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Ten Sports announces new
CATV distribution agreements taking C&S penetration
to 18 million TV homes
Ten Sports penetration across India now stands at 18
million homes, and is expected to go up further in the
next two days, as the 2002 FIFA World Cup fever increases
in intensity. More
B4U, DD ink deal on FIFA World Cup telecast
B4U
Networks and Doordarshan thrashed out an agreement today
that clears the way for the deferred telecast on DD
of four matches and a daily highlights capsule. More
ESPN STAR Sports' senior presenter
Jason Dasey is resident anchor of SportsCenter Asia
ESPN
Star Sports may not have the telecast rights but just
ahead of FIFA World Cup action, the channel launched
this week the new version of it's live, pan-regional
sports news program, SportsCenter Asia, with the addition
of Jason Dasey as the resident anchor of the show. More
etc introduces SMSing to bring
stars, fans closer
Predominantly music channel etc is adding interactive
elements to its long-running Bollywood Birthmarks, which
features filmstars whose birthdays fall in a particular
week. More
Media, Advertising & Marketing
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Star gets up and about
to promote 'Asoka'
As
programming initiatives go it is certainly a new effort
- Star Plus serialisation of the uncut version of Santosh
Sivan's magnum opus Asoka in a five-part series that
is. And Star Plus pulled out all the stops yesterday
ahead of the first show to make sure it got top of the
mind recall in Mumbai.More
Unilever signs $460 million
TV advertising deal
In
what it calls the biggest advertising tie-up of its
kind in the UK, Unilever has signed a £320 million ($460
million) deal with UK broadcasters Carlton Communications
and Granada to promote its brands. More
Yahoo ties with Euro RSCG for
online soccer campaign
Yahoo
announced a tie up with Havas' Euro RSCG Worldwide,
marking an expansion of the company's existing relationship
with the network. The announcement comes as the Internet
portal prepares to launch a TV campaign in 10 global
markets behind its FIFA 2002 World Cup soccer sponsorship.
More
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Tube Talk
New social drama debuts
on DD National
Mera
Humsafar, a new soap from the Mudra Videotec stables,
premieres on Doordarshan on 3 June. More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com.
Other
Headlines
TV makers cash in on soccer fever More
Ordinance to regulate cable operations mooted More
Source:
The Hindu
BPL,
Onida top slots in CTV market -- LG, Philips are fastest-growing
brands : ORG-MARG More
`Gamble'
pays off for Playwin More
Source:
The Hindu Business Line
Broadcasters Want Basic Tier Charge For Free Channels
Capped At Rs 45 More
Effective
Buying: Ad Agencies Now Roll Out New Media Tools More
Bollywood
Kitsch Goes International More
Star
Tuning Into Chennai FM Circle? More
DD
To Show World Cup Highlights More
Commissioned
Programming Boosts Balaji Telefilms’ Revenues More
BBC
Works At Synergies In TV, Radio & Online Services More
Ficci
Sends Proposal On Audio-visual Services To WTO More
Source:
Financial Express
AB
Corp weighs proposal to float public issue More
Making
it to a producer More
Source: Business Standard
Suspense remains on soccer telecast More
RPG
set to telecast Copa Mundial Live More
No signal for AIR museum More
Radio Mirchi to air pageant live More
Film technicians a worried lot in Kerala More
Spider-Man smashes box office record in India More
Bhagat Singh generates curiosity at Cannes More
Source: The Times of India
From May 31, hand him the remote More
Source:The Hindustan Times
Balaji eyes weekends, sticks to old guidance More
Going for a song? Film music rights hit a new low
More
Enough room to raise rates, says Balaji CEO More
Source:www.moneycontrol.com
Rural Mural More
‘Clones’ may plan advance attack
on India More
From reel to real, films are indicators More
Harry Potter & the anxious wait More
Easier imports help speedy release of Hollywood films
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Source: The Economic Times
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"Inside
every digital circuit, there's an analog signal screaming
to get out."
-- Al Kovalick
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International
Headlines
Kingston begins to lose patience with interactive TV More
ITV promises new twist in plot More
BBC must raise its game, says Dyke More
Ozzy signs up for second series More
Office creators take centre stage at Edinburgh More
TalkSport rapped over Turkish insult More
UBM reeling from hi-tech battering More
Murdoch leaves Future behind More
Source:
www.mediaguardian.co.uk
Diva Goes Chapter 11More
Charter
Launches HDTV
More
TNN Goes on Blind Date More
MTV
Re-Signs The Osbournes More
ESPN Expands ‘X Games’ Franchise More
Good News for NBC Nightly News More
Source:
www.tvinsite.com
European DTV market has a future More
Murdoch poised
to dominate Italian pay-TV More
Source:
www.europemedia.net
Gunman enters
Los Angeles CBS complex, shoots himself after police standoff
More
Source:
www.nj.com
Modem owners get AT&T cable surprise More
Source:
www.zdnet.com
Second police officer wins £1 million
on Survivor More
Source:
www.ananova.com |
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