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The government has initiated proceedings to amend a clause relating to co-location of transmitters for private FM radio. The step has been necessitated as the FM radio policy involving private players, cleared by Cabinet in July 1999, did not have any prov

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 11:04 AM

In an attempt to strengthen the channel in the face of growing competition, Star News plans to introduce new programmes, focussed bands and special slots from July 2 onwards. To start with, Star News has announced a daily Hindi band and an English band fr

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 11:04 AM

Prasar Bharati has invited fresh bid for the prime time slots on Doordarshan’s Metro channel on Friday. Bids have been invited for the 7 to 11 p.m. slots without setting any floor price. The last date for submitting proposals for the fresh bid is July 4.

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 11:04 AM

The Hindustan Lever Limited chairman M S Banga, at the company’s 68th annual general meeting said that the 30 national power brands identified by HLL will contribute as much as 90 per cent to Hindustan Lever Limited’s turnover.

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 11:04 AM

The RPG group has decided not to offload its 2.5 per cent stake in MusicWorld, its retail music chain. The group has taken this decision as they were not able to get a proper valuation for the stake.

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 11:04 AM

Swedish vodka distiller, Absolut has awarded advertising duties for nine countries in the Asia/Pacific region, to Omnicom Group-owned TBWA Worldwide. The undisclosed pan-Asian account -- which covers advertising in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, New

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 11:04 AM

Controversial Italian fashion designer, Benetton will jointly develop a social awareness campaign with the U.N., starting in late summer or early fall. This project for Benetton could signal a shift in focus, which is best known for its bright colours and

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 11:04 AM

Digital@HTA, the specialist interactive unit of Hindustan Thompson Associates (HTA), has bagged the Reliance Infocom account. It has also bagged a host of new accounts, which include Tata AIG, Staarship.com and Sify.com, among others. To handle the influx

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 8:32 AM

STAR TV has shelved its plans to develop a horizontal portal and will use indya.com as a platform to put up its television properties in narrow band. STAR TV, which was proposing to launch a narrow band portal as a separate business with several lines of s

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 8:30 AM

Fall in rating of game show 'Koteeswaran' has forced Sun TV to air it only once a week. Starting June 17, the game show will be replaced by a one-hour mythological costume extravaganza ‘Soolam’ in the Sunday 9 PM to 10 PM prime-time band. Industry source

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 8:29 AM

Negotiations between Prasar Bharati and HFCL-Nine Broadcasting India for the three-hour prime time slot between 7-10 pm on Doordarshan Metro have broken down. Doordarshan has indicated a lower price and a longer period than what HFCL-Nine had paid. DD has

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 8:28 AM