18 Dec 2002 Volume 6 Issue no: 34


 












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Headlines
Govt looks to step up content regulation
The Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to the I & B ministry will meet on 18 December to discuss ways which can give the government powers to control what it feels is undesirable programming on TV channels... More

Chandra seeks govt nod to be Zee MD
Subhash Chandra has decided to make his fulltime involvement with the company official. The company has applied to the Central government seeking approval to appoint him as managing director of Zee Telefilms... More

Will CAS impact Zee TV? An SSB analysis
Salomon Smith Barney (SSB) has not revised its earnings estimate nor the 12 month price target for the Zee Telefilms scrip following the clearance of CAS in the Rajya Sabha... More


Subscription revenues to be linked to content post-CAS - SSB

Solomon Smith Barney (SSB) claims that the subscription revenues will eventually be linked to the content quality and the viewership. This will reiterate the fact that "Content is King!" and augur well for the production houses... More

Balaji to aggressively tap overseas markets
Balaji Telefilms, which recently sold telecast rights of 1000 hours of software from its library to an Indonesian company, plans to aggressively target the overseas market this fiscal... More

Govt ponders FDI cap in broadcasting sector
The Indian government is exploring the possibilities of making some changes in the existing policies relating to foreign investment in the broadcasting sector... More

Special Report
Channels ready with year end fare
With 2002 drawing to a close, most channels are geared to usher in the New Year with the usual masala mix - films, music and events, to entice the viewer.Here's a lowdown of what each channel has lined up for its viewers... More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
David Droga is worldwide creative director, Publicis

David Droga has been appointed Worldwide Creative Director of Publicis Worldwide one of the three global advertising networks of the world's fourth-largest communications group... More

Actor's Interview
I just visualise the trouble the character is going through and start crying"
Interview with child artiste Shweta Prasad
More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Doordarshan Looks Beyond Satyam For An Integrated Site More
Broadband: Unravelling The Bandwidth Puzzle More
‘Tele-working Services Could Be A Shot In The Arm’ Could Drive Broadband Penetration’ More
Bharti Cellular Set To Launch GPRS In Delhi Next Month More
Who would be the broadband operators? More
Philips Plans Marketing Initiatives To Promote Broadband Internet Audio System More
Source: The Financial Express

Subhash Chandra to take the hot seat at Zee More
CAS:some issues : Freeze Frame - Amit Khanna More
Taza twins, taza radio More
B4U Music targets Cafe Coffee Day customers More
Reliance infocomm marks Rs 160 crore for brand building More
Buck up, Bollywood More
Source: Business Standard

Zee MGM bid to build up brand identity More
Bose launches home entertainment system More
Three Indians bag media awards More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Is Kaante Destined To Be A Super 35 MM Success Story? More
Malaysia bans Brad Pitt advertisement More
Toshiba says SED screens set to take on plasma TVs More
Iran's parliament votes to end ban on satellite TV More
Stereotypes live another day More
Source: Hindustan Times

Mira to hit US small screen with desi stories for diaspora More
Shakila Bano’s friends mourn qawwal’s demise More
From Maya to Indira More
Source: The Indian Express

Edinburgh bans filming school Nativity plays More
Source: The Asian Age

Mira Nair to make comedy series for American TV More
Record industry wants small shops to clean house More
BSkyBcleared of market abuse by UK watchdog More
AOL awarded almost $7 mn in spam case More
GE backs its earnings forecasts More
Planet Hollywood aims to emerge from bankruptcy in 2003 More
Source: The EconomicTimes

Mira Nair ventures into US television More
Corporates to cash in on World Cup TV boom More
Sudha Chandran, actress, on switching to negative roles in TV serials More
'Meditation keeps me alive': former Channel V VJ, Meghna Reddy More
K S Sashidharan, Director, National Film Archives of India On the role of the NFAI. More
Microsoft launches Plus software for digital media More
AOL awarded $7 mn in spam case More
Meryl Streep still not confident before camera More
Frasier co-star gets wedding attention More
'Quiet American' returns to thank Vietnam More
Pakistani film may give Bollywood competition More
Higher FDI permit will boost printing industry: Govt More
Source: The Times of India

Choose your channels More
Source: The Hindu

Will Kaante deliver on its promise? More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

ZEE MGM and English on revamp mode More
The Peddler of Soaps: Part fable, part critique More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Mira Nair ventures into American TV More
Barry John worried about theatre More
Source: Mid-Day

"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
Cable boss attacks OFT inquiry More
Treasure Hunt back with a whimper More
Fry and Anderson ruled out as Deayton replacements More
Lynam 'will stay with ITV' More
Reality bites for TV bosses More
Seven in 10 'not interested' in Freeview More
ITV faces further ad losses to C5 and BSkyB More
TV chiefs lined up for grilling More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

Study: Kids Exposed to TV Beer Marketing More
RDSL Europe: France - TF1 to launch broadband TV trial in Paris More
Source: Hoovers

BBC attacked over missing £200m in TV licence fees More
Outlook: Mr Vickers and the OFT put BSkyB in the festive mood More
Source: www.independent.co.uk

Pioneering golf TV producer Wyland dead More
Source: www.pga.com

UK TV: Review of the year More
Source: www.ft.com

France Telecom may sell GlobeCast satellite-TV subsidiary More
Source: www.mlive.com

Study: Kids see more beer ads on TV More
Source: www.sunspot.net

CNBC sits down with Rod Stewart More
Source:www.msnbc.com

Colorado high court gives ABC News access to trials More
Source: www.freedomforum.org

BSkyB not guilty of market abuse More
Source: BBC News

Airborne radio station beams messages to Iraq More
Source: CNN (Europe)

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