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Conditional Access System Update
CATV Act CAS amendment gets Lower House's nod
Information
and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj's single point
agenda of imposing set top boxes and conditional access
on the Indian cable TV industry was approved by the
lower house of Parliament after a long debate. More
HEADLINES
Indian government tells Space TV to clarify its position
on DTH
The Indian government has asked Mumbai-based Space Television,
the first company to apply for a KU-band direct-to-home
(DTH) television service in India, to clarify its position
and "adhere to the existing policy decisions." More
ESPN
to give Mumbai action buffs a dose of X Games excitement
on the big screen
ESPN's
film Ultimate X, The Movie produced in conjunction with
Touchstone Pictures will hit Mumbai shores on 24 May,
through SPE India. More
Proposed
Tamil Nadu Cable TV Act termed an anachronism of the
Dark Ages era
Cable
TV industry professionals are aghast at the AIADMK-led
Jayalalitha government's proposal to push through an
act at the state level which basically overrides Central
government legislation on cable TV. More
BroadcastAsia2002
to woo broadcasters worldwide.
BroadcastAsia2002,
the broadcasting and multimedia technologies event will
be held from 18 to 21 June 2002 in Singapore this year.
More
Shin
Satellite, Bagan Cybertech tie up for rural telephony
services in Myanmar
Shin
Satellite and Bagan Cybertech IDC &Teleport, Myanmar
have signed a service and procurement contract for purchasing
a complete iPSTAR system package, including an iPSTAR
gateway and 5,000 terminals. More
Getty Images signs exclusive licensing agreement with
CNN
Seattle
headquartered Getty Images has announced that it will
be the exclusive distributor of still images collected
from CNN footage. More
Tube Talk
ESPN Star Sports to present British Open golf in July
ESPN
Star Sports (ESS) is readying itself to pep up its viewers
with some golfing action
More
Media, Advertising & Marketing
Watch
Nielsen//NetRatings
and Interactive Market Systems unveil online advertising
reach and frequency planning tool
NetRatings
and Interactive Market Systems (IMS), have launched
WebRF, the American online industry's only reach and
frequency suite of media planning tools for Internet
audience measurement in the US. More
Alliance's
TV PSA judged second best commercial in the world
The
Alliance to Save Energy's "Static Electricity House",
a television spot on home energy efficiency was voted
the No. 2 TV commercial in the world. More
Technology Update
LG announces XGA
HDTV-ready projection TV powered by Trident's DPTV 3D
LG Electronics has selected Trident's DPTV(TM) 3D chip
to power its new XGA HDTV-ready projection TV product
line, according to the Digital Media business unit of
Trident Microsystems. More
Source:
www. indiantelevision.com.
Other
Headlines
Lok
Sabha passes Cable TV Bill More
Disney
to enter retail licencing in India More
Revamp in AOL online unit likely More
AT&T agrees to split votes on Comcast
More
Ficci to send team to Cannes More
Source:
The Economic Times
Lok Sabha Passes Cable TV Bill More
Toonz
Gives Global Audiences A Taste Of Indian Humour More
Samsung Begins ‘Customer
Care Fortnight’ More
Source:
Financial Express
Cannes Film Festival opens More
Cable TV fans triumph More
Cable operator murdered More
Source:
The Times of India
Digital terrestrial telecast set to be opened up More
AOL offers stock options to Turner India staff
More
LG drags Delhi govt, police to court over FIR
denial More
Samtel to pick up deflection yoke unit for Rs 40
cr More
Source: Business Standard
LS stamp on regulation of pay channels
More
Source: The Pioneer
BPL launches mega consumer promotion drive
More
Source: www.capitalmarket.com
Why does Kamzor Kadii Kaun have to go?
More
Source:
www.agencyfaqs.com
Columbia Tristar to release Spiderman
in four languages in India More
Cannes
Direct event scrapped as separate show More
Source:
www.briefonline.com
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"Life
begins when you can spend your spare time programming
instead of watching television."
- Cal Keegan
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International Headlines
CBS Defends
Airing of Pearl Video More
Univision Closes Spanish Upfront
More
Rigas Out as Adelphia Crisis Deepens More
Schiller to Head Discovery Civilization
More
Pax Unveils Fresh Fall Fare More
Telemundo to Offer Olympics, Reality Shows More
CBS Slates FBI Drama Against ER More
Source: www.tvinsite.com
More quality TV needed, warns media
buyer More
Credit-free
Spooks 'thin end of wedge' More
Microsoft stands down from Telewest
board More
Pop
Idol 'nearly went to BBC' More
Venables scores own goal for ITV 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
BBC's Experiment fails ratings test More
'Kid' Jensen returns to Capital More
Itouch keeps fans on the ball More
Brit hits dumped in America More
Pearl family hits out at 'heartless' CBS More
Lightly grilled Blair avoids a Paxo stuffing More
Guardian launches TV production arm More
FA signs Carlsberg for £30m More
Source: www.mediaguardian.co.uk
TV licence evasion costs BBC £141m
More
Source:
www.news.scotsman.com
No
break in cable television war More
Source:
The Bangkok Post |
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