4 April 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 20












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Headlines
Chandra's Agrani gets DTH nod
I&B ministry has cleared the file relating to the DTH licence, sought by the Subhash Chandra-promoted ASC Enterprises...More

Headlines Today set for 7 April launch
TV Today's new English channel modeled to cater to the tastes of discerning audiences all set to begin on Monday...More

Kanta Advani joins SABTNL as president
Advani heads advertising and marketing functions; vows to take network forward...More

Intelsat carries HDTV programming from Antarctica to Japan
NHK, a pioneer in HDTV, is broadcasting environmentally focused programming from the Showa base in Antarctica back to households in Japan...More

CETV secures limited China broadcast rights
AOL Time Warner has announced that its Mandarin-language China Entertainment Television Broadcast (CETV) channel has won a limited nationwide broadcast licence...More


INSAT-3A to be launched from French Guyana 9 April
India's latest satellite INSAT-3A, will be launched by the Ariane-5 vehicle of European Space Consortium Arianespace in the early hours of 9 April from Kourou in French Guyana, South America. ...More

MIPTV 2003 attendance dips 11 per cent
The concern over the Iraq conflict saw a drop in attendance for the 40th anniversary edition of MIPTV (International Television Programme Market) ...More


Iraq US Conflict
Despite Iraqi ban on two reporters, Al-Jazeera vows to stay course
It's not just hack attacks on its website that it has to confront. Al-Jazeera - "the mouthpiece of the Baghdad regime" (as the US-British establishments like to call it) - has run afoul of Saddam Hussein. Two correspondents of the popular Arabic television network have been issued marching orders...More

US TV viewers show signs of war fatigue
It could be the fact that the US-led invasion of Iraq is not quite according to script, but viewers in America seem to be losing some of their appetite for gorging on the incessant TV coverage...More

BBC World's visibility reduces in Israel
BBC may be making gains due to the Iraq conflict but its reach has been dealt a blow in Israel. The Jewish state's three cable television companies have dropped BBC World from their systems...More

BBC loses cameraman to Iraq land mine
The casualty line up on account of the ongoing Iraq conflict is not restricted to military personnel and civilians. The broadcast fraternity is also losing members, the latest one being a BBC camera man...More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Aishwarya Rai to launch Nakshatra signature collection
Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai may be hogging the limelight for various reasons but it hasn't dented her popularity with clients who use her as a brand ambassadress...More

Pepsi to celebrate Summer with comeback of Fido Dido
Pepsi is going retro by bringing back the funky character Fido Dido for 7Up...More

Coca Cola unleashes new Thanda campaign
Coca Cola has been very successful in its attempts to associate the drink with the cold factor courtesy the slogan Thanda Matlab Coca-Cola. Now the beverage is all set to unveil its new campaign Piyo Thanda, Jiyo Thanda from today...More

Team Players
Anjali Kapoor Garg - Marketing Executive - BBC World
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Ashish Kaul - Manager, Corporate Communications - ASC Enterprises Ltd More

Neha Nagpal - Singer More

Technology Update
Outdoor Channel chooses SA's PowerVu digitech
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ADS Tech's Video Capture/Conversion products More

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Post-production studios eye channel packaging More
India, China to top revenue generation: AXN chief More
Ambush marketing kept at bay during cricket World Cup More
Source: Business Standard

Maran’s Cable Unit Ready To Roll Out CAS In Chennai More
Reliance Infocomm To Go Easy On Media Spend More
Broadcasters Look For Big Biz In Education More
Source: The Financial Express

AXN looks to Alliance bouquet for viewers More
`Extraaa Innings' brings mileage to SET-Max More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

"Scribes beaten, starved by US forces" More
Al-Jazeera angry, snaps work in Iraq More
Prabhu Chawla receives Padma Bhushan More
Ex-newsreader decries raw deal for Urdu More
Source: The Hindu

Long war could spark terrorism, hurt economy: Murdoch More
Murdoch says DirecTV bid a question of price More
Source: The Times of India

Americans in shock & awe More
War: BBC, CNN score over desi channels More
Al-Jazeera thrown out of Baghdad More
Murdoch waits for the right price to pocket DirecTV More
It's a weblogged world! More
Western media is repeating the official line More
Playing it by the ear : Radio More
C&W rejigs top brass, brings in Francesco Caio as CEO More
Source: The Economic Times

Reliance Info yet to get duniya mutthi mein More
War boosts viewership of news channels More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Cable TV blackout: Still a lot of greys More
Source: www.newstodaynet.com

AXN looking for hottest Indian couple More
Source: The Asian Age

New news channels face distribution hassles More
Rupert Murdoch nears global satellite goal More
Now Karisma’s Charisma Spills Over To The Small Screen Too More
TV’s easy meat factory More
Source: Hindustan Times

"The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they allow. Bigness means weakness".
- Eric Sevareid


Neighbours
Jamali approved establishment of TV station in Kashmir More
Source: www.paktribune.com

International Headlines
League defends Saturday afternoon TV ban More
Murdoch: US must ditch 'inferiority complex' Mor
Millionaire juror discharged More
Sacked Vivendi chief paid £4m More
ITC lends support to BBC in satellite row More e
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

MTV Announces Summer Series More
Bravo Enters Upfront Fray More
Tribune Names Clarke GM at KWBP-TV More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Television's Friends Play Powerball More
Source: Hoovers!

EU clears Murdoch's Italian deal More
Source: www.thedeal.com

Playboy gets editorially enhanced More
Source: www.boston.com

Networks Add Up War Cost, NBC at $50 Million More
Source: Reuters

Murdoch: Iraqis Will Welcome U.S. Troops More
Source: Yahoo

New radio station for Indians in Durban More
Source: www.itechnology.co.za

Mobi (Thai) banking on SMS for interactive TV More
Source: www.nationmultimedia.com

Radio and TV Broadcasting Council dismissed More
Source: www.pbj.cz

'My Family' creator joins BBC Entertainment More
Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

Reality TV show with cooking theme to film in MB More
Source: www.thestate.com











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