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Indian entertainment sector to explore Japan and US market

Indian entertainment sector to explore Japan and US market?blur=25

After France and the UK, it’s going to be destination Japan and the US for the Indian entertainment sector. A high-level group of the Indian entertainment industry, backed by FICCI, is finalising its trip to the US and Japan. Its objective is to explore op

exchange4media Staff May 16, 2001 8:45 AM

IBF against setting up of media council

IBF against setting up of media council?blur=25

Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the largest organisation of television broadcasters in the country, has opposed the proposal for a media council to be formed by the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry. The association has put forward a fresh

exchange4media Staff May 16, 2001 8:43 AM

B4U sells telecast rights of 30 movies to Sahara

B4U sells telecast rights of 30 movies to Sahara?blur=25

In the single largest deal, B4U sold telecast rights for 30 movies to Sahara. B4U Group has earlier sold movie rights to entertainment channels but not on such a large scale. B4U already sells movie rights to the public broadcaster, Doordarshan-1 and DD-2.

exchange4media Staff May 16, 2001 8:42 AM

Interactive TV to grow 15-fold in 5 years

Interactive TV to grow 15-fold in 5 years?blur=25

Predicting a 15-fold increase in the number of interactive television connections in the next five years, media magnate Rupert Murdoch, spelled out his vision of a future in which interactive television provided viewers with a sense of community, as well a

exchange4media Staff May 16, 2001 8:40 AM

Cartoon Network firming up its “destination viewership” strategy

Cartoon Network firming up its “destination viewership” strategy?blur=25

Cartoon Network is making sure that everything is in place before it turns into a 24-hour channel from July 1, up from the present 16 hours a day. The channel has, for example, been organising mini events at the cable operators’ end since January, to make

exchange4media Staff May 16, 2001 8:38 AM

Cartoon Network to become 24-hour channel from July 1

Cartoon Network to become 24-hour channel from July 1?blur=25

Its shut-off time for movie classics and extended airtime for toons as Turner International in India is on the channel re-alignment drive. Effective July 1, 2001, the toon channel will be a 24-hour channel, lapping up an additional 8 hours of exciting toon

exchange4media Staff May 16, 2001 8:37 AM

Controlled liquor ads to hit channels, companies badly

Controlled liquor ads to hit channels, companies badly?blur=25

Media Companies will receive a significant blow to their advertisement revenues if Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj's recent diktat that liquor ads be "controlled" is implemented. According to the Adex, the liquor industry's biggest bene

exchange4media Staff May 16, 2001 8:36 AM

KBC Junior ranked fourth among Top 10 children programmes

KBC Junior ranked fourth among Top 10 children programmes?blur=25

As per latest Intam ratings, brought out by ORG-MARG, in the week starting April 30, KBC Junior, on its debut (May 6), notched up ratings of 5.74, bagging the eighth position in the Top 10. The regular KBC show, which now appears thrice a week, came14th, w

exchange4media Staff May 16, 2001 8:33 AM