March 2008

Headlines

Star Plus, Zee TV slug out for top slot - 31 Mar 2008 NDS plans to open Delhi office - 31 Mar 2008 Balaji shows borrow ingredients from earlier soaps - 31 Mar 2008 Mi Marathi's Salaam Kolhapur to air on April 12 - 31 Mar 2008 World Movies introduces 'Cannes Calling' contest - 31 Mar 2008 Ram Gopal Varma-T-Series war hots up - 31 Mar 2008 Eros signs syndication deals with Sony, Sahara - 31 Mar 2008 Aegis BPO buys Indian AOL call centre - 31 Mar 2008 MipTV: Sanjeev Bhaskar to showcase 'Mumbai Calling' - 31 Mar 2008 Make TRP's transparent: TRAI paper - 28 Mar 2008 Animal Planet launches 24-hour Hindi feed - 28 Mar 2008 Manmohan Shetty, Chandir Gidwani buy Frameboxx - 28 Mar 2008 HBO to draw viewers from mini-metros - 27 Mar 2008 Its time for Hollywood fan fare on Bindass Movies - 27 Mar 2008 Its time for 'World Movies Platinum Collection' this April - 27 Mar 2008 INX News launches NewsX English news channel - 27 Mar 2008 BAG Films launches E24 entertainment news channel - 27 Mar 2008 India TV claims news channel share of 18% - 27 Mar 2008 IBF express disappointment over I&B's Content Code - 27 Mar 2008 ADIH launches $400 mn fund for India Entertainment City - 27 Mar 2008 Nick launches 'Exam Popat' initiative - 27 Mar 2008 FremantleMedia forges deal with Travel Channel - 27 Mar 2008 Big Entertainment has big plans for 2008-2009 - 26 Mar 2008 Ashish Kaul quits Zee Entertainment - 26 Mar 2008 Switch channels to make yourself a lakhpati - 26 Mar 2008 Channel [V]'s Beach Diaries climbs high - 26 Mar 2008 NDTV Imagine launches 'Indiadhanush' & 'Rang De India' - 25 Mar 2008 Disney Channel launches 'Nach to the Groove' - 25 Mar 2008 'Escape' exotic destinations with CNN-IBN - 25 Mar 2008 Zee TV axes 'Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai' - 20 Mar 2008 Its Nature's Business time on BBC World - 20 Mar 2008 Are you ready for 'White Mischief & MTV License 2 Flirt' - 20 Mar 2008 UTV to release 'Race' across 1600 screens worldwide - 20 Mar 2008 TimeOut releases Ultimate Unremix Manna Dey DVD pack - 20 Mar 2008 Cinemax India pacts with i-mint - 20 Mar 2008 Toby Emmerich named President & COO, New Line Cinema - 20 Mar 2008 Social media leaders to deliver keynote at MipTV - 20 Mar 2008 Govt allots Rs 15 crores for DD Urdu - 19 Mar 2008 History Channel, Maxim join hands for 'Dogfights' - 19 Mar 2008 'The Cheetah Girls One World' to be produced In India - 19 Mar 2008 CNN-IBN measures Airport Satisfaction Index - 19 Mar 2008 Convergence India: NDS to showcase TV solutions - 19 Mar 2008 Jodhaa Akbar makes Rs 120 cores collection - 19 Mar 2008 PNC, DQ Entertainment to co-develop 6 movies - 19 Mar 2008 Thomson Foundation launches Pune Film Treasures Festival - 19 Mar 2008 Endemol UK buys 40% stake in Pure Grass Films - 19 Mar 2008 Promax/BDA's digital TV symposium on June 18 - 19 Mar 2008 Wasp3D signs IQ Broadcast for UK - 19 Mar 2008 Govt to revise FDI in Broadcasting sector: Asha Swarup - 18 Mar 2008 I&B Ministry urged to go soft on Cable TV - 18 Mar 2008 I&B Ministry to extend CAS to 55 cities - 18 Mar 2008 Star Plus introduces real life show 'Aap Ki Kachehri' - 18 Mar 2008 Its Holi time for entertainment channels - 18 Mar 2008 CineMaya Media ties up with Telugu Times - 18 Mar 2008 Nicktoons, Marvel join forces for new animated adventures - 18 Mar 2008 Indian Media Industry to hit Rs 1.157 trillion by 2012: FICCI - 17 Mar 2008 Annual Indian TV revenues to hit $11.6 bn by 2012: MPA - 17 Mar 2008 CAG raps Prasar Bharati over BCCI bills - 17 Mar 2008 Compact Disc, White Light Entertainment to produce movie - 17 Mar 2008 NDTV sweeps TII Awards for anti corruption stories - 17 Mar 2008 HomeShop18 appoints Media Nucleus for traffic system - 17 Mar 2008 Two-part film adaptation for Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows - 17 Mar 2008 Sahara One to launch 'Comedy Champions' on March 15 - 14 Mar 2008 DQ Entertainment to start production facilities in Kolkata - 14 Mar 2008 At MAMI, Carlos Saura felicitated with Lifetime Achievement - 14 Mar 2008 Shemaroo releases 'Anuranan' on home video - 14 Mar 2008 Fame South City in Kolkata opens to public - 14 Mar 2008 Star TV to shell out more money to IT Department - 13 Mar 2008 TV channels, cable operators war reaches Punjab HC - 13 Mar 2008 World Movies achieves impressive rating points - 13 Mar 2008 Maya, Leander Sport to co-produce animated content - 13 Mar 2008 Sitaare Zameen Par on Sony TV from March 17 - 13 Mar 2008 NDTV Imagine launches 'Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain' - 13 Mar 2008 Catch Sherlock Holmes on History Channel, March 17 - 13 Mar 2008 Eddy Tan appointed as VP, Programming, Channel [V] - 13 Mar 2008 MSOs want I&B Ministry for revised HITS regulations - 12 Mar 2008 'Yeh Hai Jalwa' reality on 9X every Sunday - 12 Mar 2008 Sab TV bids farewell to 'Gupshup Coffee Shop' - 12 Mar 2008 SET India buys 200 films rights from Shemaroo - 12 Mar 2008 Mediaset forecasts 5 % sales growth for Jan-Apr - 12 Mar 2008 Marc Gareton named EVP, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution - 12 Mar 2008 Sesame Tree to debut on BBC Two - 12 Mar 2008 MipTV: Didier Lombard to outline France Telecom's strategy - 12 Mar 2008 Government earns 18.85 cr from DTH players in 2007 - 11 Mar 2008 BBC Arabic TV news channel launched - 11 Mar 2008 Comcast will carry Disney Travel on Demand - 11 Mar 2008 DEN chooses NDS to launch its digital service - 10 Mar 2008 TV is not what it used to be, says Minu Talwar - 10 Mar 2008 Cinema, crime & cricket rule news channels in India - 10 Mar 2008 Zee Sports to air Super Sixes Challenge on March 16 - 10 Mar 2008 ESPN Star Sports renews The Masters rights - 10 Mar 2008 'The Mourning Forest' is closing film at MAMI Film Festival - 10 Mar 2008 Eros ties up with Wal-Mart in Canada - 10 Mar 2008 Dow Jones buys Betten Financial News - 10 Mar 2008 EMI to remain IFPI member - 10 Mar 2008 Mark Horak is President, Warner Home Video NA - 10 Mar 2008 Men like football and sexy women on TV - 10 Mar 2008 Times to launch business news channel in Q3 of 2008 - 10 Mar 2008 'Andaz Apna Very Hatke' to screen Live on Channel [V] - 10 Mar 2008 Pragya TV starts 'Ehsaas' and 'B+' shows - 07 Mar 2008 Ashok Venkatramani joins MCCS as CEO - 07 Mar 2008 MTV to launch Miss Teen India 2008 - 07 Mar 2008 Mi Marathi to launch 'Laavni 2008' dance reality show - 07 Mar 2008 Barclays Premier League trophy visits ESPN Star office - 07 Mar 2008 Switzerland is partner country for FICCI Frames 2008 - 07 Mar 2008 CASBAA membership grows for Q1 2008 - 07 Mar 2008 Dennis W. Shuler is EVP & Chief HR Officer, Walt Disney - 07 Mar 2008 FremantleMedia enters into deal with Coolroom - 07 Mar 2008 SET India shareholders oppose capital call move - 06 Mar 2008 Image Foundry to setup JV for providing CGI to Bollywood - 06 Mar 2008 Sony's 'Tujhko Hai Salaam Zindgi' goes off air - 06 Mar 2008 Walt Disney takes 'Lilo and Stitch' to Japan - 06 Mar 2008 BBC, NFTS put new documentary talent on TV - 06 Mar 2008 'Ripley's Believe it or Not' airs in Singapore, Indonesia - 06 Mar 2008 NID designs attract German ZDF Channel - 05 Mar 2008 Zee TV to launch 'Saath Saath' from March 10 - 05 Mar 2008 Discovery T&L launches 'Adventures of the Ladies Tailor' - 05 Mar 2008 Amar K Deb quits Channel [V] - 05 Mar 2008 Lehren Entertainment to launch showbiz channel in April - 05 Mar 2008 Paramount Films of India reported Rs 55 cr earnings - 05 Mar 2008 Dish Network, Star strike distribution deal - 05 Mar 2008 Maggie Lynch promoted to SVP, Recruitment, Time Warner - 05 Mar 2008 Real Simple & TLC in an multi-tier partnership - 05 Mar 2008 Channel i to air Bangladeshi Sesame Street - 05 Mar 2008 TRAI issues consultation paper on cable TV restructuring - 04 Mar 2008 Vistaar Religare Film Fund to change film financing - 04 Mar 2008 MCCS's Yogesh Manwani joins Reliance ADAG - 04 Mar 2008 Karthik Lakshminarayan joins Viacom18's Hindi GEC - 04 Mar 2008 Star World adds new shows to its programming lineup - 04 Mar 2008 CNN-IBN launches Battle for North-East series - 04 Mar 2008 Eros releases Heyy Babyy on Blu-Ray disc format - 04 Mar 2008 UFO Moviez installs digital technology in 1000 theatres - 04 Mar 2008 'Bharatayan' would matched best TV serials - M. V. Kamath - 03 Mar 2008 Punya Prasun Bajpai quits Samay - 03 Mar 2008 DQ Entertainment acquires 20 % in Method Films - 03 Mar 2008 NDTV Labs wins NAB International Broadcasting Award - 03 Mar 2008 UTV World Movies to air World of Women films this March - 03 Mar 2008 Singapore's MediaCorp to launch 'Vasantham' channel - 03 Mar 2008 Turner Entertainment to unveil programming slates - 03 Mar 2008 BBC Arabic TV launching on March 11 - 03 Mar 2008 Polimer TV deploys Seachange platform - 03 Mar 2008

Simply South

No cut in cable TV charges, say Tamil Nadu operators - 28 Mar 2008 Suvarna News launches on March 31 - 28 Mar 2008 No move yet on cable TV tariff in Tamil Nadu - 26 Mar 2008 Rs 18 crore penalty for JJ TV - 26 Mar 2008 Tax exemption for Tamil Nadu cable TV operators - 25 Mar 2008 Maa TV dons new look - 25 Mar 2008 Pyramid Saimira enters the Chinese market - 19 Mar 2008 Is Mike Rann eyeing Kollywood - 19 Mar 2008 4th Amrita Film Awards winners announced - 19 Mar 2008 Malayala Manorama TV plans bouquet of channels - 18 Mar 2008 SS Music VJ hunt sees winners from diverse backgrounds - 18 Mar 2008 Raj TV's video-on-demand on BigFlicks - 18 Mar 2008 UFO Moviez to invest Rs 100 cr in Andhra Pradesh - 14 Mar 2008 Pyramid Saimira in strategic deal with UK's Spize TV - 14 Mar 2008 Sun TV to float Sun Pictures for film production - 12 Mar 2008 Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards in April - 12 Mar 2008 'Lollu Sabha' a big hit on Vijay TV - 10 Mar 2008 Four Media firms lose government land in Hyderabad - 04 Mar 2008 Pyramid Saimira Cine Gandha Awards held on March 2 - 04 Mar 2008 Kalanidhi Maran greets M. K. Stalin on his birthday - 03 Mar 2008 Amrita TV launches four new programmes - 03 Mar 2008

Sports Business

Chennai Super Kings captain sure to win IPL - 31 Mar 2008 Arab Digital wins IPL TV rights in MENA territories - 28 Mar 2008 In April, its IPL vs Teleserials - 27 Mar 2008 After Mithunda, other celebs stand owning ICL slice - 27 Mar 2008 Mithun wants to buy stake in ICL's Kolkata Tigers - 26 Mar 2008 CAB to appoint CEO before IPL gets off - 26 Mar 2008 Pataudi, Gavaskar & Shastri to pick 'Player of League' - 26 Mar 2008 Bengal Cricket Lovers demand free entry for Knight Riders - 25 Mar 2008 ICC ensures national duty overrides IPL - 25 Mar 2008 Rahul Khanna joins Zee sports as SVP, Sales - 25 Mar 2008 Coke announces torchbearers for Olympic torch relay - 25 Mar 2008 Kingfisher Airlines is the official umpire partner for IPL - 20 Mar 2008 Ten Sports to telecast Sri Lanka's tour of the Caribbean - 20 Mar 2008 Neo Sports set to launch nine TV shows - 19 Mar 2008 Neil Maxwell appointed as CEO, Team Mohali - 19 Mar 2008 Chennai Super Kings ropes in Vijay as Star ambassador - 19 Mar 2008 ICC agrees IPL policy, appoints Imtiaz Patel as CEO - 18 Mar 2008 Gujarat HC stays IPL case in Vadodara court - 18 Mar 2008 Korbo, lorbo, jitbo has a Pujo feel, says Vishal-Shekhar - 18 Mar 2008 When Deccan Chargers charge, they create Havoc - 18 Mar 2008 ICL not an long term investment for its stars - 17 Mar 2008 IPRS threatens showdown on ICL - 17 Mar 2008 Barclays Bank banks high on EPL viewership - 17 Mar 2008 Brabourne Stadium says No to IPL matches hosting - 14 Mar 2008 Kiran More demands more teams in ICL - 14 Mar 2008 ICL or IPL can happen only in India, says Michael Bevan - 14 Mar 2008 Neo Sports unveils 'India's Race to No.1' campaign - 13 Mar 2008 Ishant Sharma biggest find of India's tour of Australia - 13 Mar 2008 IPL Auction R2: James Hopes sold for $300,000 - 11 Mar 2008 Korbo, Lorbo & Jeetbo strategy for Kolkata Knight Riders - 11 Mar 2008 Lenovo announces torchbearers for Olympic Torch Relay - 11 Mar 2008 New DLF Indian Premier League logo launched - 11 Mar 2008 ICL announces global broadcast partners - 11 Mar 2008 A marriage of Sports and Entertainment - 10 Mar 2008 ICL announces $ 3.08 mn prize for 20s Challenge - 10 Mar 2008 ECB says new ICL players cant play in English cricket - 07 Mar 2008 ICL ropes in designers Shantanu and Nikhil - 04 Mar 2008 Reebok Cricket Star Twenty20 unveiled - 04 Mar 2008 Is IPL an over-valued league? - 03 Mar 2008 Shane Warne to captain Emerging Media's Jaipur franchise - 03 Mar 2008

Stocks

Electronic Arts launches hostile pill for Take-Two - 13 Mar 2008 EU approves Google's DoubleClick buy-out - 11 Mar 2008 Russia's CTC Media buys DTV Channel for $395 mn - 11 Mar 2008 Guardian Media, Apax gets clearance to buy Emap - 07 Mar 2008 Malaysia's pay-TV operator Astro raises $300 mn - 07 Mar 2008 Google-DoubleClick merger to get clearance soon - 06 Mar 2008 Denis O'Brien raises Independent News stake to 19.35 % - 06 Mar 2008 New formats boost FremantleMedia's financial performance - 06 Mar 2008 UTV Software allots 14.29 lakh shares - 04 Mar 2008

Marcom

Mudra wins creative duties for Gujarat Tourism - 31 Mar 2008 Publicis Ambience appoints Bapi as Sr. Creative director - 31 Mar 2008 UTV Movies signs Percept OOH - 31 Mar 2008 1 Point Size is Pepper 2008's Agency of the Year - 31 Mar 2008 MCD's Outdoor Ad Policy hits legal hurdle - 28 Mar 2008 Concept PR bags PRCI's Agency of the Year - 28 Mar 2008 Cannes Lions 2008 Design jury announced - 28 Mar 2008 IBF & AAAI join hands for commercial relationship - 27 Mar 2008 ABP appoints Pavan Varshnei as President, English magazines - 27 Mar 2008 Lintas Media joins aMap subscribers list - 27 Mar 2008 Mudra brings media back into the agency - 26 Mar 2008 Tribal DDB appoints Shoumitra Rai Choudhuri as ECD - 26 Mar 2008 Brand loyalty is in Indian DNA, says Nielsen survey - 26 Mar 2008 Ford India appoints Nigel E. Wark as ED, Marketing - 26 Mar 2008 High Court restrains Ranbaxy from advertising Volini Gel - 25 Mar 2008 OMS appointed integrated media agency for ZipCash - 25 Mar 2008 Lintas Media bags media duties of Business Standard - 25 Mar 2008 Grand Prix for JWT Mindset at Pink Slip Awards - 25 Mar 2008 Repucom enters the Indian marketing market - 25 Mar 2008 Sony retains Lintas for media planning & buying mandate - 20 Mar 2008 Dhoni Effect: Rise of small town attracts the marketers - 20 Mar 2008 Sita Laxmi Narayan Swamy quits Bindass - 20 Mar 2008 Pepsi ropes in Katrina Kaif for Slice mango drink - 20 Mar 2008 Online video advertising platform Jivox enters India - 20 Mar 2008 Dentsu promotes Rajesh Aggarwal, A Dabral & A Mendonza - 19 Mar 2008 OMS retains Amway AOR business - 19 Mar 2008 Lintas & Pinstorm in an digital performance alliance - 19 Mar 2008 141 Sercon appoints Tanuja Pandey as MICE biz head - 19 Mar 2008 From India, Sonal Dabral to judge Cannes Lions Film - 19 Mar 2008 I&B Ministry bans Surrogate advertisements - 18 Mar 2008 Iqbal Raj joins Percept/H as NCD - 18 Mar 2008 Times Internet appoints Zenith as media agency - 18 Mar 2008 Reebok launches 'Your Move' campaign in India - 18 Mar 2008 Over 3800 entries received for ABBY at Goafest 2008 - 18 Mar 2008 Gitanjali group to sponsor ICL Kolkata team - 17 Mar 2008 India Media Exchange appoints Jaikishin Chhaproo as VP - 17 Mar 2008 "Remove illegal hoardings from Mumbai", says High Court - 14 Mar 2008 Airtel Sri Lanka appoints Madison Media as its media AOR - 14 Mar 2008 Staring out of Delhi metro goes attractive - 13 Mar 2008 Hot Spot appoints OMS as media agency - 13 Mar 2008 Pioneer Urban to sponsor ICL Delhi team - 13 Mar 2008 Cyber Media India buys US based TDA Group - 13 Mar 2008 By 2010, Indian PR industry to touch $6 bn - Assocham - 13 Mar 2008 Aamir Khan to sell Samsung mobile phones - 12 Mar 2008 Grasshoppers wins communication duties for IGGA - 12 Mar 2008 JCDecaux predicts slow growth in 2008 - 12 Mar 2008 Global TV ad revenues to be $123 bn - Informa - 11 Mar 2008 TNS creates new entity called TNS Media - 11 Mar 2008 Bharatstudent.com to sponsor ICL Hyderabad team - 11 Mar 2008 Nandu Narasimhan joins VGC as National creative head - 11 Mar 2008 Saints and Warriors wins creative duties for Pantaloons - 11 Mar 2008 Mogae forays into Retail Radio business - 11 Mar 2008 Consumer Connect Awards 2008 on March 29 - 11 Mar 2008 Dabur Glucose to sponsor ICL Mumbai team - 10 Mar 2008 Rediffusion bags creative duties for Xylys - 10 Mar 2008 Mid Day nominated in 3 categories for INMA Awards - 10 Mar 2008 Aegis Media's Posterscope & Isobar to get operational soon - 10 Mar 2008 Percept Profile consolidates its consultancy position - 10 Mar 2008 Indian Premier Celebrities at your Disposal - 07 Mar 2008 Cadbury India launches new campaign for Halls - 07 Mar 2008 Hero Honda extends co-sponsorship of IPL to five years - 07 Mar 2008 PR agency Candid adds five new accounts