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As part of its strategy to focus on non-news business and build a cohesive brand with its news channel, BBC is meeting Star TV in London next week to discuss on the shows it can license for exploitation in the Indian market. BBC Worldwide is also talking w

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM

Monisha Shah, BBC Worldwide’s Territory Manager for South Asia, has been appointed Director, BBC Worldwide India Pvt. Ltd. She will now join representatives of BBC World on the board to formulate and implement BBC Worldwide’s strategy for Indian across bot

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM

Baazi Kiski, Zee’s latest game show hosted by Mr. Ashutosh Rana, is expected to go on air shortly. Zee has completed the shooting for approximately 10 episodes. Incidentally, Mr. Rana was scheduled to replace Anupam Kher in Zee’s ill-fated game show

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM

The Prasar Bharti board has rejected Nine Broadcasting’s plea for a five-year extension for its 7-9 pm prime time band on DD-Metro. Instead, Doordarshan has made a counter offer for an 18-month extension, which has not been accepted so far by the Kerry Pac

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM

The high-profile Left Vs Right one-day international cricket matches to be held in Mumbai on May 3, 5 & 6 stand cancelled as of now. A bitter row has erupted between the organisers, Percept D’mark and Sony Entertainment Television which sealed the fate of

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM

The meeting of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry on FM Radio was cancelled on Tuesday as I&B minister Sushma Swaraj was unable to attend the office. The meeting was scheduled to take up the issues involving the FM licencees setting up the temporary

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM

Doordarshan is the sole TV broadcaster to have shown interest in buying telecast rights for the first Afro-Asian Games to be held in New Delhi from November 3 to 11 this year. In case DD gets the status of host broadcasters, the games will be shown live on

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM

Zee MGM is keeping its doors open to sourcing films from other movie studios as well. The agreement with MGM allows Zee to pick up good movies from other sources too. It may be a little early in the day for Zee, to embark on such an exercise. However, Zee

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM

Redefining business: That will be the cover title of the first new-look Asiaweek magazine dated May 11. As reported earlier, this weekly from the Time stable will be available in its new avataar from May 4. And as the cover title of the first issue suggest

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM

B4U Television Network has decided to put its plans to introduce its two additional channels - B4U Movies and B4U South - on hold. It will continue with its current music and entertainment channels.

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM

Six top ranking editors and media personalities of the country today challenged in Delhi High Court its order restraining the media from reporting the contempt case proceedings against news magazine Wah India. Hindustan Times’ Shobhna Bhartiya, Times of In

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM

Soft drink giant Coca-Cola on Tuesday contended before the Delhi High Court that it was neither disparaging nor defaming or diluting the product of its rival Pepsi in a series of advertisement telecast for marketing their drink as alleged by the former. In

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM

Some 379 million people are estimated to have access to the internet, and two-thirds of that figure now make regular use of the facility, according to Nielsen / Netratings Glob Access report. South Korea led the 21 countries being counted by Nielsen, in te

exchange4media Staff May 2, 2001 12:00 AM