Headlines
Zee
Turner wooing CNBC India; SET Discovery seeks to add music, news channel
to distribution offering
The courting game is on in right earnest in the distribution
arena. And it is on the Zee Turner and SET Discovery distribution
platforms where the action is. More
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Sumangali
looking to expand cable services into Hyderabad
Sumangali
Cable Vision (SCV), the Sun Network-owned leading cable distribution
company in Tamil Nadu, is expanding its base to add the city of
Hyderabad within its servicing area. More
Many issues covered, little by way of solutions at CETMA seminar
on CAS
There were more questions and concerns than answers and
solutions at the seminar on conditional access systems (CAS) and
pay TV channels that had been organised by the Consumer Electronics
& TV Manufacturers' Association (CETMA) in Delhi yesterday.
More
7 Star to offer consultancy for cable ops
For the harried small cable op in India, flustered by
the myriad possibilities of conditional access and Internet over
cable, help is at hand. Shamim Shaikh, managing director of the
most proactive cable TV network coalitions in India - the Seven
Star Cable Network which controls around 20 per cent of Mumbai's
cable TV viewing populace, is launching a consultancy for cable
ops. More
Air
Force life to be serialised on Star Plus soon
It may have lost Avinash IPS to another production house, but
Miditech is set to launch another series on Star Plus. After Commando,
the reality series on the Indian army it made for the BBC earlier
this year, Miditech has targeted the Indian Air Force with Saara
Aakash, a ficitonal series focusing on life against the backdrop
of the IAF. More
ETC posts profit of Rs
62.26 million in Q1 2002
ETC Networks seems to have turned the corner. After posting
losses of Rs 136.12 million for the year ended 31 March 2002, the
company has claimed to have notched up a net profit after tax of
Rs 62.26 million for Q1 2002-03. More
Media Advertising
and Marketing Watch
After break with Roger
Pereira, Burson-Marstellar inks alliance with Genesis PR
Burson-Marsteller (B-M), which broke its nine-year-old
joint venture with Roger Pereira Communications in India last month,
announced today it had signed a MoU under which Genesis PR would
"exclusively" represent it in India. More
Asia not in Mattel deal
to bring Warner's toon characters to life
Warner Bros. Worldwide Consumer Products and Mattel have announced
a comprehensive, multi-year agreement that grants Mattel the master
toy licenses for several of Warner Bros' core franchises including
Looney Tunes, Baby Looney Tunes, Batman, Superman, and Justice League.
The agreements cover all global territories except Asia . More
Media Stockwatch
Media stocks largely stable
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Technology Update
Improv Systems
delivers industry's first low-power, multiple-standard media processing
core More
DDD Group awarded
patent on 2D to 3D conversion More
Tube Talk
'Vaastav' is
Max's Maha movie of the month More
Cartoon Theatre
presents 'Tin Tin and the mystery at Shark Lake' More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com
Other
Headlines
Smaller
CTV Players Give Majors A Run For Their Money More
Hathway Cabletel
Founder Promoters To Offload 20 PC Stake More
Sony Keen On
News, Music Channels More
Sun Open To
Joining DTH Platform More
Burson-Marsteller Signs
MoU With Genesis PR More
Cable Operators Banned
From Airing ESPN-Star Sports More
Cops, IPRs And Rent-seeking
More
Source:The
Finanacial Express
Zee-Turner
may expand its bouquet More
Sony in talks
with news, music channels for distribution More
Forget soaps, sports
is no.1 in TV ratings More
Sony takes on STAR with
reality, game shows More
Film studios sue Film88.com
over copyright violations More
TV Today moves FIPB for divesting 7.5% to GE Cap More
Malaysian firm to launch Asia's first Web-enabled TV service More
Source:The EconomicTimes
Set-top boxes
need to be standardised More
Cartoon Network eyes
big ad moolah More
ETC Networks beams up
on Q1 show More
Source: Business
Standard
Cable
TV rates More
Sun Network
open to DTH; to go pay soon More
ETC posts Rs
6.22-cr net More
ETC Networks
net up four-fold in Q1 More
Optical fibre
eats into jelly-filled cable market More
Source:
The Hindu Business Line
TV Today moves
FIPB to sell 7.5% stake to GE Cap More
ETC Networks
sees four-fold jump in Q1 net profit More
Pentamedia promises
a twist in its tale More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com
Cable firms could squelch Internet freedom, ACLU says
More
Sony in alliance
talks with news, music channels More
Find Mr Right
& Marital Bliss With Madhuri?s Help More
China bans BBC World
Service More
Music Inc reeling because
of pirates More
Shahrukh
is a bundle of nerves
More
Campus Cool: The Hottest Ticket To Box Office Profits More
Source:
The Hindustan Times
Just say no
to hatred! More
Carry
on, Carey More
Devdas Flashback
(An
Interview with thespian Dilip Kumar) More
Radio Mirchi’s 9-8-3
contest brings humour back to Mumbai
More
Colour
TVs boost LG India's H1 sales by 42% More
Mahesh Bhatt, Deepa Mehta
join the freedom struggle More
Jackson, Sharpton rally
against music labels More
Hemanth makes debut in
Ooh...Laa...Laa More
Chaurasia, Sunidhi set
to star at Edinburgh fest More
Drivers tune in to Radio
Mirchi More
(I grew
up in Kadamakuan in Patna as the youngest of four brothers — Ram,
Lakshman, Bharat and me).Shatrughan
Sinha: The role of a lifetime More
Source: The Times of India
Dawood
& Chhota Rajan stop all betting on Devdas More
Anand breaks down in
witness box, stuns court More
Police wants rules modified
for city multiplexes More
Source:
The Asian Age
Al Jazeera’s riot coverage
hurts Delhi; so reporter goes More
Casting couch: Touch
of Bollywood in tellyland too More
The Road Less Travelled
More
Source: The
Indian Express
"It may
be unethical. It may be immoral. But it makes great television."
-Movie Preview for "Mad City"
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International Headlines
Tough
Market Boosts Summit's Relevance More
Animal to Launch First Scripted Series More
Raven to Star in New Disney Series More
Small Stations: FCC Delay Policy Too Harsh More
Powell: Set-Makers Missing DTV Piece More
Bravo to House Breaking News More
History Channel Sails The
Ship More
NBC Builds a Love Shack
More
GM Wins Tax-Free Status
for DBS Merger More
MTV Has Un-Real Ratings
More
Source:www.tvinsite.com
BBC to grab Six Nations rugby More
Arts channel chief hits out More
Springer sued over murdered guest More
Rights agency in funding crisis More
BBC screens test tube drama More
TF1 eyes KirchMedia assets More
11 channels compete for new Edinburgh TV award More
ITV defends Thorpe murder trial film More
Source: www.mediaguardian.co.uk
BBC Annual Report More
Source:www.waveguide.co.uk
BBC stars angry at censorship
More
Source:www.thisislondon.com
BBC Reins In Op-Ed Correspondents
More
Source:www.epnworld-reporter.com
Marketing: Sky to create
'TV High Street' for infomercials More
Source:Hoovers
Children
pick blind date for mothers in new show
More
Source:www.news.independent.co.uk
Television Engineered interview taints interrogator
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Source:www.nzherald.co.nz |