24 Jan 2003 Volume 6 Issue no: 63

 










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Headlines
Stage set for SportzBiz 2003
The biggest names in sports, sports marketing and management, advtg and TV will converge at India's 1st sports marketing forum today in Mumbai...More

Basic tier task force to be composed
The Indian government is expected to finalise the composition of the task force that will decide the price for the basic tier of free to air television channels once addressability starts being implemented in Indian cable homes...More

Nationalist flavour tinges R Day programming
Some of the reasoning behind the Republic Day specials this year on TV is patriotic; most of it is sound commercial sense...More

De Blois is APTN's new China photo journalist
Associated Press Television News (APTN), video news agency with 500 broadcasters, major portals and web sites with video, has appointed Nicky de Blois as the video journalist for China...More

ASIFA India presents 'Animation Writers Workshop'
ASIFA(Association Internationale Du film D'Animation) India, the only recognized organisation for animation in the country has announced a special workshop for writers in Mumbai...More

NGC, Indian Army announce 'Everest se Takkar'
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first Everest climb, National Geographic Channel (NGC) and the Indian Army have announced an alliance to offer Indians a once in a lifetime opportunity to scale the heights of Mount Everes...More

World Cup 2003
Extraaa Innings, 'live' properties sold out -MAX

The "last mile" syndrome seems to be catching up with the sales teams of the MAX-SET combine. The efforts that were initiated in May 2002 will be heading for a climactic finish by the end of January 2003...More

Super Selector goes pay as ESS firms up plans for World Cup
Despite vain attempts at hatching an alliance with national broadcaster Doordarshan, ESPN Star Sports is pushing ahead with its attempts at innovating around World Cup cricket...More


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Inside Dope, indiantelevision's private eye on World Cup
Secrecy is the name of the game, say advertisers
Secrecy has become the name of the game. Several advertisers and media personalities are not "showing" their cards nor are they playing "blind"...More

MAM Interview
"The biggest agencies do not necessarily produce the best ideas"...
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Starcom business development head Ravi Kiran - Part Two

Tube Talk
Music Buzz on ETC Channel Punjabi
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Other Headlines
Cable TV industry deeply divided over pricing More
Citizens up in arms against cable fee hike More
Rah-rah Harare: India on song for Cup More
Fire at Mumbai's Sahara studio More
SA begin military-style training for World Cup More
Source: The Times of India

Vijay Koshi puts in papers at STAR TV More
World Cup to pep up S African economy More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Dishnet May Hook On To Isro For Video Conferencing Service More
BrainWave Bioinformatics Develops Search Engine More
Source: The Financial Express

ICC World Cup: Coming to a theatre near you More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Five cable TV networks in Kabul shut down More
Source: www.ndtv.com

DD rejects ESPN programme deal More
Source: The Asian Age

Toon Time For Tiny Tots More
Discovery Of The Blue Planet More
Source: Hindustan Times

Take 5 on Jaya TV More
Lights on -- Mega star show More
Source: The Hindu

Gold Rush for Mira More
Source: The Indian Express


"If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners."
- Johnny Carson


International Headlines
Hewitt axed by Fox News More
Freeview signs up third shopping channel More
BBC3 to cover news from media perspective More
Bell to lead Channel 5 into war More
Allen jumps ship to join BBC More
Best makes TV comeback More
Hogg insists TV channel is on course More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

LG to bet $1.3 billion in digital TV market More
Source: www.joongangdaily.joins.com

NBC Antes Up New Programming Against Super Bowl More
Source: www.mediapost.com

Cable TV banned in Afghanistan, subscribers angry More
Source: www.navakal.com

BBC Three to launch next month More
Source: www.thisislondon.com

Public Relations Official to Manage Russian TV Network More
Source: www.nytimes.com

Kayne Lanahan Exits News Corp. One More
CBS Tees Up 53rd Year of Golf Coverage More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Dave Bidini’s Hockey Quest Comes To Television More
Source: www.chartattack.com

Are TV Fans Sick of the Osbournes? More
Source: www.abcnews.go.com

IBS to Host 15 Cox TV Web Sites More
Source: Yahoo! News

Media news insight heads for BBC Three More
Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

Canadian Baseball League reaches TV contract agreement with The Score. More
Source: www.waymoresports.com

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