8 Feb 2003 Volume 6 Issue no: 75







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Headlines
Prasad faults riots coverage on news
I&B minister says the Star News uplink issue will soon be placed before the Cabinet; CAS task force meets...More

Nimbus-DD adds 2 sponsors to kitty
DD now has 10 sponsors even as MAX gears up to telecast World Cup opening ceremony...More

Official Indian travel agents close sales
Sachinam Travels has sold 1500 full packages for world cup cricket 2003...More

Eutelsat to expand broadband multimedia services
Eutelsat has awarded contracts to ViaSat for two broadband satellite networking systems and development of a future Ka-band system...More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
Fortune 500 online advertising grows six per cent

The latest AdRelevance research from Nielsen//NetRatings, which claims to be the global standard for digital media measurement and analysis, reveals that 286 Fortune 500 advertisers launched an online advertising campaign during the last quarter of 2002, as compared to 270 the year prior, showing a six per cent year-on-year increase...More

Guest Column
Idiot and the Box! : Probir Roy More

Special Report
Bad girls have a blast in telly land
While some people love the shrews on television, others love to hate them. How important are they to a script ?Are the formulaic arched eyebrows, rolling eyes, smirk routine the only way to depict them ? More

Behind the Scenes
Devi : Twist in the tale More

Technology Update
Samsung, Conexant alliance for interactive TV More
Comcast launches public broadcaster in HD More

Tube Talk
ESS to air World Cup previews More
Jamling Tenzing Norgay on CNN's 'Talk Asia' More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Watch this match on TV: Budget versus cricket More
Zee bets on fast-paced, snappy family soaps More
India Today's English news channel to go on air soon More
National Geographic's Everest initiative More
ESPN bid to make the most of World Cup More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Home is where the theatre is More
Source:Business Standard

Advertisers, Sponsors Open Battle For World Cup Fans More
Satellite Broadband Redefines Virtual Classrooms More
Source:The Financial Express

Media personality may head body on TV channels More
Source: The Hindu

DD expects to make Rs 30 cr from World Cup telecast More
State govt awards licences to set up five multiplexes More
CTVs in a blink & prayer More
Source:The EconomicTimes

BJP to start a news channel More
Between the Devil and the deep sea : Mohnish Behl speaks about the challenges of playing a vile husband in Devi More
Interview with Annant Mahadevan : More
CNN's Jane Arraf on life and work in Baghdad More
Source:Screen

Forehead becomes new advertising medium More
Playboy, Adelphia strike cable TV deal More
This World Cup, Khelo Aur Jeeto with Radio Mirchi More
Source: The Times of India

No moral policing, I&B asks channels for self-restraint More
Cable operator in Surat held for stabbing man to death More
Seva over Viva More
Source: The Indian Express

Zee banks on big films More
LG to set up unit in HP More
Ektaa to give TV a soap bath More
Pixar Animation in talks for film distribution deal More
Vivendi fires pay TV boss, scraps flotation More
Source: Hindustan Times

Coming soon: Movie theatres on trains More
A string of Bollywood bad guys and girls in town More
Source: The Asian Age

Ten Sports to telecast WWE Special on Feb 9 More
Sahara to launch new talent show More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com
"If Ricky Schroder and Gary Coleman had a fight on television with pool cues, who would win? 1) Ricky Schroder 2) Gary Coleman 3) The television viewing public."
- David Letterman


International Headlines
Hallmark Inks Deal With Buena Vista More
EPpy Award Entries Due Feb. 10 More
Primetime Metered Market Ratings More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Talk to TV agony aunt More
Source: www.thesun.co.uk

NBC announces two new reality shows More
Source: www.digitalspy.net

Viewers flock to ABC's Jackson special More
Source: CNN

Ted Turner sells 450,000 more shares in AOL Time Warner More
Source: www.siliconvalley.com

No TV sponsors won't affect Augusta's charity More
Source: www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Big brothers of TV More
Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au

Thaicom power glitch knocks most UBC channels off the air More
Source: www.bangkokpost.com

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