21 Sep 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 62


 











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Special Report
Affluent living rooms dominate on TV, says study
A report compiled by the Centre for Advocacy and Research, along with NGOs in Nepal and Bangladesh concludes that television today is dominated by the urban, the rich and the conventional... More


Headlines
 I&B mulls hiking FDI in cable cos to 74 %
The I&B ministry is contemplating mooting a proposal to raise the foreign investment limit in a cable distribution company to 74 from the present limit of 49%... More


CNBC slams INCablenet for blocking feed
After being blacked out by the Hinduja Group MSO in Mumbai, the business channel threatens to move Press Council claiming "unjust and illegal retaliation" over a news item it had broadcast... More


INCablenet refutes CNBC charge
The following is the statement issued by INCablenet in response to CNBC India's charges... More

Mumbai's INCablenet to increase no. of channels
Hinduja group MSO INCablenet is increasing the number of channels offered in its bouquet from 90 to 105 within a week... More


Zee launches dedicated channel for Mideast
Subhash Chandra's Zee TV has launched a dedicated channel for the Middle East region... More

NDS gets two BAFTA nominations
NDS, the technology company from the News Corp stable, has been nominated for two BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards... More


Exorbitant fees keep broadcasters away from Asian Games
With the Asian Games just nine days away, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is in the midst of a new problem, this time on the broadcasters' front... More

First 24 hour martial arts channel launched in US
Producers of the Mortal Kombat feature film franchise, one of the biggest and best-known martial arts franchises of all-time have launched Blackbelt TV, the world's first 24 hour martial arts entertainment cable network... More

Media Advertising & Marketing Watch
Sidhu brand ambassador for buiscuit company
Popular ESPN Star Sports commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu has just been signed on by a biscuit company to be its brand ambassador... More

Kapil endorses Kinetic's new two wheeler
Kinetic Engineering, the Pune based manufacturer of two wheelers has signed on ace Indian cricketer and the captain of the lone Indian world cup winning team Kapil Dev to be its brand ambassador... More

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Other Headlines
`Multi-system operators monopolising cable TV sector' More
No move to scrap Censor Board: Sushma More
Chief Editor of Dainik Jagran dies More
METSAT sends high quality images More
Source:The Hindu

Shweta Kawaatra:The other Most hated woman More
Kasheer headquarter shifted back to Kashmir More
A comedy based on Bewitched debuts on Sony More
Source:Screen

Zee runs into static on talk of profit alert More
INCable unplugs CNBC following Bofors report More
Narendra Mohan: A pioneer in Hindi journalism More
Composing a winning score More
Tata Engineering takes the Road less travelled More
Source: Business Standard

Hindujas Pull The Plug On CNBC India More
Source: TheFinancial Express

Karisma Kapoor is now on TV! More
Bruce Springsteen: Exclusive interview More
Who dares wins! Do you dare? More
'Priya Tendulkar had guts' More
Boman for all seasons More
Source: Mid Day

Govt determined to make India uplinking hub: Swaraj More
Probe report on Zee sought More
T-Series buys out Madras Recording More
Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman sue Sephora More
Forget porn, most hits are on news sites More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Rajat Jain, Executive vice-president and business head, Max. On the channel’s programming for the ICC Champion’s Trophy. More
Vivacious Priya never took to cinema More
Vivendi to unveil post-Messier strategy More
Vivendi Universal games unit not for sale: CEO More
Case still AOL Time Warner chairman after meeting More
Dev Kumar, Music Director, On the overall Punjabi pop scene. More
Mango Souffle for Bangkok Festival More
Centre to set up Uday Shankar Academy at Almora More
French perfume to be named after Amitabh More
Cinema museum opens More
Mira Nair pays tribute to Pak-American Braveheart More
There is no box office battle between me, Hudson: Hawn More
Natalie Imbruglia sets sights on Hollywood More
Apathy derails Ray film vault project More
17 govt cinema halls to go private More
‘If I do a film, I have to believe in the role’ More
Porn films with local stars flood Amritsar markets More
Bijli steels the viewer’s thunder More
Source: The Times of India

Metsat beams first images More
Source:The Hindu Business Line

Vivendi Universal games unit not for sale: CEO More
Sony to launch hit online PC game in China next year More
RealNetworks, AOL in multimedia Web advertising deal More
Spooky! More
Gulzar: A pilgrim's progress More
Source: The Hindustan Times

Hindujas & CNBC in a cable war More
American Desi is set to hit Indian theatres on Sept. 27 More
Source:The Asian Age

‘It’s not just them. The next victim may be one of us’ : Late Actress Priya Tendulkar More
‘She touched the lives of all in some way’ More
Purposeful Play-acting More
Source:The Indian Express

"Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks."
--- Eric Sevareid

International Headlines
Pop-Ups Move to TV Set From Computer Screen More
Details of Diller Deal Stymie Vivendi on Debt More
Webcasters Voice Complaints To Congress Over Music Fees More
Source:The Wall Street Journal

CNN rejects ads by Jewish groups More
Source:Washington Times

Cablevision Outlines Satellite Plan In FCC filings, says it plans hundreds of old, new channels More
Source:www.newsday.com

Television show to pick the President More
Source:The Independent (UK)

Six Feet Under, Friends Poised for Emmy Honors More
Show to Select a U.S. President More
Kirch Must Give Media Stake to Bank More
Miss America Eyes Ratings Boost More
MTV Networks to Acquire College Television Network More
'Sex and the City' Sells to Asians More
Satellite Radio to Broadcast Opry More
AOL Chairman Expected To Survive Challenge - NYT More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

TV boss 'irresponsible' says Pilger More
They're celebrities... get them back in there! More
US sets analogue switch-off date More
Vivendi hits sell-off snag More
ITV asks to drop Sunday bulletin More
Murdoch TV firm back in the dock More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Suffering Low Ratings, TVS Picks a New Director More
Source:The Moscow Post

CTN Media Group to Sell Its College Television Network to Viacom More
Source:www.entertainmentnewsdaily.com

Analysis: EBU report views Europe's digital terrestrial TV launches More
Source:Hoovers

China Gives Falun TV Hijackers Up to 20 Years More
Source:Yahoo
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