Tellypathy

One-hour slots on satellite channels a haven for wannabe filmmakers

Push hasn’t really come to shove on satellite television’s lately started telefilm slots. But it’s inching closer, what with so many gifted, though fortunately not frustrated,

Jai Ganga Maiya tops TRP charts

Ramanand Sagar’s latest 104-episode mega-mythological Jai Ganga Maiya has reached the No. 1 position by achieving 13.6 TRP (Television rating Point) for the week-ending October 30 on Tam Media Research, within two months of its telecast on Doordarshan’s National Network (DD-1).

Cinevista’s Jai Mata Ki

Cinevista, one of the leading production houses of television serials, presents Jai Mata Ki, one of the first serials on Goddess Durga, Laxmi, Saraswati and Vaishnav Devi. The mythological serial, which has Hema Malini playing various roops of Mata, is aired on Sundays, at 7.30 pm DD 1.

I&B Ministry constitutes expert committee to review Prasar Bharati

To make Doordarshan and All India Radio more professional, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted a committee of experts, which is expected to carry out a comprehensive review of Prasar Bharati Corporation.

The subscription price for ESPN, the popular sports channel, is being revised after a period of 15 months. Effective from December 1, 1999, the per subscriber fee for ESPN has been revised by a very nominal amount of Rs.1.25 (1 Re, 25 paise only).

Joining in the millennium euphoria, Cartoon Network is organising its own millennium countdown by calling on viewers to vote for the Toon of the Millennium.