• CABSAT 2002 in Dubai to have strong UK presence

    Submitted by ITV Production on Nov 26, 2001
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    At least 20 British broadcast, cable, satellite and telecom companies will participate in the eighth Middle East International Cable, Satellite, Broadcast & Telecommunications Exhibition (CABSAT 2002) from 5-7 March.

    Organised by the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) at its exhibition complex, CABSAT 2002 will offer a platform for companies and professionals across the world to make inroads into the west Asian market.

    Says DWTC international project manager Vijay Menon: "The larger UK presence at the show this year highlights the level of confidence the exhibitors have in the event and the excellent business networking opportunities the show offers in the region."

    The UK pavilion at the CABSAT 2002 will include Motorola, one of the world‘s leading mobile phone providers, which recently launched its Global Packet Radio Service (GPRS)-enabled mobile handsets in west Asia and North Africa. The GPRS service with new digital compression techniques enhances data transfer speeds more than ten times as compared to GSM technology.

    Encoda Systems will exhibit solutions for programme planning, airtime sales and multi-channel delivery, while Quantel will showcase the latest editing technologies including multi-format, multi-resolution post-production platforms. Rydex/CDT, manufacturers of telecommunication and data network cable for switching, transmission and wireless applications will exhibit their latest protocol and exchange equipment.

    Continental Microwave Ltd, CP Case, Harmonic, LSI Projects, Project Departments, Questech International, Soundcraft, Tandberg Television, TIA, Trimedia, Innovation Europe, Europe Star, Leitch Europe, Nettest LTD, Quartz, Sinclair, Tandberg Television, Trade Fair Support and Vinten Broadcast Ltd. are among the other UK companies who will be showcasing their products at the CABSAT 2002.

    168 exhibitors representing 21 countries participated in the exhibition in 2001, attracting 4,500 trade professionals from the region.

  • CABSAT 2002 in Dubai to have strong UK presence

    Nov 26, 2001

    At least 20 British broadcast, cable, satellite and telecom companies will participate in the eighth Middle East Inte


  • China allows foreign print media in; should Indian policy
    makers do the same?

    Submitted by ITV Production on Nov 24, 2001
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    Pearson, the owner of The Financial Times, the paper which has been itching to launch its India edition for the past decade but has been stopped from doing so, has managed to do so in China.

    The country that has resisted overseas media influences for years, finally opened its doors to its first overseas alliance spanning television, broadband services and publishing this week. That should give some food for thought to Indian mandarins and politicians, considering the issue of foreign direct investment (FDI) in print media. Indian bureaucrats have often cited a 1956 Cabinet decision which had decided that FDI is a no-no.

    The reason China decided to open up to Pearson: the 2008 Beijing Olympics. CTV Media, the multi media production arm of China Central Television (CCTV) has announced a joint venture with the London based media and education company. The alliance will centre on English language training as China prepares to greet the world in English at the Olympics, seven years from now.

    The new Beijing-based company, Pearson CTV Media, will provide education and consumer content across television, broadband services and publishing for China?s 350 million television households. As part of the cross media effort, CCTV will provide Pearson CTV Media with unprecedented distribution across its television network, which reaches more than one billion viewers every day.

    Considering the reach and scope of the 2008 global sports event scheduled in China, Pearson seems to have landed a winner for itself. An estimated $1 billion will be spent on sponsorship around the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The country has more than 350 million television households and more than 400 million radio households. The total Chinese media market is worth an estimated $12 billion; the media industry is China?s fourth largest tax contributor. In the last ten years, the advertising market in China has grown to $7.5 bn.

    Pearson CTV Media will produce a range of television programming to introduce conversational English in an entertaining setting on CCTV channels. Four television series are planned with two already in development and the first to be broadcast on CCTV?s Channel 10 (education and culture) and Channel 5 (sports) from early next year. Phrase of the Day, a series of more than 250 ninety-second vignettes, each introducing an English language phrase will introduce everyday English phrases set in real life situations such as shops, hotels and taxis. It will be broadcast throughout the day.

    The Maze, the biggest contestant-based show to be screened in China?s television history. The Maze will feature teams of contestants who race through a multi-level maze and gather rewards each time they are able to read an English phrase.

    A six-part series Eyewitness China, focusing on China‘s history, art and culture, is being made for distribution around the world. Based on the award winning Eyewitness format developed by Dorling Kindersley (DK), another Pearson company, the series will combine original production with exclusive access to over 10,000 hours of footage from CCTV‘s television archives. DK will publish new companion consumer titles alongside Eyewitness China.

    According to an official release, the shows are likely to generate significant advertising and sponsorship opportunities for multinational corporations looking to promote their products in China. All television programming are to be supported with companion publishing from Pearson imprints including Longman, the world?s leading English Language Training company. Longman will publish print, online and audio courseware, and the joint venture will pilot broadband services, including self-study English language courseware. The pilots will run in Beijing housing complexes recently installed with high bandwidth internet connections.

    Pearson Broadband, the broadband television division of Pearson plc, will own 50% of the venture, with CTV Media Ltd holding a 40% stake. Cyber Solutions, a broadband and telecommunications services company based in Beijing, will hold the remaining 10%. According to CCTV officials, talks for the joint venture have been on since August 2001.

    Pearson already has a presence in India through Penguin India Publishing and Fremantle India, a production house which has been behind such TV series such as Kricket, Family Fortunes, Born Lucky, Let‘s Make a Deal and Small Talk in India

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    China allows foreign print media in; should Indian policy makers do the same?

    Nov 24, 2001

    Pearson, the owner of The Financial Times, the paper which has been itching to launch its India edition for

  • Ramoji Rao in Mumbai to strengthen presence in state?

    Submitted by ITV Production on Nov 24, 2001
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    Telugu media mogul Ramoji Rao, who visited Mumbai last week as chief guest for the V Shantaram Awards ceremony, made it a point to visit political bigwigs in Maharashtra.

    The media baron attended the ceremony organised by the V Shantaram Foundation on 18 November, and later called on chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. Although the official word was that the visits were mere courtesy calls, industry sources say that Rao was on a relationship-building exercise, considering the growing interest of the Eenadu group in Maharashtra. The group‘s regional channel ETV Marathi is doing well, and the group is now looking at the possibilities of foraying into the print medium.

    Rao also visited the channel‘s Mumbai office, his first visit since the launch of ETV Marathi. Sources say he met with the staff, and discussed future strategies.

  • Ramoji Rao

    Ramoji Rao in Mumbai to strengthen presence in state?

    Nov 24, 2001

    Telugu media mogul Ramoji Rao, who visited Mumbai last week as chief guest for the V Shantaram Awards ceremony, made

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