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The World Health Organization is urging governments around the world to enforce stricter curbs on tobacco advertising, only weeks before new discussions in Geneva on global regulations for the substance’s control.

exchange4media Staff Nov 6, 2001 8:37 AM

In an endeavour to reach out to more consumers, sites like WeddingSutra.com, Traveljini.com, Tulleeho.com, and Compareindia.com are forging content licensing arrangements with publications to promote their services.

exchange4media Staff Nov 6, 2001 8:36 AM

FTV's plans to switch to an encrypted feed appear to have gone awry and it has now set 1 December as the new date for this to happen. As per the original plan, 1 November was to see the channel becoming an encrypted feed.

exchange4media Staff Nov 6, 2001 8:35 AM

STAR is keen on Hathway Cable & Datacom to reach a truce with rival multi system operator (MSO) INCablenet in a bid to increase revenue collection from cable operators.

exchange4media Staff Nov 6, 2001 8:35 AM

Seeing recessionary economic trends, Television Eighteen (TV 18) has let go some 25 employees in the last few months and frozen new recruitment. TV 18 revenue declined by 15 per cent in during the first half of the year (April-September). Net profit for th

exchange4media Staff Nov 6, 2001 8:34 AM

Doordarshan’s new edutainment channel, DD Bharati, to be launched on January 26, 2002, plans to do things differently. A niche channel focussing on health, children and music-dance components, DD Bharati is making a determined effort to rope in all section

exchange4media Staff Nov 6, 2001 8:33 AM

According to a recent Goldman Sachs-Kotak Securities media report, television penetration is seen to be increasing 42 per cent to 110 million homes by 2005 from current level of 79 million. Cable connectivity, estimated by the NRS to be at 38 million is se

exchange4media Staff Nov 6, 2001 8:32 AM

STAR has started talking with some of the big multi-system operators (MSO) proposing to cut subscription rates to 50 per cent for its eight-channel bouquet if the cable networks, as a quid pro quo, report subscription revenue closer to the real connectivit

exchange4media Staff Nov 6, 2001 8:31 AM