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Conditional Access System Update
Viewpoint:
Is CAS amendment government's attempt to muzzle TV channels?
A
new scare has emerged in the television industry about
the possibility of the current government controlling
and muzzling the media - more specifically television
through the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Amendment
2002. More
Cable
TV act incorporating CAS introduced in Parliament today
The
Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2002,
incorporating mandatory conditional access for cable
TV systems was introduced in the lower house (Lok Sabha)
of parliament by I&B minister Sushma Swaraj. More
HEADLINES
Full text of proposed Tamil Nadu CATV Act 2002
The
Tamil Nadu Exhibition on Television Screen through Multi-System
Operations, Video Cassette Recorder and Cable Television
Network (Regulation) Act, 2002. More
Zeenext.com
adds sports to its bouquet .
ZeeNext.com,
the entertainment portal from the Zee Group has added
, a sports portal to its bouquet of portals. More
Kamzor
Kadii....bows out, makes way for Asoka
It's
curtains for Kamzor Kadii Kaun on Star Plus,
at least temporarily. More
RITV
to host Lashkara Punjabi Music awards in June.
Reminiscent
India Television is to host the second annual Lashkara
Punjabi Music Awards 2002 in June. More
Media, Advertising & Marketing
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AXN offers
Indians chance to set Guinness records
AXN
is ready to pep up the lives of action enthusiasts with
"Be a Guinness World record Holder" contest to be held
in India by the channel. More
BQC
resurfaces on Sony in new travelling avatar
Bournvita
Quiz Contest, the show that dumped Zee for greener
pastures, has resurfaced on Sony from 12 May, again
on a Sunday morning slot. More
Technology Update
SeaChange, MetaTV
partner to offer cable ops fully integrated iTV applications
solution
SeaChange International and MetaTV have announced a
partnership to integrate SeaChange's world-leading VoD
(video-on-demand) systems with MetaTV's iTV application
platform. More
Samsung's LCD-TV
is Media Totaal's 'LCD-TV of the Year 2002' in Europe
The digital media business unit of California headquartered
Trident Microsystems has announced that Samsung's LW17N
LCD-TV powered by Trident's DPTV 3D video processor
has won Europe's most coveted consumer electronics award
- Media Totaal's "LCD-TV of the Year 2002". More
Source:
www. indiantelevision.com.
Other
Headlines
Piyush Pandey, Divya Mirza to judge at Cannes
More
Consumer
body opposes conditional access More
Broadcasters divided on CAS More
Source:
The Economic Times
Govt
Tables CAS Bill Despite Opposition From Within More
B4U
Movies To Go Pay In June More
Korea’s LG Elec Says
It’s Not Interested In Hynix More
Source:
Financial Express
Zeenext.com launches sports portal More
Samtel India sells unit to Color for Rs 40 crore More
Source:The Hindu Business Line
Asoka, the serial, to replace Kamzor Kadii...
More
Source:
www.chalomumbai.com
Cable TV amendment Bill tabled in Parliament
More
Set-top boxes to change TV homes More
Indian films hog spotlight at Cannes More
Samsung to increase service centres More
Source: The Times Of India
Pay channels to cost more More
Source: The Pioneer
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"One
night I walked home very late and fell asleep in somebody's
satellite dish. My dreams were showing up on TV's all
over the world."
- Steven Wright
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International Headlines
Campbell Replaces Rodgers
at Discovery More
Graden to Head VH1 More
Turner Posts Double-Digit NBA Gains More
Gemstar Sinks 3Q for News Corp
More
Cable’s Daytime Emmy Haul More
Dinos Boost ABC More
Source: www.tvinsite.com
League carries out legal threat
More
News
Corp suffers £2.8bn loss More
Noddy drives off to Channel 5 More
Auf
Wiedersehen, Pet set for new series More
BSkyB shares hit the market More
Carlton and UBM settle £30m dispute More
Blair faces Paxman in three-part interview More
Murdoch ditches plan for London freesheet More
BBC decides not to rescue Sally Phillips drama More
Source: www.mediaguardian.co.uk
Coverage of rugby beats TV awards
More
Source:
The Newzealand Herald
BEC
World boosts its net profit by 31% More
Source:
The Bangkok Post
Struggling
ABC-TV previews Fall lineup More
Source:
Financial Times |
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