24 June 2002 Volume 3 Issue no: 89


 

 


 








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Headlines
Ten Sports off INCableNet after raids
Hinduja Group MSO INCableNet's subscribers who were tuned in to the quarter final match-up between new tournament favourites Brazil and England found themselves suddenly switched out... More

Murdoch ready to call it a day: not quite so soon
Any thoughts that Ozzie-American media baron Rupert Murdoch might be ready to ease the pedal on the breakneck pace of life that he leads could well be a tad premature... More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
Universal McCann tops media winners at Cannes Ad Festival with Media Grand Prix, 3 Gold Lions
At this year's Cannes International Advertising Festival, Universal McCann Sydney, Australia, received the top accolade, the Media Grand Prix, for its Magnum Ice Cream "7 Deadly Sins" mixed media campaign on behalf of Unilever's Magnum Ice Cream. More

Discovery seeks new agency as M Bold closes
M Bold & Friends has suddenly folded, with its largest client Discovery Networks Asia looking for a new agency... More

Nielsen//NetRatings launches new online multimedia measurement report
Internet audience measurement and analysis agency Nielsen//NetRatings has announced a new online multimedia measurement report measuring content use for the three largest proprietary formats...
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i3 Mobile and ESPN hatch alliance to give users audio highlights
i3 Mobile Inc. a premium wireless media content and service provider in America and ESPN have announced an agreement to offer ESPN Radio SportsCenter audio reports updated every 20 minutes directly to Pronto users across America from 28 June. More

Firefly Media makes foray into Asia
Firefly Media, which claims to be a leader in the US projection and visual communications industry, has established a presence in the Asian market through a partnership with Kuala Lumpur based Ambient Media... More


Tube Talk
'Lagaan's' Ashutosh Gowarikar on CNN's 'Talk Asia'
Talk Asia meets Indian film director Ashutosh Gowarikar tonight at 8 pm. His film Lagaan, which starred Amir Khan, earned an Oscar nomination in the foreign film language category. More

India-England-Sri Lanka triangular series live on ESPN
The 10 match series starts on 27 June and will air on ESPN. More

Technology Update
Thirdspace showcasing broadband TV solution with Concurrent at Broadcast Asia 2002
Broadband TV enablement company Thirdspace, is demonstrating its solution with Concurrent at Broadcast Asia 2002. The event is taking place in Singapore. More

First successful combined TV broadcasts demonstrated by Telisar
Technology major Telegen Corporation's subsidiary Telisar Corporation has announced the first successful simultaneous transmission of a separate broadcast digital TV program on an analog broadcast TV channel program. More

Media Stock Watch
Media stocks follow market, head south ... More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Aastha To Target NRIs In US More
TV Advertising In India, China Poised For Fastest Growth More
Escotoonz Likely To Sign Deal With US Cartoon Film Studio More
Hughes Software Bags Pilot Consultancy Order From Inmarsat More
Source: Financial Express

Bellandur gram panchayat to go live on cable TV More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Mumbai cable operators in a spot More
Hollywood spins a web at the Indian box office More
Bored Italians want more ads on TV More
Sony plea against Mirc turned down More
Gemstar loses patent ruling on TV set-top boxes More

Source:The EconomicTimes

Sri Adhikari showing promise, says analyst More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com


Love In The Time Of Box Office Chaos More
Manisha Kiorala: Living life on her terms!
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Romance of cinema!
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Anil Kapoor: Moving with the times!
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Rajanikath's Baba and the success story!
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Source: The Hindustan Times


Whose news?
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Now, Showing desi Matrix
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First day first show
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Source: The Indian Express

Cable men to be raided for illegal telecast of World Cup More
It’s a party for Indians at Sydney film festival More
Bo Derek will star in Jackie’s film Boom -
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Source: The Asian Age

HC clamps down on illegal airing of World Cup More
DD keen on cricket show More
Bollywood woos tourism industry More
Kher prays for success of Om Jai...
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Amarr Upadhyaya: Sure of leap from TV to cinema
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Johnny Lever: From rags to respect
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Mogambo turns 70
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Farhan Akhtar signs Big B for Laksh
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Rahman’s career high on London stage
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Indian harvest at Sydney Film Fest
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Source: The Times of India


"We don't want the television script good. We want it Tuesday."
-- Dennis Norden

International Headlines
North Africans in France get TV channel More
Source: www.expatica.com

Three Beauty Pageants Leaving CBS for NBC
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Source: www.nytimes.com

Vivendi may sell Canal Plus Technologies
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Telenet to test DTV
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NTL redesigns iTV service
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Source: www.europmedia.net

Channel 7 signs up bent cop
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Source: www.thewest.com.au

Israel satellite TV says won't boycott CNN and BBC
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Disney cable group looks to video-on-demand for growth
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Source: www.money.iwon.com

EchoStar says satellite launch from Kazakhstan stopped
More
Source: www.cnet.com

AOL Time Warner Seen to Have Won Battle for Viva
More
Source: www.handelsblatt.com

TV Games Network Parent Loses Critical Patent Ruling
More
Source: www.bloodhorse.com

Italy PM Decried As TV Hosts Removed
More
Source: www.lasvegassun.com

Sun-powered satellite TV, anyone?
More
Source: www.philstar.com

Vivendi deal stokes fears
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Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Grade says Channel 4 backs wrong horse on digital TV More
Source: www.independent.co.uk



 




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