7 Jan 2003 Volume 6 Issue no: 49

 










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Headlines
Big money rides on shows launching Jan

Star, Zee, Sahara, Sony and national broadcaster Doordarshan are all rolling out high-cost productions this month... More


DD-Nimbus sews up presenting sponsors' deals

Zee's strategy to combat the threat of World Cup cricket comprises prizes worth Rs 1.2 billion and offbeat content for viewers... More


Qalam 2003 - annual writers workshop starts 9 Jan
The second edition of indiantelevsion.com's scriptwriter's workshop is set to score another first by holding "Writers Pitch", a golden opportunity for participants to present their concepts directly to the channel executives and production houses... More


ICC attorneys issue caution notice to protect official sponsors

With the World Cup less than a month away, the International Cricket Council is pulling all stops to make sure its official sponsors are not harmed in any manner through ambush marketing... More

DD launches rare series to mark music centenary

Pubcaster Doordarshan plans to celebrate the centenary year of the first ever `native' recording in India, by launching a series of DVDs/VCDs and ACDs of their best programmes preserved in their archives... More


MV Kamath to be next Prasar Bharati chairman

Noted right-wing columnist MV Kamath will be the next chairman of the Prasar Bharati Board... More

CAS Update
Zee bouquet has better breadth - JP Morgan CAS report
JP Morgan India's report on Indian cable industry titled: "CAS: The Medicine for a chronic ailment" claims that Zee would be a beneficiary of the passing of the CAS Bill... More

Mixed impact on industry constituents - JP Morgan CAS report
JP Morgan India's report on CAS: The Medicine for a chronic ailment points out that the consumer opting for pay channels would have to pay more if they don't make an outright purchase of set-top boxes... More

Domestic pay revenues to drive broadcaster profits - JP Morgan CAS report
According to a report by JP Morgan the full implementation of the CAS (conditional access systems) would lead to an rapid growth in broadcaster revenues and ensure that domestic pay revenues will become the key driver of profits. ... More

Encryption at MSOs/ICOs likely - JP Morgan CAS report
"CAS: The Medicine for a chronic ailment" states that the location where the signal would be encrypted would gain significance. The report envisages two possible alternatives that could emerges... More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
CNBC’s next Industry Vector to focus on telecom industry
India’s premier business channel, CNBC India will partner Sun Microsystems and SAP India to launch the fourth in the series on industry vertical forums - CNBC Industry Vector... More

Special Report

The Making of a Mastermind
Indiantelevision.com's Special Report on BBC World's Mastermind India... More

Preview
'Dandridge' scores but with effort
Indiantelevision.com's preview of HBO's 'Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'... More


Technology Update
Philips rings in 2003 with 19 CES awards More
Radyne completes IPSat installation for Intelsat More

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Sahara's be-sahara in World Cup row More
STAR TV case to be harbinger for news channels More
Murdoch might sell Dodgers within six months: report More
Govt to frame new broadcasting Bill More
Zee gears up to combat cricket More
SET sets high ad rates for World Cup More
BSE, Zee News tie up to educate viewers about stock market More
Source:The EconomicTimes

BSES TeleCom To Appoint Cable Operators As Franchisees For Broadband More
Sansui To Focus On Flat CTV Segment More
Entertainment Industry Makes Its Pitch For The Budget More
Source: The Financial Express

All SET for a bigger Predikta cricket game More
TV commercials get briefer, print ads smaller More
Popular TV serials to hit bookshelves soon More
Entertainment sector seeks tax sops More
Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle — Looking for commercial space out there More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Star TV case to be harbinger for news channels More
BSNL to launch Virtual Private Network soon More
Selection of Prasar Bharati chief flayed More
Source: The Hindu

ZEE begins 2003 with a bang; launches mega contest among other initiatives... More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Confusion is simply Shekhar More
Sahara’s news channel in Feb More
Uplink from Indian soil will apply to all news channels: Sushma More
Ricky Gervais crowned Britain's king of comedy More
Girls Aloud top British pop charts More
This time, the wedding is for real More
Source: The Times of India

Star TV decision for all: Sushma More
Zee may hit a jackpot with Megawin More
Source: Business Standard

Star TV case to be harbinger for news channels: Sushma More
Winter Sonata: Of Women Who Dare To Be Different More
Source: The Hindustan Times

The Khan of History More
Between scenes More
‘Ramola is a trendsetter' Actress Sudha Chandran More
Source: The Indian Express

Zee, Goenkas to share bandwidth More
Source: The Asian Age

"The answers to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle: they're on TV" -- Homer Simpson

International Headlines
Blind Date 'will go on' without Cilla More
MyTravel plans TV channel More
Gervais crowned king of comedy More
Cilla's surprise surprise loses out More
Dacre to head media school More
BBC mulls ABC deal More
Jimmy Young attacks BBC More
Viewers continue switching to digital More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

Networks Restack Program Blocks More
DeBitetto Takes Top Programming Post at A&E More
Source: BBC Preparing ABC Alliance Pitch More
Pat Liguori Upped at ABC More
KSTC Shelves Local Newscast More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Sanyo Electric to raise LCD TV production More
Tresola faces delay to internet TV launch More
China Network Systems launches digital cable TV More
Denny's Launches New Hispanic Television Campaign More
TasTV second second commercial TV licence More
EU - Number of pay-TV subscribers forecast to rise More
Source: Hoovers

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