14 Dec 2002 Volume 6 Issue no: 31


 












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Headlines
Zee gets SC reprieve in telefilm case
The Supreme Court this morning stayed a ruling of the Delhi HC which had yesterday put a stay on the telecast of 'December 13' made by Zee News... More

Converging World 2002 focuses on CAS
Converging World 2002, held in Bangalore from 3 to 5 December ended on a single note - Conditional Access Systems, its implications and ramifications... More

Indo American Society's Young Achiever award for Sameer Nair
Star chief operating officer Sameer Nair is one of the Indo-American Society's Young Achievers of the year 2002. The annual award ceremony will be held this Sunday... More

Inquiry into Ariane 5's launch failure starts 16 Dec
The independent inquiry board that will determine the causes of Flight 157's launch failure will begin its work on 16 December 2002. ... More

BBC's 70th anniversary celebration includes live broadcast from India
The 70th anniversary of the BBC World Service includes a three-hour broadcast of live entertainment and performances from musicians in India, Senegal, Great Britain, Afghanistan and Mexico... More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
Max announces "Aamdani Badhao Kharcha Ghatao Contest"
Max the cricket and movies channel from Sony Entertainment Television's stable has announced an innovative contest called . This is in conjunction with the film Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyya starring Juhi Chawla and Govinda, which airs on 27 December at 9 pm... More

Piyush Pandey adds another feather to his cap
There's no stopping Ogilvy & Mather group president and national creative director Piyush Pandey who is moving from strength to strength. Pandey has bagged yet another international award. This time he has been judged the 'Creative Person of The Year Asia Pacific for 2002,' by Hong Kong based Media Magazine... More

DoubleClick's cross media ad spending report indicates drop
DoubleClick, a leading provider of marketing tools for advertisers, direct marketers and web publishers, has announced the release of its Cross Media Ad Spending report commissioned in conjunction with Nielsen//NetRatings... More

Tube Talk
'Charlie's Angels' premieres 22 December on AXN More
Zee English ushers in yuletide with music shows More
CNN presents half-hour special on Korea More

Technology Update
Emuzed, Microsoft to power Samsung PC More
Optibase's carrier-grade streaming platform More
NDS announces 24-hour interactive TV service More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Rural India bridges CTV divide, may contribute 70% More
Columbine named top documentary of all time More
ICC panel holds tele-conference on players' contract More
Yash Chopra - the celluloid poet of love More
SC permits Zee TV to telecast film on Parliament attack More
Google goes shopping with new search site More
Source: The EconomicTimes

Mending cable TV More
TCS completes SABC project More
Zee TV permitted to telecast film on Parliament attack More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Anita Kanwal: This serial is not made to promote me More
Viva’s third video premieres More
Cable operators cry foul More
MTV expects international earnings to grow 30% More
DD to celebrate ‘NRI Divas’ More
UTV to set up film fund More
DD draws blank in C&S top shows More
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham is Sony’s new year gift More
Sahara converts a weekly into a daily More
Source: Screen

Yash Chopra gets Dada Saheb Phalke award More
SC allows telecast of telefilm on Dec 13 More
Ramu's latest is Ek with Big B More
Buddhadeb shoots down film city plan More
Columbine named top documentary of all time More
Denzel top entertainer: Entertainment Weekly More
Yahoo CEO sees subscribers ahead of forecast More
AOL may seek partners, rejig pacts in e-commerce More
Music industry raps swappers for off-key sales More
All set to shoot Dance Like a Man More
Ninety and still laughing at life More
I am not a fiercely ambitious person More
Fast forward to India in Slow Motion More
Desi films break the language barrier More
Source: The Times of India

Buyers in a brawl (The top media buying houses face an era of consolidation in a market that isn’t growing fast enough) More
Stage of reservation (Why are women directors keeping men out of a theatre festival being held in Delhi?) More
Source: Business Standard

Music industry projects loss this year 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

Short-film workshop for women More
Zee News allowed to telecast film More
Source: The Hindu

Andaz Apna Apna to be animated More
Yash Chopra gets Phalke award More
Source: Mid-Day

Tendulkar-Joshi spat, Round II More
Music companies sound campaign against piracy More
Phalke award for King of Romance More
Rajni blows out fans’ hopes More
5 questions with Ritu Nanda More
Mad about Madhuri More
Fire at multiplex, no casualties More
Nicholson returns, now as a bland everyman in About Schmidt More
Source: The Indian Express

Zee allowed to air Dec. 13 attack film More
Source: The Asian Age

Daughter Ritu Brings Alive More
Veejay Purab Now On The Big Screen More
Ad Filmmaker’s Unhappy Tryst With Writing More
Controversy over Ram Gopal Varma's new film More
TiVo system to offer home music, PC pictures 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
BBC eyes live Premiership rights More
C4 brings Friends series forward More
Green edges ahead in TV tussle More
BBC2 invests in the 'sublime and ridiculous' More
Poof! goes $6.4bn of Ted Turner's fortune More
Osborne fined for 'cheat' claim More
Source: www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Al-Jazeera TV to open bureau in Australia More
Australia - Prime TV CEO steps down, HQ moves to Canberra More
RDSL Europe: Ireland - Sky launches Sky Active interactive TV portal More
Saugus Man Charged with Possession and Sale of Illegal Access Devices for Satellite TV, Reports U.S. Attorney More
Les Echos: LFP to allocate TV rights this week-end (Football: la Ligue devrait trancher sur l'attribution des droits TV) More
Source: Hoovers

Is NBC’s Friends too successful? More
Source: www.msnbc.com

BSkyB rumoured to be launching into the STB market More
Source: www.europemedia.net

MTV launches new iTV services More
WEEKLY COMMENT: Why I won't be returning my ITV Digital box More
Source: www.netimperative.com

Battling TV stations are ready for an all-out war More
Source: www.sundayherald.com

Media companies to watch in 2003 More
Source: www.cbs.marketwatch.com

Next-Gen TV Needs Network Bucks More
Source: www.wired.com

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