18 April 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 32








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Special Report
FTV India - time for consolidation
Film fashion, heritage textiles and more designers is what FTV plans to unleash on Indian viewers this year. A Special Report...More

Headlines
DD to offer TV service in cars
Doordarshan in talks with Japanese firms to bring in technology that allow reception of TV signals on cars...More

S Kotecha is BBC World's new marketing head
BBC World has appointed Seema Kotecha as head of marketing based in London. Kotecha will work closely with BBC's director of marketing Jane Gorard and will be responsible for developing marketing strategy for the channel's international teams in London, Singapore and Delhi...More

Insat-3A's deployment operations completed
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (Isro) Insat-3A satellite's solar array and the two Antennas have been deployed...More

ZTL FY 03 results on 28 April
Zee Telefilms will declare its fourth quarter and financial year end results on 28 April...
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Morning show on Surya TV crosses 1,000 episodes
Ponpulari, the morning show on Surya TV, produced by Panorama Television, has crossed the 1,000 plus episode mark...More

MTV to launch daredevil hunt 'Bum Mein Dum'
Hosted by the official wild anchor-presenter Nikhil Chinapa, tattoos and numerous punk rings et al, the New Kwality Wall's Feast Almond Fudge sponsored MTV Bum Mein Dum is all set to launch on Friday 18 April 2003 at 5 pm...
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Viacom-owned TNN changes look, name
The US based cable network TNN (The National Network owned by Viacom) has announced its plans to change its name to Spike effective 16 June. The channel will change its positioning and will target males...More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
WPP's GroupM to unite media units
WPP group has created a new parent company called GroupM for its media agencies, MindShare and Mediaedge...More

Online ad spend in the UK grows by 19 per cent
Britain's advertisers have reposed their faith in the Internet. Net advertising spend in the UK grew by 19 per cent year on year to £196.7m in 2002, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)...
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MTV launches a new interactive concept in the US
The next paradigm shift in instantaneously gauging the popularity of music videos on music TV channels through mobile interactivity is here! Snap polls on the mobile phones will determine which videos will be aired on music channels...More

Ad "guru" Charles Saatchi's art gallery in London opens
A new Saatchi Gallery at London's County Hall financed was inaugurated on 17 April and will hope to attract millions of people over the years...More

Tube Talk
Ten Sports to air Wrestlemania XIX on 20 April More
MAX to air Durian Society Interiors awards More
Sony to air Gladrags '03 on 20 April More
DD to air F1 motor racing world championship More

Technology Update

Panasonic ready with Broadnow IT-enabled STB More
NEC integrates STB and DVD recording functions More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
TV houses plan exclusive music channels in South More
DD plans digital terrestrial for car TVs More
Colour picture tube units to step up pace More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

DD to offer mobile viewing soon More
Event management companies plan to bring in live international acts More
Source: Business Standard

Download A Movie From Your Phone More
Doordarshan Plans To Go Mobile With DTT In Cars More
Analog Vs Digital Has Cable Operators In A Tizzy More
Multiplexes Galore In Mumbai More
Source:The Financial Express

Bollywood dhamaka: The drought of Bollywood hits has dented the prices at which movies were earlier sold to satellite channels. More
Potter weaves his magic again, this time on the tube More
Money can buy Sir Paul's germs More
Source: The Economic Times

The Monica Show More
MTNL fights cell cos with SMS from land lines More
'Ellie' strives to break 'Seinfeld' curse More
Source: The Times of India

IndusInd Media ties up with Nagravision More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Video piracy: exhibitor clarifies More
Film industry sore at Govt. apathy More
DD plans TV in cars More
Source: The Hindu

"If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight".
- George Gobel


International Headlines
Americans turn to BBC for war news More
Sky Sports scores ratings high More
Glocer under fire over pay deal More
Robot Wars producer to make US reality show More
ITV giants ready to accept sales defeat More
Source: media.guardian.co.uk

Panasonic unveils braodband-enabled TV sets More
Samsung to acquire 25% in U.S. PDP TV market by 2005 More
Source: Hoovers

Indian TV Channels Eye Pot of Gold in News More
Source: Yahoo! News

'Fear Factor' TV Show May Be Too Scary for Some More
Source: Reuters

ABC, ESPN Unveil HDTV Plans for Stanley Cup More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

BBC to review its online business More
Source: www.infomaticsonline.co.uk

August debut for Malaysia’s first smart TV More
Source: biz.thestar.com.my

Study: TV viewing up among blacks More
Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

UK cable-TV users to test e-voting More
Source: zdnet.com.com

MTV: War Coverage with a Beat More
Source: www.poppolitics.com

Fox's grand scheme for another sweeps win. Can it whup NBC a second time? Enter Monica More
Source: www.medialifemagazine.com

Vintage Turner: On Murdoch, AOL, War and a Fresh Start More
Source: onmedia.chaffee.com


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