23 Oct 2002 Volume 5 Issue no:88


 













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Headlines
Star, Hathway, INCableNet form alliance
Lead broadcaster Star India, Hinduja group MSO INCableNet and Hathway Datacom have formed a joint action group to counter under-declaration of subscriber numbers in Mumbai... More

Balaji Tele Q2 net profit surges 131%
Leading production house Balaji Telefilms' second quarter net profit has risen 130.8 per cent to Rs 152.88 million from Rs 66.24 million in the corresponding quarter last year... More


Hinduja TMT Q2 net rises 126 %
Hinduja TMT Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 158.40 million for the quarter ended 30 September ... More

33,000 attend Zee Mela 2002 in UK
Zee Network organised event Mela 2002 which took place this past weekend (18 to 20 October) at Birmingham's NEC in the UK saw an attendance of 33,000... More

Zee to go off German cable service Media Vision
From I November, Zee channels will be going off the Germany cable provider Media Vision... More


NDS files countersuit against DirecTV, subsidiaries
NDS has countersued DirecTV Enterprises and two of its subsidiaries, along with a chip manufacturer and its North American sales affiliate... More

ESS appoints ad sales director for Taiwan
Alice Chiang has been appointed director, advertising sales, by ESPN Star Sports for Taiwan... More

Discovery bags 6 of 17 awards at Wildscreen
Discovery Networks has bagged six Wildscreen Panda awards at Wildscreen, the world's largest wildlife film festival... More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
'FCB Ulka takes case study competition to the Net
FCB-Ulka, India's fifth largest marketing communication group, has taken its communication strategy case study competition for business schools on to the worldwide web... More

Cartoon Network in promo tie-up with Boomer
Another consumer product joins the Cartoon Network bandwagon... More
Contract Advertising comes out on top at Effies 2002
In the end it was a straight to the heart direct mailer campaign that saw Contract Advertising steal a march over rival ad agencies at the second Indian edition of the Effies... More

IT industry on recovery path
India's hardware industry is predicted to grow at over 15 per cent, thus crossing 1.9 million personal computer (PC) units in 2002-03... More



Tube Talk
Aaj Tak to air Modi interview tomorrow More

Technology Update
After Net Talk, Hathway institutes gateway virus cleaning More

Other Headlines
Chartbuster: Radio Mirchi scorches rivals in metros More
STAR first foreign broadcaster to ask for uplink from India More
Phase-II of FM radio to focus on revenue-sharing More
Serial killing More
Wireless Net yet to take off in a big way: study More
Larger than life: Adlabs plans to set up Imax theatre in Capital More
Paramount may bid for new mafia series More
'Midnight's Children' may be staged in London More
Advertising is an art, no questions about it! More
Source:The EconomicTimes

For radio pause, blame UT dept More
Ek Chhotisi film row to ek badasa stage role More
Just do it, Udit! More
Cashing in More
Gautam Rajadhyaksha:Contrary to what many people believe, I don’t like shooting glamourous people" More
Source: The Indian Express

Star Gold To Screen Hollywood Flicks Dubbed In Hindi More
Thinking Big: Oscar PlansTo Reinvent Itself More
3,000 Reliance Infocomm Employees Move To Navi Mumbai Complex More
Source: The Financial Express

`Our business model will be focussed on TV serials' :Mr V. Devarajan, Chief Financial Officer, Balaji Telefilms More
Prasar Bharati marketing division in Hyderabad More
Balaji Tele net zooms 130 pc More
Hinduja TMT Q2 net up 125 pc More
Star to ask for uplink from India More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Star, multi-system operators make truce More
The news channel boom More
Chinese firm TCL planning consumer electronics firm More
Source: Business Standard & Ice World

 Daisy Irani back to teaching More
Source: Mid Day

Can Gladiator replicate the success of The Mummy? More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Balaji Telefilms Q2 net surges 130.79% More
Hinduja TMT Q2 net at Rs 15.84 crore More
Power Grid to tele-link all big cities by Dec '03 More
Shubha Mudgal: Fiery diva bares her heart More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

STAR channel asks for uplink from India More
Have grey matter? Win gold on Zee TV show! More
Malayalam channel to air Karunakaran's Gulf tour More
Meet held to discuss FDI guidelines More
TCL gears up for solo act in Indian TV mart More
Hairspray star Marissa sets TV deal More
My film has no Indian buyers: Gopalakrishnan More
Midnight's Children could come to Mumbai More
Nayanika Chatterjee, Model-choreographer, On whether she will continue modelling after motherhood. More
Source: The Times of India

Balaji Tele Q2 net soars 131% More
Judge approves $200,000 loan to Napster More
BMW to launch online films More
Reject me in bad films says Devgan More
Source: The Hindustan Times

Midnight’s children start work on Nov. 25 More
Germany showcases film series on Islam More
Giving theatre the Signature touch More
Max excitement at state Science City from today More
Source: The Asian Age

Karnataka to remove ban on Tamil films More
Global media prize to combat intolerance More
Journalist murdered in Lucknow More
Source: The Hindu

"Television enables you to be entertained in your home by people you wouldn't have in your home."
--- David Frost

International Headlines
TNT, ESPN, ABC Hype NBA More
Future of Cable-Ready DTV Sets Bright More
Tauzin Backs Cable on Dual Must-Carry More
CPB Seeds Digital Switch More
Cartoon’s ‘Adult Swim’ Takes Five More
HBO Hangs Up on Arli$$ More
Robbins: We’re Fine Without AT&T More
Source: www.tvinsite.com

Crime pays for television networks in ratings race; CBS leads More
British Channels Say Television Giants "Must Cut Their Ad Sales Share" More
Source: Hoovers

TV movies inspired by news mark November sweeps More
Source: www.newsobserver.com

Combs hops on reality TV bandwagon More
Source:www.itv.com

LBC poaches Radio 5 Live boss More
Bazalgette hits out at TV 'tsars' More
Viewers abandon Dead Gorgeous More
Oftel throws out ITV complaint More
Berlusconi denies KirchMedia bid More
Redmond hits out at Channel 4 over Brookside's demise More
Source: www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Eisner, Parsons: We want CNN/ABC deal done More
Source: Broadcasting& Cable

AFTRA Coalition asks FCC to hold hearings on media consolidation More
Source: emonline
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