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GoM set to discuss FDI in DTH
Ministers to discuss FDI in various sectors Thursday, including
DTH, and examine whether existing cap can be reviewed...More
5 new shows on SET
post World Cup
Sony will launch five new shows once the World Cup is
over and is also revamping shows currently on air...More
Aaj Tak deputy news
director dead
Aaj Tak deputy news director Ajay Chaudhary died Tuesday
following a fatal road accident near Ajmer, Rajasthan...More
Budget Special
Tax regime change unlikely
to benefit media companies
A recent JP Morgan report titled "Budget FY04 Preview - easy on
consumers, harsh on corporates" says the media sector will receive
a positive impetus from a drop in the duties of set-top boxes (STBs)
...More
Other Breaking
News Headlines
PIL seeks cap on cable rate hike before July 2003
Consumers are playing safe considering the uncertain
circumstances related to the implementation of conditional access
system - CAS - in the country...More
Law board asks Mukta
Arts to respond to govt
Mukta Arts, promoted by Bollywood director-producer Subhash Ghai,
has been asked to respond to the application forwarded by the Indian
government to the Company Law Board (CLB) seeking permission to
investigate the company's affairs...More
BusinessWeek's CEO
Insights forum on 3 March
"CEO Insights - Deepening Reform, embracing change: competing
to win in global markets" an event organised by BusinessWeek Events
in partnership with dnmStrategies, Atos Origin, InvestHK, Universitas
21 Global will be held at Mumbai's Oberoi Hotels on 3 March 2003...More
BBC secures international rights for Triathlon
BBC Worldwide, the commercial consumer arm of the BBC,
and the International Triathlon Union (ITU) have signed a deal...More
'Six Feet Under' site goes beyond grave
Life. Death. Guilt. Afterlife. The daily routine for the Fisher
family can involve some grave issues, especially when it comes to
running the family's grief management business...More
British PM Tony Blair
on MTV's global forum
MTV's global forum has chosen British prime minister
Tony Blair to field questions from 40 young people hailing from
Europe, the Middle East and the United States during the hour-long
programme...More
TV18 India completes rights issue allotment
Television
Eighteen India has completed the allotment for the issue of 895,546
zero coupon secured partly convertible debentures (ZCSPCDs) of Rs
150 each for cash at par on a rights basis to the existing equity
shareholders of the company...More
World Cup
2003 Special
Media planners
unconvinced that 'Extraa Innings' packs in female viewers
Just how much has Extraaa Innings expanded the "non-purist" cricket
audience base? That Charu Sharma, his "angels" and crew, were expected
to beat the "few good men" of ESPN Star Sports was always a no-brainer.
Especially on the back of the live World Cup telecast...More
Channel [V] jams with
Jimmy Amarnath for World Cup song
Channel [V] had, thus far, distanced itself from the ongoing World
Cup frenzy. But seems like the channel has finally decided to cash
on the cricket fever...More
Media Advertising
& Marketing watch
TV
Ad Indx starts SE Asian ad monitoring
TV Ad Indx has launched a new service to monitor and
archive all new TVCs telecast in South East Asia. This service will
commence with a service to monitor Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia
and Malaysia...More
Kurt Schneider is WWE's exec VP, mkting
The World Wrestling Entertainment has named Kurt Schneider
to be its executive VP Marketing. In India, WWE programmes air on
Ten Sports...More
Kids' WB!, Cartoon Network's ad sales units merge
This is an alliance that AOL Time Warner is hoping will
bring two of its leading assets even closer together for the US
kids buying marketplace...More
Toon Cricket runaway hit with kids
Cartoon network's annual fare Toon Cricket with 30,000
plus attendees turned out to be a good example of pester power...More
Rollingstones to lick
Mumbai 14 April
After being in hibernation for quite a while, Mumbai's
live event scene is all set to shake, rattle and roll courtesy The
Rollingstones. ..More
Technology
Update
TVZ
, On2 provide software to ABC News More
MediaReady brings email,
DVD, Web to any TV More
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