5 October 2004 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 11 - Issue No: 70






Mipcom Musings



















MIPCOM Junior kickstarts in Cannes
MIPCOM Junior, the smaller sibling of MIPCOM, opened in Cannes on 4 October.

Click here for the slide show of MIPCOM 2004

Reed Exhibitions - Sichuan Broadcasting to announce collaboration at MIPCOM

BVITV-AP announces agreement between TVNZ & ABC News

Buena Vista Intl TV renews features package to China's CCTV-6

SABC licenses new network series from BVITV

TF1 licenses new US networks series from BVITV

Miramax cooks up 3D animation deal with Wild Brain

'The Amazing Race's' 6th season licensed to five b'casters in APAC

M-Met to air drama series under license from BVITV

Canal licenses 2 drama series on pay TV from BVITV


Headlines
Delhi HC: BCCI open to judicial review
Delhi High Court holds that BCCI is open to judicial scrutiny as it is performing ''public functions''.

DD to share revenue with BCCI

Zee's Dish TV to benefit from DD telecast?

Cricket saga: Sony out, Doordarshan

Coming soon on broadband: movies on demand
Movie acquisition for broadband content has started. At least two major deals have been struck recently.

Times poaches NDTV promo head for news channel

Worldspace launches 2 Indian music channels

Vijay Lazarus is Indian Music Industry's president

CASBAA convention address TV industry issues

'McEnroe' joins CNBC Asia's programme line-up

65 mn Americans tune into Bush Kerry debate

BBC launches online newstracker

Animal Planet adds reality show to repertoire

Sky UK discontinues four Arabic TV channels

Hallmark focusses on Napoleon with four part epic

FCC's DTV consumer education campaign

'Ek Aakasher Niche' shines at Alpha Gaurab awards

Size matters as 'Zoom' plays outdoor game

Atas seminar focusses on TV publicity campaigns

Tube Talk
HBO to debut 'Carnivale' on 7 October

Telly Chakkar
Pallavi Joshi dumped from 'K3D'

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (19 September 2004 to 25 September 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (19 September 2004 to 25 September 2004)
Star Plus
MAX
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
DD1
Zee TV

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India

DD to share booty only if it rakes in over Rs 200 crore
Cricket on DTH

PIL maintainable against BCCI
  Source:The Financial Express
   
MTNL plans broadband at Rs 500 a month
Cricket rights to DD subject to SC ruling
Hinduja TMT acquires Source One Communications
  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
'Green Oscars' to have six Indian entries
TV adds pep to Majlis campaign
`Mainstream media getting divorced from reality'
BCCI gives telecast rights to Prasar Bharati
AIR to launch DTH radio channel
HBO sops to stay at home
  Source: The Hindu
   
Adlabs, Cinema Vision in TV content JV talks
SBI adspend on TV rockets
Star News cuts headcount
  Source: Business Standard
   
Broadcast media needs to dwell on falling standards, sensationalism
Zee scouts for partner for English movie channel
Ticker service for farmers on Doordarshan
BodhTree inks e-Publishing deal with Oman newspapers
Sony Corp abandons copy-control music CDs
BCCI’s business is your business too
Tehelka panel wound up, CBI takes over
  Source: Hindustan Times
   
Cricket matches not to be available on Zee's DTH
  Source:123Bharath.com
   
IFFI publicity committee finalises media plans
  Source:Navhind Times
   
'Prasar Bharati ready for four-year rights'
  Source: That's Cricket
   
DD snubs Zee
Ouster of television channels irks IFA
  Source: The Statesman
 
STAR News plans recast
Delhi HC queers the pitch for BCCI, rules that it's a 'public body'
StarSight top of mind when out of home
P&G, McDonald's tie-up with Disney's new animation movie
Bodhtree inks deal with Oman newspapers
  Source: The Economic Times
   

4 from state represent India at Berlin micro-film fest
Fresh Tehelka probe came as a surprise for Phukan
  Source: Times of India
   
Writ can hold only against BCCI’s public duties, says Delhi High Court
DD ignores TRAI suggestion, refuses to share cricket signals
PoK journalists relive memories in Jammu
Centre gives Tehelka panel a burial, says CBI will now dig
Pune: City media student’s film at digital festival
Tube Talk
Soap in the eye
Minding other business
Serial Watch : Pratima, Sahara Manoranjan
  Source:Indian Express
   

'Fahrenheit 9/11' stuck with censors
  Source:Rediff
   

Another director crosses over from TV to films
  Source:New Kerala
   

Hung House in Maharashtra likely, says Express-Loksatta-NDTV Opinion Poll
  Source:www.newindpress.com
   
''I'd rather die than grow old''
Indian Idol or Super-Singer?
'No extension for Tehelka Commission'
PIL against BCCI maintainable: Delhi HC
BCCI gives telecast rights to Prasar Bharti
  Source: Mid-day
International News
Weather sensitive TV ads
  Source: Broadcasting & Cable
   
ESPN 2 HD Set to Launch Jan. 6
NBC, CC Signs Five Title Sponsors for "Dew" Tour
Discovery Health Names O¿Neill Senior VP/GM
Latest RADAR Report Reflects Industry Flux
  Source: MediaWeek (US)
   
Nick pals up with local kids for kudofest
'Desperate Housewives' Gets 21.3M Viewers
Execs free up air time to help cops fight crime
  Source: Yahoo News
   
Microsoft stakes TV claim
ProSieben broadcasts HD and SD simultaneously
Israeli cable companies to pay Warner $19.3m
Zip Television agrees partnership with Channel Five
Triology gets new boss
  Source: Advanced Television
   
OpenTV and AUSTAR Extend License Agreement
  Source: Investors.com
   
FCC Starts Program to Inform on Digital TV
  Source: Newsday
   
ABC Scores Big Ratings with Two More Debuts
Rivals Rally to Rather's Side
Nokia Set to Unveil Redesigned TV Phone
  Source: Reuters
   
Is there a nice little earner to be had if the BBC sells some assets?
ITV to widen focus to planners in next round of trading talks
Television marketing body just a name away from coming to fruition
Living a dream with spin-off channel
  Source: Media Week (UK)
   
BBC launches 'Newstracker' news monitor
Sony dumps CD copy protection
Telenor to offer TV via ADSL by 2006
  Source: DM Europe
   
'Simpsons' creator wants to run through 2009
Bill Hilary is new BBC America chief
Diaz gets emotional on 'Oprah'
  Source: Digital Spy UK
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