9 April 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 30






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I&B may reject encryption of DD signals
Information & Broadcasting Ministry may reject demand for setting encryption mandates for Doordarshan's terrestrial signals.

TataSky wants Sun taken off cable, DTH platforms
TataSky will on 9 April pray before the TDSAT the Sun TV be disallowed from being aired in any cable or DTH platform.

Miditech looks to expand content business through fiction
Miditech's aim is to concentrate on the fiction side of the business this year.

Special Report
The 'U' factor
User generated content slowly seeping into nooks and crannies that mainstream content producers cannot penetrate.

Zee TV to kick off 7.30 pm week day slot with 'Parrivar'

Brajeshwar Singh to revert to home state Tamil Nadu

Srinagar gets best 'Difficult' Station Award of 2006

Ripley, Sony ink deal for 'Believe It or Not!' India edition

Chennai-born journalist wins New York Emmy

NRI’s first album ‘Gallan’ released on Tips

Asha Parekh gets Lifetime honour at Bollywood Awards

Maggie Wong to head BBC Asian publishing, licensing biz

Over 500 features made in video format during 2006

Burger King Corp's Russell Klein to deliver keynote address at 2nd annual MI6 conference & awards

Universal Studios to launch DVD of pre-school TV series 'Curious George' in US


Highlight - Sunkrish Bala: The budding Indian-American star
Sanjaya Malakar: Oddball US of A idol?
Interview with Gauri Nirgudkar
Dwell upon dreams
Grapevine - Kumkum off Air

News Releases
 Watch '101 Greatest Comic Scenes' only on Star Gold
Neo Int. Sports Academy launches “NISA Cricket"

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (18/03/2007 to 24/03/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (18/03/2007 to 24/03/2007)
MAX
Star Plus
SAB
Zee TV
Sun TV
DD1
Zee Cinema


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Broadcast Bill to be tabled in monsoon session
    		• Big FM to air special programme for Abhi-Ash wedding
    		• Big FM to turn mobile phone content provider
    		• Porn could be the key to next-generation DVD war
    		• CAS for all: Would help end uncertainty
    		• AFP, Google News settle lawsuit over Google News
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• VSAT network for DD
    		• Nimbus not keen to bat with SET
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Exit polls show gains in U.P. for Samajwadi Party
    		• Telugu film videos from Moser Baer
    		• BSNL to offer voice, cable TV, broadband on single line
    Source:The Hindu
      
    		• Jay Leno blames India for Sanjaya's success
    Source: www.andhracafe.com
      
    		• PRO-FILE: Aamrapali
    		• Try Hard
    		• Ear shot
    		• ‘I eat only organic meat. I love animals’
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• BSNL to offer voice, cable TV, broadband on one line
    		• Tata Sky beats cricket blues
    		• `Spread of community radio is too slow`
    		• Sunil Jain: Watch this broadcast
    		• Big FM eyes other revenue earning options
    		• PVR to set up 60 screens in east
    		• Yahoo! eyes rural India
    		•  Bilcare loses patent case over metallised PVC film
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Coming soon: Kurosawa at a theatre near you
    		• Cannes can-can: Why Indian cinema is so out of step
    		• Archie and gang to go desi
    		• Tivo plays a trump card: web smart features
    Source: Financial Express
      
    		• Amrapali fooled by prankster director
    		• To love or not to love Bani!
    		• Achint spews venom
    		• Sarah Jane Dias crowned Miss India
    		• Jackie Chan launches Chinese TV show
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• AOL launches search ad service with Google
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Nepal-born to anchor CNN news programme
    Source: www.kalingatimes.com
     
    		• China Telecom allowed to launch IPTV services in six cities
    Source: Iinterfax
     
    		• Zimbabwe: Govt Avails $8,9bn for New Radio Station
    Source: Allafrica.com
     
    		• Korea: IPTV Could Be Categorized as a Broadcast
    Source: english.donga.com
     
    		• Liberty Media buying 11.5M shares
    Source: Biz Journal
     
    		• BBC and HBO team up
    Source: The Star Online (Malaysia)
    		• Singapore, Malaysia to enhance broadcasting cooperation
    Source: People's Daily Online
     
    		• Free entertainment TV launched in Kenya
    Source: AME Info
     
    		• Ant and Dec to sign new £40m ITV deal
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		•  Trump to market condos on 'Apprentice'
    		• Soap star Edward Mallory dies at 76
    		• Jackie Chan launches Chinese TV show
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• China: Nine digital TV channels warned against airing prohibited programs
    Source: english.eviewweek.com
     
    		• Easter pleas for missing BBC man
    Source: BBC
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