4 Dec 2002 Volume 6 Issue no: 22


 












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Headlines
Star looking to reducing bouquet price
While clarifying that a final decision is still to be taken, CEO Peter Mukerjea says the Star Network is seriously examining reducing rates... More

3rd Essel-backed online lottery Megawin launched
After Sikkim and Karnataka, Subhash Chandra's online lottery venture has added Maharashtra to its portfolio... More

Star News bags first Emmy for India
Star News India has won the International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Award conferred jointly by UNICEF and International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATA & A)... More

etc's 'Kahani Kismat Ki' set for 1000th show
Indian television viewers definitely have a penchant for fortune telling sessions! Billed as the complete show on astrology, etc's Kahani Kismat Ki is completing a marathon run of 1,000 episodes on 10 December 2002... More

APTN Library to represent archives of SNTV
Associated Press Television News (APTN) Library will begin archiving Sports News Television (SNTV) programming from January 2003... More

FTV denied IBF membership

French Fashion TV has run into rough weather with the Indian authorities again. This time it has been denied membership to the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), an apex body with TV broadcasters and content providers as its members... More


Asia's 'Top 20 IT-savvy' firms listed

Intelligent Enterprise Asia conferred the 3rd Annual Intelligent20 Awards to the region's top 20 enterprises that use infocom-related technologies to drive new levels of operational excellence, customer service and innovation... More


'Dastan' director forays into religious films

Faruq Masudi, writer and director of successful Hindi soaps like Dastan, Chattan and Kasak, is now reportedly planning a series based on Quranic verses in his current role as the managing director of the UAE-based Hoo Productions... More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
SET, MAX bag 5 awards at Promax & BDA Asia 2002

Sony Entertainment Television, which walked away with the Best TV Channel Packaging trophy in the Trade and Technical Categories at the Bajaj Boxer Indian Telly Awards 2002 recently, has won further accolades for its packaging... More

Tube Talk
Femina Bridal Show on FTV More

TV Ratings
TAM Top 10 Programmes (17 - 23 November 2002)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

TAM Top 100 Programmes (17 - 23 November 2002)
Gemini TV
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony
DD Sports
DD1
Zee TV

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Zee Number 1 Channel? More
UTV To Set Up $25 M Film Fund More
Asianet To Launch News Channel More
Bollywood Dreams Still Alive, Say Filmmakers More
Convergent Billing: The Next Wave For Telecom Cos More
‘FDI In Print Media Could Result In More Transparency’ More
Source:The Financial Express

Sridevi signed up for sitcom on Sahara TV More
Bill passed to repeal 31-year-old Act More
LS passes freedom of information Bill More
State's first online lottery launched More
Children's films need to grow up More
Year-end film fare is a mixed platter More
Anil Kapoor: The intricacies of playing the ordinary man More
Kaante begs to defer, ek baar phir More
Harry Potter, James Bond lead box office More
Source: The Times of India

Lok Sabha passes Freedom of Information Bill More
Sridevi to stage a comeback on small screen More
US consumers in the dark on digital TV More
Urmila, Shabana in Tehzeeb More
Preity learns Aamir's trick More
It'll be year of police flicks More
Tanuja Is On A Trot More
Source: Hindustan Times

LG leads colour TV market in India' More
Scary spiders come alive for adults More
Source: Hindu Business Line

State launches first online lottery, sets up rural fund More
Information Bill passed; full of loopholes, says Oppn More
Lyrical feelings More
Source: The Indian Express

Busy Big B delays KBC More
Meet Shania Twain More
Source: Mid-Day

The Page Three paradigm More
Source: Business Standard

Zee Turner adds Realty TV to bouquet More
UTV IPO likely in June or September next year More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Reuters' Instinet to lay off 300 More
Source: The EconomicTimes

"TV is chewing gum for the eyes."
--- Frank Lloyd Wright

International Headlines
Celebs top ITV's Christmas list More
Huge demand for Freeview boxes More
Protests over jailed journalists More
ITV boost after giving Stan the chop More
Peer joins communications bill protest More
Channel 4 hits new peak after axing Brookie More
Aguilera 'too sexy' for children's TV, say parents More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

KVH Introduces Newest TracVision Satellite TV Antennas for RVs and Motorcoaches More
Source: www.prnewswire.com

Frees freeze as pay-TV seizes day More
Source: www.news.com

Television Wrestling's ratings on the ropes More
TV's focus on forensics spawns crop of sleuths More
Source: www.bergen.com

New Media Age: Netgem releases I-Player to boost Web TV market More
Source: Hoovers

Higher-End TV Models Get More Price-Friendly More
Source: www.newsday.com

Kofi Annan - BBC World Service lecture More
Source: BBC

Double-digit drop for AOL Time Warner shares More
Source: www.crainsny.com

AOL Exploits Time Warner Content... More
Source: www.wired.com

Radio stations battle over comedy FM More
Source: Ananova

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