21 May 2003 Volume 7 Issue no:61








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Headlines
CAS: Govt. may tighten the screws

Upset with broadcasters' continued lobbying, I&B ministry not to allow driver channels to be priced at a high cost...More

InCablenet settles with One Alliance; gets signal
InCablenet is believed to have resolved its issues with the One Alliance bouquet...More

Pressure may build up within BJP on CAS
At the moment, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), heading India's coalition government, may not be highly worried, but pressure within the party is likely to build up on conditional access and its rollout once some feedback from the ground, especially Delhi, is received by the party's bigwigs and analysed...More

Hathway ready to meet CAS deadline
The Rajan Raheja owned MSO Hathway, in which Star has a 26 % stake will invest Rs 120-150m per city for CAS...More

Cable industry would do the trick: Hathway's Neeraj Bhatia
"Indian cable operators have this amazing knack of entrepreneurship. We feel that the cable trade is well-equipped to convert customers.":Hathway's Neeraj Bhatia...
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Mumbai 'kudis' n 'mundas' get 2 days to vie for [V] Popstars stakes
The second edition of the Coke [V] Popstars is all set to challenge the budding singers from the glam capital, Mumbai, the final destination of the tour...More

Saira Banu's 'Kise Apna Kahein' on Sahara from 26 May
Sahara Manoranjan has announced the launch of Kise Apna Kahein, produced by Saira Banu, the popular Bollywood actor of yesteryears. ...More


Discovery looks to expand programme repertoire with SARS doc.
Discovery will air the one-hour documentary The Science of SARS on 27 May at 8 pm .with repeats on 31 May at 1 pm and on 3 June at 10 am...More

Mandira Bedi to star in patriotic music video made by Kidszone
Debutante director Bharat Mehra, through his newly promoted company Kidszone, has lined up a series of TV serials and "patriotic" music videos...More


Dylan McDermott, Lara Flynn Boyle to exit 'The Practice'
This will come as a huge disappointment for fans of legal drama The Practice. Dylan Mcdermott, Lara Flynn Boyle and four cast members will leave the show...More

Oprah extends talk show by two years
Here is good news for fans of the Oprah Winfrey Show. The talk show queen and media magnate has signed a contract that will keep her programme on air into 2008...More


Broadcasters seek to make streaming videos a monetary stream
The TVMW Seminar: Streaming Video Strategies for Broadcasters workshop sought to examine the kind of business models which broadcasters have to explore in order to capitalise on the explosion of broadband across Europe...More

Media Advertising & Marketing watch
Coca-Cola India launches ad campaigns for 'Sunfill Home Maker' offer
Coca-Cola India has launched a promotional campaign for its 'Sunfill Home Maker' offer...
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BBC World Service's first education HIV/Aids campaign
The BBC World Service Trust, the charitable arm of the BBC, in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation, a leader in health information and research, and media conglomerate Viacom, have, announced the launch of a year-long campaign...
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Tube Talk

ESPN to telecast Zimbabwe tour of England live Read
CNBC interview's President PeopleSoft Conway
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Technology Update
Optibase platform supports BBC Monitoring sys Read
SA unveils Continuum DVP eXtra Dense QAM Array
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Other Headlines
Freeze Frame - Amit Khanna: CAS is one big mess More
Praying for a fade out Believe it or not but the government is hoping that the current lot of private FM stations owners will vanish into the sunset. Shuchi Bansal explains why More
The Malaysian road to disaster Convergence has not succeeded in Malaysia. So why is the government pushing the Convergence Bill, asks Thomas K. Thomas More
TV channels see huge pricing pressure More
CAS is all greek for masses: TAM survey More
Television commercial durations on the slide More
Muzzling music piracy More
Source: Business Standard & Ice World

Consumer groups turn anti-CAS More
Making airwaves: FM radio's potential More
The soap opera saga More
Managing Editor of Statesman arrested for PF default More
Mike Powell's 'beauty parade' with radio More
Vivendi plans summer exit from US entertainment biz More
Source: The Economic Times & Brand Equity

CAS Politics On The Boil More
It’s Open Standards For DTH, Finally More
Pepsi Focuses On The Net, Coke On Television Campaigns More
Source: The Financial Express

Music off air More
Norms on pricing pay channels likely More
Broadcasters file FIRs against INCableNet More
Print ads score over TV for womenswear More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Liberalisation to the fore: Ravi Prasad More
Ghai hopes 'copy control' CDs will check music pirates More
Source: The Times of India

Will you have to buy a set-top box? More
Source: Hindustan Times

Marathi play made into a TV show More
Source: Mid Day

Escotel ties up with NDTV to provide news on mobile More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Madhumita: Key witness out of bounds for family, media More
Source: The Indian Express

GSAT-2 reaches its space home More
Presentation on Indian cinema attracts huge crowds More
Source:The Hindu

Oprah talk show gets two-year extension More
Source: The Asian Age

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


International Headlines
Gays attack Sun's 'homophobic' Big Brother offer More
'Banker shows' boost Granada revival More
Oddie brought in to boost BBC daytime More
Tufnell gets own show on Radio 5 Live More
Archer documentary draws 2.2m to Channel 4 More
ITV set to axe 'News at when' More
Broadcasters face revenue struggle More
Source: media.guardian.co.uk

FCC's Adelstein Calls for More Media Scrutiny More
Consumer Magazines Suffer Readership Declines More
Jim Ritts Upped at Primedia More
Donald Browne Named COO of Telemundo More
Source: www.mediaweek.com

Vivendi Targets Summer Exit from Entertainment Biz More
Source: Reuters

Rupert Murdoch's Digital Death Star More
Source: www.alternet.org

Oprah to Stay on Air Through 2008 More
Source: Yahoo! News

Granada profits up in 'ITV fightback' More
Source: Ananova

Clear signals for digital radio More
Source: BBC News

UNESCO transforming community radio stations More
Source: www.jamaicaobserver.com


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