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Special Report





 

Star World goes glocal, Zee Café in brewing mode
A look at the two English entertainment channels and where they both stand.

Headlines
Alongside TV panel, Tam to scale up AdEx ops
AdEx India is gearing up to monitor advertising of 150+ channels by the end of 2005 & 300 channels by 2006 end.

Comcast, MTV announce affiliation deal for Logo
Comcast and MTV Networks (MTVN) have reached an affiliation agreement for Logo, a new network from MTVN offering entertainment programming for the gay and lesbian community.

Fifa scores with 2010 World Cup rights deals

Private ops grab 43% of telecom market share

NDTV gets world exclusive with Kissinger

Lehmann is South Australia's special envoy to India

BBC organising Shakespeare school initiative in UK

Eutelsat to consolidate Galileo navigation system

Indigenous television channel launched in Taiwan

Bangalore hosts India-US civil space meet

Shemaroo remembers Sunil Dutt with song VCD

Time Warner extends contract with Nielsen

EarthTV, Philippines Tourism to air live programmes

Belgium's Belgacom Launches Siemens IPTV

Budweiser crashes into New Line Cinemas film in US

Interview
'Right now I'm secure. I know I have this. It's a quality show'
Interview with Film and television actor Gary Sinise

Telly Scope
It's Crooning time - on Fame Gurukul

Telly Chakkar
Suhaib all ready to take up crimes of passion
Nana to appear on new ETV show
"Hey! Yehi To Tha Woh "
"I will never be able to talk about sex with my mom" - Sangeeta Ghosh
Kumkum leaves home

Captain's Hunt 'hungama' ready to roll yet again

Tube Talk
'Tour de France' to air live on Ten Sports

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (12 June 2005 to 18 June 2005)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (12 June 2005 to 18 June 2005)
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment
Zee Cinema

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Hindujas in "military sales" row with BBC
Prasar Bharati to bring classics closer to people
Prasar Bharati evolves a new policy
Lifestyle show on Southern Spice Music
Pranksters hijack "dull TV news"
Bombay Dreams actor returns to roots in Chennai
Govt. urged to help small newspapers
Surya cultural festival from September 21
  Source:The Hindu
   
BBC alleges Hindujas agreed to supply trucks to Sudan
K Sera Sera scouts for equity partner
Nokia owes royalties worth millions to InterDigital Comm
Online shopping clicks but network clogged
Govt to create common FM infrastructure in nine cities
Chasing dream: from IT to film making
Going ga-ga over radio ads
Harbinger of change
  Source:Financial Express
   
Selection process for KBC-2 ‘hot seat' challenged in court
  Source:Newindpress
   
Hindujas rattled by BBC sting on Sudan deal
Sushmita to sue domain squatter
  Source: Times of India
   
Sasha, Kumud to enter Kkavyanjali
Vinod Singh is back in another Sony show
Kyunki, Kahiin go five days
Take Ten: Siddhant Karnick
Dho dala!
  Source:Mid-day
 
Star TV faces court battle over KBC
BBC does a Tehelka on Hinduja bros
Govt plans common infrastructure for FM in 9 cities
NDTV allots 25.57 lakh ESOPs
DVD sales slump not a crisis
Over 26 mn SMS sent to support Live 8
  Source:Economic Times
   
FDI in radio FM to fetch Rs 200 crore
Time to channel surf
India will host earth station for US satellite data
Advantage Adlabs
  Source:Business Standard
   
AAI to introduce intranet facilities at 33 airports
eBay wooing small businesses
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
B’day blast: Radio City jockeys rock on roads
  Source:Deccan Herald,
   
The master of love triangles
Disney’s desi dhamaka
PROFILE: Abhay Vakil who plays a double role in Zee’s Palki
TALKING POINT with Bobby Darling
Some like it cold
Take Off
EAR SHOT: Balle films
Panache and pompoms
They came as priests: Hindujas on BBC sting
  Source:Indian Express
International News
Freeview has edge over Sky for 2012, survey shows
  Source:Guardian
   
Al Jazeera scraps U.S. border documentary
  Source: Monsters and Critics.com
   
Cable tie-up to take on BSkyB
  Source: Scotsman
   
ABC Gets Unfriendly 'Neighborhood' Welcome
  Source:Yahoo
   
Microsoft Eyes Controversial Adware Maker Claria
  Source: CMPnetAsia
   
TiVo refocuses on cable and satellite allies
  Source: ZDNet
   
German overseas pay TV channel to go off air
  Source: Expatica, Netherlands
   
Young Broadcasting cuts 2005 revenue view
  Source: BusinessWeek

NTL, Telewest merger announcement "imminent"

BT to test £10bn '21st Century Network' in Wales

Explosive exit for EastEnder Alfie

  Source:Digital Spy (UK)
   
Fairfax in talks with Packer on TV stake
  Source: The Australian
   
Bulgarian TV Channel Eyes Middle Asia Market
  Source:Sofia News Agency
   
MTV to Film 'Dukes of Hazzard' Special
  Source: San Francisco Chronicle
   
Internet cable repairs get underway, at last
  Source: www.jang.com.pk
   
Television station moving newscast back to Columbia
  Source:www.thestate.com
   
MidEast conflict film aired on Arab, Israeli tv
  Source:Aljazeera.com

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