22 September 2003 Volume 8 Issue no: 63







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Special Report
Zee Music gets ready to battle

After a year's break, music channels are jostling for prime slot again, with Zee Music having thrown its hat in the ring...More



Headlines
Ten Sports loses out as SA cancels Pak tour
SA cricket team calls off tour to Pakistan citing safety worries following bomb blast in Karachi Friday...More

DD to air live coverage of Asia Cup hockey
The Asia Cup hockey tournament from 21-28 September at Kuala Lumpur will be shown live on Doordarshan...More

Only Rs 110 fees for non-CAS areas in Mumbai
Mumbai civil court on Friday ruled that cable television subscribers in Mumbai’s suburbs will now have to pay only Rs 110 per month as subscription fees for all channels...More

1,000 schools to participate in ESS school quiz
Talk about young talent! Teams from 1,000 schools across the country are expected to participate in the written qualifier for the fourth edition of ESPN school quiz 2004...More

Pentamedia arm gets license for earth station
The wholly-owned subsidiary of Pentamedia Graphics, Intelivision Ltd has received a license from the I&B ministry to set up its own earth station...More

MAM Special Report on Amul hoarding campaigns
Maska maar ke!
A look at the celebrated Amul hoarding campaigns done around television!...More

Producer's Pitch
Madhumita Chakraborty - Newshound Productions and Sujit's Vision Communications
"Contacts are very necessary to get work in private channels" More

Telly Chakkar
Dr Aman is dying!
...More

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Cable operators watch out, India likely to join DTH club soon More
Govt to refer issue of foreign telecasting cos to tax taskforce
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'DD, AIR withstand challenges posed by pvt channels'
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Indian toons make it to Chicago fest
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Movies, news gobble up TV ad pie
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Chennai bets on local lingo, shuns CAS More
Murdoch may quit BSkyB chair to make son CEO - paper
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Kolkata's C&S segment worried over STAR, Sony move More
ESPN STAR acquires Spanish Premier League rights
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Bobby Jindal surges in polls, blasts critics over TV ad campaign flap More
Source: The Economic Times


Madhavan Nair confirmed as ISRO chief More
Q&A with the 'Jassi' of Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin on Sony More
Filmmakers warn of boycotting fest More
Murdoch may quit BSkyB chair More
Source: The Times of India

Star-Netcom Deal May Hit MSOs, Cable Operators More
Crest Set For $10 M GDR Float To Fund Expansion More
Leo Burnett On Restructuring Mode, Starts New Division More
Source: The Financial Express

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Savvy Sarkar dressed to kill Murdochs More
I&B dozes off, NGO waits for right frequency More
PCB go all out in their bid to salvage series against SA More
Telescope: The news on 24x7=168 More
This village is gaga over the radio: it changed its face forever More
Source: The Indian Express

HDTV: Bigger, better but at a price More
On the wilder side of Mandira More
Howzaat! Kapil in your drawing room More
Motorola chairman Galvin steps down More
Source: Hindustan Times

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Kumar 'Amrita' channel to go on air with 'values' More
Source: www.keralanext.com

Madhavan Nair is ISRO chief More
Media urged to unite against FDI challenge More
Source: The Hindu

Raj TV gearing up for Mudhalvan Awards More
Source: newstodaynet.com

EMI, Time Warner consider tie-up More
Source: news.ninemsn.com.au

Murdoch 'to stand down at BSkyB' More
Source: MediaGuardian

BBC boss blasts media ownership law More
Source: BBC News

China joins EU’s satellite network More
Source: www.hipakistan.com

Familiar Faces to Debut New TV Shows More
Source: Yahoo! News

New TV lineup offers 10 promising shows More
Source: www.guampdn.com

When marketing meets reality TV More
Source: straitstimes.asia1.com.sg

'Namedni' Gets TV Press Award More
Source: www.themoscowtimes.com

Vietnam’s MTV generation change image of tattoos More
Source: www.dailytimes.com.pk
















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