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Zee set for Hong Kong entry
Four
Zee channels - Zee TV, Zee News, Zee Cinema and Zee Music
- will be available in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong
in the next few weeks.
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Ramoji Rao ventures into joint Marathi-Gujarati production
After Marathi television serials, South Indian media mogul
Ramoji Rao is venturing into less trodden territory. More
MIPTV announces documentary producer Brian Lapping
as guest at Cannes
MIPTV has announced that award winning documentary producer
Brian Lapping is MIPDOC 2002's special guest.
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ISRO
successfully test fires indigenous cryogenic engine
The
development of Cryogenic Upper Stage for Geo-synchronous
Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) has crossed another milestone...
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15
months after arrest, apex court grants bail to Bharat
Shah
Fifteen
months after big-time film financier and diamond trader
Bharat Shah was incarcerated due to his alleged connections
to the underworld, the Supreme Court garanted him bail...
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Spotlight
Life's
better for Zee after Jeena
Isi Ka Naam Hai
Zee has taken a major bite of audience share in the 9
pm slot on Fridays with its new show. TAM analyses the
trend.
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Lifestyle
and Habits of the Rich and Hard Working
Revealing the findings of IRS Platinum...
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Tube
Talk
CNN's
Q&A features tragedy in Gujarat
CNN's Q&A took a close look at the carnage in Gujarat
last night.
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Rinku
Ghosh to feature as etc's 'Taaza Maal' - completes
year on air
Predominantly music channel etc's Taaza Maal, a
platform for new talent, has completed a year and Rinku
Ghosh is Taaza Maal for the show's first anniversary.
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Source:
www. indiantelevision.com
Other
Headlines
Varghese
appointed Hughes Telecom CEO More
Bipasha, Sush add fizz to Coke brands More
Source:
The Times of India
One
may not get to watch World Cup on TV More
Sony
TV hikes subscription rates for channels More
KirchMedia
on brink of insolvency More
Samsung to pump in $5m in India ops More
LG TV fixes antenna to click global soccer More
Source:
The Economic Times
Yamaha
calls for pitch; LML-FCB-Ulka part ways More
Quadrant
wins SuperMax’s global account; Indian business worth
Rs 12 crore More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com
SAB
Television to jack up content supply to DD More
Source:
Business Standard
Here
comes the virtual video store More
Zee-Turner
thrust to Nickelodeon More
Coke line takes another turn -- Signs on Bipasha
Basu More
Source:
The HIndu Business Line
Microsoft's Belluzzo to step down as president,
COO More
Source:
Hindustan Times
Sansui
forays into IT products More
Source: The Asian Age
Ad
Discounts: English TV Channels Give Away The Most More
Source:
Financial Express
Howzzat!
Sony stumps the competition More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com
Free
airtime formula upsets pvt TV channels More
Source:
Daily Pioneer |
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"Theater
is life. Film is art. Television is furniture."
- Unknown, reported by Murray Wilson
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International
Headlines
Kirch
to file for bankruptcy
Kirch Group is set to file for bankruptcy tomorrow, with
minority shareholders claiming a lack of cooperation over
a rescue package has pushed the media empire over the
edge. More
Davies
applauds BBC's Queen Mother coverage
The BBC chairman, Gavyn Davies, has praised the corporation's
coverage of the death of the Queen Mother in a bid to
reassure staff following a torrent of attacks from some
quarters of the press. More
McDonald
scoops Bush interview
ITV has stolen a march on its rivals at the BBC by securing
the UK's first in-depth TV interview with George Bush
since the September 11 terrorist attacks. More
Emap
turns Heat away from Channel 4
Emap has broken off discussions with Channel 4 about a
TV version of its hit celebrity gossip magazine, Heat,
and is talking to Channel 5 and Sky One instead. More
Gay
claims force out Mugabe's TV chief
The head of Zimbabwe's state radio and television - which
has been at the forefront of Robert Mugabe's vitriolic
campaign against political opponents, whites and gays
- has been forced to resign... More
Source:
Media
Guardian
Agencies
tell ITV to abandon digital
The UK’s largest media agencies, accounting for a large
proportion of ITV ad-spend, this week called on Granada
and Carlton to wash their hands of ITV Digital and concentrate
on their core TV business.
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League
ready to sue ITV
The dispute between ITV Digital and the Football League
looked set to end in the courts as Media Week went to
press. More
Cable subscription
growth slowed late in 2001
Debt-ridden NTL and Telewest faced more bad news this
week when the Independent Television Commission’s latest
statistics on cable subscriptions showed a slowdown in
numbers of new cable customers. More
Source:
Media Week
Disney,
Echostar Settle Family Dispute
In a multi-year deal with Disney, EchoStar will reinstate
ABC Family and 'restore ESPN Classic to its prior level
of service on [its] DISH Network by mid-April,' according
to both sides. More
FCC Knocks
Down EchoStar’s Two-Dish Solution
EchoStar Communications Corp. is forbidden by law to provide
its customers with local TV stations dispersed over two
satellite dishes, the Federal Communications Commission
ruled Thursday. More
FCC
Queries More than 300 on DTV Delays
The Federal Communications Commission this week issued
more than 300 inquiries to TV stations seeking delays
of their May 1 deadline for launching digital-TV service.
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Powell
Offers Voluntary DTV Plan
In a surprise move, Federal Communications Commission
chairman Michael Powell unveiled a plan Thursday that
he hopes will jump-start the digital-television transition.
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Sci
Fi, TNT Share X-Files
Sci Fi Channel and Turner Network Television will share
the cable rights for The X-Files, which is in its ninth
and final season on Fox, beginning in October. More
ET
Produces ABC Special
Entertainment Tonight is making its first, but probably
not its last, foray into primetime network-TV production
with an ABC sweeps special...
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Source:
www.tvinsite.com
Football
League wants second ITV administrator
The English Football League has stepped up its battle
with Britain's two main independent television companies
by calling for a second administrator to be appointed
to ITV Digital alongside Deloitte & Touche. More
Germany
may bail out football clubs if Kirch fails
The German government on Thursday stepped in to protect
the livelihood of Germany's football clubs from financial
troubles at Kirch Gruppe, the debt-laden media group.
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Source: Financial Times
It's
Mai Time for youth TV
The eye-wateringly upbeat Mai Time returns tomorrow for
an enthusiastic kick-off to a weekend's viewing that will
have Blues fans bleary-eyed with excitement. More
Source:
The New Zealand Herald
Atlanta-Based
Firm Plans to Buy Youngstown, Ohio, Television Station
The general manager of WYTV-33 in Youngstown said Atlanta-based
Gray Communications Systems' plan to buy the station as
part of a $500 million, all-cash deal is good news for
the local operation. More
Some
Detroit-Area Comcast Customers to Try Out Movie Rentals
via Cable TV
Some Comcast Corp. customers, mostly in parts of Wayne
and Macomb counties, can rent movies without going to
the video store. More
Source:
www.hoovnews.hoovers.com
Television
Corp upbeat despite £4m slip
TELEVISION Corporation, the firm behind Robot Wars and
Sky TV’s live football broadcasts, said the future was
"very bright" yesterday, despite posting a slide in pre-tax
profits from £4.9 million to just £800,000. More
Source:The
Scotsman
Pressure
on TV as digital thrives
FREE-to-air TV is under threat as millions embrace the
digital age, a study shows. More
Source:
Herald Sun
Focus
rests on digital TV
The Central Government has initiated moves aimed at speeding
up the research and development of digital television
broadcasting, according to official media. More
Source:
www.hk-imail.singtao.com |
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