29 Jan 2003 Volume 6 Issue no: 67







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Headlines
Mahajan quits cabinet, Jaitley to return

Rumours afloat that I&B minister Sushma Swaraj may move to parliamentary affairs in cabinet reshuffle Wednesday...More

Zee Group net profit at Rs 709m, up 36%
Zee Telefilms reported third quarter consolidated revenues of Rs 3,075 million (up 10.2 per cent)...More

Murdoch in Fortune 'People to Watch' list
Rupert Murdoch is one of the key names from media in Fortune magazine's fourth annual list of 'People to Watch in 2003'...More

Zee does Republic Day drive around 'Mulk'
Republic Day is the time to wear your patriotism on your sleeve. And if it is a patriotic programme like Zee TV's new show Mulk, it offers a promo opportunity with the proper messages going out...More

Raj TV to go pay from 1 Feb 2003
All the channels are stepping up preparations for gearing towards the implementation of conditional access system (CAS). Raj TV plans to go pay with effect from 1 February, close on the heels of Gemini TV...More


Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
SMSs fly thick & fast for MAX 'Lagaan' contest

If the "Lagaan World Cup Eleven" contest held on Republic Day during the screening of Aamir's Khan cricket-related movie on Sony's MAX is any indication, SMS messaging is set to escalate during the forthcoming ICC cricket World Cup 2003...More

TV Ratings (12 January 2003 - 18 January 2003)
TAM Top 10 Programmes
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes


TAM Top 100 Programmes on different Channels
Star Plus
Sun TV
Zee TV
ESPN
Sony
Gemini TV



Tube Talk
Tusshar Kapoor celebrity guest on Top Drive More

Technology Update
NDS to deliver digital TV for Chongqing cable More
NDS bags deal in China's Guizhou for digital cable More

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Radaan to entice foreign viewers More
Mahajan quits, Jaitley likely to get telecom More
Source:Business Standard

ZEE-Turner to launch Reality TV in India More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Kidnapped Colombian television crew released More
Big US music chains launch bid to sell music online More
Fever Pitch: World Cup Cricket In The Time Of Board Exams More
Source: Hindustan Times

Zee's PAT jumps 36%, but revenue up just 10% More
Adlabs Q3 net up 68.59% at Rs 4.08 cr More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Cultural pact signed with Italy More
Radaan Mediaworks to tap market More
Source: The Hindu

Now MTV clones Gandhi, chips away at Mahatma More
Pay channels: call for a week’s blackout More
Making a double impact More
In the name of the game More
Buy World Cup at your local market More
Govt answer to woes of Beur jail: A film festival More
Source: The Indian Express

Zee TV, cable operators at loggerheads More
Kidnapped Colombian television crew released More
Isro to help launch Singapore's satellite More
Marathi Sahitya Sammelan from Jan 31 More
Source: The Times of India

Beatles in making: The Band of Boys More
India, Italy sign cultural exchange programme More
Source: The Asian Age

Tips Ind to buy arm's shareholding More
Block deal on Zee More
Adlabs Films net rises More
Zee net up on higher income More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Hutch offers World Cup on your cellphone More
Source: www.moneycontrol.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
BBC's celebrity boxing KO'd More
How the FA Cup lost its shine More
BBC4 to bring back After Dark More
Jane Lighting - who is she? More
15m turn up for Corrie funeral More
BBC in talks over war documentary More
ITV's big guns spiked by FTSE slump More
Merger of Telewest and NTL postponed More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

Feingold Launches Bill Aimed at Big Radio More
ABC Family Remakes 'Dance Fever' More
'Tough Crowd' Set for Comedy Central More
'Biography', 'Benedict Arnold' Boost A&E More
Tetzeli Begins Fine Tuning at 'EW' More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Colombian TV Crew Freed Near Kidnap Site More
TV polls say Sharon wins Israeli election More
Source: Financial Times

Minnelli poised to land TV show More
Source: Ananova

Deutsche to Sell Six Cable TV Units More
TV studios leased More
Source: Hoovers

$150 for a plasma TV? A bad bet More
Source: www.msnbc.com

C-word allowed to make debut on BBC television More
Source: www.independent.co.uk

Brothers accused of copying TV show in beheading mum More
Source: www.straitstimes.asia1.com.sg

Eldon TV documentary is family affair More
Source: Yahoo! News

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