27 June 2002 Volume 3 Issue no: 92


 

 


 








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Headlines
Agrani satellite transponders to be used for DTH platform
Agrani Satellite Services Limited (an ASC Enterprise) has signed a turnkey satellite contract for India's first private sector satellite initiative. More

Paresh Rawal turns TV producer with 'Shubh Mangal Sawdhan'
The versatile actor, Paresh Rawalis all set to turn producer with a comedy he is producing for Sahara TV. More

SeaChange to help ESS go Hindi end August
Sportscaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has selected SeaChange International's Broadcast MediaCluster video server system for on-air delivery of television programming to viewers in 25 countries including India. More


AXN claims giant share among English movie channels with 'Commando'
Action channel AXN India claims to have stolen a march over rival English movie channels last month in the ratings game. More

Essel Group's Agrani applies for DTH licence
Direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting is coming. Take it as a given. Subhash Chandra's ASC Enterprises Ltd (Agrani) has applied for a DTH licence. More



Media Advertising and Marketing watch
McCann Pulse study finds football fans behaviour radically affected by World Cup
Celebrations full of colour, business at a standstill, sales of the most varied products soaring. These and more are just some of the effects the ongoing Fifa World Cup has among crazed fans across the world, according to McCann Pulse, the consumer insight network of McCann-Erickson WorldGroup, that has been observing the viewing rituals of World Cup fans during the past two weeks. More


Tube Talk
Hollywood celebrities undertake adventures on AXN

Starting 14 July, AXN will start a new adventure based series featuring well known Hollywood television and film personalities. More

Technology Update
Samsung Electro-Mechanics chooses Zarlink high performance demodulator for next-generation digital television products
Korean major Samsung Electro-Mechanics has selected Zarlink Semiconductor's advanced demodulator chip for its new TNIM (terrestrial network interface module) that will power STBs (set-top boxes) and televisions targeted for the emerging terrestrial digital TV consumer market. More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Ficci Welcomes Caps On FDI In Print Media More
The Business Of News
More
ESPN Screams Blackmail As RPG Cuts Off Signal More
Cartoon Network Gets More Mainstream Ads More
Mahindra Intertrade To Launch Disney Apparels More
Source: Financial Express

Wireless tech may untangle bandwidth mess More
Disney park offers all the thrills, but for less More
Agrani in fray for DTH licence More
No foreign rush expected as print opens up More
Business Standard may sell stake to FT More
BMS flays FDI in print media More
FDI in print not acceptable: Congress More
Source:The EconomicTimes

ASC Enterprises applies for DTH licence More

No adverse impact of FDI in print: Govt More

CBI raids Tehelka; director calls timing sinister More

Top print firms likely to get foreign money first More

Print media: FDI entry evokes mixed reactions More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com

Govt mulls radio revenue sharing More
ASC Enterprises applies for DTH licence More
Source: Business Standard

Bollywood `Boom' echoes at Burj Al Arab Hotel More
Red FM goes on air More
It's cartoons vs soaps on prime time More

FDI in print media More
Safeguards critical for FDI in print media, says FICCI More
Reconsider decision More

Source: The Hindu Business Line

FICCI sounds a note of caution More
Jayalalithaa opposes FDI in print media More
FDI in print: NUJ threatens stir More
Sushma promises safeguards for media More
Cong. opposes FDI in print media More
Source: The Hindu

Hindi makes news More
Source: The Hindustan Times

A ticket to ride? More
Reading the fine print
More
Source: The Indian Express

US students study Indian music, films More
ASCEL applies for DTH licence More
Panache More
Bombay Dreams heads for Broadway More
Winsome three More
Media to be ‘reviewed’ by Bollywood More
Yahoo to End Broadcasting Services More
Source: The Asian Age

Probe ordered into Surya TV document More
Tabu, a woman of many talents More
Ganguly & Co keen to see Bombay Dreams More
Beetle Bailey to get new character More
Play it again Bollywood! More
FICCI welcomes FDI in print media More
Straight Answers More
Witness implicates Chetan Anand's sons More
‘Cricket is 9 to 5, acting is 24/7’ More
North Korean TV shows US team
More
Source: The Times of India


"It occurred to me many years ago that the only way to learn this business was to be in it."
-- Stephen Spielberg


International Headlines
Advantage World Cup
More
Vivendi stays confident
More
BBC accused of set-up
More
Source: www.mediaguardian.co.uk

Murdoch, Religious B'casters Battle DBS Deal
More
Regulators Charge WorldCom with Fraud
More
FCC Hammers Out New Auction Date
More
MTV Study: High-Tech Not Enough
More
Northpoint Takes FCC to Court
More
Lifetime Is Prime Choice -- Again
More
Source: www.tvinsite.com

Multimedia TV: Successful funding of MultiMedia Television PLC
More
Anchorage TV stations not yet ready to go digital
More
Source: Hoovers

Group calls bids for new TV ratings firm
More
Source: www.bangkokpost.com



 




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