25 April 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 44






Headlines







ESS to launch third channel Star Cricket in June
ESPN Star Sports launching in June dedicated cricket channel Star Cricket for Indian subcontinent.


Hinduja TMT restarts trading, closes at Rs 599
Hinduja TMT, housing cable & media biz, trading again after spinning off ITES-BPO functions into separate company.

Executive Dossier
'Economically sensible model is a combination of CPT and correction of income growth'
Interview with Star India President Paritosh Joshi.

Sony to air 'Extreme Makeover' with Mona Singh as host

CNN-IBN & Indian Express team up for UP elections

Sun TV board recommends 1:1 bonus shares

CNBC UNIVERSE to launch news ticker on IMC building

Prime Focus launches 4th Mumbai facility

BBC wins third Banff Outstanding Achievement Award

Vijay TV announces its first VJ / RJ hunt 2007

Mira Nair to receive 'Pride of India' Bollywood award

Mobio offers free World Cup GPRS downloads

UTV plans big splash for 'Metro' premiere

MGM renews Pink Panther licence deal with Corning

Radio City creative duties with Meridian, Ogilvy 1

Toei Animation licenses fifth season of Digimon to Disney ABC Cable Networks Group
SET to kicks off 'Boogie Woogie' kid's championship on 28 April


Highlight - " I can't play a subservient, wimpy,self-effacing, doormat ! " - Manini Mishra
Choosing the third Indian Idol!
Ganesh goes back to school!
Grapevine - Jas walks out of Doli Saja Ke

News Release
 "Mein bacche nahi paida karoongi aur na mein shaadi karoongi!" - Rakhi Sawant
The Screening Room meets Robert de Niro and hits New York 's Tribeca Film Festival
[v] Launch pad
Ab Tak Bachchan’ An Amitabh Bachan Film Festival
Philips promotes ‘Entertainment on the go’

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (08/04/2007 to 14/04/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (08/04/2007 to 14/04/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star One
MAX
Sony Entertainment TV


Source: www.indiantelevision.com

 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Sony Max eyes 15% rise in TRP after World Cup
    		• Active Radio from Idea
    		• Krishnaswamy Associates ties up with Rajshree Media
    		• Yahoo! official is HelloSoft advisor
    		• Sun TV board okays 1:1 bonus issue
    		• ESPN-Star launches cricket channel
    		• GV Films in tie-up for studio city
    		• Hinduja TMT completes demerger of BPO biz
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
     
    		• LG develops tactile broadcast phone
    		• ESS launches STAR Cricket
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• India may get an international TV channel
    Source: Hindustan Times
     
    		• 'Media not doing justice to North-East'
    		• ESPN-STAR announces launch of cricket channel
    		• AIR to launch serial on freedom fighters
    		• Hinduja TMT relists on bourses
    		• Visakhapatnam : TV channel office attacked
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• FMCGs eye regional channels for reach
    		• AOL, Yahoo! to slug it out in India
    		•  ABP to launch free daily Metro soon
    		•  Coming next: Cricket-only from ESPN Star stable
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Abhiash wedding rights sold to a TV channel?
    		• ESPN set to bring new cricket channel
    		• Sarko-Sego TV debate on May 2
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• SAB launches two new shows - 4 & Love Story
    Source: NewKerala
     
    		• MTV likely to outsource advertising sales to TV 18
    		• ‘Ram was a wild boy before marriage’
    		• STAR family to launch cricket channel
    		• Gulshan plays Ektaa in ‘Showbiz’!
    		• Kavita ousted from ‘Ghar Ek Sapna’?
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• China: 8 TV stations exposed for broadcasting illegal ads
    Source: EastDay.com
     
    		• BBC signs Chinese deal
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Media watchdog condemns PEMRA threat to Aaj TV
    Source: Daily Times, Pakistan
     
    		• Nickelodeon dominates ASTRA Awards
    		• NBC to host US skating championships
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• Irwin most popular on pay TV
    Source: The Australian
     
    		• Sony buys $1m share of ReelTime video on demand service
    Source: www.itwire.com.au
     
    		• Olevia named official HDTV for ESPN’s KIA X Games Asia
    Source: DM Asia
     
    		• Proposed BBC site plans approved
    Source: BBC
    		• Warner, Bertelsmann in Napster deal
    		• Bono to take part in "American Idol" fund-raiser
    Source:Yahoo
     
    		• FCC attacking TV violence
    Source: Monsters and Critics
     
    		• Nielsen, comScore Respond to IAB Web Metrics Letter
    		• MNTV to Scrap All Novelas, Add More Reality and Bypass Upfront
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• Turner Names Wright Senior VP of New Content Creation Group
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• New York Times Shareholders Withhold 42% of Votes
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• PAKISTAN: Protest rally for BBC reporter's release held
    		• THAILAND: iTV to sue PM's Office in retaliation
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Ofcom concerned over violence in soaps
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
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