23 Nov 2002 Volume 6 Issue no:13


 












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Headlines
ESS hikes subscription rate 33% to Rs 32
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: It can only be termed a calculated gamble. ESPN Star Sports today announced a 33 per cent hike in its monthly package rate from Rs 24 to Rs 32 per subscriber, effective 1 December... More

I&B pushing for CAS tabling next week
The information and broadcasting ministry today is understood to be pushing ahead for the issue of conditional access system (CAS) to be included in the business agenda of the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) of the India Parliament next week... More

Bigger, better second edition of DD Awards Saturday
It will be a revamped and expanded version of the DD Awards that will see light of day on Saturday at the Goregaon Sports Club, Mumbai... More

Aaj Tak claims clean sweep of top ten shows in news genres
News channel Aaj Tak is going from strength to strength. Recently it won the award for Best News Channel at the Indian Telly Awards. Now it says that the top ten programmes in the news genre belong to its stable... More

Longest serving BBC Indian correspondent retires
Satish Jacob, who is the BBC Delhi deputy bureau chief and BBC News' longest serving correspondent in India, has announced his retirement from the Bureau after 20 years of service... More

Entertainment Tonight renews deal with MTV
Entertainment Tonight (ET), which claims to be the number one entertainment newsmagazine in the world, has received renewals for its weekly half-hour entertainment news programmes, ET on MTV and ET on VH1... More

ESPN selects Los Angeles to host X Games IX, X
ESPN has selected Los Angeles to host the next two X Games, the original and definitive multi-day action sports competition, starting with the ninth annual event 14 - 18 August 2003... More

Reader's Digest to make television software
The Reader's Digest Association signed an agreement with the William Morris Agency to expand its brands into new entertainment distribution channels, including television, radio and motion pictures... More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
Sebastian does a successful hard-sell for BBC World
Brilliant. As promotional campaigns go, this will certainly take some beating as far as innovation goes. Last night saw the last act of a three city-tour of the country organised by BBC World to promote the channel to the trade and media. Tim Sebastian, the award-winning presenter of interview programme HARDTalk, "In Conversation With" first time interviewer Reliance Industries' Anil Ambani... More

BBC World, World Service launch joint ad campaign
BBC's international news strengths are being promoted in a new joint global advertising campaign by BBC World, the BBC's 24-hour international news and information television channel and BBC World Service, which broadcasts radio programmes and online in 43 languages worldwide... More

Zee's ex-marketing head Partha Sinha joins Publicis
When Subhash Chandra relieved Sandeep Goyal of the Zee Group broadcast CEO's post, the question was what would marketing director Partha Pratim Sinha have in the new dispensation. That was answered yesterday with the news that Sinha had joined ad agency Publicis India as its Mumbai head as also national strategic planning head... More


Tube Talk
Pak-Zim one-day series kicks off on Star Sports More
Sapna Awasthi is etc's 'Pop Ki Aandhi' More
Sebastian presents HARDtalk India specials next week More

Technology Update
Zoran enables plug-and-play motion reference design More
Envivio's H.264 solution for broadcast operators More

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Other Headlines
Band of sisters More
Even domestics have a kittie party’, Interview : Shobha De More
Celebration More
Karisma Kapoor shoots for her serial More
Gautam Adhikari creates record More
Social satire on SABe More
DD proposes to telecast KBC More
VSNL boosts uplinking and broadcasting facilities More
Source: Screen

Science fiction on Hallmark More
WorldSpace adds three new channels to its bouquet More
Revised price for ESPN, Star Sports More
BBC World ties up with In Mumbai More
Move on wage freeze, job cuts irks Saregama unions More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

ESPN Hikes Price Of 2 Channels More
Tim Talk: Tips From The Master More
Source:The Financial Express

Norms for FDI in print media issued More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Kambala goes hi-tech with TV replays More
Source: The Hindu

MAMI kicks off amid the stars More
Not much Hard Talk for Sebastian More
Actor rubbishes claims that assault was staged More
NEWSLINE SPECIAL: International artistes to jazz up music scene More
This artist finds new mode of expression More
Source:The Indian Express

Al-Jazeera plan to target Europe chills west More
Hollywood takes copyright message to tech confab More
Prepaid Internet access among new AOL services More
Mystery Woman With A Kick-Butt Attitude More
Talented Artists Get A Cyber Platform More
Jackie enjoys no image More
Tabu straddles two worlds More
Poster Girl Sakshi's Second Coming More
Source: Hindustan Times

Cable TV rates to increase again More
New Eutelsat satellite to focus on India More
BBC to provide content for In Network More
Vivendi rejects bid More
Source: The EconomicTimes

Tim talked hard, Anil talked harder More
Cable TV rates likely to be hiked again More
And now, a reality show in a brothel More
Controversies help, say Bollywood insiders More
The RACE for awards begins More
Nandita Das: Bus yun hi miffed again? More
Indian song tops BBC top ten poll More
Microsoft, AOL top in digital media More
Prepaid Internet access among new AOL services More
Gloves off for Snow's show More
Theatre workers act in serials just for money More
Source: The Times of India

MAMI has lost weight this year More
WWE attraction: Rob Van Dam vs Test More
‘Hardtalk is not entertainment’ More
Was Bundela attack a publicity stunt? More
Source: Mid- Day

ESPN hikes bouquet prices by 33 per cent More
Source: The Asian Age

"Television has raised writing to a new low."
--- Sam Goldwyn

International Headlines
Davies defends TV adaptations More
Flextech boss slams ITV 'failure' More
RI:SE hopes for third time lucky More
Vaughan asked to host BBC politics show More
Viewers find celebs a turn-off More
Miller quits ITN to go solo More
BBC drama makes American cut More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

The Sun Always Shines on (German) TV More
Source: www.dw-world.de

Deaf Capetonian Wins Tv Ad Awards More
Burmese TV reports Union Solidarity and Development Association meeting More
Expansion: Digital TV merger gives new chance to cable operators (Una nueva oportunidad para el cable) More
Source: Hoovers

TV Doggy Style More
Source: www.dotmusic.com

Wanaque devising cable TV channel More
Bert Granet, helped put 'Twilight Zone' on TV More
Source: www.bergen.com

FCC commissioner calls for change in 'indecency' definition for broadcast TV More
Source: www.mlive.com

F1 pay-per-view TV stopped More
Source: www.news24.com
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