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Academy Awards are Star Movies' March blockbuster
The
hopes and hype surrounding the Indian entry to the 74th
Academy Awards ensured Star Movies a viewership for the
live event unprecedented in earlier years... More
Satnews releases 2002 international satellite directory
Satnews,
the comprehensive resource centre covering the satellite,
broadband and broadcasting industries, has released its
2002 international satellite directory. More
[V]
to announce 'Popstars' finalists on Thursday
The
names of the girls who have made it to the final five
will be made public on Thursday at 8 pm on the channel...
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Media,
Advertising & Marketing Watch
Nickelodeon
to promote 'Kids Choice Awards 2002' in partnership with
Comcast
Children's
channel Nickelodeon and Comcast, the third largest cable
company in the US have announced an alliance...
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Tube
Talk
Catch Infosyspeak on CNBC
India today
CNBC
India will feature Infosys Boardroom - interviews
with the corporate chiefs - direct from Bangalore at 10:30
am today.
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CNN
tribute to Queen Mum
CNN
telecast a one-hour special yesterday as a tribute to
the late Queen Mother...
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Actors'
Interviews
"Method
acting makes one rather wooden"
An
interview with upcoming TV starlet, Sweta Keswani...
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Technology
Update
Microsoft
releases UltimateTV service upgrade
Bill Gates' Microsoft Corp. has offered a software upgrade
for its UltimateTV service...
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DirecTV
commences 'in house' provision of CAS in US
DirecTV has notified NDS that they will transition towards
the 'in house' provision of conditional access services
for its US satellite platform...
More
INTAM
Top 10 Programmes (25-March - 31 March 2002)
Top
10 programmes on Sony
Top
10 programmes on Zee TV
Top
10 programmes on Star Plus
Top
10 programmes on DD2
Top
10 programmes on DD1
INTAM Top 10 Programmes in Gujarat
(25-March - 31 March 2002)
Top
10 programmes across C&S on Sony
Top
10 programmes across C&S on Star Plus
Top
10 programmes across All Individuals on Zee TV
Top
10 programmes across All Individuals on DD2
Top
10 programmes across All Individuals on DD1
Top
10 programmes across All C&S
Top
10 programmes across All Individuals
Source:
www. indiantelevision.com
Other
Headlines
MTV sings a different song More
Circle
Surround Tech in Onida's Home Theatre More
Cannes for all seasons More
Murdoch eyes KirchPayTV More
Entone's new home entertainment gateway More
Kinfra Park set to woo Lankan moviemakers too More
Source:
The Economic Times
WorldSpace Corp puts on hold ISP foray More
Source:
Business Standard
No hike in fee for DD serials after 26 episodes More
Source:The
Hindu Business Line
Broadcasters eye cable channels with niche audience
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Indian themes for Reality TV roller-coaster
More
Source:
The Times of India
Moving out of the shadow of KBC More
Source:
www.agencyfaqs.com
Simputer finds a buyer in Media Labs
Asia More
Asianet broadband arm to offer internet
telephony in Kerala More
Source:
The Financial Express |
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"Life
begins when you can spend your spare time programming
instead of watching television."
--- Cal Keegan
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International
Headlines
Kirch
crash takes toll on banking sector
The fallout from the Kirch crisis is worsening with Germany's
Commerzbank and SES, the satellite operator responsible
for the transmission of TV across Europe, revealing their
exposure to the collapsing group. More
Thompson
to do MacTaggart lecture
The new chief executive of Channel 4, Mark Thompson, has
accepted a challenge to explain why his support for the
BBC's planned new youth channel evaporated when he left
the corporation. More
ITV
stumbles to ratings low
ITV's audience slumped to what is believed to be the lowest
ratings in its 47-year history of just 300,000 viewers
for half an hour on Saturday afternoon, when BBC1 was
showing the Grand National.
More
League
gives up on ITV Digital
The Football League has admitted it expects ITV Digital
to go into liquidation and is braced for a £500m court
battle with shareholders Carlton and Granada. More
Source:
Guardian
Unlimited
Lawsuit
Filed in Yankees' Cable Dispute
Baseball fans caught in a dispute between the network
that broadcasts most Yankees' games and a cable company
that refuses to televise them filed a lawsuit Tuesday
asking that the games be shown while negotiations continue.
More
CNBC
Inks Rukeyser for New Show
Financial journalist Louis Rukeyser, ousted by PBS after
32 years, will return to the air on CNBC next week in
a manner seemingly designed to make things difficult for
his old show. More
Source:
Associated
Press
Cablevision
Subs Sue for Yankees
A group of Long Island, N.Y., cable customers sued both
Cablevision Systems Corp. and Yankees Entertainment &
Sports Network to get their Yankees games. More
CBS Plans
Sweeps Specials
CBS is opening the vault in more ways than one for sweeps.
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Rukeyser
Joins CNBC
Spurned public-television veteran Louis Rukeyser is moving
to cable, joining CNBC to host a new weekly business news
and investment show, Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street.
More
Koppel Stays with ABC
Ted Koppel has extended his contract to remain anchor
of Nightline through 2003 and waived the right
to exit at the end of 2002. More
Univision
Nets Share World Cup
Univision Communications Inc. will split coverage of soccer’s
2002 World Cup between its broadcast network and its TeleFutura
and Galavisión cable networks. More
Powell
Stresses DTV Plan Is Voluntary
Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell
said Tuesday that industry adoption of his new digital-television-transition
plan was voluntary and no one had to fear the FCC for
not going along. More
CEA
Changes View of Powell DTV Plan
The Consumer Electronics Association is quickly retreating
from its initial negative reaction Friday to a new digital-television-transition
plan unveiled by Federal Communications Commission chairman
Michael Powell. More
Executive
Shuffle at AOL Time Warner
In one of Richard Parsons’ first management changes at
AOL Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc. chief Barry
Schuler will be heading a new Digital Services Development
Group, charged with developing digital music and home-networking
initiatives. More
Source:
www.tvinsite.com
Cable tycoon Malone foiled in $2bn bid for NTL
John Malone, the US cable tycoon, and Liberty Media, his
US investment vehicle, tabled a $2bn restructuring plan
during unsuccessful talks with NTL, the debt-laden cable
company which broke down last week. More
Vivendi
looking to sell share of United Cinemas
Jean-Marie Messier, chief executive of Vivendi Universal,
is looking to sell out of United Cinemas International...
More
Stoiber
turns up heat on chancellor over Kirch
Edmund Stoiber (left), the Bavarian prime minister, on
Tuesday launched his most bitter attack to date on Gerhard
Schröder... More
Shake-up
at AOL Time Warner's internet unit
AOL Time Warner on Tuesday added to speculation about
the state of its America Online business when it announced
plans to move Barry Schuler... More
Source:
Financial Times
Reality
TV hauls in toddlers
Melbourne toddlers are hooked on Big Brother. And
it's not the only show meant for older audiences our children
are watching, with the likes of Survivor and Popstars!
attracting the under-10s. More
Jason returns to TV
Jason Donovan will star in a new ABC medical-legal drama.
More
Source:
Herald Sun
TvScan
Adds Traffic Solution to Its Leading TV Sales and Management
Suite
More Than 40 Television Stations Extend Value of TvScan
Sales Solution by Integrating Sophisticated Traffic Software.
More
Source:
www.hoovnews.hoovers.com
Johncom
Bets On Educational TV
Johnic Communications (Johncom) has enlarged its stake
in educational television, believing that the industry
has become a major growth area. More
Source:
www.allafrica.com |
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