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Articles in March, 2004 issue of Television Asia

• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Indonesia's Metro TV in news exchange deal with foreign stations.(in the news)(Metro TV Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... HK keeps pay-TV spend below US$39 a month.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... India's conditional access rethink.(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)(conditional access systems)(Brief Article)
• Grow forth & multiply: Hong Kong's advertising revenue in 2003 was between 5% and 10% up on 2002, depending on who's counting--and expectations are that growth this year could top 11%. Janine Dolphin looks at the latest reports.(Hong Kong data)
  by Dolphin, Janine
• Nine lives: Channel 9's latest incarnation in Thailand swaps prime time news for entertainment in a race for ratings, revenues and a stock exchange listing. Ron Corben looks at a station that has gone from selling 20% of its top-slot inventory to almost 1
  by Corben, Ron
• Postcard from Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia is bracing for a musical summer.(in the news)(ntv7)
  by Lyons, Nick
• Government-owned free TV station TVRI appears to have upped efforts to compete with privately held commercial rivals.(... who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... 75% aware of digital terrestrial.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... new notification increases ad potential for foreign channels in India.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Sky's the limit: analysts are grumbling but SkyPerfecTV seems confident it can make sense of Japan's pay-TV environment. Tad Osaki looks at a platform with profits and plans but no subscriber growth.(platforms)(SkyPerfect Communications)
  by Osaki, Tad
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... eP dumps hard-disc platform in Japan.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... China TV ad market in 2003 hit US$3 billion, says Lehman.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... India's new best friend says yes to satellite TV channels.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Phoenix Satellite loses US$5 million.(in the news)(Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• Chaos control.(comment)(Direct-to-home (DTH) television)
  by Stein, Janine
• Idol worship: 2004 will be Asian television's year of idol worship. Janine Stein traces what's happening with the talent-reality format in Asia so far.(production)
  by Stein, Janine
• Nielsen Media Research.(... who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... CNBC Nikkei pulls channel off CS platform.(in the news)(services)(Brief Article)
• News stands: Singapore-based 24-hour news service, Channel NewsAsia, celebrates its fifth anniversary this year with domestic break-even imminent and big plans for its international service. Magz Osborne spoke to Mediacorp News chief executive, Shawn Seow
  by Osborne, Magz
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Tatas take 80% stake in Star's DTH venture.(in the news)(Star Group Communications)(Tata Sons Ltd.)(direct-to-home)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Singapore's EDB keeps 2004 spending level.(in the news)(Economic Development Board)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Southern China's largest TV group kicks off.(in the news)(Shanghai Media and Entertainment Group)(Brief Article)
• The 50th anniversary of the movie release of Japan's Seven Samurai (Toho Studio) in 1954 is celebrated this year with the US$7.8 million anime remake of Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece.(in the news)
• Ochre Pictures Private Limited.(Company Profile)
• NHK will air anime programming in the Sunday prime-time slot for the first time in nine years, with the launch on April 4 of Hinotori (fire bird) by Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Shift and shake: higher TV rates will drive advertisers to cheaper media options. Ron Corben looks at a new study that predicts television share of the total ad pie in some markets could plunge up to 13%.(advertising data)
  by Corben, Ron
• Contact file.(Directory)
• Media Development Authority (MDA).(... who's who and who's new)(Singapore)(Brief Article)
• Star Group.(... who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Jupiter's new digital offering.(in the news)(Jupiter Telecommunications Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• ABC Content Sales.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• Scripps Networks.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• MediaCorp TV's Chinese Channel 8 has launched a Japanese drama slot, Fuji-on-8, on Sundays at 11pm.(in the news)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... presidential debate breaks Taiwan ratings records.(in the news)(broadcasting)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... HK broadband connections outnumber narrowband for the first time.(in the news)(Hong Kong)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Shop Channel's 41% sales increase.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Hunan Satellite changes name.(in the news)(Hunan TV and Broadcast Intermediary Co.)(State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... China Education TV launches first sex education show.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Acquisitive minds.(buyers forum)(Illustration)
• What would you most like to see happen in Asia in 2004? Television Asia asks international programme distributors ...(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Veteran CNBC anchor Teymoor Nabili is the new anchor for the channel's Asia Market Wrap and Asia Market Week.(... who's who and who's new)(Consumer News and Business Channel Partnership)(Brief Article)
• Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited.(... who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• John Wigglesworth.(... who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... animation production boost in Thailand.(in the news)(Software Industry Promotion Agency)(Brief Article)
• Film Formations.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• TechTV.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• TV Corporation.(Company Profile)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Taiwan's Chunghwa launches multimedia service.(in the news)(Chunghwa Telecom)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... India's latest cricket cry.(in the news)(Doordarshan service)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... China's TV ad revenues ... and how they are measured.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... naked news pulled off air.(in the news)(services)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... CCTV launches new music channel.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Poll boosters: India's TV stations are as excited as the country's politicians in the run up to the general elections. Ritesh Gupta looks at what's at stake despite a possible ban on political advertising.(analysis)
  by Gupta, Ritesh
• Fringe benefits.(sellers forum)
  by de Souza, Damian
• Voices.(in the news)(JK Tyre )(Brief Article)
• Five top tech trends for 2004: in the great technology future, some dreams are more real than others. Chris Forrester picks the five must-know trends for 2004.(technology)
  by Forrester, Chris
• CS Associates.(Company Profile)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Indonesia's new local channels.(in the news)(service introduction)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... i-Cable's soaring profit.(in the news)(I-Cable Communications)(Brief Article)
• AETN International.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• Film Australia Limited.(Company Profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Singapore-based regional kids' channel, Nickelodeon, has launched branded blocks on Indonesia's 18-month-old free-TV channel, Lativi.(in the news)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Shanghai and Mianyang boost China's digital progress.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Japan's rising TV adspend.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's business television stakes are rising as Bloomberg snaps up slots.(in the news)(Bloomberg TV )
• Hisashi Hieda.(... who's who and who's new)(National Association of Commercial Broadcasters)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Nat Geo ties up with Taiwan's GIO for docu production.(in the news)(Government Information Office)(National Geographic Channels International)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Taiwan's new ADSL services.(in the news)(television services introduction)(Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line )(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Chongqing TV subsidiary seeks listing in Hong Kong.(in the news)(Chongqing TV Media)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... UBC's 151% net profit increase.(in the news)(United Broadcasting Corp.)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... J-Com reports 12% subs increase.(in the news)(Jupiter Telecommunications Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... AsiaSat profits fall 24%.(in the news)(Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co.)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Taiwan's GIO approves industry development plan.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Fujian media conglomerate given green light.(in the news)(Fujian Radio Film and Television Group )(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... ITV up for 10% Kantana stake.(in the news)(Independent Television)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Discovery's new solutions launch on eve of 10th anniversary celebrations.(in the news)(Discovery Solutions group)(Brief Article)
• Aus you like it: a programming "revolution" may follow Australia's move to digital. But for the moment, production numbers are down and distributors are pushing international sales.(Australia programming)
  by Corben, Ron
• Facts of life: natural history may still have a strong place in Asia's documentary schedules. But when it comes to pinpointing what's hot and what's not, not a lot furry came up this year. Television Asia looks at what drove documentaries in Asia in 2003
  by de Souza, Damian
• The ex Files.(exTV rpogramming policy)(Cover Story)
  by Dolphin, Janine
• AETN International.(Company Profile)(Brief Article)

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