3 October 2007Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 20 - Issue No: 85






Headlines









Government ban on Red FM subject to TDSAT order
 I&B's 7-day ban on Red FM stayed until 4 October hearing before TDSAT on a petition filed by radio station.

I&B mulls pulling T20 into mandatory sharing
 I&B mulls putting Twenty20 cricket under Bill making it mandatory for private channels to share live sports feed with pubcaster.

In bundle jungle, content not yet king: E&Y report
 For consumers choosing from wide range of bundled packages, price & convenience far more important than any content available: E&Y

Breakthrough Animation to celebrate 5th anniv at Mipcom
Sandra Carter Global to exhibit range of formats

Amrita TV sets up a reality centre and studio

China launches 24-hour Tibetan-language channel

Voom announces programming line up for Q4

Bhaskar's My FM celebrates 100 years of Bhagat Singh

Mauj Mobile introduces 'Gita sholkas' for mobile phones

Davp advt. policy revised to help small, medium newspapers

Teletoon launches in Canada


Highlight - Amarr Upadhyay turns producer

"The interview that wasn't with Cyrus Broacha"
"I am a very restless person" Romit Raj
Grapevine - Rapper guru

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (16/09/2007 to 22/09/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (16/09/2007 to 22/09/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
ESPN


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Small, regional papers to get more Govt ads
     Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• I&B may question TDSAT role in Red FM ban
    		• Ad allocation raised for smaller newspapers
    		• Search, you’ll find Google ads on mobile, TV
    		• I&B plans to muscle in on T20 rights, too
    		• Middle East muscles in on the entertainment world
    		• ‘We are a global channel, but we wish to relate to our local audiences’
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• 'Sex and the City' movie might be in trouble
    		•  Prasar Bharati blacks out five channels from its DTH
    		• Yahoo makes search faster
    		•  'Boogie Woogie' has taken a leap outside India
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Govt to give more ads to small, medium newspapers
    		• Israel accuses TV network of staging boy’s death
    		• Ex-MLA condemns ban on TV channel
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Prasar Bharati blacks out five channels from its DTH
    		• Now, MSOs take on DTH firms in non-CAS areas
    		• Reliance-ADAG may merge movie marketing under BIG banner
    		• Govt to come up with liberal ad policy for small papers
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• Facebook warned over sex
    		• FM channel faces 7-day ban
    Source:Times of India
     
    		• Delhi University riding air waves with 90.4 FM
    		• Red FM faces week-long ban
    Source: The Hindu
      
    		• Shorter slots have advertisers craving for more T20 matches
    		• Magazine for Bangalore
    		• ITC opens music vault for admen
    Source: Business-Standard
     
    International News
    		• Software Firm Tunes In As China Switches To Digital TV
    		• George Economou Appears on Bloomberg Television
    Source: CNN
     
    		• Pay TV newcomer Superchannel signs content deal with British-based Channel 4
    Source: Canadian Press
     
    		• APTN Executive to Address World Indigenous Television Converence
    Source: www.mediacastermagazine.com
     
    		•  Sony Pictures TV taps Chris Elwell
    		•  Viacom beefs up Brazil operations
    Source: Variety
     
    		•  Afghan TV channel seeks models
    Source: Telegraph
     
    		•  China Digital TV to boom as China converts to digital TV
    Source: www.chinaknowledge.com
     
    		•  Yahoo Japan to launch high-definition TV Internet portal - report
    Source: Trading Markets
    		• BSkyB May Have to Sell ITV Stake, U.K. Regulator Says
    		•  Belo Plans to Spin Off Newspaper Business From TV
    Source: Bloomberg
     
    		• Disney Channel takes top prime time cable ratings
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• CW Turns Over Saturday Morning Kids Block to 4Kids
    		• WGA Asks Members for Strike Authorization Vote
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• BBC's Wilkinson heads to DTG
    		• Phillis steps down at ITV
    		• 'CampaignTV' launches to support Labour
    		• New switchover postcode checker launches
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• BusinessWeek Launches Major Art, Editorial Redesign
    Source: Media Week
     
    		•  FT.com to offer more free content to see off WSJ threat
    Source: Independent
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