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Conditional
access gets the thumbs up in indiantelevision.com poll
The
government seems to have the mandate of the people in
the matter of conditional access.
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SABTNL
board approves issue of warrants to promoters
Sri
Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd, at its board
meeting today, approved the increase of authorized capital
from 10 million equity shares having face value of Rs
10 each to 15 million equity shares.
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Hinduja TMT FY-01 net Rs 464 million
Hinduja TMT Ltd today announced a net profit of Rs
464.02 million for the year ended 31 March, 2002 as compared
to Rs 420.66 million for the corresponding period last
fiscal. Fourth quarter net profit stood at Rs 160.14 million
as compared to Rs 39.99 million in the corresponding period
last fiscal, an over four-fold jump....
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Kohli starts work Monday as Star News president
Star
India finally made it official today. The Rupert Murdoch-promoted
company announced the appointment of Ravina Raj Kohli
as president - Star News Channel. Kohli starts work Monday
and will be spearheading the new Star News operation scheduled
to delink from Prannoy Roy's New Delhi Television on 31
March 2002. More
Media,
Advertising & Marketing Watch
Ad Club's Emvies 2002 to
be announced Monday
The ad world will get to see some more action and celebration
in the country's commercial capital when the Emvies 2002
come alive on 15 April.
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Special Report
Cashing
in on piety
It
may sound a mite odd, but for religious channels, which
are picking up advertising slowly but steadily in the
country, it is the sure route to fiscal salvation. Aparna
Joshi gets the spiritual lowdown on it all.
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INTAM
Top 100 Ratings on different channels(25 March - 31 March
2002)
DD1
Gemini
SET
Max
Sun
TV
Star
Movies
Sony
Zee
Cinema
Star
Plus
KTV
Zee
TV
TAM
Top 10 Programmes(24 March - 30 March 2002)
Top
10 in Cable & Satellite Homes
Doordarshan's
Top 10
Top
10 In All TV Homes
TAM Top 100
Programmes on different channels(24 March - 30 March 2002)
Star
Plus
Sony
Entertain
Sun
TV
Gemini
TV
Star
Movies
Zee
TV
Source:
www. indiantelevision.com
Other
Headlines
Zee bids for more with new show More
Sony
to sell Culver City lot More
Sun
TV irked over Zee, Star conduct More
Sameer Nair COO of STAR India
More
Move with the Times & win More
Hollywood wants to be on its
own More
NDTV, CNN deal: To be or not
to be More
Flat ones give a 30% bulge to CTV sales More
Source:
The Economic Times
Space TV breaks DTH jinx, seeks licence, lists riders
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Videocon bags Rs 500 cr TV order from Russia/CIS
More
Source:
Business Satndard
Ravina Kohli to head Star News More
Source:The
Hindu Business Line
Celine Dion in VH1's 'Divas' show More
Source:
The Times of India
STAR appoints head for news channel More
MUL launches new 'Esteem' variant, cuts 'LX' price
More
Source:
The Daily Pioneer
SAB TV okays warrants issue to promoters More
Zee Telefilms tops Sensex gainers chart More
Source:
www.moneycontrol.com
Philips To Roll Out World’s 10 Firsts More
Bharti, SingTel See Eye-To-Eye; Slam Brakes On Submarine
Cable Phase-II More
BPL Innovision Reworks Plans In The Audiospace More
TV Channels Look At Aggressive Integrated
Marketing Plans More
Cricket
Rights Sale Strains ESPN Ties With Star Sports More
Ad
Discounts: English TV Channels Give Away The Most More
Maa
TV To Join Telugu Channel Melee In April More
Source:
The Financial Express |
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"Television
is the first truly democratic culture -- the first culture
available to everybody and entirely governed by what people
want. The most terrifying thing is what the people do
want." --Clive Barker
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International
Headlines
Murdoch's
Star rises at last
Star Group, Rupert Murdoch's Asian satellite broadcast
network, has recorded its first profit under the media
tycoon's ownership More
source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk
NBC
Parent GE Shares in Sharp Selloff
According to Reuters, General Electric Co. lost ground
on Wall Street Thursday after reporting mixed results
in first-quarter earnings
More
source:www.tvinsite.com
Kirch could lose Bundesliga rights
The German soccer league will put its broadcasting rights
back up for sale if the insolvent KirchMedia group defaults
on a crucial payment due next month. More
source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk
Cable
Stocks Tank Thursday
Cable stocks took a pounding Thursday, with five of the
nine publicly traded MSOs reaching new 52-week lows, as
investors continued to fret about leverage issues, complicated
corporate structures and general market weakness. More
source:www.tvinsite.com
NBC
to Sell KWHY, Not KVEA
NBC plans to sell KWHY-TV Los Angeles, not KVEA(TV) Corona,
Calif., as the Federal Communications Commission reported
Wednesday. More
source:www.tvinsite.com
Time
running out for ITV Digital rescue plan
Carlton and Granada have just days left in which to save
ITV Digital – but, as Media Week went to press, it seemed
increasingly unlikely that a compromise deal will be struck
with the Football League.More
Source:www.mediaweek.com
Pace sales
reflect demand for digital
ITV Digital might be on the brink of closure, but initial
sales of Pace’s £100 set top boxes suggest there is massive
consumer demand for free-to-air digital terrestrial TV
in the UK . More
Source:www.mediaweek.com
China,
U.S. to Jointly Produce TV Series
China and the U.S. are to produce a TV documentary
series to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the signing
of the Shanghai Communique, announced an official of the
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign
Countries (CPAFFC). More
source:www.xinhuanet.com
NBC,
Court TV Ignite Fire
NBC Enterprises and Courtroom Television Network are planning
to co-produce a series for first-run syndication. It’s
a one-hour strip, entitled Trial by Fire, and it will
be hosted by former prosecutor and Court TV anchor Nancy
Grace. Slated for launch in 2003, the partners said the
series is designed to bring the real-life drama of the
courtroom to the talk format. More
BBC
Radio loses unfair dismissal case
A former BBC Radio employee who claimed she was bullied
by her boss has won her claim for unfair dismissal after
she was forced out of her job. More
source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk
Natwest acts
as Pilot for Emap
Emap Advertising has secured Natwest as the pilot client
for a new broadcast innovation department, offering clients
bespoke solutions across its radio and TV brands. More
Source:www.mediaweek.com
Lack of Cable
Agreement Forces Yankees Fans to Get Satellite TV to Watch
Games
Apr. 11--With baseball season in full swing and no cable-television
deal in sight, some frustrated Yankees fans are taking
the only step available to them: They're purchasing satellite
systems. More
source:hoover news
Popstars
saved by Sportsworld buyout
Format rights to the Pepsi Chart show and Popstars look
to have been saved from the ashes of the collapsing TV
rights broker Sportsworld Media, after an eleventh-hour
deal saved the firm's international formats business.
More
source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk
Viewers
Stay Glued to Osbournes
MTV: Music Television's red-hot The Osbournes once again
delivered spectacular ratings, grabbing a 5.2 Tuesday
night, according to Nielsen Media Research More
source:www.tvinsite.com |
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