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Indiantelevision.com's Budget Special - 2003

*	Opportunity to realise true potential, CNBC's post budget analysis forum verdict (8 March 2003 )
*	Budget has negative impact, say media analysts (6 March 2003 )
*	Media scrips continue decline post-budget (5 March 2003 )
*	Budget Specials suck into Advertiser Budgets! (1 March 2003 )
*	Hinduja group cautiously optimistic (28 February 2003)
*	CETMA unhappy, but Chandra sees lots to cheer about (28 February 2003)
*	Industry mostly feels hard done by, but budget not that bad (28 February 2003)
*	Union Budget 2003-04 gets a thumbs up from industry (28 February 2003)
*	Media, entertainment sectors ignored - Star CFO Shankar Narayan (28 February 2003)
*	CNBC's post budget show captures industry sentiments (28 February 2003)
*	Prasad hails budget as growth oriented (28 February 2003)
*	Sweet sour news for ad industry - say ad men (28 February 2003)
*	Disappointing for broadcasters, cable ops: Radhakrishnan (28 February 2003)
*	Indirect benefits to entertainment industry: B4U (28 February 2003)
*	Budget ignores broadcast sector: Anshuman Misra (28 February 2003)
*	Agrani reacts favourably to budget (28 February 2003)
*	Zee, Cinevistaas share prices rise, others fall (28 February 2003)
*	Media sector feels isolated by budget (28 February 2003)
*	Service tax up from 5 to 8 per cent; no word on STB duties (28 February 2003)
*	Sat projects tax holiday stays; duties down on OFCs (28 February 2003)
*	GoM meeting fails to address increasing FDI cap in DTH (28 February 2003)
*	Tax regime change may not benefit media cos (26 February 2003)
*	MAIT asks for reduction of excise duty (25 February 2003)
*	Ficci seeks reduced excise, customs duty and service tax (25 February 2003)
*	Cable industry seeks recognition as part of IT industry (25 February 2003)
*	CETMA for 10 per cent duty on STBs (25 February 2003)
*	Channels gear up for budget with specials (25 February 2003)