20 July 2002 Volume 4 Issue no: 10


 

 


 








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Headlines
DD seals ICC cricket terrestrial telecast deal; WSN to handle air time sales
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television, which has the cable and satellite telecast rights for all ICC cricket tournaments including the next two World Cups, has a serious fight on its hands for the advertising pie from national broadcaster Doordarshan, which has secured the terrestrial rights for the ICC World Cup cricket tournaments. More


HBO leads television networks with 93 Emmy nominations
LOS ANGELES:HBO has received 93 Primetime Emmy nominations, leading all networks for the second year in a row in the race for the prestigious awards.More

9th CASBAA convention to focus on core business values of Asian pay-TV industry
SINGAPORE:The ninth annual convention of the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), scheduled to be held in Singapore from 4-6 December, will focus on the core business values of the pay-TV industry in Asia. More

MTV breaks Bollywood bastion with 'Bas Yun Hi'
MUMBAI: BBC World, the BBC's 24-hour international news and information channel, will soon be available to audiences on the move though the AirTV global satellite network, which will deliver television broadcasts to airlines flying major global routes. More


Conditional access system update
Anti-broadcaster slogans raised at pro-CAS demonstration in capitals

NEW DELHI: A protest demonstration called by the Consumer Action Network (CAN) highlighting the "consumer's point of view" on the issue of conditional access systems (CAS) in central Delhi today saw anti- broadcaster slogans being raised . More

Pro-CAS groups threaten to 'expose' opponents of legislation at media briefing
NEW DELHI: The issue of conditional access system (CAS) is getting not only getting curioser, but also hotter. More

Executive Dossier
"We are comfortable being a stand-alone channel "
An Interview With MTV India managing director Alex Kuruvilla
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Media Advertising and Marketing Special Report
Television channels will have to learn to get off the wagon
A special report on the ramifications of the Government's decision to put a stop to surrogate advertising. More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
Star hopes to connect with cell phone users through Cellnext
MUMBAI: Cellnext Solutions Limited, an Escorts Group IT company and Star India have announced a comprehensive SMS service that will provide interactive service to television and radio shows aired on Star channels. More

Media Stockwatch
Media stocks head south
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Technology Update
Three-Five's Light Engine to drive next generation rear-projection televisions
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Channel Storm delivers Live Channel Pro 1.4 for Mac OS X
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Tube Talk
British band Oasis member to be interviewed on CNN's 'The Music Room'
More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Sushma-Sibal battle over CAS Bill More
STRAIGHT ANSWERS (A Balakrishnan Regional manager, Gemini Television on becoming a pay channel) More
Cable operators plan blackout More
‘I expect the earth from Hyderabad’
(An interview with Rahul Bose)
More
Celeb endorsements: Tendulkar is head and shoulders above the rest
More
2 bike pilots set to debut in serial
More
Devdas debate: Is it good, bad or ugly? More
Fourth Asian cinema festival inaugurated More
Urmila to star Ramu's in Ek Haseena Thi
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Varma not directing first Hindi film for 20th Century Fox More
Earthy Nandita Das turns into glamour girl
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'Shaktimaan not responsible for reported deaths of children' More
Vindicated visionary (An interview with 'Devdas' director Sanjay leela Bhansali) More
Vivendi, Messier sued for misleading shareholders More
AOL's Pittman resigns, Time Warner vets climb ranks
More
EMI picks single life as music industry crumbles
More
Source: The Times of India

UTI may fight TV Tipu in court More
Cablewallahs threaten to blackout service More
Shareholders sue Vivendi Universal More
B4U to be stand-alone digital pay channel More
MJ threatens to file suit against Sony More
Amitabh, SRK under ED lens More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Shekhar Suman: Unlimited, Unedited & Unstoppable
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Roll up for the floppy television
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Kareena tones down rhetoric
More
Govinda makes a fresh start
More
Source: The Hindustan Times


Samtel: Consolidating To Grow More
Source:The Financial Express

Q1 numbers prop up Zee
More
Source: Business Standard

Actress' questioning causes concern among U.S. Indians More
Tendulkar's MasterClass tomorrow
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Market factors block ISRO launch efforts
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When home movies come on a platter More
Source: The Hindu

Zee says it has no liability to AIMS Telefilms More
Subscriptions make up fall in Zee ad revenue More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Sports channels plagued
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Sony’s pulsating quartet More
Sun for DTH platform
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Ustad Bismillah Khan and Soma Ghosh jugalbandi
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Copyright Act Amendments Ready By Year-end? More
FM Talks Breakdown More
Bombay Dreams’ maestros More
Sun Network To Go Pay More
News in brief More
Milestones More
Source: Screen

Zenith Media’s Ad Forecast foresees growth for television and radio in India More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Delete Babbu Mann’s song, seeks petition More
Grand old man of cinema set for Naya Daur More
Cops arrest man selling pirated CDs of Devdas More
Source: The Indian Express

Choreographer ‘escapes,’ is banned
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Taaza khabar: English-speaking lessons on radio thrice a day More
On way to edinburgh
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Source: The Asian Age

"'Television' to the Indian housewife is an intimate family member, a friend that she never had, and thanks to current programming trends its better than ever before" ... Annonymous
Neighbours
Suspension of cable TV annoys viewers
More
Source:The Independent (Bangladesh)

Costliest movie being released today
More
Source:The Dawn(Pakistan)

New appointments in Govt. media sector
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Source:The Independent (Nepal)

International Headlines
Breaking News Airs, Finally
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MovieWatch, DirecTV Sign Deal
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Oprah Top Talker
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Adelphia Woes Wallop S-A
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TNT, Johnson Reveal Moore
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Dead Zone Stays Alive
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L.A., Ga. on AT&T Broadband’s Mind
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CBS Focuses on Agency, Guardian
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Source:www.tvinsite.com

Stella shelves Brighton show
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Fresh blow to ITV as Tyrrell goes
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C5 sees signs of recovery
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Big Brother rakes in £5m
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Grand prix ratings stay in the pits
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The Citizen Smith of radio dies
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Irish football stands by Sky deal More
Fortuyn exhumation to be shown on TV
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Drama's queen
More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Israel TV shows "distribution" of cheques from Iraq to "families of terrorists"
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Victorian government hails record film and tv year More
Providers confident after iTV shut down Yes TV, Pacific Digital Media still committed to rolling-out programming from original field of five licensees More
Source:Hoovers

Political TV in danger of turning into ‘Big Brother’ More
Source:www.news.scotsman.com

Reprieve for Dunedin TV channel More
Source:www.nzherald.co.nz

TV role gives Griffiths a shot at the top More
Source:www.heraldsun.news.com.au

Channel 4 profits from Big Brother's iTV services More
Source:www.europemedia.net



 




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