May 2008

Headlines

Price war: Tata Sky moves to MRTPC against Dish TV - 30 May 2008 Inox Leisure invests Rs 100 crores in east India - 30 May 2008 Digital Vision & Real Image join hands for post production - 30 May 2008 Temping: Noreen Naqvi is DD director-general - 29 May 2008 Turner promotes Siddharth Jain & Monica Tata - 29 May 2008 Dish TV's Bhatia joins Videocon as mobile business head - 29 May 2008 Shailja Naqvi is national programming head, My FM - 29 May 2008 BBC Asian Network to celebrate IIFA Awards - 29 May 2008 UFO Moviez targets 2000 digital screens across India - 28 May 2008 Now a film on reality TV called Baajimaat - 28 May 2008 Restructuring of Cable TV: Digital transmission coming soon - 27 May 2008 Big FM Goa celebrates first anniversary - 27 May 2008 Red FM starts Quit Smoking Express movement - 27 May 2008 Kay Sears named President, Intelsat General - 27 May 2008 Videocon scouts for foreign partner for DTH business - 26 May 2008 Zee News introduces News Consultancy Services - 26 May 2008 Infomedia appoints Lakshmi Narasimhan as CEO, mag biz - 26 May 2008 NCW demands stricter laws on portrayal of women in media - 26 May 2008 Claymation picking up in India - 26 May 2008 Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hai gets Compaq touch - 26 May 2008 CMES organize workshop to nurture talent for films - 26 May 2008 TRAI to organise Restructuring of Cable TV open house - 23 May 2008 Nimbus launches Showtime home video brand - 23 May 2008 Adlabs Cinemas launches 6D cinema at Agra - 23 May 2008 American Idol finale draws 32 million viewers - 23 May 2008 AIR's kids programme bags first prize at Iran - 23 May 2008 Intelsat launches Galaxy 18 satellite - 23 May 2008 Rahul Johri is country manager, Discovery Networks India - 22 May 2008 Robert Thomson appointed as Editor-in-Chief, Dow Jones - 22 May 2008 NGC Network launches four new channels in India - 21 May 2008 Prem Kumar Menon appointed as CEO, Real Estate TV - 21 May 2008 FremantleMedia gets up close & personal with Origin - 21 May 2008 GlobeCast takes Brazilian TV giant to Asia - 21 May 2008 Uncertainty looms over DD director-general post - 20 May 2008 NDS opens New Delhi office - 20 May 2008 Lionsgate, Eros form JV for English language content - 20 May 2008 WealthTV extends transponder deal with Intelsat - 20 May 2008 Prasar Bharati employees to launch work to rule stir - 19 May 2008 TRAI initiates consultation on draft satellite radio policy - 19 May 2008 Reliance Big Entertainment announces Hollywood deals - 19 May 2008 Summer bonanza: Kids lured to movies - 19 May 2008 Endemol appoints Ynon Kreiz as CEO - 19 May 2008 Orange TV pacts with Eutlesat for triple pay offer in France - 19 May 2008 Sahara appoints Nilanjana Purkayastha as business head - 16 May 2008 Gitanjali Murari to head Turner-Alva Bros. GEC - 16 May 2008 Dish TV ties up with Raj travels - 16 May 2008 Adlabs Cinemas opens at Nagpur & Sholapur - 16 May 2008 Radio Mirchi Bangalore goes fresh on second anniversary - 16 May 2008 Weinstein signs 5 year Pan Asia pay-TV deal with Star - 16 May 2008 Time Warner Chairman Richard Parsons may step down - 16 May 2008 Warner Home Video expands roles for key executives - 16 May 2008 International Networks to represent Star's channels in US - 15 May 2008 Dragon call for Toonz Academy - 15 May 2008 PVR Cinemas opens new multiplex at Goregaon - 15 May 2008 Intelsat, Romantis sign another deal - 15 May 2008 UTV ties up with Michaelson Films for Ex-terminators - 14 May 2008 Radio One launches in Pune - 14 May 2008 Radio Mirchi, Sony shine at RAPA awards - 14 May 2008 Big FM, Access Atlantech join hands for RJ course - 14 May 2008 GlobeCast broadcasts from the Cannes Film Festival - 14 May 2008 Matthew Siegel is SVP, Treasurer at Time Warner Cable - 14 May 2008 Susan O'Day named SVP & CIO, Walt Disney - 14 May 2008 Overture, Paramount to finance Michael Moore's next film - 14 May 2008 Mother-Child conflict over TV viewing - 13 May 2008 Percept, Future group form 'Bollywood Retail' - 13 May 2008 Excel Home Videos releases High School Musical - 13 May 2008 Fox International Productions to go local - 13 May 2008 Cox selects NDS to implement its video user interface - 13 May 2008 Free STB's: Dish TV hopes to double its subscribers - 12 May 2008 Star India, Prakash Books launch comic books - 12 May 2008 Big FM gets new director, Kolkata station head - 12 May 2008 Indo-UK Film co-production annex signed - 12 May 2008 Moser Baer completes Gen 8.5 a-Si deposition trials - 12 May 2008 Big Music re-releases Kaifiyat album - 12 May 2008 News Corp elevates Tom Mockridge as CEO, European TV - 12 May 2008 Abheek Barman joins ET business channel - 09 May 2008 Sudha Sadhanand is Programming head, NGC channels - 09 May 2008 Eros releases Bhoothnath in Pakistan - 09 May 2008 Picturehouse, Warner cease operations - 09 May 2008 Intelsat partners Pangea Day for live broadcast - 09 May 2008 JC Giri joins Star India, to look after regional ventures - 08 May 2008 Animation boom: I&B ministry to study manpower - 08 May 2008 Time for Technical Wizards of Wall Street on CNBC-TV18 - 08 May 2008 Radio City summer workshop in Lucknow - 08 May 2008 Intelsat's GTM will be held in Washington - 08 May 2008 Brian Offutt named SVP, Creative operations, Nick/MTVN - 08 May 2008 'Zara Sochiye' how Zee News can climb to No. 1 - 07 May 2008 Industry says No to govt intervention in TRP business - 07 May 2008 Tata Sky crosses 2 mn connections mark - 07 May 2008 Pritish Nandy signs three films deal with Sony Pictures - 07 May 2008 Pyramid Saimira releases movie Jimmy - 07 May 2008 CASBAA releases 'Indonesia in View' report - 07 May 2008 Inflation @ 7.57%, entertainment rules @ 100% - 06 May 2008 BBC World now known as BBC World News - 06 May 2008 AIR it short, simple, sweet with Ameen Sayani - 06 May 2008 Dorothy Barber is SVP, Financial contract, Warner Bros. - 06 May 2008 Endemol, Talpa Content enter into new JV - 06 May 2008 BBC & ITV promoted Freesat launches its operations - 06 May 2008 Viacom 18 to launch Colors GEC in July - 05 May 2008 Venkat Ramana is affiliate relations head, Walt Disney - 05 May 2008 UTV Motion Pictures to distribute The Happening film - 05 May 2008 Radio Mirchi Chennai celebrates 5th anniversary - 05 May 2008 Radio One appoints Raj Gopal Iyer as station head - west - 05 May 2008 Anil Khera is BBCL CEO, to head Videocon's DTH venture - 05 May 2008 Sun TV's SFM launches in Nagpur - 05 May 2008 Adlabs Films acquires Lotus Five Star Cinemas - 05 May 2008 CASBAA satellite industry forum on June 16 - 05 May 2008 Arun Bhatnagar appointed as Chairman, Prasar Bharati - 02 May 2008 Business issue: Punjab Cable TV operators move HC - 02 May 2008 B4U appoints Malvinder Kaur as creative head - 02 May 2008 SPE acquires distribution rights for Meerabai Not Out - 02 May 2008 Excel Home Videos to release 101 Dalmatians on DVD - 02 May 2008 BBC World News is most stimulating & quotable - 02 May 2008 BBM Canada selects TNS, Arbitron to deploy PPM - 02 May 2008 Disney En Familia to publish its issue this July - 02 May 2008

Simply South

Maa TV Network launches Maa Music channel - 30 May 2008 Madras HC clears release of Dasavatharam movie - 30 May 2008 Actual jobs ring the Kollywood bell - 30 May 2008 Maa TV launches Bommarillu game show - 29 May 2008 Suvarna launches mythological serial Shivaleelamrutha - 29 May 2008 Kalaignar TV launches two new women centric shows - 29 May 2008 Image Venture to launch Bommi and Friends TV series - 28 May 2008 Oscar Films will be now Aascar Films - 28 May 2008 Radio City says Sikkapatte Kannada! Swalpa Hindi! - 28 May 2008 India Tales Media to produce Manikantan film - 27 May 2008 After Sun TV, Raj TV to also produce Tamil films - 26 May 2008 Amrita TV launches Om Namah Shivaya - 26 May 2008 Adlabs Cinemas acquires 25 screens in Andhra Pradesh - 23 May 2008 Maa TV launches short series Simran Marapurani Kathalu - 23 May 2008 Arasu Corp invites MSOs applications - 22 May 2008 Adlabs Cinemas makes Hyderabad entry - 22 May 2008 Radio Mango launches in Cochin - 22 May 2008 Dasavatharam to be released on June 6 - 21 May 2008 Sun TV's SFM launches in Kochi - 20 May 2008 Club FM hits the Cochin airwaves - 19 May 2008 Maa Voori Vanta completes 300 episodes - 19 May 2008 Dinakaran case: A year later, judicial formalities delayed - 09 May 2008 Zee Kannada celebrates second anniversary - 09 May 2008 Soundarya Rajinikanth plans Billa sequel - 09 May 2008 Amrita TV ties up with DD Direct+ - 06 May 2008 Congress launches Vasanth TV channel - 05 May 2008 Satish Shukla appointed as CEO, Saimira Access - 05 May 2008 Summer bonanza: Amrita TV introduces new programs - 02 May 2008 Mega TV selects Wasp3D system - 02 May 2008

Teletalk

DD Sahyadri to air Marathi special short stories - 30 May 2008 Cartoon Network to air Ben 10 on June 5 - 30 May 2008 Nick to showcase Wind in the Willows movie on June 1 - 30 May 2008 With MTV Splitsvilla, 20 girls fight to win 2 boys - 29 May 2008 NDTV Imagine appoints Hrithik as Junoon ambassador - 29 May 2008 Star World launches IT Crowd, Jake in Progress sitcoms - 28 May 2008 That '70s Show final season on Star World - 26 May 2008 CNBC-TV18 checks Government at Work - 23 May 2008 Pogo launches Sunaina sitcom - 23 May 2008 Disney orders comedy series Welcome to Mollywood - 23 May 2008 Star Plus launches Hamari Devrani - 22 May 2008 NDTV Imagine to launch Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana - 22 May 2008 NDTV Good Times cracking the men's code with show - 22 May 2008 Time for Wall Street meets 70mm on CNBC-TV18 - 21 May 2008 Filmy asks Kya Aap Paanchvi Fail Champu Hain? - 21 May 2008 TV shows or 'serial' killer, its working - 20 May 2008 Indian television hit by reincarnation - 19 May 2008 Summer bonanza: Get animated with Disney programs - 19 May 2008 Summer bonanza: Zee Cinema launches kids festival - 19 May 2008 9X launches Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket reality - 16 May 2008 History Rocks from June 05 on THC - 16 May 2008 According to Jim returns to Star World - 16 May 2008 Channel [V]'s Get Gorgeous season 5 begins May 16 - 14 May 2008 UTV Movies to premiere Goal on May 18 - 14 May 2008 Cash, Shootout & Risk fight at AXN Action Awards - 14 May 2008 NDTV Imagine to unleash Vijay - Desh Ki Aankhen in June - 13 May 2008 Bejoy Nambiar wins Gateway to Hollywood - 13 May 2008 Dinbhor Hullor with Sangeet Bangla's new programs - 12 May 2008 Zee TV launches Zindagi Badal Sakta hai – Hadsaa - 07 May 2008 Zee Café launches Pushing Daisies show - 07 May 2008 Star World launches In Case of Emergency, UnanImaous - 07 May 2008 Sab TV to launch Krazy Kiya Re starting May 9 - 06 May 2008 Animal Planet to launch Wild Africa series on May 17 - 06 May 2008 Arnab Chakraborty wins K for Kishore - 05 May 2008 AXN Action Awards 3 curtain raiser on May 11 - 05 May 2008 Summer bonanza: Jetix unveils its action & comedy mix - 05 May 2008 Hungama announces Pyjamagadh Ke Dholay contest - 05 May 2008 Sony launches Naya Roop Nayi Zindagi - 02 May 2008 Vh1 Gods of Guitar pays tribute to legendry guitarists - 02 May 2008 Its 'Cannes Calling' on World Movies - 02 May 2008

Marcom

Cannes 2008: Nine Indian media professionals on jury - 30 May 2008 Switch to Tata Telecom creative pitch goes 'Contract'ed - 30 May 2008 Dabur appoints O&M as creative agency for baby care - 30 May 2008 BBDO India ropes in Sangeet Pillai as planning director - 29 May 2008 141Sercon bags CRM business of VLCC - 29 May 2008 Starcom Entertainment is now The Bridge - 28 May 2008 Pragya TV awards media duties to Allied Media - 28 May 2008 Renovau Telecom awards creative duties to Mudra - 28 May 2008 Runwal Group awards creative duties to AMO - 28 May 2008 For engineering students, IT industry favours - 28 May 2008 Retail industry spurred by digital signages - 27 May 2008 V Harish joins Mudra Radar as business director - 27 May 2008 Google India appoints senior executives for AdWords - 27 May 2008 Oscar Films in AMPAS trademark row - 26 May 2008 Just TV Punjabi appoints NDTV Media as media consultant - 26 May 2008 Big FM appoints Sunita Uchil as national sales director - 26 May 2008 Shoppers embrace modern trade - 26 May 2008 Rediffusion wins creative duties of Lotte India - 23 May 2008 Shyam Shanker quits as President, India Media Exchange - 23 May 2008 Radio City assigns creative duties to Bates 141 - 22 May 2008 Nakul Chopra promoted as CEO, Publicis South Asia - 22 May 2008 ASCI wins Silver in EASA Best Practice Award - 22 May 2008 AMO Communications marks at 'Gone in 30 seconds' - 22 May 2008 Big Flix to position with 'Ab aam zindagi ban jaye filmy' - 22 May 2008 M&C Saatchi ropes in Parveez Shaikh as SVP & ECD - 22 May 2008 Baaki shor machaayein, Radio City music sunaaaye - 22 May 2008 ICAI members can advertise in media - 21 May 2008 DDB Mudra wins IL&FS Investsmart creative & media duties - 21 May 2008 Sanjay Bhatla is sales head, Jagran 18 Publications - 21 May 2008 Mudra appoints Arijit Ray as EVP - 20 May 2008 VGC appoints Hanoz Mogrelia as ECD - 20 May 2008 Yahoo! forges strategic ad partnership with WPP - 20 May 2008 I&B Ministry drives to sanitise small screen ads - 19 May 2008 Switch to Tata Telecom creative pitch sees 6 in fire - 19 May 2008 On highways, Limca proposes '13 Mera 7 Taazgi Ki Baat' - 19 May 2008 NewsX launches marketing theme to bring clarity in news - 16 May 2008 Big Street acquires inventory in Ahmedabad, Chandigarh - 16 May 2008 Shankar B has joins E18 as national sales head - 16 May 2008 Innocean bags KEI Wires & Cables business - 16 May 2008 Endemol appoints Marco Di as ED, branded entertainment - 15 May 2008 Turner unveils TVinContext - 15 May 2008 Lynn de Souza promoted as Chairman & CEO, Lintas Media - 14 May 2008 Saatchi Direct is now Saatchi & Saatchi Focus - 14 May 2008 Sudhir Sahni elevated as O&M Delhi President - 14 May 2008 Post ads in 9 languages via Webdunia - 14 May 2008 Ranjith Rajasekharan joins Galaxy Entertainment - 13 May 2008 Orienta Cine bags Fame Multiplex on-screen rights - 13 May 2008 Sir Anthony O'Reilly is Media Person of the Year - 13 May 2008 O&M has two new presidents for Mumbai, Bangalore - 12 May 2008 M&C Saatchi expands its services into Direct & Digital - 12 May 2008 Strategic planning pivotal for effective brands - 09 May 2008 Raj Narain quits Brand Portrait for Optima - 09 May 2008 Deepshikha Dharmaraj elected as President, PRCAI - 09 May 2008 Prabhakar Mundkur promoted as CEO, Percept/H - 07 May 2008 S Narasimhan is senior partner, RK Swamy BBDO - 07 May 2008 HR Direction wins '3' business - 07 May 2008 Rediffusion DYR to handle creative duties of Colors - 06 May 2008 Ajay Chandwani inducted to Percept/H BoD - 06 May 2008 Times OOH appoints Hemanth Shah as EVP - 06 May 2008 Priyanka Chopra appointed as new face of Pond's - 06 May 2008 JC Giri quits O&M Mumbai - 05 May 2008 Rediffusion appoints Neville Medhora as business head - 05 May 2008 ZenithOptimedia: TV advertising influential in India than US - 05 May 2008 Mudra ropes in Krishnaraj Bhat as group director - 05 May 2008 Future Media to hold creative session on May 19 - 05 May 2008 Laqshya set ups AC public bus shelters in Dubai - 02 May 2008 1 Point Size is Pepper 2008's Agency of the Year - 31 Mar 2008

Boardroom

Pyramid Saimira to hive off arm, raise Rs 200 crores - 30 May 2008 Adlabs Films FY08 PAT at Rs 47 crores - 29 May 2008 NDTV revises open offer dates - 29 May 2008 Italy drops part of bill favouring Mediaset - 28 May 2008 Pyramid Saimira FY'08 net profit at Rs 128 crores - 28 May 2008 Compact Disc raises Rs 7.1 cr via 'Joker' character - 28 May 2008 UTV to invest Rs 120 crores for online media, digital music - 26 May 2008 NBC Universal completes partnership deal with NDTV - 26 May 2008 United New Media completes acquisition of IMPL - 23 May 2008 NBC Universal-Blackstone may buy Weather Channel - 23 May 2008 You Telecom to invest Rs 600 cr in next 3 years - 22 May 2008 Balaji Telefilms Q4 net profit at Rs 24.4 crores - 22 May 2008 Hyde Park to set up $73 million Asian fund - 22 May 2008 Time Warner, Time Warner Cable agree to separate - 21 May 2008 GFK-TNS merger plan may wrap up this year - 21 May 2008 Discovery names Craig Felenstein as SVP, investor relations - 21 May 2008 Lagardere buys 70 % in World Sport Group - 20 May 2008 News Corp increases stake in Premiere to 25.01 % - 20 May 2008 AOL completes acquisition of Bebo - 20 May 2008 ZEEL resets FCCB price from Rs 197.235 to Rs 153.459 - 16 May 2008 HT Media Q4 PAT at Rs 41.6 cr - 16 May 2008</