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Zee to restructure distribution business
Zee Telefilms is reviewing its film distribution biz plan, following a hit of around Rs 50m & a need to change the traditional model.

SaharaOne to give Rs 17 million in contest
SaharaOne is looking at luring viewers away from Star One by doling out close to Rs 20 million to loyal viewers.

TAM geared to measure ratings on any platform
Tam claims that all they need is a minimum sample size of penetration on any given platform to measure programme ratings.

Casbaa Convention 2004
BBC, MEASAT sign agreement for BBC Prime in Asia

Executive Dossier
'Discovery Travel & Living is by no means a weaker entity than Discovery'
Interview with Discovery Communications India marketing director Aditya Pratap Tripathi

Asianet, Surya battle for prime time supremacy

Times goes tabloid; drops broadsheet edition

HTMT Q2 net up 4 per cent

Crest's Q2 net profit at Rs 5.5 million

BBC's new media director outlines broadband vision

Intelsat acquires Comsat General's biz

Box Populi
A Wannabe Hunt

Talking Point
Film distribution is the least reformed in the value chain

Tube Talk
HBO's Diwali bonanza 'Ocean's Eleven' on 3 November
Pop icon Elton John on CNN's 'Talk Asia'

Media Stock Watch
Media stocks on a low

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

Top 100 Programmes (10 October 2004 to 16 October 2004)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
DD1
DD Sports
Gemini TV
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India

Cisco sees boom in broadband services

Spencer's opens home theatre gallery in Chennai

Hinduja TMT Q2 net higher

  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   

How Time Warner tried to bid on the sly for MGM

Erasing a blurred line: stealth ads of branded entertainment

  Source:The Financial Express
   

Drive to disseminate information on DTH

Diabetes awareness on TV

Censor board clears film on Jayaprakash Narayan

Films going out of common man's reach: Dasari

  Source: The Hindu
   

ESPN-STAR Sports offers Dream Job!

Sony BMG, Grokster may offer file-sharing service

BBC launches Back To The Floor

  Source: Hindustan Times
   
Vadodara: News channel reporter, owner held for extortion
Express staffer attacked in Kozhikode
US disappointed but al Jazeera defends decision to air tape

Has the bubble finally burst?

Soap in the eye

Move Over, Matrons

  Source:Indian Express
   
Deadline extended for news channels uplinking
  Source:NDTV.com
 
Star's DTH project all set to see light of day
Govt extends deadline for news channel uplink till Dec '04
Censor board clears film on JP
Brush up on your TV
Hollinger adds new names to fraud list
Man about town
  Source: The Economic Times
   
Jha threatens campaign against DD
Pune: GH takes cable issue to consumer commission
This Happens Only In India...
Censor board passes Jha's film on JP
  Source: Times of India
   
Attack on Kerala TV channel office, two hurt
Kids watching TV tend to get more lonesome!
  Source:New Kerala
   
Zee Telefilms: Battling for space
Star's DTH project all set to see light
  Source:Sify
   
‘Governor resigns’ - Sun TV jumped the gun
  Source:www.newindpress.com
   

Karisma covers up

An interview with Arundhati Roy

Censor board clears Jha's film
  Source:Mid-day
International News
Al-Arabiya tv bombed in Baghdad
  Source: Radio Australia
   
US television industry to campaign against drunk drivers
  Source:Big News Network
   
Surgeon performs brain operation on live television
  Source: Telegraph.co.uk
   
Mogul's Airtime Gift is Illegal
  Source: Sacramento Bee
   
Watch Fox News at Wal-Mart
  Source: Multichannel News
   
Will digital TV hit jackpot in Europe? Stay tuned
  Source: IHT
Survey: Local TV news most helpful
  Source: NAB
   
Remote Chance of Early TV Results
  Source: NY Daily News
   
The Remote Vote: A Cable News Boost
  Source:NY Post
   
Will digital TV hit jackpot in Europe? Stay tuned
  Source: Multichannel News
   
Meera, Laila and Ayesha - the trio to lead BBC1 drama
  Source: Asians in Media
   
'SNL' to Spoof Campaigns Past and Present
HBO has rival as the Sunday driver
Teen skein finds home on Cloud 9
'9/11' doc on PPV one night only
  Source: Yahoo News

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