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Headlines in the month of April
* Yashwant Sinha to anchor show on Zee News
* Star Ananda readies for 11 May launch
* SaharaOne’s 'Dial One Aur Jeeto' visits Pune
* Cisco, Macromedia acquire stake in Indiagames
* Three ETV channels enter USA
* Cable ops hopeful of silver lining on Cas cloud
* NGC signs deal with J:Com TV digital service
* NBC makes the summer a sweet reality
* Overseas Press Club recognises CNN documentary
* Broadband TV subscribers 25.3 mn in 2008
* ABC.com to stream recap specials
(30 April 2005 )
* Zee Tele net up 40% at Rs 1606 m. for '05 fiscal
* MCCS' Bengali channel is Star Ananda
* 'Sonic X' to premiere on Hungama TV on 2 May
* Star News' 'Ek Shahar...' a look at state of cities
* Hit Ent gets shareholder nod for buyout by Apax
* HBO, BBC to co-produce comedy series 'Extras'
* ABC ready to dish dirt on Fox's 'Idol'
* Y&R's Michael J Dolan joins Viacom as CFO
* MTV goes mobile in a big way in China
(29 April 2005 )
* Colleagues pay rich tributes to late MB Zaidi
* BBC World to cover UK general elections live
* Ten Sports bags exclusive rights for French Open
* DD DTH hits 1.5m subs; upping channels to 50
* SaharaOne bags Rapa Awards for 'Phir Se'
* TV18 net profit up 90%, crosses Rs 100 million
* Nick's 'All That' 10th anniversary reunion garners 1st spot in US
* Bloomberg added to HK's Now Broadband TV
* Mediaware launches software for TV channel ops
* Turner enters video game biz with GameTap Broadband Ent
(28 April 2005 )
* TDSAT provides reprieve to FM players
* UTV net profit up 249 per cent to Rs 163 million
* Mobility is name of the game for History Chnl US
* WorldSpace appoints Deepak Varma as MD
* Wrestlemania 21 is a PPV blockbuster for WWE
* Hallmark showcases 'Dummy' next month
* Zee Sports targets May-end full launch
* Asianet launches primetime soap 'Sindoorarekha'
* Martha Stewart teams with Warner
* CNN has its 'Eye On China' next month
* EMI Music to showcase Warner labels in India
* Katie Taylor is BBC Comedy Ent executive editor
* BBC Intercative brings stories by UK viewers
(27 April 2005 )
* Disney executive meet with PM, I&B Minister
* Endemol launches MMS soap in Oz, New Zealand
* LiveTV brings in-flight satellite TV to Australia
* Chum announces corporate reshuffle in TV divn
* BBC asserts victory over CNN on Pope coverage
* MTV celebrates MTV Base launch in South Africa
* PlayTV on air; marketing blitz to follow
* Lucas to spin two TV series around 'Star Wars'
* Poddar joins Ten Sports as distribution head
(26 April 2005 )
* Broadcast Asia '05 to mix ComGraph & Animation
* Zee Music prog. head Niyati Shah quits
* HBO US' new miniseries sees an empire fall
* BBC launches 2005 News Sponsorship Scheme
* Zee Telugu to relaunch on 18 May
* Ten Sports bags international hockey rights
* American Idol contestant's band gets record deal
* Disney's Eisner, Iger in India; to meet PM & President
* CBS issues annual social responsibility report
* WWE searches for a Raw Diva in the US
* Spelling B: 'Batman' to help you study
* BBC audience in Bangladesh increases
* Reuters takes 26% stake in Times' news channel
(25 April 2005 )
* Turner's Diamond bullish on India
* Net's the fav spot for info on soaps: study
* Iran ban on Al-Jazeera "spiteful": IFJ
* 'The Practice' returns on Star World
* Discovery, CTV to launch Discovery HD theatre
* Tech-driven TV piracy rampant: report
* New programming, prod. head for Raj TV
* Star World to air 'Boston Public'
* Urban music channel Trace TV has a coming out party
(23 April 2005 )
* Asianet MD Radhakrishnan quits
* Tara Newz gets on the road with Kolkata Drive
* HD DVD: big two to end second video war?
* Countdown begins for IIFA Awards 2005
* Animax Asia inks deal with Thailand's UBC
* Casbaa adds 7 new members in Q1 2005
* TV Eighteen to announce results on 28 April
* No biz, it's English news channel for Times
* Star sets up Star Ventures for JVs
(22 April 2005 )
* ETC Networks to buy back equity shares
* Zee Telefilms to announce results on 29 April
* Adlabs to hold EGM on 14 May
* Vatican drama hooks viewers to TV news stations
* Surrogate TV ads to go up in smoke
* Ary Digital bags India fashion week global rights
* Awaaz consumer poll to identify best brands
* Trai slashes bandwidth prices
* Motorola has A780 EDGE over rivals
* CNN lines-up special shows for 25 anniversary
* Adobe Promotes Naresh Gupta to senior VP
* Flag Telecom enters deal with Qatar's Qtell
(21 April 2005 )
* Raaz-forensic show on Channel 7
* Zee Telefilms, Padmalaya reach accord
* Zee TV banks on 'Sarrkkar' in 8:30 pm slot
* Walt Disney's Eisner coming to India
* 'Beauty and the Beast' premieres on Disney Channel soon
* ESPN US bags Monday Night Football
* John King is CNN US chief national correspondent
* CNN goes on a 'Quest' for comedy
* Fox celebrates best, worst of 'Idol' in May
* TV-Turnoff Week 2005 takes on intl flavour
* Think Again: NGC urges its viewers!
* 2nd edition of NGC's ShowReal Asia on 29 April
* Discovery to air special series on Egypt
* BSMA picks up 7.5 per cent in Adlabs
* IPC Media unveils TV Listings Magazine in UK
* Grant to head BBC's global news development
* Americans feel indecency curbs going too far
* Digital age hates complacency: Murdoch to newspapers
* Viacom's first quarter revenues up by 5 per cent
* Pre-'KBC', Star Plus starts weekend facelift
(20 April 2005 )
* Content or channel it's a toss-up: Rajdeep Sardesai
* Essel Propack Q1 net up 9 %
* Dish TV cuts prices; kicks off marketing blitz
* Sify slashes International calling rates to the US
* Hungama TV gets hotter this summer with 'Full Toss'
* DD-1 to telecast issue-based programme 'Kiran'
* Summer sizzlers on Cartoon Network and Pogo
* Bollywood Awards get a Hollywood ambassador
* Mediasurface to re-launch ESPN's affiliate sites
* IFFLA announces 2005 movie line-up
* Zee Bangla to hold Rabindra Sandhya
* Sirius Radio to launch Martha Stewart channel
* Al-Jazeera launches new channel Al-Jazeera Live
* Lubna Adam new Trendz creative director
* Rajdeep floats Broadcast News
* Anti-piracy moves: CSS Tech, MPAA settle suit
(19 April 2005 )
* DD expects to catch Rs 500 mn after payoffs
* IndusInd Media CEO Deepak Varma leaves
* Adlabs to raise Rs 400 - Rs 500 million
* Anifest gets rave response from animation ind.
* Tamil channels snap up big ticket film rights
* Sony set to digitise content
* Zee TV honour women achievers
* AXN delivers a 'Messiah' on Platinum Showcase
* Mediacast takes place in London next month
* Shashank Ghosh leaves SaharaOne
* Cost of TV sets drops significantly in Asia
* HD TV is the new way to Nab 2005: Sony
* Warner, Microsoft collaborate on HD DVD films
* Cable cos ahead, telcos catching up: Survey
(18 April 2005 )
* BSkyB deploys Tandberg TV's system for HDTV launch
* Stop airing crime shows: court tells Udaya, ETV
* New Line acquires film rights to comic book 'Monster'
* Porn star, publisher "get hot" over reality show
* Ashutosh is Sahara film channel biz head
* BBC's meeting with UK unions provides no resolution
* New seasons of 'West Wing'& 'Sopranos' on Zee Cafe
* CNN boosts Africa coverage
* Pop icon Britney Spears to make reality show
* Asianet lines up new primetime shows
* BBC, Channel 4, BFI launch Creative Archive in the UK
* Star Plus ups the 9 pm stakes with 'Miilee'
(16 April 2005 )
* Rajdeep, NDTV CFO to take up new assignment next week
* Star News airs Musharraf's exclusive interview
* ETC Network to hold board meet on 21 April
* Raj TV - India Today organises debate on water crisis
* Ten Sports to air Moto Grand Prix live
* Vijay TV celebrates actor's b'day with special shows
* Mobile at the centre of communications revolution
* Imagery Media produces Batman game for Cartoon Network
* Cross-platform formats offer incremental revenue ops
* Visual radio also there in the picture
* More than 200 animators to collect for Anifest 05
* New tech a challenge for broadcasters
* UN, APTN join to offer video feed to broadcasters
* MCCS' Bengali channel to be co-branded
* German co. wins Made For Mobile content award
* ESS to telecast FA Cup & Spanish Primera Leagues
* Jim Brown is WWE operations director
* 'Idol' aspirant Turner voted out
* BBC's podcasting activity gathering steam in the UK
* Broadcasters confront fast-changing digital future
(15 April 2005 )
* APSTAR VI satellite launched in China
* Korean mobile broadcasting odyssey begins at MIPTV
* Murdoch looks at cyberspace with renewed vigour
* Nat Geo sweeps Beta Brand Survey in US
* BBC Broadcast sale enters next phase
* MIPTV: Preparing industry for onrush of change
* A fresh look at reality TV formats
* Enter, Rajdeep the entrepreneur!
* Singapore to host Asian Fest of 1st films in Nov 2005
* Cannes Diary: India on their minds...
* NDTV's Sanjay Singh quits; heading Times way
* Star India catches 'The Match
* Discovery launches gender-specific channels
* PVRs offer huge opportunities, say advertisers
* After the iPod, await the age of the video pod
(14 April 2005 )
* Peter Orton a HIT with lifetime achievement award
* Star Movies nudges past HBO in ratings sweepstakes
* BCCI moots a 24-hr sports channel
* Vijay Koshy leaves ESS for AXN, Animax
* Kairali TV bets with 36 hr non-stop shows on Vishu
* MTV urges youth to vote for icon
* MTV Video Movie Awards to be held in Los Angeles
* PanAmSat inks pact with China Radio Int
* MTV's Roedy to spearhead AIDS media initiative
* Raj TV conducts special event to honour Balachander
* Korean 'hallyu' hits MIPTV 2005
* Dougherty is CNN Asia Pacific managing editor
* WorldSpace to strengthen Indian presence
* Turner's Lazarus envisions a One Television World
* New online radio from AOL, XM Sat Radio in US
* Third season of 'The Apprentice' ends on 19 May
* WWE inks deal with CJ Media in Korea
* 10,000 Pakistanis take part in BBC audience survey
* Egyptian duo wins UN AIDS programming pitch
(13 April 2005 )
* Fortune Star to manage intl content distribution
* Asianet greets New Year with variety entertainment
* Vijay TV lines up New Year specials
* Cartoon Network gears up for 2005 with new acquisitions
* ETC gets into festive mood with Baisakhi Blast
* Zee to release 'Bhagmati' in June
* Cannes Diary: The story so far
* NDTV Profit & NDTV 24X7 go the pay TV way
* I&B ministry clears 20% FDI in FM radio
* Global TV viewing rises marginally in 04
* Brands will increasingly aim to own content
* Aaj Tak stars head Sahara Samay way
(12 April 2005 )
* Emphasis on content self-regulation: Star
* Internet connections to increase 3- fold: Maran
* Star India looks at beefing up top brass
* MIPTV expected to record 10 pc increased presence
* Digitisation helps triple screenings
* 'Wife Swap'-ping on Hallmark
* Second DVD awards expand categories
* BVITV licences ‘Desperate...’ in 130 territories
* India's ESP Films win intl. pitch at MIPDOC
* Expo to launch US TV's first consumer info network
* News Corp looking at biz news channel by year-end
* Preston is SVP, publisher of Stewart Living Magazine
* Reuters' US scribes protest outsourcing to India
* Learn animation through cartoon characters
* Space TV inches closer to climax?
* Sahara to launch English news channel for south
* Star One comic talent hunt via reality show
* MSN Video, IFilm plan tie-up for Net video content
* Nick to launch in Germany in September
* BBC America, HBO win multiple Peabody awards
* BBC Hindi stems declining audience flow in India
* Women now playing more games in US: Nielsen
* Acquisition of MGM by Sony completed
* K soaps help Sri Lankan channel top charts
(11 April 2005 )
* Homo Sapiens' as real a swing back in time
* What’s hot in docs? Good stories
* Indian themes, foreign takes
(10 April 2005 )
* Francophone productions to feature at MipTV
* Increased presence at MIPDOC 2005
* Wi MAX seminar held in Bangalore
* MIPDOC launches fully digitised screening system
* HC reserves orders on Kannada Crime Serials
* DTH venture within norms, insists Sun
* No media companies in top 50 of Forbes' Global 2000
(9 April 2005 )
* SET acquires 'Veer Zaara', 'Dhoom,' 'Hum Tum'
* ESS lines up English, Spanish Leagues this weekend
* Uplink norms: Govt OKs 6-month extension
* South gets ready to greet three channels in April
* 'Sansani' completes 100 episodes
* Sony shakes up domestic, intl TV ops
* Betty Cohen is Lifetime president, CEO
* ABC renews 'Desperate Housewives', 'Alias', 'Lost'
* Live entertainment victim of core inadequacy
* BBC adopts interactive approach in covering UK polls
* MTV Music Awards surf back to Miami
* MTV will go into an online overdrive
* BBC joins forces with 'That 70s Show' producer
* Shemaroo conducts anti-piracy raids
(8 April 2005 )
* Harmony Gold honours UN' 60th anniv with PSA
* 'Made-for-Mobile' screenings to roll at MIPTV
* BBC World, partner to Global Travel & Tourism meet
* Nominees shortlisted for 'Emerging India Awards'
* Top presenters for Banff World TV fest
* NBC to bring diverse programming to MipTV '05
* Singapore MDA to ink two MOUs at MipTV 2005
* Asianet gives away annual film awards
* Ten Sports to air Lara's comeback to Test cricket
* TAM India to present 3 papers at WAM meet
* Asianet launched in Singapore
* Ent. channel one of 10 Geo TV planning
* Globalise Indian content: Murthy
* Zee launches Gujarati channel in UK
* Mobile entertainment: The next 'big' screen
(7 April 2005 )
* CEO speak: Next big leap is entertainment on the move
* Distribution: miles to go and challenges galore
* Kids channels' mantra: "Go local"
* New 'revelation' on multiplex role
* Mad ad world needs to get madder!
* WIPO working on new treaty for b'casters
* Zee pitches for allowing adult content on TV
* Foreigners' mantra: Build contacts, create awareness
* Threat from ad-skip tech hyped: Nielsen
* BAF Awards get bigger, attract global personalities
* Geo TV eyes UK market; sceptical about India
(6 April 2005 )
* The KISS of branding a TV channel
* GRB Ent. creates new venture, appoints president
* Storytelling from the experts
* Reality bites: Format shows catching on
* Mergers, acquisitions: Way forward for media companies
* Convergence is the way forward: Baijal
* Bollywood branding: Still a long way to go!
* Cricket highlights: ESS run out by DD
* Buena Vista to bring 'The Amazing Race' in India
* Film marketing: Ensuring a solid opening
* Understanding viewer dynamics beyond TRPs
* Online content market may touch $5.6 bn by 2006
* MPA pitches for regulatory clarity in India
(5 April 2005 )
* Govt. intervention helped entertainment sector: Kanwar
* Branding's all about creating, communicating a message
* Don't interrupt; engage: Srivastava, Jain on branded ent.
* Zee hogs limelight via extensive branding
* Govt for revenue share in radio: Reddy
* New media redefining rules of TV business
* CASBAA launches India chapter; Shourie to chair
* TV ad revenue in China is second largest to Japan in Asia
* Disney's Raven wins Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award
* Indian TV ad spend to grow @ 14%: PwC
* Ficci-IIFA film biz forum in Amsterdam
* Madras HC div. bench restrains BCCI on telecast issue
* Raj TV show 'Ladies Junction' completes 150 episodes
* Zee plans global news network in English
* Prima facie, no problem in Space TV: I&B
(4 April 2005 )
* NASSCOM appoints Ramalinga Raju as vice chairman
* Channel 7 focuses on non-fiction programmes
* DD moves court against ESS; hearing on 5 April
* News anchor Shireen looks to offer consultancy services
* Lid put on 3 channels beaming porn into Australia
* Firestone, Intelsat to expand cable prog. distribution
* Awaaz gets into overdrive mode, lines up 5 shows
* Hong Kong net topsy, US somewhat turvy
* BBC launches English University Tour in China
* Dorothy Prior to lead BBC's new production drive
* LBisat to use C-band capacity on Asiasat 2
* Yes Bank appoints Dayal as business banking president
* Asianet to launch dedicated channel in S'pore on StarHub
* Cartoon Network to premiere 2nd volume of 'Star Wars'
(2 April 2005 )
* Sony acquires telecast rights for ICC Super Series
* Star News tells 'Kahani Puri Filmi Hain'
* ESS announces Tamil commentary for Formula1
* '[V] Super Singer' finale simulcast on Star Network
* Channel [V] to launch 'Nude VJ Tommy'
* Max to create new time bands, brand campaign
* Pradhan & Chandrashekar call it quits at UTV
* Campaign 'ambush': Zee-Bhaskar sue
* Larry Kramer is CBS Digital Media president
* DirecTV adds England, Windies rights to cricket roster
* HBO to target Asian women with new channel
* Warner names senior team for global brand mgt group
* MTV Intl receives exclusive access to rock group Coldplay
* Hallmark's new show finds out 'Who's The Boss'
(1 April 2005 )
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