19 October 2004 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 11 - Issue No: 82








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Sahara aims to go 'One' up
Direction set, SaharaOne strives for success in content and prepares for big investments in media and entertainment.

Headlines
Balaji's Q2 net falls 21 % to Rs 113 million
Balaji Telefilms' net profit fell 21 per cent to Rs 112.83 million for the quarter ended 30 September 2004.

Other Headlines
mOne, AMT team up for shortcode platform
Group M's division mOne has tied up with Active Media Technology to develop wireless shortcode platform 3636.

SRK key pivot in Columbia's 'Incredible' promo act
Recently CG centric films like Spiderman and Shrek 2 have given stiff competition to our Hindi heroes. Now, we have Disney's The Incredibles not competing with, but actually collaborating with superstar Shah Rukh Khan to woo audiences.

Star News spot on with exit poll predictions

IMI suggests two-point programme against piracy

Viacom elects Charles Phillips to board of directors

Study probes sports b'casters' role in interactive TV

Guwahati DD dir passes away during B'lore visit

Bids invited for Euro 2008 TV rights

Martin Baker is TWI's commercial director

ESPN to launch Chinese version of magazine in Dec

Karnataka film exhibitors to promote Kannada films

Nick US empowers kids to pick the president

Cartoon Network changes advertising pack

Interview
'In war zones the word is spread by extremist groups that journalists are on one side or the other'
Interview with CNN senior international correspondent Nic Robertson

Media Stock Watch
Media scrips end low

Technology Update
ISWI develops ITV betting product
Phillips, IFilm's content partnership

Tube Talk
'MTV Roadies' witnesses quite a few changes
Star Movies gets favourite ogre 'Shrek' on 20 Oct

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (3 October 2004 to 9 October 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (3 October 2004 to 9 October 2004)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
Gemini TV
MAX
Star Gold

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India

Cartoon Network for programme-based ad slots

Balaji Telefilms Q2 net profit down 21% to Rs 11.28 cr

Balaji Tele up a tad on dividend plan

  Source: Business Standard
   

Prasar Bharati DTH to air 23 private channels

I&B minister may visit US film studios in November

Investor suit at Walt Disney puts exits in the spotlight

No consensus on community radio norms at Trai open house

Gaming game: Sony vs Nintendo

  Source:The Financial Express
   
AIR goes DTH: Audio Programmes through TV
Talks on film crisis remain inconclusive
  Source: The Hindu
   
Cable TV operators eye broadband space
Music industry moots new norms to protect intellectual property
  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
Amrita in Balaji soap
Jaaved's foray into dialogues
Item, item everywhere
'I was removed due to docu-makers' complaint: Anupam Kher
  Source: Mid-day
   
Closeup Dream Job- “Harsha Ki Khoj”
  Source: www.presstrust.com
   
It's strange being directed: Karan
Shraddha turns coy
  Source: Hindustan Times
 
TV Today Q2 net down Rs 1.12 cr
Balaji Tele Q2 net down 21%
HK firms clash over VoIP
Fans line up at Martha Stewart's new address
China strikes: TCL drags down CTV prices by 15%
  Source: The Economic Times
   
Indo-Pak match: DD hikes ad rates by 160 pc
Trai rules out need for new telecom policy
The dark side of the Internet
'You'd be in shower and I'd come'
Forgot movie: See Oscar-season ad
  Source: Times of India
   
Talking Point with Mukul Dev

Car Struck

Kher to move court

‘Hand over Tehelka probe to Army’
  Source:Indian Express
   
Global media perception of India positive: report
  Source: newkerala.com
   
Amarinder to file a defamation suit against HT
  Source: 123Bharath.com
   
The MTV style awards!
News channels cash in on Maharashtra polls
  Source:Rediff
International News
CNN aims for election uplift
Ofcom slams Big Brother over house fight
  Source:Media Week UK
   
Fox Moves to Fire Accuser: Tells Judge It's Not Retaliation
  Source : New York Daily News
   
Politics Gets Personal on Talk Shows
Trump Confirms 'Apprentice' 3 Now Filming
Kidvid on the upswing as Euros follow H'wood lead
Comcast, Mouse kiss for kiddies
  Source: Yahoo News
   
Can Arrested Development save the sitcom?
  Source: Broadcasting & Cable
   
Sinclair stock drops on ad concerns
  Source :CBS Marketwatch
   
Ratings for video-on-demand
  Source:Cableworld
   
Soap puts on the most expensive Asian wedding on TV
  Source:Asians in Media
   
BSkyB to take on challenge from Freeview
  Source :Business Day
   
Malibu Elite Under Spotlight in ABC Project
Garrett, HBO Serious About New Comedy
  Source: Reuters
 
Sky markets £39.99 Xmas Pack
Ex-BBC Worldwide CEO Gavin forms takeover vehicle
CCTV primetime ad revenue to touch US$667 million in 2005
Pace develops new IPTV STB
  Source: Advanced Television
   
Interview: Mike Ramsay, CEO of TiVo
  Source: Engadget
   
Viacom Vet Ed Goldman Steps Down
NAACP's Mfume Backs Nielsen's LPM
SNTA: Syndication is Home For the Holidays
  Source:Media Week US
   
Commercial Data Reveals Cable Nets Reserve Best Inventory For Themselves
  Source :Media Post
   
Sky rolls out subscription 'Starter Pack' to be sold in supermarkets
  Source:DM Europe
   
Eisner vs Ovitz: This Time in Court
  Source: CNN/Money
   
Kerry Camp Seeks to Respond to Film on Sinclair Stations
  Source:Dow Jones/Excite
   
Korea sets iTV timetable
  Source :Telecoms.com
   
NAACP president endorses Local People Meters
  Source:Lost Remote

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