2 October 2004 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 11 - Issue No: 68






Executive Dossier

















"Three CAS models suggested because no one formula would work all over the country"
Interview with TRAI members including chairman Pradip Baijal

Headlines
Trai likely to recommend 5-8 % hike in cable rates

Reccos on new channels stump pay broadcasters

Trai releases recommendations for broadcast sector


Zee moves SC, Prasar Bharati also to file suit
Zee moves Supreme Court seeking direction to BCCI not to give rights to Sony/Ten; Prasar Bharati filing its own writ.

BCCI: Sony to telecast, Ten Sports to handle production

Mukta-Adlabs digi exhibition to alter digi projectors
Mukta-Adlabs Digital Exhibition, the joint venture between Adlabs Films and Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts, has earmarked Rs. 40 million to replace its existing digital projectors with new Panasonic projectors.

Karnataka theaters to defy moratorium

BVITV brings live action and animation to Mipcom

Shashi Kalanthil to head VSNL's retail broadband

BBC buys out Siemens technology unit

Dubai Sports City to host ICC Academy

Mipcom to screen snippets from 'Midnight Movies'

Media Stock Watch
Media scrips fall

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (12 September 2004 to 18 September 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (12 September 2004 to 18 September 2004)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
Gemini TV
MAX

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India

All channels must be shown on DTH: Trai
DD News unveils ticker service for commodity prices
Prasar Bharati to move court
  Source:The Financial Express
   
HK Tourism board woos Bollywood
SC to hear Zee's plea on Tuesday
Cricket telecast: Prasar Bharati to move SC as `aggrieved party'
CAS implementation in Govt's hands: TRAI
Suggests 3 models for cable TV delivery
TRAI wants review of FDI cap in DTH
Hinduja TMT acquires US co
Commodity quotes on DD news
  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
TRAI suggests 2 other options to CAS
Zee's plea
Ktaka: `Cinema row will be resolved by Monday'
  Source: The Hindu
   
Cable rates to stay the same till December
TRAI for status quo on prices in cable delivery
No quick-fix for cable muddle
Don’t probe Tehelka sting motive, govt tells panel
Journalist victim of another road rage
Siemens buys BBC unit, wins €2.7 bn IT deal
CBI to file charges in Tehelka case
  Source: Hindustan Times
   
Interview: Gursheel Walia creative director of Yeh Meri Life Hai
Over to a ‘bit of CAS’ now
Southern Bytes
Hungama TV rolls
Indian Idol comes to Mumbai
  Source:Screen
   
Poor transmission in Delhi due to upgradation work: DD
Prasar Bharti to move Supreme Court on Monday
  Source:Deepika Global
   
Inflation bill on cable TV
  Source: Telegraph
   
 
Trai again: Govt gets 3 CAS options
Prasar Bharati to move SC over telecast rights
Get set for higher cable TV bills
DD News launches ticker service for commodity prices
Telecast row gets murkier
Trai suggests review of FDI limits
Trai suggests 3 models for cable
Prasar Bharati claims its bid was higher than Sony TV
Zee moves SC for telecast rights of India-Australia series
  Source: The Economic Times
   

Zee moves SC to stop Sony telecast

TV stars shadow B'wood fashion

Lay off our rights: Zee to claimants
Cable TV rates to go up slightly: Trai
Centre draws the line over Tehelka probe
Bangalore: Popcorn Khao, King of Bollywood not out
Now Prasar Bharati joins telecast row
ISRO to launch Italian satellite
  Source: Times of India
   
Prasar Bharati claims its bid higher than Sony
Telecast right: Prasar Bharati, Zee move SC
Implement must-provide regime: Trai
Centre tells Tehelka panel motives not your concern
Chandigarh: AIR observes Hindi fortnight
Netflix, TiVo to develop Internet movie product
NBC picks up new sitcom Joey for full season
  Source:Indian Express
   

DD to telecast Indo-Pak hockey series live

  Source:www.123bharath.com
   

Is there more room for politics in sports, asks SC
  Source:www.123bharath.com
   
Telecast tangle: Prasar Bharati to move SC
  Source: Mid-day
   
Sathnam Sanghera: Make it your business to avoid TV
CyberMedia plans foray abroad with 2 publications
  Source: Business Standard
International News
VC groups eye NTL's transmission towers arm
Fourtou to double stake in Vivendi
  Source:Advanced-Television
   
A debate? Definitely not, says TV pioneer
  Source: Seattle Times
   
Siemens wins BBC contract
  Source:Guardian
   
Nielsen's Parent On The Prowl, Arbitron, MRI, Likely Targets
  Source: Media Post
   
Four Arabic TV channels removed on Sky
  Source:Media Bullet Asia
   
Hollywood Entertainment Expects Drop
Bush-Kerry Debate Draws 62.5M Viewers
  Source:Yahoo News
Casema to offer free digital TV
Digital music 'niche' market for foreseeable future, won't replace CDs - report
  Source: DM Europe
   
Daily TV Marketplace - ITV1 cleans up with Doc Martin
  Source: Media Week UK
   
Farrell's gay sex scene "too explicit"
Amercian TV nets cover eruption
  Source: Source: Digital Spy UK
   
HONG KONG: Betting watchdog objects to casino's TV promotion
  Source: Asia Media
   
Bush-Kerry Debate Draws 62.5 Million Viewers
TV Networks Break Rules for Bush-Kerry Debate
To Show or Not? Media Face Dilemmas Over Hostages
  Source:Reuters
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