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Headlines
for the month of April 2002
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HBO
premieres its 'Original Movies' (30
April 2002 ) |
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TV
18 FY-02 net Rs 34.89 million (30
April 2002) |
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Zee
registers 16% net growth in PAT for FY 2002 (29
April 2002) |
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'Official
launch of DD's DTT operations by June' (29
April 2002) |
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Swaraj
says no moves to control media (29
April 2002) |
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Balaji
promoters offload 10% equity to FIIs (29
April 2002) |
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Debate
on cable industry in New Delhi tomorrow (29
April 2002) |
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Indian
television.com marks another milestone as Sahyadri Navratna
Puraskar 2002 a grand success (27
April 2002) |
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Sony
launching Balaji afternoon soap Kuchh Jhuki Palkan (27
April 2002) |
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BBC
World buys broadcast company in Japan; increases translation
hours (27
April 2002) |
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BBC
settles race bias claim of Indian-origin scribe (26
April 2002) |
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Hathway
launches new scheme for cable Internet subscribers (26
April 2002) |
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Malayalam
channel Jeevan TV targets 14 July launch (26
April 2002) |
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Conditional
access report redraft ready? (25
April 2002) |
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SET
aims for No. 1 perch on subscription revenues (25
April 2002) |
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Pentamedia
FY-02 net down 35.7% (25
April 2002) |
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Asia
puts on a good show at MIPTV 2002 (25
April 2002) |
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Discovery
Networks plan to eliminate on-screen credits raises IDA
ire (25
April 2002) |
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SABe
TV launches sitcom targeting youth (25
April 2002) |
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Star
gets crucial cable presence in the east with stake in
RPG Netcom (25
April 2002) |
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Mukta
sells telecast rights to SET (25
April 2002) |
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Channel
[V] VJ Pooja dies in Delhi car crash (24
April 2002) |
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Zee
leads media stock surge on the Sensex (24
April 2002) |
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MTV
to debut first worldwide multimedia visual image campaign
from 1 May (24
April 2002) |
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NDS
seeks dismissal of Canal+ suit (24
April 2002) |
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Pulitzer-winning
commentator Thomas Friedman to host Discovery specials
(23
April 2002) |
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Radio
Mirchi first private FM station off the blocks in Mumbai
(23
April 2002) |
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ESPN
and Star Sports back on cable homes in the Philippines
(23
April 2002) |
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DD
to introduce DTT service in the four main metros (23
April 2002) |
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Judge
sets discovery period in Canal Plus vs NDS case (22
April 2002) |
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Zee
FY-02 results on 29 April; to mull hike in FII stake limit
(22
April 2002) |
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TV18
Q4 results on 30 April (22
April 2002) |
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ESPN's
SportsCenter celebrates 1st anniversary in India (22
April 2002) |
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Viacom
and MGM enter into TV licensing pact for 15 James Bond
films (22
April 2002) |
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Prasar
Bharati exempt from service tax (22
April 2002) |
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Playwin
draw No. 4 has a jackpot winner (22
April 2002) |
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SABe
TV turns 2 on 23 April; launching new shows on DD Metro,
Udaya (20
April 2002) |
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Rural
development ministry seeks independent producers for promoting
schemes (20
April 2002) |
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Indiantelevision.com
to host first ever Sahyadri Navratna Puraskar 2002 Awards
(19
April 2002) |
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Star
petitions Planning Commission for easing of 20% FDI cap?
(19
April 2002) |
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Ten
Sports scores big with 2002 Fifa World Cup rights (19
April 2002) |
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News
Corp dumps Andersen, appoints Ernst & Young as auditor
(19
April 2002) |
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Canal+
homes in on India's conditional access software market
(19
April 2002) |
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India
to launch 7 satellites under Insat-4 series (18
April 2002) |
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Mumbai
MSOs reach common cause on hike in subscription rates
(18
April 2002) |
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Mukta
denies deal reached on sale of film library rights (18
April 2002) |
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Consumer
group demands government action on CAS (18
April 2002) |
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PanAmSat
and EWTN hatch alliance (18
April 2002) |
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Media
monitoring portal launched (18
April 2002) |
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Intelsat
to provide DTH services in Kazakhstan (17
April 2002) |
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Government
looks set to ease up on DTH restrictions (17
April 2002) |
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Private
FM players racing to launch in Mumbai by April-end (17
April 2002) |
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Xerox
India's Rohit Gupta appointed sales head at Sony Entertainment
(16
April 2002) |
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TV7
helps ESPN Star Sports spread tentacles in Indonesia
(16
April 2002) |
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New
Skies NSS-7 satellite to lift-off today
(16
April 2002) |
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Zee
TV begins test signals for encrypted beam for Middle East,
Pakistan, Bangladesh,Nepal (16
April 2002) |
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NDS,
Canal Plus dispute to be heard in California court on
Thursday (15
April 2002) |
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Kool
comedy debuts on Zee today (15
April 2002) |
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Test
signals begin for Malayalam channel India Vision
(15
April 2002) |
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Sahara
snares Sridevi for small screen debut (15
April 2002) |
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7
Star reaches deal with ESPN as India-Windies cricket series
gets under way (13
April 2002) |
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RiTV
plans Marathi channel for rural viewers (13
April 2002) |
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Third
Playwin draw throws up 139 big winners (13
April 2002) |
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CNN
launches 'The Music Room'
(12
April 2002) |
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High
fives for [V] Popstars' chosen ones
(12
April 2002) |
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Animal
Planet plans entry into sitcom, computer animation territory
(12
April 2002) |
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Discovery
launching science-focussed initiative Channel Quest in
2002-03
(12
April 2002) |
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Bharti
and SingTel celebrate completion of i2i cable network
(12
April 2002) |
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Conditional
access gets the thumbs up in indiantelevision.com poll
(11
April 2002) |
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Star
applies for DTH licence? Altaf Ali Mohammed says no (11
April 2002) |
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SABTNL
board approves issue of warrants to promoters
(11
April 2002) |
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Hinduja
TMT FY-01 net Rs 464 million (11
April 2002) |
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Kohli
starts work Monday as Star News president (11
April 2002) |
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Sameer
Nair elevated to Star India COO (10
April 2002) |
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Hathway
Bhawani plans equity offer; mulls pay-per-view service
(10
April 2002) |
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'Jurassic
Park' - monster movie rakes in mammoth ratings
(10
April 2002) |
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Asia-Pacific
news website launched (10
April 2002) |
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Prasar
Bharati revokes telecast fee hike for serial extensions
(10
April 2002) |
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Academy
Awards are Star Movies' March blockbuster
(9
April 2002) |
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[V]
to announce 'Popstars' finalists on Thursday (9
April 2002) |
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Satnews
releases 2002 international satellite directory
(9 April 2002) |
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Playwin
fever spreads (8
April 2002) |
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Kirch
goes under; no threat to soccer World Cup telecast
(8
April 2002) |
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CMS
initiates census of C&S households; report expected in
May (8
April 2002) |
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Balaji
apart, book built media IPOs continue stumbling run (6
April 2002) |
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ESPN
feed back on INCable Net after agreement on declared connectivity
(6
April 2002) |
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Channel
Guide to allot equity shares on preferential basis (5
April 2002) |
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TV
Lanka launches multiple digital channels; targets Asia,
Europe, M East (5
April 2002) |
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Zee
set for Hong Kong entry (4
April 2002) |
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Ramoji
Rao ventures into joint Marathi-Gujarati production (4
April 2002) |
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MIPTV
announces documentary producer Brian Lapping as guest
at Cannes (4
April 2002) |
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ISRO
successfully test fires indigenous cryogenic engine (4
April 2002) |
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15
months after arrest, apex court grants bail to Bharat
Shah (4
April 2002) |
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Hinduja
TMT FY-02 results on 11 April (3
April 2002) |
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Will
Jeena Isi Ka Naam hai be Sandeep Goyal's KBC?
(3
April 2002) |
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MTV
readies Nickelodeon push (3
April 2002) |
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AMOS-2
satellite pre-launch capacity for sale at NAB 2002 (3
April 2002) |
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Zee
open offer for ETC opens (3
April 2002) |
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DD
launches Ranchi regional news unit (3
April 2002) |
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NBC
used Intelsat to carry 'Today' show from the USS Roosevelt
(2
April 2002) |
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Asian
Television Technical & Creative Awards 2002 opens for
entries
(2
April 2002) |
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TV
18 breaks off ad sales deal with Sony for CNBC India (1
April 2002) |
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Zee
revving up its programming (1
April 2002) |
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Zee
to unveil new soap 'Tu Kahe Agar...' tonight
(1
April 2002) |
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HBO
spices up Friday nights with 'Double Bill' programme initiative
(1
April 2002) |
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Nickelodeon
promises bigger, louder awards show this month (1
April 2002) |
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Intelsat
903 satellite successfully launched (1
April 2002) |
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Ravina
Raj Kohli to head new Star news channel (1
April 2002) |
