3 Aug 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 22


 

 











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Headlines
I&B Ministry gets CAS on Upper House Monday agenda

NEW DELHI: According to I&B ministry officials the CAS bill will most probaly be discussed on monday if the Rajya Sabha transacts business without any adjournments... More


Chennai Corp sets CATV operators 31 August deadline for registration
CHENNAI: Cable TV operators have exactly a month to register themselves with the Chennai Corp. .. More

MTV gets on US parents body watchlist
MTV's cool right? The US-based Parents Television Council thinks not... More

MTV Asia declares 1 August as 'Asian Youth Day'
MUMBAI: It may primarily be a music channel but MTV is getting serious about its social image as well.. More

CMM Broadcasting posts slim profits for JQ 2002-3, shifts to PAS-10, reaches the UK
MUMBAI: CMM Broadcasting Network, has declared a net profit of Rs 2,97,000 for the JQ 2002-3, up a whopping 37 per cent from last year.. More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
Prasar Bharati to accept state lottery advertising

NEW DELHI: The Prasar Bharati (PB) has decided to accept state lottery advertising. More

Disney Online's interactive promo campaign supports ABC's fall TV line-up
Disney Online has announced the launch of an interactive promotion designed to generate 90 million impressions for the ABC Network's fall television line-up (http://www.disney.com/abc ). More

Sunsilk reviews Bollywood's crowning glory at Lakme India Fashion Week
The ongoing Lakme India Fashion Week is all set to recognise hairstyle trends spawned by Bollywood over the years. More

First take
Peppy 'Love Marriage' on Zee has the zest, needs promo push
indiantelevision.com reviews 'Love Marriage' More

K3H needs to get real to succeed
indiantelevision.com's update on its review of 'Kahin na kahin koi hai' More

Directors Cut
"Satellite channels are obsessed with family melodramas"
TV Director Vinod Pande More

Media Stockwatch
Downfall Continues More

Tube Talk
2002 Ramon Magsaysay awards this weekend on CNN's 'Inside Asia' More

Technology Update
Surgient's eQ2500 improves streaming capacity for MovieFlix.com More
Optical Solutions signs $1 million, multi-year FTTH contract with Cable System Services More

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Other Headlines
Midnight Army raid at house of BBC journalist More
Source: The Asian Age

Bad news is good news for TV channels More
HarperCollins forms JV with India Today Group More
Rajya Sabha to take up cable Bill next week More
Star Wars: Episode II DVD to hit shelves on November 12 More
Disney Q3 net income falls, issues warning More
Israeli cable firms not to renew contracts with CNN More
Source:The EconomicTimes

DD’s looking up & ahead More
Thank god for friends More
Play on with Karavaan Kismet Ka More
Matchmaking On Air More
Raj ho to aisa More
Source: Screen

`External' watch on surrogate ads likely More
MGR Film City to give way to knowledge park More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Advance Oscar ceremony may hit film fraternity More
Technical work in AIR, DD affected More
Knowledge park coming up at MGR Film City More
DK petition against 'Baba' More
Source: The Hindu

Star wars: What went wrong The cable operators strike against Star TV was completely unjustified. More
Police address cable TV grievances More
Madhuri enthralls on Indiatimes chat More
Mumbai cinemas offer cosy corners for couples More
Denzel takes directorial debut to Toronto fest More
L.A. asserts copyright interest in TV cop shows More
Signs worries crop circle enthusiasts More
Heroes of our times More
Dubey dubey in Tollywood More
City's only tamasha theatre in a shamble More
Special police squad to probe porn movie racket More
SEC probing AOL-PurchasePro ties More
Pak state radio, TV told to drop govt bias More
Hit ka Raaz More
Source: The Times of India

Mihir Is Back, On The Big Screen More
Manisha Koirala 'censors' her own film More
Real Match, Reality TV Way More
Frida To Open Venice Fest More
Visual Treat From The Silent Era More
Disney Q3 net income slumps to $364 mn More
Source: The Hindustan Times

The Boss returns with new album inspired by 9/11 More
In cable issue, residents’ assns find new role More
Kids from 10 nations to attend drama fest More
Journalists asked to leave as tapes are heard in court More
Still yodelling on: Eternal Dreams' Kishore Kumar Award: Voice of the Year More
Source: The Indian Express

The movies and the mob More
Source:Business Standard

"Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks." -- - " Eric Sevareid

International Headlines
HBO’s Greenlight Gets Green Light More
EchoStar to Launch Eighth Satellite More
FX, Twentieth Television Ink Deal More
Hispanic Caucus, CBS Rumba Over Grammy Date More
Israeli Ops Get OK to Drop CNNI More
Groups: Purge Porn Before You Merge More
Lewis-Tyson Boosts 2Q PPV Revenues More
Fox: Adelphia Owes Us Money More
PTC Targets MTV More
Ownership Change No Escape for Indecency Fine More
Reynolds Signs On for Miss Lettie More
McCain Offers Broadband-Dereg Bill More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

Israeli cable firms pull plug on CNN More
PR chief quits Telewest More
DMGT tightens grip on GWR More
Ex-EastEnders PR replaces Tyrrell More
Myers' 'Shaguar' drives US wild More
Radio 5 Live axes Sunday Service More
The Kumars go stateside More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

TA joins 10 partners in broadband content venture More
Source:The Bangkok Post

Oprah pays tribute to outstanding teachers on her TV show More
Court rules decision to appoint Czech TV head not valid More
Source:Hoovers

All Black classics stuck in TV maul More
Source:The New Zealand Herald

Kumars head for the US in £6m TV deal More
UBM axes 500 jobs and warns on advertising sales More
Source:The Independent (UK)

Russian Skaters Threaten to Sue US TV Networks Over Scandal Coverage More
Source:www.voanews.com
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