6 Mar 2003 Volume 6 Issue no: 96







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Headlines
CAS task force meet on Friday crucial
Failure of the govt to address rationalisation of duties on import of STBs will figure in the critical meeting...More

NDTV pulling all stops for launch
NDTV News and NDTV Samachar will launch simultaneously around 1 April...More


Special Report
The not so fair face of advertising!
Channels and ad agencies feel the heat as NGOs and the government wake up to discriminatory fairness product ads...More

CAS Update
Rajya Sabha given set top box manufacturers' list
Tech majors Philips and Thomson figure in the list of set top box manufacturers who have an eye on the Indian market with the imminent implementation of CAS on the horizon...More

FICCI FRAMES 2003
Television is no longer the sexy mistress it used to be..." More
Sam Balsara, Madison Communications chairman

Other Breaking News Headlines
Media scrips continue decline post-budget
Media scrips continued their downslide four days after the announcement of the annual budget 2003-04. Media analysts have already indicated that the budget was negative for the media and ...More

80 channels permitted to uplink, RS told
In a recent Rajya Sabha session, the information and broadcasting ministry responded to a query about the uplinking issue by stating that there in total 80 channels that were permitted to uplink from Indian shores...More

BBC hopes for cachet with Pak through chat show
BBC World is looking at increasing viewership in the Asian region through shows that build up intimate contact...More

NGC doc to be honoured at Genesis awards
The elephant may symbolise God in Asia, but its treatment in the region would make any animal lover hang his/her head in shame. National Geographic captured...More

Discovery, CameraPlanet plans 'Discovery Docs'
Discovery Communications, Inc.(DCI) and CameraPlanet have announced a joint venture for a series of films Discovery Docs...More

Bodenheimer to take charge of ESPN, ABC Sports
ESPN President George Bodenheimer will assume responsibility for both ESPN and ABC Sports when Howard Katz steps down as president of ABC Sports at the end of next week...More

TV Ratings (16 February 2003 - 22 February 2003)
TAM Top 10 Programmes

Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

TAM Top 100 Programmes on different Channels

Star Plus
Set Max
Sun TV
Sony
Gemini TV
Zee TV


Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Pay-per-click solutions from Primedia
About Inc., a division of Primedia which claims to be the leading targeted media company, has announced that Sprinks has launched two new products...More

Technology Update
MSN TV launches back-end technology platform More

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Cricket puts Zee on sticky wicket More
As cricket wins, other channels go for a toss More
With India in Super Six, DD, SET hike ad rates More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Tendulkar’s Bat Works Magic For CricInfo Too More
CricketNext Pads Up For New Revenue Streams Abroad More
Samsung, Nehru Science Centre Set Up Digital Exposition More
WorldSpace Joins The Battle For FM Space More
Wisden Takes 67% In CricInfo; Integrated Site On Anvil More
Telecom Service Providers Flunk Trai Quality Of Service Test More
Column : This Isn’t Cricket More
Source: The Financial Express

Satellite broadcast may grow five-fold in five yrs More
Govt to monitor fairness cream, liquor ads on TV More
AOL sees cable IPO by summer, $2-4 bn asset sales More
War watch: Video games no match for a fighter jet run More
Source: The Economic Times

HC ban boosts fight against cable fees More
Charges against Doordarshan ex-official, wife More
Bangladesh frees journalist on bail More
Source: The Times of India

Super Six teams in for stiffer dope scan More
Indian music industry gets serious on piracy menace More
Google rolls out new online ad program More
Source: Hindustan times

PioneerOnline forays into overseas mart More
Source: Business Standard

Women MPs want vulgar ads be banned More
Source: The Asian Age

Cable networks adopt wait-and-watch attitude More
World Cup buzz More
[V]ith three divas More
Source: The Indian Express

"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book."
- Groucho Marx


International Headlines
Ofcom not open until Christmas More
Coughs catch up with Millionaire 'frauds' More
BBC news wins first round in ratings battle More
Lords may offer ITV control over ITN More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

$188m TV turn-on More
Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au

Viacom Emerges for Vivendi Media Assets More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

ABC's 'Family' debut tops NBC's new 'Deal' More
Source: www.medialifemagazine.com

Russian TV channels to be broadcasted in North America and Africa More
Source: www.rbcnews.com

BBC News opens new Moscow Bureau More
Source:www.digitalspy.co.uk

CSA presses broadcasters for frequency changes More
Source: www.dtg.org.uk

Cable television operators defend change in channels More
Source: www.manilatimes.net

Study: Marketers Reach Light TV Viewers Via the Web More
Source: www.adweek.com

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