A model gypsy

Nethra Raghuraman turns out to be an elusive interviewee. You leave several messages on her answering machine and cell-phone, but she doesn’t get back.

The Behind Etc

The rise of etc as one of the most viewer-friendly channels of the nation has been quite meteoric. One minute it wasn’t there. The next minute it was inundating every home. The CEO of etc Pradeep Dixit has been a part of the electronic medium for the past 21 years.

Split screen

Another week of thrills and chills

Does Ashley Judd approve? Or is Mita Vashisht beyond caring? Last week’s story Fareb on Thriller At 10 had the extremely talented Mita Vashisht playing Ashley Judd in Double Jeopardy.

Creative Eye to go public on July 20

Creative Eye Ltd., the television software production house promoted by Dheeraj Kumar, is coming out with an initial public offering on July 20. The IPO will be of 25,02,400 equity shares having face value of Rs. 10 each.

ICICI and Zee announce partnership in cyberspace

ICICI and Zee Telefilms have announced a tie-up for a co-branded financial services channels on Zeenext.com - the Internet portal owned by Zee TV.

ATN to launch three regional channels

ATN International will launch three regional language channels in near future to cater to the increasing market demand.

Sindhi, Rajasthani, Bihari TV channels on the anvil

At a time when there is a glut of satellite television channels and even channel surfing is becoming a bore, one way of hooking viewers is to beam programmes in their regional languages since most channels are still in English and Hindi.

It is a conspiracy, says Channel V

Caught in a predicament of its own making, Channel [V] is desperately seeking ways out of the V Dares You controversy. Blaming its rival, Zee Television for "trying to pin down its TRP ratings".

Now, ATN has two channels

ATN has announced that it has two channels. ATN International Ltd. has tied up with Shin Satellite Public Co. Ltd. of Thailand, part of US 11 billion dollars Shinavatra group having worldwide interest in satellites, internet connectivity, tele-communication and basic telephoning services for transmitting “ATN World”.

Can Microsoft’s WebTV handle the new competition?

America Online’s AOLTV may not have blockbuster sales out of the gate, but analysts say it will provide an immediate shake-up to the interactive TV market.

Streaming possibilities attract big players

Digital Island said it is partnering with Compaq Computer, Intel and Microsoft to create a high-capacity network for streaming audio and video on the Web.