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Reliance eyes last mile via cable ops
Reliance Infocomm is keen on associating with cable ops to deliver digital interactive TV & value-added b'band services.

Allow broadcast services by telcos: Trai
At a Plan panel meet, Trai’s Pradip Baijal pushes for convergence, which is likely to enlarge his authority.

MG deals: B'casters buck Trai freeze
Broadcasters enter minimum guarantee deals with big cable networks to drive revenue growth from subscription.

Siti Cable may have face-off with broadcasters

Radio City programming head moves to CNBC

Zee English to return to comedy-drama USP

I&B is nodal agency for info on govt's achievements

SET Asia bags rights for Zimbabwe Vs English ODI

Sify enhances SifyMail with DomainKey system

BBC upholds prog complaint against 'Top Gear'

Study sees four fold growth in DVR use in the US

Etc, Alpha Punjabi's event 'Miss World Punjaban'

News Corp's top legal adviser to step down

Yahoo taps former ABC programmer for media div

ABC hopes 'Wife Swapping' will boost ratings

Time Warner's AOL to reduce headcount by 700

Value 4 Media ventures into DVD advertising

Sony's ambassador QRIO to debut at 'Digital Vision'

Telly Chakkar
Patch-up Paradise!
Telly Gupshup - Whassup Sandhya?
Short Takes - Tina Parakh
Akshat is Sujal's step-brother!
Krutika back on TV with 'Tumhari Disha'
"One sneeze and we could have blown the whole episode..."
Interview with Juhi Parmar

Media Stock Watch
Media scrips gain

Tube Talk
'Britannia India’s Child Genius' enters the semi-final

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (17 October 2004 to 23 October 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (17 October 2004 to 23 October 2004)
Star Plus
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment
Zee TV
Gemini TV

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

4 years of 3 Ks

Less toffees on TV

Chief of Paramount Pictures plans to leave

Fox will follow Red Sox surge with Reality TV
  Source:The Financial Express
   

I&B Ministry to showcase progress of CMP

Paprikaas bags deal for 3D animated movie

Sify's anti-spam feature

FrameFlow to invest $5 m in Chennai unit

  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
Times Wellness event next month
Marvel sues Disney for copyright infringement
Lansing to quit as Paramount chief
  Source: TheEconomic Times
   

Visakhapatnam : DTH finally comes to city

Microsoft's online business centre

INS condemns attack on journalists

Media wary of repeating mistakes

  Source: The Hindu
   

MTNL to roll out broadband from Jan

MTNL's wireless Internet debuts in Delhi
  Source: Hindustan Times
   
Hot TV case: High court pulls up police
  Source:Indian Express
 

Zee Telefilms, SET to follow Star on ad rate hike

Seven telecom majors in race for AP Broadband Project

Bharatmatrimony.com launches new service `VeriProfile`
  Source: Business Standard
   

'Kehta hai dil' under SGPC scanner
Anyone for Koffee With Karan?

Idol Worship

Journalists' union suspends agitation
  Source: Times of India
   
Indian Idol - a disgrace to Indian television
  Source:Press Trust
   
Television - an addictive entertainment
  Source:News Today
   
Buddhadev wants Centre to reconsider Goa as permanent IFFI venue
  Source:Navhind Times
   
DD, AIR to ‘sell’ CMP
  Source:The Statesman
International News
Time Warner's Q3 Profit Falls 8 Percent
  Source: CIO Today
   
NY Times Shuts TV Production Unit
  Source:Forbes
   
Clear Channel launches TV distribution initiative
  Source:BIZ Journel
   
MediaCorp nominated for 20 Asian TV Awards
  Source: Channel News Asia
   
News Corp gets court nod for US move
  Source:seven.com.au
   
Ofcom invites pitches for new public service broadcaster in 2008
BBC governors face shakeup
  Source: Guardian
   
Iraq war drama headed for FX cable net
  Source:bignewsnetwork.com
   
Paramount chairwoman leaving at end of contract
  Source:www.suntimes.com
   
BBC launches Welsh-to-English web translation tool
  Source:DM Europe
   
Banned Indian film on riots airs on BBC next week
  Source:Asians in Media
   
Murdoch's News Corp. Bolsters Profit With Fox Cable Network
  Source: Bloomberg
'The Simpsons' Set to Start 16th Season
55.1 Million Watch Election Coverage Tuesday
U.S. Election Viewers Flock to Fox News for Results
Channel 4 wins '9/11' bidding war over BBC
  Source: Yahoo
   
Time Warner profit falls
Industry Minister to launch forum on mobile TV
Half a million viewers for ITV3
New Czech Parliament channel '24.cz' via Asatra 19.2 E
Belgacom deploys Espial Escape browser on STB
  Source:Advanced Televison
   
BBCi text to introduce numbered pages
Ohio leaves networks hanging
ntl to speed up broadband services
  Source: Digital spy (UK)
   
Nielsen Offers Next-Day Election Demo Data
Lifetime Original Movie Draws 4.1 Million
Clear Channel Names Creative Team
  Source: Media Week US
   
ASIA: Asian dailies on the fence or on the gloomy side
INDONESIA: TV media hands in assault footage
  Source:Asia Media
   
Daily TV Marketplace - Who Do You Think You Are? pulls in 4.6m viewers
  Source: Media Week UK
   
Content surpasses communications in time spent online, says OPA
  Source:BtoB Online
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