21 Aug 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 35


 

 











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Headlines
No solution in sight to ICC woes
MUMBAI: ICC chief Malcolm Speed was in Mumbai today to try and thrash out some resolution to a problem that has literally blown up in the face of cricket's world governing body... More


Corporates play the waiting game on cricket fracas
NEW DELHI:Its a wait and watch game that the corporates who have signed on Indian cricketers are playing... More

I&B ministry discusses DTH set top specifications
NEW DELHI: Action seems to be happening slowly on the DTH front. More

BBC gears up for 9/11; to air special 'Attack on the Wires'
NEW DELHI: In the run-up to the first anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack, BBC World is looking at the event from another perspective... More

Sahara builds up primetime fare around 'Har Mod Par'
MUMBAI: Take a successful show and build programming around it. That is the strategy that Sahara TV appears to be adopting... More

Middle East Television to launch first Indian satellite channel from Dubai
MUMBAI: Dubai-based Middle East Television (MET), a sister concern of the Dubai-based IT company Alan Media, will launch the first Indian language satellite channel to be beamed from the Dubai Media City (DMC) from November... More

Prasar Bharati mulls making DD Sports FTA
MUMBAI: The Prasar Bharati appears to have decided to let DD Sports go free... More

Bihar magistrate decrees temporary stay on 'Ramkhilavaan n family'
MUMBAI: If not punitive action, Bihar chief minister Laloo Prasad Yadav's supporters have at least managed a temporary stay on the telecast of Ramkhilavaan CM n family... More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
Sony hopes to boost K3H viewership with indiatimes contest
MUMBAI: If content can't get in the viewers, promotions can. That's the route Sony seems to be taking if the latest tie up with indiatimes is any indication. More

Tube Talk
New MTV show targets youth lifestyle trends More

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Other Headlines
Murdoch loosens Dalmiya grip More
Broadcaster banks on patch-up More
Source: The Telegraph

Global tie-up unlikely this year: Zee More
TV to be a tool for farmers More
Women in new Zee TV soap shatter stereotypes More
High entertainment tax drives shows out of Mumbai More
Shourie ET's business leader of year More
BBC to launch digital TV service by Nov More
Star to relaunch KBC with a touch of SMS More
Ministers too watch ‘Ramkhilavan’ More
Cable operators not to pay more tax More
Malayalam channel to broadcast from Dubai More
Lucky hits another sur More
Julia Child unveils her kitchen at Smithsonian More
Jailed British author Archer working at theatre More
Tamil Babalog More
Golden Globe sponsor gives away nearly $500,000 More
Vivendi talks US spin-off with Liberty More
Elton John is coming More
To cap it all, Amrish Puri scores a hat-trick! More
Who's the Shaan of Indipop? More
To B or not to B More
Multiplexes set to swamp Pune More
Source: The Times of India

Playwin awaits nod for Maharashtra launch More
Toonz-Indigo deal More
KBC set to make a comeback More
Cinema hall owners' SOS to TN Govt More
Source:The Hindu Business Line

The Next Killer App On Mobile Will Be Biz-centric More
Govt Unlikely To Stretch FM Fee Deadline More
Playwin To Launch Online Lottery For Maharashtra Govt More
Source:Financial Express

Change faster, please More
Why did Zee TV lose its leadership among private channels in the space of two years?More
VSNL in Rs 1300 crore broadband plan More
Source:Business Standard & Ice world

Oppenheimer Funds acquires stake in Zee, NIIT More
Motorola to offer Hindi menus on mobiles More
Morgan Stanley raps Zee on accounting practice More
Zee says it reports revenue on a gross basis More
Source:www.moneycontrol.com

Sony concentrates on the weekend More
Source:www.agencyfaqs.com

Time to kill More
Boeing to sponsor 9/11 programme on NBC More
Foreign flicks light up local screens More
With an ear to the krowd More
Steep tax depriving Mumbai of big shows More
Elton John to tour India in November More
Indian TV channel to be launched from Dubai More
BBC to launch new digital TV service by early Nov More
Boeing to sponsor 9/11 programme on NBC More
Vivendi may merge US cable assets with Universal More
Send out the clowns More
Source:The EconomicTimes

New Indian TV channel to be launched from Dubai More
Source: The Hindu

KBC warms up for winter re-run More
Top cricketers dare BCCI to drop them More
CNN airs Al-Qaeda videotapes More
BBC to launch new digital TV service by November More
New Indian TV channel to be launched from Dubai More
Demi Moore takes drastic pay cut for Hollywood return More
Source: The Hindustan Times

‘Bias towards Marathi films’ More
BJP dares Congress to TV debate More
Source: The Asian Age

"It may be unethical. It may be immoral. But it makes great television." -- Movie Preview for "Mad City"

Neighbours
Cable operators call off strike More
Unbiased media coverage More
Source:The Jung (Pakistan)

International Headlines
Three million turn on to see finale of cult TV series '24' More
Debt-laden Vivendi may spin off film and music division More
Source: The Independent,UK

Hong Kong TV network receives green light to broadcast in southern e More Source: Hoovers

Artiste Defends TV Show More
Source: www.allafrica.com

Attenborough tells BBC to become serious again More
Source: timesonline

Consumers Say TV Ads on Sept. 11 OK More
Source: USA Today

The Secrets of HBO's Success More
Source:Business Week

 NBC Lines Up Stars for Concert for America More
Charter: Cable, TV Had ‘Primary’ Deal More
ESPN Has Ratings Surge More
AOL, AT&T/Comcast Close to Resolving TWE Breakup More
Cable Industry Sets 9/11 PSA Tribute More
MAGNA Sees Cable Passing Broadcast More
Stapleton to Enter TV Hall of Fame More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

French goes west for BBC1 sitcom More
Kennedy to front TV show More
TV row postpones Italian season More
ITV joint ad push angers sceptical industry More
Malone eyes Vivendi TV business More
Milosevic: BBC reporter to testify More
BBC and BSkyB name digital baby More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk
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