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Will
'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hain' be Sandeep Goyal's
KBC?
Jeena
Isi Ka Naam Hain - is one of the classiest shows to
emerge from the Zee TV stable in recent times. Team Sandeep
Goyal and Vinta Nanda appear to have a winner on their
hands. Now all they have to do is get more shows that
have as much oomph!!! More
Headlines
Zee open offer for ETC opens
Zee
Telefilms' open offer for 20 per cent additional stake
in ETC Networks at Rs. 31.52 per share opens today.
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MTV readies Nickelodeon push
Nickelodeon, the neglected child of the Viacom family
in India, looks to be finally getting the attention it
has craved for long. More
Hinduja TMT FY-02 results on 11 April
Hinduja TMT Ltd has announced that a meeting of its board
of directors is scheduled to be held on 11 April, 2002
...
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AMOS-2 satellite pre-launch capacity for sale at NAB 2002
AMOS
has announced that its new AMOS-2 satellite will be available
for pre-launch sale at this year's National Association
of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show in Las Vegas. More
Media,
Advertising & Marketing Watch
Colgate
to help MTV scout for new veejays
Colgate-Palmolive's
Fresh Energy Gel has tied up with MTV for its third hunt
for VJs in five years. More
Revlon
will partner with MGM for new Bond film
Cosmetics
conglomerate Revlon has announced a planned promotional
partnership with Metro Goldwyn Mayer to support the 20th
James Bond film Die Another Day set for release later
in the year. More
Cartoon Network's latest brand promotion excercise
involves saving Dexter’s brain
"Something is amiss in toon land. Boy genius Dexter has
lost his memory." That's the peg on which the promotion
is pushed...
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Technology
Update
CableLabs
certifies more DOCSIS 1.1 modems
Cablelabs
has certified 12 more DOCSIS 1.1 high-speed cable modems
at the conclusion of the third certification wave for
DOCSIS 1.1 testing. More
Pulsent
breaks bandwidth bottleneck
Silicon
Valley-based Pulsent Corporation has announced a radical
new approach to video compression. More
Entone launches Multi-TV Home Gateway
Entone Technologies has announced the development of its
Crescendo family of home entertainment gateways.
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INTAM
Top 100 Programmes on different channels(18 March - 24
March 2002)
KTV
Gemini
Sun
TV
Sony
DD1
Star
Plus
Zee
TV
DD
Sports
Source:
www. indiantelevision.com
Other
Headlines
Bollywood
welcomes Bharat Shah's release More
Television news ratings
up everywhere More
Source:
The Times of India
Fox
to distribute movies acquired by Star More
Crest
rides high with 3D animation More
LG
to roll out unique soccer TVs More
CTV market losing colour: Survey More
Chiranjeevi, Indrani in Thums Up ad More
Source:
The Economic Times
Honda
to part ways with Everest More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com
Nickelodeon
beams into 9 million homes More
Source:
Business Standard
CDPQ
picks up more stake in UTV More
Nerolac
signs Mohanlal to endorse `Excel' More
Prime-time
toss-up in living rooms More
Ten
Sports to go pay More
Sify.com
in alliance with Hindustan Times More
Source:
The HIndu Business Line
Govt plans Rs 600cr subsidy to increase
Doordarshan reach More
Source:
Hindustan Times
AOL
Time Warner To Sell $4 B Bonds To Repay Debt More
Red
In The Face: CPM May Lose The Remote For Kairali TV
More
Movie Marketing
Comes Of Age More
Coke May Field Sunil Gavaskar, Sehwag As Summer
Fever Rises More
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Financial Express |
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The
great thing about television is that if something important
happens anywhere in the world, day or night, you can always
change the channel."
- from Taxi
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International
Headlines
Israel
threatens action against CNN & NBC
Israel revoked the credentials of two Abu Dhabi
TV journalists and threatened legal action against CNN
and NBC for ignoring military orders and broadcasting
from the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.....
More
Source:
NDTV
Interactive
television software maker executive says Microsoft needs
harsh penalties
Microsoft
said Wednesday that reporting requirements proposed by
nine states on Microsoft investments are too broad and
could be used to cover purchases as simple as a couple
of desktop computers or a handful of stock shares. More
Source:
CNNfn
President
joins characters from children's TV shows to kick off
literacy campaign
The characters from the children's
TV show "Between the Lions" were explaining, through song,
children's struggle with a tricky consonant as they learn
to read.....More
Source:AP
via New Jersey Online
AOL
Time Warner sells $6 bln bonds, boosted 50 pct
AOL Time Warner Inc.(AOL) sold $6 billion of bonds
on Wednesday, 50 percent more than planned, to refinance
short-term debt and position itself for possible further
acquisitions. ... More
Source:
Iwon
BBC
World Service ties up with New York Times Digital
BBC World Service has signed a deal with New York
Times Digital that will see the US newspaper add links
from NYTimes.com to BBC World Service English audio content.
... More
Source:
Revolution
NYTimes.com,
BBC in Content Deal
In what it calls the first deal of its kind between
the BBC and a US-based newspaper Web site, the New York
Times Digital said it would incorporate links from the
BBC World Service English audio content on the NYTimes.com
site
More
Source:
AtNewYork
The
collapse of ITV Digital will undermine Tony Blair's targets
The possible collapse of ITV Digital will hit
the Government's plans for digital TV harder than it will
hit the retailers that provide interactive TV services,
analysts have warned....More
Source:
www.cw360.com
USA
Networks Acquires TV Travel Group
USA Networks, Inc. announced the $100 million cash
and stock purchase of the United Kingdom--based TV Travel
Group this week. TV Travel complements USA's growing portfolio
of t-commerce-based television networks...More
Source:Mediaweek
BBC
news chief condemns Israeli actions
The BBC's world news editor, Jonathan Baker, has
joined the chorus of condemnation of the Israeli authorities
after reporter Orla Guerin was rounded on by government
troops. More
Source:
Media Guardian
League threatens
to sue ITV Digital for £500m
The Football League last night threatened to sue Carlton
Communications and Granada for £500m if no settlement
in the crisis over ITV Digital was reached.... More
Source:
Glasglow Herald
Donahue
Joins MSNBC
MSNBC
is adding a jolt of star power to its primetime schedule,
recruiting veteran TV talker Phil Donahue to host an 8
p.m. EST show... .More
DSC
Still Plans Liquor-Ads Push
Even though NBC decided last
month to pull back on its decision to air liquor ads on
TV, the Distilled Spirits Council still plans to push
the networks to carry them...More
Dolan,
Hefner Get ‘Vanguards'
Cablevision Systems Corp. chairman Charles F.
Dolan and Playboy Enterprises Inc. chairman and CEO Christie
Hefner are among those who will receive 'Vanguard Awards'
at next month's National Show..... More
Northpoint
Ruling Could Come Next Week
The Federal Communications Commission could decide
whether to grant direct-broadcast satellite spectrum to
Northpoint for a terrestrially delivered multichannel
service or to auction the spectrum to competing applicants
by next week....
More
Source:
Tvinsite
SEC's
Adelphia probe adds to US accounts worries
Adelphia
Communications disclosed on Wednesday that more than $2.3bn
of off-balance sheet debts linked to the Rigas family,
which controls the US cable television company, are being
investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
...
More
Source:
Financial Times
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