26 July 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 15


 

 


 








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The TV Spy
Will CAS become Cash or Crash? The TV Spy takes a look at the behind the scenes machinations going on around the efforts to get CAS cleared by the Rajya Sabha.More


Headlines
Neena Gupta returns to Star Plus with college romance series
MUMBAI: After venturing into untested waters with a religious band on Sundays, Star Plus is now ready with a weekly college romance and a weekday kids' fantasy serial to begin telecast early next month. More

RiTV to dish out film and music fare to mark festival season
MUMBAI: RiTV has decided to get active during the festival season this monsoon. More

Analogue systems no less secure than digital, asserts DALVI
MUMBAI: In the ongoing debate on the efficacy of set top box systems that will finally enable implementation of CAS, DALVI, a six-year-old encryption systems company that's looking to be a major player in the CAS market in India, has refuted the charge that all analogue systems are less secure than digital systems. More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
Kapil bowls over cable ops in trade promotions for One Alliance
MUMBAI:The Wisden honour has come at an opportune time. The One Alliance, the conglomeration of six channels of the Sony-Discovery bouquet, is actively using brand ambassador Kapil Dev for trade promotions of the joint venture in different cities. The all time cricket great will also appear on promos, that will be aired on all six channels from this evening. More

Media Stockwatch
Hinduja TMT biggest gainer
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Tube Talk
MTV to telecast VJ Hunt finals tomorrow
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CNN documentary examines the menace of elephant poaching in the Congo
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Technology Update
Liberate Technologies acquires Sigam Systems to create digital solutions behemoth More

Irdeto Access finds another Chinese customer for Irdeto M-Crypt More

LG Electronics licenses ARM Core for use in digital television applications More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com


Other Headlines
DD Plays Its French Connection More
Out-of-the-box: Govt Weighs Star Plea More
Moser Baer Posts Rs 55 Cr Net As Revenues Rise 33 % More
Single TV Ratings By 2002-end: TAM
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Convergence Bill Likely This Session
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DD Hisar Studio Opens On Sept 25
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Source:The Financial Express

FM operators hit a roadblock
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Vijay TV scores with reality show Readymade Garments
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Hinduja TMT rises on BPO order talk
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Philips India colour TV sales up 90 pc in Q2
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Source: The Hindu Business Line

UK channel bares all on Indian beauties
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Minister sues Surya channel for Rs 20 lakh
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Vijay Anand does porn films a favour
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Gujarati version of Om Jai Jagadish released More
National Film awards to be announced tomorrow More
Digitally shot film Game making waves More
Serial on Vishnuvardhan's life in offing More
TV springs back to life More
Vivek gets the show on the Road More
Don’t tell us we didn’t tell you!
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Vijay Anand finds support in sex film producers
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Bollywood has lost Rs 150 cr so far this year
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STRAIGHT ANSWERS: Zarina Mehta Creative Director, UTV (on the reality show Kahin naa Kahin Koi Hai hosted by Madhuri Dixit)
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Comedian Mike Myers back for third mission More
Vives, Cruz lead Latin Grammy nominations More
NBC plans concert to mark 9/11
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New teen pop queens reject sex-symbol status
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Sense & censorship More
Viacom earnings jump on accounting change More
It’s an ad mad world More
Source: The Times of India

Amar hope for Sushma’s stranded set-top box Bill More
Surrogate ads beware, big brother is counting the pegs More
Devdas cries foul over cable beam More
All work, first play for Zeenat More
Source: The Telegraph

Puppet on a string (The information and broadcasting (I& B) ministry has reportedly recommended that Fema regulations be amended to allow 26% foreign institutional investment (FII) in print media, including newspapers) More
Cable TV operators withdraw blackout More
Sony Q1 profit leaps 17-fold post Spider-Man More
Rigases, indicted in 5th largest US bankruptcy, post bail More
Disney asked to pay $14.9mn to 'Home Improvement' agency More
California court rules Barbie Girl can party on More
Motorola working on wireless game products
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Samsung SDI says World Cup helped Q2 net
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Source:The EconomicTimes

National Film awards to be announced on Friday More
Tabu prepares for a magnum opus More
Let's do away with the star system, says Pooja More
The Colour Of Money: Lotsa Dough At Lotto
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Life?s One Happy Song (Sonu Nigam)
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Source: The Hindustan Times

"Spider-Man" lifts profits at Sony More
C'Wealth Games highlights on AIR
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SEC investigating AOL Time Warner deals
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Making big strides on small screen
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Tracking the elusive leopard
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HBO `Buzz' is coming to town
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When 'constant companion' fell silent
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From management to celluloid (Arindam Chaudhury )
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Source: The Hindu

Laloo would be a fun husband (Sakshi Tanwar aka Parvati)
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Source: The Daily Pioneer

Arrest cable operators, demands consumer body More
Sushma to discuss CAS with Opp MPs More
Best Actress is shared by Tabu and Shobhana More
Now showing but not on TV (With a CAS system in place, cable operators will be no longer able to fudge subscription figures by households. Why then do they want the bill passed in Parliament?)
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Look, she’s smiling..(Kareena Kapoor) More
A requiem for the censor board More
Court tells Mattel to chill, Barbie to party
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Source: The Indian Express

Pirated discs worth lakhs seized in city
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Cable TV goes off air More
Walkout in House over cable strike
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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" ... Anonymous

International Headlines
Friends Could See 10th Season
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Viacom Earnings, Profits Up
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NBC Plans Stewart Movie
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Telemundo Struts in Peacock Feathers
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Post-Merger Comcast Team Named
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ESPN, TNT Announce Hoops Talent
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VH1 Unveils New Slate
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Boucher: Focus on Cable Compatibility
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Source:www.tvinsite.com

ITV lawyers rubbish league claim
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AOL shares dive to new low
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Ratings cure for Big Brother hangover
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Richard and Judy: why we left ITV
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New footage of twin towers unearthed
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Hyland dropped from This Morning
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Blair faces second screen test
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Carlton drops pay freeze
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Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Dumbing Down Or The Best Tv In The World?
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Source:www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Hispanic TV Network Files Chapter 11 More
Source:www.mediaconference.com

Stereophonics perform new songs for drummer's TV show More
Source:Ananova

Screen saviour TV has been blamed for a slip in morals, but what effect has it on waistlines? More
Source: www.bangkokpost.com

Tanaka's testimony attracts TV audience of 11.7% More
Source:www.japantoday.com













 

 




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