27 September 2004 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 11 - Issue No: 63








Executive Dossier

















"Kids' entertainment space has tremendous untapped potential"
Interview with Hungama TV chief operating officer Purnendu Bose

Headlines
Sony-SAB talks not at valuation stage
SET India appears reluctant to pursue the acquisition of SAB TV, belying reports in the media.

Ind brands taking on int food/bvg majors: Ficci
National food and beverages brands have start rubbing shoulders with their more global brethren in India: FICCI report.

Viacom in Chinese content production deal with Beijing TV

B4U ties up with Madame Tussauds

DNA, Nokia, Headlines Today get jiggy with Shaggy

Coburn reiterates INS' findings on imp. of print advt.

MTV launches 'MTV/Philips Whatever Things Cont.'

Box Populi
Reality bites!

Media Stock Watch
Zee and Balaji scrips plunge

Special Report
Cinema Vs Advertising! Who's more receptive'
Changing dynamics of Indian populist cinema, and its representation of the emerging market of discerning women.

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (5 September 2004 to 11 September 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (5 September 2004 to 11 September 2004)
Star Plus
MAX
ESPN
Star Sports
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment
DD1

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Basu plans to revamp Tara Bengali channel
Are media stocks a big deal?
  Source: Business Standard
   
Kairali makes Rs 6-cr profit
SaharaOne launched
  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
`DD Direct Plus' to air 17 Doordarshan, 10 AIR channels
Rs. 6.04-crore profit for Kairali TV
TRAI for 'no price regulation' for pay/premium channels
India's first optical fibre amplifier to slash cable bills
Indian Panorama for IFFI announced
Pondicherry : .'Curb obscene portrayal of women in films'
EDUSAT to be operational in a month: ISRO
Bollywood beckons British actors
  Source: The Hindu
   

‘Selective Advertising Could Be Allowed On Community Radio’

China’s Internet Operators Told To Clear Online Smut
Sony-MGM To Co-finance Movies
  Source:The Financial Express
   
New I&B initiative on Kashmir
HC restrains cable operators from airing 'King of Bollywood'
Chin up, spirit sky-high
TV production scene in a mess?
I&B delegation visits J&K
Next generation TV streams over phone
  Source: Hindustan Times
   
Sahara TV to launch new movie channel
No room for clash of civilisations in 21st century: Reddy
  Source:Deepika Global
   
Film licence leash on cable
Premium channels to stay off Trai price cap
  Source: Telegraph
 
Channels on Khoj; hats-off to talented
Optical fibre amplifier to slash cable bills
DD launches DTH in J&K
Ex-owner of 20th Century Fox Marvin Davis is dead
Bollywood calling: Brits cross over
  Source: The Economic Times
   

HC restrains MSOs from airing 'King of Bollywood'

Tube war: Police hunt for Jassi's enemy

Radio revolution in a logjam

Get a grounding in media

Straight Answers: Kamal Sidhu

TV actor ‘involved’ in car theft

Brit 'jhatkas', Bollywood ishtyle!

'Can 'Shwas' better 'Lagaan'?

Cong appoints media coordinator in Maharashtra
  Source: Times of India
   
Test status under threat in case of no telecast: Dalmiya
Ramadoss to agitate for Tamil promotion
Sahara’s affair with cine stars is on the decline.
Pakistan fear television blackout in court dispute
Anyone for more ‘reality’ TV?
Talking Point with Sudhanshu Pandey
Switch on the tube
Tube Talk
  Source:Indian Express
   
Tamil film industry unites against piracy
  Source: Mid-day
   
Telecast row: SC to hear Zee's plea
  Source:NDTV
   
No telecast means no Test status: BCCI
  Source:www.thatscricket.com
   
Kairali TV makes profit of Rs 6.04 Cr in five years
  Source:www.keralanext.com
   
Goodbye to Idiot Box - Indian kids want to play outdoors
  Source:www.123bharath.com
International News
BBC seeks US cable deal
BBC plans radical rethink of Panorama
  Source:Guardian
   
N. Korea's State TV Broadcasts Program About 'Chuseok'
  Source: Yonhap News
   
Ofcom poised to step back from BT break-up
why is nobody watching BBC Three?
  Source:Telegraph (UK)
   
TV chiefs to battle over Lions
  Source:Icwales
   
New Slater heading for 'EastEnders'
  Source: Source: Digital Spy UK
   
Eastenders' Asian family face chop from the soap
  Source: Asians in Media
   
Daily TV Marketplace - Clunes continues strong run
  Source:Media Week (UK)
Russia: Media Figures Protest TV Censorship
  Source:The Moscow Times
   
Malaysia: Umno members slam 'immoral' TV shows
  Source: The Straits Times
   
Internet Television: Shin moves to boost content for broadband
  Source: The Nation - Thailand
   
New Microsoft set-top box ready to roll
  Source: ZDNet
   
CBS Tries to Clear Up Signals on Future of 'Evening News'
  Source:New York Times
   
Reality TV becomes a pain
  Source:www.bordermail.com.
   
Redstone inks Chinese partnerships
'Fear Factor' down 20% in off-net syndie debut
Sheen Stumps for Real-Life Politician
BBC News in Talks with U.S. Cable Firms
Neuwirth lawyers up for new 'Law' spinoff
  Source: Yahoo News
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