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Prasar
Bharati wants law mandating sharing of sports telecast rights
by private TV channels
Stung by telecast rights holder like World Sports
Group Nimbus and Taj Sports (managing Ten Sports channel) not
willing to play ball, Prasar Bharati has decided to appeal to
the third umpire - the Indian government. More
Hathway,
InCable agree to carry Ten Sports in Mumbai, penetration rises
by another two million
MSOs Hathway and InCable, who have been holding out
against carrying the signals of exclusive Fifa rights holder
Ten Sports for a week now, agreed to relay the service. More
Ten beefs up weekend programming, focuses on Indian sports
The Taj Sports promoted channel has announced a new weekend
programming line up termed 'Spectacular Sunday' to ensure
continued viewer interest. More
Prasar Bharati
board seeks government intervention on sports telecast rights
Sources indicate that the board is petitioning the Union government
to bring in a law which will ensure that telecast rights of
all important sports events accrue to DD. More
Macau Satellite
TV signs long-term lease on AsiaSat 2
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat)
and Macau's Cosmos Satellite Television (Macau Satellite TV-
MSTV) have signed a long-term satellite transponder leasing
agreement for the use of C-band capacity on AsiaSat 2. More
Media,Advertising
& Marketing Watch
SAB introduces
the 'new look' Knock Out in Andhra Pradesh
South African Breweries India Limited (SAB), a subsidiary of
South African Breweries , has introduced strong beer 'Knock
Out' in a new pack. More
Warner Bros to
leverage brands at Licensing 2002 International
Warner Brothers' Consumer Products division has announced an
impressive lineup of brands at Licensing 2002 International.
More
Tube
Talk
Star to telecast the Laureus Sports Awards on 15 June
The 'Laureus World Sports Awards 2002', the Oscars of the sporting
world, will be telecast on Star World next Saturday. More
J.Lo to feature
on Oprah show next week
Talk
show icon Oprah Winfrey will be hosting music diva Jennifer
Lopez on The Oprah Winfrey Show, on 14 June at 10:30
am. More
CNN to
air specials on 'Truth Tigers' and Sir Paul McCartney
CNN's show Insight will deal with a documentary on “Truth
Tigers” on Saturday at 5 pm. More
Media
Stock Watch
Weekend blues for media stocks. More
Technology
Update
NDS Group acquires interactive TV games technology firm Visionik
News Corp group and digital pay TV solutions company NDS announced
another acquisition, that of Danish TV application software
company, Visionik (formerly known as Visionik Interactive TV),
which offers digital interactive broadcast services and head-end
software working across satellite, terrestrial and cable platforms.
More
Lexar
Media, WireImage capture MTV movie awards
Lexar Media has announced that WireImage, one of the official
photography wire services covering this year's MTV Movie Awards,
selected Lexar Media Professional and High-speed Series CompactFlash
to capture the awards ceremony and backstage action. More
Terayon
sets new benchmark for rate shaping of HDTV
Terayon Communication Systems has demonstrated how cable television
operators can deliver multiple high definition (HD) digital
video streams in a single analog channel through rate shaping,
the real-time adjustment of digital video bit rates to accommodate
a given amount of bandwidth. More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com
Other
Headlines
Prasar Bharati Wants Beams Of
Private Players In Global Events
More
Source:The
Financial Express
North-East
finds favour with IT companies
More
Cosmo working to push demand for
BOPP films More
Source:
The Hindu Business Line
Prasar Bharti to demand content
sharing with DD More
Source:
Business Standard
Pop
tycoon sets sights on Indian TV More
Prasar Bharti seeks terrestrial rights for DD More
Crises turn Indian viewers onto TV news More
Kyunki Inder bhi abhi Mihir hai More
Mumbaities to get to see all WC matches More
Movie
promises to tug at heartstrings More
A tale of two Bhagat
Singhs More
India growing market for Hollywood More
Yash Chopra to return to direction More
ABC bleeps 'Jesus' out of broadcast More
Making of a Legend More
Corporate goals with a difference More
Source: The Times of India
Beaming across
Europe, helping in India More
Will Everybody
Say This Film’s Fine? More
Source:
The Indian
Express
Raghuvir Yadav
Power -packed More
Arun Frank to direct
Shabana Azmi again More
CAS picture is
still unclear to broadcasters More
Khuljja Sim Sim
episode repeated More
Commissioned programming
boosts Balaji Telefilms’ revenues More
CAS not a magic
bullet, says Murdoch Jr More
Broadcasters want
basic tier charge for free channels More
Doordarshan revamps
news division More
JITENDRA KUMAR
Blending drama and sitcom More
Source:
Screen
India's latest number one TV soap opera: Live news More
Source:
Hiindustan Times
Cable TV to converge
on your phone line More
Hard
drives to drive set-top boxes More
Zee
launches apparel brands More
Prasar
Bharati signals new TV war More
War
fears turn viewers onto TV news More
ReplayTV
users want no ads More
Analog
Hollywood peers into the brink of digital More
Source:The
EconomicTimes |
"Seeing
a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms.
And if you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give
you some."
-- Alfred Hitchcock
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International Headlines
Victory brings nation to the boil More
BBC presenters line up to replace Buerk More
Fay Ripley to star in wartime drama More
Boyd pens life of Hitler for BBC2 More
Source: www.mediaguardian.co.uk
U.S. Upset a Soccer Record for ESPN2 More
Game Show to Launch New Series More
FCC Admonishes 50 Stations for DTV Delay More
Hispanic Caucus Opposes EchoStar-DirecTV Merger More
Court TV to Have an Elite Summer More
MTV’s Movie Awards: A Key Demo Hit More
AOL, Disney Deny Pittman Move More
Defect Prompts ‘DCT-2000’ Recall More
Vinciquerra Eyed for Fox Nets Top Job More
Source: www.tvinsite.com
Older TV watchers in remote control More
Cash for answers in new TV show More
Source:www.heraldsun.news.com.au
Tribune Broadcasting and Universal Television Enterprises
Enter Co-Production Deal; Agreement Will Create A First-Run
Syndicated Series to be Cleared by Tribune Station Group More
Source:hoovnews.hoovers.com
CBS refuses to show Schwab ad deriding Wall Street practices
More
Source: www.nj.com
Digital TV setback for Hollywood studios More
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