22 April 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 35








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Headlines
Revenue share for 2nd round of FM licences
The government is considering the revenue sharing route for the second round of licences for FM radio...More

Cable ops divided on FTA rate stand
While all cable ops oppose a lower basic tier rate, there is division on whether to fight Rs 72 FTA price in courts...More

JWT bags Doordarshan account
J Walter Thompson is DD's new image consultant. Wins Rs 6-million per-annum account in nine-agency pitch...More

Music industry claims Rs 18 billion losses; cites FM stations as partly to blame
It has become a case of swim or sink for India's beleaguered music industry. Over the past three years the industry has been battered and bruised by many factors including Internet piracy, judicial leniency, FM radio, and lack of optical disk regulation. This has resulted in what the industry claims is a loss of Rs 18 billion...More

Sahara looks to expand viewer base with new shows
Sahara seems to be finally getting its prime time programming line up in shape. Apart from the star studded Karishma - The Miracle of Destiny and Humaari Bahu Malini Iyer, two new serials are ready for launch in the next two weeks...
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DD Kashir to air 24/7 from 15 August
Doordarshan Kashir will become a 24-hour channel from 15 August. The channel launched on Republic Day 2000, at present telecasts 14-1/2 hours of programmes daily...More

European 3-D graphics 'projects' for Star, TV Today
Norway-based Vizrt Limited, the world's leading company in real-time 3-D graphics system for television, has tied up with TV Today Network and Star India for the launch of their respective news channels...
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ESPN STAR Sports promotes Adam Zecha to senior V-P of affiliate sales ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has announced the promotion of Adam Zecha from vice president to senior V-P, affiliate sales...More

INCablenet blames subscriber non-payments on ESS dues pile-up More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch

Advertisers hoping to beat ad zap tech with gambler TV show
With ad zapping technologies and digital TV guides allowing consumers to give television commercials the heave-ho, advertisers in the US have come up with new strategies in order to fully maximise their investments. A new programme Gaming TV gives advertisers a model to embed their brands in television programming...More

TV Ratings
TAM Top 10 Programmes (6 April 2003 - 12 April 2003)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

TAM Top 100 Programmes on different Channels (6 April 2003 - 12 April 2003)
Star Plus
Sun TV
Zee TV
Sony
Star Sports
Gemini TV

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Digital Video Aims To Snare Juke Box Junkies More
Music Industry Poorer By Rs 1800 Cr In 3 Years: IMI More
Indiavision News Channel Set To Debut On July 14 More
Mirc Focuses On Flat CTVs With Fresh Initiatives More
Source: The Financial Express

Zee plans add-ons before switch to set-top boxes More
Reality TV can be bad for your heart More
Cool look DD on the cards More
India-born journalist Geeta Anand gets Pulitzer More
Pop stars sing to raise money for Iraqi children More
Source: The Economic Times

British troops banned us from reporting: Al-Jazeera More
Show cause to TV channels over AIDS ad More
Cricket's Cat meets TV's Wild Cat More
Source: The Times of India

Box office hopes lift Pritish Nandy Comm More
Piracy takes sheen off music firms More
US angel investor screens Bollywood More
Source: Business Standard

JWT to handle DD ads More
Piracy plays wrong tune for music cos More
Karnataka cable operators plan protest More
Kashir channel's 24-hour service from Aug 15 More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

New TV channel from July 14 More
Source: The Hindu

Cable operators flay FTA pricing More
India-born journalist Geeta Anand gets Pulitzer More
Playboy struggles to win the young More
Source: Hindustan Times

FTII to restart acting course More
Source: The Asian Age

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


International Headlines
Zenith Wins Miramax' $180 Mil. Media Business More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

ABC's 'Practice' may say goodbye More
Source: www.usatoday.com

Global standard to unify interactive TV More
Source: www.smh.com.au

ABC take Sunday with 'Ten Commandments' flick More
Source: www.medialifemagazine.com

MTV to Reinvent TNN As 'Lifetime for Men' More
Source: www.adweek.com

Must-see 'Seabiscuit' More
Source: www.nydailynews.comwww.boston.co

HDTV transition bogs down over signals on cable services More
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

Telecom poised to enter pay-TV More
Source: onebusiness.nzoom.com

Country comfort: TV rules OK More
Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au

TV talent search enthralls millions of Quebecers More
Source: www.thestar.com

If you thought reality TV had gone too far, wait until you see the first reality movie More
Source: www.time.com

Quebec reality TV show attracted millions of viewers as cultural phenomenon More
Source: www.canada.com


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