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Zee-Turner hopes to get the combos right with new subscription packages

Submitted by ITV Production on Jan 31, 2002

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It‘s all about getting the combinations spot on. In these times of rising tensions between broadcasters and cable operators, networks are offering various combinations of the channels they have on offer to ensure that their channels get carriage.
It‘s all about getting the combinations spot on. In these times of rising tensions between broadcasters and cable operators, networks are offering various combinations of the channels they have on offer to ensure that their channels get carriage.

Details about the various packages Zee is offering post its joint venture deal with Turner Broadcasting are now available. Obviously a lot of effort has gone into making sure that there is something for everyone in the packages on offer. This is crucial because increases in cable subscriptions may well lead to a situation where, due to consumer resistance, operators pick and choose the bouquets that they carry.

Package	Price	Channels included
Z 1	Rs 20/-	*Zee TV, Zee News, Zee Cinema and Alpha (any one of the four channels determined regionwise)**
Z 2	Rs 25/-	Zee TV, Zee News and any of the two of Zee Cinema, Alpha, Zee English
ZT 1	Rs 30/-	Z 1 (Zee TV, Zee News, Zee Cinema and Alpha) + Cartoon Network
ZT 2	Rs 38/-	ZT 1 (Zee TV, Zee News, Zee Cinema and Alpha + Cartoon Network) + HBO
ZT 3	Rs 41/-	ZT 2 (Zee TV, Zee News, Zee Cinema and Alpha + Cartoon Network + HBO) + Zee MGM + CNN + Nickelodeon + ZED
ZT 4	Rs 42/-	ZT 3 (Zee TV, Zee News, Zee Cinema and Alpha + Cartoon Network + HBO + Zee MGM + CNN + Nickelodeon + ZED) + remaining three Alpha channels
ZTS 1	Rs 24/-	Zee Cinema or Zee News + Zee MGM + ZED + Nickelodeon + Cartoon Network + HBO + CNN
ZTS 2	Rs 28/-	ZTS 1 (Zee Cinema or Zee News + Zee MGM + ZED + Nickelodeon + Cartoon Network + HBO + CNN) + Zee TV
ZTS 3	Rs 20/-	CNN + Cartoon Network + HBO

*The four Alpha regional language channels are - Alpha Marathi, Alpha Bangla, Alpha Punjabi, Alpha Gujarati.

NDS, China Networks Systems ally for digital cable TV services in Taiwan

Submitted by ITV Production on Jan 30, 2002

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NDS Group, a News Corporation company, has announced that China Network Systems (CNS), Taiwan‘s leading cable TV service provider, has selected NDS to provide systems integration consulting and the end-to-end digital broadcasting solutions to power their digital cable TV network upgrade. NDS claims to be the leading provider of conditional access systems and interactive applications for digital TV. CNS is a joint venture between the Star Group which claims to be Asia‘s leading multi-platform content and service provider, and Koos Group which claims to be Taiwan‘s leading business conglomerate.
CNS will commence the digital upgrade of cable networks in the second quarter of 2002, with services delivered to more than one million viewers within three years.

An official release states that Taiwan‘s cable market has the highest penetration of any pay-TV market in the Asia Pacific region. There are nearly five million cable TV subscribers in Taiwan, representing 80 per cent of TV households. CNS claims to be the leading cable TV service provider in Taiwan, with access to more than one million analog cable TV viewers currently.

With a reach of more than one million viewers, the CNS planned digital rollout will be the first wide-scale deployment of digital interactive TV technology in the Asia Pacific.