2 July 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 95











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Dual illumination not a workable proposition
The optional plan looks like as if it has been devised to soften the mess that the government has got into...More

Headlines
Dual illumination will lead to b'caster-MSO disputes: Hathway
The government's decision to implement the conditional access system (CAS) by way of dual illumination has created problems for the multi-system operators...More

Cable operators reject Dual illumination
 The government's compromise solution seems to have hit a speed breaker! On conditions of anonymity, government officials say... More

Govt. hints CAS not so consumer friendly
 Fazed by criticism, caught in the cross-fire between cable ops and b'casters, 14 days before D-day govt, thinks otherwise on CAS implementation including revising FTA prices...More

Zee TV takes to outdoors for UK campaign
 In a major awareness drive, Zee TV UK has launched an outdoor advertising blitzkrieg in London...More

Hathway installs and successfully tests CA systems
The Rajan Raheja owned multi system operator (MSO) Hathway Cable and Datacom, in which Star India has a strategic 26 per cent stake, has completed the process of setting up conditional access systems...More

Hallmark to lure viewers with few chuckles
 It's time for some happy weekdays at Hallmark...More

etc goes globe trotting with two shows
 In sync with its new positioning of a channel with a "Bharatiya Dil" (Indian heart), music and entertainment channel etc has taken its shows Essence of India and Bollywood Jalwa into Malaysia...More

Veteran comedian Buddy Hackett passes away
 Veteran funny man of Broadway, nightclubs, TV and Hollywood movies Buddy Hackett, died on Monday, 30 June...More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
MAX to promote movies with 'Kapil Aapke Ghar'
What can one expect from a channel that has labeled itself as Movie and Cricket channel?...More

BBC named best int'l pay TV channel at Inte '03
British Broadcasting Corporation's commercially funded 24-hour international news and information channel, BBC World, has won the prestigious award for Best International Pay TV News Channel...More

Nick 'Takes Over Your Room' drive kicks off in Sept.
Viacom kids' channel Nickelodeon has confirmed partners IKEA and Qoo on the channel's newest on and off-air initiative...More

AAAI's condolence meeting for RK Swamy on 2 July
The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) along with the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) and The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) will hold a condolence meeting for RK Swamy...More

TAM AdEx
CAS and Television Viewers: The final viewpoint on its Impact...More
- A TAM S-Group Study

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Channels promise not to hike rates till December More
Ten Sports wins cricket deal for $115m More
Cable operators shoot down dual feed plan More
DD to start DTH service from March '04 More
I'm yet to see a set-top box: Sharad Yadav More
BBC under the lens for 'biased' coverage More
Vivendi ordered to pay Messier $24 mn More
MGM, Paramount among final six for Vivendi's Universal sale More
AOL Time Warner, Bertelsmann music deal likely in 2 months More
Veteran actor Buddy Hackett dead More
Source: The Economic Times

Forget CAS, look at VAS More
Radio Mirchi, Radio City make waves in Capital More
Fee millstone: FM players feel it’s the end of the road More
Broadcasting the wrong message More
The story line is changing More
Source: Business Standard

Bradford may continue war against Karishma... More
Panel worried over CAS More
Cable operator in Kandivli kidnapped More
Source:The Times of India

Big B to return to small screen More
Getting to the wild side of Aman More
Home run: Kapil, the champ, now in your drawing room More
For Livewire Veejay, Life Is A Big Party More
Source: Hindustan Times

AIFF-ESPN tie-up falters More
Source: The Statesman

Govt In Two Minds Over Dual Feed More
Court Ruling Paves The Way For Space TV’s DTH Venture More
Line-up In The Twilight Zone More
Source:The Financial Express

'It will be Rs. 500 without Set-Top-Boxes' More
DD's DTH service from March 2004 More
Source: The Hindu

Cable industry rejects dual feed plan More
Piyush Pandey to be O&M Chairman More
The CAS soap More
`CAS may increase C&S penetration' More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Consumer groups threaten to file PIL against CAS More
Source:www.moneycontrol.com

" Imitation is the sincerest form of television".
- Fred Allen

International Headlines
Vivendi Drops Marvin Davis-Led Bid for Entertainment Assets More
TV Azteca Adds Two Stations More
MTV's Ferrari Goes International More
Animal Planet Breeds Kids Show More
NBA TV to Air Summer League Games More
Bell Named President/COO of Court TV More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

TiVo files $100 mln mixed shelf offering More
ABC weekly consumer confidence falls - report More
Fox TV Channel Pulls Charlie Chan Series from Air More
Source: Reuters

Carter attacks Lords over Ofcom change More
Labour faces defeat in Lords over Channel Five More
Stewart banned over drink-drive crash More
Father Ted crosses the pond More
Source: media.guardian.co.uk

13 stations fight for radio licence More
Source: www.theherald.co.uk

TV network to produce features on Filipinos More
Source: www.bahraintribune.com

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