21 May 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 19 - Issue No: 65






Headlines







MCCS applies for uplinking license under Star Marathi
 MCCS, the ABP & Star Group JV, will name its new channel as Star Marathi; awaits uplinking nod for the news channel.

DD lost Rs 615 milion in faulty cricket telecast bid in 2004: CAG
 CAG says DD lost Rs 615 million due to faulty cricket telecast bid in late 2004, poor marketing and advertising sales.

O&M, McCann Erickson steal the show at Mirchi Kaan Awards
The 4th Mirchi Kaan Awards names O&M the 'Agency of the Year' with 19 awards, McCann Erickson follows with 14 awards.

DD to show Test match highlights

Dori Media sells telenovela worth $2.6 mn at MipTV

Fox renews '24' for two more seasons

Star, Artificial Life to develop mobile games in Asia

Microsoft buys online ad firm for $6 billion

ESPN launches video podcasting

Amazon launches podcasts network

Panasonic introduces Blu-Ray disc player

Tivo launches Universal Swivel Search

Online TV firm Veoh signs up content partners

Net video-to-TV solutions to rake in $1.5 bn by 2012

7 Seas Technologies launches online gaming portal

Aventail launches mobile SSL VPN for smartphones

Big Feast from Biggest Loser Jeetega

Discovery to close own retail stores; expand via partners

CNN ties up with Suzuki for online football campaign

Big FM's 'Cool Maal Dhamaal' visits street children

Disney to donate $3 million to Make-A-Wish Foundation from 'Pirates' world premiere


CII India party: An interesting affair
Review - Green light for Flight of the Red Balloon

Highlight -"Teen Bahuraniya is a very realistic show” - Mehul Kajaria
Poonam Jhawer's body language
Monaz refutes rumours of Jab Love Hua being axed
Interview - "I am not literally sharing space with Perizad" Shonali Nagrani
Grapevine -It's thumbs down for Mazher Sayedd

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (22/04/2007 to 28/04/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (22/04/2007 to 28/04/2007)
Star Plus
MAX
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star One
SAB


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Prasar Bharati takes away Valley’s voice
    		• UTV Pictures hopes to make a splash at Cannes
    		• Gajendra Singh scouts for ‘Voice of India’ in Lucknow
    		• Eyeing WSJ, Murdoch faces Page Six scandal
    		• Ray film institute functioning on ad hoc basis: CAG report
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Kolkata MSOs worry over second phase of CAS
    		• Rebooting the internet game
    		• Karan Johar turns Alfred Dunhill’s face in India
    		• A decade on, multiplexes still have some way to go
    		• It’s showtime for media stocks
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Military World Games on DD
    		• BharatMatrimony ties up with Airtel
    		• Recording TV programs on PC
    		• How broadcasters script the growth story
    		• `No channel need guarantee viewership'
    Source:The Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Karan Johar to take a 'Koffee' break
    		• TV crew attacked inside shrine
    		• Chief Minister distributes relief to kin of journalists
    		• Two telefilms for the international market
    		• ASA Group ropes in Vikram Bhatt
    		• Polanski walks out of news meet in Cannes
    		• Vidya Ram tops class at Columbia University's journalism school
    Source:The Hindu
     
     
    		• Trai plans 'must-have' list for DTH
    		• Is Hollywood web wider than Bollywood?
    		• After Spiderman, cricket comes in Tamil
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Chandra's Cricket league now has a pitch
    		• Now, message in the lunch box
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Shonali is scared of Shekhar and Sidhu
    		• Karan Johar to take a 'Koffee' break
    		• TV star alleges foul play in SRA fire
    Source:Times of India
      
    		• The dark side of Mumbai’s glittering TV industry
    		• TV actress alleges foul play in SRA office fire
    		• Accident prone Manava
    		• Pick of world's auteur directors make birthday film for Cannes
    		• Nothing gay about it
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Sahara One launches Biggest Loser Jeetega
    Source: Hindustan Times
     
    International News
    		• MGM Studio World to be built in Shanghai
    Source: Variety
     
    		• AL Jazeera Children’s Channel signs deal with MDeC
    Source : The Peninsula Qatar
     
    		• LIN TV exploring sale of company, shares soar
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• LHC summons Pemra chief on June 15
    Source: The News
     
    		• DVR, online ad packages to complicate TV ad negotiations
    Source: MarketWatch
     
    		• The British Academy Television Awards sponsored by Pioneer
    Source: FemaleFirst.co.uk
    		• 'Shrek' sets animated record with $122M
    		• Two ABC News journalists killed in Iraq
    		• Pope condemns sex, violence in media
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• BAFTA victory for ITV1
    		• In full: BAFTA winners list
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• Bertelsmann loses $159 million in 1Q
    Source: Business Week
     
    		• BBC falls out with "Neighbours" after 21 years
    Source: News.Scotsman
     
    		• Venezuelans protest closure of opposition TV channel
    Source: Gulf News
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