7 Oct 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 74


 













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Executive Dossier
"Discovery 33 per cent ahead of National Geographic where viewership is concerned"
An interview with Discovery Communications India managing director Deepak Shourie
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Headlines
SET India gears for life after 'K3H'
Ahead of Diwali, Sony set to air blockbuster movie 'Lagaan', make 'Achanak' a daily and commence new shows in tandem with flop marriage show 'Kahi Na Kahi Koi Hai' going off air... More


Star Plus to Indianise '....Child Geniuses'
Star Group and Fox World have joined forces to produce and distribute popular Fox World-controlled programming formats to Asian television... More

Eutelsat's Hot Bird 6 goes into service
Eutelsat's latest addition to its fleet of broadcasting satellites has entered into commercial service and is now beaming TV and radio channels to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East... More

CSI claims No 1 drama position in US

With a viewership close to 30 million ,Crime Scene Investigation, the highly acclaimed crime-thriller series has set a record and become the No. 1 drama on television, in the US an official release states, ... More


Karachi punter wins all-new 'Super Selector'
Hasnain Abbas of Karachi has emerged as the Winner of the innovative, interactive and integrated game show ESPN STAR Sports Super Selector ... More


Duck Dodgers blasts onto Cartoon Network in 2004
Cartoon Network has announced that Daffy Duck is back in an original series from Warner Bros... More


Switch roles for a day on Nickelodeon
The Nickelodeon channel launched a new reality TV series called A Walk in your Shoes today... More

Freeview digital service to launch 30 free channels
Freeview, the new digital service supported by BBC and Sky will be launched at the end of this month with 30 free channels... More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
Fevicol ad fest airs on Zee Network
Jashn Manao Haisha, an ad festival of Fevicol TV commercials, was recently launched on Zee network by advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather and Pidilite Industries... More

In US, website video clips to promote new shows
After years of neglecting the video areas of their websites, US television networks have discovered that there is intrinsic value in promoting their new shows to surfers through clips... More

CNBC's Managing Brainstorm V: topic triggers for growth
CNBC India in association with Sun Microsystems and Wipro Infotech held the fifth session of its managing Brainstorm series in Mumbai yesterday... More

Disney Online honored with four WebAwards
Disney Online, part of the Walt Disney Internet Group and creator of kids' entertainment and family community online destination (www.disney.com), has been awarded four WebAwards by the Web Marketing Association (WMA)... More

Discovery in marketing overdrive
Discovery Communications India, managing the affairs of Discovery and Animal Planet channels in India, has decided to go in for aggressive marketing initiatives to promote the programming on Discovery, including sending direct mailers and bringing out a 22-page quarterly programming guide in India Today... More

Tube Talk
BBC 'Panorama' special: The case against Saddam
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Zee MGM unfurls Woody Allen festival this October
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Other Headlines
Exodus Of Channels From Thaicom Hits VSNL’s Plans More
Vividh Bharati Second Only To Radio Mirchi: Survey More
Tripoint Global To Set Up Manufacturing Facility In India More
Bollywood To Hog Limelight At SA Filmfest More
Source: TheFinancial Express

Adhikari Bros allots shares to core promoters More
It's fun to dare and do More
Disney drops kids channel plan More
`An award for the film industry by the industry' More
Ukraine President visits ISRO centre More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Set India : Finally out of the box More
Private love public on TV More
The cinema of food More
Big B puts a smile back on fans’ lips More
Foreign films: Theatres go empty More
People Problems : Why Somnath Sen's Leela is different More
Source: The Indian Express

ZEE introduces "Recommend a Friend to ZEE" offer, commences trailers for MEGA movies More
Source: www.mediabullet.co.uk

ZEE TV attempts an overhaul once again More
Tide: ‘Stripes’ of disruption More
Outlook Hindi hits newsstands today More
Fevicol ad fest to go on air More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com & Business Line via agencyfaqs

Tamil movies, TV channels banned in Karnataka More
Source: www.rediff.com

Viva ready for ‘real time’ test More
Aman Verma plays son to Big B in Baghbaan More
Australian film effects wizards lure Hollywood More
Jackie Chan gets Hollywood star More
Big B’s Beatitude: An interview More
Adoor, Jha, Shaji go unnoticed at IFFI More
Indian films not accessible to home audience: Adoor More
The Man Without A Past to be closing film at IFFI More
Profit of Peace More
LG designing refrigerators that can send e-mails More
Little room for media in Doda More
Venkat Vardhan, MD, DNA Networks, on bringing Sir Elton John to India. More
Source: The Times of India

FM transmission gets a boost More
Film festival: celebrity names missing More
Focus on women issues at film festival More
Kannada groups threaten to bar Tamil films More
Rajnikanth in Delhi to meet PM, Advani More
Source:The Hindu

October gaze More
Delhi film fest: Hot American Chai More
Marriage muddle More
Source: Mid Day

Pak media to protest against new laws More
Internet, music firms face off in US court More
Bonking and the Media More
Free film fest from babus More
Juhi is very much around More
No Love Lost between Courtney and Charlize More
Source: The Hindustan Times

Closed up: HLL pulls out of Zee Antakshari sponsorship More
Dum Duma Dum Mast Qalandar lufz, life & longing More
Hannibal takes on vegetable More
Cable guy: Despite the slowdown and the overall squeeze on ad spends, Zubin Gandevia, MD, south Asia of the National Geographic Channel has something to smile about. More
Source:The EconomicTimes

‘Next GE chief may be a woman’More
Source:Business Standard

Show me the money, says Mohanlal More
Presenters don’t know filmmakers More
Rajni joins industry strike More
Shetty sisters to act together More
Source: The Asian Age

American Born Confused Desi More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com


"The answers to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle: they're on TV."
--- Homer Simpson

International Headlines
FCC poised to block EchoStar bid for Hughes, possibly today - report More
Source:Anonava

ESPN Radio sets local ad blitz More
Source:Crains New York business News

Turkish TV channels yanked off the air More
Source:CNN

Martha's a big minus in ad world More
Source:www.nydailynews.com

BBC steps into digital breach More
Source:The Herald (uk)

Church turns against Polish radio station which helped end Communism More
Source: Scotland on Sunday

Jazeera TV Plays New Tape Said to Be Bin Laden More
Source:ABC News

Nasa's must-see TV More
Source:www.thenews24.com

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