26 Dec 2002 Volume 6 Issue no: 40


 












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Headlines
Indian cable op's Xmas gift from Star TV
A Faridabad court ordered Star India not to impose its new subscription rate card on a local cable operator and restart transmission of its channels to him on Xmas eve... More

I&B minister's FM Radio target may not be met
Certain issues need to be looked into before phase II of the spread of FM Radio is resorted to say I&B sources... More

Broadcasters will consider FTA offering apart from premium pay TV channel, says Motilal Oswal
Broadcasters are unlikely to lose advertising revenues in a CAS environment because it will first spread through the four metros and the share that the major cities have of the overall C&S market is relatively small... More

Motilal Oswal CAS report: Cable ops likely to be hit
A Motilal Oswal Inquire Indian Equity Research (MOSt Inquire) report on impact of CAS has forecast that local cable operators (LCOs) could eventually lose their bargaining powers and profitability due to the impact of taxation... More

IBF petitions Swaraj for tax sops
Broadcasters operating in India have sought relief from the government, including tax sops... More

UTV plans to launch US $25 million film fund in 2003
With Indian filmdom, gradually getting a modicum of corporatisation, the coming year is going to see a gaggle of film funds to take it further up the professional path and bring clean money into it... More

Partial ban on cigarette ads on private TV in Bangladesh
Neighbour Bangladesh too seems keen to clamp down on advertisements of tobacco use... More

Aaj Tak to telecast year end specials
Aaj Tak has comprehensive programmes lined up for a quick recap of the year 2002. The finale Flashback Aaj Tak 2002 will be telecast on 31 December... More

Motilal Oswal report says CAS unlikely to impact Zee Telefilms till 3FY04
CAS is unlikely to have any financial impact on Zee Telefilms before 3QFY04 as the first phase would only get completed by December 2003... More

MTV begins countdown to 2003
MTV India will bid farewell to 2002 with a rundown of the year's greatest musical hits from all genres of music on MTV Top 100 Videos ... More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch

Radio City says it leads in Mumbai top of mind recall study
Radio City 91 FM has made the claim that it has emerged as the 'Mindset Leader' citing research conducted by Indica Research in Mumbai... More

TV Ratings
TAM Top 10 Programmes (8 - 14 December 2002)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

TAM Top 100 Programmes on different Channels (8 - 14 December 2002)
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony
Gemini TV

Actor's Interview
"There is so much more to a woman's personality than what is shown in serials"
An interview with TV Actor Poonam Dhillon More

Special Report
"The industry is in trouble but there is still hope"
Verdict of CNBC's "The Entertainment Industry: Taking The Big Leap" seminar. More

Tube Talk
Ritesh Deshmukh is etc's Taaza Maal More
New Disney jungle character on Sony TV
More
MAX lines up Bollywood flashback treat on 31 Dec More

Technology Update

Intelsat targets N American broadband market More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
HLL signs up with SET Max to sponsor World Cup telecast More
Music firms launch anti-piracy campaign More
'Lion King' to roar louder, larger on Imax More
'F Bar & Lounge' launched in Bangalore More
Source: The EconomicTimes

Showtime Has A Tough Time Mustering Indian Channels On Its DTH Bouquet More
007: The Licence To Entertain More
Source: The Financial Express

Making a relaunch work More
Source: Business Standard

ISRO plans to launch Edusat More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Film shows the other sides of PM More
Source: The Hindu

Bheeru No 1 makes NID No 1 at award function More
Source: The Indian Express

Music shows jazz up dull TV run in 2002 More
BCCI to stand by players in ICC contract row More
Cameraman woos Spielberg to dark, erotic side More
Vivendi receives $3.1 bn from stake sales More
Modi charges journalists with dividing society More
Source: The Times of India

At Cartoon Network, the mantra is localisation More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Asia's 1st FTV fashion bar to be in B'lore 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

Neighbours
Raw material import allowed for TV sets More
Source: The Dawn (Pakistan)

Striking docs watch TV as patients cry for care More
Source: The Daily Star (Pakistan)

International Headlines
TV's terrestrial slump continues More
13m join Little Mo for hen night More
Top 10 TV hits of 2002 More
Orchestral manoeuvres see Millionaire donate £32k to charity More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

Viewers react to current TV commercial More
Iran gives equipment to Tajik TV and radio committee More
Putin grants citizenship to family of soldier featured in TV forum More
Russian TV shows upgraded T-72 tank presented to potential buyers More
SUN TV GROUP (emerges as a leader among the satellite channels in the four south Indian States) More
Source: Hoovers

Muppets stake sold as EM.TV struggles to pay down debt More
Source: www.independent.co.uk

US group to acquire stake in creator of the Muppets More
Source: www.bangkokpost.com

Televiews / TV pulling out all the stops for New Year's entertainment More
Source: www.yomiuri.co.jp

TV star David Letterman visits U.S. base in southern Afghanistan More
Source: www.newsobserver.com

'Making' gripping TV Hip-hop competitors on reality show have gritty tales More
Source: www.sfgate.com

While kinks remain, digital TV is the future More
Source: www.miami.com

A critic's wishes for TV shows More
Source: www.indystar.com

The Top 20 Prime-Time TV Programs: Dec. 16-22 More
Source: Yahoo! News

Women Take Control in Battle for TV Remote - Survey More
Source: news.scotsman.com

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