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Headlines
AXN to create buzz in real
time courtesy '24'
Action channel unveils new programming strategy. 'Prime
Zone' to shift to 10 pm. 11 fresh series launching...More
I&B, ASCI work to cut
out 'bad ads'
With help of the Cable Television Regulation Act and
the code prescribed by the ASCI, I&B ministry plans to check the
"menace" of objectionable advertisement on TV channels...More
World Cup finals deliver
all-time high ratings
MAX claims channel share of 71.93% in the base of all
channels telecasting to C&S homes across the country for India-Australia
match...More
Soccer soap 'Dream
Team' launches on Star Sports
"The Ball'ed and the Beautiful". That would be an apt tag line for
the latest (and surprisingly unheralded) programming initiative
from Star Sports...More
DD National to air
'matinee shows' on Saturdays
Doordarshan (DD) seems to be banking on the Bollywood
formula to woo viewers during the afternoon slot on the last Saturday
of the month...More
Murdoch Jr. meets
Prasad
Close on the heels of the government giving a 90-day
reprieve to Star News under a Transitory Arrangement clause in the
new guidelines for TV channels uplinking news content from India,
comes a "courtesy call"...More
'Kumkum' claims top
spot in afternoon band
BAG Films' afternoon soap Kumkum - ek pyaarasa bandhan
has beaten the veterans of the soap genre with its unprecedented
success in the mid-day slot...More
IndusInd Media gets
ISO 9001 certification
IndusInd Media & Communications Limited has been awarded
the ISO 9001certification (for Quality Management System) by Lloyds
Register Quality Assurance...More
First Take on Sahara's 'Mission Fateh'
Mission Fateh, media blitz and celebrity endorsement
et al, does have its heart in right place...More
Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Zee introduces
'transparent' rate card
The great thing about Zee is that it cannot be far behind
from what others have done and this time round it is taking care
to get things right...More
MAM special report
DD will grow post CAS - say marketing concessionaires
With the conditional access system (CAS) becoming a
reality from July 2003, there is a marked increase in the number
of marketing concessionaires or agents aggressively pitching for
slots and promoting offerings of independent producers on several
upcountry Doordarshan (DD) channels...More
Technology Update
Lifetime selects
Sci-At's PowerVu Technology More
Source:
www.indiantelevision.com
Other Headlines
B4U Misses Break Even, Revenues Static At Rs 100 Crore More
Insat-3A Launch On April 9 More
Source: The Financial Express
SCV offers CAS for Star channels More
Source:
The Hindu Business Line
Beaming it up, in Nepali More
I&B and ASCI advertising codes may merge More
Source:
Business Standard
TRPs for Sony Max, DD1 during World Cup final More
Source:
www.moneycontrol.com
INSAT-3A launch on April 9 More
AIR special programmes More
Special programmes on TV More
Tamil film producers to float pay channel More
Cable operators to stop transmission for a day More
SCV to reduce subscription charges More
Source: The
Hindu
AOL takes ownership of TWE, pays Comcast $3.6 bn More
Source: The Times of India
HLL cuts TV ad spends, turns to local media More
KK Modi hires global execs for lottery biz More
STAR Sports joins the serial bandwagon More
Fox told to take out reporter More
Source: The Economic Times
War: It is not cricket More
Zarca Interactive releases findings of second FM survey
More
STAR Sports now has a soap for sports buffs More
"Life after World Cup 2003 does not look so bad, after all!"
More
Sandip
Tarkas, president, South Asia, Media Planning Group
Source:
www.agencyfaqs.com
Finger at CPM radio station More
Source: The Telegraph
INSAT-3A to be launched on April 9 More
Sony promotes PlayStation guru Kutaragi More
Small Screen’s Good Boy Has Big Screen Visions More
On A Musical Journey: Raageshwari Sings A New Tune More
Sandhya hates being a stereotype More
Source: Hindustan Times
"The bigger the information media, the less courage and
freedom they allow. Bigness means weakness".
- Eric Sevareid
International Headlines
HBO looks across Atlantic More
Source:
Financial Times
Fox told to remove Rivera from Iraq More
Israeli cable TV drops BBC World More
Al-Jazeera turns to text More
Sharman to be Airey's deputy at BSkyB More
Mirror scoops sacked NBC man More
Coltrane's TV comeback draws 6m More
Madonna dumps 'un-American' video More
NTL's financial refit costs £100m More
Source:
www.media.guardian.co.uk
New Ratings System Looks at Purchasing Patterns More
Source:
www.mediaweek.com
YES! And It Counts More
Source:
www.www.newsday.com
Sidebar: Does Hearst still want its MTV? More
Source:
www.foliomag.com
Econet Launches BBC News on Demand in Nigeria More
Source:
www.thisdayonline.com
Reporters become the story on TV networks More
Source:
www.thecouriermail.news.com.au
MLS signs TV deal with Fox Sports More
Source:
www.msnbc.com
Salvador Lew, head of Radio and TV Marti, resigns More
Source:
www.miami.com
SCI FI Is the Hottest Channel on TV More
Source:
Hoovers
AOL Time Warner buys control of Time Warner Entertainment
More
Source:
Yahoo!
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