4 Oct 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 23 - Issue No: 87
 
 
 
 
 






 

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Govt to spend Rs 4.63 billion for covering Commonwealth games
 Prasar Bharati and PIB to spend Rs 4.63 bn for Commonwealth Games & CW Youth Games coverage

NDTV gets board nod to demerge news business
NDTV Group to demerge into two group of companies- news & other biz, ent and allied biz.

TV strike ends, work resumes on third day
 The FWICE calls off strike as work and shootings resume at around 8 pm on Friday

Stiff competition for second spot amongst GECs

BBC World News' Travel India begins airing 3 October

Walt Disney's open offer for UTV Sw to begin on Oct 8

ITN CEO Mark Wood to quit

Sag panel recommends strike vote to the board

NBA's disputes redressal body begins operation

Tdsat: Tata Sky to pay Rs 20 mn to Neo Sports

Freescale GPON triple play device wins IEC Award

Sony Pictures to release new Bond film on 7 November

5 Indian Films nominated for Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Fame India opens two new multiplexes in Jharkhand, Guj


Disney Consumer Products unveils Roadside Romeo merchandise

Sambhavna out of Bigg Boss 2
Balika Vadhu rated No.1
Shilpa, Pooja snub Bigg Boss
Shabbir recovering from illness
Nirupam rejects Bigg Boss’ wild card
Annu anchors and judges Chota...
Simple Kaul to enter Baa Bahoo...
Hot women and funny geeks
The going gets tough for Siddharth
I feel so proud to own a plush house in Mumbai - Shilpa Shinde

News Releases
Radio City 91.1FM’s Whatte Fun Navratri festivities
Radio Mirchi Dum Raiders
Tune into UTVi for a tête-à-tête with Tina Ambani on Talk Back with Hindol Sengupta

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (14/09/2008 to 20/09/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (14/09/2008 to 20/09/2008)
Star Plus
Colors
Sony Entertainment TV
Zee TV
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine
Star One
Gemini TV
MAX
Zee Telugu
Zee Cinema
Zee Marathi
Sahara One
Maa Telugu
Udaya TV
Kalaignar TV


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
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    UTV Software board approves warrants issue

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    Web18 launches horizontal portal In.com

    • TRAI removes rural levy on incoming international calls

    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
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    Bollywood to be a part of global animation phenomena

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    Google, Yahoo delay search ad partnership

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    Walt Disney Co goes solo in India

    • Mumbai Mantra to screen 10 films in a yr

    • Anil Ambani's Hollywood studio to start operations in Jan 2009

    • JPMorgan to raise fund for Anil-Spielberg

    • Fox Star inks film deal with Vipul Kinng Shah

    • DreamWorks announces 'Kung Fu Panda' sequel

    • Private news channels get regulatory body

    • Sony Electronics, studios in digital cinema deals

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    Ambani-Spielberg JV by Jan, likely to set up studio in LA

    Source: Economic Times
      
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    JPMorgan to raise fund for Anil-Spielberg

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    Bollywood workers call off strike

    Source: Times of India
      
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    Prasar Bharati gets Rs.4.15 bn for Commonwealth Games coverage

    Source: Smash Hits
      
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    Reality stars back Clay Aiken on his gay confession

    Source: Entertainment and Showbiz
     

    • Fox Star ties up with Vipul Shah to make Hindi films

    • Cartoon Network to air Little Pandavas

    • Reliance ADAG scripts Hollywood foray

    • Deposit Rs 2 cr with Neo, Tata Sky told

    • Sun Direct can choose channels, says TDSAT

    Source: Business Standard
      
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    FDI cap hike to prop up multi-system cable TV networks

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    ICL ropes in big brands for season two sponsorship

    Source: Financial Express
      
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    ‘Television is not dead, only great content on it is’

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    Another witness surfaces in Delhi journalist's murder

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    ICL, eBay join hands

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    Hi-tech gala, but no substance in Drona

    Source: DNA
      
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    Violent TV programs can create negative attributes in kids

    Source: Newspost Online
      
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    Brand building will be the focus of the rapidly growing digital media

    Source: domain-B
      
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    Cine workers’ strike ends but TV industry counts losses

    Source: Indian Express
     
    International News
    		• Palin vs. Biden Debate Pulls in 69.9 Mil Viewers
    		• LIN Stations Pulled From TWC Systems
    Source: TV Week
      
    		• LIN TV Stations Go Dark on Time Warner Cable
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• NASN to become ESPN America
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• Premiere: subs re-stated, shares plunge, CFO quits
    Source: Advanced Television
     
    		• Time Warner Cable Seeks Manhattan Deregulation
    Source: IBC News
     
    		• Palin-Biden debate sets TV ratings record
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Korda Marshall to leave Warner Bros
    Source: Music Week
     
    		• Oasis Television Network Signs Licensing Pact with Modavox
    Source: TM Cnet
    		• Dobson To Join BBC As EVP & GM Global Ad Sales
    Source: Asia Media Journal
     
    		• Sony Electronics, studios in digital cinema deals
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Sony Raises the Curtain on New 3D System for Digital Cinema
    Source: Market Watch
     
    		• Friendster announces support for Facebook apps
    Source: Cnet
     
    		• Hollywood studios to help digitalize movie theaters in U.S., Canada
    Source: Xinhuanet
     
    		• Burman finds hurdles with Al-Jazeera
    		• TV Asahi buys up animation shop
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Former Manga Ent. CEO Launches New Animation Licensing Company
    Source: Awn
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