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AXN gets set for a new season
of the 'The Amazing Race'
Action channel AXN has announced the second season of
the reality show 'The Amazing Race'. AXN will broadcast
the first two episodes of 'Amazing Race 2' this Friday,
15 March back to back, from 8-9 PM and 9-10 PM out More
MTV to launch in Indonesia in
May
Viacom-owned global music channel MTV is set to add another
channel to its empire when it launches MTV Indonesia in
May. More
Advertising & Marketing Watch
'Hong Kong
is it!' for AXN as brand building exercise gathers steam
The Indian leg of the Hong Kong AXN Challenge
organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board and AXN took
place on Saturday in South Mumbai. More
Source:
www.indiantelevision.com
Frames 2002
Q&A with
UTV COO, Strategy & New Media, Biren Ghose
Ficci Frames has established itself as a networking
unit by virtue of the quality of its speakers, says Biren
Ghose, Chief Operating Officer - Strategy & New Media,
UTV. More
Tube Talk
Watch Surjit Sahotas redefine Punjabi pop on etc
Predominantly music channel etc has announced that one
of the brothers of British fusion band Sahotas, Surjit
Sahotas is the channel's Pop Ki Aandhi for the first half
of March. More
Source:
www.indiantelevision.com
Other
Headlines
Pak
ban on Indian channels disappoints Sushma
More
PTV
telecast banned in rural Ahmedabada More
Indiatimes, NIIT launch course for women More
No TV please, baba-ma are studying More
How will the partnership work? Will both the channels
retain their individual identities? More
Source:
The Times of India
Warner Music, Listen.com in licensing deal More
February
cheers up automakers
More
Source:
The Economic Times
Zee
not to seek fresh deal with AOL Time Warner
More
Saregama
enters home video mart More
Source:
The Business-standard
Ad agencies must pay TV channels in 75 days More
Saregama to market Warner classics More
Hallmark
bid to expand reach More
Source:Business
Line
Zee
launches new celebrity show More
Source:www.briefonline.com |
"Advertising
- a judicious mixture of flattery and threats."
-Robert I.
Fitzhenry
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Murdoch counters
criticism of UK press
Rupert Murdoch has praised the "cantankerous independence"
of the British press, and urged journalists to remain
"fearless" in the face of criticism. More
Yeo
calls for acceleration of ownership reforms
The shadow culture secretary, Tim Yeo, is pushing for
the government to speed up media regulation reforms that
could allow the creation of a single ITV company. More
Barker quits
Channel 4 for independent sector
Channel 4 is losing Adam Barker, its head of independent
television and video, to the independent producer Ideal
World. More
ITN
News Channel losing £3/4m a month
ITN News Channel is losing
more than three-quarters of a million pounds a month according
to figures seen by MediaGuardian.co.uk, leaving a question
mark over the future of the service.
More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk
Tribune
Restructures TV Station Division
The Chicago-based Tribune Co., owner of 23 network-affiliated
local TV stations, today announced a dramatic restructing
of its station division, the fourth largest group in the
country. More
Tech TV,
'Fast Company' Strike Content Accord
The Paul Allen-owned Tech TV entered into a content agreement
with Fast Company magazine in which the cable network
produces original vignettes based on the business publication's
content. More
Source:www.mediaweek.com
BBC's
The Weakest Link offends traditional Thai culture
Thailand's National Youth Bureau has sent an official
letter of complaint to the producers of popular but controversial
quiz show Kamjad Orn, the local version of the BBC's international
hit The Weakest Link, harshly criticizing the program.
More
Source:www.adageglobal.com
HONDA STARTS
CIVIC SI TV PUSH
New Model Gets Solo 30-Second Spot American Honda
Motor Co., Torrance, Calif., breaks ads for its new Civic
SI today on national and cable TV. More
BOUCHEZ KENT LANDS SPORTS NETWORK ACCOUNT
Cablevision's MSG to Relaunch as 24-Hours Channel,
Cablevision Corp.'s Madison Square Garden Network has
awarded its $8 million account to Bouchez Kent & Co.,
New York. More
Source:www.adage.com
Agent
Offers One-Stop TV Production
Ben Silverman, the agent who represented many of the program
formats from European television that have become hits
on American networks, including "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
and "Survivor," is leaving the William Morris talent agency
to start a company that will create, distribute and own
television programming. More
Source:www.nytimes.com
iTV
developers create Interactive Television Council
A
group of interactive television (iTV) developers has created
the Interactive Television Council (iTVC), aiming to promote
the development and deployment of iTV services to consumers.
More
Public
broadcaster and newspaper create film site
One
of the Dutch public broadcasters, VPRO, has started a
cooperation with the newspaper De Volkskrant to create
a website devoted to TV and film. Both parties have each
put two editors on the job.
More
Source:www.europemedia.net
CBS
beats ABC for David Letterman
David
Letterman, the late-night talk show host, has re-signed
his contract with Viacom's CBS network, ending speculation
that he could defect to the rival ABC network. More
Source:The
Financial Times
Group
Asks FCC to Rethink Auction Plan
The
Spectrum Clearing Alliance, led by Paxson Communications
Corp., late last week asked the Federal Communications
Commission to reconsider rules tying the auction of spectrum
now used for TV channels 60 through 69 to a similar sale
of spectrum used for channels 52 through 59. Both bidding
sessions are now scheduled for June 19. More
Oprah
to Call It Quits in 2006
Oprah
Winfrey is going to go out with 20 seasons in syndication.
The queen of daytime talk is going to call it a day at
the conclusion of the 2005-2006 season, King World Productions
executives confirmed Monday morning. More
Disney
Film Drums Up Record Ratings
Original
film Cadet Kelly marched to record ratings for Disney
Channel Friday night. More
ESPN,
NHL Go Interactive
ESPN
said Monday that it will offer viewers interactive features
during its remaining regular-season and postseason National
Hockey League telecasts as part of a deal between the
sports network and the league. More
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