Commonwealth Games boosts govt investments in Prasar Bharati - Indiantelevision.com's The TV Linx Reporter dated 2 March 2010

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Headlines Commonwealth Games boosts govt investments in Prasar Bharati The grant-in-aid to Prasar Bharati has gone up to Rs 17.57 billion from last year’s Rs 16.35 billion, perhaps in view of the expenses to be incurred for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games.   YouTube lines up sponsors for IPL YouTube, which will be streaming live the third edition of the Indian Premier League, has roped in six sponsors so far.   Film industry welcomes duty rationalisation on raw stock, decries service tax on copyright The film industry is disappointed with the 2010-2011 Budget for ignoring most of their demands.   The Learning Curve Was Fun by Anjan Mitra   Big Bang Awards names Dentsu as agency of the year   Warner Bros to release four films during IPL   Zee TV to replace 'Aap Ki Antra' with 'Do Saheliyan'   Walter Koeing son Andrew expires Precious bags six Image awards   Punj Lloyd launches new campaign for 2010   Piracy raid nets Rs 1. 5 lakh worth of film CDs and VCDs   Freida Pinto to star in Greek epic drama, Dawn of War   174 mn people watch Winter Olympics on NBC     TV Ratings Top 10 Programmes (31/01/2010 to 06/02/2010) Doordarshan's Top 10 Top 10 In All TV Homes Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes Top 100 Programmes (31/01/2010 to 06/02/2010) Zee TV Zee Cinema Colors Star Plus Sun TV Sony Entertainment TV SAB NDTV Imagine Star Gold Zee Marathi Gemini TV MAX Neo Cricket Zee Telugu Star Jalsha   Click here for free Newsletter subscription!   Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Today's Newsbreakers.......India News Service tax on films hurts entertainment sector BSNL launches WiMax network in Ernakulam Science journal, portal launched Source: Hindu Business Line     Cinema is yet to become part of culture, laments film director Ranbir to be butler in new commercial BSNL to roll out ‘3G' services tomorrow Source: Hindu     Notus Digital Network Corp Acquired by ConnectedMedia Technologies, Inc. TV One Passes 50 Million Household Subscriber Mark Source: IT News Online     Indo-Pak hockey match fails to score a goal on TV Global agencies to skip IPL if rules not changed All that Twitters Microsoft says Google acts raise antitrust issues Learning the game of entrepreneurship All 'play' and less 'duty' makes Budget fun for media Source: Business Standard       'MNIK' is Shah Rukh's top seller in US with record haul Rin washes rivalry linen with Tide in public through new TV ad Supplementing the Jimi Hendrix experience MNIK sets new all-time record for SRK Source: Economic Times     Newspapers hurry to get online Source: Bombay News     Net beats newspapers as news source, US study finds Source: MyNews.in     US army allows Twitter, other social media U2 music industry’s top money makers Source: Financial Express     Watch Holi Celebration in India over online Hindi Television Shows Source: Calcutta Tube

International News PBS Names New Senior VP to Head Up Fundraising AFTRA, SAG to Negotiate New TV Contract Jointly Huffington Stresses Engagement from Media Outlets, Constant Evolution to Stay Afloat in Digital Era Source: TV Week     DTO disappoints in 09 Portuguese pay-TV subs top 2.5m Source: Advanced Television     AOL sells affiliate network Buy.at Virgin Media adds Cartoonito and more Turner Broadcasting mobile content Source: Media Week     Disney: ABC may go dark on Cablevision in New York Source: Seattle Times Miranda show leads TV nominations Source: BBC News     Twitterville unites in bid to save BBC radio stations Source: Arn net     Dustin Hoffman Takes a Gamble on TV Source: E! Online     Social media is the newspaper, TV of the future: report Source: Independent     Italy OKs New Media Decree; Cuts Pay-TV Advertising Source: Wall Street Journal     Viacom, News Corp. Fight for India's Cable TV Market, FT Reports Source: Bloomberg

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