5 Feb 2003 Volume 6 Issue no: 73









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Headlines
Specialist channels' content triumphs
The latest TAM AdEx study focuses on the content that got the audiences versus content that got the moolah in 2002...More

IBF raises CAS rollout issue with Prasad
Broadcasters also pleaded for opening up of DTT and terrestrial transmission to private participation, a la FM radio...More

15 m. watch Granada's Michael documentary
Granada has sold the rights to ABC, which won a bidding war with NBC after forking out a reported $ 4 to $ 5 million...More

'Disney Hour Kids Awards 2003' in March
If awards for adult "performers" can become annual fixtures, why not for kids. Buena Vista Television India has announced that it is all set for the Disney Hour Kids Awards 2003, scheduled to be held in March 2003...More

Workshops to address CAS in Mumbai, Delhi
Confusion may still shroud the actual implementation of conditional access in the country, but the industry cannot be faulted for not trying its bit to clear the air...More

Middle East Broadcasting to launch 24-hour news channel in mid-February
: Satellite broadcaster Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC) will launch a 24-hour Arabic news channel, Al Arabiya, in mid-February with an estimated investment of US $200 million to compete with Al Jazeera, the Qatar based channel...More

World Cup Special
Cricketers ride World Cup bandwagon on TVCs

With World Cup cricket 2003 just three days away, the advertising world is all geared up with its cricket-centric ads...More

Hutch, Nimbus hatch deal to offer WC cric-pix
For the first time in India, a live action event will be brought to the mobile device in near real time. Hutchison has launched the first ever General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) based video delivery onto subscribers' mobile phones, which will commence with video action from the Cricket World Cup 2003...More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
Women more interested in TVCs than Superbowl : Survey

comScore Networks which claims to be the standard in Internet behavioural measurement, has reported an analysis of consumer behaviour associated with Super Bowl XXXVII...More

S2002 Ad Agency Report
"SMS was the big breakthrough of 2002..." - Alyque Padamsee More


Technology Update
Scientific-Atlanta, itaas expand alliance More
Intelsat to offer Occasional Video Solutions Service More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
BBC bid to sharpen brand awareness More
DD to feature live debate on cricket More
SS Music `ahead' of Channel V, MTV in Chennai More
IRDA takes message to masses More
Close encounter of the TV kind More
Popeye too plays cricket! More
Columbia bets on animation films More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Nat Geographic sees major revenue rise via localisation More
Zee News taps new revenue stream: to sell features for a fee More
Top rating for Southern Spice Music More
Source:Business Standard

Arrest of TV journalist: HC steps in, grants conditional bail More
Court stays Central directive to newspaper More
Source: The Hindu

Everest se takkar lo, jiyo like Nat Geo More
Never too old to rock 'n' roll More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Now, ICC, Hathway hike rates More
Reality... No Checks More
Source: The Indian Express

CNBC sees windfall from CAS More
Broadcasters team meets I&B minister More
Bresnan to buy TV systems from Comcast More
AOL, rivals seek ways to curtail defections More
Kapil’s Order: Let The Young Turks Loose More
Source: Hindustan Times

Fifteen million watch Michael Jackson show More
TV shows depict more sex, but honestly: study More
Jackson's candid interview wins rave reviews More
Film row: Distributors, exhibitors stick to their stand More
Source: The Times of India

STAR makes a mark with new shows More
SS Music steals a lead over MTV in Chennai More
Buena Vista Television announces Disney Hour Kids Awards 2003 More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Searching for Shivaji More
Asha Parekh ready with new serial 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
Murdoch: Will I be fit to run my empire in 10 years? More
Saddam interview goes to Channel 4 More
Simpson will not go to Iraq More
Dawson's Creek to end next year More
TV ads 'a waste of money' More
MacFarlane to run BBC London More
Jackson provides pay day for ITV More
Source: media.guardian.co.uk

CBS to Air Saddam Interview More
Telemundo Preps NBA All-Star Coverage More
Turner Says He Can't Buy Back CNN More
Comcast in $525 Million Cable Deal More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Bresnan to buy TV assets from Comcast More
Spain - Ono appeals to supreme court vs satellite TV merger More
Source: Hoovers

More sex on TV, but with honesty More
HUD: Reality TV? More
Source: www.msnbc.com

Fifth Annual TV Commentator Awards More
Source: www.cnnsi.com

Study Finds Sex Getting Safer on TV More
Source: www.cleveland.com

Text of Saddam Hussein's TV interview More
Source: www.swissinfo.org

UConn-Duke women's game draws big TV rating More
Source: newsobserver.com

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