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VOICES
"Not really. The size of the youth
market is too small for competition. There is a definite need
to expand the market."
Channel V India general manager Suresh Bala on whether
it was competition from MTV that forced the management to
reintroduce the music channel as a youth channel quoted in
Bombay Times, The Times of India.
"No one balks at paying Rs 100 or
Rs 150 for good entertainment. That kind of money is no big
deal for most people.... There are programmers out there who
are waiting to supply their products and there are consumers
who are willing to receive them and between the two there
is a huge chasm. The survival of all of us (television channels)
depends on our getting the pay option."
Buena Vista Television India CEO Pratik Basu on the
problems in the Indian pay TV market quoted in The Hindu
Business Line .
PEOPLE
Turner Broadcasting System has hired
William Humphrey as executive vice-president of business
development, technology and operations with responsibility
to identify and develop new business opportunities. Humphrey
has worked for 15 years with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
EVENTS
MTV & Planet M Music Forum
17 September 1999.
Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai.
Casbaa '99
1-3 December 1999.
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong.
Email contact:guan@aic-asia.com
Mip Asia incorporating Cable & Satellite Asia 99
8-10 December 1999.
Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore
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