25 February 2002
Volume 2 Issue no: 93








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Breaking News
Intelsat 904 launched today
The Intelsat 904 communications satellite was successfully launched aboard an Ariane 44L launch vehicle at 1:59 am EST on Saturday More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Triple A Awards: Lowe maxes, Contract follows with Quadrant getting three golds
It's awards season in the advertising business. The first of them: the seventh edition of The Triple A Awards (in association with leading Indian television network Star India) got going Friday evening at Mumbai's Oberoi Hotel. More

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AXN, Hong Kong Tourism tie up for joint awareness initiative in India
As awareness campaigns go this one's certainly off the beaten trail. Action channel AXN and the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) have tied up for the Hong Kong AXN Challenge. The India leg of this 'adventure race with a difference' is to be held in Mumbai on 9 March. More

Special: PAY TV: THE BIG FIGHT
PAY CHANNELS CRIPPLE INDIAN CABLE INDUSTRY
The pay TV debate is seriously hotting up in India. Even as channels slug it out over subscriber bases and rate hikes, the cable industry is irked at the broadcasters' apathy to its woes.
In this piece, Hinduja TMT executive vice president Ashok Mansukhani holds forth on the side of the cable industry.
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TAM Top 10 Programmes(3 - 9 Feb 2002)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 in All TV Homes
Top 10 on Cable & Satellite Homes

TAM Top 100 Programmes(3 - 9 Feb 2002)
DD Sports
Star Plus
Sony
Gemini TV
Sun TV
DD1
Source- www.indiantelevision.com

TV se movie tak: A new sense of direction More

TV fans of Mumbai, Pune unite More
Source- The Times of India

Making India powerhouse of entertainment
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DD Metro privatisation gathers steam More
Source- The Economic Times

Ekta channel surfs to success
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STAR banks on Sonu More
Source- Hindustan Times

Live telecast of budget session More
Source- The Hindu

BMC files police complaint against Ekta Kapoor, Star More
Source- www.chalomumbai.com

Sunday is indeed a holyday; Channels slot mythologicals. Who is watching them? More
Source- www.exchange4media.com

Sameer Nair - A visionary More

Bloodline More

Dollar man More
Source- Screen

Get tuned in to Radio More

FIR against Star TV for episode on pre-natal sex tests More
Source- The Indian Express

If possible be certain that you'll do a thing before you promise to do it. Be true to your word, always.
J Donald Walters

Women's figure skating final powers NBC to series-best ratings victory More

Six more stations sign on for Twentieth's 'Good Day Live'
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Columbia TriStar's 'Pyramid,' 'Shipmates' and 'Sanders' gain N.Y. clearances
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UPN may pick up CBS's cancelled 'Wolf Lake' episodes
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Ramsey named VP/GM at KSWB-TV
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Source- www.emonline.com

DirecTV, TiVo to Market New Recorder More

Qwest Shutting Down Woodrow's Unit
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News Settles ASkyB Claims More

DOJ Reviewing AT&T-Comcast Deal More

ESPN to Air ‘Madness’ Play-In Game More

Mediacom to Raise Rates More
Source-www.multichannel.com

Tarrant takes BBC job More

NTL acts to tackle debt crisis
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ITV to screen Thaw tribute More

TV series on Afghan offensive More

News Corp settles with WorldCom More
Source-www.mediaguardian.com

Ownership Limits Under Fire More

CBS' Saturday Growing Up
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Mediaweek Feature -- Show Us the Value More

Searching for Strips More

A New Game Plan More

Morning-Show Showdown More
Source-www.mediaweek.com

TV bosses in orbit over 'celebs in space' More
Source-The Independent

Kmart to Start TV Ad Campaign Directed By Spike Lee More
Source-Hoovers

Net pirates turn sites on Hollywood: Online swapping of films and TV shows threatens to cost the industry billions More
Source- Hoovers










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