23 April 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 36








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Headlines
IBF to seek CAS deadline deferment
IBF has requested an appointment with RS Prasad at 11 am Wednesday as well as Somnath Chatterjee in the afternoon...More

SAB's Adhikari opposes limit on channels in FTA tier
Even as the the outlines of the basic tier in the conditional access environment are firming up (30 free to air channels at Rs 72), FTA broadcasters are expressing the view that there should be no limit on the number of FTA channels available...More

Sony, P&G launch edu-initiative 'Shiksha'
'Shiksha' offers parents a chance to finance higher education for their children who have passed the age of 18...More

Viacom confirms Comedy Central buy
Viacom has reached a deal with AOL Time Warner to acquire AOL's 50 % interest in Comedy Central for $1.2 billion...More

Viacom reports record Q1 2003 results
The news continues to be good for Viacom Inc. The media powerhouse, parent company of MTV and Nickelodeon, today reported record results for the first quarter ended 31 March, 2003 (January-December fiscal)...
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MAX gears up for its next big innings
Trust MAX to experiment and innovate - that too in style. After the much-hyped Cricket World Cup that reaped fruitful returns for the channel, it is now all geared up to create a similar buzz around its next catch - Devdas - ,the biggest blockbuster film of 2002 ...More

Indiavision news channel to launch on 14 July
The 24-hour test-run of Kerala's first round-the-clock news channel Indiavision started yesterday...
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KTV refutes Raj TV claim to No 2 slot
The Sun Network has hit back at Raj TV's claims of having cornered the number two position in Tamil Nadu...More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch

It's 'age of the entrepreneur': JWT study
Ad agency J Walter Thompson (JWT) has revealed the findings of a study on the Indian family based on ethnography entitled The Great Indian Family: Juicing change...More

Tube Talk
Lara Dutta is Channel [V]'s goddess for May More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Broadcasters Meet House Panel Today More
New DIT Plan Points To End Of The Road For Media Lab Asia More
High Networth Consumers Hooked On To Sports, News: Survey More
RealNetworks Buys Listen.com For $36 M More
P&G, SET Unveil Shiksha More
Source: The Financial Express

CAS rollout opens up Rs 400-cr tech solutions market More
Convergence Bill review to recast content panel More
Subhash Ghai to start film institute More
Radio Mirchi set to take off in Delhi More
News room: War veterans regret Iraq 'miss' More
Sahara TV rechristened, plans Bollywood dhamaka More
Doordarshan seeks partner for DTH venture More
Pop stars sing to raise money for Iraqi children More
Source: The Economic Times

Hunt for Coke (V) Popstars begins on Wednesday More
Apple readies new online music service More
Radio Times More
Show over, wait for 'Millionaire the movie' More
All about millionaires and frauds More
Source: The Times of India

Top-end consumers watch news for 31 minutes: BBC study More
Radio@work :You can catch the attention of a consumer at work, thanks to radio More
Freeze Frame : The to-do over Hindi film rights Producers and distributors are locked in a battle over the sale of non-theatre rights More
New channels will aid break-even: Sahara Media chief More
UP allows film shoots on air-strips More
DD to organise rock fest More
Source: Business Standard & Ice World

P&G, SET launch `Shiksha' for kids More
Indiavision begins test run More
`Urban working adults prefer to watch news, sports channels' More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Media panel for action against film personalities More
BBC World unveils `Horizon 2003' survey results More
Source: The Hindu

Now showing on Gujarat cable: Modi ‘hits’ More
When too much airtime can be bad More
Album sales drop, new songs on radio face edit More
Source: The Indian Express

FM radio stations emerge dark horses More
Source: Hindustan Times

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


Neighbours
Cable TV service suspended in Balochistan More
Source: www.jang.com.pk

Afghan cable broadcasters await government list of approved channels More
Source: www.nj.com

International Headlines
What's next to sell at AOL? More
Source: cbs.marketwatch.com

French media groups propose global TV news channel More
Source: www.stuff.co.nz

Channel 4 plots humiliation game More
Official: nobody watches BBC3 news More
ITN goes Indian for new venture More
17m see Millionaire show More
Source: media.guardian.co.uk

Turner Combines Cable Nets More
Clear Channel Enters "Upfront" Fray More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

A warmer shade of pink More
Source: www.observer.co.uk

Fox Tries Class Act More
Source: www.nypost.com

Toshiba to Launch Terrestrial Digital Broadcast TVs in June More
Source: Hoovers

More going online for news More
Source: www.palmbeachpost.com

Bidding for the Olympics on TV More
Source: www.usatoday.com

Viacom Buys Comedy Central Stake from AOL More
Source: Reuters

Reader's Digest Dumps Sweepstakes To Win More Profits More
Source: Yahoo!


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