25 Sep 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 65


 











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Headlines
IRS 2002 confirms dominance of C&S over terrestrial in urban areas

IRS 2002, released Tuesday, finds that though terrestrial transmission has an overall nationwide lead over cable and satellite, in the urban areas it is C&S that rules. Further, news channels have witnessed a more than three-fold growth... More


Zee declares Rs 1.9b. net profit for FY2002
Zee Telefilms declared the audited financial results for the year FY02 on Tuesday... More


HBO dominates Emmys with 24 awards
HBO bags awards for its miniseries, comedy series and movie at the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced in Los Angeles yesterday... More


MTV takes over College Television Network in US
MTV Networks is poised to purchase the College Television Network (CTN) from the CTN Media Group, an acquisition that will enable MTV to tap the 750 American college campuses where CTN is available... More


HTMT hikes call centre capacity by 100 CSRs
Hinduja TMT has raised the capacity of its call centres by another 100 CSRs (Customer Service Representatives) in September 2002... More


Media Advertising & Marketing Watch
Disney unveils wireless content deals in US

Walt Disney Co., DISH Network, wireless carriers AT&T Wireless Services and Sprint PCS Group have unveiled deals designed to generate revenue for Disney and attract subscribers to new cellular services... More

Director's Cut
" "Marketing considerations have overtaken programming needs""
An Interview with director Ravi Rai.
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Special Report
"Soap still sells, says study .
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TV Ratings
TAM Top 10 Programmes ( 8th - 14th 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 ( 8th - 14th September 2002 )
Star Plus
Gemini TV
Sun TV
Sony
Set Max
ESPN

Tube Talk
Adnan Sami's 'Tera Chehra' on MTV
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CNBC’s 3rd Industry Vector on Indian Pharma Industry .
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Technology Update
Oceanic, NDS get interactive sports to Hawaii
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Other Headlines
Hinduja TMT Will Float Content Co IPO Next Year More
A Questionable Act On The Verge Of Convergence More
Raj TV Poised For A Revamp More
Malaysian Broadcaster Wangles Lower Asian Games Fee On Cue From DD More
Source: TheFinancial Express

What will drive Zee up? More
CNN, ABC merger talks gain momentum More
MTNL to soon offer unlimited calls for Rs 60, acquires licenses for cable TV operations in Mumbai and New Delhi More
Source:www.moneycontrol.com

Raj TV to launch Telugu channel More
SET Max, ESPN slug it out over cricket ratings More
Hinduja weighs e-comm, media ventures’ float More
Turning point for Soaps Queen (Balaji Telefilms’ 27-year-old, chubby-faced creative director Ekta Kapoor is monarch of the television industry. But rivals are snapping at her heels and broadcasters are uneasy at their dependence on Balaji ) More
The challenges of the digital world More
Source: Business Standard & Ice World

Category-wise rate cards: Who will pay the price? More
Zee Telefilms appoints Cutting Edge Media More
Source:www.agencyfaqs.com

AP bars `outside' recording of film songs More
Sun TV rises on American screens More
Promoters to hike stake in Padamalaya Tele More
Hinduja TMT may merge media arms More
Toons to adorn kidswear More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Miss Universe fired! Runner-up to replace her More
CNN-ABC in merger talks More
Delhi gives a sign of the Times More
Messier refuses to quit Vivendi unit's board More
Source:The EconomicTimes

DD strikes it rich More
Sun TV comes to U.S. More
Cable operator asked to return deposit More
DD official convicted More
METSAT reaches space home More
Reel impact on real life More
Adventure on the Brahmaputra More
"Show" time! More
Here comes `mallu rock'! More
Pankaj Udhas : Poetic expressions of life More
Source:The Hindu

Do people want to watch CNBC India? More
The Sunday soap bath More
Gulzar talks about Bollywood More
Source: Mid Day

On poll day, candidate campaigns on cable TV More
Emmy telecast bounces back in the ratings More
Tamilians in US can watch TV in mother tongue More
Kingsley to shoot in Kolkata for Bengali film? More
Lathi-charge on Hans Raj Hans fans in Faridkot More
South Korean censors say no to septuagenarian sex More
Sacked Miss Universe denies allegations More
Chennai film to be screened in Canadian festival More
Ray's favourite Hollywood films in Kolkata More
Shashilal Nair flees country after threats More
Source: The Times of India

AOL, Disney in talks about news merger: Report More
Michael Crichton and Sega collaborate on new video game More
Will Vodafone, Vivendi play ball with BT in France? More
No Mere Mortals, These Are Stephanians At Play More
Optibase provides video on demand and video broadcasting solutions to Nanyang Technological University in Singapore More
Source: The Hindustan Times

Miss Universe stripped of crown More
Cable blackout in parts of pune city More
All work and all play More
Source: The Indian Express

"Imitation is the sincerest form of television."
--- -Eric Sevareid

Neighbours
Reintroduce ETV programmes: A popular demand More
Source:The Daily Star (Bangladesh)

International Headlines
Clooney is TV's sexiest man More
Source:The Herald Sun (Australia)

Hockey officials say pay-per-view won't replace games on free TV More
Source:www.waymoresports.com

ABC Scores Rare Nielsens Win More
CNN, ABC News Merger in Talks More
DOJ Staff Said Against EchoStar-Hughes More
Miss Jersey: Sopranos Question Wrong More
Chiklis' Unexpected Emmy a Big Deal More
Adelphia Founder, 4 Others Indicted More
Neb. Exhibit Honors Johnny Carson More
Cosby, Mr. Rogers to Lead Rose Parade More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

Members Of Rigas Family Indicted More
Source:www.washingtonpost.com

What's next for Vivendi? More
Source:CBS Marketwatch

Maybe CNN, ABC Should Merge With Google More
Source:www.forbes.com

'Free' radio launches 250G satellite killer More
Source:www.nydailynews.com

AOL Time Warner, Vivendi, Sony face antitrust lawsuit from Intertainer More
Source:Ananova

EchoStar Chief to Fight for Deal in Visit to FCC More
Source:Yahoo News

RTM finally agree on TV telecast deal More
Source:The Star

BBC dealt £10m football blow More
Hunniford axed from daytime More
ABC mulls CNN news merger More
Call for standards watchdog More
Evans' millions shun Moyles More
BBC hints at Scottish bulletin More
FilmFour seeks cash for pope More
BBC stirs up Whitehall controversy with political thriller More
Source:mediaguardian.co.uk
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