6 October 2004 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 11 - Issue No: 71






Mipcom Musings



















Strong Indian presence at MIPCOM
Things are looking up at Mipcom for Indians with participants such as Sony, Star, Zee, WEG India, Land Marvel Animation.

ETV, BVITV announce multi-genre, multi-year prog agreements

BVITV, HRT Croatia sign multi-year licensing agreement

BVITV (APAC) announces agreement with HK cable

Click here for the slide show of MIPCOM 2004

Headlines
SC clears decks for cricket t'cast on DD
Court defers hearing of interim application by Zee questioning award of rights to Prasar Bharti and Sony.

Prasar Bharati looking at Rs 1 billion+ in advertising

SC declines to interfere in BCCI-DD deal

CABLEready to do NYT TV's reality series' int sales
New York Times Television, the television production unit for The New York Times, has chosen program distributor CABLEready to handle international sales for seven medical reality series produced for TLC and Discovery Health in the United States.

Numero uno position with us, claims Zee News

BBC World wins award at the Hot Bird TV Awards

Cartoon Network to telecast ‘Digimon Adventures’

ESS to telecast IFA Shield 2004 live

'Manasarovar' selected to London film fest

Indian film ind delays embargos on Kannada filmdom

Sony enters Ind B2B mkt with new range

Disney (India) appoints Reddy as ad sales director

Media Stock Watch
Media scrips buck the trend

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (19 September 2004 to 25 September 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (19 September 2004 to 25 September 2004)
Star Plus
MAX
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
DD1
Zee TV

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India

Supreme Court okays cricket telecast on DD

DD to air DTH by November

DD on collision course with Zee over cricket

Cable TV rates down only in Chennai: Trai survey

Haier muscles into TV market

  Source:The Financial Express
   

SC directs cricket telecasters to maintain proper accounting

`Revenue-sharing is future of cricket broadcast'

AIR to sell rights of Australia-India series to ABC

Jaipal Reddy defends autonomy for Prasar Bharati

SC allows DD to telecast matches — Reserves verdict on Zee petition
A choice for the TV viewer
PIB interaction with media
Golden Nandi for `Sukhadukhalu'
  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
'Green Oscars' to have six Indian entries
'People all over the country can watch cricket telecast'
Jaipal Reddy defends CBI probe into Tehelka expose
Doordarshan allowed to telecast series
"Money, main constraint in promoting Indian entry at Oscar"
'Jananee Janma Bhoomi' bags seven awards
  Source: The Hindu
   
Total TV : Up close and local
Bhuvan Lall: The Canadian connection
Amit Khanna: The great channel rush
Zee loses DTH rights too
  Source: Business Standard
   
Winding up of Phukan panel justified: Jaipal Reddy
Fox News Channel admits reporter posted fake story about Kerry
Sony India forays into IT peripherals market
SC allows DD to air India-Aus Tests
Sharp makes world's biggest LCD TV
  Source: Hindustan Times
   
See your 'saas bahu' soap in Seattle courtesy Sony's wireless TV! ...
  Source:123Bharath.com
   
Prasar Bharati happy at getting clearance for telecast
  Source:Deepika Global
   
Match signals blocked on Zee's Dish TV
  Source: That's Cricket
 
BCCI, Ten Sports sign production deal
Legal battle lines lawyers' pockets
PM to inaugurate DD's DTH service
DD sees Rs 150-cr ad revenue from cricket series
Stay tuned: SC allows cricket to go on air
Cricket's must in sports channel war for eyeballs
PM seeks review of media policy
ESPN-Star Sports to live telecast IFA shield
Warner to return $350 mn to investors
Prasar Bharati bags Rs 80-cr ad revenue
US journalists feel threatened by offshoring
Full coverage: Cricket Telecast battle
  Source: The Economic Times
   
Telecast scams: CBI reopens three old cases

Thumbs-up for matches on DD, Sony

Watch the match on DD

SC asks BCCI, others to keep proper accounts
Cash-strapped and Oscar-bound

Sony forays into IT segment in India

Fresh Tehelka probe came as a surprise for Phukan
  Source: Times of India
   
Subhash, Subroto lead TV channels’ boycott
SC lets DD go ahead but puts BCCI on backfoot
Regional head of TV Today booked
Prasar Bharati goes DTH, offers international channels too
At IWPC’s b’day, PM for balanced, fair media policy
  Source:Indian Express
   

Sony Plans Bollywood Bonanza!

  Source:www.radiosargam.com
   

Tehelka probe is our manifesto's promise: Jaipal Reddy

  Source:New Kerala
   

Channels wary to react to DD rights

Broadband India 2004

  Source:Sify
   
Maintain proper accounts: SC to BCCI, DD
  Source: Mid-day
   
Bandwidth prices rule high
  Source: Telegraph
International News
UK: Setanta sports to telecast India-Aus cricket
  Source: Media Bullet Asia
   
News Corp mulls new networks
  Source: CBS Marketwatch
   
Terror TV Show Ticking
  Source: New York Post
   
Mandel to Advertisers: Fix Your Creative
Rainbow Media Names Daniel Ronayne GM for VOD Network
  Source: MediaWeek (US)
   
Rupe rushes ESPN
E! to launch global Style Network
TeleImages, NHK partner for 'Miracle' sequel
Buena Vista announces South Africa, Croatia deals
Extreme acquires programming from Chum Television
  Source: Yahoo News
   
RTL backs Ch4/Five merger plans
Fremantle France strikes real deal with KM Productions
IBC and Zone Vision partner for programme distribution
Japan outpaces Korea in satellite mobile broadcast
CASBAA to address technology, ad sales and pay-TV piracy crisis
  Source: Advanced Television
   
Fox News changes script process
  Source: Media Bistro
   
Fahrenheit 9/11 DVD Release to Stir Debate
  Source: London Free Press
   
Spanish Broadcasting Allies with Viacom
  Source: S. Florida Business Journal
   
Disney Seeks a Script for Its Next Season
  Source: Financial Times
   
The Vine: NBC Constructs Trump 'Towers'
  Source: Hollywood Reporter
   
Dunlop builds Real Estate TV
ITV to widen focus to planners in next round of trading talks
Television marketing body just a name away from coming to fruition
Living a dream with spin-off channel
  Source: Media Week (UK)
   
CBS Says Probe Results Unlikely Until After Election
NBC Constructing Trump 'Towers'
Fox Gives Passing Grade to Cosby
  Source: Reuters
   
Network TV On The Ropes At Cross Media Heavyweight Bout'
  Source: Media Post
   
Siemens partners with Myrio for internet television
  Source: InformITV
   
KPN offers DTV via DVB-T
Interactive programme guide market to grow to €820m by 2008 - report
  Source: DM Europe
   

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