16 Oct 2002 Volume 5 Issue no:81


 













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Headlines
Indian Telly Awards 2002 on 1 November - online polling commenced
56 Awards, 250 Nominations, 750 entries. That's what channels, production houses, studios, technicians, actors, writers, musicians will be vying for at India's biggest television industry awards to be held in Mumbai... More
Young Turks
"The challenge today is to bring in innovation within the daily soap format"
Star India's Tarun Katial
The first of a new series profiling the brightest and the best among the youth brigade in the Indian television industry.
More

Headlines (contd)
Chandra relieves Goyal of CEO post at Zee
Sandeep Goyal, group broadcasting chief executive of Zee Telefilms will no longer continue in his present capacity. Chairman Subhash Chandra has constituted a new core team... More

Cricket creams soaps for Max with ratings' Top 4
The latest lot of the TRPs, just in, reaffirmed cricket's hold on audiences with the Champions Trophy finals giving SET Max a 31 of the top 100 TRP spots in the cable and satellite households... More

State governments get active on cable tax collection

Cable operators have plenty to be concerned about... More


Proposals invited for DD Bharati, regional kendras

Doordarshan has invited proposals for commissioning of programmes for its health, culture and kids' channel, DD Bharati, as well as for regional centres... More

Radio City logs first lakhpati on game show
It took a while longer than expected but Radio City has finally managed its first lakhpati... More



Amrish Puri re-elected President CINTAA

The 44th AGM of the Cine & TV Artistes Association was held on 13 October. Veteran actor Amrish Puri was re elected as president of the organisation... More

Reuters, Eutelsat tie for online reports

Reuters, the global information, news and technology group, has signed an agreement with Eutelsat, the world’s fourth largest satellite operator, for distribution of Reuters Video Online and the Reuters Online Report via Eutelsat’s multimedia platform OPENSKY... More

Ace producer Vannan to create new show for Vijay

Tamil language channel Vijay TV has managed to rope in ace serial producer Aaba Vannan, known for the immensely popular Ganga Jamuna Saraswati (GJS)on Sun TV, to make a mega scale serial that commences on Vijay on 28 October... More

Raj looking to tap Malayalam market

The ultra competitive scenario of television channels in the South shows no signs of letting up... More

CNN goes the Thai way

CNN has announced a series of specials later this month that will focus on popular tourist destination Thailand... More

TV Ratings
TAM Top 10 Programmes (29th - 5th October 2002)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

TAM Top 100 Programmes on different Channels (29th - 5th October 2002)
Set Max
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony
Gemini TV


Tube Talk
Dussera special on Sahara TV More
'Con Artists' on DD Metro 18 October More

Technolog Update
IBM, Agari to deliver digital media applications
More
Tektronix helps Thai Channel 11 better video signals More


Other Headlines
"There will be a shakeout in the television news segment very soon."
- G Krishnan, CEO & ED, TV Today Network... More
Zee announces reorganisation; Subhash Chandra back at the helm More
Away from the cranky bahu and roaring saas More
Bates India strikes Gold with STAR win More
Whose agents are advertising agencies? Look truth in the eye, you will know. Ravi Kiran, GM, Starcom Worldwide More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Subhash Chandra to assume charge at Zee Telefilms More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

KSEB to consider film fraternity's plea More
Reuters unveils messaging service More
Balaji Telefilms expects margins to go up 4 pc More
BPL Mobile launches MMS in Mumbai More
Media workshop on decentralisation More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

PAC continues to block DD Sports More
Partition’s ‘silent victims’: 1,200 classic films More
New AOL service focuses on members, programming More
Source: The Indian Express

Subhash Chandra: Last-Ditch Effort By Turning The Wheel Full Circle More
Doordarshan’s DTT Project Hits A Roadblock Over Set-top Box Cost More
Regaining Lost M-cap Is Chandra’s Challenge More
‘We Will Focus On IP-led Strategy In Design’ More
‘Most Villagers Want Phones Despite Limited Paying Ability’ Limited” More
Source: TheFinancial Express

Zee Telefilm's new strategy More
`Ban' on Tamil movies in State likely More
Film fraternity plea to Minister More
Source: The Hindu

Subhash Chandra takes charge of Zee operations More
Facing the music More
Reuters launches instant messaging More
Source:Business Standard

Sandeep Goyal resigns from Zee More
Big B gives Habitat Film Club a rare treat More
In-film advertising: Corporate mantra catching up, but just More
Source: The Asian Age

CTV sales up 9% in Aug, LG takes the No. 1 slot More
Internet Society wins control of .org domain More
ITC to expand web grid for farmers to 15 states More
Hallmark to cut 130 jobs across Asia by Q1 2003 More
Source:The EconomicTimes

I want to act with Shah Rukh: Neena Gupta More
Ekta Kapoor's film in director trouble More
Viraf Sarkari, Director, Wizcraft International Entertainment On the 10 pm deadline being extended to midnight for religious and cultural events. More
Moon shot test run a success: Isro More
Ad Club to present Effie international award More
AOL launches enhanced version of Net service More
Singapore, MS launch XML-based web portal More
Dr. Phil Talk TV's latest success More
Actor Dennis Patrick dies More
CBS unveils new hosts for ailing Early Show More
Naomi to take privacy fight to House of Lords More
Manoj does not fit in Verma's new films More
Vivek finds his Saathiya in Rani More
Amitabh: From chicken to superstar More
Kamal on Cauvery More
Akshay Kumar, actor, on the criteria by which he chooses ads. More
Sonali engaged to beau Goldie Behl More
Tatas turn to movies with Aitbaar More
Source: The Times of India

Teen stars for Zee's beauty pageant More
Star Plus launched in Australia, NZ More
Screen test failed More
Channel war over cricket More
A new Mihir again More
Source: Mid Day

Microsoft debuts cable-free computing More
Scribes make hay as news channels compete in India More
"No improvement in global media market till 2004" More
MusicNet, Pressplay near licence deals: Report More
Gateway expands consumer electronics, to carry TVs More
Parallel mainstream More
Laloo becomes a TV reporter! More
Source: The Hindustan Times

"But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air and stay there without a book, magazine, newspaper, profit-and-loss sheet or rating book to distract you - and keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland. "
--- Newton Minow, Chairman of the FCC, 1961

International Headlines
Cable Passes on Program-Access Fight More
Discovery Snatches CBS’ Abruzzese More
A&E, USA Today Go Polling More
Lott: Multicarriage Rights for DTV Stations More
Source: www.tvInsite.com

Richard and Judy cut adrift More
Lygo: BBC3 is 'like your uncle dancing' More
ITV hangs on to the Brits More
Don't meddle, ITV warned More
OpenTV lays off half its workforce More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Stars arrive for TV awards More
Ant and Dec are triple winners in TV awards More
Source:Ananova

China Blocking Uzbek-Language Radio Broadcasts: BBC More
Source:Tehran Times

German Pay-TV Targets Christmas More
Source:Las Vegas Sun

Fox role at Maori TV in question More
Source:The New Zealand Herald

Cablevision Selling AMC to MGM For $1B+? Potential Deal Tied To Bravo/NBC More
Source: www.newsday.com

America Online expects further revenue fall More
Source: Financial Times

Companies vie to put TV at your service More
Source: USA Today

Cable Industry to Announce Method to Clarify Numbers More
Source: Wall Street Journal

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