20 Dec 2002 Volume 6 Issue no: 36


 












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Headlines
Star cooks up new fare for January
While some channels would prefer to tread cautiously and hold back launches until the World Cup ends, Star Plus is all geared up to launch at least six new shows... More

Bangalore to get Fashion TV Cafe, lounges & merchandise
Fashion TV, the channel, that has hit headlines in India oftener for criticism of its content by the I&B ministry, has outlined an expansion strategy that will incorporate businesses, revolving around lifestyle, into its portfolio of offerings... More

Educational institutions to have own radio stations
India's Union Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to allow universities, technical institutes like the Indian Institutes of Technology and the business management schools like the Indian Institutes of Management to set up their own FM radio stations... More


MAM Interview

"I doubt whether any channel can now do what Star Plus did in 2000"
An Interview with Starcom business development head Ravi Kiran More



Media Advertising & Marketing watch
Initiative Media's Suresh Balakrishnan joins HT

Initiative Media executive VP and Linterland general manager Suresh Balakrishnan will join The Hindustan Times group as VP, media and marketing, from 2 January 2003... More

Snoopy will endorse Metlife for another 10 years
MetLife has announced today that Snoopy would be their brand ambassador for another 10 years... More

P&G, Ernst & Young, Pepsi opt for Ad-ID
Marketing companies Procter & Gamble, Ernst & Young LLP and Pepsi have become the first to annouce their deal with the Ad-ID (Advertising Digital Identification) system... More

Tube Talk
Nick readies 'Christmas Special' to lure kids More
CNBC to zero in on entertainment industry
More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
DTT & CAS To Clash In Metros? More
DiviNet Knowhow To Provide Broadband Access At Low Cost More
DishnetDSL Hunts For Tie-ups With BSOs More
Source: The Financial Express

TV makers, cable firms in digital alliance More
ICC gives final contracts offer to BCCI More
Internet, TV and telephony with single point connection More
Dishnet to bring 40 cities under DSL Internet More
Source: The EconomicTimes

STARbust: sales team leaves 20 vacancies More
Glued to their seats More
Analysts expect Reliance Info to better teledensity More
Source: Business Standard

AOL quietly unveiling new e-commerce initiatives More
Juhi's Soap Opera Hits The Right Notes More
Internet news has judicial jurisdiction: US court More
Source: Hindustan Times

AOL wins US patent for instant messaging More
Source: The Indian Express

Story on telling effect of digital age More
Source: The Asian Age

Radio Mirchi turns one in Ahmedabad More
FTII to host community radio station More
Permira takes control of German pay-TV group Premiere More
Multiplexes, shopping mall planned in depot More
Barry John: 'I used drama therapy to get my act together' More
Ad Club to hold seminar on marketing and entertainment More
Spielberg 'rescues' another Betty Davis Oscar More
Source: The Times of India

Dishnet unveils DSL services in Kolkata More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Reid & Taylor earmarks Rs 4.5 crore to promote 20th Bond film More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Anoushka keeps an eye on film career More
Source: The Hindu

Kaante makes most advances More
Source: Mid-Day

"All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value."
--- Carl Sagan

International Headlines
BBC fights back over celebrity claims More
Jowell to relax rules on X-rated TV More
Bob the Builder sends out P45s More
ITV makes a killing with The Bill More
BBC cooks up festive success story More
Elliott to take the reins at ITV More
Fighting talk from Duncan Smith as whispers persist More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

Pioneer Pleased With Digital TV Agreement, Looks Forward to Quick FCC Action More
Advertising Innovators and Surprises Make Askmen.com's Top TV Ad Campaign Rankings More
Source: Hoovers

Video game industry gets TV award show More
Critics fear invisible blocker hidden in digital TV signal More
Source: www.chron.com

FCC's Powell Promises Fast Track on Digital TV Advancement More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Digital deal enables HDTV sets More
Source: www.sfgate.com

Springer to quit TV business More
Source: www.bangkokpost.com

Greek wedding's TV pilot More
Source: www.news.com.au

Cable, TV Makers Reach Peace Accord on Digital More
Source: www.yahoo.com

More Eyes Watching Cable Than Broadcast TV More
Source: www.nypost.com

Vivendi to sell back its 10% stake in EchoStar More
Source: www.boston.com

Merrill predicts another fall in ITV ad revenues More
Source: www.independent.co.uk

Regulations legalizing Kurdish broadcasts on state TV adopted More
Source: www.turkishdailynews.com

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