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*	CAS step away from being dumped in Delhi
*	Print media not affected by electronic media: RNI Report
*	Nick announces programming blocks, channel launch in China
*	Delhi CM to meet I&B minister on CAS
*	BBC One maintains position as most watched channel in the UK
*	India's Adelaide win spells ratings bonanza for Star Sports
*	CNN focus in 2004 to rest on US presidential elections
(31 December 2003)

*	B Singh to be director general of AIR
(30 December 2003)

*	FIPB turns down TV 18 proposal
*	Cable rates in Delhi likely to rise
*	New report examines opportunities in TV messaging
*	IEC in Sports to distribute Carlsberg Cup TV rights
*	'LOTR' tops BBC's film of the year poll
*	TechTV announces video game winners at awards show
*	Bajoria on the Balaji trail?
*	Discovery to kickstart '04 with new launches
*	TVTN IPO ends, oversubscribed 36.26 times
*	'Boomtown' to debut on AXN 5 January
(29 December 2003)

*	Star News' 'Yeh Silsile Huey' sums up '03
*	Sony draws up mega plans for 2004
*	Eutelsat to sponsor the XXth Winter Olympics in Torino '06
*	The Katial Mystery: Quo Vadis?
*	Community radio set to take off, finally
(27 December 2003)

*	AOL launches interactive news experience
*	Sunset+Vine to cover horse racing for BBC
*	Infront signs football World Cup TV rights deal in Indonesia
*	Oprah still America's number 1 TV personality
*	Delhi HC refuses stay on CAS
*	'Third Watch' Season 2 debuts on Star World 29 December
*	18-34 year old US males watch less TV, says study
*	BBC World's deal with Emirates for live in-flight news
*	BBC World on Hong Kong’s first DTH digital pay TV platform
*	Star Vijay to expand scope of 'All in All Shekher'
*	Infotainment channels wage war through TRP claims
(26 December 2003)

*	Senior level changes effected in DD News
*	CAS not scam: RSP to Delhi CM
*	Zee Tele in re-organisational mode
*	Sunil Khanna to replace Apurva Purohit at Zee
*	Channels spread X'mas cheer with music 'n movies
*	BBC World's 'Panorama' recalls 'friendly fire' Iraq tragedy
*	24-hr Telugu news channel to launch 28 December
*	Ten Sports acquires rights for Sultan Aslan Shah hockey
*	Hathway announces 'Best Buy' scheme for South Delhi after CAS rollout
*	Attackers' butt of ire continues undeterred on Alpha Marathi
*	Berlusconi gets breather for TV channel with decree
(24 December 2003)

*	Maharashtra deputy CM Bhujbal quits over Zee attack
*	Reality TV to launch on German cable network platform
*	STBs should also be offered on rent: Centre
*	Security beefed up in Zee Mumbai offices
*	Zee offices ransacked, staffers hurt
*	Court gives 'Independence Day' screening a clean chit
*	Change afoot at Star come 2004, says Nair
(23 December 2003)

*	CAS confusion due to corporate rivalry: RSP
*	39 institutions apply for licences for community radio project
*	Delhi C&S reach higher among SEC D,E
*	TV penetration growth flat, cinema negative, radio & print positive: NRS 2003
*	More vulgarity in print than TV: RS Prasad
*	DD mulls leasing DTH infrastructure to private players
*	MGM Channel launches in Indonesia
*	Ten Sports adds horse power to programming with new show
*	Eutelsat is official sponsor of 20th Winter Olympics
*	Govt plans rethink on CAS implementation
*	Delhi HC directs govt to respond to PIL
*	Headlines Today rolls out new look
*	NDTV 24x7 to sport more biz news
(22 December 2003)

*	NDTV World set to merge with NDTV; process at advanced stage
*	HBO leads the nomination pack at Golden Globe
*	Viacom, Comcast ink 5-year TV broadcast pact
*	FCC nod for News Corp, Direct TV deal
*	'Time to move on,' says Purohit
(20 December 2003)

*	BJP MP urges Delhi consumers not to buy set tops
*	Zee TV president Apurva Purohit quits
*	Stumbling blocks abound in CAS imbroglio
*	Miditech eyes partnership with broadcasters
*	NDTV to premier Zafar Hai's 'The Taj Mahal of Apollo Bunder'
*	India represented at Golden Globes courtesy 'Bend It Like Beckham'
*	Alpha tries to wrest Marathi viewers from Star Plus
*	Michael Jackson formally charged with child molestation
*	EC allows joint media rights for Premier League football
*	TVTN IPO oversubscribed 4.37 times on second day
*	10 kids shortlisted in Radio City's junior RJ hunt in Delhi
(19 December 2003)

*	Centre, state play ping-pong with CAS
*	etc claims lead in Hindi speaking markets
(18 December 2003)

*	Cable frat encouraged by positive response to CAS
*	'Urmila' to debut on DD 1
*	Anti-CAS PIL hearing postponed till Friday
*	DD, AIR to get new director generals
*	Lisa Quiroz to head corporate responsibility at Time Warner
*	BBC drives 'Top Gear' to the sea in global deals
*	Contentious issues are off limits for BBC journos
*	Natpe pitches new initiative for 2004 convention
*	West Bengal government amiable to CAS concept
(17 December 2003)

*	Anti-CAS PIL filed in capital, 1st hearing Wednesday
*	NBC reshuffles management; Zucker, Falco promoted
*	Headlines Today to 'pump up the volume'
*	Aaj Tak looks to go pay way in future
*	Star shines for News Corp: Report
(16 December 2003)

*	Finally, ESPN back on INCable
*	South Delhi CAS rollout gets mixed response
*	UTV dishes out 'Roshni' for DD
*	Zee Tele gets restructure approval, to launch religious channel
*	WorldSpace bids on $98 million deal to rebuild Iraqi Media Network
*	Barco orders touch 10 m in European sports market in last 3 months
*	EMI Music and Fashion TV form strategic alliance
*	PRN drives in-store HDTV viewership in US
*	History Channel host Michael Norwood dies at age 36
*	TV18 plans weekly biz magazine
*	Zee News to be free-to-air in South Delhi
(15 December 2003)

*	MCCS board meets to assess Star News' performance
*	DD back in action with three new shows
*	Indian Tellys '03 rates high with viewers
*	Glitz, glamour, glitches at MTV Immies 2003
*	Sony Music and BMG seal deal
*	Italian TV viewers urged to boycott the box for a week
(13 December 2003)

*	Star ex-distribution head's company Trinity Platco stitches deal with MSO Spectranet
*	Will & Grace producers sue NBC
*	Hindustan Times' Peace Dividend conference kick starts in Delhi
*	Miditech gears up for advertising show on BBC World
*	Beyonce, R Kelly rule the roost at the Billboard Music Awards
*	TV18 approves esops, bonds
*	CNN launches mobile polling on 'News Biz Today'
*	NBA creates History: celebrates league's past
*	HBO comedy series kicks off 4th season on 4 Jan
*	Kennedy is ICC's global development manager
*	Hi Def broadcasting to be keynote for Intnl Sport Summit
*	Mediametrie launches Eurodata TV Sport Insight
*	Zee News poised for another revamp
*	Zee News mops up impressive revenues
(12 December 2003)

*	NDTV, Business Today correspondents get CNN awards
*	Sony hires Lynton to lead entertainment in LA
*	Centre awaits response on CAS, mulls ad regulation on pay channels
*	Sab TV, NDTV among Asian TV award winners
*	AXN slots special programming for the festive season
*	Mumbai HC dismisses CAN's PIL filed in ESS-INCable case
*	Marcel Fenez re-elected as CASBAA Chairman
*	Zee UK lines up movie bonanza for the festive season
*	Intelsat Board appoints Paul Pizzani as a board director
*	Govt. taskforce to chalk out Entertainment sector's Venture Capital funding plans on 13 Dec
*	AXN beats Star World and Zee English in the numbers game
(11 December 2003)

*	Govt likely to okay FDI in FM on par with print, allow news broadcast
*	HC adjourns hearing in ESS-INCable case till tomorrow
*	Hathway appoints S N Sharma as the president - operations
*	ORG Marg study puts Radio City top of the heap
*	Nickelodeon get Visionik to make toons interactive
*	Two-day Polish film festival starts on 13 Dec
*	Bilingual health channel Care TV debuts 11 December
*	Sanjivani lives to be 100
*	AIR FM launches children's quiz show
*	Debashish Dey quits B4U; Vishal Sankal takes over as distribution head
*	Crest Communications creates underwater TV animation special
*	CNN teams up with Insight News Television Production for Ethiopia documentary
*	Rock music makes a comeback in Grammy nominations
*	WWE Superstars to bring Christmas cheer to Iraq, Kuwait
*	Capital's Home Cable to adhere to CAS rollout
(10 December 2003)

*	InNetwork encashes Baghban's success
*	Anupam Kher inaugurates Broadcast India exhibition
*	Vijay TV to air International Tamil Film Awards on 14 Dec
*	Hong Kong likely to get a free digital television by '06
*	Zee, Rajshri Pictures ink film distribution deal
*	SAB TV diversifies into films with 'Wajahh'
*	Discovery sets up Media Services to provide production solutions
*	HBO to premiere 'The Lord of the Rings' on Asian Television
*	CNN named best 'Cable & Satellite Channel' at Asian Television Awards
*	Miditech wins three awards at the Asian Television Awards
*	Nimbus invests Rs 248 million in all-purpose infrastructure facility
*	Sri Lanka Cricket issues tender; Ten retains 2004 broadcast rights
(9 December 2003)

*	I didn't feel self-conscious about being an Indian at the Emmys: Simone
*	TNT, BBC team up for drama series 'The Grid'
*	93.5 Red FM increases prog. frequency due to public demand
*	Channel [V] sweeps four Asian Television Awards
*	DTH set to take off in Pakistan on 1 January 2004
*	TPS introduces interactive games channel Playin'Star
*	Prasad produces performance report card on the entertainment sector at the Rajya Sabha
*	Steve Askew COO, John Lau CFO & EVP, business development at Star Asia
*	NOS signs deal to broadcast 2006 Fifa World Cup
*	Smile TV to launch 3 interactive channels for Asia
*	Sharman Networks launches Kazaa indiaFM Channel
*	Zee and ETC to consider corporate restructuring
*	K Sera Sera VP, strategic planning, Ajay Parmar quits
*	Animal Planet US' reality event going from strength to strength
*	Perfect Monitoring to monitor cable transmission from 1 January
*	Andrew Davis to head physical production for MGM
*	Animation veterans form media venture Phuuz entertainment
*	Armin Kremer comes out top at FIA Rally Championship
*	CBS cancelling 'Reagans' doc a bad precedent: Harris Poll
*	BBC Prime widens distribution reach in Germany
*	French channel TV5 to shoot in Mumbai
(8 December 2003)

*	CNBC-TV18 holds sway even as it turns four
*	Delhi cable ops vow to enforce CAS from 15 Dec.
*	CNN's Larry King to moderate panel at Natpe
*	Japanese channel Wowow gets rights to Sony blockbusters
*	BBC World presenter Karan Thapar wins Asian Television Award
*	Star's DTH plan high on Guthrie's India agenda: report
*	ESS to reply to InCable's offer on 10 Dec; consumer group want govt to hold telecast rights
(6 December 2003)

*	Turner's Anshuman Misra to also manage SE Asia
*	Eutelsat is official partner of World Electronic Media Forum
*	Star World makes 'Style' statement this Christmas
*	Delhi cable ops upbeat with HC order, may implement CAS by 15 Dec.
*	Sony Music picks up Discovery refrain
*	Star ties up with HK's PCCW for movies
*	Star Movies to bring back 'Made In India' band next month
*	Diamond Trading launches 'Incomparable Beauty Contest'
*	Radio City hunts for junior RJs
*	Michael Apted to direct 3 episodes of HBO's 'Rome'
*	£500,000 boost for BBC programmes in England
*	Ad, marketing duo makes silent short film
*	Ficci Hall of Frames Awards on 4 April
*	Panamsat fully authorised to operate PAS-9 in Brazil
*	BBC S.Asia editor gets MBE for Iraq war coverage
*	'Anaconda' devours six million viewers on Star Gold
(5 December 2003)

*	India leg of FIA APRC 2003 flagged off in Mumbai
*	Hallmark's digital movie channel to debut in Jan 2004
*	It's 3:1 for BJP in election 2004 'dress rehearsal'
*	CAS ball back in government court after HC quashes Delhi denotification
*	DD News, NDTV lead poll result speed stakes
*	COFI makes a strong pitch for uniform rollout of CAS
*	Digikore seeks a stake in 2D animation TV series
*	Now, uplinking caps may apply for regional channels too
*	Music Today holds concert on Sufi poet's anniversary
*	Sridevi show to debut on Sahara 5 Jan '04
*	I&B ministry mulls carrying DD India on BSkyB
*	New faces at AP International
*	Star scoops 9 awards at Promax & BDA Asia 2003
*	HC quashes CAS denotification in Delhi
(4 December 2003)

*	Just not Aussie cricket for Mumbai INCableNet viewers
*	Nick Bryant appointed BBC's South Asia correspondent in Delhi
*	Ficci-FPGI seminar discusses freedom of trade in films
*	Govt committed to encourage b'casters for self-reg: Prasad
*	TV Today to raise Rs 1.5 billion from IPO in Dec
*	Max reaps a harvest at Promax BDA Asia 2003
*	Channel [V] wins 'Rocket Award' at Promax & BDA Asia Awards
*	MTV Immies to get spiced up by Salman Khan, Ishaa Kopikar
*	Toonz Animation chairman Menon passes away
*	[V], CCTV, SMG to present 10th Channel [V] Chinese Music Awards
*	Viacom looks to let go off video rental chain Blockbuster
*	New heights set for Asia Media Festival 2003
(3 December 2003)

*	Star drops bouquet rate to Rs 27; History Channel to be billed separately
*	Afternoon soap watcher 'underprivileged escapist': MRUC's Sparr study
*	Strong Indian delegation present at 'Incredible India 2003' show in Malaysia
*	Newspaper pullout readers skewed towards 25-34 age group SEC A,B
*	Broadcast regulator may have limited powers
*	Government still unclear about future of CAS
*	Entertainment One, Sahar still together: production house clarifies
*	Will Incablenet-ESS imbroglio play spoilsport for Ind-Aus cricket?
*	Raj TV stakes claim to number two spot
*	Sunil Sajhwani quits Radio Mirchi
(2 December 2003)

*	Zee News does a Tehlka; busts currency notes scam in Nashik
*	Laureus Academy visits India for annual forum
*	UP cable ops end strike to air elections
*	Voter turnout moderate for Assembly polls
*	Disney V-P resigns; corporate structure in turmoil
*	DD Sports tops the ratings race
*	Padmalaya to sign co-production deal with European studio
*	Confusion in US about HDTV despite purchase barriers falling
*	CNBC-TV18 looks to cement viewership with another round of 'Lessons In Excellence'
*	Digital Video Expo West lines up special events
*	BBC World Service's four new FM relays in Mozambique
*	Prasar Bharati seeks partners to expand archives
*	Political parties push the parcel with TV ads
(1 December 2003)

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