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DD may use NSS satellite for DTH
Inadequate transponder capacity on Insat forces DD to look beyond home; Zee offers 5 channels for the proposed DTH service.

Southern Spice stakes claim to throne in South
Quoting TAM data for the week ended 10 April, the channel claims a channel share of 41 %, much ahead of MTV's 28 %.

Election Special
Star News: The Cool Cat
While election coverage is crucial no doubt, Star News' demeanour seems to indicate that it is not a make or break affair.

Interview: Smriti Z Iraani
"I'm not looking at being defeated"
TV actress-turned-politician Smriti Z Iraani holds forth on her 'outsider' status and maiden outing at the hustings.

Other Headlines
Aaj Tak's 'Chunavi Qawwali' adds flavour to elections
Aaj Tak has gone a step ahead and is all set to grab maximum eyeballs this elections. The news channel has come up with a path-breaking programme to add a unique colour to its election coverage with Chunavi Qawwali.

CNBC adds another Hindi show-'Aaj Ka Karobar'
CNBC's endeavour to pepper its programming with Hindi shows has borne another fruit - Aaj Ka Karobar. CNBC-TV18, India's only business channel will debut its new show on 19 April at 6:00 pm. This hour-long news show will gauge the mood of the political .

NGC to air 'Return To Titanic' in June
NGC has announced that it will air a special Return ToTitanic in the US in June.

Aaj Tak readies on-air campaign to urge people to vote
US public radio moving towards digital future
Miami to host 2004 MTV video music awards
AiM to bring Asian media professionals together
Sharma's film wins award at Hong Kong film fest
Media & Society Foundation to launch ISAS BC 9001

Media Stock Watch
Mass casualties at the media front

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (4 April 2004 to 10 April 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (4 April 2004 to 10 April 2004)
Star Plus
Sony
Ten Sports
Sun TV
DD1

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
FIPB clears Zee Tele's plan to raise $100-mn bonds
DD to air series based on writings of Premchand
Aaj Tak launches a new social ad campaign on elections
Rajat Sharma firm raises Rs 70 cr
Kolkata businessman sets up FM station in Dubai
Pearson Overseas to pick up about 14% in Business Standard
Source: The Economic Times
   
 
   
NDTV hopes to raise Rs 109 cr via IPO
Bollywood gets a TV boost in South Africa
Gulzar adapts Premchand for TV
MTV moves awards to Miami!
Heroes or zeros, celebs are big biz
Source: The Times of India
   
After JV with Zee, Italy's Mondo TV targets rapid Asia growth
Smriti starts campaign
Mallika is youth icon: CNN
  Source: Hindustan Times
 
Ekta : Kitchen politics and Kali the mother
Source: The Telegraph (Kolkata)
   
No provision for selective blocking of poll-related ads on TV
Source: The Financial Express
 
Champion Introduces New TV Tuner Box
Source: ChannelTimes.com
 
   
Pearson to pick up stake in Business Standard
NDTV to raise Rs. 109 cr.
Source: The Hindu
   
NDTV public issue to mop up 109 cr
ESPN secures Wimbledon rights
Net4India sees huge potential in voice over broadband
Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
Experts discuss media’s influence on public mind
Apple pulls the plug on iTunes shareware
  Tele Express
Mawli’s metamorphosis
Role reversal
Second wind
A terror on TV
Kyunki... there’s something about K
Marriages are made on TV
  Source: Indian Express
   
BJP's 'Tulsi' set for tough battle
  Source: NDTV.com
   
TV channels to air exit polls
  Source: The Statesman
   
Polls: Overdose of television
  Source: Sify
International News
Rep. Barton Warns Cable Operators on Indecency
Smulyan to Announce Multichannel Pay TV Plan
Fox Networks creates engineering & operations division
Fiorina Keynotes at NAB
  Source: TV Week
   
Primedia Co-Founder McCurdy Starts New Company
  Source: B2B
   
Media Giants Seen as Suitors for Hallmark Channel
Broadcasters say FCC's digital TV plan is flawed
  Source:Reuters
   
Bewkes is Seen as Likely Heir at Time Warner
  Source: Dow Jones Newswires
   
Charlton zaps Sports Channel in TV broadcast rights battle
  Source: Haaretz (Israel)
   
Lost Remote's Notes from the NAB
Koppel troubled by 24/7 live news networks
NAB's Fritts blasts the Internet
Oprah accepts NAB distinguished service award
NBC's Lester Holt encourages mentorship
'The future is not to be feared' : HP CEO Carly Fiorina
  Source: Lost Remote
   
Liberty's Malone in News Corp Talks
  Source: Financial Times
   
Eisner takes another no-confidence blow
  Source: L A Business Journal
   
Shareholders' fury at 'obscene' ITV pay-off
  Source: The Independent (UK)

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