16 May 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 22 - Issue No: 72




Headlines







Comcast, Star ink US distrib deal
Comcast-owned International Networks to represent Star's five Indian channels to MSOs in the US.

BARC to invest Rs 1 bn in setting up TV ratings system
 Broadcast Audience Research Council to invest Rs 1 billion to set up a TV ratings measurement system.

Enil Q4 revenue up 47% to Rs 669 million
 ENIL's standalone revenue up 47% at Rs 669 million for Q4 FY'08; net profit stands at 71 million.

Murari to head content in Turner-Alva Brothers' Hindi GEC

Neo Cricket bags telecast rights of Tri Nation cricket

History channel to air new series of History Rocks

IPRS files case against SRK's Kolkata Knight Riders

Motorola's cable modems earn Docsis 3.0 certification

Intelsat, Panasonic to bring broadband service in-flight

Online video viewers up 13% in the US

Social networking going mobile in US & UK

TCL launches new LCD range

Panasonic launches IP communication solutions

Moving Picture, Movico Technologies to digitise content

BBC Films, Pact ink deal with changes

Big FM acquires new inventory in Ahmedabad, Chandigarh

Lynn de Souza is chairman & CEO of Lintas Media Group

Ikya appoints Parker as chairman


BabyfirstTV, Time Warner cable sign carriage agreement
Disney-ABC International, Canal+ sign multi-window content deal

Meri Doli Tere Angana goes off-air
Tollywood actress Shantipriya makes her TV debut
‘FLY’ with Manish Goel
Yeh Hai Jalwa’s masala
Waar between Urmila and Aadesh
The black and white of fashion with Mouni Roy
I will marry next year-Priya
Aastha had no time for her parents
Siddarth Shukla Be- Car

News Releases
Radio comes to Jaipurites' help 94.3 MY FM Jaipur connects people in crisis
For the first time in India LIVE and exclusive Landmark Jeffrey Archer Tour
From blogs to best-sellers Sulekha.com launches Sulekha Book Series

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (27/04/2008 to 03/05/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (27/04/2008 to 03/05/2008)
MAX
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Zee Cinema


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• TAM opposes govt's move to regulate TV ratings
    		• IPL turns into punter paradise, betting crosses Rs 6K cr
    		• Now, video rental business goes corporate
    		• Prabhudas Picks: Reliance Comm, Sun TV, Anantraj Industries, Wipro
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Sterling Group expects to launch DTH service by 2009
    		• World Sport Group sees huge premium on IPL media rights
    		• Yahoo launches new service
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Modi scotches rumours of Warne's pullout from IPL
    		• Samsung, LG plan mobileTV standard
    		• Icahn to fight Yahoo to accept Microsoft bid
    		• Panchvi fail and other Bollywood blog tales
    		• IPL tops TV ratings
    Source: Times of India
      
    		• TV serials to now get a comic book avtaar
    Source: CNN-IBN
      
    		• Gifts, money to get TRP data raise stink
    Source: Hindustan Times
      
    		• Tata Sky crosses 2 million milestone
    Source: Navhind Times
     
    		• Yahoo! India launches new service
    		• Modi scotches rumours of Warne's pullout from IPL
    		• Indian independent filmmakers aim for sky in Cannes
    		• DoT seeks PM's intervention on spectrum issue
    		• RPG group plans to enter print media
    Source:The Hindu
     
      
    		• DishTV to launch captive satellite by June-end
    		• Indian film makers get ticket to Hollywood
    		• Dish TV STBs now free
    		• Ybrant to buy US firm for Rs 400cr
    		• Software piracy dips to 69% in India
    		• "Keep an eye on Bollywood and TV's convergence"
    		• Icahn begins proxy battle against Yahoo
    		• Phones for good music
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• UTV to have independent Hollywood venture
    		• MTV is my bread, movies my butter: Rannvijay
    		• Ekta Kapoor gives Milan Luthria an ultimatum
    		• Life without cable TV…what bliss
    		• Hindu body joins opposition against Hollywood film
    		• Terrified Warne, Watson, Smith may quit IPL because of blasts
    		• SRK cool about Aamir's blog about dog named after him
    Source: DNA
     
    		• DoT seeks PM’s intervention on spectrum issue
    		• Chandra taps SRK’s boost from IPL to propel Dish TV
    		• Icahn to run board slate for Yahoo: Sources
    		• The 2010 games is big business
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Isro to launch three more satellites to cover DTH demand
    Source: Livemint
      
    		• For pep, DU Hindi dept adds a dash of Bollywood
    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Vivendi Games Sales Fall 24% In WoW-Expansionless Q1
    Source: CNN
     
    		• Tony Burman appointed as Managing Director at Al Jazeera English
    Source: Friends of Aljazeera
     
    		• IMAX 1Q loss 25 cents a share; revenue falls to $6.7 million
    Source: Forbes
     
    		• KidsCo Launches in Hong Kong
    Source: World Screen
     
    		• MTV Tres draws plan for animated series
    		• Al-Jazeera hits Hong Kong IPTV
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• Pennsylvania State Partners With National Geographic
    Source: PR News Wire
     
    		• Blyk appoints Vizeum for UK media
    Source: Mad
     
    		• PTV News Added to List of Channels Banned in Kashmir
    Source: Red Orbit
     
    		• South Fla. man sues DreamWorks for copyright infringement
    Source: My Sun Coast
    		• CBS to Buy Web Publisher CNET for $1.8 Billion
    Source: ABC News
     
    		• International Networks Distributes Star Indian Channels
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Disney-ABC in French Pay-TV Deal
    Source: World Screen
     
    		• Sky adds streaming to online VOD service
    		• ITV airs first TV shows in high definition
    		• Sky loses docs ruling in Virgin dispute
    		• BBC Three imports Aussie high school comedy
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Time Inc. Relaunches Health.com as Portal
    		• Fox to Debut Remote Free TV Format With Fringe
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• Screen Actors Guild agrees to renew contract talks
    		• Super publicist Warren Cowan dies in Los Angeles
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		• BBC Chairman wants ‘diverse audiences’ to watch
    Source: Asians in Media
     
    		• Comcast socialising with Plaxo
    Source: Advanced-Television
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