27 Dec 2002 Volume 6 Issue no: 41

 










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Headlines
Hallmark set for overhaul from 1 January
Rescheduled ad breaks. Revamped logo. Catchier promos and fresh programming seems to be Hallmark India's strategy for the new year... More


Will the weekend viewer bite Zee telefilm bait?
'Original Movies', scheduled to start on Zee from this Saturday, is yet another programming innovation designed to lure in the recalcitrant viewer... More
World Cup Special
Executive Dossier
"We will do deals for our clients as long as they are cost-effective"
Madison Media (West) COO Punitha Arumugam offers her views on World Cup 2003... More

BBC World celebrates World cup with cricket week
BBC World has announced a series of programmes under the band Cricket Week between 3 and 9 February at 10 pm... More

Sanjay Khan churns out fresh mytho, historical for DD
Sanjay Khan's Numero Uno International Limited (NUIL), is launching two mega serials under its banner during the next week on DD National... More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
Yahoo to buy search-software maker Inktomi
Yahoo is all set to buy Internet search-software maker Inktomi for $235 million. Through the acquisition, the portal looks to strengthening its position in the growing Web search business... More

Tube Talk
'Snow White' to debut on Cartoon Network More
[V] launches reality show, cricket vignettes More

Technology Update
Intelsat targets N American broadband market More

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Star For Centralised Pacts With INCablenet, Hathway More
Timely CAS May Boost Revenues For Broadcasters, MSOs: I-Sec Survey
More
Operators, Hardware Retailers Grope For Solutions More
Source:The Financial Express

Broadcast regulatory bill to be tabled in Budget session More
Radio City claims No 1 spot in Mumbai More
MAX woos advertisers More
Govt to back BCCI, players in contracts issue More
ZEE absent from C&S Top 100 for December 7-14 More
Punjab's online lottery plans get lukewarm response More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Roller coaster entertainment More
Chaplin's Swiss mansion to be converted into museum More
Mahesh Manjrekar is game for cricket! More
'Plays not up to the mark' More
Pritish Nandy, media man and film producer, on his plans for Kolkata More
Multiplex boom in the offing More
DoCoMo, AT&T to start 3G service in US by Dec 2004 More
Source: The Times of India

TV actor Achyuth dies of heart attack More
`LTTE broadcasts will not reach India' More
IFF 2003 to promote regional films More
Source: The Hindu

DD Regionals fight back; gain revenues, viewership More
CEA to regularise pole use by cable operators More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

PIB’s resolution ’03: Rewrite More
Contest to be aired on DD: Swaraj More
Now, go online through cable, pay less More
Source: The Indian Express

Reliance to launch infocomm today More
France Telecom will sell Dutch TV unit More
Bollywood sanctions: IDBI puts in Rs 98cr More
Source: The Asian Age

Mrs and Ms Sen More
Source: Mid Day

ZEE absent from C&S Top 100 for Dec 7-14, says TAM... More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com
"The answers to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle: they're on TV" -- Homer Simpson

International Headlines
Television Rings Out 2002 More
TV documentary celebrates ``ShirleyMania More
Japan to install new transmitter for Afghan television More
Playboy Enterprises and Claxson Interactive Group, Inc. Agree on New International TV Deal More
The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners to buy Dutch cable TV operator, Casema, for Euro 665 million More
Source: Hoovers

RICK KUSHMAN: TV in 2002 left shallow impression More
France Telecom sells TV unit to cut debt More
Source: www.newsobserver.com

As prices plummet, high-tech televisions find a bigger audience More
Source: www.iht.com

Televised Calgary-Ottawa game part of season-opening pro lacrosse weekend More
Source: www.canada.com

Fifty years of German television More
Source: www.faz.com

Del wins Xmas TV battle More
Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Personal Technology: I spent $3,978.73 on tech gear in '02, including a TV to spill apple juice on More
Source: www.siliconvalley.com

Stories of Mao Zedong inspire China's movie, TV directors More
Source: www.xinhuanet.com

ABC News Profiles Sanswire Technologies More
Source: www.dbusinessnews.com

Gay TV Channel Struggles to Stay Afloat More
Source: www.gfn.com

Test The Nation pays off for BBC More
Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

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