30 April 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 42








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Headlines
One Alliance switches off Incablenet
Pending dues and non-renewal of contract cited as reason. InCablenet says commercial arrangements in a post CAS regime need to be discussed...More

More news channels wish to launch: Prasad
I&B minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says 7-8 pending proposals for news channels are with him...More

IRS 2002 topline findings released
IRS round 10 findings reveal that the Top 10 list for TV channels has changed; new entrants are climbing up the ladder...More

ETC Networks posts PAT of Rs 141m for FY2003
ETC Networks Ltd has announced an audited profit after tax of Rs 141.3 million for the year ended 31 March 2003 as compared to a net loss of Rs 141 million during the previous year...More

Red FM, Radio City, Mirchi set to serenade Delhi
Its radio ga ga in Delhi. Whether it was RED FM to strike a tune on the air waves or was it Radio City break into sing song or was it Radio Mirchi to churn a rhyme we do not know, but looks like capital is unlikely to sing off tune henceforth...
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Cable case hearing today
Division bench of the Mumbai High Court comprising Chief Justice CL Thakker and Dr Dhananjay Chandrachud today postponed the hearing of the "much hyped up" cable case to 2:45 pm today...
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Prasar Bharati to insure DD, AIR staff in Kashmir
Prasar Bharati is now considering life insurance cover for its staff in the Kashmir Valley. This move has been prompted by the suicide attack attempt by militants on All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan officers on 26 April...
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Media Advertising & Marketing watch
ESS ties up with Wisden and Electrolux for cricket awards
This is an alliance through which ESPN Star Sports and Wisden, which has been synonymous with the bat and ball game for over a century, are hoping will give a major boost to their profile...
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GO 92.5 FM to celebrate its B'day 'Lift Karade' style
Come May and Go 92.5 FM will go for a hike! Well with its first anniversary celebrations round the corner, the channel has a planned a promotional gig with the presenting sponsor Pepsi around Adnan Sami's Lift Karade...
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Omnicom, JWT top Adage annual rankings
Omnicom Group is the top global ad organisation and the J. Walter Thompson unit of the WPP Group is the largest core US agency brand in the Ad Age rankings...
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WPP associate Landor announces top-level change
Current Landor Associates chairman and CEO Clay Timon announced his intention to move into a full-time chairman role as of 1 May 2003. Landor is a division of Young & Rubicam, Inc, which is part of WPP - one of the world's leading global communications services groups...
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WPP owned top research agency acquires UK company
Millward Brown has acquired Sadek Wynberg Research, one of the UK's most innovative and best respected qualitative research agencies to create one of the UK's largest qualitative offerings...
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Executive Dossier
"We are targeting internationally minded people with an interest in world politics, news and business"
Interview with BBC World head of marketing Seema Kotecha
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Spotlight
Discovery channel celebrated its anniversary party at a Mumbai hotspot called Velocity and the party really rocked. More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
C-DAC displays new set-top box More
In the nick of time More
Aaj Tak continues to make news, Star moves up More
Pritish Nandy Communications net at Rs 1.61 crore More
Work on for single window clearance for film shooting More
ESPN files FIRs against IN CableNet for theft of signals More
ToI No. 1 english publication, Filmfare at 5 More
Euro Disney H1 loss up at $91m More
Source: The Economic Times & Brand Equity

TV job offer for Iraq's former information minister More
Source: www.sify.com

Times Group mulls launch of television channel More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

FM players seek taskforce to address issue More
Discovery One Alliance unplugs INCablenet More
Source: Business Standard

IRS 2002 points to dip in print media readership — Strong growth in regional channels More
Hindi music broadcast on Radio City 91 FM More
Mindshare to do media job for MTV fragrances More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Some Reel Life Is Welcome In Diplomacy: Prasad More
Source: The Financial Express

Jamali invitation: Media report wrong, says Govt. More
Delhi: India Today Group launches RED radio channel More
CPJ condemns attack on Radio Kashmir More
FM broadcast on MTC buses soon More
Chennai: STAR channels back in some parts of city More
Radio City offers a bigger slice of Bollywood More
AIR sings a different tune More
Source: The Hindu

Keeping up with Jones More
Source: The Times of India

Teen thrill: Buffy to end TV run More
Kumars: TV spoof goes global More
Media blitz soon to play up NDA reforms agenda More
Source: Hindustan Times

Zee to launch fashion channel More
Source: Mid Day

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


International Headlines
Vivendi Universal to Sell Entertainment Assets More
AOL Ad Sales Head Resigns, Returns to Retirement More
Source: Reuters

US media restrictions 'threaten free TV' More
Brussels urges pay-TV units to fight piracy More
Source: Financial Times

Clocking off axed from BBC More
C4: we won't dump Evans More
ITV hails Celebrity success More
New media laws are 'grotesque' More
BBC2 switches off stream of lifestyle shows More
Big Brother casts eye over Man Utd More
Source: media.guardian.co.uk

Joint efforts for Belgian digital TV More
UK - Opera Telecom, Hi2 launch Friendly TV More
Source: Hoovers

Nielsen Unveils 'Extended Homes' Plan More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

CBS and NBC share Monday night wins More
Source: www.medialifemagazine.com

BBC programme complaints double More
Source: Ananova

Digital TV stakes claim for dominance More
Source: BBC News

TV sex expert Sue Johanson to guest on David Letterman TV show on Wednesday More
Source: www.canada.com


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