31 October 2003 Volume 8 Issue no: 93







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Executive Dossier
"The challenge for me today is to make the viewer cry and laugh with the kind of shows available."
In Conversation with Star India VP content and communications Deepak Segal
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Headlines
NDTV gets digital news gathering ntwk
NDTV has announced the launch of world's first digital satellite news gathering network based on MPEG-4 encoding...More

Radhika, Prannoy Roy win E&Y award
NDTV's husband-wife team bags E&Y's Entrepreneur of the Year award in the info., comm. and entertainment sector for 2003.
...More


Champagne time for Star as [V] celebrates the power of one
The bubble burst forth in full flow this evening as Star's music channel - Channel [V] celebrated its status as the number one music station in the country...More

Nat Geo unveils big secret: announces premiere of 'Secrets Unveiled'
National Geographic Channel (NGC) unveiled its final big programming of the year 2003 today (Thursday)...More

HTMT posts Rs 203 m profit for Q2 '03
New BPO clients and resource optimisation have helped Hinduja TMT post net profit of Rs 203 million for the quarter ended 30 September, 2003, 18 per cent up from the earlier quarter...More

Kaiser Family Foundation study reveals kids as media addicts
Tiny tots in America are growing up immersed in media, spending hours a day watching TV and videos, using computers and playing video games, says a study released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation...More

Star World fashions a move to lifestyle
Star World is in for some image sprucing...More

Actor's Alcove
"If I had made my debut with 'Kyunki ...', I would have registered with audiences faster"
Rajeev Khandelwal More

Daily Media Stockwatch
Zee see saws amidst gains and losses
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Masters Animation event next month More
TV Today files Red Herring IPO prospectus More
Online lottery not the cause for farmers' suicide: Playwin More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Viewers In India Prefer Entertainment To Movie Channels: Surveys More
Source: The Financial Express

Kerry Packer's not thinking of retirement More
Petition against DD dismissed by HC More
Source: The Economic Times

Mid Day owners may offload major stake More
TV Today weighs niche channel launch More
Channel [V] is top music channel: TAM More
Hinduja TMT Q2 net up 28% More
Source: Business Standard

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MSIL seeks curbs on online lotteries More
Source: The Hindu

HC dismisses plea against 24-hour DD news channel More
Apurva’s appeal, uncut More
Source: Hindustan Times

Juice on the Jassi phenomenon, courtesy Nigdi More
He lifted the veil off Mecca, wants to find another secret here
More
Source: The Indian Express


Hinduja TMT Q2 net up 28% More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Contestants in transexual show to sue Sky More
Producers rail against 'callous' BBC More
Bruce plays his cards right with BBC More
Norton weighs up Channel 4 future More

ITV pulls 'abysmal' animal show More
Ali G show rapped over disabled joke More
Reuters boss forgoes bonus More
Bacon, Brown and Bell go join forces for TV show More

Source: MediaGuardian

Bunny Booty on the Block in Playboy Auction More

Arnold Accuser Wants MSNBC Apology More
Ex-First Lady 'Hurt' by TV Miniseries More
Source: New York Post

BBC joins MSN's northern lights More
Source: www.journalism.co.uk

Two Way TV move hits broadcasters' iTV plans More
Source: www.newmediazero.com

TNT Posts Big Gains With NBA Games More
Source: www.mediaweek.com


Study: Masses Still Tuned in to Mass Media More
Source: Yahoo! News


Martha Stewart posts loss, sees return to profit More
Source: Reuters













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