17 July 2002 Volume 4 Issue no: 8


 

 


 








The world of television on your desktop daily, at the click of a mouse.

Headlines
'Simply Shekhar' centrepiece of 3 new Zee shows set for debut
NEW DELHI:Close on the heels of Sony Entertainment Television (SET) India announcing four new shows, it is the turn of Zee TV to follow suit with three new programmes set to launch over the next few weeks. More


Caasba to sponsor Emmies' regional voting
HONG KONG: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has announced it will be sponsoring the 2002 International Emmy Awards regional voting in Hong Kong for the Asian movies and mini-series category. This category, judged in Hong Kong, attracted 14 semi-finalists from across Asia and was reflected in similar voting in London, Paris and Miami. More

Shekhar Suman turns producer with two shows on Zee
Shekhar Suman, the indefatigable master of talk, is producing two shows for Zee TV under the banner of his newly constituted production house, Seven Thirty Entertainment. More

CATV Act amendment not discussed as RS adjourned, to be tabled again today
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) adjourned today without the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2002, failing to come up for discussion yet again. More

Media Advertising and Marketing Special Report
I&B panel meeting on surrogate ads postponed
NEW DELHI: The meeting of the high-powered government committee mandated to look into the issue of surrogate and objectionable advertisements, was postponed today. Reason: In anticipation that the Cable TV (Networks) Amendment Bill 2002, which will facilitate the implementation of conditional access systems, will be discussed in the Indian Parliament's Upper House (Rajya Sabha). More

BOB, Anheuser-Busch mark new milestone in advertiser-broadcaster relationship
Brief Original Broadcasts (BOB) and leading brewer Anheuser-Busch have entered into an agreement, which will make the latter the television network's exclusive charter sponsor for alcoholic beverages. More

Directors Cut
"Sarhadein's biggest disadvantage was its slot"

TV Serial director Rakesh Sarang More

Media Stockwatch
Most media stocks recover some lost ground
More

Tube Talk
F1 Mobil French Grand Prix live on Star Sports 21 July
More

Technology Update
NDS to demonstrate end to end digital cable solution at IBC 2002
More
Optical Solutions, VideoTele.com and Myrio launch one-stop solution for switched digital video delivery over fiber
More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com


Other Headlines
Music Cos Want To Take Promos Off Channels More
DD Set To Clinch Terrestrial Rights Deal With WSG Nimbus More
Court Rejects Non-metro FM Player’s Extension Plea More
Private Channels To Air Public Service Ads Featuring Amitabh, Aamir, Sachin More
SAE India Arm To Set Up Multimedia Colleges In Turkey, Sri Lanka More
Mediacom, Starcom Add Muscle To Meet Growing Business More
Source:The Financial Express

Vividh Bharati beats FM in awareness rankings
More
20th Century Fox plans first Hindi film
More
Media stocks beam up
More
Source: Business Standard

DD to air World Cup cricket and ICC Knockout More
After Enron, Playboy seeks women of WorldCom More
CAS to be operational soon to regulate cable TV More
Emerging India: a platform for India Inc. More
Smaller dotcoms float where kings sank More
Sharp to invest $860m in new LCD TV plant in Japan
More
Print FDI prompted by critical reporting: Cong
More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Sony hopes to recreate history More
SSC&B bags creative duties for Sahara TV and Sahara Samay
More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Who’s going ga ga over radio? Look downmarket More
Show accounts of serial, Sony TV told More
Rumsfeld says Al Qaeda is learning from media leaks More
And now Playboy seeks ‘women of WorldCom and Andersen’ More
Designer wear from Devdas More
Source: The Indian Express

Kannada film producers call off stir More
Govt. to withdraw draft bill on Cable TV Act
More
Legislative nod for hiking FDI in print media mooted
More
Source: The Hindu

Broadcast panel wants communal amity campaigns More
TV channels use radio for promos More
Kannada film stars protest More
BharatMatrimony to conduct offline event More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Devdas - Blockbuster like no other? More
Adlabs Films signs contract to manage multiplex More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Hinglish, the demand of the day: AIR chief More
Yash Chopra to receive Priyadarshni award More
Festival of Ghazals to be revived after 15 years
More
Indians can't sing or dance live: Rahman
More
Tiladanam to be screened at Venice More
Springsteen skirts online piracy
More
Phil Donahue returns to TV with cable show More
Actress in flesh-trade racket
More
Plaques hailing theatre stalwarts gather dust More
Source: The Times of India

film strike called off More
Source: The Asian Age

In Antara's Company, On The Dream Road More
Shahrukh Khan wants a break More
Playing a nice guy for a change More
The secret of Bipasha's popularity
More
Source: The Hindustan Times


"It may be unethical. It may be immoral. But it makes great television." -Movie Preview for "Mad City"

International Headlines
Tauzin Readying DTV Legislation
More
New Fare for Game Show Network
More
ESPN Suspends Kornheiser
More
BET Notches Home-Video Deal
More
MSOs Agree: Bundling Works
More
Mitchell: No Plans for U.S. HIV Muppet
More
Donahue No Firecracker
More
TCM Salutes Presley
More
Hendricks, Cuban: HDTV Nearing Promise
More
Sinclair Seeks Low-Power DTV
More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

Duncan Smith lambasts BBC
More
Kaplinsky joins BBC for breakfast
More
Court awaits judgment in Dando appeal
More
Minnelli to 'do an Osbournes'
More
BBC report on learning scheme 'fundamentally flawed'
More
BBC poised to clinch Davis Cup rights
More
ITV teatime slot: runners and riders
More
C4 painting show brushes off Brown
More
Radio 2 chief hints at departure
More
Early evening TV complaints on the rise
More
American beauties
More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Knife-wielding man held after storming Fuji TV
More
Source:www.japantoday.com

UK TV: Gems sparkle in summer gloom
More
Source: Financial Times

Deaf Urge Use of Special Messages On TV Screens
More
Source:www.allafrica.com

TV Medical Dramas Address Health Policy Issues, New Study Finds More
Source:Enrtertainment News Daily



 




Got any juice on the industry goings-on?
Click here

 




 

 




Is something on
television bugging you?
Click here

 

 

 


Every endeavour is made to ensure that the links given are valid.However,since the archiving systems differ across various websites, indiantelevision.com cannot guarantee their validity after a day of posting.
How are we doing? Send feedback to thomas@indiantelevision.com
The TV Linx Reporter is brought to you by Indian Television Dot com Pvt Ltd. This copy can be re-distributed in any form - electronic or non-electronic or hard copy.To subscribe to The TV Linx Reporter or to get further information
email us at:- (tvlinx@indiantelevision.com, television@vsnl.com) or call: 0091-22-673 0659/60, 6920675/76 or fax : 0091-22-673 0659or post to: Indian Television Dot Com Pvt Ltd, 109, Kartik Complex, Opposite Laxmi Industrial Estate, New Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai-400 053. INDIA
To subscribe to The TV Linx Reporter send an email with subscribe tvlinx in the Subject line addressing it tosubscribe@indiantelevision.com
To unsubscribe to The TV Linx Reporter send an email with unsubscribe tvlinx in the Subject line addressing it tounsubscribe@indiantelevision.com