9 February 2004 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 9 - Issue No: 73











 

Executive Dossier













'In media, leader corners most revenue'
TV Today Network CMD Aroon Purie holds forth on various issues relating to the India media and lets loose a few barbs while at it.

Headlines
Offbeat films fastest growing segment: Nandy
Pritish Nandy on a high after his production company wins Golden Peacock in Innovative Product category.

Zee Cine Awards 2004 takes flight
Dubai Media city to sparkle to huge extravaganza on 26 February.


US networks go overboard to 'cover' for Jackson repeat
One fallout of all the jumping around that has been going on following pop princess Janet Jackson's half time flash at last Sunday's Super Bowl is the way the US broadcast networks are falling over themselves to prevent any repeat.

Discovery to showcase a The Patiala Necklace
Discovery has gems in its eyes this month. The infotainment channel will be airing a programme about about Cartier's exquisite masterpiece, The Patiala Neclace, once the proud possession of Patiala's royal family.


'All Grown Up' premieres across Nick Asia 20 Feb
It's not only Indian soaps that have made a success of taking plotlines 10-20 years into the future. All Grown Up, Nickelodeon's popular Rugrats series spin-off, which premiered in the US in late November 2003 to blockbuster ratings across kid and adult audiences for its premiere, is coming to Asia.

 

Other Breaking News Headlines
Padgaonkar to present BBC's Question Time India
SPE film 'Cold Mountain' set for India release

Media Stock Watch (Weekly Wrap Up -
7Feb )
Media stocks weaken over the week

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Media Buyers :Cricket scores over political rhetoric
'India is a global player in the media industry'
- Jane Gorard, director, marketing, BBC World
Now, Leicester plans a B'wood clone
HBO tops viewership ratings in Dec
Data storage is the new mantra for movie-makers
What's all the fuss about Janet Jackson?
  Source: The Economic Times
 
   
AP: Act won, scene too: CM turns media-savvier
Film industry dreams in digital
Britain to lure Indian film-makers
Source: The Times of India
 
Crowds swoon to Adams' magical voice
Source: The Hindu
 
Move to curb pay channel ads
Kkusum star matches step with city
Source: Hindustan Times
Broadcasting Platforms: There’s No Escaping Technology Here
HDTV Takes Off After Initial Hiccups
Digital Is The Buzz: Satellite Delivery Of Films Gets Going In India, Finally
Global Coverage: Riding The Best Technology Is Key To Growth
Bryan Adams Sings To Taxman
Recreate Solutions Raises $2 M, Eyes Mobile Game Apps
TiVo Leading A Revolution
Source: The Financial Express
   
VSAT providers seek direct satellite access
`Foster animation film talent'
Source: The Hindu Business Line
 
   
Resource crunch unplugs Kisan TV
Switchover from Metro to News has DD in red
Telescope: What Atal, Sonia have in common
Source: The Indian Express
   
   
International News
China to privatise broadcasting units
Beijing ready to let 1,000 television channels bloom
China ends ban on foreign TV groups
Source: Financial Times
   
Janet Rejects CBS Offer
Source: FoxNews.com,
   
Grammy Flip-Flop
Source: New York Daily News
   
BBC tempts with kudos, not cash
Source: www.mediaguardian.com
   
   
Ad placed in papers for new BBC chairman
BAFTAs to air commercial free on BBC America
Source: Digital Spy
 
Viacom set to localise adverts on Irish MTV and Nickelodeon stations
Source:ZEROVIS
   
Yahoo composing music download plan
Source: CNet Asia
 

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