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DD News aims for self-sufficiency
Prasar Bharati to outsource DD News programming for "at least five hours daily" on sponsorship basis...More

India Today Group to publish 'Reader's Digest'
The Aroon Purie-controlled India Today Group (ITG) , leading Indian magazine publishing company and publisher of India Today, has announced a new licensing agreement with the Reader's Digest in India under which the Indian group will now publish the magazine...More

FM task force for news on private channels
The FM radio task force, which is likely to submit its recommendations on radio broadcast policy, has more or less arrived at a consensus that future policies need to be liberal, including allowing news and current affairs to be aired on private FM channels...More

Zee to spruce up programming with new shows
With a khwaish (desire) to dethrone the No 1, Zee TV has acquired some of the biggest Bollywood blockbusters and lined up some new serials and is making a splash ...More

Sandeep Singh joins Live Satellite Media as COO
After his three-year stint with SAB TV as V-P Marketing, Sandeep Singh today joined the Atul Saraf promoted Live Satellite Media (I) Pvt Ltd (LSM), as chief operating officer...More

Radio FM to propogate International Film Festival
FM radio channels would be used to propagate information about the 34 International film festival of India to be held here from 9 -19 October...More

MagnaQuest achieves global acceptance for its SMS/ billing solution MQSubscribe
Global Customer Management & Billing (CM&B) solutions provider MagnaQuest Solutions, (www.magnaquest.com), has announced several customer wins in the last two quarters...More

Liberty Media to acquire $500 million News Corp preferred ADRs
John Malone's entertainment group Liberty Media has exercised its right under a March 2003 agreement to buy US $500 million of News Corp preferred limited-voting ordinary American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) at $21.50 apiece...More

Cartoon Network lights firecrackers this festive season with slew of shows
Cartoon Network is sparing no effort in its endeavour to solidify its position as the number one kids channel in the country. It will launch a slew of new shows from this weekend...More

Fizpatrick promoted at MGM Worldwide Television Distribn
Lisa Klein Fitzpatrick has been promoted to senior VP, business and legal Affairs for MGM Worldwide Television Distribution. The announcement was made by MGM TV distribution president Jim Griffiths...More

CBS renews 'Amazing Race' for a fifth season
US broadcast network CBS has given the producer of The Amaing Race Jerry Bruckheimer the go ahead for a fifth edition...More

TBS first US network after HBO to air 'Sex and the City'
Atlanta-based cable network TBS Superstation from the Time Warner stable will air a cleaned-up version of HBO's Sex and the City. The telecast will commence from June 2004...More

Ancier to take charge of WB Network from CEO Kellner
Ensuring a seamless transition and continued management stability, Jamie Kellner the founder of The WB Television Network will step down...More

Al Gore close to hatching deal with Vivendi
When NBC finalised the deal to buy Vivendi Universal Entertainment [VUE] many thought that Al Gore's aim of launching a news channel to counterbalance Fox News's conservative bias had come to an end. Those people might have to do a rethink...More

Special Report
The 'Kahaani...' thickens ...More

Daily Media Stock Watch (1 October)
TV 18, Zee companies on a roll More

Handwriting Analysis :
This weeks star : Kamalika Guha Thakurta More
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