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Headlines
for the month of May 2002
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Zee
pumps up the volume around ‘Playwin’, ‘Jeena’: Will the
advertiser bite? (31
May 2002) |
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Star
gets in on some boxing action (31
May 2002) |
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Mudra
Videotec gets ready for new shows on DD
(31
May 2002) |
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Radio
Mirchi claims to reach 70 per cent FM listeners (31
May 2002) |
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Cartoon
Network aiming to cement leadership position in India
with Jackie Chan (31
May 2002) |
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Sony
to pull the plug on Hubahu after 30 episodes
(31May
2002) |
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Sony
ropes in Kapil Dev as brand ambassador for the ICC World
Cup (31
May 2002) |
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Ten
Sports signs on Sumangali Cable in Chennai, but most of
Mumbai will miss out on World Cup soccer action
(30
May 2002) |
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Zee
gets shareholder nod for hike in FII stake limit (30
May 2002) |
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Ten
Sports to take soccer to cinema theatres
(30
May 2002) |
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Star
poaches Sanjay Pugalia from Zee News (30
May 2002) |
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Ten
Sports announces new CATV distribution agreements taking
C&S penetration to 18 million TV homes
(28
May 2002) |
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B4U,
DD ink deal on FIFA World Cup telecast
(28
May 2002) |
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ESPN
STAR Sports' senior presenter Jason Dasey is resident
anchor of SportsCenter Asia (29
May 2002) |
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etc
introduces SMSing to bring stars, fans closer
(29
May 2002) |
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B4U,
DD all set to ink deal on FIFA World Cup telecast
(28
May 2002) |
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Balaji
readies weekend serials (27
May 2002) |
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Kagan
Media predicts hard drives to turn money-spinner for cable
TV (27
May 2002) |
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Sportsworld
Australia is now Sportsbrand Media Group
(27
May 2002 ) |
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Shobha
Kapoor takes over as Balaji CEO after Sanjay Dosi's resignation
(27 May 2002) |
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Bloomberg
Television to telecast daily World Financial Report (27
May 2002) |
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Arianespace
readies for 5 June Intelsat launch (25
May 2002) |
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Issuing
an ordinance - the process (25
May 2002) |
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Balaji
Telefilms’ FY 2001-02 net surges 666% to Rs 290 million
(24
May 2002) |
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DD
to telecast four FIFA World Cup matches deferred live;
highlights of others (24
May 2002) |
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Playwin
to start with Maharashtra, Karnataka lottery shortly
(24
May 2002) |
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Aastha
beams first ever live satellite telecast of 'Ram Katha'
from Mauritius (24
May 2002) |
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B4U
picks up terrestrial telecast rightsof FIFA World Cup
from Taj Sports (23
May 2002) |
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Prasar
Bharati still to tie up deal with WSG Nimbus for telecast
of ICC Cricket tourneys (23
May 2002) |
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New
weekend business show on CNBC India (23
May 2002) |
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Star
hires programming head for Channel [V], Star Movies
& Star World(22
May 2002)
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Swaraj
may impose CAS through ordinance after all
(22
May 2002) |
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Padmalaya
Telefilms net up 14 per cent (22
May 2002) |
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Child
star to anchor kids band on Sahara (22
May 2002 ) |
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Radio
series 'The DNA Files' adjudged best at Peabody Awards
(22
May 2002) |
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'Office-Office'
bags best comedy RAPA for second year running
(21
May 2002) |
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Sony
targets paid subscriber connectivity of 6 million by year-end
(21
May 2002) |
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Pressure
on Prasar Bharati to reach deal with Ten Sports for FIFA
World Cup telecast (21
May 2002) |
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'Nickelodeon
to launch local service in China' (21
May 2002) |
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Bangladesh
revokes ban, but MTV, Channel V remain out of bounds
(21
May 2002) |
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Disney
Channel to debut on DTH service in Korea 1 June
(20 May 2002)
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Star
Movies, HBO, MTV among satellite channels banned in
Bangladesh(20
May 2002)
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Will
91 be Radio's Star? (20
May 2002) |
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CBS
topnotcher with 15 at 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(20
May 2002) |
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Sahara
TV news channel launch likely in August
(20
May 2002) |
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Ariane
reports losses of 193 million euros end 2001 (20
May 2002) |
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SABTNL
launching daily social drama on DD metro Monday
(18
May 2002) |
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Sahara
bags 5 at RAPA awards (18
May 2002)
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Six-hour
lag time for DD in soccer World Cup telecast likely
(17
May 2002) |
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Shin
Satellites' profits increase 39% in Q1 2002
(17
May 2002) |
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Aaj
Tak bags best campaign honour at RAPA awards
(17
May 2002) |
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Nickelodeon
ups the ante in visibility stakes with 'Chhota VJ' hunt
(17
May 2002) |
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Star
brings in supercop to spice up Friday night fare
(16
May 2002) |
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ESPN
launches second network ESPN+ in Argentina
(16
May 2002) |
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Surabhi
set to stage comeback - on a satellite channel
(16
May 2002) |
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Sandy
Brown to head CNBC Asia (16
May 2002) |
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3
new contracts for Arianespace (16
May 2002) |
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Indian
government tells Space TV to clarify its position on DTH
(15
May 2002) |
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Shin
Satellite, Bagan Cybertech tie up for rural telephony
services in Myanmar (15
May 2002) |
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BroadcastAsia2002
to woo broadcasters worldwide (15
May 2002 ) |
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ESPN
to give Mumbai action buffs a dose of X Games excitement
on the big screen (15
May 2002) |
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Proposed
Tamil Nadu Cable TV Act termed an anachronism of the Dark
Ages era (15
May 2002) |
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Getty
Images signs exclusive licensing agreement with CNN
(15
May 2002) |
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Zeenext.com
adds sports to its bouquet (14
May 2002) |
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Shin
Satellite-VSNL to offer joint services in Mumbai, Delhi
from July (14
May 2002) |
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Kamzor
Kadii....bows out, makes way for Asoka
(14
May 2002) |
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RITV
to host Lashkara Punjabi Music awards in June
(14
May 2002) |
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CNBC
Asia Pacific and MBN's joint channel launching in South
Korea today (13
May 2002) |
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Radio
Today to launch with 24 hour live programming
(11
May 2002) |
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Nick
marks presence at UN special session on children
(11
May 2002) |
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New
Skies posts revenues of $ 51.8 million during Q1 2002
(11
May 2002) |
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Kkusum
nominated for 'favourite drama' on Cable TV Awards in
UK (10
May 2002) |
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AsiaSat
4 launch rescheduled to end 2002 (10
May 2002) |
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Recreate
Solutions bags contract for Canal+Technologies, Digital
Interactive Television Group and Insead
(10
May 2002) |
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Media
Futures looks to add value to ETC's music channel (9
May 2002) |
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Radio
Midday relaunches as Go 92.5 FM, targets 25% market share
(9
May 2002) |
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CNN
sinks $ one million to beef up staff security
(9
May 2002) |
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Sony
bags showman Ghai library (8
May 2002) |
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Hallmark
parent Crown Media achieves new landmarks
(8
May 2002) |
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Swaraj
is confident, but Convergence Bill may not emerge this
session (8
May 2002)
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Ten
Sports says its offer for delayed telecast on DD has been
rejected (7
May 2002) |
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Discovery
India takes to sport as World Cup draws near
(7 May 2002)
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DD
and Ten Sports negotiate telecast fees for soccer World
Cup (7
May 2002) |
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Chacha
Chaudhary arrives on Sahara TV next week
(6
May 2002) |
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Discovery
will come to Mumbai for second instalment of 'World Birthday'
(6
May 2002) |
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Tara
Marathi to start distance learning programmes
(6
May 2002) |
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HBO
pays tribute to 9/11 with documentary and web initiative
(6
May 2002) |
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MTV's
Video Music Awards Return To New York City
(3
May 2002) |
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CNBC
partners Sun and SAP to launch Industry Vector
(3
May 2002) |
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'The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno' website launched
(3
May 2002) |
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Prasar
Bharati CEO is new IBF chairman (3
May 2002) |
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Reuters
announces multimedia package for World Cup football
(3
May 2002) |
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CAS
report expected to go before cabinet early next week (2
May 2002) |
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James
Murdoch meets cable ops; makes another pitch for easing
of DTH terms (2
May 2002) |
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Tony
D'Silva joins Star as distribution head
(2
May 2002) |
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Popstars
to prove their mettle on 25 May (2
May 2002) |
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Fifth
'Survivor' to take place in Thailand (2
May 2002) |
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Crest
attempts to put life into DD Bharati (1
May 2002) |
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Aaj
Tak launches online opinion poll (1
May 2002) |
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Nickelodeon
gets set for May action (1
May2002) |
