13 Aug 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 30


 

 











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Headlines
 If govt. wants ordinance on CAS, it will have to convince President
NEW DELHI: The government has to convince the President that the issue of CAS is of national importance and cannot wait for Parliament to pass it in the winter session... More

CAS still stuck as RS adjourned sine die, govt. examining ordinance route
NEW DELHI: The RS was adjourned sine die two days ahead of its scheduled close of 14 August today without transacting any business... More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
LG up in arms as Sony stands firm on cricket ad rates
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Consumer electronics major LG is threatening to serve notice on Sony Entertainment Television and World Sport Nimbus (WSN), the marketing company for ICC-organised cricket, for breach of contractual obligations... More

Headlines (contd)
Red FM introduces live DJ night mixing
MUMBAI: Red is the first FM station in the country to introduce the novel concept of live presentation from the studio... More

DD to use Chitrahaar for literacy project from 14 August
MUMBAI:Chitrahaar is being transformed from staple entertainment to edutainment that is "more" entertaining through the use of Same Language Subtitling (SLS)... More

BBC World Service wins English language teaching award
MUMBAI: BBC World Service has won the Commonwealth Learning Award of Excellence for Institutional Achievement for the quality of its English teaching on radio and online... More

CNN to commemorate 9/11 anniversary with documentary 'America Remembers'
MUMBAI:With the anniversary 9/11 close at hand, US news network CNN has announced a two part special America Remembers... More

TV Ratings
 TAM Top 10 Programmes (28th July - 3rd August 2002)
 Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

TAM Top 100 Programmes on different Channels (28th July - 3rd August 2002)
Gemini TV
Sun TV
Star Plus
Sony
Star Sports

Media Advertising and Marketing watch (contd)
Cartoon Network goes to school with 'Activity 2002'
MUMBAI: Toon channel Cartoon Network's strategy is fairly straightforward. Build up the brand among its core audience - kids - by getting involved in their daily life... More

Anchors Interview
" Simply Shekhar' has the potential of turning around Zee's fortunes "
An Interview with TV Super Anchor Shekhar Suman More

Media Stockwatch
Markets remain flat More

Tube Talk
Morrocco Cup 2002 airing on Ten Sports More
etc explores the value of Swastik in alternative healing show More

Technology Update
NEC delivers high-performance system-on-a-chip to STB and digital TV markets More
Hughes Network Systems introduces digital satellite recorder for DIRECTV More

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Other Headlines
CAS Forces Star To Rethink On RPG Stake More
Broadcasters’ Panel, Govt To Regulate Surrogate Ads More
News Corp Heading For $5.9-Bn Loss More
Source:Financial Express

Kandahar TV goes on air More
Govt plans ordinance route for CAS implementation More
Surrogate ads: broadcasters for self-regulation More
News Corp to post largest loss in Austalian history More
Vivendi results mark end of Messier era More
Disney board may face changes: report More
Police probing mafia money behind Devdas More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Lagaan to be aired on US television today More
Mukta weighs TV software firm buyouts More
Ten FM radio stations become operational More
Source:Business Standard

Kapil to talk to celebs, dil se More
DD invites sponsored programmes More
Surrogate advertising — IBF to set up code for self-regulation More
Baba bonanza for TN theatres More
Source:The Hindu Business Line

TV Nandi awards show on Aug. 22 More
Shweta, small screen’s big star More
Partial media ban on President’s Gujarat visit More
Police probe alleged mafia funds for Devdas More
Simram adds to the list of temples in South More
German director wins Golden Leopard at Locarno More
Sex and the City adapts to 9/11 More
Cher launches farewell tour More
Yes, Bose! More
Friends plan a film on patriotism next More
Kamal Haasan adopts childhood locality for social change More
Shah Rukh Khan, actor, on what Devdas means to him in reel and real life.. More
American Desi eyes a passage to India More
Source: The Times of India

Nothing in common More
Mistress of the Mind More
J Lo songs to help US win over Arab youths More
Producer, director poke each other in Aankhen More
Source: The Indian Express

10 private FM stations now on air More
Gujarat Govt. bid to gag media flayed More
Music patron honoured at Thyagaraja fete More
Source: The Hindu

Mini-World Cup without top guns from India? More
Politicians don’t laugh More
Is Madhuri Going The More
RD Extreme: The Musical War Is On More
There's no looking back, says Bipasha More
Britain denies hacking into BBC More
News Corp may post $5.9 bn loss this year More
Source: The Hindustan Times

Aug. 15 parade challenged by movie More
LoC jinx claims life of lightman on sets at Leh More
Technology burns Paro’s eternal diya More
Source: The Asian Age

Kya Masti Kya Dhuum to go off air More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Sponsor Big Brother strikes More
Source: The Telegraph

Bills forgotten in the wake of Pumpgate More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com


"I put my air conditioner in backwards. It got cold outside. The weatherman on TV was confused. "It was supposed to be hot today." -- Steven Wright

International Headlines
Burnley kicks out ITV cameras More
BBC reopens Playschool windows More
BBC under fire for pulling 24 More
Troubled birth for IVF drama More
Granada shares take a tumble More
Murdoch 'out of race for Kirch' More
Cilla gets a makeover More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

USA Nets U.S. Open More
Florida Tribune Stations May Team More
Mediacom Pleases Street More
Cable Maintains High Speed Lead More
TV Execs Struggle With 9/11 Specials More
GAC Goes to Nashville More
Shaq, CBS Developing Drama Series More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

Rupert Murdoch's ownership of Channels 5 and 9 aims at higher profits, but his plan to combine newsrooms is getting a fuzzy reception More
Source:www.newsday.com

See No Cable, Hear No Cable . . . More
Source:Washington Post

Taliban's kidnap plot thwarted by TV news chiefs More
Source:www.pressgazette.co.uk
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