions for online video

Radio Disney signs deal with MobiTV

HSBC sponsors BBC World golfing vignettes

Rediff increases number of advertisers by 24 per cent

Cartoon Network US to develop Massively Multiplayer Online Game with Grigon Entertainment


Highlight - Bollywood meets Tellywood!
Vinod's debut film!
"I save 50 per cent of my income" - Aditi Pratap
The Week Ahead - The original Indian superhero

News Releases
CNN-IBN’s Devil’s Advocate interviews Pakistan Foreign Minister

Champions Trophy hockey live on Ten Sports
Pantaloon organises unique Vendor Initiative in Delhi; signs multiple strategic tie ups
Rediffusion DY&R partners six brands from India's top 100 most valuable brands

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)
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Ten Sports
Sun TV
Star One
Sony Entertainment
Gemini TV
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
  • Star objects to Govt control on BRAI
  • No more long queues to catch latest flick
  • Microsoft to unleash Zune on iPod
  • Get going on CAS
    Source:Economic Times
       
  • Dish TV to offer gaming services
  • Pirates of Caribbean gets a taste of piracy
    Source: Business Standard
     
  • Luring more audiences
  • Fight is on to keep Internet neutral
  • Fifteen minutes of fame
  • ‘The film industry is transforming and taking a new direction’
    Source:Financial Express
       
  • Parliament gets dedicated TV channel
    Source: Chennai Online
       
  • Censors to take TV to the laundry again
    Source: Hindustan Times
       
  • Blogger ain’t journalists
  • Six children will split fortune: Murdoch
    Source: Indian Express
     
  • Rationalise FDI cap in TV distribution: FICCI
  • TPV Tech to enter Indian market
  • Mobile operators to launch interactive FM radio services
  • Wi-Max service launch may be delayed
    Source: The Hindu Business Line
       
  • Broadcasting Bill unlikely this session
  • Tamil Film industry hails sops
  • `Newspapers remind elected representatives of their duty'
  • Jackie Shroff may debut on television
  • AIR bulletin as part of English curriculum
  • Indians fuel world's first hi-definition DVD player
  • Bangla music bands a revolution in music industry
    Source: The Hindu
       
  • Israel strikes TV, phone towers in Lebanon
  • Taliban now gets media savvy
  • UGC offers e-journalism course
  • Ready to lose weight with Suniel Shetty?
  • Jaggu dada’s juggling act
  • Gera gets into a new gear
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
  • MTV set to debut community-based channel in the UK
    Source: Brand Republic
       
  • US Yahoo offers copy-free music
    Source:BBC
       
  • Vivendi bids near $2 bln for BMG - paper
  • Adelphia creditors' talks make progress-WSJ
    Source: Reuters
     
  • BBC World Service and BBC Arabic on CANALSAT HORIZONS in Africa
    Source: SomaliNet
       
  • Guardian Media Group appoint InfoSpace to power search across 36 sites
    Source: www.clickpress.com
       
  • Murdoch Says Climate Favors DirecTV-EchoStar Union
    Source: Bloomberg
  • China to quicken censoring process of TV animation productions
    Source: People's Daily Online
       
  • New gay channel plans November launch
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
       
  • Fairfax turned off by free-to-air
    Source: Australian IT
       
  • Boy's ordeal, rescue keeps India glued to TV sets
    Source: CBC News
       
  • SABC' s independent internal inquiry under way
    Source: www.sabcnews.com
       
  • 'Deal or No Deal' Kicks Off NBC Fall Shows
    Source: CBS News
       
  • Ulster television group poised to make an offer for SMG
    Source: Telegraph

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