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Articles in October, 2004 issue of Television Asia

• Asia's television industry is talking about ...(in the news)(merger of two of singapore's biggest companies)
• Taiwan's GIO opens up digital channels.(in the news)(Government Information Office)(Brief Article)
• HK gov't has "no role to save commercial failure", says Cable TV.(in the news)
• NDTV launches business channel.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Red heads: India's leading Hindi-language news channel, Aaj Tak, has dumped a whole lot--including much of its on-screen commercial clutter--in order to gain a whole lot more. Ritesh Gupta looks at what's behind the channel's dramatic new look and feel.(c
  by Gupta, Ritesh
• MediaConcern productions B.V.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• Zee Telefilms Ltd.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• Trans TV.(Who's who ... and who's moved)(Brief Article)
• MarVista Entertainment.(Who's who ... and who's moved)(Brief Article)
• Nelvana Communications, Inc.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• ... And Promax&BDA Asia explores the thinking behind the logos of two other well-recognised Indian brands.(channels branding)
• China's SMG establishes programme sales subsidiary.(in the news)(Shanghai Media Group)( SMG Wings Media)(Brief Article)
• Television Corporation International.(Company Profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Spiegel TV.(Company Profile)(DER SPIEGEL)(Company Profile)
• Veteran TV.(Who's who ... and who's moved)(Brief Article)
• Star.(Who's who ... and who's moved)(Brief Article)
• CCI Entertainment Ltd.(Company Profile)(Cambium Catalyst International)(Company Profile)
• Operators hope for Bangladesh Cable TV law.(in the news)(Cable Television Network Law Implementation Committee )(Brief Article)
• AETN International.(Company Profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Hungama TV launches in India on September 26 with promises of eight hours a day of original programming.(in the news)
• Zap.(marketing)(N.U.T. Media Group)(Brief Article)
  by Iskander
• Disney has also appointed Lucien Harrington as vice president.(Who's who ... and who's moved)(Brief Article)
• Nielsen Media Research.(Who's who ... and who's moved)(Titan Wang)(Brief Article)
• 12 guage showgun: MediaCorp TV12 Pte Ltd is one of two profitable TV arms of Singapore's dominant broadcaster. Lai Ee Na talks to MediaCorp TV12's new chief executive, Alice Tan, about her plans for TV12's Suria and Central channels.(interview)(Interview)
  by Na, Lai Ee
• Distraction formats.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• Pitch battles: entries for the annual SuperPitch and Animation SuperPitch open this month. France Lee looks at the region's only pitching competitions for television programmes and animation content, and outlines what else is on offer during the week-long
  by Lee, France
• China rolls out new production fund policy.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• New jv to push international anime.(in the news)(Ishimori Group)(Ishimori Entertainment)(Brief Article)
• China picks digital TV standards.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Walt Disney India.(Who's who ... and who's moved)(Brief Article)
• Two becomes one.(comment)(merger of mediacorp group and singapore press holdings)
  by Stein, Janine
• Walk the plank: Thailand's UBC remains as bitterly opposed as ever to an environment that allows piracy to flourish and is fighting a new low-cost licensing regime that will make growth even more difficult. As Ron Corben discovers, what Thailand needs now
  by Corben, Ron
• All that glitters: Asia's paths could be paved with formats gold, distributors say. All that rights' holders need to do is mine the motherlode. Kate Burnett asked some of them why they're so optimistic.(Overview)
  by Burnett, Kate
• Beyond Distribution.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• Distribution chains: Television Asia's latest round-up of which channels go where in the region.(data distribution)
• CNBC Asia Pacific has beefed up weekend programming with John McEnroe's new prime-time talk show, McEnroe, which launched on 26 September.(Brief Article)
• Spiritual channels on the rise.(in the news)(ETC Networks)(Brief Article)
• Geo cities: Pakistan needs more entertainment and reality shows, not to mention greater cross-border alliances, leading private network Geo TV tells Ritesh Gupta.(channels)
  by Gupta, Ritesh
• I do: formats rights' holders talk about what they do--and don't do--in wooing Asian broadcast partners.(Do's and Don'ts)
• One man brand: film made him famous and TV made him a millionaire. Rashme Sehgal looks at how India's most famous face, Amitabh Bachchan, created a multi-million rupee TV marketing phenomenon using everything from batteries, pens and hair oil to paint, ba
  by Sehgal, Rashme
• ITV plans new morning block.(in the news)(Independent TV )(Brief Article)
• India's Zee Network has begun planning a new movie network.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Hub scouts: the converged cable TV-telephone-internet "Hubbing" concept has huge room for growth in Singapore.(analysis)
• What a difference a year makes: with new channels, new money and new niches to target, distributors are upbeat about their Asia numbers. Although some say maturing markets in Asia mean more local production and less international acquisition, they also sa
  by de Souza, Damian
• Headlines today: sharp news for sharp people.(channels branding)
• All3Media International.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• Zee Sports Channel.(Who's who ... and who's moved)(Brief Article)
• ABC Enterprises.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• The first co-production between South Korea, Canada and Germany launches in at MIPJunior/MIPCOM in October.(in the news)(Image Plus )(Scopas Medien AG )
• New Asian food channel unveils plans for early 2005 debut.(in the news)(Asian Food Channel, Television broadcasting industry)(Brief Article)
• Rights of way: soap operas are rarely this good. Ritesh Gupta looks at the latest nail-biting saga of cricket rights in India and what needs to happen to advertising, sponsorship and subscription for the eventual winner to recoup the mega-costs.(analysis)
  by Gupta, Ritesh
• HBO returns to Zee Turner camp in India after two-year Sony play.(in the news)
• Indian court bans adult TV.(in the news)(Bombay High Court)(Indian Censor Board)(Brief Article)
• Oak3 Films.(Company Profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Walt Disney International (Asia Pacific).(Who's who ... and who's moved)(Brief Article)
• WDTVI-AP.(Who's who ... and who's moved)(Brief Article)
• Taiwan government issues foreign-ownership warning.(in the news)
• National Geographic Television International.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• The winners are ... Formats rights' owners tell Kate Burnett what this year's highlights will be ... and what they would most like to see.(Voxpop)
• Ground activities: Indian Idol in indore! 3rd Sept'04-5th Sept'04.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Gov't greenlight for Cable TV satellite.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Telefe International.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• FRV Media International.(Company Profile)(Cite-Amerique Cinema Television)( Cite-Amerique International )(Brief Article)
• Sony Pictures Television International's (SPTI).(Who's who ... and who's moved)(Brief Article)
• International Channel Networks.(Who's who ... and who's moved)(Brief Article)
• Soft options: "soft" advertising is yet another choice in an increasingly diverse range of options available to marketers. The problem is: how do you measure its effectiveness? A new study tries....(research)(TAM media research)
• Formosa ventures into English-language news.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Endemol.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)