13 Dec 2002 Volume 6 Issue no: 30


 












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Headlines
Many questions still to be answered on CAS rollout
Will CAS prove to be the one shot medicine for all ailments that afflict the various constituents in the Indian television industry and the viewer?... More

CAS and what it offers: The TAM View
AC Nielsen's TAM Media offers its viewpoint on the government's plans to introduce conditional access systems (CAS)... More

The Zee View on CAS implications
Given below are relevant excerpts of a document prepared by Zee Telefilms and put out earlier (before the passage of the Bill in the Rajya Sabha) on the implications that CAS will have on the industry in general and Zee in particular... More

Conditional Access: A basic guide
What is conditional access? How does it work? Is it prevalent globally? What should India do? Is the CAS Amendment a good enough framework? ... More

Zee-Turner hikes subscription rate to Rs 50
Once HBO replacement and CNBC India join platform, rate likely to be around Rs 60. After CAS rollout, no Zee pay channel to turn FTA, it has been clarified... More

Casbaa to focus on curbing piracy
Casbaa 2002 ended on 5 December in Singapore. Zee chairman Chandra, a speaker at the event, was bullish on cable TV growth in India, saw complete CAS spread across India taking 5-6 years... More

'Simply Asian' channel launched in UK
A new 24-hour entertainment channel called "Simply Asian" was launched in UK on Tuesday... More

On assets of Rs 54 billion, Prasar revenues were Rs 7 billion
The total assets of Prasar Bharati Corporation, the autonomous body modelled on the UK pubcaster BBC to oversee the work of Doordarshan (DD) and the All India Radio (AIR), have been estimated to be in the region of Rs 54 billion as of 2001-02 ended 31 March 2002... More

Tube Talk
Live telecast of Gujarat elections on DD More
Adnan Sami on B4U music tomorrow More

Technology Update
HDMI founders release the final 1.0 specification More
Broadcom, Motorola ally for SURFboard cable modems More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
The ET Television Survey :
Who said it's flat? More
The cable guys More
Eyes spice More
Home theatre More
Viewer's choice: STAR eclipses SUN More
Zee-Turner hikes bouquet rate More
Journalists face people's ire over incomplete voters' lists More
French police raid Vivendi HQ, Messier home More
Ted Turner plans to spend $500 mn in next 10 years on UN More
Hughes, EchoStar eye deal options after deal fails More
Asianet to invest Rs 100 cr, extend Kerala backbone More
Zee ignores STAR rate cut, hikes cable fee by 20% More
Academy qualifies 17 animated films for Oscars More
Plus Vision aims to make a dent in projector market More
Bond targets $450 mn at global box offices More
Hughes may scrap two Internet initiatives - WSJ More
Baron patch: TCL relaunch hits another roadblock More
Piracy could soon silence Indian music industry More
Source: The EconomicTimes

News channel revenues grow faster than viewership More
All-in-one complex is in thing More
Dishnet expands DSL service reach More
TV coverage of Parliament proceedings More
Talent bank for budding artistes More
Pentamedia plans pref issue More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Pune AIR to unveil digital technology More
Kolkata : City viewers may not get Star's reduced rates More
Ruby Bhatia, Actress & Compere, On the path of her career course More
Warrior producer Bertrand Faivre lambasts Oscar Committee More
Ram Madhvani: From ad world to filmi duniya More
Girija Shankar goes all bananas More
Star Wars helmets crown film memorabilia sale More
Irish republican ballad contends for top BBC song More
Iranian film on life in women's prison banned More
Academy qualifies 17 animated films for Oscars More
Junoon rocks for social change More
Marathi play based on Laxman's sketches More
Veteran journalist K Shama Rao dies More
Source: The Times of India

BBC World Fastest Growing News Channel In Apac: IATS More
Sound Of Silence To Rout Music Piracy More
Evolution Of The Versatile Disc More
Source: The Financial Express

Zee-Turner announces three-slab prices for bouquet More
NDTV World to own Hindi channel More
Source: Business Standard

AOL cuts 300 jobs in internet arm More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

NGC embarks on a new journey More
What does STAR’s rate cut mean for the cable operator? More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

HC stays telefilm on `Parliament attack' More
Star India sets stage for price cuts More
Source: The Hindu

New drama in cable story (Aegis is aching to enter the Indian market). More
Fitness balle balle style More
Source: Mid-Day

TV cameraman Bisht is still in trauma More
Source: The Asian Age

2 satellites lost as Ariane rocket explodes at takeoff More
Bangladesh cinema blast toll rises to 18 More
Who Dares Win? The Croc-Buster, Who Else! More
Dev & The Art Of Evergreen Elan More
Portrayal of women in Hindi cinema 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
Bloody Sunday Oscar bid fails More
Press watchdog calls for Bangladeshis' release More
Block ITV merger, watchdog urged More
The Bill proves arresting viewing More
BSkyB inquiry faces delay More
BBC boss rebuffs News 24 criticism More
Channel 4 serves up dog's dinner of a show More
Liquidator pledges not to hound set-top box owners More
Israeli censors ban film about battle of Jenin More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

TiVo: If music be the food of profit... More
Source: www.news.com

GIO elaborates reform plan for two wireless TV stations More
Source: www.etaiwannews.com

Murphy named BBC Three controller More
Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

ABC Rearranges Prime Time, Moving Practice to Monday More
Source: www.nytimes.com

Echostar nixes deal for Hughes DirecTV More
CNBC picks Friend fot top editorial post More
Source: www.nypost.com

Dutch broadcaster introduces internet-TV More
Source: www.europemedia.net

A Wider World Of TV Sports More
Source: Forbes

DirecTV keeps NFL games in $2B deal More
Proposal: Let cable firms get bigger More
Source: USA Today

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