31 March 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 23






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Trai-MSOs: rounds of meetings on anvil for extending Cas
Trai preparing for 'big one': extending Cas in the rest of the areas of the three metros; several meetings with stakeholders planned.


Dish TV listing delayed as approvals pending
Listing of Dish TV, Zee Group's demerged DTH business, delayed as company is awaiting certain regulatory approvals.

Box Populi
The fight for the eyeballs
Happening week for country's 3 mainstream Hindi channels; 2 launch new shows, 1 goes for hour long specials.

TDSAT directs Delhi cable op to clear Rs 15 mn. dues

'Corporate influence mars media credibility'

Star News kicks off UP elections programming

Over 10,600 titles cleared by RNI from Apr to Nov 2006

MTV brings 'kickass mornings'

Weekend curtain raiser, London 'IIFA goes green'

Excel, Fox releasing game console compatible movies

UTV to use HP for end-to-end infrastructure solution

Tourism Malaysia ties up with Hello FM for promotion

4Kids Entertainment to take 'Chaotic' to MipTV


Highlight - Shweta Keswani springs back to action!
"It's a big blow" - Ami Trivedi
Love actually; Kahaani Batuk aur Mythili Ki
Pati Patni Aur Woh
Grapevine - Sunil Pal out of Titan Antakshari
The Week Ahead - Dr. Vijay Mallya and Shobhaa De have Koffee with Karan

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (11/03/2007 to 17/03/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (11/03/2007 to 17/03/2007)
MAX
Star Plus
Zee TV
SAB
Sun TV
Star One


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Adlabs eyes single-screen theatres for expansion
    		•  UTV ties up with Hewlett-Packard
    		•  India shoots at UK Entertainment Inc
    		• Cricket: It delivers eyeballs, losses
    		• Publisher unveils cover of new Harry Potter book
    		• Vodafone may acquire broadband assets
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• Now, CNBC Awaaz faces 2-day ban for liquor ads
    		• Vadodara: Cable operators in anti-tobacco drive
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Kingfisher to have on-board satellite TV systems
    Source: India eNews
     
    		• Telly Buzz - Music for a cause
    		• I love Friends and Sex In The City
    Source: Screen
      
    		• Orissa - Radio, TV network to be strengthened: Dasmunshi
    		• Rickey Minor, man behind the music at 'American Idol', Grammys
    Source:The Hindu
     
    		• Channel goldrush
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• UK sailor ‘confesses’ on TV
    		• Idol chasing
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Zee extends implementation time for biz revamp
    		• Shringar Cinemas acquires multiplex in Gujarat
    		• Warburg Pincus' arms hike stake in Moser Baer
    		• 1,500 new newspapers, periodicals registered
    		• Pyramid Saimira soars on tie-up for developing malls
    		• NDTV FY-07 results by June 30
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Welspun bags CNBC’s International Trade Award
    Source: Money Control
      
    		• CAS in 4 more cities soon: Dasmunsi
    		• More channels under Govt scanner
    Source: CNN-IBN
      
    		• Hutch ties up with Microsoft for live mobile search
    		• Creation of 'XXX' domain for porn websites rejected
    		• Cannes honours India
    Source: DNA
      
    		• World's largest film library from UTV
    		• Website defacements on the rise
    		• ‘Associating with Asian films is interesting for us’
    		• Website defacements on the rise
    		• Rating systems need to be devised
    		• Riding Cricket
    Source: Financial Express
     
    International News
    		• ITV, Setanta set to win FA Cup rights
    		• Eisner prom mystery series to debut on MySpace
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• BBC set to win FOI battle over Israel report
    Source: www.pressgazette.co.uk
     
    		• Gemstar-TV Guide buys Aptiv for $16M
    Source: ABC Money
     
    		• Al Jazeera English wins creative awards
    Source: AME Info
     
    		• New Arabic news channel from April 2
    Source: Gulf News
     
    		• Nickelodeon names Litton as MD
    Source: www.mad.co.uk
     
    		• Australia: Prime TV offers $26.1m for Becker Group
    Source: News.au
     
    		• Comcast names new Comcast SportsNet president
    Source: www.pennlive.com
    		• Disney UK sees 60% rise in audience share
    		• Channel 4, NGW bid for DAB multiplex
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• Warner Bros. Moving Int'l Format Unit to Paris
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• ABC Axes The Great American Dream Vote
    		• NFL Lifts Ban on Local TV Sideline Coverage
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• Miss America looking for new TV home
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Sirius brings TV service to the car
    Source: ZDNet
     
    		• Comcast CEO gets $27.4M in 2006
    Source: Hemscott
     
    		• Apple launches Complete My Album for iTunes
    Source: DM Europe
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