20 December 2004 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 12 - Issue No: 32








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Distribution deals: 1st lock channel positioning
Broadcasters are working out fresh arrangements with MSOs to win prime carriage on overloaded cable networks.

ESS creates music video to give PHL a push
ESPN Star Sports has created a music anthem titled 'Ek naya junoon!' for the upcoming Premier Hockey League (PHL).

Vijay to spruce viewership with reality format
From 20 December Star Vijay will unleash its newest offering titled 'Azhagi' which is the search for the ideal Tamil woman.

BAG Films' 'Kumkum' completes 500 episodes on Plus

VH1 scores 'best year ever' in US

News Corporation included in NYSE S&P 500 Index

Murdoch offers $44 million for 3-story penthouse

E! crowns Usher as 2004's 'Entertainer of the Year'

MTV Networks appoints Divney as ad sales president

After CBS, NBC to pull off SABMiller ads

Tely Chakkar
Rajeev not to quit KTH
Manav & Shweta: Made for each other

Box Populi
Paparazzi journalism

Media Stock Watch
Media scrips pick up steam

Tube Talk
Bobby Robson live in action on ESPN Star for EPL
Shevchenko in Italian battel royale on Ten Sports

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (28 November 2004 to 4 December 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (28 November 2004 to 4 December 2004)
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment
Zee TV
DD Sports
DD1

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
TRAI restricts advertisements on community radio
Irish media baron plans to acquire 30 per cent stake in Jagran

`Moratorium on non-Kannada films improper'

Karnataka Govt to strive to resolve film industry crisis
Press Academy Governing Council constituted

`Rationalise taxes on entertainment industry'
`Film festival needs industry, Government patronage'
  Source:The Hindu
   
`Approach between PR and news media not adversarial'
Chinese firm to buy majority stake in Indiagames
  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
TV stars tell netas how to behave
Dum Duma Dum on Nickelodeon
A role too many?
  Source:Mid-day
   
Kerala-based TV network to launch news channel
  Source:Times of Oman
   
Irish group eyes stake in Jagran
  Source:Telegraph
   
 

Sri Lanka sign four-year deal with TEN Sports
  Source: Malayala Manorama
   
‘It should be only for existing channels’
The media coverage has had a positive fall-out
  Source: The Financial Express
   
Off the block: Disney finally tunes in to kids' TV
24-hour American Desi TV network launched in US
EMI, Sony BMG sign digital pact
Mid Day regrets, but claims photograph of stars were authentic
  Source:The Economic Times
   
Fear of cell paparazzis hits Tollywood
E-cinema to censor B'wood piracy
Legal eagles question Baazee CEO's arrest
  Source: Times of India
   
PRO-FILE
THEY are on SONG
Politics on camera and kissa kiss ka
Time names Bush ‘Person of the Year’
  Source:IndianExpress
International News
MTV Reaches Global Milestone
  Source: Yahoo
   
MacLaurin blasts TV rights sale
  Source: BBC Sport, UK
   
Time Declares President Bush 'Person of the Year'
  Source:Reuters
   
MTV Has 100 Affiliated Networks Worldwide
  Source:ABC News
   
Games organisers confident Asia will tune in
  Source:ABC News Online
   
Hezbollah TV Loses Satellite Feed to U.S
  Source:Twww.phillyburbs.com
   
Malone's Liberty Media Declines to Comment on News Corp. Stake
Pearson May Buy Rest of Interactive Data, Sunday Times Reports
  Source:Bloomberg
Channel 4 unveils new brand identity
Sharon Osbourne facing 'X Factor' axe?
Davina McCall joining BBC?
  Source:Digital spy (UK)
   

Independent News set to expand into India
  Source:Financial Times, UK
   

Europe seeks new online media rules
  Source:NEWS.com.au
   
WSBT-TV launches weather channel
  Source:South Bend Tribune
   
C4 eyes BBC links to spin off '4 Rights' arm
  Source:Independent (UK)
   
TiVo gives away a couple thousand TiVos yesterday
  Source: Engadget
   
Palestinian-Israeli Radio Aims to Unite
  Source:hosted.ap.org
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