2 Aug 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 21


 

 











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Headlines
I&B ministry pushes for re-listing of CAS Bill on nest week's RS agenda

NEW DELHI: The I & B ministry has requested the business advisory panel of the Indian Parliament to re-list the CAS Bill on the R.S. agenda next week. More

MAX swears by interstitials to get across cricket message
SET MAX is getting into the groove as far as pushing the World Cup Network is concerned.... More

Star Movies claims clear lead over HBO
Star Movies, armed with TAM data, has claimed that it is dominating viewership .... More

BSkyB records big subscriber jump
Due to the collapse of collapse of rival ITV Digital BSkyB has reported a big jump in subscriber numbers... More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
CNBC gets into corporate tie-ups for unique promotions

The country's leading business channel CNBC India is reaching out to viewers. And not just through the tube. More

Discovery No 1 global media brand, says study
In a study that measured 36 GDB's on a variety of CRA's Discovery Channel was ranked No 1 brand More


Executive Dossier
"Other music channels are copying our formula"
ETC Networks' CEO Pradeep Dixit More

Media Stockwatch
Stocks remain flat More

Tube Talk
Britney on CNN's Music Room this week More


Technology Update
Sportvision and USA Network hatch alliance for PGA event More
Sobey Digital chooses DataDirect S2A 3000 for broadcast applications More

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Other Headlines
Outlook mulls TV software unit — Plans more niche magazines More
Plan panel pitches for review of DTH policy More
Vigil by technical staff of DD, AIR More
Gangster economics More
Prasad Media bringing IMAX theatre to Hyderabad More
Star Movies emerges No 1 More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

No Interim Set-up For Private FM Players More
Prasad Media To Set Up Rs 61 Crore iMAX Theatre In Hyderabad More
‘Rights At Huge Costs For A Few Events Suicidal’ - (Manu Sawhney) More
Source:The Financial Express

Corpn. fiat to cable TV operators More
Source: The Hindu

Srikkanth's Gauthami celebrates 200th episode More
Does television need a moral guardian? More
‘I was being honest' Indranil Roy Choudhury, director of Family Album, on why he showed a Caesarean delivery in his telefilm More
Benegal in top Gere More
ZAKIR HUSSAIN, Tabla Maestro, on scoring music for films. More
IMAX theatre steaming ahead More
Mahesh Bhatt, film director, on defending those seen as law-breakers in the society: More
Kashir channel is on: DD clarifies More
Shekhar Kapur to make film on Lord Krishna More
Censor board should give up Victorian ideas: Film producers More
Chat with Madhuri Dixit on Indiatimes More
Seven bidders for bankrupt German media firm Kirch More
Fox not to air commercials on 9/11 More
Edinburgh festival to focus on 9/11 events More
Source: The Times of India

Fresh bid to arrive at consensus on cable Bill More
Footbal League fails to recoup money from ITV More
Mumbai court bans publication of Sanjay Dutt tapes More
Can we get crime out of Bollywood? More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Sanjay Leela Bhansali: Up close & personal More
Source:www.moneycontrol.com

Tape fallout: Centre warns film industry More
Hollywood heads for $9-bn haul More
Baghban is for my fans, says Hema More
Hare, there and everywhere More
Chunkey's Back On The Small Screen More
Source: The Hindustan Times

Timing of tapes raises brows More
Source: The Indian Express

Edinburgh festival dominated by Sept. 11 More
Sachin to feature in ACU video More
Amitabh, Aishwarya, Vivek team up in film More
... And the show goes on More
Source: The Asian Age


"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book - " Groucho Marx

Neighbours
Australian Film Festival begins August 15 More
Source: The Daily Star (Banglafdesh)

EC to ensure balanced TV coverage of political activities More
Source: The Daily Jang (Pakistan)

International Headlines
Broadcast Drags Disney Down More
Charter Rebuts Shareholder Suit More
Disney’s Figures Down in 3Q More
YES-Cablevision Spat D.C.-Bound? More
Fox News to Forgo Sept. 11 Ads More
2Q Good, Thursday Bad for Comcast More
FCC Readying DTV Votes More
NBC Rings Up Sales More
AT&T Broadband Unveils 3-Mbps Service More
Frons Joins ABC More
FCC Near End of DBS-Merger Review More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

League admits to costly mistake More
Evans stars at Edinburgh More
Cox sheds 1m listeners More
Make Me A Man makes good for Channel 4 More
C4 says sorry for Oz blunder More
Singer 'out of tune' with Telewest More
Teamtalk folds with 40 jobs lost More
Channel 5 catches Spider-Man More
Shooters get fired up over BBC More
Every home should have one, says Sky boss More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Grammy plans to list media unit More
Source:The Bangkok Post

TV Awards Honor 'American Family,' 'The Guardian' More
Source:www.sunspot.net

Scottish league set to break up despite TV deal More
Moyle moves up at BBC TV More
Bertelsmann holds back on UK TV expansion More
Source:Financial Times

Erin Brokovich to host TV show More
Source:The Daily Telegraph (Australia)

Paper retracts claims of TV faking More
Bill endangers future of quality TV, say MPs More
Source:The Independent (UK)

Berkoff drama on 9/11 comes to festival More
Source:www.news.scotsman.com
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