Creative Eye launches another mythological
Creative Eye is getting ready to launch another mythological, this time on Lord Vishnu. Called Om Namo Narayana, the epic serial is to be telecast on Sahara TV. To be directed by Dheeraj Kumar, Om Namo... promises to have special effects of international standards.

‘I&B media units should be revamped’
The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the I&B Ministry has formed an express view on the Geethakrishnan Committee Report on Expenditure Reforms. In the meeting last Thursday, the committee said that the media units under the I&B Ministry such as DAVP, Films Division and PIB, which were recommended for closure by the Geethakrishnan Report, should be revamped and not shut down. I&B Minister Sushma Swaraj, had said earlier that it was not a good idea to shut these units, and that they should be restructured in a positive way.

Rift resolved: Star channels back on Siti network
Once again, the war between Star and Siti Cable seems to have been resolved. According to the Star spokesperson, Yash Khanna, Star has switched on its decoders to enable majority of the Siti network to access the Star bouquet of channels. The Star channels have been restored on the Siti network following payments made by the joint venture partners of Siti Cable to Star in New Delhi on Thursday. But, there are still a few JVs of Siti Cable who haven’t paid up. These cable networks will continue to be deprived of the Star channels.