| * |
"We are ready to talk to the cricketers directly"
(31
December 2002) |
Ganesh
Mahalingam
LG India marketing chief
|
| * |
"Channel surfing will continue despite the cricketing World
Cup!"
(28
December 2002) |
Ashish
Bhasin
Initiative Media president
|
| * |
"All our pay channels will continue to be encrypted post-CAS"
(28
December 2002) |
Sunil
Khanna
Zee Turner chief executive
|
| * |
"Primetime viewing will not be affected by the World Cup"
(27
December 2002) |
Shashi
Sinha
Lodestar Media executive director
|
| * |
"We will do deals for our clients as long as they are cost-effective"
(26
December 2002) |
Punitha
Arumugam
Madison Media (West) COO
|
| * |
"Sony's World Cup Cricket telecast will eclipse shows across
all channels!"
(23
December 2002) |
Laxmi
N Goel
Zee Telefilms' Director of news group
|
| * |
"Zap
on to Zee MGM anytime and you will have a good movie"
(21
December 2002) |
Ajay
Trigunayat
Zee English, Zee MGM vice president
|
| * |
"Sony's World Cup Cricket telecast will eclipse shows across
all channels!"
(20
December 2002) |
Rajat
Jain
MAX executive vice president and business
head
|
| * |
"We
expect to garner Rs 2.1 billion or 60% of the total ad spend
on air time during the World Cup 2003"
(20
December 2002) |
Harish
Thawani
Nimbus communications chairman
and MD
|
| * |
"A
new sense of dynamism prevails within DD"
(20
December 2002) |
Dr
S Y Quraishi
Doordarshan director general
|
| * |
"Wholesome, family fare that addresses all sections seems to
be in scarcity"
(11
November 2002) |
Apurva
Purohit
Zee TV president
|
| * |
"We
hope to have a news and music channel in the bouquet by December"
(18
October 2002) |
Shantonu
Aditya
SET India distribution head & president,Discovery-SET
India JV
|
| * |
"We
have perfected the art of storytelling"
(10
October 2002) |
Rajesh
Pavithran
Balaji Telefilms COO
|
| * |
"Discovery
33 per cent ahead of National Geographic where viewership is
concerned"
(25
September 2002) |
Deepak
Shourie
Discovery Communications India's
managing director
|
| * |
"I
see Cartoon Network as a lifestyle brand"
(25
September 2002) |
Ian
Diamond
senior vice-president and general manager
of Turner Entertainment Networks Asia Inc
|
| * |
"We
are on the way to weaning viewers from Sun"
(23
September 2002) |
Suresh
Iyer
Vijay TV
programming head
|
| * |
"We
are particularly strong in the late night slot"
(14
September 2002) |
Laxmi
Hariharan
Hallmark's director marketing, Asia Pacific
|
| * |
"For
a niche channel like CNBC India, CAS, if properly implemented,
is a boon"
(26
August 2002) |
Raghav
Bahl
TV 18 Managing Director
|
| * |
"Our
major emphasis in the coming period will be the 8 pm to 11 pm
band and the weekend slot"
(21
August 2002) |
Sunil
Lulla
Sony Entertainment business head
|
| * |
"If
one has good content there is nothing to worry about, CAS or
no CAS"
(6 August 2002) |
Anshuman
Misra
Turner International India MD
|
| * |
"Other
music channels are copying our formula"
(1 August 2002) |
Pradeep
Dikshit
CEO
ETC Networks'
|
| * |
"Under
CAS the consumer will pay far more for far less"
(31
July 2002) |
Manu
Sawhney
Managing Director
ESPN Software India
|
| * |
"We
are comfortable being a stand-alone channel "
(19
July 2002) |
Alex
Kuruvilla
Managing director
MTV India
|
| * |
"Star
has never said that it is against CAS" (9
July 2002) |
Tony
D'Silva
Executive Vice-President Star India
|
| * |
"We
can go to advertisers and say it pays to advertise on DD"
(1
July 2002) |
KS
Sarma
CEO Prasar Bharati
|
| * |
"We
have put our plans for an IPO on hold"
(8 July 2002) |
Ravi
Gupta
CEO B4U Worldwide
|
| * |
"Soaps
will continue to be the staple diet of viewers"
(29 June 2002) |
Manish
Popat
TV Content COO UTV
|
| * |
"Fear
Factor has been an unqualified success on AXN Asia"
(15 June 2002) |
Todd
Miller
Asia Managing Director of AXN
|
| * |
"I
may distribute a news channel. I just do not want to run one"
(3
June 2002) |
Kunal
Dasgupta
CEO SET
|
| * |
"CPRP
linked deals fail to accurately capture the quality of our audience"
(May
18 2002) |
Haresh
Chawla
Chief Executive CNBCI
|
| * |
"It's
a no risk, no reward situation for a producer "
(15 May 2002) |
Vandana
Malik
Executive director of TV18
|
| * |
"We
want to make an emotional and marketing connection with Indian
viewers"
( 7 May 2002) |
Chris
McDonald
CEO of the Abdulrahman Bukhatir-promoted Ten Sports.
|
| * |
"HBO
has helped improve the quality of movies shown on television"
(3
May 2002) |
James
Paul Marturano
Executive vice president of HBO South Asia.
|
| * |
"Tara
is doing much better in the interiors"
(15 February 2002) |
Pradipto
Sircar
Broadcast Worldwide Business Development director
|
| * |
"Putting
up hoardings here and there does not bring in viewers"
(1 February 2002) |
Markand
Adhikari
vice-chairman and managing director, SABe (Sri Adhikari
Brothers Entertainment) TV
|
| * |
'We
want to increase the interest of viewers in German topics '
(12 January 2002) |
Angelika
Newel
Distribution Executive DW Asia
|
| * |
'Action,
reality shows AXN's main ad revenue earners'
(15 December 2001) |
Todd
Miller
Managing Director AXN Asia
|
| * |
'People
are turning to the BBC as a source of global perspective on
world events'
(3 November 2001) |
Rupert
Gavin
Chief executive of BBC Worldwide's
|
| * |
'When
it comes to prime Hindi movie entertainment, it is B4U Movies
that the viewer will switch to'
(27 October 2001) |
Ravi
Gupta
CEO of B4U Worldwide
|
| * |
'I
insist on getting things done in my way and have unlimited freedom'
(20 September 2001) |
Mukesh
Sharma
Mumbai DD Director
|
| * |
"Partnering
Zee made sense" SET CEO Kunal Dasgupta speaks to Anita Barar.
(3 Septmeber 2001 ) |
Kunal
Dasgupta
CEO of Sony Entertainment Television |
| * |
'We
promise the advertiser that the money he puts in is money well
spent'
(1 September 2001) |
Partha
Sinha
Director-Marketing Zee Network
|
| * |
'TV
is an extremely powerful medium and has to be treated with a
certain amount of respect'
(21 July 2001 ) |
Sameer
Nair
Executive vice-president, content and communications, Star
India |
| * |
'DD
is operating in a time warp'
(23 June 2001) |
Ravina
Raj Kohli
CEO HFCL-Nine Broadcasting India. |
| * |
'We
are targeting the late night, breakfast and weekend slots'
(5 June 2001) |
Sunita
Rajan- BBC World Deputy Director Airtime Sales
|
| * |
'India
should become the next animation hub for the world market'
(28 June 2001) |
Ram
Mohan-Utv Toon's
UTV Toon's Ram Mohan and company COO Nandini Vaidyanathan
|
| * |
'Star's
advantage is that it has a single unified vision'
(21 May 2001 ) |
Sameer
Nair
Executive vice-president, content and communications, Star
India |
| * |
'Watch
out for Zee TV, the war has just begin'
(May 2001) |
Sandeep
Goyal
CEO Zee Network
|
|
*
|
|
Ravina
Raj Kohli-Channel Nine India CEO
|
| * |
"Crest
to increase television presence"
(23 April 2001) |
AK
Madhavan-Crest Communications' international business head. |
| * |
|
Markand
Adhikari -
vice-chairman & managing director
SABeTV a
|
| * |
'Aaj
Tak will break even within three years'
(27 March2001)
|
G. Krishnan-Ex. Director, TV
Today Network
|
| * |
"Audiences
will make time for Govinda's show"
(6 February 2001)
|
Rekha
Nigam-Sony programming head
|
| * |
"Jain
TV will be unaffected by my political woes"
(6 February 2001)
|
Dr J.K. Jain-Jain
TV promoter Dr J.K. Jain
|
| * |
"Zee
should be the hub of all information"
(17 July 2000)
|
Subhash Chandra-Zee TV Chairman
|
| * |
"We
want to use DTH to spread Information Technology"
(28 August 2000) |
Peter Mukherjea- Star TV CEO
|
| * |
"We
don't mind who really runs the DTH platform"
(18 July 2000)
|
Peter Mukherjea- Star TV CEO
|
| * |
"We
want to beat the BeeB"
(17 July 2000)
|
CNNI senior vice-president Rena Golden.
|
| * |
"If
there is cannibalisation that has to happen it is better we
eat the flesh ourselves"
(17 July 2000)
|
Raj Nayak, Senior VP, Advertising & Sales, Star Movies,
Star World, Star News & Channel V
|
| * |
"Pay
TV is no easy option"
(17 July 2000)
|
Kunal Dasgupta, CEO, Sony Entertainment Television
|
| * |
"Young
Indians aspire for CNN"
(16 september 2000)
|
CNN International President Chris Cramer
|
| * |
"We
lost eight years because of the Hindujas"
(10 November 2000)
|
ETC
director
Yogesh Radhakrishnan
|
| * |
WE
AIM TO SPREAD ENTERTAINMENT THROUGH ALL AVENUES |
Chairman
of News Corp
Rupert Murdoch |
| * |
"I
don't see any results in comparing both of us. She was Ravina
and I am Rekha Nigam. You will just have to wait and see." |
The
senior vice president of programming and production, Sony Entertainment
Television, (SET)
Rekha Nigam |
| * |
"WE
ARE A CONVERGENCE CORPORATION"
|
Zee
TV Chairman
Subhash Chandra |