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Articles in November, 2004 issue of Television Asia

• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Reed Exhibitions and Sichuan Broadcasting Group co-operate on TV markets.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Mobile satellite broadcasting begins in Japan.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Phone alone.(comment & contents)
  by Stein, Janine
• Not content: content sales are rising. But they're nowhere near where they could be, distributors say.(South Korea)
• Extreme reality in extreme surprise: real pain! Cheap laughs! Heart attacks!(Zap)
  by Iskander
• All3Media International.(Company Profile)(Brief Article)
• Ethnic boundaries: the US-based International Channel is boosting Asian acquisitions as the basic cable service shifts from targeting all ethnic groups to a focus on Asian Americans only. Janine Stein spoke to managing director Steve Smith.(programming)
  by Stein, Janine
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... MGM rethinks India opportunities after Zee split.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• ESPN Star Sports.(Who's who and who's new)
• No significant change to viewership in Asia--PAX.(in the news)(Pan Asia Cross Media Survey)(Illustration)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Indosiar re-lists on Jakarta Stock Exchange.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Zee Telefilms Ltd.(Company Profile)(Company Profile)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Hong Kong's TVB secures Southern China landing rights.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• MTV Networks Asia Pacific.(Who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• Royal Thai Army.(Who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• Moveable feast: mobile is a must-have in today's television environment. Television Asia look at who's going where in Asia, why, and the vehicles they have chosen.(technology)
  by Stein, Janine
• Sky commanders: more satellites, supply-demand balance and increased interference are but a few of the things satellite operators over Asia are looking at in the next year or so.(satellite)(Illustration)(Cover Story)
  by de Souza, Damian
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Five HD movies on the Singapore-China co-production agenda.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... BBC to launch entertainment channel for Japan.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has commissioned 12 Asian production companies to produce 15 one-hour documentaries as part of the third season of NGCI's US$11-million five-year Documentary
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Cable TV boss Stephen Ng and the English Premier League's chief executive, Richard Scudamore, cut open a giant "Longevity Bun" as part of the 1,000 hours on air EPL celebrations at the end of Septe
• Star News.(Who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• High society: Malaysia's much-anticipated UHF-IP pay-TV platform, MiTV has entered its launch phase. Janine Stein talks to chief operating officer, Jonathan Chan, about Goliath-sized rivals, content that can compete and the final frontier in broadcasting.
  by Stein, Janine
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Indonesia launches Asia's first Style network.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Pressure cooking: driven by new competition (and politics, some say), Pakistan's PTV is rethinking its way of doing business. Ritesh Gupta looks at a state-owned network under pressure.(free tv)(Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority)
  by Gupta, Ritesh
• Line backers: Japanese shopping channels are playing an increasingly aggressive game as audiences enlarge their access points. Tad Osaki looks at how some of the market leaders are going after their goals in an online age.(channels shopping)
  by Osaki, Tad
• Ban club: Pakistan's ban on Indian channels is just one of many reasons the country remains on the most-difficult list. Ritesh Gupta looks at the adjustments some channels have made to keep their foot in the door.(channels)(Pakistan Electronic Media Regul
  by Gupta, Ritesh
• Television Asia's contact file--access to the companies that count.(contact file)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... News Corp joint venture general entertainment service, Phoenix Chinese Channel, has signed a distribution deal with Hong Kong's dominant pay-TV platform, Hong Kong Cable Television.(in the news)(Brief Articl
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... New China digital venture fund.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Power supply: programmers and technology suppliers are, for the moment, balancing the known challenges in South Korea with the temptation to be irrationally exuberant in one of Asia's most powerful markets.(South Korea)
• Easterly winds.(interview)(Interview)
  by Westbrook, John
• Outward bound: while they get pennies for their troubles at home, South Asian channels are much sought after by expatriate audiences who will pay up to US$30 a month and sometimes more for entertainment from "home" Ritesh Gupta looks at which ch
  by Gupta, Ritesh
• Walt Disney Television International (India).(Who's who and who's new)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... SARFT ban hits China drama ratings.(in the news)(Brief Article)
• Asia's television industry is talking about ... Viacom signs 2nd China deal.(in the news)(Brief Article)