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Asianet 'innovates' with fresh line-up
A mythological serial, a music show, and some evening shows are scheduled, with a cross-targeting strategy in mind.

Kurkure ad with Juhi rides on Tulsi's success
Lehar Kurkure targets housewives by making a spoof on 'Kyunki...' with Juhi Chawla playing 'bahu'.

'FE' editor Baru to be PM's media adviser
Chief editor of 'The Financial Express' Sanjaya Baru has been appointed media adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

SAB to hive broadcasting division into new company
Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd (SABTNL) has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that its board of directors, which met on 28 May, has decided to transfer the broadcasting division of the company to a subsidiary company.

Prasar Bharti invites tenders for equipment
Prasar Bharati has invited reputed firms, public sector undertakings, Indian agents and representatives authorised by foreign principals dealing with equipments to file in their tenders for a supply of equipment.

E! Networks president, CEO Herman steps down
China govt. to launch kids channel by end-2006
MGM Channel to launch in Spain
NBC to flag off a reality show 'Reverse Simple Life'
US to curb rampant online trading of TV shows

Marcus Evans plays footsie with new show

'Jassi' dazzles at FPGI's Apsara awards
Nokia to continue scoring 'Goals' on ESS
BBC World TV campaign puts Dubai in limelight
AT&T, Coke score with Fox's 'American Idol'

Sony Digital inks deal with Discovery, Animal Planet

Tube Talk
HBO lines up blockbusters for June Saturday nights
Vijay TV to air musical extravaganza

Actor's Alcove
"I have an exclusive contract with Balaji which means that I cannot work for any other production house"
Interview with Manasi Varma

Telly Chakkar
Warm welcome to Ali junior

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Media Stock Watch
Media stocks put up a negative show

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (16 May 2004 to 22 May 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (16 May 2004 to 22 May 2004)
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony

 
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India

TV Today set to go global

Source: Business Standard
   

Kerala : 'Friends of Cinema' comes into being

Our job is to promote Internet use: Dayanidhi Maran

Source: The Hindu
   
This Apsara didn’t please
Bits N Pieces
  Source: Mid-day
   
Stock Split Made MUL, NDTV, Biocon Offer Price Cheaper
Kasenna To Cash In On Bollywood
Seshasayee Quits HTMT
Can CTV Players Upscale The Rural Consumer?
  Source: Financial Express
   
TV tobacco ads to come under scanner
Avril: Caught in the bad act!
Hollywood spotlight: It's India this summer
Indians in UK shocked
  Source: Times of India
 

It's soccer time for advertisers

DD's 40-channel DTH offer gets regulator's nod

Newspapers circulation figures dip worldwide

Source: The Economic Times
   
Lintas centre offers PG course in media management
Vivek Oberoi gets No-Tobacco award
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
Sanjaya Baru PM’s new media adviser
Central monitoring panel to shrug off I&B label
Hum Tum and Jassi
Searching for Superstars
‘I have hardly done anything’
  Source: Indian Express
   
Ramadoss to stub out smoking on TV
ISPs float ‘win-win’ plan to slash costs
China forms body to censor imported online games
  Source: Hindustan Times

International News
"Emmy" awards for ads cancelled
  Source:Reuters
   
Fox News fearless reporters in Fox Movies' “The Day After Tomorrow.”
  Source:The New Yorker
   
Vodafone bid for Vivendi?
  Source: CNN
   
Swan song for Monti: Sony-Bertelsmann deal
  Source: IHT
   
BBC defends decision to air BNP election broadcast
  Source: Asians In Media
   
The Arab in BBC Arabic
  Source: Egypt Today
Broadcast Upfront Moves $3 Billion
  Source: Media Week
   
'Slayer' Buffy attracts crowd of fans and scholars
  Source: www.indystar.com
   
Former HK TV chief and family killed in Shenzhen
  Source: Straits Times
   
Punters turn to Indian TV for gambling
  Source:Daily Times (Pakistan)
   
   
Zookeepers use TV to entertain gorillas
  Source: The State

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