24 Mar 2003 Volume 7 Issue no: 10











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CAS Update
CAS to sound death knell for bundled bouquets?
Post-CAS, will bundled bouquets become a no-no? That is what what the future holds, at least in the big cities, say some industry veterans...More

Headlines
Abe Thomas to head MTV sales
SET India's senior V-P sales is expected to take charge of ad sales at MTV by mid-April...More

TEN Sports contest targets media fraternity

The 'Sharjah Cup Contest', in association with indiantelevision.com, will kick off on 24 March...More

Iraq issues marching orders to CNN
The wheel has come full circle. CNN, which made its reputation covering the 1991 Gulf War from Baghdad, has been ordered to leave Iraq along with two other US TV news broadcasters...More


Media stocks gain despite war fears
Notwithstanding war fears, media stocks rose on the premier stock exchanges of the country. The Bombay Stock Exchange BSE Sensex ended at 3,218.73 (19.58 points higher) during the special trading session on Saturday. The National Stock Exchange Nifty rose to 1,037.15 ( up 6.60 points )...More

Fifth Avenue to distribute, market two channels
Fifth Avenue Media Services (FAMS), perhaps the first business process outsourcing consultancy firm for the broadcasting business (satellite TV to be more precise), has entered into an agreement with Silk Route Media to distribute two new channels Action TV and F&S...More


10 nominations for Nick in daytime Emmies
The Daytime Emmy Awards 2003 has announced its nomination list for the 29th edition of the annual daytime award, to be held at New York's Radio City Music Hall on Friday, 16 May, and Nickelodeon has bagged 10 nominations in the children's categories...More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Cartoon Network makes the step up beyond kids brands
From small books come big words of advice! Cartoon Network is one channel which seems to be making the right moves when it comes to stretching revenue streams during recession...More

Technology Update
NDTV, Iredeto to provide traffic updates
More
TSV shopping service is now just few clicks away More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Navroze Dhondy CEO, Creatigies, On the Predikta television game. More
Star News to continue after April 1 More
Saban expected to pick-up KirchMedia film library More
TV's war coverage outdrawn by comedy repeats More
INSAT-3A to be launched on April 8 More
Source: The Times of India

Fans on the frontline More
4 journalists killed while covering Iraq war More
Al-Jazeera airs footage of captured US troops in Iraq More
Iraqi TV shows Saddam meeting military officials More
Mandira matters More
Source: The Economic Times

Radio Mirchi trains its guns on the masses More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Al-Jazeera TV shows U.S. PoWs More
INSAT-3A to be launched Apr.8 More
`Journalists should seek the truth' More
Source: The Hindu

Conditional access — many queries still unanswered More
Regulating TV channels More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Tata Tele to set up 400 net kiosks in TN More
Source: Business Standard

Multiplexes Hit By Bollywood Lows More
Cartoons As Brands More
Sound Of (Pirated) Music: Not Easy On The Ears More
Source: The Financial Express

Watching the World Cup and the War live More
I&B to bring out RSS founder’s biography More
Telescope - Awe and shock, it’s embedded More
On Academy eve, Hollywood blasts US attack on Iraq More
Source: The Indian Express

Pentagon's satellite network in danger of going dark: Report More
Escorts plans $150 million telecoms investment More
AOL Time Warner says Turner to stay on board More
Reality TV, Baghdad-style More
Source: Hindustan Times

"I put my air conditioner in backwards. It got cold outside. The weatherman on TV was confused. "It was supposed to be hot today".
- Steven Wright


International Headlines
New York Times Makes Big Foray Into TV More
Source:Yahoo!

Providence backs Canadian broadcaster More
Source: www.thedeal.com

Al Jazeera, BBC most sought after channels More
Source: www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

'Increased concern' for ITV News team More
Source: www.itv.com

The Iraqi war on the Internet More
Source: www.cnews.canoe.ca

On TV, Bombing Induces Awe More
Source: www.kansascity.com

British TV reporter believed dead More
Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au

Arab TV Shows Dead, Captured U.S. Troops More
Source: www.thestate.com

Canadian broadcaster says cancellation on Florida radio station an exception More
CTV offers sound of its Iraq war coverage free to all Canadian radio stations More
Source: www.cp.org

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