2 May 2009Newsletter SubscriptionEmail this PageVolume 25 - Issue No: 56
 
 
 
 
 
Headlines
UTV’s broadcast biz takes Rs 282.7 mn loss in FY'09

UTV's four channels suffer combined operating loss of Rs 282.7 mn on a turnover of Rs 892.9 mn for FY'09.

Trai to issue DTH tariff recommendations within 2 months

Trai to come out with DTH tariff recommendations within two months, says acting chairman AK Sawhney.

 
Airtel, Alcatel form managed services JV for broadband & telephone services

Airtel & Alcatel form JV to design, plan, deploy, optimise & manage Airtel’s broadband & telephone services.

 
Sprite launches initiative with Kolkata Knight Riders
 
Plex issue forces radio stations to change marketing plans
 
Lachlan Murdoch picks up 9% in Prime Media
 
Eurosport to pedal with cycling rights for Asia-Pacific
 
Time Warner Q1 revenue falls 7% to $6.9 bn
 
MGM launches HD channel in Brazil
 
Discovery HD on Skycable for Filipino viewers
 
 
BBC to play a key role in broadband uptake
 
Fame multiplexes to showcase plays across India
 
Malayalam film technicians on warpath, to go on strike from 16 May
 
Star Trek to be released across 134 theatres for two weeks
 
Chaturvedi is Fever FM national marketing & promtions head
 
Google is most valuable brand at $100 bn : Study
 
CN's night programming block acquires BBC's 'The office'
Toei Animation and Zaoza launch mobile products in France
 
Hum Ladkiyan, Ek Safar Aisa.. to go off air
Mayuresh ousted from DID
Mumbai 11 July: Tarun’s first film
Anuj Saxena launches his website
 
News Releases

RED FM picks another ‘Fadu Fan’ to watch the Mumbai Indians LIVE in S.Africa!
'Vote Podalana'' - an awareness campaign on voting

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (19/04/2009 to 25/04/2009)

Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


Top 100 Programmes (19/04/2009 to 25/04/2009)
MAX
Sony Entertainment TV
Colors
Zee TV
Star Plus
Sun TV
Zee Cinema
Gemini TV
NDTV Imagine
Star One
SAB
MTV
Zee Marathi
ETV Marathi

 
 
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Big TV launches after sales service
    		• Backwater Media floats cinema production co
    		• UTV Software net dips 40% in Q4
    		• Prime time matches gain popularity
    		• Google most valuable global brand: BrandZ study
    		• Vodafone’s ZooZoos, stars of IPL ad breaks
    		• DoT panel mulls new 2G spectrum pricing formula
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Dish TV unveils new package
    		• Cable TV operators warned
    		• TV viewers’ demand
    Source: Hindu
     
    		• Multiplexes' loss is home video market's gain
    		• Big screen beckons bokya
    		• MSM plans to hike IPL ad rates
    		• Janbaaz Feroz Khan
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Fox sues BR Films for 'rip-off'
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Dish TV changes tagline, product mix, as DTH competition grows
    		• NDTV Q4 loss at Rs 160.30 crore
    		• DTH additions dip 35%, lower subscriber spend another worry
    		• Elections boost Dish TV's mobile DTH sales in north
    		• Winding up petition against Pyramid
    		• Animation movies on Satyajit Ray's Feluda detective stories
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Cable TV Viewers Association demand
    		• Tele-serial on revolutionary movement
    		• Think music launches first non
    Source: Express Buzz
     
    		• Vinay Pathak back on Television as a show anchor
    Source: TopNews
     
    		• Verticals eat up UTV Operating Income , Operating Revenues grow 7%
    Source: Media Newsline
     
    International News
    		• 3.1% of U.S. Homes Still Not Ready for DTV Switchover
    		• Celtics-Bulls’ Game 6 Breaks Cable Ratings Record
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• Disney takes stake in Hulu
    		• Virgin Media to air BBC HD content via iPlayer
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• Hasbro and Discovery launch TV network
    		• Disney buys stake in Hulu
    Source: Advanced Television
     
    		• Investors Tune Into Cable TV Stocks On Better-Than-Expected Q1 Results
    Source: Biz Yahoo
     
    		• Viacom's first-quarter earnings fall 34%
    Source: Business Today
    		• Sensio Streams in 3-D at NAB Show
    Source: Home Media Magazine
     
    		• Disney to buy Hulu stake, broadcast ABC shows on the online video site
    Source: Computer World
     
    		• NBC Seeks Vision of TV's Future
    Source: BusinessWeek
     
    		• Century 21 abandons TV takes another run at Seattle
    Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
     
    		• Western Digital's WD TV gets a firmware update
    Source: CNET News
     
    		• The Star Trek TV show and movie timeline
    Source: The Times-Picayune
     
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