10 April 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 31











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UTV to float UK subsidiary for new media, overseas listing on plan
UTV to float 2 subsidiaries for new media and broadcasting; Listing at London's Alternative Investment Market on radar.

Three NDTV Imagine channels to launch within a year
NDTV Group to launch 3 channels in the first phase under the stewardship of former Star India CEO Sameer Nair.

TataSky asks court to blackout Sun; stay order copy awaited
TataSky moves application with TDSAT; asks tribunal to blackout Sun TV for not complying with order to supply signals.

Sun TV: Madras HC stays TDSAT ruling on dispute with TataSky

Times Now gets FIPB nod for Rs 343 million from Reuters
Times Global Broadcasting, which operates news channel Times Now, has got FIPB nod for Rs 343.5 million from Reuters.

Executive Dossier
'In the entertainment field there is nobody else who does what E! does'

Interview with Comcast Entertainment Group, International president Kevin MacLellana

DD to set up a VSAT network connecting 70 places

Sir Michael Lyons is BBC Trust chairman

ESPN, Burnett, DreamWorks team up for 'Contender'

Discovery in global green lifestyle initiative

Kelly Clarkson, Hugh Grant to appear on 'American Idol's

Arianespace to support mobile sat services industry

Koreans to get free mobile TV broadcasts next month

Nab panel to discuss latest trends in HD, advertising

Youtube boosts love affair with streaming video

Google testing a new ad model

Pixion enhances 'Namastey London'

Nielsen launches product placement performance tool

Nickelodeon ropes in stride rite for 'SpongeBob Friend or Foe?' event in US
Gotham Ent. launches Virgin Comic magazines in India


Highlight - Shraddha Nigam heads for Dubai
Ronit Roy: Exciting week ahead
Short Takes - Akshay Anand
Grapevine - Bapat to exit Saat Phere

News Releases
BCCI is treating senior players like kids: Wasim Akram

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (25/03/2007 to 31/03/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (25/03/2007 to 31/03/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
MAX
Sony Entertainment TV
Star One


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
  • NDTV entertainment channel may go on air by year-end
  • Sharing feed with TataSky: Sun TV gets interim stay
  • Agri biotech media workshop
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
      
  • NDTV to launch entertainment channel
  • Television artist Santhoshi crowned `Miss Chinnathirai'
  • TataSky plea to TDSAT
  • Blame it on live telecast
    Source:The Hindu
      
  • Thailand vows to maintain YouTube ban
  • NDTV to try ‘K’ games to win the eyeballs test
    Source: DNA
      
  • High Court stays telecom tribunal order to Sun TV
  • Missing on TV: Entertainment
  • Google says sorry to Chinese rival
  • Tele Tell Signs
    Source: Indian Express
     
  • PE investors to buy 24% in NDTV Networks
  • NDTV to challenge Star on Hindi turf
  • Sun TV obtains stay in TataSky case
  • Indian love affair
    Source: Business Standard
      
  • Two new FM radio stations in Bhubaneswar
  • NDTV’s UK arm could list overseas
  • Sun TV takes TDSAT to court over Tata Sky issue
  • NetWeb buys out WebPercept
    Source: Financial Express
      
  • AIADMK functionary attacked over cable TV connections
    Source: Newindpress
     
  • Google apologises to Chinese rival in software dispute
    Source: Economic Times
     
    International News
  • Bahrain to air first private TV channel
  • Interactive TV exposes children to exploitation
    Source: Gulf News
     
  • Disney yet to decide second China park location
    Source: China Daily
     
  • Gannett could raise div, spin off TV unit: report
    Source: Reuters
     
  • BBC America recruits Ross
    Source: Variety
     
  • HK: Report on role of public broadcasting defended
    Source: The Standard
     
  • China gives thumbs-down to 'American Idol' imitators
    Source:Channel NewsAsia
     
  • VeriSign increases .com/.net domain name fees
    Source: DM Europe
  • Discovery Lays Off 200 in New Round of Cuts
  • NAB to Launch Flexible Advanced Services
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
  • China Radio Int. starts operating mobile phone TV
    Source: People's Daily Online
     
  • CBS radio, MSNBC to suspend Imus 2 weeks
    Source:Yahoo
     
  • SanDisk, Yahoo Team Up on Music Player to Rival IPod
    Source: Bloomberg
     
  • 'Top Gear' to move to the US?
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
  • THAILAND: Govt shuts down critical web forum
  • THAILAND: YouTube willing to help block offensive clips of Thai King
    Source: Asia Media

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