4 June 2002
 Volume 3 Issue no: 74


 

 




 




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HEADLINES
Sony readying new shows in thriller band
Sony Entertainment Television is adding muscle to its 10 to 11 pm thriller band with some new offerings that are set to roll out in the coming months. More
DD Bharati gets serious about original content with in house shows
Prasar Bharati has apparently decided to give the fledgling DD Bharati a shot in the arm with some original content. More

Programme exec gets CAT to stop DD Delhi internal transfers
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has restrained Doordarshan Kendra Delhi from transferring specialist programme executives to non programme production related jobs. More

Executive Dossier
"I may distribute a news channel. I just do not want to run one"
An Interview withSony Entertainment CEO Kunal Dasgupta More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
 ESPN Star Sports to use EPL legends to raise funds for Singapore charity
ESPN Star Sports is roping in football legends Bryan Robson, Andy Gray and Gerry Armstrong for an event which will raise funds for the Singapore Sports Council for the Disabled. More

Pepsi uses Bollywood heartthrob Fardeen Khan for Summer Blast campaign
Pepsi launched its latest consumer campaign in Mumbai at the "Bombay Blue" restaurant last week.More

BBC World gets to partner 3G World Congress 2002
BBC World is the official television media partner of the 3G World Congress 2002. More
Tube Talk
Sahara commences weekly kids show
Sahara TV is set to woo kids with a new cartoon serial, Just Kids beginning next Sunday. More

Sony gets Kutumb heroine to chat online with fans
More

DD Metro to air series on Sri Ramakrishna
Doordarshan Metro will telacast a ten part weekday series on Sri Ramakrishna, written and presented by Rajiv Mehrotra. More

Media Stock Watch
BSE Sensitive Index as on 3 June 2002 Closing Bell More

Technology Update
DataDirect powers Time Warner Cable's digital News14 in Carolina
DataDirect Networks' Silicon Storage Appliance is powering Time Warner Cable's digital News14 Carolina facility in Raleigh, North Carolina. More

Clear Channel delivers broadband internet service with Packeteer's solution
Clear Channel is using Packeteer's PacketShaper IP bandwidth management system as the basis of the Delta V Internet Accelerator Service; an innovative new broadband Internet service being rolled out to 18 markets this year.More
 Source: www. indiantelevision.com.

Other Headlines
Study links TV watching to obesity in very young More
Bally! Bally! More
Daler Strikes Back More
Ten Sports to keep an eye on signal theft More
IFFI: Ministry wants Delhi as permanent host More
Cinema-goers resent hike in ticket prices More
Action unlimited! More
Source: The Indian Express

Global Picture Shows DTH & CAS Can Live Together More
 Source: Financial Express

No red card yet for cable TV operators More
Source: The Hindu

 Halle Berry on a roll! More
Sharon Stone: Fishing for roles at Cannes! More
Swaraaj: Cinema as a tool of change! More
Source: Hindustan Times

Residents demand World Cup telecast More
The Tulip called Sanjana More
Stars rock palace for Britain's queen More
Interview -Uday singh, MD, Columbia Pictures, On Spider-man’s stupendous box-office takings in India More
First cut on telly More
Source: The Times of India

Doordarshan crew hit by shelling in Kupwara More
TENsion runs high More
Source: www.chalomumbai.com

US cable television channel to make Yeltsin movie More
Source: www.sify.com

Hindujas to venture into Hollywood co-production More
Corporate ads may prompt FM channels to look at segmentation More
Source: Business Standard

SET extends CEO's tenure More
B4U to become pay channel More
 Jack Ryan spins Spider-Man More
Source: The Economic Times

"If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well viewed."
-- Lily Tomlin
International Headlines
FCC Staffers: Retain Access Rules More
More Cable Operators Adjusting Rates More
Messier Hangs On, Gets Supervision More
WNBA to Tip Off on Oxygen More
Hardball Traded to MSNBC More
Boomerang Boosts Lineup with Acquisitions More
Source: www.tvinsite.com

DTV subscribers shut out of World Cup broadcast More
Source: www.europemedia.net

Karmazin upbeat on Viacom upfront TV ad sales More
Hollywood, Silicon Valley near deal on digital TV More
SBS to sell 33 pct in Polish broadcaster to ITI More
Source: www.money.iwon.com

Broadcaster's stock falls on rating cut More
Source: www.crainsny.com

TV breeds not so tiny tots More
Source: www.heraldsun.news.com.au

 Pay-TV alliance not cheap More
Source: www.news.com.au

New Sony PCs focus on digital media More
Source: www.cnet.com

 MTV: Close the Cable Gap More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Kidman, Smith among MTV's best More
Source: www.usatoday.com


 

 

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