29 Dec2009Newsletter SubscriptionEmail this PageVolume 27 - Issue No: 53
 
 
 
 
Headlines
CWG clean-up: No overhead cable in Delhi
Ahead of Commonwealth Games, government asks cable operators to remove their cables from electricity poles.
 
3 Idiots grosses Rs 1 billion in four days
The Aamir Khan movie, distributed by Reliance Big Pictures, breaks Ghajini's record of Rs 900 mn in its first 4-day run.
 
Idea is India-Bangladesh series title sponsor
Krimson Media ropes in Idea Telecom as title sponsor for Rs 50 mn; UTI Mutual Funds & Tata Motors also come on board.
 
Zee TV launches Dance India Dance Facebook applications
 
ICICI Bank, CNBC-TV18 to organise Overdrive Awards 2010
 
DTH comes under entertainment tax net in Delhi
 
True Games launches 'Warrior Epic: Battlegrounds'
 
DIFF records over 50000 admissions this year
Palm Springs to spotlight Australian cinema
 
Avatar still rules the box-office
 
Zee Talkies' Natarang to hit screens on 1st January
 
DVDs of 3 Idiots, Avatar and Paa seized in raid
 
Indian films make a mark in overseas festivals
 
aMap secures Tata Sky DTH audience measurement biz
 
3rd season of 'The Boondocks' on TV in 2010
 
Pravesh Rana has a change of heart
Veer and Tapasya to part ways?
Sharad and I are cracking jokes all the time : Supriya 'Amoli' Kumari
 
 
News Releases

Celebrate a Joyous New Year 2010 with special programming on CNN-IBN

NDTV India Welcomes 2010 and Bids Adieu to 2009 with an Exciting Show

F.I.R - new year special episode only on SAB

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (13/12/2009 to 19/12/2009)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (13/12/2009 to 19/12/2009)
Zee TV
Zee Marathi
Colors
Star Plus
Neo Cricket
Sun TV
SAB
Sony Entertainment TV
NDTV Imagine
Zee Cinema
MAX
Zee Telugu
Gemini TV
Star Jalsha
DD1
Cartoon Network
Maa Telugu
ETV Marathi
 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• 3G winners may have to pay bid amount upfront
    		• Kairali channel posts profit, to pay 5% dividend
    		• 3G spectrum auction may be delayed
    		• Bharti Airtel starts ‘Middle East Connect’ cable services
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Whistle music concert
    		• ‘Sections of media work for corporate interests’
    		• Bharti Airtel network to serve global carriers
    		• Tata Tele adds 3.3m subscribers in November
    		• BSNL to roll out FTTH facility
    		• Chiru on top in Airtel Mobitude 2009
    		• Actor re-elected Kairali TV chief
    Source: Hindu
     
    		• In 2009, filmmakers rewrote rules of Indian cinema
    		• '3 Idiots' grosses Rs.93 crore in opening weekend
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Harry Potter named 'Entertainer of the decade'! Why?
    Source: Entertainment and Showbiz!
     
    		• NO STOPPING AASHAYEIN
    Source: Smash Hits
     
    		• Tyra Banks bringing end to TV talk show
    Source: Reuters India
     
     
    		• DTH cos may charge premium rates from advertisers in '10
    		• UTV, Sun in talks for Tamil movie channel
    		• Yash Raj Films: Big debut on small screen
    		• 3G spectrum auction likely by end of February
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Akshaye roped in for Akshay-starrer 'Tees Maar Khan'
    Source: Times of India
     
    		• 3G licence auction may be postponed to February
    		•  Aamir Khan's '3 Idiots' beats his own 'Ghajini'
    		• Big bash at Times Square
    		• What television flashed in 2009
    		• Alec Baldwin fears co-hosting Oscars with Steve Martin
    		• Priyanka beats Aamir, Dhoni, Hrithik
    		• The small screen bust-up!
    Source: DNA
     
    		• 3G auction may start by Feb-end
    		• ‘"There is absolutely no precedent to what the Zoozoos have done"
    		• ‘3 Idiots’ ends Bollywood dry run, brings year-end breather
    		• Aamir film makes biggest opening in 2009
    Source: Financial Express
     
    International News
    		• Walt Disney trims chief executive's pay package by 58%
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• BBC stars discuss how to pronounce 2010
    Source: Telegraph
     
    		• Animal Collective album tops 2009 music critics' poll
    Source: BBC News
     
    		• Lawmakers ask MTV to cancel 'Shore'
    Source: Variety
     
    		• Hong Kong Observatory launches YouTube channel
    Source: FutureGov Magazine
     
    		• Mediacom adds more high-def channels
    Source: MyWebTimes.com
    		• China Closes Down The Internet
    Source: Forbes
     
    		• BBC trounce ITV in Christmas ratings war
    Source: Mirror
     
    		• Bell TV Rolls HD To Marriott Hotels In Canadan
    `Source: IBC News
     
    		• Samsung Aims for 5th Year Atop U.S. TV Market
    Source: The Chosun
     
    		• National Internet TV station launched today
    Source: People's Daily Online
     
    		• Fox and Time Warner Cable square off over fees
    Source: USA Today
     
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