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Channel action 'teleports' Essel Shyam business
Half dozen proposals, including work for the Times Group's upcoming entertainment channel Zoom, on Essel Shyam's plate.


'Offensive' pol ads: EC can't referee
CEC Krishna Murthy says commission has no provisions that authorise it to rein in erring parties.

NDTV India's Bajpayee switches back to Aaj Tak
Aaj Tak claims big catch in Punya Prasoon Bajpayee, who does a homecoming after spending less than a year in NDTV India.

Micheal Grade appointed as BBC Chairman
 Michael Grade has been appointed BBC chairman in place of Gavyn Davies, one of the high profile heads to roll in the wake of the damning Hutton inquiry report.

BBC asserts largest intl news channel in Asia Pacific status
BBC World has been named the largest international news channel across four key markets in Asia Pacific, according to peoplemeter data for February 2004 in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and South Korea.

PanAmSat chooses Integral Syst. to merge sat. ops
Global b'cast body oks access procedures for sat uplink
Zee to launch lifestyle mag for UK subscribers in June

Box Populi
Few bright sparks on telly horizon?

Telly Chakkar
Voluptous charms will be missed?

Media Stock Watch
Lacklustre week for media stocks

Tube Talk
'Lavanya' to debut on 4 April
English FA Cup soccer semifinals live on Ten Sports

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (14 March 2004 to 21 March 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (14 March 2004 to 21 March 2004)
Star Plus
Ten Sports
DD1
Sony
Sun TV

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Stump vision: DD beats TEN at eyeballs
Cricket clean bowls soaps
Film exports for telecast eligible for tax benefits: HC
SC okays poll ads on TV, but no mudslinging
Ultra adds more Hollywood spice
NY : Mad about Mumbai
Janet Jackson draws thousands of fans at live broadcast
Civil society must spurn scurrilous ads
Big B strongly believes in Corporatisation of bollywood
Source: The Economic Times
   
 
   
EC to vet all poll ads
The interactive red button is new TV strength
  Source: Hindustan Times
 
TV ads swaying consumer preferences: study
Star News opinion poll gives NDA majority
Source: The Hindu
 
Cricket top eyeball scorer on television
Poll panel to vet ads before telecast or publication
Political advertisments to be screened
Belated invasion: Vietnam, the game
Deep Purple rocks the Mizo vote
Source: The Times of India
 
 
   
Broadcasters turn to mobile tech to fine-tune revenues
Service tax not applicable to TV serial producers
`PR agencies must adopt clear professional practices'
Bandwidth prices set to crash
Thailand FTA makes colour picture tube makers see red
Munnabhai MBBS finds place in UK medical journal
Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
Former CEC Opposed To Exit Polls Result Before May 10
Media Stocks M-Cap Up 96 Per Cent In 2003-04
Maya Academy Plans Overseas Foray
Hitachi Stirs Plasma TV Market With New Offers
CTVs: Samsung, Philips Plan Greater Thrust At Top End
Cradle India Centre To Develop Killer Video Apps
Source: The Financial Express
   
EC for prior clearance of political ads
Cyrus-Kunal seek new producer
  Source: Mid Day
 
Of cricket hits, beauty miss(es)
J-K militant hitlist has a new target: the TV set
Attack ads: same video, same audio, all that matters is spin
Source: The Indian Express
International News
BBC slammed for rap claiming royals killed Diana
  Source: Yahoo
 
Kabel Deutschland creates Pan-German Cable TV Business
  Source: The Scotsman
   
New Service Provides Ratings for TV Shows Via Internet
  Source:TV tecnology
 
ABC Gives Religious Saga Prime Time
  Source: www.newsmax.com
 
ITV investors plan hot summer for Allen
Source: TheTelegraph (UK)
 
Analyst to TV employees: prepare
  Source; www.donatacom.com
75% of US cable customers can get HDTV
  Source: Dgital Spy
   
UK regulator calls for DTV oversight body
  Source: Digital Media Europe
 
Channel 4 follows Shia Muslims into Iraq
Five goes deep into Afghanistan amongst the Buddhist statues
Archie Panjabi and Sunetra Sarker back for a second time
  Source: Asians in Media (UK)
   
Pay TV doesn't increase viewing time, study finds
Cable TV in Europe ripe for consolidation
  Source: IHT
 
Bangladesh 'most violent place in Asia to be a journalist'
  Source: NY observer
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