29 January 2004 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 9 - Issue No: 65










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Poll mode puts media issues on hold
Parliament dissolution puts all pending media matters on hold, FM players immediate losers.

Focus on convergence at FICCI Frames 2004
Convergence, animation & entertainment will receive special attention at the fourth edition of FICCI Frames 2004 in March.

Country specific seminars to form major highlight of Frames 2004
Star TV CEO Michelle Guthrie could well be the star attraction at the fourth edition of Frames, that gets underway in Mumbai on 15 March this year.


New cable ops association formed in the South
Cable TV Operators Associations of South India have come together and formed the South Indian Federation of Cable TV Operators Association (Sifcoa).



Other Breaking News Headlines
Time Warner revenue increases by six per cent
B.A.G. Films net profit up 16 per cent
TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (11 January 2004 to 17 January 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (11 January 2004 to 17 January 2004)
Star Plus
Sony
Sun TV
ESPN
Gemini TV
 
Tube Talk
2004 marks 15 years of CNN's Haj coverage

Special Report
Ditto for Kkusum!
Producer's Pitch
"Those times are fast disappearing when producers used to sit in their offices and sign cheques"
Jamnadas Majethia
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
HC notice to Centre over charges of norm violation by MBPL
Trai meets cable operators to discuss CAS issues
Time Warner Q4 net jumps to $638m on strong film show
Animation, gaming sectors flavour of Frames '04
Source: The Economic Times
   
 
 
Rights Deal With Wrong Man: DD, I&B Play Safe
Trai To Issue Recommendations On Net, Broadband Next Month
Ficci Frames ’04 To Focus On Policy, Raising Funds
Edusat Pilot Project Launched In Karnataka
Source: The Financial Express
 
Sexing up: Blair gets off, BBC gets it left and right
Now, Bashir tries the glam pitch
BBC apologises, chairman Davies puts in papers
Hutton’s who’s who
Source: The Indian Express
 
The boss of personal sound
Source: Business Standard
Channel [V] launches Indian Road Trip
Kyunki this isn’t a 'real' Gujarati family
Watch wrestling with your family: Edge
BBC sexed up falsehood: Hutton
Time Warner posts profit after year of losses
Source: The Times of India
 
 
   
Amazon reports first full-year profit
Google says to expand R&D into Europe
Bollywood too warms up to Pak
Broadband: The future of entertainment
Source: The Hindustan Times
   
PCB not obliged to fulfill Bashir’s deals: Spokesman
Girish Karnad quits Mumbai festival jury
Source: The Asian Age
   
Animation, gaming industry to be focus of FICCI-Frames
Media Dreams plans to make four movies in '04
Source: The Hindu Business Line
International News
BBC chairman Gavyn Davies resigns
Hutton delivers damning verdict on BBC
Hutton report: conclusions
Abbott failed to declare TV payments
Postman Pat comes knocking at Noddy's door
Big Brother goes in for long haul
Johnson takes top chair at Channel 4
Carlton man scoops ITV post
Martha Stewart 'lied over and over'
TV overnights: Viewers stick with Celebrity strife
Source: MediaGuardian.co.uk
   
Time Warner wins 28 Oscar nominations
Source: www.crainsny.com
   
Loss Widens for Broadcaster Sirius
Source: abcnews.go.com
   
CBS defends scrubbing anti-Bush Super Bowl ad
Source: www.forbes.com
The Smoking Gun and NBC Strike Deal
Ascheim to Head Nickelodeon Digital Television
TVB: Broadcast Nets Outdelivered Cable in January
Doug Herzog to Return to Comedy Central
VH1 to Promote Norah Jones' Sophomore Release
Fox Sports Chicago GM Moves to Competing Network
Cable Draws Bigger Rating/Share than Broadcast in January
Source: Mediaweek
   
BBC chairman quits over Hutton
Analysis: What now for BBC?
Source: BBC News
 
Time Warner's 'Reset Year' Ends Mixed
Source: www.thestreet.com
 
House Panel Pushes TV, Radio to Clean Up Shows
Source: Reuters
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