February 2008

Headlines

Budget 2008-09: DTH viewing to get cheaper - 29 Feb 2008 Budget 2008-09: Nothing for media industry, FBT stays on - 29 Feb 2008 Budget 2008-09: Prasar Bharati gets Rs 3.26 billion loan - 29 Feb 2008 Sahara One launches 'Mera Sasural' drama - 01 Mar 2008 Star Majha launches 'Happy Homes', 'Paisa Zala Motha' - 29 Feb 2008 ESPN Star Sports acquires WTA Bangalore Open rights - 29 Feb 2008 ICL 20s Grand Championship starts on March 9 - 29 Feb 2008 9X to launch 'Chak De Bachche' kids talent hunt - 29 Feb 2008 News 24 available on Tata Sky - 29 Feb 2008 Nick India launches Holi Splash contest - 29 Feb 2008 Time Warner consolidates filmed businesses - 29 Feb 2008 Reality shows transform as entertainment options - 28 Feb 2008 Laurels for DD Chandigarh's Aaj Kal program - 28 Feb 2008 Martyn, Kasprowicz & Elliott join ICL - 28 Feb 2008 West Indies Cricket Board pacts with Ten Sports - 28 Feb 2008 'Mumbai Makeover' series on CNN-IBN - 28 Feb 2008 GekTV adds three Star channels to its IPTV platform - 28 Feb 2008 EBU signs contract with CNC for Beijing Olympics - 28 Feb 2008 Virgin Media adds 24,400 new subscribers in Q4 - 28 Feb 2008 Helen Normoyle appointed BBC's Head of Audiences - 28 Feb 2008 TV spills over into child's life dramatically - 27 Feb 2008 SGPC to place Gurbani Kirtan papers before HC - 27 Feb 2008 Sanjay Khan challenges Prasar Bharti order - 27 Feb 2008 Galaxy Entertainment appoints Shashi Kalathil as CEO - 27 Feb 2008 BBC bolsters operations in India with three appointments - 27 Feb 2008 Zee TV to launch 'Rock-N-Roll' dance reality show - 27 Feb 2008 Star Plus to launch 'Mahabharata' series - 27 Feb 2008 Star Plus to launch 'Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil' show - 27 Feb 2008 Get 'Trapped' by the pitcher on Nat Geo & Maxim - 27 Feb 2008 Watch Australian Open on ESPN Star Sports - 27 Feb 2008 Bill McGurn appointed VP, News Corp - 27 Feb 2008 Warner Home Video names Jaap Bruijnen as MD - 27 Feb 2008 Aksh Optifibres talks with production houses for film rights - 25 Feb 2008 NewsX signs up ITV as editorial advisor - 25 Feb 2008 Greycells18 launches 'Topper' channel - 25 Feb 2008 Zee Studio to showcase Palador's 26 films - 25 Feb 2008 Cartoon Network to promote World Maths Day - 25 Feb 2008 NDTV gears up for Budget Day with special shows - 25 Feb 2008 Adlabs Cinemas opens at Kolkata, Pathankot - 25 Feb 2008

Simply South

PIL on MSO licence for Arasu cable TV dismissed - 29 Feb 2008 'Tamil Pechu Engal Muchu' on Vijay TV - 29 Feb 2008 DMDK leader Vijayakanth to launch TV channel - 28 Feb 2008 Pyramid Saimira Production launches 'Simran Thirai' - 28 Feb 2008 Jaya TV launches Little Masters Season-2 - 27 Feb 2008 Amrita TV launches Great India Race show - 27 Feb 2008 Karuna hits out at Marans, again - 25 Feb 2008 Kalaignar TV launches music channel Isaiaruvi - 25 Feb 2008 Dreams to invest Rs 36 crore in 3 animation films - 25 Feb 2008

Stocks

News Corp completes deal with Liberty Media - 28 Feb 2008 Indivision calls of Rs 250 cr deal with Dish TV - 25 Feb 2008

Marcom

Capgemini looks at TV for brand building - 29 Feb 2008 'Jashan Mana Le' with Coca-Cola & Hrithik Roshan - 29 Feb 2008 Mumbai to host World Federation of Advertisers meet - 29 Feb 2008 World wants to be you, Fashion from Wills Lifestyle - 28 Feb 2008 Billboards dot Noida's skyline limit - 28 Feb 2008 Nielsen establishes Hispanic/Latino advisory council - 28 Feb 2008 World Effie Festival 2008 gets underway in Singapore - 28 Feb 2008 CineMaya initiates ad blitz in North America - 28 Feb 2008 Neel Chowdhury joins Network18 as VP, Marketing - 27 Feb 2008 Farid Kureshi quits Times OOH - 27 Feb 2008 Nandu Narasimhan quits Saatchi & Saatchi - 27 Feb 2008 D Sriram quits Starcom MediaVest - 27 Feb 2008 OMS appointed media agency by Disha Direct - 27 Feb 2008 Hero Honda joins IPL as co-sponsor - 25 Feb 2008 Mudra bags award for continuous innovation at work - 25 Feb 2008 9.9 Media pacts with the London speaker bureau - 25 Feb 2008

On Radio

Radio Mirchi's Munjaney Raaga acts as stress buster - 28 Feb 2008 Radio via mobile leads to new customers - 28 Feb 2008 Big 92.7 FM launches in Allahabad - 25 Feb 2008 Zee Radio launched in UK - 25 Feb 2008

Digital

Disney launches Stage 9 Digital Media - 29 Feb 2008 Indyarocks.com introduces games community - 29 Feb 2008 MySpaceTV to offer TMZ content - 28 Feb 2008 Cipher Dynamics launches its operations in India - 28 Feb 2008 Eros to launch on-demand catalogue - 27 Feb 2008