23 January 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 66










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Zee Entertainment Q3 net up 179 per cent at Rs 958 million
Zee Ent Enterprises Q3 consolidated revenues surge 53% to touch Rs 4.18 billion; net profit Rs 958 million.

Nimbus-DD talks fail, I&B may issue ordinance
I&B ministry likely to issue ordinance by weekend, making mandatory Neo Sports having to share cricket feed with pubcaster.

CFOs to play bigger role in media and entertainment business: E&Y
The CFO's role critical in raising capital & managing risks as media companies scale up: Ernst & Young global survey.

Nimbus receives $125 million from 3i, Cisco, Oman Fund

Adlabs Films completes Synergy Communications buy

Murdoch to leave BSkyB later this year: report

Moser Baer, Baba Arts ink deal for home video rights

BBC World to cover specials on World Economic Forum

Star World celebrates world of 'Heroes' from Wed

Oprah is America's favourite TV personality

Aaj Tak, Headlines Today launch global feed

Star announces Nair, Mukerjea's exit

Rajshri to offer episodes of 'Malgudi Days' and 'Fauji' for download

IBM launches new software service

Natpe focuses on online presence of TV stations

MTV US acquires college destination site Ratemyprofessors .com

Security concern over social networking, user-generated content: Deloitte

Warner creates animated version of 'Smallville' for mobile

Space capsule recovered

Cartoon Network to celebrate Republic Day with premiere of 'Krishna: Makhan Chor'
Disney's Ugly Betty sits pretty as No.1 show in NZ


Leadership Series - Semi Business, Semi Creativity=Profit
Propogates Walt Disney Television International (India) head of programming and production, Nachiket Pantvaidya.

My Life - Work is truly worship
A peek into Cartoon Network Enterprises India and South Asia director Jiggy George's mind.

Book Browser - Feel of having and holding a book
Miditech Pvt. Ltd President Niret Alva has a relationship with sharp, effortless, easy companion.

Feature - Bollywood biggies got game
wooing bollywood trough mobiles

Book Mark - Get the ego advantage
'What is this Ego and why is there so much of it everywhere?'

Slide Show- A Perpetual Astonishment


Highlight - SRK's dreamz unlimited!
Grapevine - Sethi's poor health condition!
Durgesh Nandini's countdown begins!
Diwakar gets arty!
Sanjeeda on a sabbatical !
"I am tired of seeing women waking up in plush sarees and jhumkas"– Mukesh Khanna

News Releases
Subha Barry to address IAA
HBO lines up Republic Day special
Zoom's Big Nite to showcase Salaam-e-Ishq premiere

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (07/01/2007 to 13/01/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (07/01/2007 to 13/01/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star One
Sony Entertainment TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Operators can’t CAS in on 100% revenues for free channels
    		•  Talks between Nimbus, Prasar Bharti fail
    		• Nimbus gets $125 mn from 3i, Cisco, Oman Fund
    		• Nimbus gets ad appeal to save next One-Day
    		• Zee Telefilms Q3 PAT at Rs 79 cr
    		• Out-of-court road ends as Prasar Bharati talks fail
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		•  Radio City to tune into Ahmedabad in March
    		•  Media floats to rake in Rs 3000 cr
    		• Zee PAT zooms 132%
    		•  Nimbus, DD face-off in court
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Nimbus talks with Prasar Bharti fail
    		• Chinese station telecasts porn by mistake
    		• Maneesh Dhir named AOL's international operations head
    		• BCCI contemplates Rs 10 crore bounty for World Cup win
    		• Cinemax may lure medium-term investors
    		• Channel 4 orders review of Big Brother
    		• Basic Instinct 2 in fight for worst film award
    		• Sameer Nair joins NDTV
    		• ‘I like guests who are chatty and mad’
    Source: DNA
      
    		• Amitabh Good, Shahrukh Better?
    		• Koffee is served
    		• TV journalist beaten to death in Russia
    		• chandigarh: Big stakes
    		• Venezuela won’t pay market value in CANTV takeover, says Chavez
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• PMK lashes out at cinema, TV channels
    Source: Chennai Online
     
      
    		• AOL names Indian CEO as global ops head
    		• In HC, Nimbus dares Prasar Bharati to go live
    		• Yash & Aditya top Filmfare power list
    		• Second ODI too faces blackout, fight continues
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• KBC: Old show with new host, new jargons
    		• RCom to offer Yahoo's 'Instant Messenger' to its mobile users
    		• `Community radio can create AIDS awareness'
    		• The new Shah Rukh show is here
    		• NDTV enters Australia, New Zealand
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Zee Tele advances on 3Q net
    		• HC refuses to stay TRAI order on Nimbus
    		• NDTV now in Australia, NZ
    		• Providence Inc eyes Asia; to open office in HK, Delhi
    		• Star India top honchos quit
    		• Deccan Chronicle RD on Feb 3
    		• Adlabs stake in Synergy Comm
    		• Sify Q3 revenues grow 15.8%
    		• Court to hear Nimbus, DD issue today
    		• Nimbus gets Rs 552-cr investments
    		• NIXI may provide inter-node transit bandwidth
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Zee Telefilms Q3 PAT at Rs 79 cr
    		• New content, distribution models to impact media & entertainment
    		• Coming soon: a multiplex in all cities
    		• Cashing in on the couch potato
    Source: Financial Express
     
    International News
    		• Gay rights group unveils film, TV nominees
    		• Cooper is CNN's $4 million man
    		• Japanese TV apologises for false "natto" diet tip
    		• "Idol" judges, producer deny show is meaner
    		• Microsoft could launch Zune in Europe by end 2007
    Source: Reuters
      
  		• CNN Hummer brings $1.25 million for charity
    Source: CNN
     
    		• World first: Al-Falak implements IPTV project for Qtel
    Source: TradeArabia
     
    		• Time Warner, Sinclair reach agreement
    Source: www.coshoctontribune.com
     
    		• Japanese TV entertainer becomes governor
    Source: Peninsula Qatar
     
    		• Japan:Govt set to revise laws on movies, TV shows, train copyright lawyers
    Source: www.yomiuri.co.jp
     
    		• Yahoo! extends its leadership in mobile Internet
    Source: www.mb.com.ph
    		• BBC talking to Google about providing video on YouTube
    Source: IHT
     
    		• Independent record labels sign MySpace deal
    Source: iTnews
     
    		• AFC Championship Sets Season Ratings Record
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• NBC Launches Digital Extensions for Heroes
    		• Google Tests Music Video Syndication Via AdSense Net
    		• Us Weekly, Veoh to Launch Celebrity Channel
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• BBC to sell web ads from new US office
    Source: Telegraph
     
    		• EM.Entertainment expands reach in France, Eastern Europe
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• Geo to telecast special programmes during Muharram
    Source: The News
     
    		• TAIWAN: MAC welcomes China's lifting of Web site embargo
    Source: Asia Media
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