17 Mar 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 5







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FICCI FRAMES 2003
Shourie to industry: work for change

IT, Telecom minister urges industry stalwarts to work for solutions to problems. Frames 2003 concludes on high note...More

Government moving on Convergence Bill: Shourie
After well over a year in nowhere land, the Convergence Bill has got some oxygen pumped into its motor...More


DTH guidelines to stay: Mohan
“The potential is there as an alternate platform. But to drive DTH forward the government should rethink its stand on cross media ownership restrictions as well as...More

Bad marketing surefire recipe for disaster
The session 'Marketing & Distribution: The global field' began just a little after the scheduled hour but went past its closing dot...More

Get professional, filmmakers told
Better institutional financing would require a higher degree of professional management, better collaterals and tighter budgetary and time frame control from filmmakers...More


Multi media branding urged
The session 'Multiple Revenue streams for entertainment industry: Out of the 'box' thinking' had some innovative and bold suggestions coming...More

New "brand" world - in a brand new world
Content aggregators including TV channels have failed to convert products to long-lasting brands. There is lack of consistency and an inherent failure in marketing...More

360 degrees communication to invite, not intrude
Content aggregators, ad agencies and advertisers should jointly work out 360 degrees multimedia consumer interactions to provide positive experiences and...More

Industry told to get cracking on CAS
It was a session that was keenly awaited and lived up to its billing as one of the highlights of FRAMES 2003. "Conditional Access Systems - a Mid-Term Review" confirmed two points...More


Television and cinema can co- exist
With television becoming the main mode of entertainment in the country today, the impact and growth of regional language channels, especially in the South, cannot be undermined...More

Grindon supports CAS on condition
This was THE high-power session of FRAMES 2003. "Can India make it: The Way Forward" was chaired this morning by the I&B minister Ravi Shankar Prasad with the keynote address by Sony Pictures, International Television president Michael Grindon...More

DD scores points over satellite news channels
It took staid ole' Doordarshan to liven up proceedings a bit in the post lunch session on TV News - the new blockbuster...More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Abbies turn spotlight on TV 'ad' stars
Abby awards 2003 will honour best actors in TV commercials. A look at some of the stars preferred by admen...More

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Other Headlines
Who said cricket always comes first? More
Oscar to set up Rs 100 cr DVD plant More
Spectrum to be basis of telecom licences: Shourie More
Sony welcomes CAS implementation More
CAS task force to meet to break imbroglio More
Freeze frame More
Look who's stalking: Game chat goes live More
Source: The Economic Times

Sony welcomes Govt's move to implement CAS More
O&M is top dog at Abby's for 4th year in a row More
Call to boycott pay channels More
Film makers seek survival mantra More
IDBI moots consortium to finance films More
ICICI Bank to offer finance for STBs More
Source: The Times of India

New Skies Targets $22 Million Revenues From India In 2003 More
Intelsat Set To Launch Two Satellites For India By Mar ’04 More
Source: The Financial Express

SMS has a big selling point More
CAS players’ plan not in place: I&B ministry More
Piracy keeping FIs off films More
E Comm to launch Net via cable in Surat, Vadodara More
Source: Business Standard

Which way is radio headed?... More
Consumers will dictate terms: KS Sarma, CEO, Prasar Bharati More
KPMG pegs growth of Indian entertainment sector at a moderate 6.4 per cent More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Telescope: Channels caught on boundary line More
Source: The Indian Express

FIs give `credit' to Bollywood More
Source:
The Hindu Business Line

Actors or daily workers? More
Anchored! More
Source: Screen

"Television is teaching all the time. Does more educating than the schools and all the institutions of higher learning".
- Marshal McLuhan


International Headlines
IBM to Show New Technologies at NAB 2003 More
Source: www.uemedia.com

BBC gears up for Comic Relief telethon More
Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

ITV, C4 may make switch from Sky More
Source: www.thisislondon.com

48 Hours: Time to lighten up TV coverage More
Source: www.nzherald.co.nz

Iraq worry cuts TV ad forecasts More
Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au

TV producer missing after falling from cliff More
Source: www.usatoday.com

24/7: SM:TV Turn Off More
Source: Hoovers

Elizabeth Smart, The TV Movie? More
Source: www.cbsnews.com

BBC defends satellite shift from Sky More
Source: www.sundayherald.com

Florida newspapers, broadcasters unite in support for public records bills More
Source: www.nj.com

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