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    Senior cabinet colleague scuppered Swaraj's bid to get CATV amendment bill through RS?

    May 20, 2002

    That the Rajya Sabha (Indian Parliament's Upper House) could not take up the Cable TV Networks Regulations Amendment

  • Will 91 be Radio's Star?

    Submitted by ITV Production on May 20, 2002
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    91, as the hoardings strung out all over the city and suburbs tell us, hits the city airwaves on Tuesday.

    The fourth private FM player to enter the fray in Mumbai, Radio City, at a frequency of 91 MHz, is from the Star India stable. Headquartered at the Bandra Kurla Complex in the suburbs, its transmission towers are located in central Mumbai.

    Despite being a relatively late entrant, Radio City has the backing of the strong Star Group behind it and is expected to provide similar fare as the others so far (Radio Mirchi, Win 94.6 and Go 92.5), with a healthy mix of Hindi and English programming, a staple diet of hit music in both languages and some slick and smart deejaying.

    The channel is headed by chief operating officer, Radio Division, STAR India, Sumantra Dutta.

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    Will 91 be Radio's Star?

    May 20, 2002

    91, as the hoardings strung out all over the city and suburbs tell us, hits the city airwaves on Tuesday.

  • CBS topnotcher with 15 at 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

    Submitted by ITV Production on May 20, 2002
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    CBS‘ 15 awards was the highest tally at the 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards last weekend, including those for the outstanding lead actor (Peter Bergman, The Young and The Restless), actress (Susan Flannery, The Bold and The Beautifu‘) as well as outstanding drama series (The Young and The Restless).
    ABC followed with a tally of 12 awards. Sesame Street won the Outstanding Pre-school children‘s series at the 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards last weekend, helping PBS notch up a total of 11 awards. Bob Barker hosted the show that also included a tribute to CBS‘ Guiding Light, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary this year.

    The Daytime Emmy Awards were presented for performances and programmes in 18 categories, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, which was given to John Cannon, former president of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Daytime Emmys are a presentation of The National Academy for Television Arts and Sciences and with The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

    The Daytime Emmy Awards are presented to daytime television programs broadcast between 2 am and 6 pm. The eligibility period for all awards was 1 January, 2001 through 31 December, 2001.

    Disney Channel‘s Madeline won the Outstanding Children‘s Animated Program, while Bob Barker, the host of CBS‘ The Price is Right won as the Outstanding Game Show Host. Rosie O‘Donnell was adjudged Outstanding Talk Show Host for the show which was also awarded the Outstanding Talk Show of the Year. CBS‘ As the World Turns was judged the Outstanding Drama Series at the Daytime Emmys.

    Crystal Chappell won the Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series for her role in CBS‘ Guiding Light, and Joshi Duhamel won the Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series for ABC‘s All My Children. Jennifer Finnigan bagged the award for Outstanding Younger Actress In A Drama Series for CBS‘ The Bold and The Beautiful‘, while ABC‘s One Life to Live‘ was adjudged Outstanding Drama Series of the year. Jeopardy!‘ won the Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show and Showtime‘s My Louisiana Sky bagged the Outstanding Children‘s Special.

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    CBS topnotcher with 15 at 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

    May 20, 2002

    CBS' 15 awards was the highest tally at the 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards last weekend, including those for the out

  • Sahara TV news channel launch likely in August

    Submitted by ITV Production on May 20, 2002
    News Headline

    The Sahara India Group‘s ambitious plans to launch a national Hindi news channel, along with a number of independent city-based regional news stations (mainly in the Hindi-speaking belt), is taking longer than initially planned.
    According to Sahara TV vice-president (publicity, promotions & PR) Priya Raj, the launch of the news channel will most probably be in August. If the channel does launch then, a likely date to start broadcast could well be 15 August (Independence Day) because of the patriotic linkages.

    Queried as to the reasons for the delay (the original plan was for an April kick-off), Priya Raj said there were no specific reasons other than the fact that getting everything in place was taking longer than initially anticipated. Priya Raj added that Sahara was looking at a simultaneous launch of the news channel and the broadsheet weekly newspaper the group was starting.

    Priya Raj said there were four key people who would be heading news operations. Arup Ghosh and Shirin, former anchors at Prannoy-Roy‘s NDTV who left in September 2000 to start their own operation Network One, head the main national channel.

    The Mumbai station (includes all stations that may come up in the West) is headed by Rajiv Bajaj, president of the Hinduja Group‘s IN TV till February 2002. Before IN TV, Bajaj was editor of the now defunct Mumbai-based "Daily" newspaper.

    Heading the North Indian regional channels is veteran journalist Prabhat Dabral.

    The way the news heads have been positioned, it does appear that the original rollout plan of one main news channel and 37 regional stations, is going to see some modifications.

    See related headline: Sahara TV to launch 38 regional news channels

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