6 March 2002
Volume 2 Issue no: 100







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Breaking News
Modi Entertainment close to deal with Taj Sports?
There's a strong buzz in the industry that MEN sis close to signing a deal as the distribution platform for the soon-to-be-launched Taj Entertainment Network (Ten) sports channel. More

Omnicom,WPP frontrunners in race to buy into Sportsworld
WPP Group and Omnicom, both among the world's largest communications groups, are the two most likely candidates, which may acquire a stake in Sportsworld the company that owns the worldwide rights to ITV's Popstars. More


Playwin Infravest's online lottery launches
The Essel group promoted Super Lotto went online at retail centres across the country from last evening, with Sikkim Lottery doing the honours initially.More

Cannes readies for MIPTV 2002
MIPTV 2002, the annual international television programme market held in Cannes, France, will look at the new trends of television programming and the emerging types of programs shaping the industry this April. More

SC sets 2 April for final hearing on Bharat Shah bail plea
The fate of big-time film financier Bharat Shah, who has been incarcerated since early last year due to his alleged connections to the underworld, is to be decided on 2 April, the Supreme Court has ruled. More

ORG-Marg Intam RATINGS
18 Feb to 24 Feb 2002
Despite fears that it was losing steam, Star Plus' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi bahu Thi continues to rule the cable and satellite ratings sweepstakes. Aap Beeti on DD1 is the big daddy of all shows on DD1.More
Top 10 programmes on Sony
Top 10 programmes on Zee TV
Top 10 programmes on Star Plus
Top 10 programmes on DD1
Top 10 programmes on DD2


INTAM Top 10 Programmes in Maharashtra
Top 10 programmes across C&S on Zee TV
Top 10 programmes across C&S on Sony
Top 10 programmes across All Individuals on Star Plus
Top 10 programmes across All Individuals on DD2
Top 10 programmes across All Individuals on DD1
Top 10 programmes across All Individuals
Top 10 programmes across All C&S


AC NIELSEN'S Tam RATINGS

17 Feb to 23 Feb 2002
Fast forwarding Kyunki Saas bhi kabhi Bhi Bahu Thi 20 years on has given the soap, which appeared to be tiring, a new shot in the arm. More

Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes


TAM Top 100 Programmes
Sony
Star Plus
Sun TV
Gemini TV
DD Sports
Eenadu TV


Opinion Poll
Is good kids' programming hard to find on Indian TV?
An opinion poll conducted by indiantelevision.com over the past week endorsed the view that good kids' programming is indeed hard to find on Indian television. An overwhelming 58 per cent said yes, while 35 per cent believed that was not the case. Seven per cent of the respondents said they were not sure either way.
Click here to see results ….

Source-www.indiantelevision.com

CABINET OKAYS 100% FDI IN FILMS, AD
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Source- The Asian Age


Govt okays 100% FDI in film, advertising
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Zee and Sony come under tax net More
BPL sees future in entertainment More
India's R&D expenditure lower than Sony's More
Future perfect: BPL's full-screen ideas More
Media should encourage peace More
Source- times of india


Canal Plus to offer interactive TV solutions in India
More
Source- The business-standard

Only metros exempt from multiplex benefits More
DirecTV, TiVo to make new TV recorder More
Source- The economictimes

TV commercials for Tata Press Yellow Pages
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Awards time for eves! More
Cable operators block Zee channels More
Source- The Hindu Business Line

IT retailing: It's a chain reaction Vipin
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TV screen as monitor More
source-Financial express


Be aware in everything you do.Let your every act be dynamic to your conciousness life.

J Donald Walters

NBC to Televise AFL Games in 2003 More
Koppel Hopes 'Nightline' Will Stay More
Source- www.mediaweek.com

A Tale of 2 Krasnoyarsk TV Stations More
Source- The Moscow Times

Media chief calls for more action on piracy More
Football league TV channel a step closer
THE world’s first television channel owned by a football league could be a reality by July.
More

Source- www.business.scotsman.com

Justice to Review All Media Mergers
The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission reached an agreement Tuesday under which the DOJ would assume control over all media- and entertainment-industry mergers.
More

Costas’ HBO Deal Could Cost ESPN More
Theatricals Turn Adult Demos
Theatricals drove USA Network, TBS Superstation and Turner Network Television to the top of the key adult-demographic heap in primetime last week.
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CableLabs Issues VOD Specification More
Discovery Enters the Ice Age More
43% to Miss Digital-TV Deadline More
DTV-Delay Requests Pour In on Deadline
By the close of an application window Monday, 562 commercial TV stations requested FCC extensions to the May 1 deadline for constructing digital-transmission facilities. More

Source-www.tvinsite.com

UBM plans to spend up to £400m on purchases
United Business Media, the business information group, could spend up to £400m ($568.7m) buying non-advertising businesses after the media downturn almost halved its 2001 operating profits.
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Pace shares fall 67% after set-top box warning More
FT New Media and Broadcasting conference
The FT New Media and Broadcasting conference kicks off in London on Monday, with speakers such as News Corp's Peter Chernin, Christie Hefner, the chairman and chief executive of Playboy Enterprises, and BT Group's Sir Christopher Bland.
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Vivendi's deal-making costs it E13.6bn
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International Media earnings watch: UBM,RTL,Pearson More
Source-news.ft.com

Granite will sell or swap smaller WB affiliates: More
Studios team up on new versions of popular sci-fi series: More
Source-www.emonline.com

Putin Urges Better Shows For Children on Television More
Source-www.themoscowtimes.com

Indian newspapers stay out of bounds for foreigners More
Media curbs seen as threat to Australian democracy More

Source-www.atimes.com

Foxtel wins pay TV war More
Source-www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au

'BT not ready to deliver TV' says Bland More
Source-media.guardian.co.uk

SMS voting for TV show sparks controversy More
source-www.europemedia.net

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