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7 Star reaches deal with ESPN
as India-Windies cricket series gets under way
Just
in time. Seven Star Cable Network, which was the only
MSO in Mumbai still to sign on to the new subscriber
regime of ESPN Star Sports, has finally thrashed out
an agreement with the sports broadcaster. Following
the agreement, telecast resumed on 11 April
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RiTV plans Marathi channel for rural viewers
After
a Gujarati and Punjabi channel, RiTV will launch a 24-hour
Marathi channel during this fiscal year
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Third Playwin draw throws up 139 big winners
Show them the money. That is precisely what Zee group-promoted
Playwin Infravest is doing. A total of Rs 60.15 million
was handed out in the third draw held on 11 April
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Programming
Prognosis
Good
press or bad - Star Plus' 'KKK' needs more of it
In
a new weekly column, Koushik Saha analyses different
shows.
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Media,
Advertising & Marketing Watch
Egmont
Imagination India ties up with Vijayta Films
Egmont
Imagination India has tied up with Vijayta Films for
the launch of an entire range of products based on its
forthcoming
film
–
23rd
March 1931 Shaheed.
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Source:
www. indiantelevision.com
Other
Headlines
Justice
by video conferencing More
Source:
The Hindustan Times
Tata Tele to tap Gilat Satellite for AP circle More
Source:
Business Standard
Coke
Signs Pact With Harry Potter Films, To Launch Slew of
Promos
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India
Life Hewitt Eyes Overseas Markets
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IGNOU
To Launch 40 FM Stations For Wider Reach
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Devgan
Ent To Focus On Film Distribution More
Source:
Financial Express
Surfing channels for growth More
Foreign cable TV firms tuning in to India More
Tamil actress Monal commits suicide More
Source:
The Times of India
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is the sincerest form of television." -- Fred
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International
Headlines
AOL,
NBA need 25 million subscribers for channel
The new cable channel AOL Time Warner Inc. and the
National Basketball Association plan to launch later this
year will only become a reality if it reaches 25 million
subscribers from its first day, NBA Commissioner David
Stern said More
source:Hindustan
Times
Slow Start to Ergen's Local-Signup Campaign
Reports here were mixed last week as to whether EchoStar
Communications Corp. has made any progress toward striking
carriage deals with local TV stations More
G4 Aims Originals
at Video Game Fans
G4 — an upstart network targeting video-game enthusiasts
— will launch April 24, with a lineup of 13 original series
that's geared more toward MTV: Music Television's demo
than Techtv's More
Williams
Puts Last Touches On an All-IP Video Network
Broadcasters and video producers will soon have the option
to ship all of their live or taped video via an all-Internet-protocol
network, with the debut of Williams Communications Inc.'s
new service More
Hendricks
is Still Shifting Time
Long before digital video recorders such as TiVo Inc.'s
product shook up the TV industry, Discovery Communications
Inc. CEO John Hendricks attempted time-shifted television
with the defunct Your Choice TV More
source:www.tvinsite.com
BBC in BPG
awards triumph
The BBC has scooped all but two of the 13 Broadcasting
Press Guild television and radio awards, with veteran
radio presenter Sue MacGregor among the winners More
Falklands
victory for BBC4
The Falklands Play, which remained unproduced for 16 years
because the BBC was concerned about its potentially controversial
political message, has become the most popular show yet
to be broadcast on fledgling digital channel BBC4 More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk
New
'Survivor' to Be in Thailand
Survivor" creator Mark Burnett received approval from
the government to shoot the fifth season of his reality
series on a tropical island where political prisoners
were once sent to languish, an official said Friday More
Liquor Ads Promoted During NAB Conference
In
the wake of NBC's reversal to air ads for hard liquor,
the distilled-spirits industry is hoping local broadcasters
will run spots for products that haven't been advertised
on national TV for more than 50 years More
Source:www.mediaweek.com
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