19 April 2002
 Volume 3 Issue no: 35


 

 




 




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Headlines
Mumbai MSOs reach common cause on hike in subscription rates
The leading cable MSOs in Mumbai have decided to work jointly to implement an across the board structured increase in cable television subscription rates. More

India to launch 7 satellites under Insat-4 series
Seven satellites are planned under Isro's next generation of Insat-4 series... More

Mukta denies deal reached on sale of film library rights
Filmmaker Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts Ltd has clarified before the Bombay Stock Exchange that it has not yet entered into any agreement with any of the channels regarding the sale of television rights for its movie library. More

 Consumer group demands government action on CAS
Delhi-based citizen's forum Consumer Action Network (CAN), has censured the Central government for failing to implement the recommendations of the task force on the introduction of conditional access systems... More

PanAmSat and EWTN hatch alliance
PanAmSat has announced a 15-year, transponder lease agreement with the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)... More

Media monitoring portal launched
A portal that hosts media monitoring reports on the Net and supplements them with data analysis options to generate information online has just been launched... More

Inside Programming : Aaryamaan
The making of Aaryamaan: Brahmand Ka Yoddha
After a hugely successful run as an indigenous Superman, comes some homegrown science fiction from Mukesh Khanna's Bheeshm International... More
Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
ESPN Star Sports' 'Most Passionate EPL Fan' contest has a winner
Singapore's Lau Kah Loong is Asia's most passionate English Premier League (EPL) fan, according to ESPN Star Sports... More

Cartoon Network takes its Dexter promo to Mumbai
Dexter and his sister Dee Dee will visit Mumbai this Saturday and Sunday after stopovers in Bangalore on 6-7 April and New Delhi on 13-14 April. More

 Technology Update
ESPN uses Polycom to connect NFL teams during 2002 NFL draft broadcast
ESPN will use Polycom's industry-leading ViewStation FX group video communications systems during the 2002 National Football League draft broadcast. More

Tube Talk
Discovery's two hour special 'The Real Eve' debuts Sunday
Discovery Channel will telecast a special The Real Eve this Sunday, a show that reveals humankind's shared genetic heritage links with every other living person on earth... More

The 'Hong Kong AXN Challenge' crosses the final hurdle on Saturday
The finale to the Hong Kong AXN Challenge will see India being represented by Commander Siddharth Panda and V.S. Dahiya. More

 INTAM Top 100 Programmes on different Channels (1 April - 7 April 2002)
Star Plus
Sony
Sun TV
Zee TV
SET MAX
Gemini
DD1
KTV
Raj TV
Udaya TV

TAM Top 10 Programmes (31 March - 6 April 2002)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

TAM Top 100 Programmes on different Channels (31 March - 6 April 2002)
Star Plus
Sony
Sun TV
Gemini TV
Zee TV
Source: www. indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Mothers watch less TV, surf Net more More
Nickelodeon may launch mechandise More
Vivendi sells press unit More
LG India posts 26% rise in turnover in '02 Q1 More
 Source: The Economic Times

 B4U Gets All New Tamil Movie Library More
Catching The Viewer’s Eye In A Distraction Economy More
HC Issues Notice To Centre, Promoters Of Super Lotto More
Source: Financial Express

BPL to acquire Slovenian TV firm More
Zee Tele weighs funding 15 movies every year More
Cable+ in talks with HFCL to make set-top boxes More
 Source: Business Standard

Deham is nation's first futuristic film More
Soap operas flatter gender bias More
Nigerians relieved World Cup TV impasse settled More
Source: The Times of India

World tunes to news channels as real life gets deadly More
Source: The Hindu Business Line
STAR leads with Coke V-Popstars; etc follows with Pepsi Ban Ja Staara Yara More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Advertising is the ability to sense, interpret . . . to put the very heart throbs of a business into type, paper and ink.
 - Leo Burnett
International Headlines
 Robert Blake arrested More
Hitchcock named GM at WTHN-TV More
Source: www.emonline.com

 iTV Firms Boost Ad Products for VOD More
Source: internet news

 TV Stations Question Powell DTV Plan More
House Lawmakers Want to Block Auction More
NBC Wins Tight Race More
Media General 1Q Net Off After Charge More
Source: www.tvinsite.com

TV tax breaks axed in Budget More
ITV Digital sell-off looms More
Source:www.mediaguardian.com
TV channel for immigrants planned More
Source:www.expatica.com
Ozzy's tv pet plea More
Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk

TV Africa Holds Media Day, Unfolds Mission in Abuja More
Source: www.allafricanews.com


 

 

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