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The TV rights issue is picking up momentum for the first Afro-Asian Games to be held in India from November 3 to 11. Even as Doordarshan continues to be the lone Indian broadcaster in fray for the television rights of the Afro-Asian Games, a few foreign TV

exchange4media Staff May 10, 2001 12:00 AM

The National Geographic Channel will on May 27 do a global premiere of ‘Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack’, a two-hour documentary film based on the surprise attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor at Hawaii, US, during the World War II. Pearl Harbor is being termed

exchange4media Staff May 10, 2001 12:00 AM

Balaji Telefilms and Nine Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of HFCL-Nine Broadcasting, have decided to call off the high-profile merger. Both the companies on Wednesday formally announced the decision not to go ahead with the merger. The boards of Balaji

exchange4media Staff May 10, 2001 12:00 AM

AXN has adopted a new programming strategy built around five programme slots - series, movies, adventure & reality, lifestyle sports and animation. The channel also announced a slew of new programmes in the reality genre.

exchange4media Staff May 10, 2001 12:00 AM

HFCL-Nine Network Ltd., has send in a fresh proposal to Doordarshan laying down certain conditions for accepting an 18-month extension of its contract. According to the informed sources Nine Network has asked for atleast one hour extra every day, more free

exchange4media Staff May 10, 2001 12:00 AM

ITC’s lifestyle retail division, Wills Sport, plans t open 24 retail stores across the country by August end. The company feels that it has lost precious time coping with teething problems and it’s time the retail division expanded at a breakneck spe

exchange4media Staff May 10, 2001 12:00 AM

Internet traffic in the country was disrupted for almost 24 hours due to a break in Videsh Sanchar Nigam under-sea cable link between Dubai and Saudi Arabia. According to VSNL officials, the under-sea cable was partially damaged resulting in the redu

exchange4media Staff May 10, 2001 12:00 AM

In our series of analysis to understand media environment, we have recently released TV channel inventory utilisation study. The findings and conclusion drawn should be attributed to exchange4media only. COFT media monitoring service does not endorse the f

exchange4media Staff May 10, 2001 12:00 AM