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Readying for stop-gap arrangement

Friday 19 January 2007 @ 10:01 pm

With Nair on his way out, a big clean-up can’t be ruled out.

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Sameer Nair quits Star with 17 others

Friday 19 January 2007 @ 8:01 pm

Nair is said to join NDTV’s new joint venture with Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions as CEO.

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HarperCollins drops Regan book imprint

Thursday 18 January 2007 @ 10:01 pm

Reganmedia, the HarperCollins book imprint that sparked a public outcry with plans to publish OJ Simpson’s ‘If I Did It’, will be closed and its logo scrapped, its parent company said on Wednesday.

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Channel prices under DTH may not be fixed

Tuesday 16 January 2007 @ 10:01 pm

Over four million consumers viewing channels on their TV sets through DTH service can breathe easy. The broadcasting regulator is unlikely to fix channel prices under DTH in the near future.

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Broadcast regulation bill coming in Budget session

Thursday 11 January 2007 @ 11:01 pm

The Broadcast Services Regulation Bill, that was much-criticised in the media for its “draconian” provisions, will be tabled in the Budget session of Parliament with little changes.

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Web 18 to intensify acquisition moves

Thursday 11 January 2007 @ 8:01 pm

Bahl said the company has not earmarked any specific budget for the acquisitions but said funds were not an issue.

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Listing of Zee entities ushers new era: Chandra

Wednesday 10 January 2007 @ 10:01 pm

Unfazed by the subdued debut of the hived off entities, he described the listing as “the beginning of a new era.”

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Starcom MediaVest Group launches new agency

Wednesday 10 January 2007 @ 10:01 pm

Starcom MediaVest Group has launched a new agency called FutureWorks to manage the media strategy and investment needs of the companies belonging to the Future Group, which announced Starcom as its media AOR last month.

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Free channels set the stage for the next cable war

Wednesday 10 January 2007 @ 10:01 pm

Multi-system operators (MSOs) including Hathway’s Wincable, Siticable and Incable are at loggerheads with cable operators over revenue sharing from free-to-air channels.

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Star may move Sanjay Das from Hong Kong to India as COO

Tuesday 9 January 2007 @ 8:01 pm

If 2006 changed the way STAR India functions, with the STAR Group being split into two divisions and Sameer Nair being elevated to the CEO position, 2007 seems to bring in an interesting twist in Star India’s top management story.

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