1 Oct 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 69


 













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Top Story
IBF sets norms on surrogate advertising
Broadcasters look to require advertisers of alcohol brand extension products to provide a certificate stating that the products were being sold in sufficient quantities to warrant advertising on television... More

Headlines
Balaji hunts for fresh talent in mass auditions
About 900 aspirants made a beeline for Balaji studios Sunday hoping for a place in the hit soap factory's forthcoming projects... More


Star claims hold on Sunday mornings too
Star Plus' 3 new shows that have blocked the Sunday morning band with a mixed dose of spirituality, religion, leisure have captured the minds of viewers... More

BBC switches off analogue feed
BBC World switched off its analogue signal on PAS 10 in South Asia and the Middle East... More


Canal+ opens up digital market on DTT platform
Canal+Technologies, has announced the launch of CJSC TELEMEDIUM's first Russian DTT platform, secured by the companies' conditional access system, MEDIAGUARD... More


Citi to hawk AOL's cash mgt services in Asia
Media conglomerate AOL Time Warner has awarded Citibank e-Business, a Citigroup division,the regional mandate to provide cash management services to its subsidiaries across ten markets in Asia. ... More


Turner launches action channel CNX in UK
Turner Broadcasting has recently launched CNX, a testosterone-fuelled, Action, Adventure and Animé channel in the UK... More

ADV Films' licensing opportunities at MIPCOM 2002
ADV Films, a leading distributor of anime and genre live action programming in the English-speaking world has announced a partial list of the global licensing opportunities the firm will have available at MIPCOM 2002... More

Media Advertising & Marketing Watch
DD mulls doing its own event marketing
Flushed with the success of marketing the upcoming West Indies cricket tour of India for over Rs 500 million on its own, national broadcaster Doordarshan is contemplating doing marketing of events on its own a regular feature in the future'... More

BCCI ups cricketers' take-home
As a first step towards resolving the cricket sponsorship row, the BCCI, one of the richest sporting bodies in the world, has decided to up the Indian cricketers’ take home for a match which will amount to 26 per cent of the total earnings of the BCCI... More

Cartoon Network, Bournvita team up again
The relationship between Cartoon Network and Bournvita is blossoming with a new promotion rolled out... More

SET takes 'Bachke Rehnaa' dare to Mumbai roads
Sony Entertainment Television has organised a live on-the-streets experience of Bachke Rehnaa zara sambhalna, on the streets of Mumbai... More

Publicis ranks 4th globally after merger with Bcom3
Publicis Groupe SA has announced the completion of its merger with Bcom3, forming the world's fourth-largest advertising and communications group... More

Liberate, Discovery team to enhance croc show
Liberate Technologies and Discovery Networks Europe, have announched that the two would work together to enhance Crocodile Hunter... More

TV Ratings
TAM Top 10 Programmes (15th - 21st September 2002)
 Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

TAM Top 100 Programmes on different Channels (15th - 21st September 2002)
Star Plus
Sony
Sun TV
Gemini TV
Zee TV
Technology Update
nSTREAMS, SITV offer interactive digital cable TV More
Sony's new PED combines gaming, TV and DVD More

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Other Headlines
WorldSpace Limits Channel Count To 35 More
UTV Bags Cinegroupe’s Flash Animation TV Series Order More
Creative Hiring: Saregama Sings A New Tune More
Philips: Finetuning A Fresh FM Radio Game Plan More
Source: TheFinancial Express

PR agencies emerge as consultants More
TV software cos mushroom; but is there space for all? More
Glitz `n' glamour More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Elton John to rock Bangalore on Nov 2 More
Gulzar to direct campaign for healthcare business More
Catching ‘em young More
Source: Business Standard

Balaji Tele to launch two new serials More
Radio revenues: Missing that crackle More
Source:www.moneycontrol.com

Restaurants cash in on cricket frenzy More
Hundreds vie for role in Ekta Kapoor serial More
Stepping Out: Virasat More
Reena Wadhwa : ‘ It is fabulous’ More
Mike dares to win More
Khans tried to buy me off: eyewitness More
To woo or not to woo More
Rajni’s hero for distributors again More
Publicity covers up for lack of new films at IFFI More
Let’s welcome Marcello Mastroianni More
Thanks for that reminder More
Source: The Indian Express

The classics go funky More
Sarojini Naidu prize for media persons announced More
Film fete to open with Brazilian movie More
GCDA to run online lottery More
Source:The Hindu

Legends of Cricket on ESPN More
Ken Adam's spectacular sets More
Good new acts aren’t good news More
Source: Mid Day

Sivasankari - south's Ekta Kapoor More
Vineet Jain new PTI chairman More
1st anniversary of Mirchi Lakhpati contest More
Gulzar to direct Ranbaxy's healthcare campaign More
Balaji Telefilms to launch two new shows More
Nafisa Joseph says no to Bollywood More
Old women-young men films latest trend in Bollywood More
Ram Gopal Varma completes 80 pc of Bhoot More
Opening of NY's Museum of Sex put on hold More
Star says next Raymond season may be last More
Barbra Streisand comes out of retirement More
Dubai hosts first international Malayalam film festival More
Viva grooves to new tune More
Cable operators yet to pay dues More
Winner all the way More
Pop goes Anand Jon More
Tabu’s tryst with Ray’s aranya More
Destination Ramoji Film City for 24 Hollywood film-makers? More
Gunning for fame More
Jeena sirf box-office ke liye! More
Dare-devil' Mike Whitney is out to get you More
Movie theatre collections fall steeply More
Source: The Times of India

Vineet Jain is new PTI chairman More
Baywatch hunk lives a dry life More
Everybody loves him, but Raymond will retire More
BBC editor in foxy business More
Source: The Asian Age

Lovesick Pitt quits movie More
Elton's date with Bangalore More
Source: The Hindustan Times

EU plans to throw open Web music market More
Modi Entertainment set to enter online lottery biz More
PVR Group snaps up Phoenix's multiplex More
Brazilian film to open international film fest More
Balaji Telefilms to launch 2 shows in Q3 More
Source:The EconomicTimes

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--- -Eric Sevareid

International Headlines
PBS Unveils Comprehensive Online Resource More
Rankings for Basic Cable Networks More
SNL' Heads Into 28th Season More
Documentary Explores 'The Misfits More
New Fall TV Season Trends Begin More
Hasselhoff Talks About Sober Living More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

New crisis hits C4 breakfast show More
Friends' popularity soars More
Jacko's Face brings smile to C5 More
ITV lines up Elliott as stopgap More
(Not so wonderful) Copenhagen More
Sky threatens to slash MTV cash More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Iran, Pakistan Keen to Expand Cooperation in Electronic Media More
Source:Tehran Times (Iran)

Hyperfactory develops text to TV More
Source: The New Zealand Herald

TV reporter, photographer missing in Philippines More
Source:Japan Today

TV Survivor in mountain drama More
Source: www.itv.com
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