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GDR holding in Crest falls to 26 %
The GDR holding in Crest has fallen from 42% to 26.3% as higher price in Indian markets provided arbitrage opportunities.

Males, youth are highest ad avoiders
Ad avoidance is the highest in higher SECs, males & young people, says Initiative Media-BBC World annual survey.

Special Report
Channels aim at lifestyle pie
With lifestyle taking a centre-stage, TV channels are increasingly creating and customizing lifestyle programming.

'Fragmentation is going to come in the TV industry in a far larger way than has happened so far'
Interview with Times Television Network COO Apurva Purohit

Perspectives
Making inroads into the hinterlands
A look at where the Indian rural market stands and the opportunities for corporates to explore.

ITC's e-choupal: The town mouse reaches the village
e-Choupal is taking the Internet to the villages & empowering rural India.

'In order to reach the Indian markets, corporates may have a global strategy but they have to think locally in terms of communication'
Interview with Anugrah Madison chairman and managing director R V Rajan

NDTV Q2 consolidated revenues up 221%

Animation ops to be discussed at Broadcast India

Zarin Patel is BBC's finance director

China cable TV's deal with HBO Asia

BBC acquires three comedies from Fox

'Desperate Housewives' draws bouquets, brickbats

WWE claims excellent response to European tour

World media perceive India as a self sufficient mkt

CNN's US election contest offers a trip to Hong Kong

Box Populi
You can't fool all people at all times!

Media Stock Watch
Not a very encouraging week at the media pad

Tube Talk
CNN show 'Spark' journeys into space

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (3 October 2004 to 9 October 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (3 October 2004 to 9 October 2004)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
Gemini TV
MAX
Star Gold

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India

Norms for cable TV, news channels, DTH, FM radio and print media on hold

Advantage optic fibre: Verizon plunges into cable war with new technology

Unknown actor cast as “Superman” in movie revival

Advertising: Viacom and Disney settle with FCC over ads in kids’ TV

  Source:The Financial Express
   
Health Ministry may clamp down on TV ads for `magic' pills

Subrata Roy enters elite club with Boeing

Pentamedia Graphics to now animate Gulliver's Travels

Sony plans retail outlets for car audio equipment

`Film row far from over'

  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   

MTV first, fictional soap goes on air on Oct 25

Spitzer targets music giants

  Source: Business Standard
   

FDI in print media only on consensus'

Doordarshan kendra comes out with flying colours

Pat for Doordarshan's `social commitment'

ASEAN media team gets red carpet welcome

Women journalists face harassment at work: study

`Over-dramatisation' in film on JP

Book on history of Tamil films released

Talent hunts are still hot

Chennai : Now cinemas draw good crowd
  Source: The Hindu
   
Pak may lift ban on Star TV
  Source: Rediff
 
ESPN STAR push to net direct deals with hotels
Cartoon Network gets the saas bahu touch
DreamWorks to weave magic at the Wall Street
Commercial break for small Ad spenders
Top labels face the music for 'influencing' radio stations
CCL renamed as CAS
  Source: The Economic Times
   
'Take action against cable tax evasion'
Kannada promos go cool
Naked News goes mobile!
Bid to disarm naxalites through TV
Fresh FIR in Tehelka case [
Now, Washington Post endorses Kerry
  Source: Times of India
   
Rally proves success as funds flow in generously for Shwaas
NYT researcher held in Beijing
  Source:Indian Express
   
Indian celebrities get grilled by Shobhaa De
  Source: nowrunning.com
   
New Unified Licence Regime to change telecom industry, TRAI
  Source:Deepika Global
   
MTV serial bound
Mallika gets naughty
  Source: Hindustan Times
International News
Adelphia will pay $190,000 in cable TV accord
  Source: Boston Globe
   
Suspension of Controversial Show on Arab TV Networks Stirs Row
  Source: Aljazeerah.info
   
Intel switches off LCOS TV chip
  Source: ARNnet
   
Emap invests £16m in Italian style
  Source: Guardian
   
5,000 BBC jobs under threat
  Source :This Is Money
   
Murdoch faces $1bn legal scrap after sale of DirecTV assets
  Source: Independent (UK)
   
Govt says Asian Network needs 'editorial ambition'
Nair's Vanity Fair & others premiere at London Film Festival
  Source: Asians in Media
   
Melita Cable to launch digital TV services in Q1 2005
  Source:Malta Independent Daily
   
Russian TV station told to toe party line
  Source:ABC Online
Pink TV to twinkle in France
  Source:www.news24.com
   
World Follows U.S. Race by Internet, TV
  Source:Forbes
   
Fox's Ratings for World Series Opener Are Highest Since 1999
Washington Post Endorses John Kerry in U.S. Election
  Source:Bloomberg
   
No Deal In Sight For O'reilly Fight
  Source: NY Post
   
T-Mobile UK in Wi-Fi and 3G
BT boosts satellite bandwidth
  Source: Advanced Television
   
BBC China shows signs of breaking up
  Source: IOL: Independent Online
   
CHINA: New York Times researcher held in China
  Source :Asia Media
   
Dolan sacked by NFL
Schirripa of 'Sopranos' Inks TV Deal
Did 'SNL' Gaffe Expose Simpson Vocal Aid?
'Shark Tale' Hooks $80 Million at Foreign Box Office
  Source: Yahoo News
   
UKTV to launch gardening channel
  Source :Digital Spy

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