14 December 2004 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 12 - Issue No: 27








Executive Dossier















"I see the cost of sports rights continuing to spiral"
Interview with ESPN Star Sports Asia Managing Director Rik Dovey

Executive Dossier
"We killed Anurag Basu in 'Kasauti...' and that killed 'Ayushmaan'"
Interview with Star India creative director Shailja Kejriwal.

Headlines
'Super Singer' simulcast gets high TVRs on Plus
The simulcast strategy adopted by the network for the 1st episode across the bouquet ensured wide sampling & TRPs.

CID Special Bureau to make its debut on 27 December

AFI to recognise 'Desparate Houswives', 'Sopranos'

US TV icon Dick Clark suffers stroke

Oprah Winfrey to develop talk shows for King World

Kelly Holmes is BBC Sports personality of the year

TV movie will examine Disney feud

NACO partnership project with BBC & DD extended

B4U Music to launch picture messaging service in UK

Telly Chakkar
Rajeev Out Of 'Kahiin To Hoga'
Sumeet Sachdev Will Play Swayam
Will B P Singh repeat his feat with 'Aahat2'?
Simran bhi kabhi bahu thi?

Media Stock Watch
Media scrips back into action

Tube Talk
Tulip Joshi the 'Haseena' on ETC'

Technology Update
Plustek launches motorised webcam & OpticFilm 7200
NDS licenses Expway BINXML software

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (21 November 2004 to 27 November 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (21 November 2004 to 27 November 2004)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
Zee TV
DD Sports

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
$619 mn ED notice to Zee
MTV beams new channel for DTH viewers
  Source: Business Standard
   
TAM India paper for Asia-Pacific meet
Vivek Paul among TIME/CNN's Global Business Influentials
CNN Young Journalist Awards
  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   

Live demo on DTH

Popularity of Hollywood films short-lived: Liang

`Community radio best way of reaching out to masses'
  Source:The Hindu
   
Kelly Holmes named BBC Sports Personality of the Year
  Source:Hindustan Times
   
Amir Khan helps Geo telethon raise Rs80 million for SKMCH
  Source:Hi Pakistan
   
Achint's special appearance
I won't play mum, wife roles, says Neena
Take Ten: Tisca Chopra
Simran set to wreak havoc
Till death do us part
Look who's back on screen!
Twin tales
Kahaani serial ki
  Source:Mid-day
 
STAR may lose shine on new TV ruling
Asian directors reinventing cinema: Field
  Source:The Economic Times
   
Smriti soap: BJP looks for scriptwriter
Advani to script Tulsi-tale finale
  Source: Times of India
   

PROFILE: Nausheen Ali Sardar, star of Kaal-Chakra, Star Plus

INDIAN IDOL: They are on song
Ear shot
TALKING POINT: I Hate Gujarati Caricatures
God of small screens
Tube Talk
Was Smriti reading her script or someone else’s? BJP debates
  Source:IndianExpress
   
Govt has been guarding against misuse of DTH services
  Source:123Bharath.com
   
House goes live on DD
  Source:Telegraph
   
Uplinking bonanza in offing
Global industry bodies oppose licence fee for IP-VPN services
  Source: The Financial Express
International News
UK: Zee Grabs Blockbuster Movie Aitraaz
  Source:MB Asia
   
Fox News deal adds to ITN's video archive
  Source:Financial Times
   
Harrington Gets 'Inside' Fox Drama
FCC Chief Urges Denying 'Private Ryan' Complaints
'Desperate Housewives' Leads TV Globe Nominees
Foxx a Triple Threat at Golden Globes
  Source: Yahoo
   
KIPCO hosts international bankers pitching for Showtime IPO
  Source:AME Info
   

Living TV 2, Challenge +1 launch

X Factor's G4 land record contract
Sky Text service to launch soon on DTT
  Source: Digital Spy, UK
   
AFI names top 10 movies, TV programs of 2004
  Source: Xinhuanet
   
CME Aims to Acquire TV Nova for $642M
  Source: Forbes

EWT becomes German's second cable player

C4 threatens to drop horse racing

Terrestrial TV: no more big audiences

Canal+ wins French football deal

BMC marks US$58m investment for TV biz

SingTel, Samsung team for Korean IP venture

  Source:Advanced-Television
   
ITV, C4 and BSkyB set up agency to promote TV ads
  Source: Media Bulletin, UK
   
French ban Al Manar TV channel
  Source:IHT
   
Black Viewership Mystery Deepens
  Source:Media Week (US)
   
BBC asks for three-year interval before digital radio switchover
  Source:Guardian (UK)
   
Daily TV Marketplace - Waltzing Jill triumphs over X-Factor's Steve
Sky Text launches on Freeview
Digital radios to top one million sales
  Source: Media Week (UK)
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