17 April 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 31








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Executive Dossier
"There is a conscious effort on the part of vested interests to misguide the consumers" - Interview with Siticable head Jawahar Goel
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Headlines
Kudelski to take 3% stake in IndusInd
Kudelski subsidiary Nagravision will provide conditional access solution to encrypt digital pay TV services of IMCL...More

First CGI telly show next year courtesy DreamWorks, NBC
US network NBC has teamed up with DreamWorks for what is a first on television, namely a primetime series made only using computer-generated images...More

Raj seeks its place in the 'Sun' with three channels
Come 23 May Raj Network will launch a Telugu channel Visa TV. Raj will also launch a 24-hours news channel and music channel...More

TV artiste heads for Bollywood
Ashish Choudhary, who has acted in serials such as Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye(Sony TV) and Wajood (Star Plus) has bid adieu to the TV screen...
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Star Movies enters mini series arena with 'Taken'
Star Movies has announced that it has bagged the rights for a mini series from Jurassic Park maker Steven Spielberg...More

Ramayan finds markets overseas
Ramayan, the epic that created history on Indian television in the late 1980s, has found new markets abroad...
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Nick's Kids Choice Awards gets record 22 million votes
The awards show saw 22 million kids taking part in the voting process either through the website or by calling a toll free number. ...More

Turner teams with SA for digital content distribution
From next year, Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) will start using a Scientific-Atlanta PowerVu digital video compression system to distribute its existing digital cable networks across the US and into selected regions of the world...More

'LOTR', 'Spiderman' dominate MTV awards' nominees list
The high profile Oscars may be over and done with but the action concerning what some consider the coolest movie awards show, is about to kick off...
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Aayub Khan gears up for Sahara's 'Karishma'
Aayub Khan, of Mrityudand fame, is firming plans to play Karisma Kapoor's son on Sahara TV's mega serial Karishma - the Miracle of Destiny...More

Fox pushes reality TV button further with sports based event
The reality TV genre has proved a boon for Fox. Over 18 million viewers watched the first episode of Joe Millionaire.. Now the network is looking to make the genre more physical and action oriented in what has been pegged as television's biggest payday...More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
TBWA India bags Hughes ad account
The agency has bagged the creative & media business of Hughes Network Systems and its 2 affiliate companies...More

Special Report
'Sahara Samay ya Star News'
A detailed look at two news channels that launched recently - Star News and Sahara Samay. Plus what media specialists have to say about it all...More


Director's Cut
In a serial, you are only as good as your last episode"
Interview with director Anil V Kumar
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Team Players
Archana Karulkar General Manager Administration & HR - Television Eighteen India Ltd Read

Fawzan Husain - Photographer - India Today Read

Shruti Veeramachineni - 3D Animator - United Studios Ltd. Read

Technology Update
Scopus, Pixelmetrix to develop broadcast mgt tech Read
Scientific-Atlanta's third-gen Explorer HD set-top Read
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
IMCL to issue $15m equity to Swiss CAS provider More
BEL sees potential in set-top boxes, Simputer More
Swiss firm takes stake in IndusInd More
Padmalaya Tele FY '03 net at Rs 19.32 crore More
Regional TV channels target regional advertisers More
Fashion TV steps up India programming More
Source: The Economic Times

Padmalaya takes over Siti’s Andhra operations More
Swiss firm to pick 3% in IndusInd Media More
Source: Business Standard

IndusInd Media To Offload 3% Stake To Kudelski More
Telemedicine Brings Healthcare Closer Home In Indian Heartland More
Reuters Revenues Slump 10 % In Q1 More
‘Bush Manipulated Supine US Media To Invade Iraq’ More
Source:The Financial Express

Samsung consolidates lead in CTV market More
Embedded Truth :The Syrian journalist, Waiel Awwad, talks to Aunohita Mojumdar about the perils of war reporting and the political impact of the American invasion More
Source: The Times of India

Bharat Electronics eyes set top boxes More
Padmalaya Tele turnover, net up More
`Britannia gains most from World Cup promos' More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Stop press More
Source: Hindustan Times

IndusInd Media ties up with Nagravision More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Of military radios and beacons More
Source: The Hindu

"If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight".
- George Gobel


International Headlines
Bidding opens for FA Cup rights More
Audiences lose appetite for news More
Reuters revenues continue to slide More
Muffin gees up for a comeback More
Iannucci lines up new C4 comedy More
Source: media.guardian.co.uk

UPN, Maserati Test Drive Sweepstakes More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

ITV launches new interactive operation More
Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

AOL Time Warner Reeling like a bad movie More
Source: www.economist.com

FCC to vote on media rules More
Source: www.thedeal.com

Reuters seeks to ease discontent over pay More
Source: news.ft.com

Stokes tackled on pay-TV More
Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au

New role for TV anchors More
Source: Hoovers

Rare TV, Radio Recordings Discovered More
Source: www.foxnews.com

Another Kirch TV network sold More
Source: www.expatica.com

Ricky Martin To Appear On Quebec TV Show More
Source: www.chartattack.com


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