Headlines
STB Duties cut to 5% till 31 July
Benefit
of reduced customs duty on set-top boxes about 45 per cent on current
costings. Prasad firm on CAS deadline... More
Govt. cuts customs
duties on set top boxes
The government took a huge step towards incentivising the rollout
of set-top boxes into the marketr...More
INDigital reworks
STB package; to offer 70 channels in FTA tier
INCableNet has gone on record to say that it will, within the
basic tier price of Rs 72 (excluding local taxes), provide 70 free-to-air
channels...More
Zee restructuring STB scheme
The revised schemes would include reducing the refundable
security money from Rs 3,990 to about Rs 2,600 with the daily rent
of the box being brought down to about paise 60 from the announced
Re 1. ...More
Parliamentary panel favours deferment
of CAS deadline
The standing committee on IT witnessed members, cutting
across party lines, raising doubts and reservations over the implementation
of CAS from 15 July...More
FTV mulls criminal
charges against MEN
FTV says it is pressing charges against Modi Entertainment president
Lalit Modi for fraud, extortion, harrassment, copyright and trademark
infringement...More
Zee English to sport an all-international look
As of Friday, the English entertainment channel will
be sporting a new look and packaging...More
Alpha Punjabi claims
90% channel share for live show telecast
Alpha Punjabi regional language channel has claimed a major
milestone during the live telecast of its musical event Shava Shava...More
'Haqeeqat' bags 2003 RAPA for Best non-fiction programme
BAG films production's serial Haqeeqat, based on human
rights cases, has bagged two Rapa awards for the year 2003...More
Time Inc. CEO sees
growth despite the strongest broadcast upfront deals in years
AOL Time Warner's publishing empire Time Inc.'s CEO Ann Moore
has predicted a five per cent growth in advertising revenues in
2003. ...More
Executive Dossier
" It would be foolish if I switched to some other track and allowed
my competitors to perform a dance of victory on an empty field"
Balaji Telefilms' creative director Ekta Kapoor " More
Media Advertising & Marketing watch
Triton to handle Honda
Eterno account
Triton Communications
has been allotted the advertising account of Honda Eterno, the four-stroke
scooter designed exclusively for Indian market by Honda Motorcycle
and Scooter India (HMSI) Private Limited. The 150-cc Eterno is Honda’s
first full-sized scooter in the country...More
CBS backtracks on agreement
with PETA for anti-fur ad
Broadcast
network CBS seems to have backed out of its commitment of doing
something for a social cause...More
First
Take
Geometry anyone! - 'Kise Apna Kahein' is essentially a love triangle
that aims to explore some hitherto less exploited social culture.
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Tube Talk
BBC World's 'Question Time Pakistan' on 30 May More
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