21 August 2003 Volume 8 Issue no: 36

 








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Headlines
GoM for parity with print on FDI
Feels foreign investment guidelines for news channels need to be brought at par with the FDI guidelines for the print medium...More



GoM panel set to meet, Star News tops agenda
The group of ministers (GoM) panel, set up last month to examine the Star News case in particular and media policies in general, will have its first meeting later today.
..More

Sahara Samay Mumbai: news, events, shows
Aside from news, there will be stress on events and current affairs programming in the talk show format...More

Entries sought for US TV scriptwriting award
indiantelevision.com founder Anil Wanvari authorised by Emmies Academy to collate entries from India for the Sir Peter Ustinov TV Scriptwriting Award for 2003...More

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes ( 3 August to 9 August 2003)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes on different channels ( 3 August to 9 August 2003)
Star Plus
Sun TV
Gemini TV
Sony

Headlines (Contd)
Siti offers 50% revenue sharing deal to One Alliance
Even as the channels distributed by One Alliance, a joint venture between Discovery India and Sony Entertainment TV India, continue to be off prime bands on Siti Cable networks, the latter has offered to One Alliance, fresh revenue sharing deals to join the headend in the sky (HITS) project...More

BBC World to flag off Indo-Pak season on Friday
BBC World has lined up a series of special programmes in an effort to examine the present relationship between the two countries and the history behind their love-hate bond...More

Cinar to attend Mipcom with renewed energy
Cinar Corporation, will attend the Mipcom trade fair in France this year with a new energy...More

Harmony Gold takes gen-next film 'Going Down' to Mipcom
Harmony Gold, will kick off this year's Mipcom trade fair in France with Going Down, a teen-driven comedy feature film...More

WWE to add slam bang masala to MIPCOM 2003
MIPCOM 2003 will see hot wrestling action courtesy World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)...More

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Hallmark to offer four miniseries at MIPCOM 2003
In October, Hallmark Entertainment arrives at the television trade fair MIPCOM with four new miniseries being offered for the first time...More


GRB Ent. to offer 100 hrs of programming at MIPCOM
GRB Entertainment has anounced an extensive content lineup at the trade fair MIPCOM 2003. The event takes place from 10-14 October this year in Cannes, France...More


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Marielle Zuccarelli is GRB Ent's intl sales director
Secure in its committment to produce and
distribute multi-platformed programming with extended demographic appeal, GRB Entertainment has named international broadcast sales executive Marielle Zuccarelli as its director of international sales...More


Intelsat, AMNS take Russia's 'Channel One' to US
Ascent Media Network Services (AMNS), a division of Ascent Media Group, and Intelsat, a global communications leader, jointly announced on Tuesday that they have teamed up to deliver Channel One Russia Worldwide Network from Moscow into the United States...More


'Everybody Loves Raymond' recognised at Family Television Awards
The Fifth annual Family Television Awards, held a few days ago in Beverly Hills, recognised honourees in six categories for their contributions to family entertainment in the US...More


Ten Sports airing hockey champions trophy in ME
Taj Television's Ten Sports is broadcasting all the 18 matches of the ongoing hockey champions trophy to the Middle East. The tournament began in Amsterdam on Saturday...More


USTA, IBM launch official US Open website
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and software giant IBM have announced the launch of www.usopen.org, the site for this year's US Open. The site boasts of enhanced features...More

Tube Talk
Father-son duo come 'Face to Face' on BBC More
[V] to showcase 'Gangaajal' on 27 August More
Sania Mirza on ‘Harsha Unplugged' More
Infosys guru Narayana Murthy on CNN's 'Talk Asia' More
CNN examines business in Africa More
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Other Headlines
Calling young TV scriptwriters More
(THE US-based International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has nominated indiantelevision.com and The Indian Telly Awards founder Anil Wanvari to collect Indian entries for the Sir Peter Ustinov TV Scriptwriting Award for 2003.)
Raveena Tandon to play TV biwi More
Source: Mid Day

TV ad duration jumps to 5-year high More
Govt to make uplinking regulations foolproof More
Govt may rework uplinking norms for news channels More
BAG Films to tap market More
HT may hive off media biz, sell 19.5% in it to UK fund More
TVS to sponsor Challenger Series and Irani Trophy More
Remix music thriving on inadequate regulation More
Viacom sees NBC making victorious Vivendi bid Aspen More
MusicNow offers Elvis channel More
Vivendi's US asset sale may hit a Messier payout hurdle More
Source: The Economic Times

Uplink Norms For Channels Likely To Be Revised More
Someone’s Got That Box! Do You? More
Has The Power Of Media Declined? More
Source: The Financial Express

AMP to buy 20% in Hindustan Times More
Ministers’ group meets on uplink, for norms review More
Chaebols beam past local TV firms in the volume game More
Source: Business Standard

Uplinking rules to be reworked, says govt More
Average TV ad duration jumps to 5-year high More
Ramesh Narayan, Chairman, Planning Committee, Ad Asia 2003, On what the event means to the Indian media, advertising and marketing industry More
Chopra makes Hot N'Wild shortlist More
Karisma finds a miracle of destiny in Delhi More
Source: The Times of India

Uplinking norms for foreign news channels to be revamped More
AITA appoints SportzPR to promote game More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Uplinking guidelines may be reworked More
Prasad plans new bridges More
Small step for society, big one for consumers More
Nitish Bhardwaj: Image consciousness More
Putting up an act to usher in new tastes More
Source: The Indian Express

Karisma to wed Sanjay in Sept. More
A documentary treat for city at Habitat More
Source: The Asian Age

Govt to revamp uplinking norms More
Source: Hindustan Times

Govt. likely to rework satellite uplinking policy More
Is Chennai ready for CAS? More
Source: The Hindu

International Headlines
MTV: Strike Up the Brand More
Total TV Revenue Up 5% in Q2 More
Summer Travels Set Up Fall Slates More
To Move or Not to Move More
Peering Through the Dark More
Court TV Investigates More
Powell Announces Plan on TV Localism More
NAB Saddled With Schism More
Source: Mediaweek

FCC Chief Wants to Boost Media Diversity More
Reuters Urges Rumsfeld to Probe Cameraman's Death More
Viacom Exec Sees NBC Winning Vivendi Bidding More
Source: Reuters

Liberty plans to lift stake in UGC to 75% More
Source: Financial Times

Prime-Time Nielsen ratings More
Source: www.sfgate.com

Campbell plotted Kelly press leak More
Rugman steps into Smith's shoes on C4 News More
Partridge will return, says Coogan More
Restoration builds ratings success More
Malone revives European ambitions More
Source: MediaGuardian

Playboy Survives Its Midlife Crisis More
Source: BusinessWeek

Big 3 defer to cable news on blast coverage More
Source: Hollywood Reporter
















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