Indiantelevision.com's Headlines Archives - 2007
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Headlines in the month of April
 
* Malaysian tycoon Krishnan to buy out telco Maxis
* Yahoo! acquires online ad exchange firm Right Media
* IIMC to be converted into global Media university
* TV 18 promoter Bahl to sponsor $110 million film firm, listing on AIM
* TV 18 Q4 consolidated revenue up at Rs 803 million
* Clapstem in $ 5 million India-Singapore-Korea TV co-production
* 'Amul Star Voice of India' auditions in Mumbai
* CNN-IBN to become FTA channel in CAS areas of Kolkata
* Directors Brett Rattner, Gary Marshall to judge film based reality show 'On The Lot'
* BCCI in favour of a shorter World Cup; slams ICC
* ht.com relaunched with new interactive features
* HomeCable to distribute 4 European channels in India
* GBN posts maiden net profit in Q4
* Dish TV to get Rs 7.5 billion infusion from promoters
* VSNL launches Wi-Fi roaming with StarHub
* IBM's new 5 innovations
* Azureus to distribute Unicef videos globally
* Hathway launches digital cable TV service in Nasik
* Hungama TV to kick off 'Pyjama Pakdo Contest ' on 7 May
* Women's organisations call for US Congress to act on FCC report on TV violence
* Sun Microsystems launches new video delivery over IP platform
* TV 18 promoter Bahl to sponsor $110 million film firm, listing on AIM
* Star Gold Comedy Honors to the best of comedy in Indian Cinema
* Sony acquires intl TV, mobile, net distribution rights for five Peace Arch films
* Radio Mirchi celebrates fourth anniversary in Delhi
* Hassle-free regime needed for FM broadcasting
* Bharti among 17 global telcos in project to build the Asia-America gateway cable system
* BBC, ITV to launch a free-to-view satellite proposition
* Adlabs Cinemas launches in New Mumbai
* Mattel, Saregama & Fun Republic team up with Make A Wish Foundation to screen 'Barbie Fairytopia Magic of the Rainbow'
( 30 April 2007 )
* Zee among five new Casbaa members
* Sun TV to roll out four kid's channels in Tamil, Kannada, Telegu & Malayalam by 2nd quarter
* Fun Cinemas kicks off Summer Kids Film Festival & workshops
* Bharti market leaders with 22.9 % share, net up 89 %
* Global Mobile files patents for mobile phone interactive multimedia ad delivery
* Star ties up with several operators for upcoming mobile platform
* European Parliament passes anti piracy legislation
* MySpace enters China
* FremantleMedia secures fresh sales for Jamie Oliver series
* TV violence can fuel aggressive behaviour in children: FCC
* DD Direct launches massive satellite-shift subscriber aid operation
* CNN unveils global 'CNN Heroes' initiative
* BBC Trust announces Public Value Test into BBC HD Channel
* FIPB clears Vodafone deal
( 28 April 2007 )
* Hungama TV Captains give go ahead to local 'fantasy adventure' series to air on 3 June
* UTV Q4 net profit jumps 200 per cent to Rs 197 million.
* Anti-piracy war: good measures, yet lacking coordination
* SC dismisses TataSky plea in Sun TV channels case
* Americans spend $1,200 annually in consumer electronic products
* HTMT invests Rs 650 million for digital cable
* CNBC TV 18 partners with the New York Stock Exchange
* Essel Propack announces $ 14 million expansion plans for Danville
* Alok Shetty's 'Road to America' wins jury award at Al Jazeera docu fest
* Big 92.7 FM appoints Punit Mathur as New Delhi station head
( 27 April 2007 )
* Adlabs Q4 consolidated net profit up 90 % at Rs 150 million
* LCO bodies, film producers moot revenue sharing via Cas to curtail piracy
* Yahoo! has new offerings for Indian user, Foli announces restructuring of Bangalore R&D centre
* AOL launches Indian portal aol.in, promotion campaign to kick off by mid-May
* Radio Mirchi celebrates fifth birthday
* Disney celebrates first VoluntEars Day in India
* Nick's summer strategy gets 'Fundoo'; unveils refreshed India specific website
* Maran gives clean chit to vodaphone deal
* Cable operator arrested for illegally showing Zee bouquet
* MSG Entertainment, Nickelodeon & Live Nation announce record box office grosses for Go, Diego, Go Live!
* Anti-piracy war: good measures, yet lacking coordination
* Media should evolve code of ethics: Shekhawat
* Zee News to telecast films from Vatavaran festival
* Radio Mirchi to add 20 stations to line-up
* Wage Board for journalists, non-journalists soon: Oscar Fernandes
* 3G spectrum allocation only after July
* Sa Re Ga Ma Pa to make a comeback with global appeal on 4 May
* Star may rework Balaji's stake in JV for Bengali GEC
( 26 April 2007 )
* Indian channels among ten banned in Bangladesh Dhaka
* Ajay Vidyasagar elevated to Star India president, content and new media
* Online consumers unhappy with Indian squad
* Sun TV to launch kids channel Chutti TV on 29 April
* 'History Rocks' on The History Channel
* ETV offers Ortel digital signals without decoders, latter threatens contempt
* CG Overdrive event looks to propel Asia's animation industry forward
* BroadcastAsia2007 to demonstrate technologies that
address digital convergence
* Nickelodeon, NFL partner for 'Let's Just Play' campaign
* MobiTV, Intel in alliance
* SPTI in VoD deal with Korea's Daum Communications
* Philips promotes ‘Entertainment on the go’ with MP3 players
* My FM launches in Jalandhar
* Discovery Travel and Living looks to put viewers in fine spirits
* Big FM acquires music copyright from PPL, T-Series & Yashraj Music
* BBC Worldwide signs clips deal with CCTV
* Avril Lavigne to provide animated 'Manga' shorts to Anime Network
* No FIPB decision yet on Vodaphone-Hutch Deal
( 25 April 2007 )
* Sony to air 'Extreme Makeover' with Mona Singh as host
* CNN-IBN & Indian Express team up for UP election coverage
* Sun TV board recommends 1:1 bonus shares
* Hinduja TMT restarts trading, closes at Rs 599
* Indian Merchant's Chamber, CNBC UNIVERSE launch news ticker on IMC building
* SET to kicks off 'Boogie Woogie' kid's championship on 28 April
* Vijay TV announces its first VJ / RJ hunt 2007
* ESS to launch third channel Star Cricket in June
* BBC wins third Banff World Television Festival Outstanding Achievement Award
* Mira Nair to receive 'Pride of India' Bollywood award
* Prime Focus launches 4th Mumbai facility
* Toei Animation licenses fifth season of Digimon to Disney ABC Cable Networks Group
* Mobio offers free World Cup GPRS downloads
( 24 April 2007 )
* World Copyright Day - Give Journalists Rights to Control Their Work: IFJ
* Intelligentsia for regulation, not ban on TV channels
* PSLV successfully launches Italian satellite
* V&S Broadcasting appoints NatGeo's Dilshad Master as COO for 3 channels
* SSKI's Shripal Morakhia divests 50% stake in iDream to management team
* Nat Geo showcases distant lights of culture in sparkling new series
* Trai proposes penalties for ISPs not announcing and accepting Nixi nodes
* Filmy goes into Hindi hinterland to build connect through 'Ganga'
* Nat Geo innovates tie-up with Titan on 'Top Gun'
* MTVNI promotes Bhavneet Singh to SVP & MD emerging markets group
* Star India confirms appointment of Uday Shankar as COO
* PM apprised of need for knowledge TV channel
* Intelsat assists UK digital switchover with distribution services to Arqiva
* Nokia's operating profit down 7 % in Q1
* Granada International to supply content to Korean Vod firm MegaTV
* Intel, Tandberg collaborate to bridge PC, TV gap
* Nine global firms form Open IPTV Forum
* IPTV to have 63.6 mn subscribers in 2011
* Amrita TV completes two years
* Gaming portal Zapak, Zod! Club Wear tie up for contest
* Jump Games launches Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game
* China, India to lead mobile growth by 2011
* BBC takes 'Dirty Totten Cheater' from Distraction Formats
* McDonald's debuts 'American Idol' inspired toys in the US
* Zee Cafe looks to beat the heat with nostalgia, stand-up comedy
* Uday Shankar appointed Star India COO
( 23 April 2007 )
* Zeel Q4 net up at Rs 592 million
* TV-Loonland content with KidsCo
* AXN, Thums Up announce return of Action Awards initiative
* TBN in deal with ABS for AsiaPac distribution
* The Rock to host World Stunt Awards
* The History Channel explores India in a new show
* MySpace enters the news arena
* Video content search tool Ipex TV launches
* E! Networks licenses over 325 hours in Asia Pacific!
* CNN launches a new feature show 'The Spirit of...'
* Trai recommendations on Nixi sent to government
* Animal Planet looks to unearth more talent
* Turner extends mobile footprint across South Asia
( 21 April 2007 )
* Srilankan minister seceratary slammed for media attacks
* Twentysix films from 23 countries in European Union Film Festival
* India to have a presence at Cannes Film Festival
* Encryption issue: WWIL CEO, COO arrested, released
* Zee News Ltd Q4 revenue up 47 % at Rs 690 million
* Samsung launches 3 new LCD TV series
* Turner leaps to 15 % revenue growth, stays perched atop kids genre
* Cartoon Newtwork and Pogo launch new series this summer
* Sony BMG Global COO Tim Bowen to visit India
( 20 April 2007 )
* Star, Balaji announce JV for regional channels
* Four new private FM Radio channels total up to 58
* B.A.G Films applies for uplinking license, to launch 4 channels
* Card sensation 'Twisted Whiskers' coming to life in new CGI animated TV series
* Canada dominates Interactive Emmy Awards at MipTV
* Zee Studio to showcase UTV–Palador’s ‘Olive Collection’
* ARM appoints Anil Gupta as MD India ops
* Bindass channel logo unveiled
* Voom, Altitude announce 'Everest Expedition 2007'
* Discovery Channel introduces INDIA@ 8
* Sanjaya Malakar voted out of 'American Idol'
* ETV, Zee form JV to tackle Ortel; MSO issues contempt notice
* IT enabled services help boom in Indian service sector
* Sanjay Puthli joins Bindass as SVP - revenue & biz head
( 19 April 2007 )
* New Carnatic music channel launched for DD direct
* Reliance Comm to declare dividend next week
* Zee Cinema's new innovation, 'Cinema Hall'
* xbox running contest allowing fans to create a TV pilot
* Reed announces Amazia content exhibition & conference
* 'Night at the Museum' has a direct premier on DVD
* IIFA announces winners of Technical category
* DTL announces seven-course menu on Indian cuisine
* TV Today scrip soars on Reliance Capital offer
* Promoters offload 9% in Dish TV to raise Rs 4.45 bn
* LG, Harris launch mobile DTV system
* NBC Universal to use Isilon for archiving digital content
* Narrowstep, Firecracker to bring Asian films to b'band
* Virginia Tech tragedy: Summit on media violence held
* DLP trounces Plasma technology in quality and size
* Trai diktat on FTA share: WWIL prepares rejoinder
* Microsoft’s multicolour bar code technology
* Intel unveils integrated media processor
* History Channel to launch in Belgium
* BBC, Bob Geldof to map mankind
* Fremantle looks to push boundaries of storytelling
* Comcast in deal with News Corp, NBC's online video
* Disney to release 'Meet The Robinsons' in India on 20 April
* India will lead Asia in digital pay-TV, broadband seen slow: report
( 18 April 2007 )
* Stephen Arnold Music & APM to make library available
* Zooms' 'Maximum Style' gets a new format
* Breakthrough Animation licenses 'Miss BG' to Cartoonito UK
* Eros' 'Provoked ' opens bigger than 'Namesake' in UK
* BroadBand services showed increase by end of 2006
* Mammoth Earth Day programme on Nat Geo
* 'Ayakashi' receives nominations for 3 Film Festivals
* Kasenna HP, Intel team up for IPTV, VoD benchmark
* AsiaSat again named best Asian satellite carrier
* Voom, Mega Media & MDA fuel new HD co-productions
* AETN, Astro form Asian JV for History, Crime chnls
* Raj TV plans business news channels in southern languages
* Blackstone makes $ 6 billion bid for Intelsat: Reports
* 'Anderson Cooper 360º' launches on CNN.com
* Pyramid Saimira Theatre Limited announces Q4 results
* ABC family series 'Kyle Xy' licensed to 120 International territories
* Buena Vista renews licensing deal with Media Prima
* Trai chides ESPN, orders immediate restoration of signal to LCO
* A real connect to the 'Scholar'ly Indian?
( 17 April 2007 )
* Harmony Gold relaunches Robotech worldwide
* DD signal encryption faces rejection
* HARDtalk celebrates tenth anniversary
* Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM launches in Jalandhar
* CNBC makes corporate earnings available to iPod's
* Electronic Arts, Endemol ink 'Virtual Me' creative deal
* FIPB clears Dish TV share allocation
* Star India legal head Ajay Sharma resigns
* NGTI takes first kid's series 'Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies' to MipTV
* Star TV office in Mumbai ransacked
* Universal Pictures extends output deal with HBO
* earthTV inks deal with Mediascope; NDTV t'cast in India
* Thomas Geitner joins BBC Worldwide board
* Five renews deal for 'Grey's Anatomy'
* Disney's 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse' to be launched in over 80 territories
* UN to offer Green Stories at MipTV
* Disney, Videonline sign VoD deal for Hong Kong
* Al Jazeera English becomes available on YouTube
* Canada film board to bring over 20 titles to MipTV
* Microsoft's vision for creating, experiencing content
* Animal Planet announces third season of 'Meerkat Manor'
* Voom HD to launch in the Middle East
* Star picks up 'Falcon Beach' from Fremantle
* Pathfire, Warner create file-based HD delivery service
* fix8 launches interactive TV platform AuditionsTV
* Scopus showcasing IP headend, converged video
* Microsoft expands IPTV technology ecosystem
* Bhatts tie-up with Studio 18 for global release of Awarapan
( 16 April 2007 )
* Trai on FTA tier: WWIL to move TDSAT
* Gillette launches Mobile Cricket Championship
* Virgin Media takes Sky to court
* TSA, MBC ESPN acquire rights to Nippon Baseball Games
* AIFF looks to give soccer a facelift with pro league
* Nielsen to come out with OOH viewing measurement
* Animax launches three shows this month
* Asian American music lifestyle chnnl Myx now on DirecTV
* Mobile TV subs to hit 125 mn globally by 2011: In-Stat
* Guinness World Records partners with Joost
* IMG acquires sports, entertainment firm Quintus
* Distraction Formats to showcase 14 shows at MipTV
* Singapore Pavilion showcases strong slate of HD TV content at MipTV
* DIC Ent launches global brand mgt division
* CNN special to look at the mayhem in Iraq
* Americans purchased consumer electronics products worth $145 billion in 2006
* CBS creates interactive network to boost online content distribution
* Big 92.7 FM to hit Jallandhar airwaves
* BBC enters North African FM market with two relays
* ATSC to develop standard for mobile TV
* SPTI looking to push Animax across Europe
* Doordarshan deploys Envivio mobile TV headend
* Insat- 4B now fully operational
* Planetvu names Srinivas SVP programming acquisitions
( 14 April 2007 )
* Sun TV's stay order: SC refuses interim relief to TataSky
* Pyramid Saimira forms JV with Malaysian company
* BIG 92.7FM pays tribute to Rajkumar
* Virginia to offer shooting facilities to indian filmmakers
* TV channels viewership sees revival after India XI ouster
* Dora to Explore India on Nick's summer trip
* Synovate PAX, EMS surveys to tap digital consumers
* One more music talent hunt to commence this summer
* First Punjabi Bhushan awards distributed
* Samsung to introduce dual format HD player
( 13 April 2007 )
* TV9 to launch 5 channels, plans Rs 1.55 billion investment
* Nickelodeon, kajeet partner to offer mobile content for kids
* Taj Television in executive restructuring
* RComm and Sun TV tie up for mobile content
* Sify appoints Big Bang to manage its internet ad sales
* Synovate announces 2 media surveys
* Prasad EFX installs digital suite in Mumbai facility
* IMG acquires BSI Speedway
* 54 firms represented at the TV France stand at MIP
* Percept to distribute Spiderman 3 in India
* Big 92.7 FM to celebrate Abhi Ash nuptials
* BroadcastAsia from 16 to 22 June
* Need for ethics in media to protect child victims
* 'Lil Champs' finalists join 'Titan Antakshari' season
* Bafta TV awards nominations announced
* Intelsat works with Lanka to halt LTTE use of satellite
( 12 April 2007 )
* UTV floats movie business subsidiary
* Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishen turns MJ on Filmy
* New DD Series Creates awarness about endangered species
* 4Kids Ent. inks multiple global broadcast deals for 'Viva Piñata'
* TDSAT to ETV: stream signals to MSO rolling out Cas voluntarily
* Sahara distribution head Ganapathy joins UTV B'casting
* Atomic Betty wins best animated film award at New York film fest
* Big 92.7 FM to launch in Tirupati
* Samsung develops LED-backlit LCD panels for monitors
* 3DD acquires TV, DVD rights to Sutherland music doc
* Zodiak to take formats to MipTV
* Taffy to celebrate 'Bobby's World' at MipTV
* Max focus on Big B; acquires rights to slew of high profile titles
* vJive Networks appoints Nakul Patel as senior VP
* World Press Freedom Day to focus on draconian security
* Distraction E-mixes up its intl ent. news service for Mip
* Discovery US cuts 200 jobs
* BBC Worldwide to take a production drive down MipTV
* Raj TV FY'07 net profit at Rs 107 million
* US films piracy complaints against China at WTO
* MGM, Oscar nominee Salma Hayek team up for a label
* Nab launches technology advocacy programme in US
* Honestech launches Burn DVD Utility software
* CNN Intl appoints Tony Maddox EVP & MD
* Zee renews deal for 'Bikini Destinations'
( 11 April 2007 )
* SEBI says no to WWIL's QIP plan, asks for six-month wait
* Sparrowhawk Media, DIC Ent. & Corus Ent. team up to launch global TV channel KidsCo
* Disney creates 'Power Block'; third local production on the anvil
* Citizen Journalism can succeed where media fails
* TDSAT gives Sun TV a week to produce Madras HC stay order
* Bennett Media to present new shows at MIPTV
* Tony D'Silva quits Star, joining Sun Direct as CEO
* Rive Gauche announces strong sales leading into MIPTV
* Sean Cohan becomes senior vice president, int. for AETN
* Breakthrough kicks off development for 2 adult shows
* UTV to float UK subsidiary for new media, overseas listing on plan
( 10 April 2007 )
* Times Now gets FIPB nod for Rs 343 million from Reuters
* Gotham Ent. launches Virgin Comic magazines in India
* Three NDTV Imagine channels to launch within a year
* Nickelodeon ropes in stride rite for 'SpongeBob Friend or Foe?' event in US
* TataSky asks court to blackout Sun; stay order copy awaited
* Pixion enhances 'Namastey London'
* Youtube boosts love affair with streaming video
* Nab panel to discuss latest trends in HD, advertising
* Koreans to get free mobile TV broadcasts next month
* Kelly Clarkson, Hugh Grant to appear on 'American Idol's
* Discovery in global green lifestyle initiative
* ESPN, Burnett, DreamWorks team up for 'Contender'
* Sir Michael Lyons is BBC Trust chairman
* Sun TV: Madras HC stays TDSAT ruling on dispute with TataSky
* Arianespace to support mobile sat services industry
* DD to set up a VSAT network connecting 70 places
( 9 April 2007 )
* Srinagar gets best 'Difficult' Station Award of 2006
* Brajeshwar Singh to revert to home state Tamil Nadu
* I&B may reject encryption of DD signals
* TataSky wants Sun taken off cable, DTH platforms
* Chennai-born journalist wins New York Emmy
* Universal Studios to launch DVD of pre-school TV series 'Curious George' in US
* Ripley, Sony ink deal for 'Believe It or Not!' India edition
* Maggie Wong to head BBC Asian publishing, licensing biz
* Zee TV to kick off 7.30 pm week day slot with 'Parrivar'
* Asha Parekh gets Lifetime honour at Bollywood Awards
* Burger King Corp's Russell Klein to deliver keynote address at 2nd annual MI6 conference & awards
* Over 500 features made in video format during 2006
* NRI’s first album ‘Gallan’ released on Tips
* Miditech looks to expand content business through fiction
( 7 April 2007 )
* DD digitises 1400 hours of content
* Comcast to finish $400 million digital upgrade
* Digital Music to offer content on Amazon Unbox
* Broadcasting Bill delayed, stuck with new Secy and old issues
* Sun to pump in Rs 1.2 billion for 3 channels
( 6 April 2007 )
* Zee Cinema presents two minute love story
* Solid foundation in place for WiMax in AsiaPac: In-Stat
* Warner signs pay per view VoD deal in the UAE
* One third of Americans watch TV away from home
* The History Channel to expand into the Benelux
* Adam Sandler, Dakota Fanning, Beyonce triumph at Nick's Kids Choice Awards
* MTV, Harmonix, EA to unveil interactive music video
* Adnan Sami launches his new album on Channel [V]
* MGM to distribute MTV's 'Kaya' and 'Living Lahaina'
* Lifetime, TF1 to produce, distribute TV movies globally
* 'American Idol' song writing competition launched
* Arabic version of France 24 launched
* Time Warner Cable, Disney announce distribution agreements
* Digital Media pushes growth in European car audio mkt
* Sony pictures ent. signs services deal with IBM
* Star to air Princess Diana Tribute Concert in July
* China’s Xiamen CATV using BigBand to deliver VoD
* Channel 4's performance likely to deteriorate: Ofcom
* Murjani Group launches ‘Build A Bear Workshop’ store
* Films division earns around Rs 40 million in nine months
* Turner eyes Chandigarh for third Pogo theme park
* Implement Cas in the entire metros: MSOs, LCOs to Trai and ministry
* Sun TV board approves stock split
( 5 April 2007 )
* Star India ties up with Archie Ent. for licensing & merchandising deal
* NBC to launch TV channels in India, other global markets
* Malayalam youth channel 'We' launching 15 April
* HLL targets kids with Kwality Wall's Moo
* MSN announces online voting for IIFA awards
* Video sharing site aapkavideo has mobile offering
* Unauthorised content constitutes only a small fraction of the most viewed videos on youtube
* Virgin Media launches Virgin Free TV across the UK
* Sony Pictures signs services deal with IBM
* Nat Geo Intl to launch an adventure channel next month
* LG, Google in global partnership for the mobile
* Michael Grade to deliver keynote at Rightslab forum
* Fremantle launches a broadband 'Apprentice' site
* EU files formal charges against iTunes
* Mauj Telecom appoints Manoj Dawane as CEO