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Subhash Chandra
on 'Lessons in Excellence'
Zee CMD Chandra speaks to CNBC's Raghav Bahl and Gita
Piramal on issues relating to corporate restructuring...More
Work on for Zee Biz news channel
The business news channel that the Zee Group is planning
to be named Zee Biz; launching June or July...More
Channels must air
govt. health campaigns
Union health minister Sushma Swaraj exhorts private
channels' to create awareness about health related issues...More
Aaj Tak to revamp programming from
today
The leader has to keep pace with the times too...More
Exim policy expected to boost investment in entertainment sector
The Indian government's new Exim (export-import) policy
unveiled today lays emphasis on the entertainment industry, apart
from giving a massive thrust to services, exports, removal of restrictions
on exports and making the Export Promotion Credit Guarantee scheme
more flexible...More
Zee's 'Kanhaiyya'
gets a breather from SC
The Supreme Court has given temporary relief to Zee's
beleaguered Sunday morning show Kanhaiyya...More
Slew of new soaps
on DD Metro from today
It's raining soaps on Doordarshan Metro. Four new shows
-Deewar , Aane Wala Pal, Papa and Kinare Milte Nahin from the IPTV
(Indraprastha Television Network) - Unitech Cinevista Limited stable
will be launching on the channel over the next two days...More
Consumption of television
up last year: Eurodata survey
The uptake of the electronic medium shows no signs of
slowing down. The average time spent by the television buff across
the globe last year went up by three minutes each day, touching
a figure of three hours and 24 minutes...More
Discovery announces
partnership with primatologist Goodall
Noted zoologist Jane Goodall has moved to the Discovery
network, ending a long association with National Geographic, where
she worked as the explorer-in-residence...More
Executive Dossier
"We need to
change our focus from just thinking about TV" ...
Interview
with WPP marketing communications south Asia CEO Andre Nair More
Iraq - US Conflict
BBC Hindi launches Iraq helpline for Indian expats
The BBC has come up with a helpline to assist Indian
families worried about the well being of their relatives working
in the region...More
BBC websites claim
180 m. impressions due to Iraq conflict
News organisations are seeing a spurt in the take up
of services offered not just on air, but also online on account
of the ongoing Iraq conflict. A case in point is the BBC World Service
which claims that its international sites have attracted 180 million
page impressions this month - more than 80 million of them in the
last eight days...More
Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
PRCAI launches
in western region
Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI),
an industry body established in 2001 to develop standards, ethics,
expertise and knowledge in the public relations industry in India,
has launched its Western Region Chapter...More
TV Ratings
(16 March 2003 - 22 March 2003)
TAM Top 10
Programmes
Doordarshan's
Top 10
Top
10 In All TV Homes
Top
10 in Cable & Satellite Homes
TAM Top 100 Programmes on different Channels
Set
Max
Star
Plus
Sun
TV
DD1
Sony
Gemini
TV
Source:
www.indiantelevision.com
Other Headlines
Reduce stake, yet retain control...How? More
Source:
www.moneycontrol.com
Remarks on Iraqi TV cost NBC journalist his job More
Awards for TV serials, tele-films announced More
Murdoch gains foothold in India More
Subscribers deprived of popular channels More
"Dream Team" soap for sport buffs More
Source: The
Hindu
Foreign fund fancies Padmalaya Tele More
Working group to be set on entertainment sector More
Channel war hots up for news turf More
Source:
The Hindu Business Line
Mukta Arts smarts under poor film turnout More
Zee Tele hits 4-yr low on FI drubbing More
Source:
Business Standard
Celebrity TV journalist kicked out of Iraq More
Source:
www.sify.com
Music Biggies Seek Govt Intervention Over Copyright Violation
Globally More
Samtel Goes For Big Push For Flat TV Picture Tubes More
NBC Sacks Its Man For Negative War Comments More
Source: The Financial Express
Govt approves 3 GSLV operational flights More
AOL unveils new high-speed Internet service More
Will modelling agencies set Indian ramp on fire? More
Source: The Times of India
World Cup lifts AIR spirits, revenues More
War, media and sheer hypocrisy More
Source: The
Hindu Business Line
Radio firms ramp up adspend More
NDTV defers channel launch to April 14 More
Source: Business
Standard
Chennai to have first rooftop drive-in theatre More
NBC fires Peter Arnett More
Broadcasters, MSOs join hands for CAS roll-out More
AIR rakes in Rs 6.8 crore from Cricket World Cup More
Source: The Economic Times
Arnett, face of war reporting, sacked for Iraqi TV interview
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City Press Club gets new panel More
Artistes take centrestage to protest war More
Tele Express
‘I have no time for anything but sleep’ - Surabhi Tiwari
More
Kasauti for Kapoor? More
New Wave of ‘Scud Studs’ More
KAHAANI KISMET KI More
Source: The Indian Express
CNN, BBC gloss over tales of human suffering More
NBC sacks Arnett for saying plan ‘failed’ More
Channel battle affects Chennai viewers More
Band of Boys to bond in film More
Source: The Asian Age
Zee plans to launch business channel More
Star News keeps tryst with history on Sunday midnight More
Vivendi says Liberty suit without merit More
Source: Hindustan Times
Of Viva and ‘Hawa’ More
Source: Mid Day

"We don't care really about children as a society and television
reflects that indifference to children as human beings".
- Bill Moyers

International Headlines
Reuters TV forced to pull plug on CNN More
Rivera gets army boot out of Iraq More
BBC takes BSkyB to ITC More
Viewers and colleagues pay tribute to Rado More
ITV boost as news loses ground More
ITC faces court action in CNBC funding row More
Film Four channels fail screen test More
Source:
www.media.guardian.co.uk
Upfront Positioning Begins More
AOL Bows Broadband Plan More
Mediaweek Feature -- Still Scaring 'Em Off More
Source:
www.mediaweek.com
NBC, MSNBC fire Peter Arnett More
Source:
www.msnbc.com
Pay-TV loses ratings More
Source:
www.theaustralian.news.com.au
The Arabs are watching a different war on TV More
Source:
www.straitstimes.asia1.com.sg
ChartAttack's Weekly Listings For TV, Radio & The Net More
Source:
www.chartattack.com
New Theatre Program, "Women in Theatre," to Debut
on CUNY TV More
Source:
Yahoo!
Yankees' games to also be televised on Cablevision
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Source:
www.espn.go.com
Black Entertainment Television is on an upswing; but is
BET really better? More
Source:
www.cleveland.com
Anaheim Angels to Look Sharper Than Ever on High-Definition
TV More
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