Headlines
Application
for port-to-port uplinking indicates Star has no plans for India uplink
base
NEW DELHI:Star India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of the Rupert
Murdoch-controlled Hong Kong-based Star Group, has applied to the
Indian government for permission for a port-to-port uplinking facility
through Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. This is one of the first steps taken
by the company preparing for a new life for Star News post-31 March,
2003. More
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Madhuri
event ousts regular movie from Sunday prime time slot on Star Plus
MUMBAI:
Star Plus may not have what Sony has bagged in Bollywood screen
siren Madhuri Dixit who is fronting a SET show, but the channel
isn't letting go without making a point of its own. That could well
explain why a Star Special Event called Madhuri Magic replaces a
Star Mast Movie, Jhooth Bole Kauva Kaate, on 21 July at 8 pm. More
BBC World Service to get more funds every year
LONDON:The radio arm of the BBC has just received a shot
in the arm from the British government. The BBC World Service, which
commands a listenership of 150 million every week all over the globe,
will gain an average annual increase of 3.4 per cent in real terms
over the next three years as part of the government's Spending Review
for 2003-2006.
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Star applies for port-to-port uplinking through VSNL
NEW DELHI: With the clock ticking towards the 31 March
2003 termination of the NDTV-Star India alliance, Rupert Murdoch's
company is making all the arrangements for the smooth transition
to the new Star News feed. More
CATV
Act amendment bill not listed on RS business for the week, likely
to be referred to select committee
NEW DELHI: The case of the Cable TV Networks (Regulation)
Amendment Bill, 2002, is getting curiouser. Yesterday, though it
was listed as part of the day's business it did not come up for
discussion. It is not on today's listed business and will not come
up for the rest of the week either. More
Media Advertising
and Marketing Special Report
SSC&B rolls out creative
for Sahara's new shows
Quality programming it already has. It's the image that now
needs a makeover. That's the brief to SSC&B, the agency that has
bagged the Sahara TV account. More
Media Stockwatch
Mixed trends in media
stocks More
TV RATINGS
TAM Top 10 Programmes (30 June - 6 July 2002)
Doordarshan's
Top 10
Top
10 In All TV Homes
Top
10 in Cable & Satellite Homes
TAM Top 100
Programmes on different Channels (30 June - 6 July 2002)
Star
Plus
Sun
TV
ESPN
Gemini
TV
DD1
Sony
Ten
Sports
Tube Talk
MTV India enters the reality genre with 'The Osbournes'
More
etc's ‘Star Giraftaar’
this month is Priety Zinta More
Technology
Update
Harmonic enables French satellite broadcaster expand programming
by increasing bandwidth efficiency
More
MetaTV platform certified
for Scientific-Atlanta's Explorer digital interactive set-tops More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com
Other
Headlines
No Change
Likely In Co-location Clause For Metro FM Players More
Sun Cable Lines Up
High Speed Net, Video-on-demand More
No Live Telecast Of
Wisden Event On DD More
SET To Buy ‘Om Namah
Shivay’ More
PIL Against Super Lotto
Dismissed More
No Re-look
At FDI In Print: Sushma More
WorldSpace
Plays On Pay With Three New Channels More
Source:The
Financial Express
Aim Tele files wind-up plea against Zee More
Will
three be a crowd for sports channels? More
Meet cable operator DD More
Source:
Business Standard
Mama I’m coming home More
Source:Brand
Equity
Mohanlal to
promote School of Audio Engg More
DD may bag rights for
World Cup cricket matches More
Big designs on Devdas
More
Film producers call
off protest More
Strong action in Padmalaya
More
Source:
The Hindu Business Line
STAR pulls plug on surrogate liquor ads More
CAS
Bill develops snag More
Conditional
access in cable: wait a bit more More
Radio stations move court on Net royalty decision More
BBC
World Service lost 3 mn audience past year More
NFDC beams
in on TV rights to overseas titles More
Films Division's first
commercial release this month More
Murdoch's Fox steps
into Bollywood More
Devdas
is No.5 in UK's Top-10 list More
Demand for reconsideration of FDI in print rejected More
Source:The EconomicTimes
National
Geographic Channel has a new mission More
Source:
www.agencyfaqs.com
FDI in print:
Sushma rips into Cong, Mulayam More
Swaraj’s ‘public snub’
hurts Anand More
Fox walks into Bollywood
with Ek Hasina Thi More
Makdi,
The Web of Intrigue More
Locarno festival to
play host to ‘Indian Summer’ More
It’s about the reader,
really More
Steven Seagal under
siege, now for real More
Source: The Indian Express
Consumer forum restrains
Asianet from levying extra fee More
Govt. denies targeting TV channel More
Entertainment
'MTV ishtyle' More
No longer cheap More
Shaktimaan' turns `Aaryamaan'... More
The master's voice More
Film producers call off stir More
Film stars feeling secure, says police chief More
Approver in Gulshan case seeks bail More
Aamir Khan signs up
Jaya Seal More
BJP allies oppose FDI
in print media More
House to discuss FDI
in print media More
Source:
The Hindu
Simply Zee
best: Star to war motormouth Shekhar More
20th Century Fox enters
Bollywood More
Source:
www.moneycontrol.com
Govt
to seek consensus on Cable TV Bill More
CAS Bill withdrawn, changes in the offing More
Spielberg
to make series on King Arthur More
State
plans to regulate online lottery More
Media's honeymoon with politicians turns sour More
Fox
enters Bollywood for movie production More
Om Jai Jagdish
to be dubbed in Gujarati More
Mukesh Khanna's space fantasy on Doordarshan More
Films Division's landmark release this month More
Concert simulcasting next big thing at the movies More
Paris eatery cuts off Baywatch actress' bikini protest More
Film on freedom struggle draws flak More
Move over Madonna, it’s Rahman all the way More
BBC, Prasar Bharati join AIDS fight More
‘The only man in my life is Hanuman’ (Ruby
Bhatia) More
Source: The Times of India
Super Lotto petition is dismissed More
Producer sues firm for fraud of Rs 1.5 crore More
Murdoch’s
fox enters bollywood More
Sushma defends decision on FDI in print
media More
Women add a voice to
Iran’s musical revolution More
Source:
The Asian Age
Technology
tells Hollywood titans to shoulder piracy burdens More
Devdas
no loser, fortune favours Bharat Shah More
Bombay Dreams to have
extended dream run More
Sonu Nigam makes headway
as an actor More
I will do one film a year, says Madhuri More
Source:
The Hindustan Times
"'Television'
to the Indian housewife is an intimate family member, a friend
that she never had, and thanks to current programming trends
its better than ever before" ... Annonymous
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Neighbours
Cable
operators to stop broadcasting today More
Source:The
Independent (Bangladesh)
Cable operators go on strike from today More
Source:The
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Kopi Kade is 16 years old More
Source:The
Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
International Headlines
Execs:
Networks Must Adapt to PVRs More
MAGNA: Primetime TV Audience Has Aged More
Hispanic
Lawmakers Question DBS Deal More
AMC
to Launch West Coast Feed More
Cable,
Sponsors Must Adapt to DVDs, DVRs More
ABC
Promises to Do Better More
TVB
Revises Forecast Upward More
TNN
to Produce New Ren & Stimpy More
Source:www.tvinsite.com
BBC to challenge damages claim More
BBC a turn-off among black audiences More
Jowell open to radio rethink More
'Show
BBC shows on ITV' More
Waterhouse novel to be adapted for TV More
Radio's
Thought for the Day 'too bland' More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk
Congress will tackle digital
TV in the fall, Tauzin says More
Source:www.siliconvalley.com
CBS Rolls the Dice with
Unconventional Comedy More
Source:Enrtertainment
News Daily
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