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Trai's draft suggestions on unified licensing
 Trai's draft recommendation on Unified Licensing Regime is likely to pave the way for liberalised regime in the ICT sector.

Growth in telecom accelerates in July: Trai


Cricket t'cast bids may open next week
 BCCI to take final call on India rights on 9-10 Aug. A formal announcement expected thereafter as bidders likely to be given 15 days time to finalise bids.

Cricket rights: dealmakers on the prowl

Zee bags 'Deewar' as Independence day treat
Zee has acquired the television broadcast rights for the two- month old "patriotic film" 'Deewar'.

Delhi HC approves NDTV amalgamation
Delhi-based New Delhi Television Ltd. (NDTV) has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that the Delhi High Court has approved a scheme of amalgamation between NDTV World Ltd. and the company.

Vijay TV updates primetime band with new shows
Hathway corp comm head Anirban Choudhary resigns
Sahara bolsters primetime with two sitcoms
Turner Europe to bring ent. transmission in house
Crown Media in discussions to sell Hallmark
'Oprah Winfrey Show' gets three year extension
Octagon CSI negotiate media deals for Eng Cricket
Prasar Bharati invites Hindi film right holders for DD
Motorola gets into media terrain with MTV
CII's Telemart 2004 to be held on 16-17 September

Box Populi
Lurid Lyricism breaths life into stagnant soap

Media Stock Watch
Media scrips tread on the negative terrain

Tube Talk
BBC World presents Olympics specials on 'Extra Time'
MAX's Promise Hollywood Hungama offering 'MiB'

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (18 July 2004 to 24 July 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (18 July 2004 to 24 July 2004)
Star Plus
Star Sports
Sony Entertain
Sun TV
MAX
ESPN
Gemini TV
Star Gold

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India

Prodigious iPod Prods Telcos To Think Music

Google To Delay IPO A Week Over ‘Logistical’ Problems
  Source:The Financial Express
   
Telecast rights: BCCI may deal with broadcasters directly
Motorola ties up with EMI Music to push E398 mobile
Reduce licence fee, include broadcast in unified regime: TRAI
Big Four audit firms in bid for aMap testing
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
Museum of Moving Images to come up in Mumbai
Media matters
Tales in Tamil at a click
Advertisements a waste of government money: Karunanidhi
TRAI orders lower fees; includes broadcast in unified regime
  Source:The Hindu
   
Reliance Info to foray into broadband
Trai wants licence fee cut to 6%
  Source: Business Standard
   
Sony, BMG complete JV music deal
Tehelka exposes Goa sex racket
  Source:Times of India
   
Second generation, better entertainment?
Vijay TV launches sitcoms across the week
All India Theatre Festival 2004
Telly Buzz: Kahani Jaya ki
  Source: Screen
 

Test rights to fetch BCCI Rs 1,000 cr

It's Samay for Aaj Tak to play second fiddle in UP

Disney launches Mickey-styled PC

Crown Media may sell Hallmark's global unit

Disney's Iger ready to take CEO's post
Source: The Economic Times
 
Chandigarh: MC to cable operators: Pay up or face action
TRAI proposes 3 types of licences
VIA to focus on broadband in India
Sony, BMG complete JV music deal
Gulzar, Premchand on TV
  Source: Hindustan Times
   
DD’s DTH means Direct to Office
Sahara India Pariwar extends support to Indian contingent to Athens
Censor board says no to Final Solutions
Oprah TV talk show contract renewed to 2011
Court clears Tamil Munnabhai MBBS release
  Source:Indian Express
   

TV blocks out Natalie Portmans's 'Vote for Kerry' message

Bill Clinton sets popularity record on the booob-tube!

Wanted: Television's very own Indian Idol
  Source:www.123bharath.com
   
Censors ban Final Solution
  Source:Source:Mid-day
   
What is real news
  Source:Tribune
International News
Elstein plays down Hallmark bid
MediaCom wins Sky account
  Source: Media Week (UK)
   
Case Reduces His Stake in Time Warner
  Source:Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times
   
On ABC, CBS and Fox, a Whole Lotta Cross-Pollination Going On
  Source: www.washingtonpost.com
   
ABC News Now Adds Affils
  Source : www.broadcastingcable.com
   
Adelphia holds preliminary bidding talks
  Source: USA Today
   
O2 launches free-to-view mobile video
  Source: DM Europe
   
DirecTV Has Loss of $13.3 Mln on Costs; Sales Rise (Update3
  Source: Bloomberg
   
THAILAND: Probe into Channel 5's 1.8 billion baht debt
  Source: Asia Media
   
China Issues Four Digital TV Licenses
  Source: Forbes
   
PUL'S Seminar On Broadcast Media Policy Continues Today
  Source: All Africa
   
INVESTORS fear News Corp control at BSkyB
  Source:Guardian (UK)
REALITY TV Tackles Death Penalty
UPDATE: German Regulator Approves Viacom's Viva Purchase
'The most anticipated TV-to-DVD ever'
  Source: Reuters
   
Ship Mates: HBO, O'Donnell
  Source: Hollywood Reporter
   
Jessie Wallace to be 'new face of BBC'
UPDATED: Nadia wins 'Big Brother 5'
'EastEnders' cast called to crisis meeting
  Source: Digital Spy (UK)
   
Zee TV's Bollywood flick reaches UK no. 8
  Source: Asians In Media
   
FCC approves taps on broadband and VoIP
  Source: www.theregister.co.uk
   
Cox Communications sued over proposal to go private
  Source: Mlive
   
LENOVO, Sun Media in broadband JV
  Source: China Daily
   
COMCAST Fined for "Do Not Call" Violations
  Source: ABC Local
   
FCC approves taps on broadband and VoIP
  Source: www.theregister.co.uk
   
NHK'S credibility shaken by scandals
  Source: Yoimuri
   
SATELLITE glitch may harm DirecTV sale
  Source:Big News Network
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