29 May 2002
 Volume 3 Issue no: 69


 

 




 




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Conditional Access System Update
Cable industry told to come up with an equitable pricing mechanism for FTA basic tier
I&B minister Sushma Swaraj set the ball rolling again today on the conditional access issue following her trip to Cannes... More

 HEADLINES
B4U, DD all set to ink deal on FIFA World Cup telecast
Indications are that B4U Networks and Doordarshan are on the verge of signing a deal which will allow for the deferred telecast on DD of four matches and a daily highlights capsule... More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
 Growing number watch TV while surfing Net in US
US consumers are increasingly likely to watch TV while surfing the Internet, according to findings from Knowledge Networks/SRI. More

Technology Update
LSI Logic's Silicon Solutions used in 7 million satellite set top boxes
LSI Logic Corporation claims to have delivered 13 million units of MPEG decoder and QPSK demodulator chips that can be found in seven million satellite set-top boxes (STBs) shipped within the last year. More

Tube Talk
 Pop icon Kylie Minogue set to enthrall viewers on Star World
Pop singer Kylie Minogue takes centrestage on Star World in a pop music special, An audience with Kylie. More

 Doodarshan to telecast documentary on seer
National broadcaster Doordarshan will be telecasting a biographical documentary on the Kanchi Sankaracharya. More

TAM Top 10 Programmes (12 May - 18 May 2002)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

TAM Top 100 Programmes on different Channels (12 May - 18 May 2002)
Sun TV
Star Plus
Gemini TV
Zee TV
Sony
Star Sports
 Source: www. indiantelevision.com.

Other Headlines
LG revises colour TV sales target upwards More
ASP market to cross Rs 100 cr by 2004: IDC More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

No Shining Star On The DTH Horizon Yet More
STB Tech Specs: BIS Kicks Off Groundwork More
Pricing Impedes Ten Sports’ Distribution More
DD To Show World Cup Highlights More
Commissioned Programming Boosts Balaji Telefilms’ Revenues More
BBC Works At Synergies In TV, Radio & Online Services More
Ficci Sends Proposal On Audio-visual Services To WTO More
Source: Financial Express

CAS: Is it for the viewer or cable operator? More
Ficci for easing film distribution norms More
Source: Business Standard
Satellite war More
Source: The Asian Age

 Unilever signs largest-ever TV ad deal in UK More
Source: www.briefonline.com
Catch up with a rising Star More
Dilemma over ‘box’ ordinance More
Pooja looking forward to ‘Talaash’ More
Pondicherry to host French film fest More
Live football action on cable More
TV women tell tales of exploitation More
Speaker puts blinkers on TV coverage More
Actor Dileep takes producer to court More
NBC anchor Tom Brokaw to continue More
Harry Potter video out for mega sale More
Clones heaps $200 million at US box office More
Devgan eyes hat-trick with 3 releases More
Web of Allusion More
 Source: The Times of India
Balaji shows on weekends too! More
Set top box in the eye of a storm More
 Source:www.moneycontrol.com

"Quality television is a rare medium well done."
-- PBS Slogan
International Headlines
Williams Will Succeed Brokaw as NBC Anchor After 2004 More
Source: www.nytimes.com

Spooks to return as BBC1 spies a hit More
TV warms to Eurovision revival More
Race against time for digital coalition More
Plain Jane fails to captivate More
C5 throws down arts gauntlet at BBC More
ITV invests in drama to woo upmarket viewers More
Source: www.mediaguardian.co.uk

New broadcaster in Singapore celebrates ratings success More
Argentine cable ad spending plunges 52.5% in 1Q More
Puma scores pan-euro deal with MTV to launch "Shudoh" soccer line More
Source: www.adageglobal.com


 

 

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