25 August 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 20 - Issue No: 53










Headlines





Chandra's rebel league drags BCCI to court
 Indian Cricket League moves Delhi High Court against BCCI; seeks to restrain the board from "intimidating" its players.

Zee Talkies to go on air from 25 August
 Zee Entertainment Enterprises' upcoming Marathi movie channel will kick off on 25 August; to screen five films a day.

Box Populi
Wired!
 TV, the Internet and the mobile phone are slowly getting fused into one humungous media entity that's slowly sucking us all in.

Zee TV to spruce up afternoon band with 'Rakhi'

Anthony Day to head strategy & development for Star

Gujarat cable ops forced to air propaganda shows: COFI

Asianet lines up special shows to celebrate Onam

International festival to screen 70 films

TitleMatch DVD on-demand to distribute UTV films

Zapak unveils gaming avatars

Govt expects users to migrate to IPV6 in 3 years

BenQ launches EF71 mobile phone in India

HomeShop 18, Apple join hands for Rakhi

Chutti TV to host on-ground event with Einstein'


Highlight - Kartik signs on Zee’s Rakhi!

Reader Review - Ekta Kapoor's Kasturi

The launch of Nach Baliye 3...

Shorttakes - " I believe in the Universal Power" Karan Grover

News Releases
US Open 2007 live and exclusive only on Ten Sports
Bollywood comes to sydney
Raksha Bandhan Festive Offer on Arzoo.com
Shubha Mudgal on Radio One FM 94.3
Star Gold present Bond Movies festival
Live telecast of "Super Dancer" grand finale on Amrita TV
BIG FM bags customer award for network innovation
Chennai swings with Radio City 91.1FM and Nokia Store to the Nokia 'Remix & Win' contest

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (05/08/2007 to 11/08/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (05/08/2007 to 11/08/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
Zee Cinema


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• DTH firms HITS out at multi-system operators
    		• IFFI to invite Hollywood stars for digital media conference
    		• The gloves are off
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Dish TV against licence fee for HITS operators
    		• ICL questions BCCI’s use of national icons
    		• Sleepy? Cut out late-night TV and surfing Internet
    		• Yahoo, MSN sign blogging 'self-discipline' pact in China
    		• Butcher denies ICL link, Ramprakash not on radar
    		• TV actor slaps director, he slaps her right back
    		• Nothing much to say
    		• Films that do a reality check
    		• ICL moves Delhi HC against BCCI
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Sean Penn film to make its debut in Fairbanks, Alaska
    		• Time BCCI put its house in order
    		• Losing players to ICL a big blow: Vinod
    		• Don’t join the ICL, NZC tells Fleming
    		• Film academy celebrates convocation day
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Yahoo, MSN sign 'self-discipline' pact
    		• Monster took 5 days to report ID theft
    		• Channel scraps Big Brother '08
    		• Dolby drive: Turn your car into a movie hall
    		• I haven't met Mona for sometime: Karan
    		• Kaisay Kahen
    Source:Times of India
     
    		• NDTV lifestyle channel from September 7
    		• ICL moves Court against BCCI `tactics`
    		• Now running TV ads in Mumbai`s BEST buses
    		• 5-D? Say what?
    		• Soap suds or duds?
    Source: Business-Standard
     
    		• CTV output registers big spike: Assocham
    		• Dubai Investment buys 40% stake in Time Broadband
    		• Is Indian cricket about stars in the game or vice versa?
    		• Telecom cos share views with TRAI on HITS
    		• Star enters distribution pact with Times Now, Zoom
    		• Texas unveils new video switches
     Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		•  SC notice to TV channel over Monica Bedi’s photos
    		• ICL files suit against BCCI in Delhi HC
    		• ICL exodus paves way for upcoming youngsters
    		•  Film industry shaken, but won’t lose much money over Salman
    		• Intimidation, cries ICL; goes to court
    		• Child’s Play
    		• Talking Out with Achint kaur
    		• Look who’s dancing
    		• Three’s company!
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		•  ICL moves Delhi HC against BCCI
    Source: Hindustan Times
     
    International News
    		• Europe Lays Framework for Mobile Satellite TV by 2009
    Source: Betanews.com
     
    		• Wal-Mart Executive Joining DreamWorks
    Source: Wsj.com
     
    		• Controversial Dutch reality TV show to be taken off the air
    Source: Nation Multimedia
     
    		• MailOnline is UK's second biggest newspaper website
    Source: Daily Mail
     
    		• Sheraton Doha launches new online service
    Source: Gulf-Times
     
    		• Time Warner Cable and Cisco Launch 'HD Clear & Simple' Web Site
    Source: CNN
     
    		• YouTube clones bring more TV to your computer
    Source: News8austin.com
     
    		• RTL interested in acquiring Flemish television channel VTM - report
    Source: Forbes
    		• EC looks to boost satellite services
    		• P2P worth $28bn over five years
    Source: Advanced-Television
     
    		• No 'Celeb Big Brother' on C4 in 2008
    		• 4 channels Watson's iconic 'Family'
    Source:. Digital Spy
     
    		• BANGLADESH: Govt asks ETV, CSB to refrain from telecasting provocative items
    		• THAILAND: Higher film exports possible, says veteran
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• Anchorwoman Deep-Sixed by Fox After One Episode
    		• High School 2 Is Music to Disney.com's Ears
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• TV, radio look for record ad money in election
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• NBC Brings ‘Gladiators’ Back to the Ring
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Ebert: No thumbs, up or down, on TV show
    Source: Yahoo
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