April 2008 Stories

Headlines

ISRO's satellite for Eutelsat will be ready soon - 30 Apr 2008

Siti Digital Cable TV goes for makeover - 30 Apr 2008

Media FDI issue at inter-ministerial meeting: Dasmunsi - 30 Apr 2008

Gurbani telecast: HC issues notice to SGPC - 30 Apr 2008

Bhuvan Lall selected to Annecy Festival jury - 30 Apr 2008

Be Kind 'Rewind' with PVR Cinemas - 30 Apr 2008

Ghatothkach to animate your imagination - 30 Apr 2008

Virgin Media, BBC partner to bring iPlayer to TV - 30 Apr 2008

Martin Tremblay named President, Warner Bros. Interactive - 30 Apr 2008

BARC to launch TV audience measurement by November - 29 Apr 2008

Arun Kumar Kapoor quits Dish TV - 29 Apr 2008

98 % kids watch TV on daily basis - 29 Apr 2008

Radio Mirchi Delhi celebrates 5th anniversary - 29 Apr 2008

Wall Street Journal continues to defy industry trends - 29 Apr 2008

Multiplexes to cut ticket prices soon - 28 Apr 2008

In 3 years, Cinemeta to lift 500 screen theatres - 28 Apr 2008

Make films with 'Fame Reel Kids' - 28 Apr 2008

BBC inks distribution deal with Hathway - 28 Apr 2008

MTV Insight Studio launches The State of Cool - 28 Apr 2008

Sun TV's SFM launches in Warangal - 28 Apr 2008

Kya Aap My FM ke Paanch Bachchon se Fast Hain - 28 Apr 2008

No. 3 GEC 9X launches in UK - 28 Apr 2008

TRAI recommends 74% FDI in cable TV - 25 Apr 2008

NDTV launches 'Open up Tomorrow, today' telethon - 25 Apr 2008

UTVi installs Avid Unity ISIS solution - 25 Apr 2008

Pyramid Saimira opens 2nd food court in New Delhi - 25 Apr 2008

Alfredo Duran is SVP, Branded services, Warner Channel LA - 25 Apr 2008

I&B Ministry goes tough with QoS of cable operators - 24 Apr 2008

UTVi to source content from Business Standard - 24 Apr 2008

'My Ka Laal' contest to lure kids - 24 Apr 2008

NBA codes its own ethics & broadcasting standards - 23 Apr 2008

Punjab Cable TV operators forced to sell business? - 23 Apr 2008

CNBC-TV18, NDTV Profit streamline content - 23 Apr 2008

Shirshendu Banerjee is COO for Essel's radio venture - 23 Apr 2008

Radio Mirchi Mumbai celebrates 6th anniversary - 23 Apr 2008

NFDC appoints Om Puri as Chairman, gets capital infusion - 23 Apr 2008

Stan Lee forms new partnership with Virgin Comics - 23 Apr 2008

Aditya Tripathi quits Discovery Networks India - 22 Apr 2008

Radio Mirchi beefs up senior management - 22 Apr 2008

Editorial integrity: Marcus Brauchli steps down from WSJ - 22 Apr 2008

Walt Disney launches Disneynature label - 22 Apr 2008

Essence, Warner Bros in content partnership - 22 Apr 2008

More players can provide high-quality digital TV - 21 Apr 2008

Broadcast Worldwide launches TV South Asia channel - 21 Apr 2008

Bindass Movies launches 'Apun ka Hollywood' contest - 21 Apr 2008

TRAI places updated bouquet rates on its website - 18 Apr 2008

TRAI maps interconnection between channels, DTH cos - 18 Apr 2008

Reality shows marks paradigm shift in guardians - 18 Apr 2008

Bangla channels fights shy of going major - 18 Apr 2008

Viaccess signs three contracts in India - 18 Apr 2008

Adlabs Cinemas launches multiplex in Chattisgarh - 18 Apr 2008

Cinemax launches multiplex at Ahmedabad - 18 Apr 2008

Big Music introduces 'Ticket to Stardom' - 18 Apr 2008

Entertainment co-branded 'Times Card' launched - 18 Apr 2008

Punjabi varsity gets Rs 25 lakh media centre - 17 Apr 2008

CASBAA calls for lighter-touch Taiwan pay-TV regulation - 17 Apr 2008

TRAI supports DTH License Fee at 6% - 16 Apr 2008

Triveni tests its news channel Voice of India - 16 Apr 2008

BT, Star in 3 year IP network solution deal - 16 Apr 2008

Veteran animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95 - 16 Apr 2008

Sun TV's SFM launches in Nasik & Vadodara - 16 Apr 2008

Consumers loyal to favorite programs, says survey - 16 Apr 2008

IMG, Glassman Media join hands for TV series - 16 Apr 2008

EyeQube launches studio in Mumbai - 15 Apr 2008

Scod 18 launches digital, analog cable services - 15 Apr 2008

Pune moots Animation SEZ project - 14 Apr 2008

Entry of state in media opposed by broadcasters - 14 Apr 2008

RAPA Awards attracts 1,000 entries for Excellence 2007 - 14 Apr 2008

Eros, Sajid Nadiadwala join hands for four-films production - 14 Apr 2008

Vivendi to decide on Sogecable next week - 14 Apr 2008

Radio City, Big FM announces changes in HR team - 14 Apr 2008

NewsX to be available on Dish TV from April 14 - 11 Apr 2008

BAG Films appoints Ashish Kaul as Group COO - 11 Apr 2008

Ram Sampath makes Roshans pay plagiarism price - 11 Apr 2008

Radio City launches in Pune - 11 Apr 2008

Sun TV's SFM launches in Jamshedpur - 11 Apr 2008

Radio Misty & BBC bring FM to North Bengal, Sikkim - 11 Apr 2008

Will the sting operations lose their sting wing - 10 Apr 2008

Turner steps up investments strategy for India - 10 Apr 2008

Sab TV launches 'Comedy Ka King Kaun' series - 10 Apr 2008

Marathi film 'Kaalchakra' nominated for Unicef award - 10 Apr 2008

Ofcom rules: BBC could share its licence fee - 10 Apr 2008

Sue Naegle joins HBO Entertainment as President - 10 Apr 2008

Big Entertainment buys digital images biz of DTS - 09 Apr 2008

Disney-ABC renews movie deal with Zee Studio - 09 Apr 2008

Vh1 brings Wyclef Jean to perform in India - 09 Apr 2008

Walt Disney Studios previews 10 new animated movies - 09 Apr 2008

Venezuela axes 'The Simpsons' as bad for children - 09 Apr 2008

Phased CAS rollout in more areas soon - 08 Apr 2008

Government clears UTV & Hathway FDI proposals - 08 Apr 2008

World Movies now on Home Video - 08 Apr 2008

CBS News not negotiating with CNN - 08 Apr 2008

Malaysia puts curbs on pay-TV firm Astro - 08 Apr 2008

Adlabs to build 12 megaplexes in India - 08 Apr 2008

P9 Cinema Activation is now P9 Experience - 08 Apr 2008

WBITD, HBO sign deal with France Telecom Orange - 08 Apr 2008

BBC Arabic forms deal with E-Vision - 08 Apr 2008

FremantleMedia strikes deal with TV Man Union - 08 Apr 2008

FremantleMedia gets 'Prettiest Girl in the Class' - 08 Apr 2008

Amit Arora promoted as senior VP, The One Alliance - 07 Apr 2008

Satyajit Ray Institute authorities stay away from meeting - 07 Apr 2008

Goldstone to restore 'Guide' film - 07 Apr 2008

BBC shines at Broadcasting Press Guild Awards - 07 Apr 2008

Sun TV's SFM launches in Guwahati - 07 Apr 2008

IBN Lokmat to launch on April 6 - 04 Apr 2008

Siddharth Roy Kapur elevated to CEO, UTV Motion Pictures - 04 Apr 2008

Dish TV subscriber base stands at 2.5 million - 04 Apr 2008

NewsX to be available on Tata Sky from April 14 - 04 Apr 2008

Zee Turner adds Ten Sports to its bouquet - 04 Apr 2008

CNN bags George Foster Peabody Award - 04 Apr 2008

FremantleMedia takes 'Sex Pistols' concert global - 04 Apr 2008

Haryana government to clip cable TV operators - 03 Apr 2008

TRAI extends date for cable services comments to April 15 - 03 Apr 2008

Dasmunsi protests closure of Satyajit Ray Institute - 03 Apr 2008

Mohit Anand to join Channel [V] as General manager - 03 Apr 2008

UK's Freeview to carry HD channels by 2012 - 03 Apr 2008

UTV ties up with ABC News for business channel - 02 Apr 2008

Hathway to restrict Neo Sports to CAS areas - 02 Apr 2008

Cable TV operators caught in cable web - 02 Apr 2008

Elvis Costello, Elton John to make 'Spectacle' TV series - 02 Apr 2008

Sun TV's SFM launches in Mysore - 02 Apr 2008

Big FM appoints Rohit Dhar as Regional director-East - 02 Apr 2008

My FM launches Super Mall on April Fools Day - 02 Apr 2008

Real Estate TV signs deal with cable operators - 01 Apr 2008

In Chandigarh, pay less for what you see on TV - 01 Apr 2008

Ashok Venkatramani officially joins MCCS as CEO - 01 Apr 2008

Sangeet Bangla climbs to No. 3 in Bengal market - 01 Apr 2008

Essel completes Catheter & Disposables Tech acquisition - 01 Apr 2008

BBC completes deal for Outside Broadcasts - 01 Apr 2008

Simply South

Puducherry may take over cable network - 30 Apr 2008

Pyramid Saimira bags world rights for Kuselan film - 30 Apr 2008

Decks cleared for Digital Entertainment City - 24 Apr 2008

Russian films to feature on Makkal TV - 24 Apr 2008

Warner Bros. enters into deal with Ocher Studios - 23 Apr 2008

Adlabs Cinemas opens at Coimbatore - 23 Apr 2008

Tollywood in losses, courtesy no core variety - 22 Apr 2008

Kollywood in losses, courtesy IPL matches - 22 Apr 2008

Hurray! South spends more on films, TV - 21 Apr 2008

Pyramid Saimira to invest Rs 400 crore in China - 21 Apr 2008

Time for 'Karnataka Kurukshetra' with Suvarna News - 21 Apr 2008

Kollywood may roll high with 130 films in 2008 - 18 Apr 2008

TT champion Chandrasekhar focuses on teleserial - 18 Apr 2008

Amrita TV gears up for 'Junior Genius' - 18 Apr 2008

Amrita TV announces new 'Let's Dance' show - 16 Apr 2008

The Magnum Opus for Kollywood industry - 11 Apr 2008

Tamil serial 'Jeyam' has something different - 11 Apr 2008

Kalaignar TV launches 'Thekkethi Ponnu' show - 11 Apr 2008

Star India to acquire Asianet Communications - 10 Apr 2008

Goldstone to invest Rs 80 crores for its media division - 10 Apr 2008

Tamil channel Imayam TV completes two years - 10 Apr 2008

Chandrababu Naidu targets Telugu daily Saakshi - 08 Apr 2008

Pyramid Saimira to produce 52 films in 2008/09 - 07 Apr 2008

Hogenakkal dispute: Red card for few stars? - 07 Apr 2008

Roopa wins 'Super Star Global' title - 07 Apr 2008

Arasu Cable gets nod for Chennai operations - 04 Apr 2008

Kollywood to observe protest fast on April 4 - 02 Apr 2008

Raj TV ties up with Astro for Malaysian viewers - 02 Apr 2008

Screening of Tamil movies stopped in Bangalore - 01 Apr 2008

Teletalk

Sony to launch Yeh Shaam Mastani on May 3 - 29 Apr 2008

Summer bonanza: Disney Channel unveils new shows - 29 Apr 2008

Bollywood Bosses returns on The History Channel - 29 Apr 2008

Star Gold gears up for Comedy Honors 2008 - 25 Apr 2008

Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi walks out of 'Mahabharata' - 25 Apr 2008

From saas-bahu drama to betiyaan shift - 24 Apr 2008

BBC Entertainment to launch 'Dancing with the Stars' - 24 Apr 2008

Cartoon Network launches three new shows - 24 Apr 2008

Sony benchmarks with 'Waar Parriwar' musical show - 21 Apr 2008

Great Indian laughter Challenge 4, Shatrughan to judge - 21 Apr 2008

Nick Summer Fiesta dearer to kids - 21 Apr 2008

9X to air 'Jai Maa Vaishno Devi' mythological drama - 18 Apr 2008

Disney Channel searches for Indian pop star - 17 Apr 2008

HBO to showcase 'An Inconvenient Truth' on April 22 - 16 Apr 2008

Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar to enter living rooms - 16 Apr 2008

NDTV Imagine to unveil 'Junoon' in June - 16 Apr 2008

Kyunkii har serial kuch kehta hai, so tune in - 15 Apr 2008

'Mera Sasural' is just another saas-bahu serial - 15 Apr 2008

Zee TV to launch 'Hamari Betiyoon Ka Vivaah' - 15 Apr 2008

Sony launches 'Sujata', 'Waqt Batayega..' - 11 Apr 2008

Its 'Time to Change' to green with Nat Geo - 11 Apr 2008

'Kyunki Jeena Issi Ka Naam Hai' opera guides about HIV - 11 Apr 2008

Entries called for 'Gateway' screenwriters - 09 Apr 2008

Entries called for Animal Planet's Unearthed series - 09 Apr 2008

'Jai Sri Krishna' to Gujarati dramas on Indian TV - 08 Apr 2008

Know 'The Story of India' on Discovery Channel - 08 Apr 2008

9X pulls the plug on three weekly shows - 07 Apr 2008

Star Plus launches 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar' reality show - 04 Apr 2008

'Comedy Circus' returns on SET - 04 Apr 2008

Smriti Irani back as Tulsi in Kyunki Saas Bhi.. - 03 Apr 2008

Star World to launch new shows this April - 03 Apr 2008

SET to discontinue 'Amber Dhara' from April 25 - 02 Apr 2008

Summer brings great treat for Kids on Cartoon Network - 02 Apr 2008

Boardroom

Time Warner Q1 revenues at $ 11.4 billion - 30 Apr 2008

GFK & TNS boards confirm merger discussions - 30 Apr 2008

Network 18 Q4 PAT at Rs 41 cr - 29 Apr 2008

UTV reports 150% growth in operating revenues - 29 Apr 2008

Cablevision to make joint bid for Newsday - 29 Apr 2008

TV18 Q4 net profit at Rs 18.95 cr - 28 Apr 2008

IBN18 Broadcast Q4 PAT at Rs 1.54 cr - 25 Apr 2008

Zuckerman submits $ 580 mn bid for Newsday - 25 Apr 2008

WPP Q1 revenues at $ 3.1 billion - 25 Apr 2008

Its official, Dish TV to raise $300 mn through rights issue - 24 Apr 2008

Sundaram BNP Paribas launches media fund - 24 Apr 2008

DirecTV becomes component of NASDAQ-100 Index - 24 Apr 2008

Thomson Reuters, a combination of successful businesses - 18 Apr 2008

Restructuring: Percept Holdings renamed as Percept Ltd - 17 Apr 2008

Pyramid Saimira to invest Rs 300 cr in group companies - 17 Apr 2008

'Global Broadcast News' is now 'IBN18 Broadcast' - 17 Apr 2008

Compact Disc approves raising $38.5 mn - 17 Apr 2008

NDTV considers 'news related', 'beyond news' splitting - 16 Apr 2008

Zee Entertainment Q4 revenues at Rs 526 cr - 15 Apr 2008

Zee News Q4 revenues at Rs 110.2 cr - 15 Apr 2008

Germany's Premiere bolsters ties to top News Corp - 15 Apr 2008

Indivision, Passport & JPM buy 10% in Percept - 14 Apr 2008

Prime Focus invests in eyeon Fusion - 11 Apr 2008

Dish TV to raise $300 million through rights issue - 08 Apr 2008

Lachlan Murdoch scraps Australia media firm buyout - 07 Apr 2008

Endemol acquires 51 Minds Entertainment - 02 Apr 2008

Marcom

Khairat village has an Advertising connection - 30 Apr 2008

Dentsu appoints Ravi Shankar as Mumbai head - 30 Apr 2008

Rani Mukherjee to endorse Margo soap - 30 Apr 2008

R. Seshadri elected as President, Ad Club of Madras - 29 Apr 2008

Rondeep Gogoi joins Mudra Delhi as creative director - 29 Apr 2008

MAA Bozell ropes in Priya Kapur as planning director - 29 Apr 2008

Triton wins creative & media duties of Nitco Tiles - 29 Apr 2008

AdTech signs deal with Interactive Media for ad serving - 29 Apr 2008

Sonali Chatterjee joins CNN as sales director - 28 Apr 2008

Publicis India appoints Naresh Gupta as EVP, Planning - 28 Apr 2008

Satya Upadhya joins NewsX as AVP, Brand communications - 28 Apr 2008

Real estate developers spending heavily on advertising - 25 Apr 2008

Prem Mehta retires from Lintas India - 25 Apr 2008

LIN Opinion bags 18 new clients - 25 Apr 2008

JWT wins ING Vysya Bank's creative work - 22 Apr 2008

Publicis Ambience appoints Subramanyeswar as NPD - 22 Apr 2008

Brands bid in green to grab movie titles - 21 Apr 2008

RMG Connect expands its talent pool - 21 Apr 2008

Darsheel Safary endorses Horlicks - 21 Apr 2008

Public relations important for Image building - 18 Apr 2008

ASCI to launch Copy Advice service from May 1 - 18 Apr 2008

Burson-Marsteller forms south Asia network - 18 Apr 2008

Nokia is presenting sponsor for Kolkata Knight Riders - 17 Apr 2008

Future Media picks up media rights of 3 retail players - 17 Apr 2008

Mid-Day appoints Noshe Oceanic for Delhi - 17 Apr 2008

DCHL launches Financial Chronicle business paper - 16 Apr 2008

Ranjit Rajshekhar quits Neo Sports - 16 Apr 2008

OOH gain for Chennai turns out troublesome - 16 Apr 2008

Big Street acquires new inventory - 16 Apr 2008

Toshiba ropes in Vidya Balan as brand ambassador - 16 Apr 2008

Manish Sinha joins Mudra as SVP-Strategy - 15 Apr 2008

Rediffusion promotes Nisha Singhania as EVP - 15 Apr 2008

Cadbury Perk launches 'Take it Lightly' TVC - 15 Apr 2008

HCL unveils TVC sporting global appeal - 15 Apr 2008

Platform-A to manage Verizon's digital ad inventory - 15 Apr 2008

Largest daily The Times of India arrives in Chennai - 14 Apr 2008

Hindustan Samachar offers news in Tamil, 9 languages - 14 Apr 2008

IPL ad upsets Chennai Super Kings fans - 14 Apr 2008

Nikhil Gandhi is VP, National sales at Bindass - 11 Apr 2008

Ryan Menezes joins McCann as ECD - 11 Apr 2008

Zeta Interactive names Anil Unnikrishnan as President - 11 Apr 2008

Nielsen appoints David Parma as global product leader - 11 Apr 2008

With IPL, Max becomes the 'baap of all entertainment' - 10 Apr 2008

OOH gain for Chennai city - 10 Apr 2008

Greenpeace signs up Mudra South - 10 Apr 2008

OOH trouble at Shamshabad airport - 09 Apr 2008

Allied Media bags media duties for Electrolux - 09 Apr 2008

Scott Ernst named President of TNS Media's Compete - 09 Apr 2008

Evarist Rego elevated as COO, Perspectrum Consultancy - 07 Apr 2008

Agnello Dias is now Chief Creative Officer, JWT India - 04 Apr 2008

Big Street spruces up team for expansion - 04 Apr 2008

Hormuzd Masani on IFABC executive board - 04 Apr 2008

IPL becomes hottest property for Sponsors - 03 Apr 2008

TBWA India appoints Shiv Sethuraman as CEO - 03 Apr 2008

Connecturf appoints Atul Hegde as its CEO - 03 Apr 2008

Maneesh Mathur elevated as COO, P9 Integrated - 03 Apr 2008

ArcelorMittal appoints Ogilvy PR for communications - 03 Apr 2008

Madison Media acquires MediaCom India - 02 Apr 2008

Subhash Kamath appointed as Chairman, 141 Sercon - 02 Apr 2008

Bobby Pawar is Chief Creative Officer, Mudra Group - 02 Apr 2008

How much can one communicate in 30 seconds? - 02 Apr 2008