23 February 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 92






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Tata Sky to pump in Rs 20 billion, expects break even in 5-7 years
Tata Sky plans to further invest Rs 20 billion to ramp up its direct-to-home business; will take 5-7 years to break even.

FDI nod for Sun's DTH

Star India appoints Vijay Singh as president, strategy & corporate development
Vijay Singh, Tetley Tea MD developing markets, joins Star India as president, strategy and corporate development, in April.

Zee Turner: Budget should stop double taxation from broadcasters
Listing his expectations from Union Budget 2007-08 being presented on 28 Feb, Poddar appealed for doing away with double taxation from broadcasters.

Kolkata firm picks up 12.5% stake in BAG Films

TV18, Sophia Polytechnic hosts award for docu films

Radio One tickles the funny bone this World Cup

Casbaa lauds Philippines in piracy case

BBC World, BBC Worldwide merge airtime & distn sales

Xbox 360 to unleash 'Good Luck India' campaign

CN to launch 'The Justirisers'; gets Shankar Mahadevan to sing title track
Ofcom bans junk food ads targeted at children
MGM president receives Variety's Humanitarian Award


Highlight - Shilpa speaks out on Apurva's alleged affair!
Grapevine - Aroona Irani's negative act
Priya Wal, the cameo queen!!
Rucha turns into a catwoman!
Yash Patnaik turns producer!
Karan's`piping hot' Koffee with Mallika Sherawat!
The Week Ahead - The biggest risk in life is not taking one!

News Releases
Sony Pictures Imageworks picks up equity in FrameFlow
Care Bears II – a new generation only on POGO
Second quadrangular women's cricket tourkey live on DD
Savitha Goud is Essel Karnatakas best sportsperson

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (04/02/2007 to 10/02/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (04/02/2007 to 10/02/2007)
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DD1
Zee TV
Star One
Sun TV
Maa Telugu
Sahara One

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Tata Sky plans more investments to increase subscriber base
    		•  FDI in Sun Direct TV, Salim group allowed
    		• Star India's new President
    		• AP order enables action against media
    		• US investment firm ups stake in ETC Network to over 5 per cent
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		•  Reality shows on kids’ Channels
    		•  Indians played key role in Intel’s new chip
    		•  Opposition bats for Eenadu, stalls House
    		•  Radio in a corner
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Let`s admit it - SRK is good in KBC III
    		•  Fashion goes starry
    		• Sector Watch: Media
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Report: Labour disruptions could hurt U.S. film industry
    		• Exit polls favour BJP in Uttarakhand
    		• Fresh Andhra Pradesh order against media
    Source: The Hindu
     
     
    		•  Neo in Rs 200cr Hero Honda ad deal till ’10
    		•  Google reaches out to cos, at a price
    		• Cisco, Apple settle iPhone trademark dispute
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		•  Keep stop loss of Rs 124 in TV Today
    Source: Moneycontrol.com
      
    		•  AT&T, Microsoft battle it out in US Supreme Court
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Professional content to boost media sales: IBM
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• AT&T, Microsoft take patent battle to US Supreme Court
    		• Google takes on Microsoft with online software
    		• Kids are my biggest fans: Mahadevan
    		• Cricket fever grips Mandy
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• France ahead in European HDTV, firm says
    Source: Broadcast Newsroom
     
    		• Google still seeks TV partner, report says
    Source: CNN
     
    		• Malaysia to have 24-hour radio news channel
    Source: english.people.com.cn
     
    		• National Geographic getting into cell phones
    Source: CNet
      
    		• Sky Wins Top News Awards
    Source: Sky News
     
    		• Telstra makes another grab for TV
    Source: The Australian
     
    		• Publishing & Broadcasting Profit Falls 12% on Television
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• E-Vision launches two additional free movie nights
    Source: Maktoob
     
    		• KarstadtQuelle, Axel Springer to launch Internet business
    Source: ABC Money
    		• News Corp.'s Fox Interactive buys ad tech company
    		• Google sees video anti-piracy tools as priority
    		• HBO and Mattel doll up "American Girl" deal
    		• Time Warner dominates global media revenues-report
    		• NBC stations game for new Merv Griffin show
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• NYT to Post Users' Videos on Web Site
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• Swiss Hawk acquires 20% stake in HomeTV
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• EU clears ProSiebenSat.1 acquisition
    Source: Business Week
     
    		• HONG KONG: I-Cable counts on free TV to soften loss of English football
    		• THAILAND: ITV denied court protection
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• MPs wade further into TV debates
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• Italy has 350 digital TV channels
    Source: Advanced - Television
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