18 Sep 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 59


 











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Headlines
Mumbai HC upholds Creative Eye right to 'Jai Santoshi...' track
The Mumbai High Court has upheld Creative Eye's rights to use poet Kavi Pradeep's title track for its mytho 'Jai Santoshi Maa'... More


Will 'Jayate' spell success for InHouse?
After the disatrous 2001, InHouse finds that the future lies in fiction .... More


More than 135 schools at ESPN School Quiz 2003
The ESPN School Quiz launched into its third year today with a bang! ... More


Om Khushu bags IBC John Tucker Award
Om Khushu has won this year's international honour for excellence, the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) John Tucker Award. ... More

NDS hits 30 m mark on pay-TV subscribers
News Corp subsidiary NDS claims that it has become the world's first company to supply smartcards to 30 million active digital pay-TV subscribers... More


Columbia TriStar entities renamed for Sony brand fit
In a strategic move aimed at capitalising on the overall strength of the Sony brand, Sony Pictures Entertainment has renamed its domestic and international television operations... More

Media Advertising & Marketing Watch
It's full house on ad inventory front for cricket on MAX

The Champions Trophy is well under way and the Indian 'A' team with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, and new sensation Mohammed Kaif all there and strutting their stuff in Colombo, Sri Lanka... 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



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Other Headlines
Star advt honcho said to have quit More
Broadcasters get the message from SMS More
BS Brand Derby 2002: Aaj Tak - More news is good news More
Source:Business Standard

Ajay Devgan turns TV producer More
Set MAX's cricket efforts irks public More
Sony's Cricket strategy More
Television’s clowning glory More
Source: Mid Day

Padmalaya Looks At Global Animation Pie More
FM Players In Metros To Shell Out More For Putting Up Stations More
Net4India To Partner With Local Cable Operators For Last Mile More
Sony Music Forays Into Regional Films More
Satellite Communication Soars Over Terrestrial Links More
‘Retail Applications Of VSATs Driving Demand’ More
CII Vs Ficci More
Source: TheFinancial Express

Vivendi, News Corp near Italy pay TV deal: sources More
Samsung, LG.Philips raise stakes in thin displays More
Several AOL directors seek chairman's ouster: report More
Napster assets draw more than a dozen bids: banker More
Pantaloon bags EMR for '03 cricket World Cup More
Source:The EconomicTimes

TV programme to provide tips for farmers More
Source:The Hindu

Film-making must be viable: Buddhadeb More
Local sourcing of tubes to mean cheaper flat TVs More
Vijay inches past KTV for second slot More
Howzaat?... Hawk-Eye More
Source:The Hindu Business Line

PTV bloomer: Forced vote in area with no polling More
India Today shuts down its e-mail service with just two days’ notice More
Source: The Asian Age

News Corp nears Italy pay TV deal in Vivendi sell-off More
Advanced Digital Broadcast to launch first MHP cable pay-TV service with Swiss Teleclub More
I prefer TV to films, says Suhasini More
Source: The Hindustan Times

On eve of film on his fight, Reeve takes on Dubyaman More
Robot runs into hurdle inside Giza pyramid More
Kabul lifts restrictions on Indian films More
Showcasing Shobhana More
Ghai turns software Saudagar for TV More
Source:The Indian Express

Vivendi, News Corp near Italy pay TV deal More
World media greets J&K polls with mixed reactions More
PTV lie about J&K polls exposed More
Courtney Love doing 24-hour MTV2 gig More
Seshadri, TV artistes hurt in accident More
Samsung Saga More
Calls intensify for AOL chairman's ouster More
Adnan hits the high notes again More
Film-making is romantic: Mani Ratnam More
Bollywood grows up to 40-plus stars More
Saeed Mirza to shoot for peace More
Superman blames church and Bush More
Nana Patekar, actor, on his return to the big screen as actor and director. More
Ants set to sail off for world premiere show More
Queen from the South More
Renowned Marathi poet Vasant Bapat dead More
Source: The Times of India

"Dictum on television scripts: We don't want it good - we want it Tuesday. "
--- Dennis Norden

International Headlines
Vivendi Chief Wants to Retain U.S. Media Arms More
Source:Financial Times

Lifetime's Obsessed, Court's Files Fly More
AT&T, Comcast: DOJ Can't Block Deal More
Dr. Phil Begins Big More
NBC Renews Crime & Punishment More
ESPN Scores in Cable Ratings More
Lifetime’s Talkers Return More
Bornstein to Aid NFL in TV Talks More
HBO Series Rub Out Ratings Records More
CMR: TV, Cable Down $70M on 9/11 More
Noggin, Time Warner Aid FDNY More
ABC Extends Monk's Stay More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

Cautious welcome for BBC3 More
Table: top 10 shows on BBC Choice More
Kemp not strong enough for ITV1 More
ITV pulls plug on Barrymore More
BBC journalists 'compromised' by appearing as witnesses More
Entertaining prospect More
Front goes back on the small screen More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

BBC stages its own cultural revolution More
Source:www.timesonline.co.uk

Half Of U.S. Internet Users Have A Television And PC In The Same Room, Reports comScore Media Metrix More
Source:www.internetwire.com

Maori TV rebuilds board More
Source:www.nzherald.co.nz

Arab TV station says U.S. is holding employee More
Source:www.newsobserver.com

Fuji TV sued over origin of mayonnaise More
Source:www.yomiuri.co.jp

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