16 June 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 82













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Headlines
Hallmark to stay pay post-CAS
Plans to have different prices between the metros and non-metros; even within metros there might be differences...More


Nimbus adds some non-cricket sports to its plate

Ties up deals for bowling, snooker and golf. Hopes to resurrect Jawaharlal Nehru Cup international football tournament...More

Media scrips, sensex gain; monsoon brings cheer
Media stocks gained during the course of the week but some of them dropped marginally towards the end of the week...More

Sahara 'Karishma's' next hearing scheduled for 16 June
American novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford has submitted her case of alleged infringement of copyright before the Kolkata High Court...More

Creative Eye patents technology to bring 3D software to TV
Creative Eye and the FX Factory have together created a technology that promises to bring the 3D experience into analog TV homes...More

Hallmark to air film on Enron collapse 'The Crooked E'
Niche English entertainment channel Hallmark is showcasing the story of the infamous Enron Corporation this month. The film marks a bit of a departure from the "family fare" that is the signature of the channel...More

Former HBO exec Ele Juarez sets up consulting firm for audiovisual sector
The former head of strategic alliances at Telefonica, Contenidos Ele Juarez, has formed a consultancy company Intuition Media SL, which will focus on the media and entertainment industries...More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
Delhi cable ops urge chief minister Sheila Dikshit to back CAS
A delegation of cable operators of Delhi met chief minister Mrs Sheila Dikshit yesterday and urged her to support the implementation of conditional access system in the country...More

Radio City premieres 'Bollywood Sitara' focussing on top draws
: The Star India-backed Radio City 91 FM is launching a new monthly programme, Radio City 100% Bollywood Sitara...More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
DD to pitch itself as attractive platform to push mid-level brands
Forget dominance in viewership; project the sort and quality of spending these viewers do. This is the message that TBWA Anthem has conveyed to India's pubcaster Doordarshan...More

MICA announces certificate in Broadcasting Management
Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA) has announced post-graduate certificate programme in Broadcasting Management...More

Family feud forces Agarwals to use 'Divya' instead of 'Dainik' Bhaskar
Even as the Agarwal family-owned Dainik Bhaskar group gears up to launch the Ahmedabad edition of its Gujarati daily newspaper Divya Bhaskar in the third week of June 2003, media reports indicate that the group is fighting a battle not just against the two rivals Gujarat Samachar and Sandesh but also some internal ones...More

MAM Interview

"Advertisers are apprehensive due to CAS and rightly so"
Starcom India executive director (North), Anita Nayyar ...More

MAM Special Report
RK Swamy - eighty to eternity - A Tribute More

Telly Chakkar

Ektaa owes it to Sachin More

Tube Talk
Ricky Martin is MTV's 'Most Wanted Artiste' for June More

Technology Update
CableLabs' qualify SA's security module More
Scopus' intelligent video gateway for cable industry More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
C-DAC Develops CAS Tech, Licenses It To Vendor More
Out Of The Box: Tech Makes CAS Picture Perfect More
CAS: A Win-win Situation For All More
What Will You Do Post-CAS? More
Implement CAS In Capital First, Roars Thackeray More
Source: The Financial Express

Manufacturers call for STB policy More
Movie chains to team up for more muscle More
Spend it like Beckham More
Source: The Economic Times

DD faces heat on news front More
Try out CAS in Delhi, says Thackeray More
Mobile radio stations crop up across LoC More
ICC faces £50 million claim from GCC More
Source: The Hindu

Animation courses from Keltron More
Revenue split tricky affair for pay channels More
Optical Ethernet: Nortel in talks with telecom cos More
VCD sales revive demand for film rights More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

A CAS for bullishness? More
Source: Business Standard

No Retakes! Versatile Anchor Takes Life As It Comes More
Delhi BJP seeks CAS delay fearing backlash More
Source: Hindustan Times

‘Cable will cost Rs 200 per month post-CAS’More
Source:The Indian Express

Irish reality TV show ship sinks More
Source: The Asian Age

Bollywood's write stuff More
Source: The Times of India

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


International Headlines
TV station under rocket attack More
Source: www.thecouriermail.news.com.au

Oprah Winfrey's Book Club to Return More
Source: Yahoo! News

New PC makes recording TV easy More
Source: technology.nzoom.com


Reality TV Show Grounded after Ship Sinks More
Source: news.scotsman.com

TV industry likely to tune up if new stations emerge More
Source: www.mmail.com.my

Lunch with the FT: Tyler Brulé More
Rugrats help Viacom make a splash More
Source: Financial Times

ITV firms wheel out big guns to quell City unrest More
Source: The Observer

The Key To The Future of Broadcast Television More
Source: www.uemedia.com


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