18 May 2002
Volume 3 Issue no: 60


 

 




 




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HEADLINES
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. More

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... More

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.
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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. More

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
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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
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Crescendo plans film prodn foray
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Bengali Channels: Facing a fadeout More
Source: Business Standard

The Daredevil follows Spider-man More
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

" Television isn't a medium. It's a small."
-
Unknown

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 More
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 More
FCC Spells Out Sanctions for DTV Dawdlers More
Source: www.tvinsite.com

July date for ITV Digital court hearing
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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 More
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 More
Source:www.fortune.com


 

 

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