3 September 2004 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 11 - Issue No: 44









Executive Dossier















"India TV is similar to our organisation, it gives more importance to journalism, rather than to commercial considerations"
Interview with Al-Jazeera MD Wadah Khanfar

India TV, Al-Jazeera agree on barter of news content

Al-Jazeera bulletins to air on India TV

Headlines
Trigunayat new Zee English channels' biz head
Ajay Trigunayat, presently Zee TV VP corporate affairs, has been appointed as business head of Zee's English channels.

HC order on adult fare: channels guarded
HC order issued on 1 Sept restraining channels from airing adult fare greeted with caution by the channels.

BBC launches new series 'Great Indian Cricketers'

etc show 'Home Theatre' completes 50 episodes

Jiaxing SARFT selects Irdeto PIsys for its digi TV op

Media Stock Watch
Media stocks submerged in red

Tube Talk
Star Movies to premiere 'The Guru' on 4 September
Vasundhara Das on Vijay TV's 'Star Udan Oru Naal'
HBO treats with movie bonanza for September

Technology Update
Ensequence launch software suite 'on-Q Create v3.0'

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (15 August 2004 to 21 August 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (15 August 2004 to 21 August 2004)
Star Plus
MAX
Sony Entertainment
Zee Cinema
Sun TV
Zee TV
Gemini TV
DD1

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Telugu film industry meet on Karnataka ban on Sunday
BSNL value-added broadband set for commercial launch
Al Jazeera, India TV ink deal to share news
RBI bans FII buying in Pritish Nandy
Music industry seeks reclassification under VAT regime
Shemaroo to market home videos on cricket
CNN launches `Eye on India'
Hits and misses
  Source:Hindu Business Line
   
Zee denies hiking bid for telecast rights
Goa gets ready to host IFFI
Sahara announces foray into UK, US
AP: DTH network in State not far away
Karnataka's ban on non-Kannada films draws flak
Al-Jazeera pact
Some cinemas may screen non-Kannada films
Al-Jazeera news on India TV
Raj TV licence cancellation stayed
DD's next instalment
  Source:The Hindu
   
VSNL to roll out retail broadband in 30 cities
Vaasthu Associates plans television series on vastu
Doordarshan uses DTH to reach far areas
Bhaskar launches lifestyle mag
  Source: Business Standard
   
   

FIIs Need To Seek RBI Nod To Buy Pritish Nandi Shares

India TV, Al Jazeera In Alliance

Bandwidth Players Worried Over Proposed Price Cuts

Clampdown Worries China’s Online Game Firms

VSNL Rolls Out Internet Over Cable Broadband Services
  Source:The Financial Express
   
Filmmakers join hands to fight censorship
  Source: NDTV
   
Mediatech Eyes Top Slot With Liteon Brand
  Source: Channel Times
   
I&B team for expansion of IFFI scope to entire Goa
NCW finds gender bias in Tamil film
  Source: Navhind Times
   
Get real or get lost on telly trail
  Source: Telegraph
 

Spirituality's the new chant in TV space
Zee offers Rs 94.5 cr more to BCCI

Sunil Shahani is new Walt Disney India finance chief
MGM says $5bn valuation tag is inaccurate

Sahara announces foray into UK, US
Dainik Bhaskar takes over Saurashtra Samachar
Video game sales likely to pause in '05

Microsoft Co wins a high-definition DVD battle
Music sales through web to touch E3.5bn/year
MSN launches online music service
  Source: The Economic Times
   
Cliffhanger for cricket rights
HC ban to hurt TRPs: Cable guys
VSNL to use Intelsat funds for expansion
Al-Jazeera in pact with India TV
Clampdown risk worries China's online game firms
MS launches test version of online music store
VSNL says US unit gets FCC license
  Source: Hindustan Times
   

Zoom to redefine TV viewing in India

Al-Jazeera to broadcast from Friday

Channel wars: BCCI raises stakes

Head rush!: Aman Verma
  Source: Times of India
   
‘Promote films in regional languages’: CM
Al-Jazeera signs agreement with India TV
Adult shows are off: Forget bikini-clad babes
Hot TV ordered to cool down
CNN mulls launching channel in India
Lucknow lads are Hungama TV captains
Rakshanda Khan can do
C’mon, Ladies!
  Source:Indian Express
   
Aljazeera to broadcast Indian programmes to the Arab world
UK newspaper in row over "black heart of Islam"
  Source: Deepika Global
   
Zee raises TV rights bid to thirteen billion
BCCI to decide on TV rights issue on Sunday
  Source: www.thatscricket.com
International News
GEO TV to make official UK launch within weeks
  Source:MB Asia
   
Spain delays switchover for local TV
CNBC Europe quits Barb
Australia: VoIP goes regional via satellite
Sony HD cam wins 'Emmy'
ABC: second digital channel
  Source: Advanced Television
   
Radio Ads Down 3 Percent
A&E's Dog the Bounty Hunter a Hit
  Source: Media Week (US)
   
MTV to make safe sex movie
  Source: Big News Network
   
KOREA: Corruption hits Information Ministry
  Source: Asia Media
   
Germany: About-face for cable-TV giant
  Source: FAZ.net
   
Global BBC site could be pay per play
  Source:Journalism .co.uk
   
Quarter of gamers in Western Europe are women - report
  Source: DM Europe
Monsoon Wedding's Mira Nair asked to direct Harry Potter 5
  Source:Asians in Media (UK)
   
Charity begins... on your Sky box
Al-Jazeera to launch English channel
Humax F2-FoxT update coming soon
  Source:Digital Spy UK
   
   
US CREDIT-Investors take Time Warner deal in stride
Fox News Beats Broadcasters in Convention Coverage
U.K. Sept. 11 TV Drama Probes Hijackers' Human Side
  Source:Reuters
   
Bloomberg: Missing Mike
  Source:The Economist
   
Big day for Microsoft video
Bill Gates interview: "We're early on the video thing"
  Source :Business Week
   
Belo: Feeding news video over IP
  Source: Broadcasting & Cable
   
TiVo's top 10 recorded show(for week aug 21)
  Source: Lost Remote
   
TV Guide Taps Brit As New Editorial Guide
ABC, ESPN kick off wireless promotion
  Source: Media Post
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