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indiantelevision.com's Qalam gets off to a rousing start
The second edition of indiantelevision.com's scriptwriters workshop
and forum, Qalam, saw an impressive turnout of leading scriptwriters,
producers and creative directors...More
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Sony bids to touch Rs 10b revenues
The World Cup will drive total revenues of Sony into the Rs 10 billion
mark this fiscal, MAX business head Rajat Jain claims...More
Siti pushing HITS plan for CAS rollout
Even as Siti Cable pushes for implementing CAS through headend in
the sky, Swaraj will meet MSOs on 14 January to discuss CAS...More
Zee English looking to innovate through unusual programming
A darkly funny drama involving death! A gay man and a straight woman
whose relationship constantly blows hot and cold! Sex and married
life from the male perspective! These are a few of the unusual programme
initiatives that Zee English will unveil over the next few months...More
AP TV News largest provider
of stories for EBU
Associated Press Television News (APTN), the international video arm
of The Associated Press, established itself as the leading provider
of exclusive stories to the news exchanges of the European Broadcasting
Union (EBU) for the year gone by...More
HBO's Sex and the city winds up in 2004
HBO's critically acclaimed comedy series Sex and The City with
Sarah Jessica Parker will bow out next year. Its sixth season will
be its last...More
Murdoch wins clearance for Star TV China expansion
Rupert Murdoch may be having problems getting clearance for his Star
News and DTH projects in India but in China he appears to be making
major gains...More
BBC looking at alliance
with ABC in US
The BBC appears to be scenting an opportunity that will put a spoke
in rival international news network CNN in the AOL Time Warner subsidiary's
own backyard...More
World Cup Special
"My role is going to be that of an entertainment VJ "
Mandira Bedi who replaces Ruby Bhatia in Extraaa Innings
on MAX...More
"I want to be a part of the mania that will envelope all cricket-crazy
nations "
Sandhya Mridul who joins the Extraaa Innings presenting team...More
Extra bigger, Extraaa entertainment
- MAX formula
The Mahasangram has begun in India exactly one month before the
first ball of the South Africa versus West Indies match is bowled...More
Nirvana Music set to launch official
World Cup cricket album
Nirvana Music, a division of Nimbus, will be launching an album
called Khel Re containing the official World Cup cricket
2003 Zulu-English song. Khel Re also has 11 other compilations
sung by popular Indian music artists...More
Inside Dope,
indiantelevision's private eye on World Cup
Greed, patriotic themes pitted against cricket
Inside Dope spoke to some advertisers and media planners
in Mumbai...More
Indian Television 2002
"With CAS, I think some pay channels will become free to air"
- Sushma Swaraj
In this interview with indiantelevision.com Swaraj discusses her
ministry's achievements in 2002 and the agenda for the new year
in general and, in particular, the first quarter of 2003...More
LEGISLATION: CAS Bill is passed
by Parliament
One aspect that over-rides all the developments throughout 2002
is that of conditional access. The credit for getting it through
Parliament in the face of stiff opposition has to go to information
and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj...More
Media Advertising &
Marketing watch
Barista-Star World Absolutely Everyday Contest announced
The contest season has begun once again. While most of the mainstream
channels are cashing in on the World Cup, a few have dared to go
against the tide. The latest in the offering is the Barista -
Star World Absolutely Everyday contest, launched in a bid to
leverage co-marketing opportunities and strategic alliances...More
Genesis begins handling Sony PR
Finally. The Sony Entertainment Television Indian account, after
weeks of speculation, has moved from Roger Periera Associates to
Genesis PR later this month...More
Tube Talk
Adam Sandler takes centrestage on HBO More
Sean Penn on Larry King Live
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Technology
Update
Everstream integrates with Encoda platform More
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