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Raids
put a stop to stealing of Ten Sports signals in Mumbai
No more unauthorised reception of the FIFA world cup
soccer. Armed with a restraining order issued by the
Delhi High Court last night, applicable across the country,
Ten Sports has clamped down on cable ops in Mumbai city
who have been illegally transmitting the channel since
yesterday. More
'Russian Roulette' and
weekend series to spice up Sony's programming
An Indian version of Russian Roulette, the popular game
of chance, and a weekend series from the Balaji stable
on Sony are set to propel the channel forward in the
stakes for viewership.More
DD bags exclusive telecast
of Queen's Golden Jubilee Concert
Staid
Doordarshan may not have managed the soccer World Cup
well, but for fans of Bryan Adams, Ozzy Osbourne and
Eric Clapton, the Queen's Golden Jubilee Concert can
be compensation enough. More
Intelsat mulls KPMG appointment
as auditor
Intelsat, the company offering telephony, corporate
network, video and internet solutions, has announced
the appointment of KPMG LLP as its independent auditor
for the fiscal year ending 31 Decemberi. More
Viacom's Sumner Redstone is
Media Person of the Year at Cannes Lions
Viacom
chairman and CEO Sumner M Redstone will receive the
Media Person of the Year Award at this year's Cannes
Lions Festival. The trophy will be presented to Redstone
during the Press, Outdoor and Media Lions Awards Ceremony
on 18 June. More
MTV Movie Awards garner all
time high online votes
Online
voting for this year's MTV Movie Awards has crossed
the eight million mark, an all time high, says the channel.
The figure represents an increase of 75 per cent over
last year. More
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McDonald's helps kids
connect with soccer at World Cup
Fast
food giant McDonald's is helping children score big
at the 2002 FIFA World Cup through a special programme
which pairs kids with the world's best football players.
More
CNBC launches second edition
of Asia Business Leader Awards
Business
and financial channel CNBC in association with TNT,
has invited entries for the second annual Asia Business
Leader Awards 2002. The awards recognise achievement,
innovation and leadership in regional business.More
Perfect Monitoring Media
Analysis
TV manufacturers emerge
largest advertisers at World Cup inaugural
More
than 50 per cent of spots advertised during the FIFA
Worldcup 2002 kick-off yesterday are by television manufacturers.
More
Most number of Supers posted by
Mastercard on the Inaugural match in FIFA Worldcup 2002
More
Tube Talk
Consolation for soccer buffs
with Doordarshan highlights package
Soccer
buffs who miss the live action of the soccer World Cup
need not be flustered. Doordarshan is to telecast the
highlights of the World Cup 2002 on national network
DD-1. The telecast schedule is as follows: More
New serial brings humour back
to DD
DD
Metro is boning up its programming with a new comedy
serial scheduled to commence 5 June. More
Britney to appear on The Oprah
Winfrey Show on Star World
Oprah's
7 June show on Star World will see pop singing sensation
Britney Spears talking about her personal life. More
Technology Update
Arianespace strengthens position
in Mexico with Satmex 6
Arianespace
has further strengthened its position as the leading
launch service provider in Mexico, by entering into
a contract with Satmex to orbit the Satmex 6 telecommunications
satellite, on 30 May. More
Tvia to introduce multi-media
display processor at Computex Taipei 2002
Tvia
which claims to be a leading provider of multi-media
display processors for the advanced TV and emerging
display markets, will introduce and demonstrate its
newest product, the CyberPro 5600 at Computex Taipei
2002.More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com.
Other
Headlines
Some plead, beg for World Cup
on TV More
Yash Chopra:
Taking On History? More
Court’s
red card to operators showing Ten Sports illegally
More
Soccer
fans in city kick themselves More
Yeh kya
ho raha hai? More
DD to telecast
admission figures for city colleges More
Roll, Baby
roll More
TEN Sports
will show, at a price More
Source:
The Indian Express
Sony
tries out new programming strategies More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com
Cricket,
as always, is top scorer in ratings More
Source:
The Hindu Business Line
DD To Sell Holiday Movie Slots More
CAS Is MSOs’ Game, Say Cable Operators More
Read Between TV Shows More
Major CTV Players Up Sales Target To 6.6 Million Units
In 2002 More
Source:
Financial Express
Channel
war' leaves football fans dejected More
Source: The Hindu
Hollywood
cries foul over DVRs More
Pop stars bag MTV movie awards More
Arabic KBC plays politics More
Bhagat Singh films: Relatives move HC More
Source: Hindustan Times
MTV
Movie Awards maintain whacky vibe More
Lord
of the Rings top movie at MTV Awards More
‘The
war seen as another game show’ More
TNT
takes a shot at King Lear More
Tanovic,
Nair to make short films on Sept 11 More
Universal sued for
$6 mn by Schindler's estate
More
Manisha bounces back, and how! More
Meg Ryan learns boxing for film role More
Fans to mark last Elvis show More
Weekend Movies: Two agents, undercover More
Source: The Times of India
SET close to finalising deal with Balaji More
Source:www.moneycontrol.com
News Corp may buy Vivendi out
of Italy More
Rajasthan to launch online lottery
More
China Central Television told to scrap ads starring
foreigners More
Game Set & Max for Kapil More
Viacom, AOL tussle for Viva Media - Report More
Jaswant to brief ministers for war of airwaves More
Source: The Economic Times
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"If
you read a lot of books you are considered well read.
But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well
viewed."
-- Lily Tomlin
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International
Headlines
Slovak TV management accuses debate
moderators of censorship More
Source:
www.hoovnews.hoovers.com
Report:
China TV Ordered to Pull Ads More
Source:
www.lasvegassun.com
TV Sarah and Jack slay 'em with saucy stunt
More
Source:
www.thesun.com
Television Link
to Eating Disorders More
Source:
www.tehrantimes.com
'Rings,' 'Moulin Rouge' top MTV Movie Awards More
Source:
www.cnn.com
Journalists
From an Independent Russian TV Station Back on Air More
Source:
www.voanews.com
Young viewers
desert ailing ITV More
Source:
www.thisislondon.co.uk
Broadcaster's
stock falls on rating cut More
Source:
www.crainsny.com
Pop stars claim victories at MTV Movie Awards More
Source:
www.nj.com
BBC to be 'charged £200m to use
airwaves'More
Source:
www.ananova.com
League
letters undermine ITV suit More
Source:
www.money.telegraph.co.uk
HDTV: High-Anxiety Television More
Source:
www.businessweek.com
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