I&B opposes Trai recomm for Pvt. FM
The I&B ministry opposed a recommendation by Trai to give respite to FM b'casters on the issue of license fee.

Times to launch two TV channels in 'phase 1'
Lifestyle channel Zoom and a "secular" spiritual channel are what will be coming off the Times TV blocks in the initial phase.

Promax&BDA conf to help channels be heard
The Promax&BDA conference seeks to address all the challenges that the broadcast industry is facing today.

EBU doubles sat. capacity with Eutelsat for Olympics
Eutelsat and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) which claims to be the world’s largest professional association of national broadcasters have signed a contract

Riot to develop ent. prog for US tween boys
Talk about targeted programming. Riot Media, a recently launched company based in New York, will develop, produce and market multi-platform entertainment programming and media products for tween boys.

Time Warner becomes main investor in Contentguard
Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology provider Contentguard has announced that Time Warner has become a strategic investor.

US kids increasingly becoming glued to the TV
Media-savvy children in the US are tuning into television programmes and are using increasingly sophisticated media at a younger age.

Actor's Alcove
Manav Gohil
"In television, looks matter a lot. I wish the focus was on acting abilities"

Box Populi
Satyam Shivum Boredom

Telly Chakkar
Sush says "No" to Ekta

Media Stock Watch
Media stocks have a red week

Tube Talk
Thriller fare continues in Zee News

Technology Update
BT, Pathfire's Transatlantic video file transfer service
Kingston to deploy encoding engine for DTH platforms

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (21 March 2004 to 27 March 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (21 March 2004 to 27 March 2004)
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Star Plus
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