23 Dec 2002 Volume 6 Issue no: 38


 












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World Cup Special
Executive Dossier

"We expect to garner Rs 2.1 billion or 60% of the total ad spend on air time during the World Cup 2003"
Interview with chairman and MD Nimbus communications Harish Thawani More

Executive Dossier
" Sony's World Cup Cricket telecast will eclipse shows across all channels!"
Interview with MAX executive vice president and business head Rajat Jain
More

Executive Dossier

"A new sense of dynamism prevails within DD"
An Interview with Doordarshan director general Dr S Y Quraishi More

Introducing: World Cup Cricket Media Buzz
Mega ad deals, endorsements and sponsorships: The gossip that's going around

With the World Cup mania rising, the scramble for the advertising buck by sales people across channels is going to intensify. Indiantelevision.com is doing its bit to give media planners and buyers and brand custodians a peek at what deals are being struck and becoming unstuck in the run up to the World Cup. Our gossip monger Inside Dope will be on the field speaking to all the constituents in the business to give you snippets and juicy titbits of the goings-on behind the scenes around the World Cup... More

Headlines
Swaraj seeks more reforms
India's information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj does not foresee any "bottlenecks" in the implementation of conditional access systems (CAS) in the country and firmly believes that the present uplinking norms for the electronic medium for news content, needs to be reviewed... More

STB, cable based computer entertainment beckons MSOs, cable operators
All TV and no play makes Jack a dull boy. That's a modern adage that Milestone Interactive Software Ltd (MISL) is hoping to cash in on... More

2 Sahara news channels by Feb 2003
Sahara has targeted the launch of the first two of its proposed region-specific news channels for February 2003... More

MAX debunks DD-Nimbus' claims on cricket ratings
Rajat Jain of Max lashes out at the viewership claims made by the DD-Nimbus combine earlier this week. Claims Max did much better!... More

MTV, Sony Marketing launch multimedia request show
This is an initiative which promises to take visual, audio creativity of music buffs to a level previously unseen on the telly. MTV Asia and Sony Marketing Asia Pacific have announced a new 15 minute interactive show MTV Start.. It commences from 6 January in India and Southeast Asia and runs till 23 June... More

Tube Talk
Cartoon Network gets into X'mas mode More
ESPN-Star Sports to air football matches
More
Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
I&B seeks Cabinet advice on FDI cap in news channels More
Digital Terrestrial Transmission roll-out in January More
New logo for Cup More
Stop using Cup tickets as prizes: Bacher More
Source: The EconomicTimes

Govt Mulls Opening Ku Band For Broadcast More
GCV Says It Has 15% Of C&S Market After Going Pay More
‘We Need Better Bandwidth For Real-time Telemedicine’ More
Source: The Financial Express

No licence powers for TV regulator More
Sahara to air news channels in 2 mths More
Source: Business Standard

Pay and choose channels More
CNN's audiences earn US$51.6 billion says new research More
TV's best costume designer : Ritu Deora bagged the best costume designer award at the second Indian Telly Awards More
Feeling Stagnant : DILIP JOSHI More
RAJESH JOSHI :Writer unlocked More
Source: Screen

Poor quality, Indian movies sink Pakistani film industry More
DVD visionary quitting job at Warner Bros. More
Source: Hindustan Times

The majority report More
Friends to return for 10th season More
Kannada author Ananthamurthy to be FTII chief More
Women who revealed all are Time persons of the year More
Source: The Indian Express

Star TV case heads for Cabinet More
Arindham Chaudhuri, Management guru, On bringing management mantras to Bollywood: More
Seedy CDs mean business in Delhi More
I reign in spite of flops, says Kareena More
Source: The Times of India

Hollywood formula clicks better More
Security nod for commercial use — Bharti keeping fingers crossed on sub-sea cable More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

TBWA\Anthem wins BBC World Service radio and online accounts More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Mark Tully's words More
Source: Mid-Day

"All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value."
--- Carl Sagan

International Headlines
ITV chief in digital fiasco to bank £1m More
Source: www.media.guardian.co.uk

BBC film inflames faithful More
Source: BBC News

Friends to Keep Bond Alive for One More Season on NBC More
Source: www.nytimes.com

French TV Journalist Dies in Kuwait After U.S. Tank Accident More
Source: www.tehrantimes.com

Critics Decry Digital TV Signal Coding More
Source:abcnews.go.com

Stars line up for IQ TV test More
Source: Ananova

The best shows on TV that you can't watch More
Source: www.canada.com

Jordan: Paper notes "fair" US TV documentary on Prophet Muhammad More
Castle Harlan Affiliate to Acquire Stake in Australian Satellite TV Company More
Egyptian TV director sentenced to forced labor for sexual harassment More
Source: Hoovers

First Minister Plans to Miss TV Debates More
Source: www.news.scotsman.com

TV Shows Compete for Emotional Interviews More
Source: www.cgi.wn.com

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