16 April 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 22 - Issue No: 47





Headlines






Zeel Q4 consolidated net up 49% at Rs 1 billion
 Zee Entertainment Enterprises' consolidated net profit is at Rs 1.04 billion in 4th quarter, up 49% over year-ago period; revenue sees 37% growth to Rs 5.26 billion.

Zee News Ltd Q4 net at Rs 153 mn, revenue up 59% to Rs 1 bn

INS approves IPL's media terms and conditions
 DLF IPL chairman Lalit Modi and INS representative Hormusji N Cama meet today; settle amicably contentious issues concerning media accreditation terms and conditions.

NBA threatens TV blackout for IPL from midnight

Adlabs partners ImaginAsian Ent for overseas movie theatre chain
 Reliance ADAG's Adlabs Films in pact with ImaginAsian; to operate 240-screen movie theatre chain in US from 2Q of '08.

HBN soft launches CNEB news and entertainment channel

Nimbus, Fox Sports in pact for telecast of Indo-Oz Tests

Zee TV to launch Hamari Betiyoon Ka Vivaah on 21 April

Irate Prasar Bharati employees to march to Parliament

Amrita TV announces new dance reality show Let's Dance

Final responses on cable TV restructuring by 23 April

Eros' EyeQube Studio starts operations

Digital cams & their effect on lighting discussed at Nab

Networking for digital facilities explained at Tech Guru

14 million IPTV homes globally: Park Asociates

DWA reports new digital watermarking options

RGV, T-Series reach settlement on Sarkar Raj

ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' to have live ads


Cartoon Network elevates Isenhower to SVP programming
La Vision launches kids portal Buzziboy.com

Ustadon Ka Ustaad sees unlikely winners
Which star can make a successful politician?
TGILC champs blast Saroj & Javed
Akashdeep, Chak De girl to do Comedy ...
Anuj Saxena’s new show on DD1
Lust is evil- Yasir Shah
Siddarth Shukla steals mobile

News Releases
30 Rock is back with season 2 on Star World

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (30/03/2008 to 05/04/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (30/03/2008 to 05/04/2008)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
NDTV Imagine
Kalaignar TV
MAX
Gemini TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Off-season cover riding Indian Premier League wave
    		• Ubisoft buys India video game development studio
    		• 'Krazzy 4' case highlights Bollywood's copyright woes
    		• Manmohan Shetty plans sports film
    		• 'Indian cinema catching up with international standards'
    		• BSNL, MTNL networks may delay no portability rollout: TRAI
    		• Court summons Aamir in copyright violation case
    		• Compact Disc board approves raising $38.5 mn debt
    		• Interactive TV has long way to go
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Burrp.com Launches burrp!TV Online TV Guide for India
    Source: IT News Online
     
    		• England in talks with US billionaire to rival IPL
    Source: Mangalorean.com
     
    		• First Browser Based Internet TV Studio Presented at the NAB 2008
    Source:TechWhack
      
    		• Encyclopedia on Potter wholesale theft: Rowling
    		• Indian Premier League declares peace with media
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Vaughan questions ECB stance on IPL
    		• Bindra hails English IPL
    		•  IPL faces boycott by news channels
    		•  Copyright vs the right to copy
    		•  Zee quarterly net jumps 34%
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• IPL faces channel blackout
    		• BCCL buys stake in Broadllyne
    		• Aamir Khan summoned in copyright violation case
    Source: Times of India
     
     
    		• Sony-WSG to net Rs 380 cr from IPL Twenty 20
    		• Hindu slashes prices as ToI hits Chennai
    		• Now, Bollywood brought to you in real life
    		• TV channels boycott IPL coverage
    		• Apple iPhone India launch likely in Sept
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Greycells Entertainment allots pref shares
    		• Zee Entertainment Q4 profit jumps 34%
    		• Hathway Cable gets Govt nod for debenture issue
    		• BBC, Radio Misty tie up
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• China demands apology from CNN
    		• 'Khuda Ke Liye' stars squabble over missing India premiere
    		• Chak De, Guru, Jab We Met lead IIFA nominations
    		• Don't give up country for IPL: Bindra
    		• Lehman to replace Graeme Smith for first two IPL games
    		• IPL-media tussle resolved
    		• ‘Don’t give up National duty for IPL’
    		• IPL ticket sales stalled briefly
    		• Nimbus, Fox Sports ink deal
    		• Cable operators want entertainment tax to go
    		• 5 Tamil Nadu firms get start-up radio frequency
    		• AFTRA rejects SAG offer to join talks with producers
    Source:The Hindu
      
    		• S Africa is the new shooting destination for Bollywood
    		• ‘I think like a common man’
    		• Sachin may not play in IPL
    		• Shah Rukh to Bengal: I won’t pay tax
    Source: DNA
     
    International News
    		• Sony takes AXN one step Beyond
    Source: Variety Asia Online
     
    		• Time Warner to cut 450 jobs from New Line Cinema
    		• Tokyo's Disney eyes new markets as Japan ages
    		• BBC's digital head quits for joint online service
    		• Patricia Cornwell novels coming to cable TV
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Astral Media posts stellar numbers
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Samsung, partners push mobile TV
    Source: Macworld
     
    		• Murdoch joins Associated Press board
    Source: Abc.net
     
    		• Spanish Broadcasting Forms Partnership With MySpace
    Source: Radio-Online
     
    		• APTN bows HD channel
    Source: Mediaincanada
    		• TV Executives Warn FCC Against Mandating Cable a la Carte
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• ESPN says lawsuit settled with Reynolds
    Source: AP
     
    		• Humax claims lead on high def Freesat box
    		• Ofcom rejects heavier EU PSB regulation
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• SES ASTRA spports satellite broadcast of UEFA EURO 2008
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• Annual mobile adspend to pass $1bn in 2008
    Source: Advanced- Television
     
    		• Screen Actors Guild, studios begin contract talks
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Hong Kong focus in Disney campaign
    Source: Union-Network
     
    		• Video gamers get more choice with new ratings system
    Source: Asia media
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