6 October 2003 Volume 8 Issue no: 74







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Executive Dossier Interview
Sahara India's media and entertainment division CEO Sushanto Roy

"The entertainment channel should be occupying the No 2 slot by March next"...More


Headlines

3 more 'exclusive' channels on DishTV
3 movie channels are expected to come on board Zee's DTH platform DishTV, after Smile and Premier TV...More


Adyanthaya is brand director, Star News
Star India's head of Channel [V] has taken over as brand director, Star News. Amar Deb now heads [V]....More


Election coverage gets new face on Zee News
Zee News has put in place an aggressive programming line-up through state-of-the-art technology and viewer interface to cover the forthcoming assembly elections across five states....More


UTV to launch two shows on DD
Production house UTV, currently one of the major software suppliers to Star Plus, is going back to Doordarshan by November...More

'AXN Extreme Dhamaka' set to kick off in Mumbai
Here is an opportunity for Mumbaiites on the go to participate in a cutting edge reality show...More

INSAT-3E placed near geostationary orbit
In the third and final stage of orbit-raising operation conducted on 1 October at Master Control Facility (MCF) in Hassan (Karnataka), INSAT-3E was placed near the Geostationary Orbit (GSO)...More

Sony Pictures' chief Calley steps down
Sony Pictures Chairman and Chief Executive John Calley will be stepping down after seven years in the top job of the studio...More

Viacom's Infinity fined by FCC for indecent content
Media conglomerate Viacom's radio unit Infinity Broadcasting has drawn the ire of the Federal Communications Commission...More

Kenyan, Swiss writers win BBC playwriting contest
Kenya's Eddie Ogembo and Switzerland's Anuradha Swaminathan have won the two top honours in the BBC World Service International Playwriting Competition for this year...More

BBC World launches new on-screen graphics
BBC World innovates yet again by revolutionising the content between its programmes with new on-screen graphics known as Dynamic Junctions...More

EPL, BskyB deal runs into hot water with EU
This is a move aimed at preventing monopoly in the British football television market...More

Telly Chakkar
Karishma won't play Big B's daughter
More

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IndusInd’s Payout To Broadcasters Set To Go Up More

‘Global Entertainment, Media Industry To Touch $1.4 Trillion By 2007’ More

HCL Insys Launches Media Center Beanstalk More
Bollywood Guides Tourists More

Source: The Financial Express

A month to go, DD’s channel in news for low funds, format More

‘I&B ad murdered Bapu, he’ll survive’ More
Telescope: Miracles of a marriage More
Source: The Indian Express

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Cabinet clears DD proposal for 24-hr news channel More
FM radio draws new listeners: study More
Source: The Economic Times

Radio advertising set to climb More
Film Producers Guild, Federation split More
Advertising Guild on spread path More
Source: Business Standard

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Satellite radio: The new wave More
Source: Hindustan Times

Divya Dutta: A step at a time More
Interview with Aatish Kapadia More
Source: Screen

Actor Puneet Rajkumar accused of beating scribe
More
Source: The Times of India


L.A. Times Faces Anger for Schwarzenegger Coverage More
Source: Reuters

AP President Announces Company Goals More
Source: Yahoo! News

Hewitt may give ITV go-ahead this week More
Source: news.independent.co.uk

Cable TV Seeks Spanish-Speaking Customers More
Source: www.newsday.com

TV to broadcast live Russian roulette challenge More
Source: www.smh.com.au

NHL walks a TV tightrope More
Source: www.thestate.com

As seen on TV: New $20 bill More
Source: www.usatoday.com

ESPN Countdown crew sounds off on Limbaugh controversy More
Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
















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