20 Aug 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 34


 

 











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Headlines
SET India stakeholder Jackie Shroff says may dilute holding
NEW DELHI: The Indian and NRI shareholders may dilute their stakes further in Sony Entertainment TV (SET) India, according to one of the Indian shareholders of the company... More


SABe TV to begin local uplink from 1 October
MUMBAI:The Adhikari brother's promoted SAB Network has announced it will begin locally uplinking from 1 October onwards... More

ESS claims to double distribution reach in China with deals around EPL
MUMBAI: Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) claims to have signed its biggest ever distribution agreement in China... More

BBC World to premiere Indian Journeys 20 August
NEW DELHI: International news channel BBC World will telecast a new six-part series, Indian Journeys, from Tuesday, 20 August, 2002 at 10:00 pm... More

Nimbus launches Nirvana Music division with 'Guftagoo'
MUMBAI: Nimbus Communications Ltd, has launched its Music division Nirvana Music with the release of Guftagoo - a collection of ghazals. ... More

HTMT bags new call center order for 100 CSRs
MUMBAI: Hinduja TMT, the IT enabled services company, has increased operations on behalf of its US telecom client Nortel 81C Switch by an additional 100 CSRs (customer service representatives). ... More

CNN to air previously unseen Al Qaeda footage in lead up to 9/11 anniversary
MUMBAI: CNN International has launched an exclusive weeklong series of never-seen-before footage taken from multiple videotapes recovered from inside Afghanistan by CNN’s senior international correspondent Nic Robertson... More

TAM Top 10 Programmes (4th August - 10th 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 (4th August - 10th August 2002)
Star Plus
Sony
Sun TV
Gemini TV

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
Shop24Seven gets into awareness overdrive
MUMBAI: Shop24Seven, the online shopping channel, is getting active... More

Nakshatra's latest HTA TVC features a Rai of light
MUMBAI: Jewelry designer Nakshatra will take its relationship with former Miss World and current Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai a step forward with the new Nakshatra TVC... More

Hallmark launches cattle drive in NY to support premiere of "Johnson County War"
MUMBAI: Hallmark will treat New Yorkers to the first-ever cattle drive down Broadway to Times Square today... More

Longines, Tissot official partners and timekeepers of 2002 Asian Games
MUMBAI: Swiss watchmakers Longines and Tissot from the Swatch Group will be the official timekeepers of the 14th Asian Games, which will take place from 29 September to 4 October in Busan, Korea.... More

First Take
 Effective recall, but CNN's ‘America Remembers’ lacks deeper perspective More

Tube Talk
Star woos young ones with 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom' More
Gurdas Mann is etc Punjabi's 'Apna Star of the fortnight' More

Technology Update
SCM Microsystems Partners with ETRI for Korean Digital Cable Broadcasts More

Media Stockwatch
Select Media stocks gain More

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Other Headlines
VH1 Set For India Launch More
DD Set To Bag Terrestrial Rights To ICC, World Cup Matches For Free More
NGC To Air Tamil Language Block From October 1 More
Rediscovering Discovery More
Reining In Television Terrorism More
International Bandwidth Remains Largely Unused More
Give Us Funds ’N We’ll Go Global, Film Industry Tells Banks/FIs More
Media Imperialism And Other Finds More
Source:Financial Express

'We prefer to be a free-to-air channel. It gives us tremendous reach'
(Markand Adhikari Vice Chairman, SABe TV ) More
SABe TV decides to stay free for greater reach More
Source:www.moneycontrol.com

9 FM firms seek 24-week breather on licence fee More
Corporates amend contracts with cricketers after ICC row More
Source:Business Standard

JM Morgan critical of Zee Telefilms More
Telecast of Raamkhilavaan 'n' Family stayed More
Kirch Group's Premiere, Vivendi ink programme deal More
PB may convert DD Sports as free to air channel More
Booker Prize short-list announced More
Granada in talks to buy SMG’s TV unit More
Kirch Group's Premiere, Vivendi ink programme deal More
Lens on AOL for round tripping More
CTV industry on the comeback trail More
Samsung targets one million CTV sales this year More
Just not cricket More
Source:The EconomicTimes

CNN airs ‘Al Qaeda tapes’ of chemical tests on dogs More
Entertainment & eloquence (Ravina Raj Kohli) More
Worried cable consumers plan stir More
Journalists who make news picture perfect pick up awards More
Fiery, Fiesty and Fresh-faced More
‘It only gets better’ More
At DD function, BJP makes show of unity More
Robbie Williams wins against cybersquatter More
Source: The Indian Express

Will Simply Shekhar be the clincher for Zee? More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Temporary stay on TV serial More
DD Sports to become free channel 'soon' More
Frequent film shootings mar peace, say residents More
Tapes shed new light on al Qaeda More
BCCI may leave top three out of ICC team More
Source: The Hindu

Prasar Bharati pact with Global Cricket More
TV Nandi awards for five years More
Cheap finance still out of film industry's reach More
`KSFC mulls lending' More
National Geographic Tamil feed from Oct More
Source:The Hindu Business Line

Can your telly talk taboo? More
Manu Sawhney, Managing Director of ESPN STAR Sports, on the channel's future plans for India More
K3H Vote-In Contest on Indiatimes More
Indian players say no to ICC clause More
Shekhar Suman makes a comeback with nine roles More
Vivendi chief confident on bank funding More
Man for All Seasons More
Spider-Man spells success for Sony More
Book, TV movie show inside of Enron More
Matthew Perry craves fame More
Smita Thackeray has a plan. Or three More
Telecast of controversial serial stayed More
Kapil bowled Aftab Shivdasani More
Another Kumar Gaurav in the making? More
She's one cool gal More
VCDs script big business in Mohali More
CM takes time off to watch Indra More
Onam brings no cheer for film industry More
Source: The Times of India

Chawla’s Choice: Tie Them Down In Knots More
Sushmita Sen is here to stay More
Portrait Of The Hero As An Actor More
Source: The Hindustan Times

Sourav & Co. hits ICC terms for a six More
Source: The Telegraph

All set for the Edinburgh Mela 2002 More
Source: www.chalomumbai.com

Enron insider’s book fetches TV movie deal More
Stars may be asked to cut rates More
Source: The Asian Age

"Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other" -- Ann Landers

Neighbours
PESHAWAR: PTV medical bills inflate More
Source:The Dawn (Pakistan)

International Headlines
Turmoil at AOL Time Warner More More
Source: iwantmedia.com

 Coming TV Season Could Seal ABC's Fate More
Source: USA Today

TNT Sinks Strong PGA Ratings More
ABC Family Takes Sunday Ratings Walk More
SportsCenter Preps for Milestone More
In Demand, MGM Reach VOD Deal More
Nat Geo Adds Five Originals More
Cable Ops Consider New Financial Standards More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

ITV accuses 'playground' BBC More
Vegas in row over ITV Digital ads More
Another row as Edward's TV series gets US showing More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk
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