11 Dec 2002 Volume 6 Issue no: 28


 












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Headlines
CAS Bill clears last hurdle; passed unanimously in Rajya Sabha
Six months of tortuous meanderings after its clearance in the Lok Sabha has ended. The Rajya Sabha today passed the CAS Bill after a voice vote... More

Consumers to pay only for channels they view
The Rajya Sabha today unanimously passed the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill. The Lok Sabha had earlier passed the Bill in May this year... More

The Rajya Sabha CAS debate: A Report
The cable TV (Network) Regulation Amendment Bill 2002, was passed in the Rajya Sabha, Upper House of the Indian parliament, with a minimum of opposition through a voice vote... More

NDTV says on track for end-March launch
NDTV's proposed news channels in Hindi and English are slated to be launched between end-March and early April 2003, according to a senior executive of the Delhi-based production house which is soon to turn into a broadcaster too... More

Swaraj says FDI in broadcasting open to debate
With the CAS hurdle being crossed today, is the foreign direct investment (FDI) in broadcasting issue next on India's Information and Broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj's agenda? She has given an indication that it well might be!... More


Ahimsaa channel to be launched on 30 Jan 2003
Ahimsaa, a 24-hour global satellite television channel is all set for its launch on 30 January next year. The content of the channel will primarily comprise social, environmental and women empowerment issues... More

Surrogate ban on DD ads to stay, government says
Information and Broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj has ruled out any change in the prevailing policy of pubcaster Doordarshan being barred from airing surrogate liquor and tobacco advertising... More

Special Report
Are channels wooing viewers with weekend adult fare?
An investigation by indiantelevision.com team threw up some startling findings... More

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
CAS all set to revolutionise TV viewing More
Operators welcome cable TV amendment bill More
Cricket helps DD break into Top 20 More
AIR towers help connect Port Blair and Lunglei More
Parliament okays Cable TV Bill More
Kyunki depicts women in bad light: MPs More
Amar Upadhyay, actor, on his future in filmdom. More
EchoStar, Hughes scrap merger plans More
Mani Takes on Terrorism More
Australian court's ruling to hit websites world over More
Film-makers tap alternative sources for funds More
Tom has an Alter ego! More
Laloo, Prasad, Yadav fall in love More
Superman Christopher Reeve bucks the odds again: Study More
Spielberg film might help US discover Tintin More
Source: The Times of India

TV channels cheer passage of CAS bill More
Pay for what you watch: Cable TV bill cleared More
ICC may amend players' terms to end row More
Movie seen opening up America to Tintin More
Operators welcome passage of CAS Bill More
Regulate TV channels: RS members More
BCCI, players reject ICC World Cup contract terms More
THE CABLE RATE WAR : FULL REPORT More
Source: The EconomicTimes

Trai Makes A Case For 2 Mbps Data Speed For VSAT Users More
IDBI Film Financing Book Tops Rs 97 Cr; 7 Projects On More
Bill Passed To Pave The Way For CAS More
Asianet To Offer Overseas Calls Via Net Telephony At Rs 4 Per Min More
‘GPRS Will Become A Default Feature By Next Year’ More
Softex, Anglo Digital Plan To Launch Computer-like Device More
Source: The Financial Express

Cable Bill exposes unity in Opposition More
Source: Business Standard

Rajya Sabha passes Cable TV bill More
Funds catch movie fever, Zee top buy in Nov More
Star India slashes subscription rates by 25% More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Parliament gives thumbs up to CAS More
Kyunki reigns supreme More
STAR reduces bouquet price by 25 per cent More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Parliament nod for Cable TV Bill More
Cable Bill for uniformity in network operations More
Govt. urged to regulate TV channels More
No liquor, tobacco ads: Swaraj More
Source: The Hindu

Cable TV bill gets Parliamentary nod More
Ram Gopal Varma "Bombs" away More
Source: Mid-Day

`Pick your channel' Bill gets Parliament approval More
Will Star shine brighter with rate cut? More
Ichiban Appliances enters India — To launch TVs, DVDs, ACs More
New film chamber president More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Cable Bill passed, pay and choose now More
Landmark Australian ruling rewrites web defamation rules More
In Potter’s US, Spielberg to help Tintin get some fans More
Celebrity stake More
Source: The Indian Express

RS clears amended cable TV bill More
Saas-Bahu soap shows women as conspirators: MP More
Frank-ly spirited: 5 stars to perform - ... in city for Roysten’s Spirit of Anne Frank More
Source: The Asian Age

Cable TV bill gets Parliamentary nod More
Films are bore but Devdas worth an Oscar, says PM More
US accused of 'piracy' over Iraq dossier More
Online publishers beware! Suits can be filed anywhere More
Asia piracy costs $25 billion a year, says expert More
Ram Madhvani Lets His Film Talk More
Source: Hindustan Times

"All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value."
--- Carl Sagan

International Headlines
Customers enraged by ITV Digital demand More
BBC is 'sick of makeover shows' More
Gallagher quits ITN for Camelot More
Channel 4 plans McCartney expose More
Channel 5 summons ghosts of Christmas past More
BBC gets serious in defence of flagship channel More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Billy Graham 'Youth Night' to Air on TV More
Universal Television Signs Acclaimed Director Antoine Fuqua ('Training Day') to Exclusive Producing and Directing Deal More
Source: www.prnewswire.com

MEDIA WIRE: GAO - Digital TVs Should Get Digital Signals Via Cable More
Source: Yahoo

Canadian TV Station Abides U.S. Request to Hold Terror-Probe Story More
Slovak media regulator fines public service TV over advertising More
High Point, N.C.-Published Spanish-Language Television Guide Grows More
Source: Hoovers

Housing corruption: reality TV? More
Source: www.msnbc.com

EchoStar and Hughes abandon satellite deal More
Source: Reuters (Asia)

NTL cable TV prices to rise in January More
Source: www.rte.ie

The Media Column: BBC News 24 vs Murdoch: it's a question of trust More
Source: www.independent.co.uk

EchoStar-Hughes Terminate Merger More
Source: www.internetnews.com

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