8 Oct 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 75


 













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Headlines
Star puts in application for news channel
The Star Group has finally applied to the government for starting a news channel and getting allotted a transponder on an ISRO-owned Insat satellite... More


MAX cricket hits soaps for a sixer
Champions Trophy cricket gives SET MAX pole position on the ratings chart plus three more Top 10 placings... More


Thumbs up for new Zee FPC - opinion poll
Results of the latest indiantelevision.com SET Max poll seeking viewer response to the proposed Zee plan to run serials Sunday to Wednesday have just about given a green signal to the channel's plans... More


TN, Karnataka in tit-for-tat ban on channels
With the Cauvery waters dispute threatening to spin out of control, the two "warring" southern states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have targeted the entertainment sector in order to bring pressure to bear ... More

Zee UK introduces 'recommend a friend' offer

In a bid to cash in on the lucrative subscription revenue in the UK, the Subhash Chandra broadcaster Zee Telefilms has introduced a new scheme - 'Recommend a friend to Zee'... More

Executive Dossier
"Balaji's formidable lead comes out of only 4 shows on a single channel"
An Interview with UTV TV content COO Manish Popat
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Executive Dossier
"Kittie Party women are all around us"
An Interview with director Tamara Nedungadi
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Media Advertising and Marketing watch
Zee TV to relaunch Antakshari with Sansui as sponsor
There's been a change of sponsor for Antakshari, the popular musical game show on Zee TV, which has been on air for close to a decade. ... More


Sahara back as sponsor of Indian cricket team
Following an assurance from the Indian cricket board that the logo issue would be resolved before next year's World Cup, Sahara India is back as Indian team sponsor... More

Special-Edition Bond car moves from screen to street
As a promotional vehicle to coincide with the release of EON Productions and MGM Pictures' new James Bond film, Die Another Day in the US on 22 November, Ford Motors has announced that moviegoers will be able to drive home in one of the vehicles starring in the film, beginning from next year ... More
TV Ratings
TAM Top 10 Programmes (22nd - 28th 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 (22nd - 28th September 2002)
Set Max
Star Plus
Sony
Gemini TV
Sun TV


Tube Talk
Madonna on CNN's 'Larry King Live' Friday
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Technology Update
Philips wins Emmy for development of widescreen TV
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14 companies take up CableLabs software RFP
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Other Headlines
BSNL Bets Big On ADSL Technology More
Women Get A Voice On Air In Andhra Pradesh More
Radio City Gets 10 Lakhs Calls From New Game Show More
Bollywood To Hog Limelight At SA Filmfest More
Source: TheFinancial Express

Warner deal hopes lift Saregama More
Zee’s Antakshari to sing Sansui tune now More
Star to launch Indian news channel soon More
Cut-throat pricing hits value growth of colour TV manufacturers More
Source:Business Standard

AXN upbeat about reality shows — Looking to fortify primetime content More
Britannia campaign hopes to cash in on World Cup fever More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Ji Jayantji More
Cable wars raise murky head again More
Stepping out of Khomeini’s shadow: Iranian films enjoy spotlight More
Tellywood Takeover More
Does Love Marriage work? More
‘ I hope people like me’ : Dellip Thadeshwar More
Beyond Bollywood More
Salman in jail, HC asks him to shell out Rs 19 lakh More
Source: The Indian Express

Weekend programming: Something to watch out for More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

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

State waives entertainment tax for dandiya More
Radio Mirchi sets the 'Lakhpati' trend in Mumbai More
NTC planning to sell Bharatmata cinema More
Benigni's Pinocchio creating waves in Italy More
Bangladeshi film wins award at Marrakesh fest More
Actor Robert Blake gets bail hearing in murder case More
Hand over IFFI management to agencies: Delegates More
Indian flavour at IFFI competitive section More
How Lata met a soldier's last wish More
BPL launches Multimedia Messaging Service More
Dispute threatens Net radio royalty deal More
US regulators probe AOL pact with Oxygen Media: Report More
Source: The Times of India

DD does it again More
Cauvery: Cinemas reeling under `drought' More
`Actors' stir influenced by pro-LTTE forces' More
`Film industry will show up in strength at Neyveli' More
Theatres stop screening Tamil films More
Source:The Hindu

Festival of festivals More
Source: Mid Day

Algeria enjoys digital piracy boom More
Is young urban India Net-crazy? OMS says Yes. More
Jingles, Moolah And Fame All The Way More
The Big B plays truant (For once, the Big B has been found guilty of being unprofessional. He refuses to honour his contract with the television channel which airs KBC, for another round of 85 episodes) More
"I wont limit myself to any genre" : Sonali Kulkarni More
Source: The Hindustan Times

Private ISPs back out of ILD plans, find costs prohibitive More
Cricket topples soaps on TV More
Row between record firms, musicians may hit net deal More
Cricket hits 'Kyunki Saas...' for a six More
Source:The EconomicTimes

BSNL to unveil ASDL project, will bring down broadband cost More
Star to launch version of Fox World’s show More
New HBO series censored in HK More
Nandana Sen plays a British poet in US play More
Source: The Asian Age

Watch out for Digital, Mastek & Zee tomorrow More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com


"Soaps unite the nation in a way which governments never can. "
--- Mal Young -BBC

International Headlines
Discovery HD Gets Three IMAX Films More
FCC Grants 1st Analog-TV Shutdown More
Powell: DBS Merger Decision Close More
EchoStar Asks FCC to Wait for 'Revisions' More
Source:TV Insite

Carlton chief pulls out of Cannes More
Fincham ruled out as C5 chief More
Carlton lines up Giuliani biopic More
BBC caught up in historical drama More
Let the music download More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Don't get me rewrite! TV comedies are finding ways to get laughs without a script More
Source:Time

Attendees of New York City TV Summit Hold High Hopes for On-Demand Programming More
Source:Hoovers

Cablevision Nears Agreement to Sell Bravo Channel to NBC More
Source:Wall Street Journal

Cable Keeps Its Newsies More
Source: Broadcasting & Cable

'TVography' goes interactive with the chance of your name on TV More
Source:www.europemedia.net

Deutsche Telekom to announce final bidders for TV networks today - report More
Source:Ananova

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