30 June 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 93












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Headlines
Govt weighing various CAS options
Options include area wise or zone wise CAS rollout and genre wise roll out...More

Rakesh Mohan peeved with CAS preparations in Mumbai
He came, he saw, he was not happy with what he saw...More

Mumbai cable operators to seek audience with I&B minister
 Mumbai based cable operators have expressed disappointment over the recent comments of I&B secretary Pawan Chopra that indicate that the government might soften its stand on the conditional access system (CAS) deadline of 14 July 2003...More

Special Report
Hesitant government officials responsible for CAS confusion - cable operators...More

Executive Dossier
"We believe that watching AXN has to be an experience"
SET India asst VP marketing Rohit Bhandari...More

Headlines (Contd)
Sensex crosses 3,500, Balaji scrip gains
Balaji Telefilms, Creative Eye, ETC Networks witness gains, other media scrips register small drops...More

Sangeet Natak Akademi awards on 6 July in Mumbai
The president of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam will give away the Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship awards 2003 on 6 July 2003 at a function organised in Mumbai's Nehru Centre...More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Ulka's Parameswaran new Ad Club president
During the AGM on Friday, names of new committee members also announced...More

General Motors tops Adage list of Top 100 advertisers, AOL is No 2
Detroit based auto behemoth General Motors has maintained its leading position as numero uno advertiser in the United States. ...More

Telly Chakkar
Good news for Aruna Irani? More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
MSOs To Tap Local STB Manufacturers More
Broadcasters To Go It Alone On Retail Rates Of Channels More
JadooWorks Bags US Animation Project More
It’s Over To The Centre Court Real-time More
Source:The Financial Express

Govt., broadcasters to meet on CAS today More
Video channels may stage comeback More
China develops high-end optical fibre More
MTV censures video More
Source: The Hindu

Star TV’s content firm beams out a fuzzy picture More
It’s just news for new-look Metro More
UK’s affair with celebs not over yet More
UK ministers demand BBC apology on Iraq report More
Source:The Indian Express

Expanding TV coverage through KU band — `Head-ends to be provided to schools, community centres' More
Opinion: Cable TV More
Emulate BBC! More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

CAS & after: the scene is still not clear More
CAS: pay channel broadcasters win first round More
Foreign channels feed on local diet More
CAS confusion won't clear till Monday More
Zenith Media may go it alone More
BCCI defensive over guarantee money More
Source: The Economic Times

BBC set to sue UK minister More
Source: Hindustan Times

Key meeting today on CAS switchover More
Source: The Asian Age

Crucial CAS meeting on Monday More
Broadcasters to make their position on CAS clear More
Mid-Day announces closure of FM radio station More
MTV censures Aguilera's latest video More
Source:The Times of India

Digital set-top box from Telenext soon More
Source: Business Standard

Govt softens CASe, says not enough set top boxes More
Action, camera, lights - Ryan's children learn TV More
Source:www.moneycontrol.com

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

International Headlines
Consumers take on TV political talk shows More
Source: www.taipeitimes.com

Israel cuts ties with BBC More
Source: www.albawaba.com

Jobless journalists' Web site sure beats reality TV More
Source: www.sfgate.com

Digital upgrade begins for MCTV subscribers More
Source: www.barbadosadvocate.com

Radio's killing the TV stars More
Source: www.smh.com.au

Mouthpiece paid $200,000 for first television interview More
See your own face on TV More
Source: Hoovers

Joint Ventures Overtake Domestic Peers in TV Exports More
Source: english.peopledaily.com.cn

Move over, TV for voyeurs. It's voyages of Discovery that rule the world's airwaves More
Source: news.independent.co.uk

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