17 Sep 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 58


 

 











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Special Report
Will DD ever break free?
Top brass mulls the pubcaster's past and future on Doordarshan's 43rd birthday More


Headlines

Sony looking to hook women with 2 divergent shows
SET hopes 'Devi' and 'Meri Biwi Wonderful' will help build its viewership base by offering plotlines that progress beyond 'mere stereotypes'.... More


Star raids Siti headends, SET back on Win
Win Cable-Hathaway and SET India have called a truce but Star got some Siti Cable franchisee operators raided for airing pirated signals... More

Producer's Pitch
"Educated young urbanites are moving to foreign networks"
An Interview with Actor turned producer Hemal Thakkar"
More


Headlines (Contd)
Mukta Arts floats TV software arm
MUMBAI: Subhash Ghai promoted Mukta Arts has finally taken the plunge into television software... More


MTV's 'Osbournes' best reality show at Emmys 'prelude'

The Osbournes, MTV 's unexpected hit about the life of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, was named best reality series at the Creative Arts Emmys' ... More


Media Advertising & Marketing Watch
SET to promote 'Bachke Rehnaa' with road show

Sony Entertainment Television (SET) India has announced that it will be organising a road show in Mumbai and Delhi to promote its new game show Bachke Rehnaa... More

TV Ratings
TAM Top 10 Programmes (1st - 7th 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 (1st - 7th September 2002)
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony
ESPN

Technology Update
NDS content protection to integrate into Samsung IP STB More
Intelsat, BT partner to provide end-to-end video solutions More

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Other Headlines
Panel May Signal Curtains For Convergence Bill More
Kahin Na Kahin... Fails To Click, To Go Off Air In October More
Now, Khanak Tunes Out Of WorldSpace More
Source: TheFinancial Express

Mukta Arts forays into TV software More
Music firms can relax: Teens still want their CDs More
Saregama slashes CD prices by 50-60% More
'Barbershop' grosses $21 mn in three days More
HK to woo Bollywood for tourist inflow More
STAR levels accusations against Siti More
Sony-Hathway resolve telecast row More
Bollywood forms association to fight piracy More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Sony to focus on prime time slot More
Mukta Arts promotes new co for TV software More
Now, they're on the job, riding radio waves More
Pak scribe denied entry at Kochi port More
Source:The Hindu Business Line

Mukta Arts floats television production subsidiary More
Onkyo, LG, B&W in novel pact to push home entertainment More
Of beauties and beautos More
Source:Business Standard

Mukta Arts forays into television software More
Zimbly Shekhar! More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Bandit Seema Singh in Bollywood More
Star Wars on IMAX big screen More
Bollywood forms assoc to fight piracy More
Source: Mid Day

Youth Times: (This time the idiot box seems to be trying hard to lure generation next with more youthful shows) More
‘I am a positive character’: Supriya Pathak More
Doordarshan’s powerful birthday message: but was it understood?More
Macedonia shrugs off Albanian scars More
Death threat to CM live on radio has cops on alert More
A painter through the camera eye More
‘I am looking only for creative satisfaction’: Sonali Bendre More
Lingering mystique: Penaz Masani More
Saying hi to Shahrukh ‘n’ Rai More
Source:The Indian Express

Set Max:`Extraaa' — the perfect supporting cast More
Contempt proceedings against PCC chief, Telugu daily More
SC orders video-filming More
Source:The Hindu

Board chief blames media for his ouster More
Radio Mirchi clarifies More
Adhikari brothers file show cause in Ram Khelawan serial More
Bertelsmann's BMG to provide music on mobile phones More
Roja to be released for international audience More
Bollywood forms group to fight piracy More
Bollywood may receive Rs 1000 cr for funding films More
Hong Kong woos Bollywood as venue for shooting More
Jerry Seinfeld film set for release More
Latin Grammys to showcase innovation More
Norah Jones shuns jazz chanteuse label More
Miss America contest proves racial diversity More
Saeed Mirza kicks off search for ‘insaniyat’ More
Amdavad City’s stage abuzz with activity More
Online lottery case casts ominous shadow on govt More
Dipannita’s found Dil Vil Pyar Vyar! More
Swimfan is a splash hit! More
Carey makes a comeback More
Yash Chopra, Film-maker and chairman, FICCI entertainment committee On revamping Tollywood: More
Shy Guys!: Jatin-Lalit are not the kind to shout success from the rooftop.More
IAF will celebrate 70th year with music More
Source: The Times of India

No match for KNKKH, to go off air in Oct. More
Roja, a tale of triumph over terror, relaunched More
Mirza’s tryst with people of India More
Source: The Asian Age

Mukta Arts launches TV content subsidiary More
Digital media world aims to survive by doing less More
Karmic Circle: When Hungry Rockers Strike Alternate Notes More
Twinkle turns mom More
Source: The Hindustan Times

"If you came and you found a strange man... teaching your kids to punch each other, or trying to sell them all kinds of products, you'd kick him right out of the house, but here you are; you come in and the TV is on, and you don't think twice about it. "
--- Jerome Singer

International Headlines
Welch in Hot Water with SEC More
HBO Tops 'Other' Emmys More
Cablevision Systems on the Block? More
Stephanopoulos Debuts As ABC Host More
Columbia TriStar Changes Moniker More
CBS, Fox Dominate Sunday More
ABC Boasts Strong 2002-03 Movie Lineup More
AT&T, Comcast Fight Access to AOL Deal More
Stones to Roll on HBO More
Mayberry Upped at Fox Networks More
NFL Mixes It Up with ABC, Fox More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

Police knew nothing of book More
BBC tastes the high life More
Lubbock's mother to go on live TV More
Outhwaite puts BBC1 in control More
Ulster upbeat over TV advertising More
Big Brother cleared over racist joke More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

£35m setting for TV wannabes 'boot camp' More
Source:The Sun

Media group writes CARICOM - Article 10 More
Source:www.mediaconference.com

Ulster TV says not the time to talk of return to growth More
Gray Television, Inc. Completes Sale Of More
Source:Hoovers

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