4 February 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 21 - Issue No: 86




Headlines




NDTV Imagine makes strong debut
 NDTV Imagine records a GRP of 55 in the debut week; claims third spot in weekday prime time Hindi GEC space.

Special Report
English movie channels bank on digitalisation for growth
 English movie channels see marginal ad revenue growth in 2007; Star Movies leads the pack, folowed by HBO.

Other Headlines
INX News ropes in Arup Ghosh as newsroom head
Indrani and Peter Mukerjea's INX News Pvt Ltd has announced the appointment of news broadcast veteran Arup Ghosh as its newsroom head.

Universal Music, Sony BMG inks digital licensing pact
 Universal Music Publishing Group ink digital licensing deal with Sony BMG Music Entertainment for Southeast Asia and India.

Bollywood to actively participate in Miff 2008
 Miff 2008 will see Basu Chatterjee, Jahnu Barua, Jabbar Patel and Subhash Ghai inaugurate different sections of the film festival.

MGM to launch movie channel in India

Karanjia set new landmarks in journalism: PM

BBC, Hardy and Sons & Left Bank Pictures in 3-way venture

Sony Q3 profit up 25%

BBC Worldwide makes appointments in audio, music biz

Super Bowl to air in Neural-THX surround technology

Amazon.com to acquire Audible.com for $300 million

Booking air tickets most popular among internet shoppers

MTV UK repositions website

Verizon tops one million FiOS TV customers

DirecTV, TNS tie up for audience measurement

CBS to use Tivo's research resource

Secure Path uses Oracle for digital media supply chain

Pan's Labyrinth wins BBC Four World Cinema Award

Marvel to advertise Iron Man movie on Super Bowl

BBC's Asian Network launches marketing campaign


Walt Disney renews CEO & president Iger's contract by 5 years
Wal-Mart to offer merchandise based on Disney's 'Hanna Montana'

Rashmi’s fairy tale

When will Vikas get bail?
Dhara finds her lovemate

Tara gets seriously funny

When will Vikas get bail?
Now Sahara One gets hiss-terical

News Releases
Ten Sports brings live the Super Bowl excitement

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (13/01/2008 to 19/01/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (13/01/2008 to 19/01/2008)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Gemini TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Zee Cinema


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• More pvt players should support documentaries: Dasmunsi
    		•  INX News appoints Arup Ghosh as newsroom head
    		• Little mag publishers look forward to book fair in Kolkata
    		• Indian animation industry faces several challenges
    		• India-specific games on Bollywood, mythology on anvil
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		•  Reality shows hit the Internet after conquering TV households
    		•  For right candidates, sky’s the limit in broadcasting industry
    Source: Livemint
     
    		•  Doordarshan to get a facelift: Prasar Baharti
    		• Samir Kochhar’s big move
    		•  A television Dhamaka
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Microsoft’s big deal
    		• Consumers favour Net research for gadget buys
    		• ISPs for inter-linking cables
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Supercharge Firefox
    		• ‘Today music is seen, not heard’
    		• Microsoft opens Windows for Yahoo! but shuts gates with high bid
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Reliance, Vodafone to bid for IPL title rights
    		• Branding extravaganza in store for IPL
    		• Indian Net firms to take on Microsoft-Yahoo!
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Microsoft-Yahoo deal is big all right, but is it the next big thing?
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		•  FICCI survey: not much loss due to the underwater cable damage
    		• Returning to the small screen
    		• A ‘desi’ edge to expected Microsoft-Yahoo ‘sangam’
    		• Another Internet cable damaged near Dubai; India is unaffected
    		• Speaker cautions newspapers, channels
    Source: The Hindu
     
    		• Indian internet firms say ready for Microsoft-Yahoo behemoth
    		• SRK 'impressed' by Ramadoss' views on public health
    		• Ekta’s coffee with Karan
    Source: Times of India
     
    		•  Idiot box goes smart: IPTV, mobile TV cleared
    Source: CNN-IBN
     
    International News
    		• Russia CTC Media to buy into Kazakh Channel 31
    		• Second round set for French soccer TV rights
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Sinclair Buys Iowa Fox Affiliate
    		• XM Settles Suit With Sony BMG
    Source: CNN
     
    		• Latinos romance Asian networks
    Source: Variety
     
    		• MTV Hungary launches a new website
    Source: www.esctoday.com
     
    		• Web TV Spoof Features the Homeless
    Source: AOL
     
    		• Al Jazeera Children’s Channel joins Arab Broadcast Union
    Source: The Peninsula
    		• CTV sells shows to major American broadcasters
    Source: CTV
     
    		• Mediaset, News Corp. executives to meet to discuss strategy
    		• Disney signs CEO Iger to new contract
    Source: Marketwatch
     
    		• 'Breakthrough' in US writers' strike
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Fox hopes Super Bowl breaks ratings mark
    		• "Hannah Montana" wins box office Super Bowl
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• ProSieben Sat.1 considers selling Scandinavian pay-TV ops C More - report
    Source: Forbes
     
    		• BBC investigating racial job ad
    Source: Earth Times
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