2 May 2002
 Volume 3 Issue no: 46


 

 




 




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Headlines
Nickelodeon stirs out of slumber?
Children's channel Nickelodeon is finally making a serious play for the viewer's attention ... More

Crest attempts to put life into DD Bharati
Crest Communications is responsible for the packaging and look of the three month old DD Bharati, a channel that curently has an average of 90 minutes of original programming a day. More

Aaj Tak launches online opinion poll
News channel Aaj Tak has scored another first by launching an all India live-online opinion poll. More

Technology Update
TI and Microtune Deliver Enhanced Cable Modem Solutions for DOCSIS 1.1
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) and Microtune Inc have signed an agreement to jointly market and pursue development of data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) cable modem solutions. More

Tube Talk
AXN premieres New Zealand Eco-Challenge 5 May
Premiering on action channel AXN on Sunday, 5 May, is a new 'Eco-Challenge' series. More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
It is curtains for The Simpsons More
Source: Hindustan Times

24/7 eyes south for second facility More
Sony buys 1% in RealNetworks More
AOL signs marketing deal to use Google search engine More
Bornstein quits as ABC TV president More
Radio Mirchi launched in Pune More
 Source: The Economic Times

 WIN 94.6 Rocks Mumbai More
Samsung Electronics To Invest $6 M In India More
Source: Financial Express

 Goa firm launches FM Radio in Mumbai More
Cosmo Films promoters up stake by 8.49% to over 51% More
Source: Business Standard

Telugu actress-director to enter Guinness Book More
American Pie inspires Bollywood More
Source: The Times of India

"Inside every digital circuit, there's an analog signal screaming to get out."
 - Al Kovalick, Hewlett-Packard
International Headlines
 Comcast Reports Strong 1Q More
AT&T SVOD: West Coast Test More
Top 10 MSOs Embrace Powell DTV Plan More
MTV VMAs Set for August in N.Y. More
BBC Boosts VOD Offerings More
Ergen: DBS Merger Avoids Cable Rereg More
CBS Takes Tuesday night More
Leo Burnett to Create Ads for ABC More
Discovery’s Credits Scrap a Go More
NBC Closes on KNTV More
ABC Plans Sept. 11 Tribute More
SkyFORUM Views Merger Odds More
Fox's Gibbs Joins Wall $treet Week More
Run for the Roses in HD More
Source: www.tvinsite.com

 TV chiefs launch disability manifesto More
'Imagination needed', says Kaufman More
Champions League got 9m More
ITC chief demands quality safeguards More
Viewers turn away from digital TV More
BBC seeks to reassure ITV Digital customers More
Viewers treated to free play-off coverage More
Plug pulled on ITV Digital and 1,500 jobs More
ITC chief demands quality safeguards More
End of ITV Digital's impossible dream More
Source: www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Televiews / Soccer set to take over almost all TV genres More
Source: www.yomiuri.co.jp

 Seven's tough reality cheque More
Source: The Australian

 No Live TV for Six World Cup GamesMore
Source: www.mediaconference.com

No TV Coverage For House Debates More
Source: www.alafrical.com

Two Chattanooga, Tenn., Television Stations Comply with Digital Deadline More
Source:www.hoovnews.com

ITV Digital fades to black as resale of licences looms More
Source:www.timesonline.com


 

 

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