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No rights for third party: HC to BCCI
Maintain status quo till legal matter decided, court tells BCCI. Board says can't offer assurance, cites commitments to ICC.

Punit Goenka is business head of Zee Sports

Star to play the 'Bluff Master' soon
The Indian avatar of 'Dirty Rotten Cheater' has been christened 'Bluff Master' and is expected to air on StarOne.

Discovery going mobile to promote fare
 Discovery will go the mobile route in a big way to promote shows that will air in the last quarter.

Zee mulls launch of new English movie channel

Service tax stays for MSOs

DD Sports' Olympics reach up 300 per cent

Intelsat to provide satellite services in N. America

Sa Re Ga Ma India diversifies into home video biz

Star News back with 'Kaun Banega Mukhyamantri'

CNBC Asia looks at 'Awakening Giant' India

Reality TV to celebrate 'Wild Weather Day'

World's first Internet TV network goes live

Star World to air NBC's 'The Apprentice'

Uefa to give fans net access to content

'Friends' on top at AOL's TV awards

Fox special to mix fashion with music

Study sheds light on US TV viewing habits

Percept D`Mark launches Sangeet Awards

Solid Entertainment's docs for Mipcom

Mipcom's plans for 20th anniversary

Oprah giveaway sets product placement benchmark

Telly Chakkar
"I will be more casual than Mandira…."
Telly Gupshup - Family first for Deepshikha!
Short Takes- Shamita Singha
Gaurav ban gaya Nandu!
Ruby's Food For Thought

Media Stock Watch
Media scrips slide into red zone

Tube Talk
Ryder Cup kicks off on Ten Sports Friday

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (29 August 2004 to 4 September 2004)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (29 August 2004 to 4 September 2004)
Star Plus
ESPN
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
Star Sports
Gemini TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Maran pushes for broadband sops — Holds talks with Chidambaram
Bombay High Court asks BCCI not to grant telecast rights till case is over
Punit Goenka to head Zee Sports
LifeStyle Weekends show featuring Aasma
HC tells BCCI to assure that third party will not be entertained
  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
Court asks BCCI not to award telecast rights to any party
85 places identified for Doordarshan DTH service
`Animators are actors with a pencil'
Sony to launch reality programmes in late night slot
Get set for a brush with fame
Bad is beautiful
Kochi : Radio a rage, despite TV
Cable TV charges set to rise
  Source:The Hindu
   
Zee to launch Hollywood channel soon
Saregama, Microsoft in music pact
Star News to launch multiple channels
UTV`s 3 new film projects to go on floor this month
Prasar Bharati ready to telecast next series
Court stays award of telecast rights
Tax on cable operators stays
  Source: Business Standard
   

Broadband To Get A Boost

DD-Ten Sports May Steal The Innings

Saregama Music Tracks Now Available On MSN Website

Yahoo To Buy Online Music Seller For $160 Million
  Source:The Financial Express
   
Australia woos Bollywood to come down under
  Source:Newindpress
   
Raveena Tandon on Sahib Biwi and Ghulam and her other projects
  Source:Sify
   
Sony steals show in MGM final take
  Source:Telegraph
   
HC asks BCCI not to award TV rights to any company
Zee gearing up for cricket rights war
Have it? Voice it
Trump-card!
  Source: Hindustan Times
 

Saregama, Microsoft in online music pact
No 3rd party should be entertained, HC to BCCI
Zee to launch its own English movie channel
Times Group to launch Zoom channel on September 17
Puneet is Zee Sports chief
Yahoo to buy Musicmatch for $160 mn
Zee, Ten distribution tie-up talks fail
Oprah giveaway flatters GM moves
  Source: The Economic Times
   

Zoom with a 'different' view

Chandra's son Punit to head Zee Sports

Hike in cable rates as service tax imposed

Zee goes on front foot, not to re-bid

Can Bollywood do a Hollywood?

Gurinder Chadha crowned Woman of the Year

Sell Prasar Bharati, don't subsidise it
  Source: Times of India
   
Cable set to be costly as Govt brings MSOs under Service Tax
  Source:Press Trust of India
   
Disappointment over Karnataka film ban
  Source: NDTV
   
British Asian actors make a beeline for India
  Source:newkerala.com
   
Indian Entertainment rising at unexpected rate of 20 per cent
  Source: www.123bharath.com
   
BCCI to discuss telecast rights on Thursday
  Source: That's Cricket
   
Yahoo to buy Musicmatch for $160 mn in cash
Don’t give rights to any party, BCCI told
BCCI at silly point
  Source:Indian Express
   
Scare-less whispers
Music awards in London
Facts have been hidden from HC: Chandra
HC asks BCCI not to award telecast rights
  Source: Mid-day
International News
UK: TalkSport for TV debut
Ingram seals Twentieth Century Fox business
  Source: Media Week (UK)
   
FCC Chief Pushes TV Via High-Speed Internet Lines
Swing-State TV Holdings Pay Off at Election Time
NHL Lockout Looms; ESPN Scrambling
Calif. Court Revives TV Writers' Age-Bias Lawsuits
  Source: Reuters
   
FCC Powell: Broadcasters Could Do More on U.S. Election News
  Source: Dow Jones/Excite
   
UK iTunes accused of overcharging customers
Research separates mobile content purchasers into 'porkers', 'grazers' and 'nibblers'
  Source: DM Europe
   
German DTV switchover success
Microsoft launches set-top boxes
  Source:DTG.org.uk
   
De Mol to program Dutch TV block
  Source: Yahoo! News
   
Martha's Appeal Delayed
  Source: NY Post
   
German 'World Service' Boldly Goes for Klingon News
  Source: Media Guardian (UK)
Congressman Calls for CBS Investigation
  Source:Broadcasting & Cable
   
Inside the mind of a DVR user
  Source:Forrester via Lost Remote
   
XM Satellite Radio to broadcast on Net
  Source:Mercury News
   
Yahoo! Buys Musicmatch For $160 Million; Hopes To Sign Up Paid Subscribers
  Source: NY Daily News
   
ABC to Air Wife Swap Promo Sunday, Sept. 26
NFL Telecasts on Fox Start Strong
  Source: Media Week (US)
   
Sky hands over music channels to Chart Show
Echostar to carry 17 CCTV channels
Vivendi prepares for acquisitions
France 5 says bye-bye to Europe
Murdoch named director of China NetCom
  Source: Advanced Television
   
CHINA: CCTV seals deal for distribution in the US
CHINA: Beijing blocks Chen's UN video-link
INDONESIA: Mega, Bambang battle it out on TV
Newspapers 'Still the Ad Medium of Choice'
  Source: Asia Media
   
New Disney Book Could Change Fates
  Source: Fox News
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