19 Sep 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 60


 











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Headlines
Quo vadis Star India's Raj Nayak
Star India CEO Peter Mukerjea yesterday had meetings with executive vice-president sales & marketing Raj Nayak after reports appeared that he had resigned from the network... More


Vijay TV claims to have inched past KTV
"It's no longer a fight for the third slot," affirms the programming head of Star India's Tamil language channel, Suresh Iyer... More


Is the new Aaj Tak channel English or regional?
The India Today Group is starting another news channel and is seeking a no-objection for uplinking. But there is a catch: permission has been sought for a regional language news channel and not an English one... More


InHouse promoters launch Metalight; 3 films ready
Metalight Productions is being positioned as a "strategic motion picture venture" cutting across genres that will churn out 12 films a year once it is fully onstream... More

New study offers insights into future TV scenario in the UK
A major new study into the future of television was released yesterday by Britain's Independent Television Commission (ITC), setting the scene for Parliamentary debates on the Communications Bill... More


Executive Dossier
"We hope to have a news and music channel in the bouquet by December"
Shantonu Aditya, Sony Entertainment Television India's head &president Discovery-SET India JV The One Alliance More



Headlines (Contd)
Hallmark to strengthen late night slot next month
Hallmark is taking special pains to strengthen its position in the late night block... More

KEO satellite targets end 2003 launch
The KEO satellite scheduled to orbit around 1800 kilometers above earth for 50,000 years will be launched at the end of next year... More

Canal+ launches first iTV-version of Horzu
Canal+ Technologies (C+T) has announced the launch of the first iTV-version of a German magazine 'HÖRZU', based on the Mediahighway MHP-compliant middleware, in association with EPG experts from GIST Communications... More

Vivendi, News Corp close to finalising Italy pay TV deal
Media conglomerate Vivendi Universal is said to be completing talks over the sale of its Italian pay TV operator to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp... More

Media Advertising & Marketing Watch
Max's 'Predikta' another effort to lure viewers

In a bid to connect further with viewers, SET Max has announced an interactive contest related to the ongoing ICC Champions trophy... More

Cell force to the fore - Orange ties with KEO in Mumbai
Mobile service provider Orange has announced that it has brought the international KEO project to Mumbai by which Mumbaikars can send a message through SMS which will be stored uncensored onto the KEO satellite... More

MTV lampoons Bollywood 'Bichde Hue' style
MTV has employed its out of the box thinking once again and launched the Bichde Hue Bhai contest ... More

Ad revenues drop 55 per cent on 9/11 anniversary in US
It may not come as a surprise, but the broadcast day of 11 September 2002 was a bad day for the television business in the US. ... More

AOL offers access to NGC's Egyptian expedition
America Online is bringing the ancient past online with a unique feature that offers exclusive access to the diary of a National Geographic correspondent who trekked across Egypt to discover the secrets of the sacred land... More

Technology Update
OpenTV, NPTV to deliver interactive television services More

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Other Headlines
Production Facilities Set To Buy Stake In TMG More
SN TV Shuts Shop After Year-long Run More
I&B Ministry Working On Steps To Curb Piracy More
Speedera May Set Up CDN Platform In India More
Source: TheFinancial Express

"Category-wise rate cards are the future." Raj Nayak, executive vice-president - sales and marketing, STAR India... More
Media planners should go beyond the broad demographic definition of a target group."... Arpita Menon, media director, Lodestar More
SET banks on women to win the race for TVRs More
Cable channel Bangla Akhon woos viewers with news and entertainment More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Voice of the Valley More
Around Sharda’s world More
Source: Mid Day

L S Nayak resigns as Star TV's executive VP sales More
Kahin Na Kahin Koi Hai may soon go off air More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Notice on FDI in non-news print media by end-Sept More
Cable connection weakest link on digital recorders More
ABC to 'starve' celebs in new reality show More
Enron to hit prime-time US TV in November More
Alarmed by turnout, terrorists threaten media More
Vivendi gets new credit line of €3 bn More
Playgirl's 'Men of Enron' magazine debuts More
By Jove! Wodehouse still rules More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Gujarat Governor to review TV tapes on yatra More
Corporate entity forays into film sector More
Source:The Hindu

Weston launches flat TVs, audio products More
I-T dept survey at DD premises More
SMS service for Champions Trophy More
Hallmark bid to grow viewer base More
Source:The Hindu Business Line

AOL Time Warner names new European Net boss More
Vivendi Universal gets bank credit worth $2.9 bn More
It's Showtime With Dubeys At Play More
Dreams Live Young At Bollywood More
Source: The Hindustan Times

KEO creator arrives in city to take our mail to future More
Battle For The Box-office More
Source:The Indian Express

Audience should be shown the real India: Gulzar(Gulzar, writer and film-maker, on making a TV serial based on the works of Premchand.) More
Government will not ban PTV More
Kabul TV lifts ban on Bollywood More
The Khan prefers the road to perfection More
Time Warner names new European Net boss More
$2.9 bn bank credit for Vivendi More
Enron to hit prime-time US TV in Nov More
Robbie Williams to perform at MTV Awards in Spain More
News sites top list of workplace time burners More
Corporate entity forays into film sector More
American Desi star cast to visit Delhi More
Does Bollywood prefer female directors? More
Marley's No Woman, No Cry heads Jamaica top 40 More
Ms Dynamite wins UK's top music award More
Cuban Latin Grammy nominees to miss show over visas More
An Alkazi in his own mould More
Yes, it’s yesterday once more More
Source: The Times of India

"Television has a real problem. They have no page two. "
--- Art Buchwald

Neighbours
No plan for BTV channel-2, says Tariqul More
Source:The Independent (Bangladesh)

ICC release figures for TV technology trial More
Source:The Daily Jung (Pakistan)

Charisma of a dream land More
The story of a father and a son More
A love triangle More
Putting the BBC's house in order More
Treat of the Week More
Source:TV View- The Daily Jung (Pakistan)

International Headlines
Vision for new model AOL takes shape More
Source:Financial Times

Chicago Sues for Cable-Modem Revenue More
Martial-Arts Channel to Launch More
ABC's ``Preview Night' Strategy Works More
Knology Files Prepackaged Chapter 11 More
FCC’s Martin Opposes Taxing Broadband More
ATSC Approves DASE Standard More
Blackbelt TV to Bow More
TVN Scores ESPN Content for VOD More
Oprah Delivers Highest Debut in Years More
Justice, Rhea Even in Late-Night More
MTV2 to Turn On 'Love' More
TVN Scores ESPN Content for VOD More
MTV Cues Up FM Series More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

Vivendi eases debt pressure More
Special report: Vivendi More
White Teeth fails to dazzle More
First Night: recent TV debuts More
Vodafone ad too sexy for daytime More
£825m budget boost for ITV More
Special report: ITV under pressure More
Parky blasts 'silly' chat show hosts More
Mobsters make TV history More
AOL marriage broker faces divorce More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Broadband Nipping at AOL's Heels More
Source:www.thestreet.com

Computer-Generated Horseracing TV Channel More
Source:www.onlinecasinonews.com

BBC Three Approved More
Source:www.waveguide.co.uk

Gay Characters Waning on Network TV More
Source:www.gfn.com

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