31 Mar 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 16















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Headlines
Aaj Tak's sister is Headlines Today
TV Today Network has decided on a name for Aaj Tak's sister English news channel. It is Headlines Today...More

NDTV, Aaj Tak English ready launch plans
On 1 April if you thought some new news channels would make their debut, as was being envisaged and claimed, it's not to be. The offerings from both NDTV and TV Today Network will be post-1 April for various reasons...More

Ten Sports Sharjah Cup contest kicks off
The contest that is open till 3 April on indiantelevision.com, will take four lucky winners to Sharjah to watch the action live...More

Star moves to cap FDI for news channel
DSP Merrill Lynch likely to be mandated to help facilitate restructuring process relating to 26% FDI cap requirement...More

Samvaad to air two new shows on DD metro
A theatre group which plunged into TV programming nearly 18 years ago and is still going strong...More

Aaj Tak claims good response to WCC contests
With the Cricket World Cup over and the contests associated with it coming to an end, its time now for results- both in terms of winners as well as the response generated from the viewers...More

HC rules against Zee in 'Kanhaiyya' case
The Mumbai High Court has ruled against Zee Telefilms restraining it from airing its beleagured Sunday morning show Kanhaiyya...More

Iraq - US Conflict
DD does well in war coverage
Doordarshan has claimed an edge in covering the ongoing Iraq war by meticulously planning its news operation...More

Foreign scribes appeal for info on missing journo
The Capital-based Foreign Corespondents' Club, a cosy organisation for all foreign correspondents working in India, has sent out an appeal for...More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Sponsors for Oscar Awards see increase in site traffic
It may have been the least watched Oscar telecast ever in the US but a study shows that TV and Internet advertisers have reason to celebrate...More

Actors' Interview

"I was apprehensive of playing a mother to a 30-year old Mihir"
... More
Interview with actress Apara Mehta

Tube Talk
Discovery to air 'DNA - the promise and the price'
More
ETC Punjabi's first live event telecast on 6 April More

Technology Update

Digital Filters to help access pay per view free
More
Pinnacle streamlines editing, graphics at TVB More

Telly Chakkar

Introducing a weekly column by Vickey Lalwani that will provide a regular update on some of the behind the scenes happenings in tellydom... More

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Broadcasters, MSOs Team Up In Bid To Ensure Smooth Take-off For CAS More
Media Goes Embedded To Beam War Live Into Your Living Room More
War Sets Tech Pitch For Online Merchandise & Reality TV More
We Won’t Censor War Horrors: Al-Jazeera More
Source: The Financial Express

DD N-E chief goes after bribe rates ‘official’ More
Ad ‘fairness’: NCW plans media monitoring group More
Telescope - What they say is what we get More
Source: The Indian Express

Govt kicks off centralised cable TV More
Source: The Times of India

New communication strategy on the anvil More
Microsoft gears up for server software launch More
Source: Hindustan Times

World Cup lifts AIR spirits, revenues More
War, media and sheer hypocrisy More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Radio firms ramp up adspend More
NDTV defers channel launch to April 14 More
Source: Business Standard

Pyar Zindagi Hai: The missing link in ZEE’s armour? More
NDTV to launch channels on April 14 More
Discovery Channel examines the future of genetics More
TEN Sports to telecast Sharjah Cup More
IIFA Art Show premieres on CNBC More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

On paper, Mumbai has just 4 lakh cable connections More
NDTV news channels to start from April 14 More
Discover, the promise and price of DNA More
Zee to launch business news channel More
Bollywood’s script goes awry as funds dry up More
Role reversal More
Source: The Economic Times

Meet to discuss media-police relationship soon More
Source: The Hindu

"We don't care really about children as a society and television reflects that indifference to children as human beings".
- Bill Moyers


International Headlines
Graphic images invade children's TV programs More
Electronic breakthrough will cut cost of digital TV More
LG to See First Profits in PDP TV Biz More
Source: Hoovers

British TV journo found dead More
Yankees TV deal collapses More
Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au

War coverage could alter U.S. media policy More
Source: www.sunspot.net

India defines rules for satellite uplinking for television channels More
Source: www.cp.org

U.S. urged to curb Iraqi TV broadcasts More
Source: www.miami.com

Channel 5 chief rules out ITV bid More
Source: www.thisislondon.com

Sacked staff take ITV Digital to tribunal More
Source: www.news.independent.co.uk

Arabic TV channels focus on suicide attacks More
Source: www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

Israeli Cable Drops BBC More
Source: www.waveguide.co.uk

Chirac pushes global French TV More
Source: www.news.bbc.co.uk











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