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Indiantelevision.com's Headlines Archives - 2006
December
 
Headlines in the month of November
 
*Eros to buy stake in Anytime for Asia Pacific VoD distribution
* Nick kicks off Masti-Dosti contest; plans multi-media campaign
*WWIL in drive to acquire LMOs
*ABC's hit shows to air on terrestrial TV Indonesia
*Rajshri Media appoints Limelight as streaming content provider for its broadband website
*Zee News producer wins EU award for report on AIDS
*The Game Factory unveils 'Cartoon Network Racing' on Nintendo DS and PS 2
*Rising number of SMEs drives growth of Asia-Pacific VSAT market
*Filmy inks 3-year movie deal with Buena Vista
*DD to start mobile TV trials in tie-up with Nokia
(30 November 2006 )
*Tata Sky upping subscription rate to Rs 300
*K Sera Sera launching music channel on 1 December
*Alcatel demonstrates Europe’s first live mobile TV in S-band
*Shemaroo releases a compilation of kids film songs
* Panasonic announces advances in Plasma TV sets
*Online video boom affecting TV viewing: BBC Study
*Disney launches kids mobile phone in the Middle East
*Nick takes over the skies with Singapore Airlines
*Nick US explores the perils of living in an online world
*ATF kicks off in Singapore; participation up 25 %
*Buena Vista intl TV inks Vod, IPTV deal with Anytime
*Nick Asia acquires 'Lola And Virginia' show
*Leading developers announce varied applications at Brew conference
(29 November 2006 )
*NDTV gets Karan Johar on board for entertainment channel
*BBC chairman Michael Grade quits to join ITV
*China Mobile goes live with Intec Mediation solution
*MTV Networks' Music & Logo Group launches 'hyper-programmed' online verticals
*Jump Games, Virgin Comics tie-up for worldwide release of mobile games
*Sifymax inks deal with SET for 'Bigg Boss' website
*ESS wins South Asia broadcast, mobile & internet rights to EPL soccer
*Warner/Chappell Music extends sub-publishing deal with Disney
(28 November 2006 )
*Yash Raj Music unveils DVD-audio format of 'Dhoom:2'
*Reliance Communications launches ‘CricGenie’
*Zee Cinema to provide Arabic subtitles in Mideast
*Teen characters in British soaps lack ambition: Study
*Gemini, Udaya valuation report by Thursday: Maran
*Red FM joins Greenpeace in attempt to protect Mumbai from dramatic climate changes
*Holy Crap! 'Everybody Loves Raymond' makes greatest quotes from TV list
*Nick, MTV Family Group in the US unify magazine division
*FIH announces enhanced TV exposure for hockey World Cups
*HDTV a threat to Canadian culture: Book
*Google continues growing in popularity in the UK
*EPL rights for India territory expected to be decided Tuesday; ESS loses ground in Asia
*China National Radio's web portal launches soccer site
*BBC News launches a user generated show in the UK
*BBC triumphs at AIB Intl Broadcasting Awards
*Airtel launches India-South Africa series cricket pack in Delhi, NCR Circle
*Disney rolls out 'Disney's Little Princess' promotional activity across categories
*UTV launching youth-centric entertainment channel in JV with Astro
(27 November 2006 )
*SRK to replace Big B as host of KBC
*Generation leap takes 'Kahaani...' atop ratings heap
*Exim Bank puts Rs 2 billion behind films in FY07
*Nokia's solution helps telecom operators fight bandwith challenges
*MySpace to launch enhanced copyright protection tool
*Electronic Arts, Warner team up for Harry Potter game
*Star One, Star Gold launch on Sky in the UK
*IPTV World Forum announces key speakers for next year's event
*BBC's 'Panorama' reveals problem of online gambling
*CNN travels to Dubai next month
*Dwivedi BBC World Service biz development manager
* Animal Planet once again looks at 'Animal Icons'
*Al Jazeera Intl goes with Apple
(25 November 2006 )
*India-SA series: HC injuction against illegal telecast
*Winners at The Indian Telly Awards 2006
*Aamna Sharif, Ram Kapoor take top honours at Indian Telly Awards 2006
*PAKA to present a Dilip Chhabria modified Maruti Swift to one lucky viewer
*Universal launches legal movie download service
(24 November 2006 )
*SaharaOne unveils two properties; plans big marketing push
*Campion School, Mumbai takes home 'Mattel National School Scrabble Championship' laurels
*Radio City appoints Hemant Jain VP strategic planning
*Stage set for the sixth 'Indian Telly Awards'
*MSN India appoints Saraiya as biz development head
*Eros inks deal with Rose Movies
*Kalyan Sundaram returns to Sahara One as programming head
*UTV Classics to promote alternative cinema
*SPTI to launch deal with CJ's new drama series 'Hyena'
*Ratings: Star Movies maintains edge over HBO; Discovery gains ground
*Over 500 mn mobile broadband users by 2010: Study
*Xbox 360 unveils TV shows and movies on Xbox Live
(23 November 2006 )
*'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' producer Gajendra Singh quits Zee TV
*Bhaskar Gr Grish Agarwal wins E&Y Entrepreneur award
*Chai Peng to head Total Sports Asia's ops in China
*WWE returns to Iraq this Christmas
*Viacom chairman Redstone sued by nephew
*SRK to be honoured at Dubai Intl Film Festival
*IPRS secures injunction against Hello FM
*Warren Beatty to receive Golden Globes lifetime award
*CNN Intl announces changes in news gathering ops
*Unilever marketing chief Clift joins BBC Worldwide board
*Abducted BBC journalist in Pakistan released
*aMap announces all India coverage with 6,000 Peoplemeters
*Veteran film director Robert Altman dies
*Bobby Bedi has epic plans for 'Mahabharata'
*Sway studio alters history for 'The Saints are Coming'
*Addressable platforms offer huge revenue upscale for filmmakers
*Radio Mirchi adds 3 cities to common frequency of 98.3
*Indian telecom & broadband take centre-stage at CII event
*Institutional finance on the up for Indian movies
*Sandy Media launches second edition of 'TAAL'
*Hathway selects Magnaquest as SMS provider for digital pay TV operations
* Future growth of mobile gaming uncertain: In-Stat
*Disney & Payless ShoeSource join hands for character-based footwear range
*Comcast inks distribution deal with Walt Disney
(22 November 2006 )
*Mauj and Gaming Hungama unveil 'Baabul'
*Mauj launches its debut music album 'Asha and Friends'
*Fremantle brings a slew of shows to Asia TV Forum
*Britain fares well at Intl Emmies
*MTV, Nick anounce Pakistan launch
*News Corp cancels Simpson book, TV special
*Star plus launches kids weekly ‘Golu Ke Goggles’
*Bond shakes up Indian box-office with Rs 150 mn take
*BBC launches multimedia broadcast group BBC Vision
*TDSAT asks Tata-Sky, Sun TV to settle differences
*Info Edge debuts with 62% premium on BSE
*Real Madrid sells TV rights in $1.4 billion deal
*Chinese broadcasting satellite SinoSat-2 fails
*Upscale commercial establishments to pay market rates for pay channels: Trai
*Radio Mirchi makes appointments for senior positions
*UK regulator institutes total ban on junk food ads around kids shows
*McDonald's 'Happy Meal' can win kids a trip to Disney Land in Hong Kong
*Akamai to acquire 'Nine Systems'
*Samsung joins 'DVD6C' in licensing DVD patents
*Udaya, Gemini to be merged into Sun?
(21 November 2006 )
*Digital TV conversion impacting TV market
*Mobile sports content & services to reach $3.8 bn by 2011
*Kerzner ties with Discovery, MTV & Nickelodeon in bid for IR
*Hungama TV's 'Oral-B John aur Kaun' to hit television on 2 December
*Lagardère in $ 1.1 billion buyout of Sportfive
*IOL Broadband to hike share capital
*Times Now launches two new shows
*Former Prasar Bharati chief KS Sarma takes charge as Maa TV CEO
*AnyTime clinches VoD deal with IOL
*Microsoft's Xbox 360 unveils 'Viva Piñata' in US
*IBN7 ropes in Times Now's Sanjay Singh as Sr editor
*Amrita TV's Super Star Junior set to kick off
(20 November 2006 )
*IMCL names Jesudas as chief marketing officer
*CAS rollout: MSOs look to channel package tiers
* Star Plus kicks off 'The Lucky Watch and Win contest'
*Zee Music to launch a new programme 'B News'
*ESS takes fresh guard as SA tour gets underway
*Bond festival gathering steam on Star Movies
*Zoom to launch shows on celebrities and entertainment '
*Pinnacle anounces innovation for television on a PC
*MTV Australia gives viewers the chance to host shows
*HBO, AOL launch a comedy site in US
*Michael Eisner enunciates 'box' theory at HT summit
*Discovery launches HD service in Europe via Intelsat
*Readers Digest sold for $1.6 billion
*US radio station owner Clear Channel sold for $26.7 bn
*McDonald's celebrates World Children's Day
(18 November 2006 )
*ICC to decide on bids only next month
*Qualcomm to host 'Brew 2006' India
*Nielsen to launch VoD measurement service in US on 11 December
*Zoom launches 'Popkorn Newz'
*Zee News, WWIL to list by February 2007; Dish TV likely by March
*Channel [V] to launch VJ hunt on 19 November
(17 November 2006 )
*Star Plus to unveil 'Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss...' on 25 Nov
*Vh1, Jack Black to produce 'Department of acceptable media'
*Essel Shyam Communication plans to raise Rs 600 million via IPO
*Disney's dance contest 'My School Rocks' kicks off in Mumbai
*ESS to launch cricket based comedy series 'Full Toss'
* Amrita TV 'Super Star' grand finale- live on 19 Nov
* Time Warner hires NBC's Falco as CEO of AOL unit
*NDTV Profit launches 'Business on Course'
*Mewton selected to produce India Trade & Culture doc.
*Disney Pixar's 'Cars' released with record number of DVDs
*Zee TV enters new genre with 'Ravan' on Saturdays at 9
*India re-elected to ITU council; Garg elected to RRB
*Orange and BBC World expand mobile distribution deal
*Mattel makes Children's Day special with 'Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses'
(16 November 2006 )
*Star Group revenues to grow 15 % this fiscal: MPA
*Radio City Hyderabad celebrates Jazz fest with Sandeep Chowta
*New Tivo service allows net delivery of films to TVs
*BBC looks at how the winners of the first edition of The World Challenge 2005 are faring
*HC clearance paves the way for HBO's return to Mumbai TV screens
*Tech innovations at Wire & Cable India '06
*Asean, Casbaa, heighten awareness of broadcast IPR
*Ten Sports extends deal with US PGA Tour
*Shemaroo home video of 'Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya''
*Natpe Conference to have in-depth focus on mobile
*ABC to keep 'Lost' fans entertained through moments
*CNN's business survivors in Global Office‘Comeback’
*BBC World Service to kick off roadshow in North India
*Apple signs deals with airlines for iPod integration
(15 November 2006 )
*MagnaQuest bags billing contract for Hyperia's IPTV in Nigeria
*Big 92.7 FM launches Tuesday; targets mini-metros next
*Government to aims to give community radio a leg-up
*Radio Mirchi gets 'kiddie' fever
*CAS pricing case: TDSAT sets 12 December for next hearing
*NGC, ETV announce content partnership
*CII to organise Big Picture conference at Intl film fest
*Mobile game firm Spiel ties up with actor Arshad Warsi
*FremantleMedia, Mobliss launch mobile phone channel in the US
*MyFM station moves to new frequency 94.3 FM
*'CSI' drives Alliance Atlantis' 3Q results
*Alfred Haber to distribute Madonna's London tour
*CNN takes an in-depth look at Japan next month
*Zee buys into Ten Sports; co. valuation $114m
*Vh1 enters another dimension with 'Video Mods'
*Zee Cinema presents 'Mazedar November'
*China Mobile, Star TV in wireless music service tie-up
*Bahl's South Asia World ceases broadcast
*'The future of TV will be personal'; Nokia report
*NBC Universal laughs with broadband comedy channel
* Nimbus bags Bangla cricket rights for $ 56+ million
* Most DVR homes in the US play recorded primetime content within two days
*Star World focusses on 'Hollywood Shootouts', Christmas next month
*Optibase and Time expand IPTV services for MTNL India
*325 fire incidents occur for every million TV sets in Europe
*Endemol expects organic growth in turnover to the tune of 15 per cent
(13 November 2006 )
*Couric, Sarandon, Amanpour to present at intl Emmies
*NBC Universal introduces interactive talk showTV
*Raj TV Network plans to raise Rs 1 bn through IPO
*BBC announces winners of playwriting contest
*CNN doc looks at the hospital emergency scene in Iraq
*Animal Planet looks at Bamboo Flowers
*Music India dedicates channel to kids on Children's Day
*Viacom CFO Michael Dolan calls it quits
*IMI seals Delhi unit in anti-piracy raid
*indya.com sets web traffic record for Champions Trophy
*Cartoon Network to join 'Barbie' and 'Pokémon' on Children's Day
(11 November 2006 )
*Times Group taking up stake in IOL Broadband
*PlayStation 2 launches Disney's 'Kim Possible: What's The Switch?' in US
*Disney reports Q4 profit of $782 million
*News Corp reports $843 million first quarter profit
*NDS joins Anytime Technology partner programme
*Sybase completes acquisition of Mobile 365
*CCTV honours AsiaPac broadcasters with 'ABU Prizes'
*MTV Networks & Nexon announce gaming partnership
*MTV 'Hero Honda Roadies 4' to kick off on 11 November
*'Semi Girebaal Returns' to MTV
*Rediff.com Q2 net profit up at $1.5 mn
(10 November 2006 )
*Sony withdraws from ICC rights bid process
*Mattel to kick off 'National School Scrabble Championship'
* Mukta arts to take Whistling Woods to South Africa and Dubai
* Star Gold presents 'Savlon Sabse Favourite Kaun 2006'
*DTL sets up an 'Indian Rendezvous'
*BBC launches 'Sahara with Michael Palin'
*Buena Vista, BT sign video on demand deal in the UK
*Qualcomm announces finalists for wireless reach Brew application funding programme
*Rajshri launches entertainment portal; to release 'Vivah'
*Alan Hodges named MD, Asia-Pacific for AETN Intl
*Yahoo! India promotes Pranesh Anthapur to COO R&D
*I&B ministry announces promotions
*Microsoft's XBox to digitally deliver TV shows, movies to gamers
(9 November 2006 )
*Fox to kick off sixth season of 'American Idol' in Jan
*Sony Pictures to distribute 'The Tudors' globally
*Trai head office sealed in Delhi
*'Kansai' wins ABU Casbaa Unicef child rights award
*WWE gets 14 mn votes online for pay per view event
*CNNMoney.com launches online video platform
*Rive Gauche TV to bring in specials at Asian TV forum
*Architect Libeskind to be featured on CNN's 'Revealed'
*Star World visits Europe's spookiest destinations
*News Corp launches MySpace in Japan
*Disney US signs deal with Nintendo for games
*StarHub spices up as Fashion TV hits the runway
*Worldspace launches Marathi radio station Surabhi
*Imaginasian TV to premiere 'Comedy Zen II' on 10 Nov
*Zone Reality brings a slice of undercover life in 'Spy'
*John Dickie is BBC's head of corporate affairs
*Yaari.com brings mobile social networking to India
*Nimbus to push genre frontiers with Neo Sports Plus
*Horlicks Wiz Kids '06 grand finale to kick off on 11 November
* All India Radio elected to ABU Administrative Council
(8 November 2006 )
*HT Media officially launches Fever 104 FM
*Zee redesignates Ajay Kumar as south initiatives head
*Sony ships 'American Idol' music creation software
*Indiagames launches games on demand
*Zee Cine Awards heads to Bangkok; to be held on 3 Mar
*HC's 'Ape to Man' wins nod from National Academies
*BroVis wireless networks announces global expansion
*Zee Sports to air Sony Ericsson world tennis tourney
*ABU slams changes in Beijing 2008 Olympics schedule
*Cartoon Network to unveil first original movie 'Re-Animated' in December
*Disney's 'Cars' & 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' available on iTunes
*Conexant's satellite set-to-box solution wins award
(7 November 2006 )
*'Media stocks big gainers
*BCCI, ICC resolve MPA differences
*Kaleidoscope to premiere 'Johnny Johnny, Yes Papa!' on Children's Day
*Eight teams in Champions Trophy in 2008
*Time Warner's 3Q revenues up seven per cent
*BBC to air 400th episode of 'Talking Movies'
*Cricinfo.com expands portfolio; signs cricket experts
*BSkyB's 1Q revenues up 11 per cent to £1.71 billion
*Taj TV to produce Cricket Plus chnl for DirecTV in US
*Educational TV has positive effects on toddlers, preschoolers
*Intl Hockey Fed announces improvement in ratings
*Napster mobile launches 'Over-The-Air' music service in Japan
*Reuters Television expands Teletrax agreement
*Multi-platform distribution strategy key to media success
*Discovery US forms Animal Planet media enterprises
*BBC World is available on Tata Sky
* News broadcasters look at innovative ad sales
( 6 November 2006 )
*Harris to supply end-to-end b'dcast system to Tata Sky
*Nielsen, NetRatings launch TV/internet fusion database in US
*Verizon, Intel bring online PC gaming to TVs
*Shemaroo in partnership with Croma
*AIR staffer wins ABU B'dcast Engineering Award
*Alcatel, Samsung to create mobile handsets in S-band
*CBS operating income up 4% to $646 million
*Intelsat ranked first among teleport service providers
*Adobe wins Emmy for its Flash video technology
*SC rejects Radio One plea to retain 92.5 FM in Mumbai
*Star One, Star Gold to debut in UK this Nov-Dec
( 4 November 2006 )
*NDTV brings opt-out tech for Delhi with new show
*'L'il Champs' finale rockets Zee to top of ratings charts
*NGC deduces the science of Hollywood
*'Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses' hits mobile content in India
*Infomedia, Reed Business partner to launch Hotfrog.in
*CNN increases funding for PTSD research for scribes
*Epson launches the new all-in-one 'EMP-TWD3'
*MGM partners with Cruise, Wagner to revive UA studio
*Folta is Viacom Ex VP corporate communications
*BBC to make big screen wildlife film on 'The Meerkats'
( 3 November 2006 )
*Bangla board sets $ 50 million reserve price for cricket rights
*Tender deadlines for slate of sports properties coming up
*MTV launches dating-reality show 'Gehre Pyaar...'
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