indiantelevision.com TV Linx Reporter dated 26 April 2002 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and the rest of the world

Headlines
SET aims for No. 1 perch on subscription revenues
Sony Entertainment Television has set itself an ambitious agenda for the year ahead on the distribution front. By the end of this fiscal, it aims to become the number one network as far as subscription revenues are concerned. More

Conditional access report redraft ready?
If this piece of unconfirmed news emanating from Delhi proves true, the industry's wait for legislation on conditional access systems (CAS) may well be over sooner rather than later. More

Pentamedia FY-02 net down 35.7%
Pentamedia Graphics Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 987.40 million for the financial year ended 31 March, 2002 as compared to Rs 1535.5 million in the previous financial year. More

Asia puts on a good show at MIPTV 2002
MIPTV 2002 (International Television Program Market), which claims to be the spring's leading international television programme market, saw the Asian region - particularly Japan and Korea - put up a strong showing. More

Discovery Networks plan to eliminate on-screen credits raises IDA ire
The International Documentary Association (IDA) has assembled a broad coalition consisting of, among others, writers, actors, directors, producers to protest against the plans of Discovery Communications to stop screening end title credits on Discovery Networks. More

SABe TV launches sitcom targeting youth
A day after the Adhikari brothers' SABe TV celebrated two years on air, the "relief channel" yesterday launched another rib-tickler - Doli Leke Aiyee Hai Dullhaniya. More

Star gets crucial cable presence in the east with stake in RPG Netcom
Star India has just added another significant piece to its armory with its acquisition of a 26 per cent equity stake in RPG Netcom Ltd, the Goenka Group's multisystem operator that controls over 75 per cent of Kolkata's cable-connected households. More

Mukta sells film telecast rights to SET
Bollywood showman Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts yesterday ended all speculation regarding the sale of satellite telecast rights of its film library when it announced that Sony Entertainment Television had bought them. More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Leo Burnett bags Kellog's cheese account
Kellogg's India has announced that it will take advantage of India's growing snacks market by unveiling Cheese Snackers, a brand new range of products. The company has entrusted advertising and promotion for this range to Leo Burnett. More

Technology Update
nCUBE and Everstream team up to provide ad-supported VOD
nCUBE Corporation and Everstream have announced that they have entered into a marketing and technology distribution alliance. More

Optical transport system that overcomes reverse fiber bottleneck introduced
Scientific Atlanta has announced a new CWDM (Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing) optical transport system. More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Samsung sees Rs 310-cr sales in May-June More
English football trips over TV rights More
Source: The Economic Times

Jeevan TV Gets Ready To Join Malayalam Channel Ranks More
DD World To Revert Back To DD India More
Source: Financial Express

Pantaloon to retail film stuff through competitors More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

CTV production grew 43% in Jan-March More
Source: Business Standard

Sri Adhikari Brothers channels its way up More
Mukta Arts loses colour on profit booking More
Source: www.capitalmarket.com

Cable TV users to oppose tariff hike More
Rings dominates MTV nominations More
Source: The Times of India

Sony sees bullish profit outlook in 2002-03 More
Source: The Hindustan Times