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Executive Dossier
 
 
 
 
 










'The Merrill Lynch deal has given us a Rs 5 billion valuation'
Interview with Zoom business head MK Anand

Headlines
Bharti partners with Infosys for DTH service
Bharti partners with Infosys for offering interactive and digital applications on its DTH service.

ICC's Champions Trophy to clash with Champions T20 in 2009
ICC's Champions Trophy rescheduled to 24 Sept '09; coincides with 2nd edition of Champions T20.

17th edition of Scat kicks off in Mumbai
17th edition of Scat India kicks off in Mumbai; 150 firms from 17 countries are taking part in the event.

Disney-ABC-ESPN TV signs content deal with Antena 3
Disney-ABC-ESPN signs VoD deal for films with Kabel Plus

IPL to hold meeting on 2nd edition in Bangkok

DTL ties up with Taj Mahal Hotel for new local show

Star Cricket launches slew of Cricket programmes

UTV World Movies to kick off 'World Movies This Week'

Andrew Lack is Bloomberg LP multimedia CEO

Channel 9 cable ops arrested for pirated telecast of Neo

NDS showcases digital pay TV solutions at Scat

BBC signs deals for download from BBC iPlayer

Voom HD, Infinite Frameworks sign HDTV prodn deal

MGM, Lakeshore enroll freshman cast for 'Fame'


Walt Disney to release 3D film BOLT on 21 November
BBC Worldwide announces global sales for 'In the Night Garden'

Nahar to die but there’s a twist…
Krushna - Sudesh re-enter Kaante Ki…
Eating is a waste of time - Smita Bansal
I don’t mind getting kissed - Hrishikesh Pandey

News Releases
Get to know more of Madhuri Dixit on ZoOm Bollywood Biographies
Is the Global Meltdown affecting Bollywood? Imagine Showbiz tells you how
Badminton champs tell their story only on IF: India's Future on NDTV 24 x 7

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (28/09/2008 to 04/10/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (28/09/2008 to 04/10/2008)
Colors
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine
Star One
Gemini TV
Zee Cinema
Sahara One
Kalaignar TV
Maa Telugu
Zee Marathi
MAX
Cartoon Network


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
  • SC wants govt to curb obscenity, violence on TV

  • ‘There’s a demand for me to be on television’

  • Cable operators slash rates to retain viewers

  • Rural community radio goes on air

  • Varanasi film "Smile Pinki" shortlisted for Oscar nominations

  • HC sends `Jassi' case back to trial court

  • Kahani mein twist...

    Source: Times of India
     
  • Sun TV’s aggressive campaign under fire

    Source: MSN
      
  • TV actor kills co-star on Ramayan sets

    Source: IBNLive.com
     
  • BBC in ‘its last stages’

  • Trai steps up spectrum trading plans again

  • NDTV quarterly net loss at Rs 119 crore

    Source: Financial Express
     
  • 7th Asian Film fest opens with Chinese film 'Tuya's Marriage'

  • Educational channels may become part of DTH bouquet of Doordarshan

  • What prevents Centre from regulating TV, asks court

  • Dasmunsi’s condition improves

  • Moser Baer sets up new facility in Chennai

    Source: The Hindu
      
  • SC pulls up Centre for delay in bringing broadcasting Bill

  • BBC in its 'last stages', warns editor

  • Champions Trophy, in a sleek, new version

  • Now, more on the idiot box for Tihar Jail inmates

    Source: Indian Express
     
      
  • New Delhi Television to curb distribution spends

  • ADLABS eyes global FM market share

  • ICL fails to match up to IPL's TV ratings

  • Satyajit Ray films to get Big at home

  • Nokia enters digital music with Apple

  • EBay posts 3Q profit, but outlook below forecasts

    Source: Economic Times
     
  • Shahrukh Khan rides Knight Riders wave

  • Online gaming firms seek refuge in other genres

  • Moser Baer to set up solar unit in Sivaganga

  • Yugal Joshi: Monetising the Online world

    Source: Business Standard
      
  • Dasmunsi's health improves

  • Moser Baer launches new facility in Chennai

  • DQE, French co ink pact

  • NDTV posts Rs 13-cr Q2 loss

  • Fame, Scrabble tie-up

  • BBC in 'its last stages'

    Source: The Hindu business Line
      
  • AR Rahman launches pan Asia hunt for music reality show

    Source: Livemint
      
  • Deep resentment over IPL-Sri Lanka deal

  • TV violent & vulgar, not family affair: SC

  • Hopes are on the rise as BCCI, ICL talk

    Source: DNA
     
    International News
  • Exterity launches IPTV Ready Programme
  • Channel 4 launches ideas submission sytem
  • US publishers join Nokia media network
    Source: DM Europe
     
  • News Corp.'s IGN Rolls Out Greenpixels.com
    Source: Media Week
     
  • De Niro signs TV deal with CBS
    Source: Digital Spy
     
  • French government pushes for diversity on-screen
    Source: IHT
     
  • Internet TV website Joost gets a facelift
  • TV could be bright spot for audiovisual industry, experts say
    Source: AFP
     
  • INDONESIA: Big media firms urge adoption of competence rules
    Source: Asia Media
  • HBO Films president leaving to start company: report
  • Bloomberg hires NBC veteran to run TV, online ops
  • US FCC drops low-power TV item from meeting
    Source: Reuters
     
  • BBC Worldwide inks Australia B'casting deal
  • Korean channel branching out via Fox Int'l
  • Warner Bros. ups Susan Kantor
  • Digital TV makes big gains in Europe
  • ProSieben inks VOD deal with Discovery
  • Wide range of Euro deals in Disney world
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
  • JCDecaux Shares Rally After Talks With News Corp End
    Source: CNN
     
  • MTV, CNN partner for concert to support veterans
    Source: AP
     
  • Hawai'i full power TV stations to go all digital on January 15, 2009
    Source: www.kpua.net

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