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CATV Act CAS Amendment fails to clear Rajya Sabha hurdle;
ordinance Swaraj's next option?
The
Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2002
could not be passed by the Rajya Sabha (Upper House
of Parliament) today. The reason: lack of time.
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Six-hour
lag time for DD in soccer World Cup telecast likely
Ten
Sports, which holds the telecast rights for the upcoming
FIFA World Cup, looks like having a six-hour lead time
over national broadcaster Doordarshan as far as airing
the matches are concerned. More
Shin
Satellites' profits increase 39% in Q1 2002
Shin
Satellite has reported consolidated revenues for the
first quarter of 2002 of 1,303 million Baht, and EBITDA
of 592 million baht. More
Aaj Tak bags best campaign honour at RAPA awards
Aaj
Tak has bagged the Best Campaign of the Year (TV) Award
at the 27th Radio and TV Advertising Practitioners'
Association of India (RAPA) Awards 2001. More
Nickelodeon ups the ante in visibility stakes with 'Chhota
VJ' hunt
Nickelodeon,
MTV's sister channel, is all set to stir up some heat
on the kids entertainment scene. And in true MTV-style,
yesterday it unveiled its first major initiative in
the country - Nickelodeon Chhota VJ Hunt. More
Conditional Access System Update
Discussions around the CATV Amendent Bill when it was
passed by the Lok Sabha on 15 May
What
they said...
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CATV operator meet on CAS in Mumbai
postponed to 24 May
The meeting of cable TV operators to discuss issues
around conditional access systems and the CATV Act which
was to be held today (17 May) has been postponed to
next week. More
Tube Talk
'The Oprah Winfrey Show' ends May by focussing
on issues affecting women
Talk
show icon Oprah Winfrey will deal with women in her
show which airs Mondays to Fridays at 10:30 am on Star
World. More
Australian
singer Kylie Minogue to field audience on Star World
Pop
singer Kylie Minogue takes centrestage on Star World
on 28 May at 5:30 and 9 pm.More
Media, Advertising & Marketing
Watch
New format
ToI gets mixed reaction from TV & media professionals
Indiantelevision.com
spoke to a cross section of television, advertising
and media professionals to get their views on the new
format of
The Times of India greet them as 15 May dawned.
The results ... More
Initiative Media, BBC World track
consumers' ad tastes
Initiative
Media and BBC World have concluded a study on consumers'
attitudes towards advertising and its relevance to media.
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A List Entertainment gets top
product placement for 'The Sum of All Fears'
A
List Entertainment Inc has secured the product placement
for the Dassault Falcon Jet as the CIA Jet in the upcoming
Paramount film The Sum Of all Fears. More
Ten Sports ties in contest to
woo soccer fans
With soccer fever rising in India as the FIFA World
Cup draws nearer, Ten Sports has launched the Dekh Football
Dekh Contest. More
Executive Dossier
An Interview with Vandana Malik
( Executive
director -TV 18 )
"It's
a no risk, no reward situation for a producer." More
Technology Update
Zaxel Systems' special
effects lets pro-wrestling fans see replays in 3D
Zaxel Systems debuted its 3D Replay system during a
live broadcast to millions of television viewers throughout
Japan and 50,000 attendees of the New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPR) match at the Tokyo Dome... More
Source:
www. indiantelevision.com.
Other
Headlines
Star
to up ad rates by 10% to counter slump More
Local
CTV brands give MNCs run for money More
B4U to float IPO by year end More
IDBI
sets up Rs 100-cr corpus to finance films More
Source:
The Economic Times
Rajya Sabha fails to take up cable TV Bill More
B4U Television to float IPO More
Source:Hindu Business Line
Transco to lease out optical fibre cable lines More
Source:
The Hindu
Villagers beat up TV news crew More
AIR, DD facing cash crunch More
TV's romance with Ally McBeal
ends More
The M*A*S*H gang reunites on Fox
More
Source:
The Times of India
Amitabh to host a new game show More
Crescendo plans film prodn foray More
Bengali Channels: Facing a fadeout More
Source: Business Standard
The Daredevil follows Spider-man
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Singapore Telecom woos movie lovers to Internet More
Source: Hindustan Times
Zee Telefilms loses further ground; heavyweights
steady More
Source: www.capitalmarket.com
Cable operators welcome conditional access More
Cable TV Bill gets mixed reaction More
Different
folks, Different strokes: Adwatch 2002 More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com
Playwin record jackpot rises to Rs 8.61 crore
More
Source:
www.chalomumbai.com
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Television isn't a medium. It's a small."
- Unknown
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International
Headlines
Put Rights Could
Net AT&T $700M More
Cablevision Won’t Bridge Gap with Stock More
Sinclair Continues Fight on LMA Divestitures More
Media Execs Call for Disaster Precautions More
Frank Supports EchoStar-DirecTV Merger More
Friends Tag Thursday More
Nielsen:
Slight 1Q Cable Ad Uptick More
Gemstar, Thomson Retool Partnership
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FCC
Opens Cable-Relay Eligibility More
Dunphy, Ryan Suffer Heart Problems More
EchoStar
Loses Slot at 175 Degrees More
Costas
Sticks with NBC More
TechTV Links with Rocker Bowie
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FCC Spells Out Sanctions for DTV Dawdlers
More
Source: www.tvinsite.com
July date for ITV Digital court hearing More
Pace
unveils plan to offload set-top boxes More
Vegas
gives Comic Relief the Runaround More
Vaughan stays on the ball with World Cup series More
AOL and Bertelsmann chiefs to
address RTS conference More
Ecclestone feels the heat as carmakers step on the
gas More
Broadcasters bid for 2006 World Cup More
Ping pong back on TV More
Online advertising profits from 'rich media' More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk
Brazil favors Japanese digital TV technology
More
Source:www.japantoday.com
Tomboy TV Host Girds for Chancellor Candidates' Debate
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Source:www.faz.net
TV Africa gears up for expansion More
Source:www.bday.co.za
Stumble in the march to pay TV domination More
Source:www.smh.com.au
Europe's Pay TV Can't Pay the Bills
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