5 Dec 2002 Volume 6 Issue no: 23


 












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Headlines
'Asia C&S industry to grow 45% by 2010'
Casbaa report says industry set to hit 228 million subscribers and Digital TV is key growth engine. India, China key markets... More

DD hopes to meet Rs 6.2 billion revenue target
Doordarshan is confident that it will reach its revenue target of Rs 6,250 million for this fiscal. However, as of 30 November, DD's revenues stood at just Rs 2,666.4 million... More

Singapore sounds warning on capturing more Asian media business
Impressive! That’s all one can say about the remarks of Singapore’s acting minister for the ministry of information, communications and the arts David Lim at the Asia Media Festival incorporating, Asia Television Forum, Asia Film Market & Conference 2002 and Asia Animation... More

DD's Quraishi raises ratings rigging bogey
Doordarshan today took a pot shot at the TV rating points saying "manipulations" are common, even while maintaining that efforts should still be on to improve programming on DD channels... More

Eutelsat launches India-focused satellite - W5
Satellite service provider Eutelsat has successfully launched its W5 satellite and it is being positioned at 70.5 degrees East, an orbital position that allows Eutelsat to cover the whole of Asia in complement to the company's SESAT satellite... More

Ten Sports claims excellent ratings for WWE

Fresh off a World Wrestling Entertainment event in India after a gap of six years which met with an excellent response, Ten Sports, which commenced operations in India earlier this year, claims to have stolen a march over arch rival ESPN Star Sports thanks to WWE programming... More

Vir Sanghvi hosts 'Faces & Names' on SABe TV
Meeting of Minds, the show hosted by Vir Sanghvi on SABe TV has been replaced with his new chat show Faces & Names, as of yesterday... More

Intelsat launches Europe broadband service

Intelsat yesterday launched its broadband service that provides direct Internet access via satellite up to 10 times faster than dial-up in Europe... More

Lok Sabha clears Freedom of Information Bill

The Indian Parliament took a small progressive step forward with the Lok Sabha (Lower House) approving the 'Freedom of Information' Bill yesterday... More

Tube Talk
HBO announces 'Blockbuster Marathon 2002' More
8-year old 'Super Selector' to go to N. Zealand More

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Other Headlines
Videocon Entertainment Taps Foreign Cos For Metro Plans More
MTV Expects International Earnings To Grow 30% More
DD Draws A Blank In C&S Top 50 Shows More
Source:The Financial Express

Doordarshan bets on cricket More
Sansui eyes 65% growth in colour TV sales More
Telephoto Entertainment to merge with In House More
Source: Hindu Business Line

Celebrities spread message of peace More
Chatterati More
The power of knowing More
Source: The Indian Express

No strike in theatres for a month More
Husain's painting sold for Rs 2 crore More
Ek Baar Phir: an encore More
Source: Mid-Day

Are viewers tired of Kyunki? More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Asian women theatre directors to enthral city More
Source: The Asian Age

The real sound of music More
Nimbus, DD in talks for non-India matches More
Source: Business Standard

MTV upbeat on Asia, expanding rapidly More
Amitabh to act in Varma's Rs 65 cr film More
The Hours named best film of the year More
Wales seduces Bollywood with new locales More
VCs keen on Bollywood More
Source: The Times of India

Malayala Manorama office attacked in Kozhikode More
Will deluge of films sink Bollywood? More
RealNetworks, Starz Encore to deliver movies on Web More
America Online's turnaround strategy gets cool reception from Wall Street More
Sony licenses ContentGuard digital rights technology More
Fardeen waits for deliverance More
Kareena's big time moves More
Source: Hindustan Times

Sri Adhikari Brothers to take over SABe TV business More
Doordarshan eyes World Cup 2003 to meet revenue targets More
More get hooked on to DD News More
MTV upbeat on Asia, expanding rapidly More
Fashion TV to carve out niche in lifestyle business More
Asia struggles to tackle video privacy More
Bollywood lays a Rs 400-cr bet this winter More
Baz's game, but is Broadway ready for him? More
Disney boardroom under SEC lens More
Amitabh to act in Varma's Rs 65-cr film More
Sony licenses ContentGuard digital rights technology More
Disney cuts profit after flop, SEC probes More
Sony licenses ContentGuard digital rights technology More
Vivendi pips Vodafone to bag 24% more in France's Cegetel for $4bn More
Source: The EconomicTimes

"Imitation is the sincerest form of television."
--- Fred Allen

International Headlines
BBC to modernise public service remit More
Carlton finally drops digital channel More
Jamie cooks up a storm for C4 More
England score year's biggest programme More
It's Christmas, let's give Big Ron a try More
C4 suffering identity crisis, says Chrysalis TV boss More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

Haye look, I'm on TV More
Source: www.thesun.co.uk

S Korea's 3 presidential candidates hold TV debate More
Source: www.japantoday.com

S'pore firm set to design Chinese TV game show More
Source: www.straitstimes.asia1.com.sg

Doc `Too Busy Watching TV' Mum's claim in £7.5m case More
Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Trying to keep up with the inspectors More
Source: www.msnbc.com

AOL Time Warner hit by fears over internet arm More
Launch success for free BBC digital TV More
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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