5 March 2002
 Volume 2 Issue no: 99


 

 











 

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Breaking News
Popstars' international rights holder goes bust
Sportsworld, which holds the worldwide rights to Popstars is up for sale. More

Gujarat blacks out PTV
As the bloodbath that convulsed Gujarat in the aftermath of the massacre of "Ram Sevaks" in Godhra last week finally sees signs of abating, the state government has ordered a ban on Pakistan TV, to prevent the spread of misinformation. The state government, meanwhile, has also sought the blackout of Star News. More

DD offers to share DTT kitty with satellite channels
Doordarshan has decided to offer digital transmission television (DTT) platform to private satellite channels. After a hiatus of nearly two years, the public broadcaster has commenced a pilot DTT project in Delhi and plans to roll out similar facilities in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. More

Technology Update
RTL Newmedia and KPNQwest hatch alliance for content streaming KPNQwest will provide a scalable content delivery and backbone infrastructure to support the increase of streaming services across the portal http://www.RTL.de. In the fourth quarter 2001, RTL claims to have registered 1.6 billion hits. More

Budget-2002
Delhi-based cable body slams 5% service tax
The slapping of a 5 per cent service tax on the cable industry in finance minister's Union Budget 2002 has bitterly disappointed the trade. Vikki Choudhry, president, National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA), a Delhi based body, makes a case for the cable op. More

Producers' Pitch
"Indian television is in its infancy even after a decade"
As head of CinéMaya Media, Sunil Hali has emerged as a pioneer in South Asian media production and management in the US. More

Tube Talk
AXN will space out viewers
From Saturday AXN airs two new shows that deal with the sci fi genre. The first is called Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda while the second - 'The Outer Limits' - is a follow up of the classic series of the 1960's. More
Source-www.indiantelevision.com

Rakhee to launch media centre More
 Source- The Times of India

Bharti to push for submarine cable JV now More
Public service broadcasting can be entertaining More
Source- The Economic Times

Bharat Shah to challenge MCOCA, hearing put off More
Source- The Indian Express

India’s first online lottery goes on stream today More
Bharti launches basic services in Delhi More
AIR may shut down Yuvavani channel More
Source- Business-Standard

Z NEWS IS GOOD: LOTTERY IS NOW JUST A MOUSE CLICK AWAY More
VHP ASKS TV CHANNEL NOT TO SEND MUSLIM More
Source- The Asian Age


 More than enough cable space for all More
More in store? More
Source- The Hindu Business Line


If you want to enjoy your life. Take yourself a little less seriously.
J Donald Walters

Football league TV channel a step closer More
Source- www.business.scotsman.com

Wava's TV Marks 3 Years More
WBS Television Marks Third Anniversary Expands to the West And East More
 Source- www.allafrica.com

Unprecedented Chronicle of Smoking's Role in Movies and TV Opens at Hollywood Entertainment Museum Friday, March 15 More
 Study Shows Marketers are Ready and Willing to Pay for Interactive, Targeted TV Advertising More
Source-www.newswire.com

Italy: Regulator suspends Italian pay-TV merger More
Source-Hoovers

European TV Company RTL Posts Loss More
Europe's biggest TV company posts big 2001 loss after slashing value of production arm More
Source-www.biz.yahoo.com

LIQUOR AD MIGRATION TO TV THREATENS MAGAZINES More
NBC REMAINS FIRM ON LIQUOR ADVERTISING More
Source-www.adage.com

ESPN to launch Classic Sport in France More
Nickelodeon Channel goes mobile in Tokyo trains More
Singapore's MediaWorks rebrands TV Works as Channel i More
Source-www.adageglobal.com

AT&T: Centralization Push Persists More
CBS, McDonald’s Plan Military Salute More
Celebrity Boxing: Jones In, Fisher Out More
Janus Dumps Cable Stocks More
Source-www.tvinsite.com

 'The Court' getting repurposed for cable More
Rae returns to WFOR More
Stations seek to extend deadline for DTV transition More
News Corp.'s Chernin says ad market on its way up More
Doerr leaves post at NBC Television Stations More
Writers Guild doles out TV writing awards: More
DirecTV cleans up its act More
Looking back at retransmission More
Future in jeopardy for 'Jenny Jones More
Source-www.emonline.com

Media ownership rules under fire More
Media buyer urges Barb to open up More
First it was on, now it looks off More
Balls up for sports rights More
Who's for breakfast?
How do you replace a programme that reshaped the face of popular broadcasting? Matt Wells reveals the shenanigans surrounding Channel 4's hasty development of the show that will be stepping into The Big Breakfast's pyjamas More
BBC4 suffers ratings travesty More
 Source-www.mediaguardian.com

Sport's fevered pitch More
Government nurses a digital headache More
ITV winnings ratings battle More
Source- Mediaweek

Local, Network & Cable TV Consolidation: Who Will Be Buying, Who Will Be Selling More
Source- Yahoo

Two TV Networks Squeezed for Ad Time More
Source-CBSmarketwatch





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