20 Feb 2003 Volume 6 Issue no: 84







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Headlines
Zee looking at July launch for DTH?
The launch of KU-band direct-to-home television services in India is finally firming up...More


Mumbai hub of news channel action
The scene of action has shifted from political capital Delhi to business and entertainment capital Mumbai...More

Siticable aims to unveil HITS model in April
A 50:50 sharing of the basic tier revenues between the HITS operator and the LMOs is what is proposed...More


Frank Brown is president, MTV Asia Pacific
Hot on the heels of a successful awards function for the Asian region, MTV has announced that Frank Brown will take over as the president of MTV Networks Asia Pacific...More

BBC Worldwide, Opus Arte sign £10 million deal
BBC Worldwide, and Opus Arte, the Anglo-Dutch multimedia company have announced a new nine-year agreement for investment, production and distribution of classical music, dance and selected arts programming covering international TV, DVD and video sales...More

Philip I Kent rejoins TBS as chairman and CEO
Philip I Kent, a veteran senior executive at Turner Broadcasting System who last served as President of the CNN News Group, has rejoined Turner as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer...More

Gyan Darshan to air a technical education channel GD3
The All India Council for Technical Education has launched GD-3 an education channel, exclusively for technical education...More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
Superbrands Council evaluating over 700 brands
The Brand Council, a part of Superbrands India is currently evaluating over 700 brands in the country in 95 different categories to identify the strongest among the lot and award them the Superbrands status...More

LG most influential brand in Asia-Pacific: Interbrand
LG Electronics has been selected the most influential brand in the Asia-Pacific region by a survey conducted by Interbrand, the global brand evaluation company...More

CAS Update
LMOs to get shares in pay revenues, say MSOs
Post CAS, the cable trade will don the new mantle of building infrastructure for the convergence era. This is how MSOs and other experts are justifying the huge investments which LMOs (last mile operators) and LCOs (local cable operators) will need to make post July 2003. The cable trade will eventually get a share in pay channel revenues, say most MSOs...More

Specifications for Indian STBs elaborated upon at SCaT
One of the sessions at the ScaT workshop in Mumbai dealt with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Specifications for Set Top boxes. Col V C Khare, a member of the BIS Committee for Set Top boxes dealt with the issue...More

Importance of SMS stressed at SCaT Workshop
"Subscriber management doesn’t have to be boring. But it needs to be the best"...More

CAS Special Report

145 days to go....are you ready for CAS? More

World Cup Special
Sony warns of action over piracy of WC signals
What's happening? A World Cup under way and none of the usual reports of rogue cable ops resorting to piracy and raids conducted to get after them...More

Team Players
Shailesh Kapoor, Senior Marketing Manager - Zee Cinema
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Sukhdev, Singer Musician More
Bonnie Jain CEO, Eternal Dreams More

Tube Talk
'Talking Movies' to air supporting actor specials
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Technology Update
DNI introduces NDS iRespond software
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ICTV, Mentis Broadband forge partnership More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Names people play: Music cos still miss the beat More
Two satellites to be launched More
Finmin roped in for basic tier pricing of CAS More
Arcom Group to manufacture set-top boxes in India More
SourceThe Economic Times

Chamber wants entertainment tax in North lowered More
ISRO control facility at Bhopal More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

AOL Time Warner's Kellner resigns as head of Turner More
Osbournes all set for Ozzfest More
Private FM revolution to jingle its way into Kolkata More
Source: The Times of India

Colour TVs to cost 10% less More
Source:Business Standard

Subscriber-friendly cable TV from July More
Decks cleared for launch of INSAT-4A, 4B More
ISRO chief for implementation of two-way video system More
Source: The Hindu

Kairali TV Extends Rights Issue Closure Date To March 15 More
Shringar Cinemas To Invest Rs 50 Cr In 5 Multiplexes More
Source:The Financial Express

MAX and MAA in TAM weekly 100 More
Lodestar : Are women really press-averse and TV-obsessed (.pdf) More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

More societies join campaign against subscription fee hike More
Wanna take a panga? More
Source: The Indian Express

500 reporters head for front line More
Blanc sues new reality TV series More
Source: The Asian Age

Merrill to find uplink partner for STAR News More
Overture to buy AltaVista for $140 million More
Turner CEO to quit More
BJP MP slams cable operators More
All the news space that’s fit to sell More
Takara to sell tiny TVs in doll-house-like setting More
Source: Hindustan times

BSNL may reschedule cricket ads as team flounders More
Source:www.moneycontrol.com

Shorter serials on Zee TV More
Cable TV prices will go up More
Source:Mid Day

"If Ricky Schroder and Gary Coleman had a fight on television with pool cues, who would win? 1) Ricky Schroder 2) Gary Coleman 3) The television viewing public."
- David Letterman


International Headlines
Viewers still hungry for home shows More
Final gamble for the king of spin? More
News media harden anti-US stance More
Millionaire hands Murdoch victory More
Rebels launch licence fee action More
Evans sells entertainment format to US More
Comic Relief hopes for monkey magic More
Granada consults lawyers over axed Popstars tour More
TV producers keen to turn family's ordeal into primetime drama More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

Fox News Preps Talk Radio With Alan Colmes More
VH1 Hits High Note With Jackson Special More
AOL Drops Interactive TV Product More
Source: Mediaweek

Govt to ease TV station ownership rules More
Source: www.yomiuri.co.jp

Nielsen beefs up its Web research More
Source: www.zdnet.com

AOL drops interactive TV service due to poor consumer response More
Source: www.canada.com

Vic: Pirates hit pay TV provider Austar More
Source: Hoovers


News Online gets a new look More
Source: BBC News

Leading MENA pay-TV network to establish headquarters in Dubai Media City More
Source: www.ameinfo.com

Melissa Joan Hart wedding to be on ABC More
Source: CNN

NBC Bill: Broadcasters Fight for the Soul of Broadcasting More
Source: Hoovers

Brutal end for NBC's 'Sopranos'-wannabe 'Kingpin' More
Source: www.medialifemagazine.com

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