23 May 2002
Volume 3 Issue no: 64


 

 




 




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HEADLINES
Swaraj may impose CAS through ordinance after all
Broadcasters and sections of the television industry who were just about heaving a sigh of relief that the Cable TV amendment on conditional access, proposed by information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj, would have to wait until the Monsoon session of parliament to get cleared, may have relaxed too soon. More

Child star to anchor kids band on Sahara
Hindi Entertainment channel Sahara TV is sprucing up its one-hour children's band with new shows set to launch. More

Padmalaya Telefilms net up 14 per cent
Software and film animation major Padmalaya Telefilms Limited has declared its unaudited financial results for the year ended 31 March 2002.
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Star hires programming head for Channel [V], Star Movies & Star World
Keertan Adyanthaya - ex-Mindshare Fulcrum - has joined Star India. He will be in charge of programming at Channel [V], Star Movies and Star World. More

Radio series 'The DNA Files' adjudged best at Peabody Awards
The DNA Files bagged the prestigious Peabody/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Excellence in Health and Media Programming last weekend. More

Tube Talk
Sony Entertainment kicks off Subhash Ghai Film Festival 25 May
Following up on its acquiring the satellite telecast rights for Subhash Ghai's film library, Sony Entertainment Television presents The Subash Ghai Film Festival. Kicking off the proceedings is the film Karz.
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Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Adwired helps advertisers make money out of TV commercial reselling
US-based company Adwired is making a push with its online content and payment management solution for TV commercials. More

HPCL in LPG marketing revamp through Jee Haan initiative
Cooking gas users need not have to wait for days for their new LPG cylinders or cough up a tip to get one earlier. At least that is what Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) is hoping it will achieve post its Jee Haan initiative. More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch Interview
"Radio needs to be fashionable"

John Catlett & Sumantra Dutta outline their plans for Radio City's 91 FM...
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Source: www. indiantelevision.com
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Other Headlines
2-day meet of DD directors to begin today More
Day-long cable stir today More
Short film festival from May 31 More
Sheikh holds key to living room soccer More
For Full Monty star, small is beautiful More
Jack Nicholson lets it all hang out in Schmidt More
Satish kaushik to make TV directorial debut More
Bollywood bug bites Switzerland More
Reel-life More
Source: The Times of India


With World Cup around the corner -- Ten Sports yet to put its distribution in place More
SEBI warns Balaji Tele lead managers More
Source:Hindu Business Line

AP to exempt multiplexes from entertainment tax More
Ficci plans fund for info-media, e-biz sectors More
CTV sales, prices lose lustre More
India woos tourists in name of Bollywood
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Will Bhagat Singh save Bollywood's summer? More
Source: The Economic Times

DD, AIR To Get Rs 64.31 Cr For North East Plans
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Remote Control: INCablenet To Cut Down Headends
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CMTES Informatics In Training Pact With Padmalaya Vision
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Source: Financial Express

Howzatt! Sports channels are being bowled out
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DD may tap Ten for World Cup feed
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Source: Business Standard

Cable operators in West Bengal to go on strike More
Source: Hindustan Times

Radio active: BBC eyes the Indian FM revolution
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Source: www.chalomumbai.com


In a tangle: Cable operators trip viewers up More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

"My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he could hate that too."
-- Peter De Vries

International Headlines
NBA Playoffs Assist Turner More
NBC’s Zucker Adds Duties
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Small Ops Back AT&T-Comcast Merger
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ABC, Smithsonian Team Up on 9/11 Video
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CBS, NBC Take Tuesday Demo Split
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Friedman Remains Big Wheel
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Adelphia Misery Touches Major Vendor
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Source: www.tvinsite.com

Top ITV dramas feel the squeeze More
Pepsi Chart Show goes flat
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Logan looks to the future
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World Cup warm-up draws 3m More
Parliament makes e-history
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Heat editor to host Liquid News
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Source: www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Lifetime TV Using Scientific-Atlanta's PowerVu Technology For Digital Program Insertion More
Source: www.
prnewswire.com

Cops in TV profiling show lose appeal
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Source: www.
bergen.com

Whitehall bids to end TV row with McConnell
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Source: www.news.scotsman.com

DirecTV Venezuela pulls in subscribers, advertisers with World Cup offer
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Source: www.adageglobal.com


 

 

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