23 February 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 22 - Issue No: 3




Headlines




Hike FDI cap, allow FM radio to broadcast news: Trai
 Trai wants news to be allowed on private FM radio; also recommends increase in FDI cap to 49% for non-news and 26% for those FM radio operators who want to broadcast news.

Dish TV's deal for 5% equity to Biyani's private equity firm off
 Deal between Dish TV and Indivision, the private equity arm of Kishore Biyani's Future Capital, seems to be off; DTH firm cancels proposal to allot securities worth Rs 2.5 billion.

IPL ropes in Hero Honda as co-sponsor
 Hero Honda Motors joins BCCI's IPL as co-sponsor for an undisclosed amount; DLF is the title sponsor.

MP follows Rajasthan, bans UTV's Jodhaa-Akbar
 Film is banned in MP & Ambala after protests by Rajput community at theatres; UTV to move court if ban not revoked.

TV18 promoters for creeping acquisition to up stake in Co.

Varma joins aMap as CEO

CineMaya launches India Plus on DirecTV

Broadband subscribers cross 3-million mark in India

Social Media forays into TV, partners Kalaignar

Spice mobile launches multi-feature camera phone

Adlabs expands to Kolkata and Pathankot

Kasthuri, Airtel present Pyramid Saimira Kannada awards

French diplomat to quit post for private sector

MTV calls youth to flirt with Zayed Khan and VJs


Movin 92.5 starts the hunt for Seattle's Baby Idol

Great expectations
Anuj and Nausheen back at Balaji
Mohit gets bold with 'director's special'
Deven Bhojani to play professor
“My character is side- lined” Vineet Raina
A bold talk show on Vijay TV
Live movie on Channel V
I have double standards - Kanwaljit Singh
Barkha Bisht shares her wedding plans

News Releases
'Rela re Rela' a huge crowd pulling show in MAA TV
Black Dog "Jazz Incident" present Curtis King in Mumbai
UTV claims World Movies has risen above other English Movie Channels WorldSpace's Radio farishta celebrates khayyam, the 'Farishta' of Melody

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (03/02/2008 to 09/02/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (03/02/2008 to 09/02/2008)
Zee TV
Star Plus
Sun TV
Star Sports


Source: www.indiantelevision.com

 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Trai moots raising FDI cap for FM channels beaming news
    		• ‘Radio, regional print, TV hot on media buyer’s agenda’
    		• Goldstone sees a driver in IPTV
    		• Ponting blames ICC for IPL revolution
    		• We’ll oppose move to ban ICL players: Lehmann
    		• M&E industry - time to move from aspiration to execution
    		• Broadcasters seek a Budget fillip
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Trai seeks hike in FDI in FM radio
    		• Crouching tiger
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Radio sector seeks service tax cut
    		• Hero Honda signs as partner for IPL
    		• TRAI for hiking FDI cap on FM radio biz
    		• Reliance Big Entertainment to sponsor Mumbai film fest
    		• Promoter increasing stake in TV18
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• China to release 3 Hollywood films in March
    		• Dish TV cancels allotment of securities to foreign PE fund
    		• PTI director wins printing award
    		• “Let private FM channels air news”
    		• IPL auction was a defining moment: Modi
    		• Office ban on social networking sites not a bright idea: Mahalingam
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• TRAI for higher FDI, news on FM radio
    		• Biyani pulls out of Dish TV deal, Zee may move court
    		• First ever IOR-ARC film fest gets underway in capital
    		• Jodha Akbar earns Rs 25 crore at Box Office
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		•  Let private FM radio stations air news: Trai
    		•  Content for FM news only from AIR, DD, agencies
    		• BRIEF CASE: Radio Ga Ga
    		•  IPL degeneration of the game: Sena chief
    		• IPL matches should be 'scripted' like WWF events
    		• Pak news channel blacked out again
    		• Rs 2.75L recovered from cable operators
    Source: Times of India
      
    		•  Trai boost for radio: Allow more FDI, news on FM channels
    		•  MP bans Jodhaa Akbar, theatres threaten stir
    		• IPL could change world cricket dynamics: Ricky
    		•  And the Oscar . . . it could go to an Outsider
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Everyone’s climbing aboard the IPL bandwagon
    		• Trai nod for private FM to air news
    		• Sahara launches channel for dubbed content
    Source: Financial Express
     
    International News
    		• NZ's Sky TV H1 profit up 40 percent
    		• U.S. channels get leeway on digital TV ads: sources
    		• Disney Channel goes local to court Asian viewers
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Universal, Hasbro team for films
    		• Murdoch, Egan join U.K. Film Council board
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• News Corp. executive named new chief financial officer at Dow Jones
    Source: www.signonsandiego.com
     
    		•  Sony TV nabs Argentine telenovela
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Majority Of FCC Approves News Corp.-DirecTV-Liberty Deal
    		•  AOL Launches Mexico Site
    Source: CNN
     
    		• BSkyB challenges commission in ITV stake ruling
    Source: Telegraph
    		• FCC Fines 13 Fox Stations Over 'Married' Strippers
    		• Warner Bros. Unveils Media Lab
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Rivers Heads to AOL for Pre-Oscar Coverage
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• News Corp. raises stake in German pay-TV company Premiere
    Source: IHT
     
    		• PAKISTAN: PFUJ welcomes statements of Nawaz, Asif on Pemra
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• UK leans on ISPs over illegal downloads
    Source: Advanced- Television
     
    		• Parfitt remains head of Asian Network
    Source: Asians in Media
     
    		• BBC VoD moves both welcomed and feared
    Source: Digital Spy
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