19 June 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 85












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Headlines
Pay channel pricing still in limbo
Tier prices suggested come with riders attached. Zee disowns rate card. Government, cable trade not amused...More

Pay channel pricing package
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Pay broadcasters meet on pricing issue
If initial indications are anything to go by, the total monthly tab will almost certainly cross the "magic" figure of Rs 200 that information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has been harping upon...More

Ad sales for Zee's English channels with Turner
From 1 July, Turner will manage ad sales for Zee MGM, Zee English and Trendz...More

TV producers fail to enthuse VCs
With CAS looming, those who produce serials for C&S channels even less attractive proposition for venture capitalists...More

Mumbai HC postpones hearing of cable case to 23 July
A division bench of the Mumbai High Court hearing the public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the Mumbai High Court early this year - or the "cable case" as it has come to be known - has scheduled the next hearing for 23 July...More

Hanuman, Chhota Birbal next on Cartoon Network
Hanuman and Chhota Birbal will be the latest additions this year to the seven locally acquired animation series on Cartoon Network in the last two years...More

India's first women's film company Firehorse Films launched
A need to create a platform for women filmmakers to express themselves in a male dominated environment as well as the desire to move beyond the commercial scene has given rise ot India's first all-women film company Firehorse Films...More

Plan India receives One World award for child documentary
Plan India's aim of giving kids born to difficult circumstances in India the chance to have their voices heard has paid off handsomely. Its documentary Children Have Something to Say has won the One World Broadcasting Award in London...More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch

Nike dominates Cyber Lions at Cannes
Just did it! Shoemaker Nike seems to have stolen a march over all by dominating this year's Cyber Lions...More

Kyunki..'s Mihir leads Star Parivaar top husband polling
The competition for the first category of the Dabur Red Toothpaste STAR Parivaar Awards is hotting up...More

MTV's global multimedia image campaign 'Exquisite Corpse'

MTV is premiering its latest multimedia visual image campaign, Exquisite Corpse in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, North America and Russia...More

Forbes.com adopts SF Interactive's rich media Ad3 platform
SF Interactive (SFI), the interactive division of ad agency Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners has announced its strategic sales relationship with Forbes.com...More

NDS' interactive TV ad solution for multiple TV platforms
News Corp's NDS has announced the launch of a solution that makes it easy for an advertiser to deploy an interactive advertisement across all TV platforms. The solution uses NDS's Value@TV Production Suite...More

Tube Talk
Star World lines up an 'Alien Weekend' More
Wimbledon kicks off Monday on Star Sports More

Technology Update
Card Access allows to monitor child's TV watching More
Motorola extends relationship with Broadcom More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
I&B ministry gives Murdoch's DTH project free rein More
Several states have also demanded CAS: Prasad More
Pay channels face tough action More
Space for Autonomy :An Interview with K Kasturirangan, chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) More
Source:The Times of India

Karishma case: Sahara points finger at Murdoch More
New cable rates: A bill of Rs 600 More
Govt-cable operators meet on CAS ends in deadlock More
Breaking (down) news More
Switching Channels, Smriti Talks Shop More
Source: Hindustan Times

HC allows operators to charge 10% more More
Govt hints at regulatory measures to implement CAS More
Pay channels to lose 20% ad revenue due to CAS: report More
Convergence Bill may solve CAS chaos: official More
CAStaway: Meet fails to resolve pricing issue More
How to make big music sing More
Turner International to be ad sales agent for Zee English More
Source: The Economic Times

Discordant Note By Rly Board Derails AIR Plan More
Samsung Tops In Flat Screen April TV Sales More
Source: The Financial Express

Cartoon Network launches big promo More
Affidavits filed on Taylor claims over Karishma More
`Regulator must for pay channels under CAS' More
Pay channels meet draws a blank — Govt threatens Cable Act changes for smooth CAS rollout More
Adlabs banks on diversification More
`Cartoon network focus on India-centric image-building' More
Reality TV covers 15 m households More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

CAS pricing talks fail More
Zee, Turner extend pact to 3 more channels More
Source: Business Standard

CAS: Govt. may resort to coercion More
Maran's son will foot the medical bill: Karunanidhi More
Dua named Editor in Chief of Tribune More
ICC to discuss World Cup compensation claim More
Source: The Hindu

CAS impasse: Broadcasters' tariff plan rejected More
Source: NDTV

CAS: Your bill may be Rs 550 More
Sopranos to run another season More
C’Wealth award for Kolkata filmmaker More
Source: The Asian Age

Solution eludes CAS meet More
ICC goes global: Vanuatu too will vote from next year More
Spinning Formula More
Cut to flashback More
Source:The Indian Express

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


International Headlines
Five chart discovers joy of text More
Taylor Herring scores Fame Academy gig More
Sopranos returns for sixth series More
BBC1 puts faith in ghostly drama More
Source: mediaguardian.co.uk

FCC Asked to Nix News Corp.-DirecTV Deal More
'Cavemen' Walks Off With Big Ratings More
Arbitron Accounces PPM Enhancements More
Source: Mediaweek

'IT' equation: EW + MTV= 'List' More
You Can't Say That On TV - Can You? More
Vivendi Mull IPO For VUE More
Source: NY Post

Will We See Gore TV? More
Source: Time

Miller takes his rant to Fox News More
Source: Hoollywood Reporter

Contract war deals Savage blow at 'ABC More
Source: www.nydailynews.com

All news, all Spanish: NY1 to launch separate 24-hour cable channel More
Source: www.nydailynews.com


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