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BCCI invites DD to bid for telecast rights
BCCI has asked Indian pubcaster Doordarshan to make a bid for the telecast rights of the forthcoming India-Pakistan series.

PIL seeks India-Bangla series simulcast; HC queries DD

Disney Channel to use movies as prog. tent pole
60 movies a month is what Disney Channel is offering to drive family-viewing audiences. Debut of two channels on 17 Dec.

Zee-Turner to launch new bouquet
Zee-Turner has embarked upon a number of strategic initiatives that include launch of a new bouquet of channels and introduction of new subscription rate for its existing bouquet.

DD targets 2 million DTH subscribers by end 2005

Prasar hopes to find distrib partners to push DD in UK

MTV India gets jazzed up in 2005

Nick to launch 'Dum Duma Dum'

MTV signs digital music store deal with Loudeye

Formula One needs to increase appeal in the Far East

Sitcoms, crime shows waning in the US

BBC launches corporate responsibility report

Regis Philbin to co-host 'The Apprentice' finale

Vishal Verma is American Desi network CEO

Fox integrates reality with 'Daddy searching'

Former BBC DG Dyke criticises cutbacks

Sponsors could pay $125 mn for Fifa 2010 World Cup

Media Stock Watch
Media scrips scaled high

Telly Chakkar
Marriage no bar!
Telly Gupshup - Rajeev-Aamna in Nescafe ad?
Short Takes - Amar Upadhyay

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (28 November 2004 to 4 December 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (28 November 2004 to 4 December 2004)
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment
Zee TV
DD Sports
DD1

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Zee Telefilms beams up on foreign fund interest
No headway in iLab Group, MAA TV talks
DD seeks carriage fees on DTH platform
Disney may outsource programming to India
  Source: Business Standard
   

Crime serials: `Govt. can take action against officials'

England-S. Africa series live telecast on STAR Sports

Real magic of Disney begins tomorrow

AIR & DD administrative staff stage dharna
The Hindu launches online image collection

Kareena, Shahid slap legal notice for smooching photographs

DD mulls carriage fee for private channels on DTH

Prasar Bharati to float tender for channels in Britain
  Source:The Hindu
   
Zee-Turner plans new bouquet, to revise subscription rate
Disney channels to go on air from tomorrow
Prasar Bharati's DTH telecast from today
TRAI fiat to cable players
The Hindu launches online image library
`TV channels spend most on newspaper advertising'
American Desi TV network for South Asians in US
Hindi films bank on Web to weave spell overseas
  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
Kareena threatens to sue Mid-Day
  Source:Hindustan Times
   

SRK-Gowariker Serial Rejected!

  Source: Bollyvista.com
 
AXN shifts from movies; focus on action, lifestyle
Disney enters India with 2 channels
Infomedia eyes overseas tie-ups
PM to launch DD’s DTH service today
  Source: The Financial Express
   
Pune: Cable operator ordered to restore cable connection
Now, a desi TV in America
  Source: Times of India
   
The best TV video games of 2004
IMAX: It doesn't get bigger than this
  Source:The Economic Times
   
Dalmiya still BCCI president!
  Source:IndianExpress
   
DD to make profit of Rs 12 crores on recent cricket series
  Source:Deepika Gloabal
   
Walkouts that blacked out TV
KumKum in Pakistan
Kahaani serial ki
Take Ten: Pawan Shankar
ESPN and Star Sports go for a six
  Source:Mid-day
International News
BSkyB Gets Exclusive Live Rights to England Cricket
News Corp.'s Peter Chernin Gets Juicy Contract: Graef Crystal
U.S. FCC Approves Plan for In-Flight Fast-Web Access
  Source:Bloomberg
   
Italy's public TV sale sets nerves jangling
  Source:Guardian(UK)
   
CNN, BBC and Eurosport refuse to air Arad campaign
  Source:www.maarivintl.com
   
ABS-CBN Global to open in Canada
  Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
   
'3' Powers ESPN to Victory Lane
Super Soap: 'All My Children' Turns 35
Fox Adopts "Daddy"
  Source: Yahoo
   
Woodward quits C4
Formula One stalls in 2004
Daily TV Marketplace - 9 million tune into Emmerdale
  Source: Media Week (UK)
   
History Channel Scoops Up Granada Titles
  Source: www.worldscreen.com
   
Popeye pops back on TV
  Source:www.canada.com

Hollywood studios target file-swapping nets

Thomson possible suitor for BBC Broadcast

Freeview breaks into digital top 10

NDS clinches Chinese cable deal

Free to trial HDTV via ADSL

Two Way TV and Zone 4 Play bet on iTV services

Multichoice to expand service with Eutelsat

  Source:Advanced-Television
   
VNU Says 2004 Profit Before Costs to Be at High End of Range
  Source: Bloomberg
   
NBCU Promotes Dan Harrison
Tony Jarvis Joins Infinity Broadcasting
Adelphia, NFL Net Sign Carriage Deal
  Source: Media Week (US)
   
Back in the Ring: Murdoch vs. Malone
  Source:BusinessWeek
   
Time Warner in AOL settlement
  Source: CNN/Money
   
TV Council Targets Racy Programming
  Source:FoxNews.com
   
ITV's Simon Shaps takes over Cultural Diversity Network
  Source:Asians in Media

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