27 Jan 2003 Volume 6 Issue no: 65










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Headlines
SportzBiz '03 charts new course
India's first ever seminar on sports marketing organised by SportzPR and Indiantelevision.com predicts a boom...More

Robbie Williams thrills at MTV Asia Awards
Even as Canadian singer/songwriter Avril Lavigne bagged top honours,British pop sensation Robbie Williams and Taiwanese heartthrob Jay Chou stole the show...More

Will the consumer bear the brunt of CAS?
Experts believe that CAS could actually punish the consumer. Indian model different from foreign ones, they add...More

NBC may let go off 'Frasier'
NBC may have to do some hard thinking about its comedy lineup. The days for serials such as Friends are numbered and now the network may soon say farewell to Frasier. In India, both shows air on Star World...More

Inmarsat bolsters senior team with new VP Paul Griffith
Inmarsat the Total Communications Network has appointed Paul Griffith to the position of vice president, Portfolio Development and Marketing, replacing Paul Branch who has retired...More

World Cup 2003 Special
BBC gears up for cricket World Cup

The BBC will be in South Africa to bring extensive, live coverage from the ICC Cricket World Cup, the world's biggest cricket tournament, across radio and online...More

CAS Update
"The consumer will be the worst hit under the planned CAS regime" Interview with Harsh Deshpande - new media specialist More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
ESPN sells Super Bowl sponsorships for Latin America

ESPN, Latin America’s leading pan-regional sports network, has sold out the sponsorships for its coverage of Super Bowl XXXVII...More

AAAI conducts three-day creative workshop in Bangalore
The Advertising Agencies' Association of India (AAAI) organised a three day creative and strategy workshop between 23-25 January 2003. Several participants travelled from other cities to participate in the workshop which is targetted at entry-level and mid-level advertising professionals...More

Tube Talk
S Korean Pres Roh Moo-Hyun on CNN More
Ganguly, Dravid's international debuts on Ten Sports More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Hit wicket: DD scores over SET Max in metro watch More
FIPB denies prior nod for Zee Tele share transfer More
Sony bags TV rights for Devdas More
Inevitable truce More
Source:The EconomicTimes

IGNOU's technology channel inaugurated More
Prasar Bharati, DD chiefs for SAARC meet More
Media warned against hysteria over refugees More
Gulf media showcases India's achievements More
Source: The Hindu

Esha News Monitoring Service to go national More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Sridevi's TV serial takes off More
MTV Asia Awards: India has a field day More
More power to Shakti More
Source: Mid Day

Vivendi said on track to sell, float games unit More
Amazon posts profit for 2nd time, raises 2003 view More
Source: Hindustan Times

No power to Cable TV operators More
Source: The Tribune

World Cup hastens Bollywood releases More
Kolkata journalist plans documentary on Tricolour More
AOL Time Warner to try moving on with results More
Source: The Times of India

Satyam Cineplexes to focus on South More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

"Television is the first truly democratic culture -- the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what people want. The most terrifying thing is what the people do want ."
- Clive Barker


Neighbours
Unstoppable Avril Lavigne dominates MTV Asia awards More
Kabul residents criticise cable TV suspension More
Source: www.dailytimes.com.pk

International Headlines
An unholy alliance: God and the TV companies' wad More
RM leads fight against BBC 'digital curriculum' More
Watch out - the BBC is going all creative More
Source: www.independent.co.uk

BBC axes jobs in £160m budget squeeze More
Source: www.sundayherald.com

AOL Gets In on Super Bowl Action More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

If the TV's on, it's Super Bowl or PBS More
Source: www.canada.com

The Reality World TV trend may be the ultimate survivor More
Source: www.pressofatlanticcity.com

Television: Slim chance of being a waif if you're addicted to eating More
Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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