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B.A.G. to retain telecast rights of 'KumKum' one year after serial ends run on Star Plus
MUMBAI: This is certainly a departure from the normal trend of private broadcasters retaining the rights of the serials telecast on their channels. B.A.G. Films, producer of Kumkum, Star Plus' new daily soap, will get back the rights over the serial one year after it ends its run on the channel. More

India's NatWest cricket finals win delivers ESPN year's highest C&S ratings
MUMBAI: ESPN's live telecast of the NatWest series finals on 13 July registered an unprecedented viewership with ratings touching a record high of 19.31 TVR for all C&S homes 4+ category, the company has asserted. More

Govt. has garnered Rs 80 million from FM licencing
NEW DELHI: Till date Rs 79.77 million has accrued to the government as licence fee from FM radio broadcasters. More

Plan panel urges deregulation in telecom sector
NEW DELHI: At a time when the government is attempting to push through a Central legislation to mandate what people should see (or not see) on television and what sort of technology should be used for set-top boxes, the Planning Commission has said that "deregulation" is the need of the hour. More

Media Advertising and Marketing Interview "We have to build a very clear idea of what we offer and what our key proposition is" AXN Asia marketing V-P Gregory Ho Click to read

Headlines (contd)
BBC goes 'glocal' with online news service
LONDON: Next time you log on the Beeb's online news service, you will have access to content more relevant to the country of your origin. More

Star Vijay confident that show hosted by Lakshmi will shake Sun TV stranglehold in TN
MUMBAI: It was just under a year ago that Star India announced it had acquired a majority stake in the Tamil regional language channel Vijay TV (9 August 2001). Now, nearly 10 months after the channel went digital with a whole new programming menu on 1 October, Star Vijay looks to have a show that can lead the challenge against Tamil titan Sun TV. More

DD1 still leads in overall viewership, Prasar Bharati points out to I&B ministry
NEW DELHI: So you thought national broadcaster Doordarshan was a pushover? Data says otherwise. Between 9-11 pm in all TV homes on all days among viewers over 4 years of age, DD1 or National registered the highest TV rating points (TRPs) of 6.5 as well as audience share of 25.5, according to TAM data for the week ended 29 June, 2002. DD National was followed by Star Plus. More

DD owed over Rs 3.3 billion by 45 errant agencies
NEW DELHI: If Doordarshan revenues are on the downswing, then blame it on those who owe DD money and the inadequacy of the current system to recover that money. As many as 45 agencies, including some advertising agencies, owe Doordarshan, the national broadcaster, a total of Rs 3,344.58 million. More

Cable ops call off indefinite stir
NEW DELHI: The temperatures have cooled a bit on the the vexed issue of the introduction of conditional access systems (CAS) among the cable fraternity. Mollified by the assurances extended to them by information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj on the matter, cable operators who had gathered in the capital this evening decided to call off the indefinite strike that had been scheduled to kick off from midnight. More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
DreamWorks deal for Japanese anime film 'Millennium Actress' excludes Asia
LOS ANGELES: DreamWorks SKG has licensed the worldwide distribution rights for the highly acclaimed Japanese animated film Millennium Actress from The Klockworx Co. More

Bangalore's Opium Bar introduces Hookah Court
BANGALORE: Opium, the Bangalore-based bar for the well-heeled, has launched a Shisha court, an area where afficionados of the glass hookah can puff away to their heart's content. The Opium management has recreated the entire Arabian ambience at its Shisha Court. More

Actors' Interview "Kumkum will give me a new identity" Juhi Parmar Read More

Media Stockwatch
Media stocks make some gains More

Tube Talk
AXN to telecast 2nd Taurus World Stunt Awards 2002 Friday More
India's new cricket hope Kaif live on Harsha Online More

Technology Update
Telegen HGED flat panel displays over 16 million colours More
Chalk Media targets Sony customers with lifelike video demonstration More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Pentamedia Graph Nosedives; Q1 Net Crashes More
HBO Woos Audiences With New Marketing Campaign More
Star Not To Use TV Content For FM Radio More
Source:The Financial Express

The digital future is here More
Some sound options (For the radio business, more than licence fees, revenue sharing seems to be an interesting possibility, writes Arun Katiyar) More
Will internet radio soon go off the air? More
Source:(Ice world) Business Standard

21st century FM freak More
Cricket final records highest ratings More
Pentamedia to hive off Num TV More
AIR to celebrate platinum jubilee More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Cable TV and the choices open to us More
Delhi cable strike is on, ends elsewhere More
Cable operators on nationwide strike from midnight More
Cable operators to go for token black-outs More
Kaif, Yuvraj break into Saas-Bahu monopoly on small screen More
I wasn’t given any freedom: Vijay Anand More
Feel an Indian summer at Locarno More
Indian satellites to weigh less, offer more More
Madhuri stars in a music video More
Anupam Kher plans to make NSD move with times More
Eminem, Elliott lead MTV nominations More
'N Sync star signs initial deal for space flight More
Actress Yeoh tries hand at production More
Ram Gopal Verma's Bhoot launched More
Desi singers rock world More
Pirated cassettes worth Rs 75 lakh seized More
India’s Dharma & Greg More
Source: The Times of India

Altavista ties up with Mediaturf More

"'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" ... Anonymous

International Headlines
PBS Leads Emmy Noms for News More
FX to Add Originals More
NGC Tries Surviving West Pointd More
Kohl, DeWine: Study Cable Competition More
CAB: Cable Notches Eighth 50+ Week More
FCC: Broadband Use on the Rise More
Fox’s 24 to Air Uninterrupted More
FCC Back on Merger Clock More
Gov't Makes Way for Wireless Internet More
HRRC Supports FCC Copy-Protection Resolution More
Bronx Prez Upset at Cablevision No-Show More
Senate Committee Confirms Adelstein Nomination More
Source:www.tvinsite.com


Who bares wins (Free from the censorious eye of conservative advertisers, HBO, maker of smash hit Sex And The City, can seemingly get away with anything) More
Vivendi to break up Canal Plus More
Whittingdale replaces Yeo More
ITV bosses face courtroom grilling More
Spencer to address festival More
Mayall's ITV1 sitcom flops More
Vaughan gets serious for the BBC More
Doctor Who rematerialises online More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk