28 November 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 21 - Issue No: 31




Headlines





IPL's base bid system foxes broadcasters
Confusion prevails over BCCI's $59 mn as 1st year's bidding base price; if BCCI scales it down for later years, will money be refunded?

IOL Broadband signs pact with MTNL for VoIP
IOL Broadband signs pact with MTNL to offer VoIP services; to make available videophones to all its broadband subscribers.

Shringar in distribution tie up with Pyramid Saimira for Halla Bol
 Shringar Films ties up with Pyramid Saimara Theatre Ltd to distribute 'Halla Bol' in the Delhi and UP territory.

Dubai firm buys stake in Sony

Zee Studio to screen Satyajit Ray festival

BBC, Chnnl 4 &ITV partner to launch on demand web service

Discovery channel Canada signs content deal with Mico

Broadcasters join Freemuse to celebrate Music Freedom Day

Digital TV households to touch 239 million in 2007

Trai warns cable operators against not showing DD Urdu

Ashley Woodworth is CinemaNow SVP for marketing

Eros bags 3 awards at DVD entertainment summit

Sanjay Dutt granted bail

Children's film festival begins 30 November

Hollywood screenwriters resume talks

Big FM launches new marketing campaign


Walt Disney Resort announces new offer for Christmas

Highlight - Mahadevan, Prasoon Joshi to judge Dhoom Macha De

My mother wanted me to quit VOI: Ishmeet Singh
A colourful bouquet;SAB TV 's new line-up
It's Smriti all the way for Aashka
On the right road Karan Huku
Lara Dutta 's wardrobe malfunction.

News Releases
 Madhuri Dixit in an exclusive interview with NDTV 24x7
BIG 92.7 FM organised Save lakes - Save Udaipur campaing

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (04/11/2007 to 10/11/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (04/11/2007 to 10/11/2007)
DD1
Star Plus
Zee TV
Neo Sports
Sun TV
Gemini TV
Udaya TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Committee to monitor late night programmes: Govt
    		• Govt not in favour of repealing Official Secrets Act
    		• Govt to review FDI limits in broadcast sector
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• FDI in broadcasting to be reviewed
    		• India can get double-digit growth: BBC editor
    Source: Finanical Express
      
    		• Assam gags TV channels for showing tribal torture
    Source: CNN-IBN
      
    		• Pakistan`s Geo TV seeks Indian media’s help for restoration
    Source: Zee News
     
    		• Record entries for Mumbai film fete
    		• FM channels, a big hit among Mangaloreans
    		• Stars add spice to ICL
    Source: The Hindu
      
    		• Govt to ‘watch’ late-night TV shows
    Source: DNA
      
    		• BEN 10 Most Watched Show on Cartoon Network
    Source: Media Newsline
     
      
    		•  FDI cap for pvt FM radio may be raised to 26%
    		• Spice Telecom, Bajaj Capital in ICL`s bag
    		• Gaming in India set to grow 72% by 2010-11
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• IOL Broadband signs pact with MTNL
    		• Microsoft unveils new tool to fight software piracy
    		• Summit, Horizon TV exercise option to convert Goldstone warrants
     Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Women's organisation protests serving of liquor at IFFI
    		•  FDI in broadcast sector to be reviewed
    		• Ekta's new aim
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• Stars arrive for ICL
    		• TV monitoring committee
    		• Google’s renewable energy search
    		• Winfrey may campaign for Obama
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• NBC in pact to use TiVo's TV viewership data - WSJ
    		• Jeff Robinov to head new Warner Bros film group
    		• Merck says Reuters chief to join board
    		• MySpace plans Facebook-style news feeds
    Source: Reuters
     
    		•  TiVo launches in Canada, but without HD
    Source: Beta News
     
    		• FCC chairman's cable-TV crackdown resisted
    Source: MarketWatch
     
    		• Disney Imagineers Honored With Prestigious Awards
    Source: www.magicalmountain.net
     
    		• BBC secures Challenge Cup rights
    Source: BBC
     
    		• eWorld Interactive Begins Production of Major TV Show in China
    Source: CNN
    		• BBCA to Bring Ad Sales in House; Gall Named SVP
    		• Study: 75% of Digital Cable Subs Use IPG
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• BBC to enhance satellite red button services
    		• Virgin Media 'to delay IPTV rollout'
    		• BBC London Factual makes key appointments
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Writers Strike Forces Family Friendly Forum Rescheduling
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• TAIWAN: Speculation about Olympics boosts phone firm share
    		• THAILAND: MCOT lines up 19 new programmes
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• TeliaSonera launches broadband TV trial in Helsinki
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• Mobile adult content revenues $3.5bn by 2010
    		• Canal Satellite Réunion boosts pay platform
    Source: Advanced - Television
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