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Telecast row: BCCI says keeping all options open
Zee makes fresh offer to produce series for pubcaster Prasar Bharati at no cost and also at "its own risk".

Essel Group set to launch PlayTV
Attempting to tap India's growing gaming industry, the Interactive & gaming channel aims at a mid-March launch

Star may clock $ 100mn+ profit in 2005
The Rupert Murdoch-controlled Star Group, News Corp’s pan-Asian venture, is expected to clock a profit of over $ 100 million for financial year (FY) ending June 2005, riding strongly on the Indian operations.

SET India reorganisation: the real picture

Pehla 'Navratna' bouquet expected in March

UTV to distribute 'Parineeta'

Fashion TV launches mobile network with SmartVideo

US launches 'Wanted Laden' campaign on Pak media

TV Today rolls out special budget shows

Asianet institutes Asianet Kudumbam Awards

'Lost and Found' on The History Channel

DD to launch primetime show

Raj TV to promote students' movie project

Telly Chakkar
Sindoor to replace 'Reth' on Zee?
Dial M for Mandira

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (06 February 2005 to 12 February 2005)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (06 February 2005 to 12 February 2005)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
Zee Cinema

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Mauritius firm to pick up 9.33% in Asianet
Zee ready to telecast Indo-Pak matches
Essel to unveil interactive channel in March
Bruce Dunlop design for Channel 7
Meet Ted Turner
The grooming queen
They`re crowd pullers
BSNL`s broadband Data One takes off in March
  Source:Business Standard
   
Icra assigns 'MA' rating to TV18's FD
UTV Soft: Poor clarity, stiffly priced
  Source:Money Control
   
Marketing committee members are not Dalmiya's puppets: counsel
"Sensationalism in media reports regrettable"
Zee offer
No telecast, no India-Pakistan series: ICC chief
  Source:The Hindu
 
Pak tour may be called off: BCCI chief
Will Meera lure Mihir away from Tulsi?
Business Baazigar - Zee's biggest gamble
A unique mix of theatre and film
Take Ten: Pallavi Kulkarni
Kahaani serial ki
  Source:Mid-day
 
Coastal Karnataka to have TV channel
Airtel aggressive on broadband packages
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
WPP to takeover Chinese media market
India's first 24-hour gaming channel by March
Travolta to present an Oscar, Banderas to sing
Movie theatres go digital too!
  Source: Economic Times
   
Zee offers to produce, market Indo-Pak series
  Source:Financial Times
   
'No Pak tour if TV row continues'
Pak's India tour may be called off: BCCI
Zee ready to telecast 'without prejudice'
  Source:Times of India
   
Beauty contest winner eyes prospects in Balaji soaps
Zee telecast offer to Board
Lift media curbs, India tells Nepal
Indian films can head for Rome
TOTAL RECALL: Board games of the TV kind
  Source:Indian Express
International News
Alcatel, Microsoft in Internet TV deal
  Source:CNN
   
S. Korea to Spend 177.7 Billion Won to Support Broadcast Industry
  Source:Yonhap News
   
NY tax incentives lead to TV productions
  Source:Seattle Post Intelligencer
   
FCC Overstepped Authority on Digital TV
  Source: Reuters
   
ProSiebenSAT1 books record profits in 2004
  Source:Yahoo
   
Australian rugby league reels from Murdoch newspapers
  Source:Big News Network.com
   
INTERVIEW: NZ Sky TV CEO Says Programing Costs Will Rise
  Source:Yahoo Biz
   
Threat to BBC as EC investigates German public broadcasters
Punters buy in to predictable TV offering
  Source:Guardian
   
Policy vacuum stalls SA's digital broadcasts
  Source:IOL
   
Martha marches on, on March 6
  Source:USA Today
   
Sky to launch credit card
  Source:Media Week (UK)
German pay-TV channel Premiere shares priced at 24-28 euros
  Source:Channel News Asia
   
Astro gets Superbrand status
  Source:Business Times
   
Spain Sogecable To Request Free-To-Air TV License
  Source:IWon - Money
   
BskyB debut icredit card
SES Global beats forecasts
ITV/BBC encourage iAds
BBC selling broadcast division
  Source:Advanced-Television
   
BBC denies 'Neighbours' axe rumours
Graham Norton to host BAFTAs
Ratings Roundup: 'Enders still strong Monday
  Source:Digital spy (UK)
   
Iraq wages propaganda war with TV interrogations
  Source:Daily Times
   
Nick Awards Play Grants to Schools, Groups
NASCAR Moves to Sirius Radio From XM
  Source:Media Week (US)
   
AUSTRALIA: ABC boss bullied me, says producer
NEPAL: IFJ demands immediate lifting of censorship
  Source:Asia Media
   
Disney's Miramax Unit to Get a Makeover
  Source:La Times

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