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Trai yet to decide on DTH architecture
Broadcast regulator still undecided whether to have open architecture for KU-band direct-to-home TV service or not.

IBF seeks sops for electronic media
IBF urges govt to exempt broadcast industry from service tax as part of its 4-point wish list for the forthcoming Budget.

Oltchick appointed Star Group EVP, ad sales
Grey Worldwide senior VP Bruce Oltchick replaces Toby Hayward, who quit 3 months ago, as Star Group EVP ad sales.

Discovery goes down the country road
One normally does not associate country music with India. Yet that is the subject of Discovery’s latest documentary in its Discover India series.

NBC Universal TV undergoes corporate restructuring
Newly formed media conglomerate NBC Universal has announced that its television unit has undergone an executive re-structuring.

Ibrahim to anchor 'World News' for CNBC Asia Pacific
BBC expands medium wave transmissions to N. India
Star News opts for Snell & Wilcox IQ modular prod
Intelsat 10-02 satellite launch successful
Aaj Tak now breaking news on Sony's 'Saaksshi'
[V] nominated in 17 categories for Promax&BDA
UTV airtime sales to market four dailies

Tube Talk
 Sci fi thriller 'Supernova' to premier on Star Movies
Vijay TV presents 'Jurassic Park' in Tamil
Star World pays tribute to Hindi film music legends
Sidhu on Zee TV's 'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai'

Media Stock Watch
 Its raining green at the media stable

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (30 May 2004 to 5 June 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (30 May 2004 to 5 June 2004)
Star Plus
Sony
Sun TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
SET Max Now Showing In Middle East, Europe
TV Channels Chant Tax Parity Mantra
Lessons From IHT: Govt May Relax Norms
BSNL, Pvt ISPs In A Tug-of-war
  Source: Financial Express
   
FM radio listeners on the rise
Govt moves against IHT
Marketing movie magic
  Source:Business Standard
   
Vadodara: Cable operator charged with assault arrested

Apologise for war: NYT to Bush

Could Michael Bolton be next big player in daytime TV?

  Source: Indian Express
   
Station reality show: With crowd and chaos
Kher promises fresh hearing for Gujarat documentaries
  Source: Times of India
   
Chambers seeks more powers for Trai
  Source:Sify
   
Edict likely to amend law on foreign newspapers
  Source:Rediff
 

Sony, BMG agents to meet EU anti-trust chief on merger

Mini-World cup gets ad industry rolling

Glued's the word to describe this one's status

Clap, shot, well-taken, canned, next...
Source: The Economic Times
   

Broadcasters seek service tax exemption on ads

Sneha Media ties up with TV9 for news content

Doordarshan Thiruvananthapuram adalat

I&B Ministry writes second letter to IHT, Midram

CNN launches interactive contest

Zee continues upward movement

`18.9 pc rural households owned TV sets in 2001'

  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   

Nepalese actors eye Indian soaps

3-D films on television now

`Buffy, the Vampire Slayer' is getting animated!

  Source: www.newkerala.com
   
Kolkatta: STAR, Sony back, ESPN blacked out
  Source:Telegraph
International News
AOL fined in France for "abusive and illegal" contracts
  Source: Channel News Asia
   
Disney Aims at Video Renters with New Moviebeam
VIACOM Looks for Ways to Advertise in Video Games
  Source: Reuters
   
Freeview explosion continues
  Source: Media Week (UK)
   
PAKISTAN: PTV to earn Rs4bn thru licence fee: New collection system
THAILAND: Private broadcasting firms reap frequency booty
  Source:Asia Media
   
FCC's Super Bowl Probe 'Still Pending'
CareerBuilder Signs On as Super Bowl Advertiser
Fox Boosted by New Wednesday Lineup
NBA Finals Ratings Up From Last Year
  Source: TV Week
   
Bhutan grapples with influence of TV wrestling violence
  Source: Independent (UK)
   
NHNZ Combines Science Fiction With Natural History
  Source: Scoop (NZ)
Comcast to offer dating videos to on-demand customers
  Source: Miami Herald
   
Telewest reacts to Teletext closure
  Source: Digital Spy
   
Norwegian broadcaster launches mobile TV
  Source: DM Europe
   
Nitin Ganatra to play bus driver in primetime ITV1 drama
  Source:Asians In Media
   
Disney Aims at Video Renters with New Moviebeam
  Source: USA Today
   
Copy Cats: Media Execs Call On Print Advertisers To Mimic TV Pre-Testing
  Source: Media Post
 
Al-Jazeera: the world through Arab eyes

  Source :Open Democracy
   
55 million European DTT homes by 2009

BBC World beds down in one million hotels

  Source :Broadband TV News
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