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India rights bids submitted, 9 in fray
ESPN, Zee, Sony, Reliance, Nimbus, BSkyB, Echostar bid for India cricket; Taj TV conspicuously absent.

Star One's Menon now heading Star Vijay
Star One prog. head Ravi Menon has taken over as Vijay TV general manager; weekend spruce-up on anvil.

OpenTV chief: India embraces new tech faster
OpenTV chairman Jim Chiddix on new b’cast techs being flaunted in India & how adoption will benefit Essel Group DTH service Dish TV.

IBF exhorts govt to remove service, fringe benefit taxes

DD, NDTV, CBS win Commonwealth B’cast awards

Zee Studio to premiere Oscar foreign film nominees

Doordarshan chooses USVO'S anti-piracy solution

Zee-Shiv Sena issue over Gaurav Awards skit resolved

FBC and Bunim-Murray ink deal for format shows

Fox to premiere new reality game show 'Unan1mous'

Paul McGuire named SVP, communications of The CW

MTV US News & Docs to launch three new series

King Kong is coming to TV exclusively on Turner in 2008

Deep secrets of American housewives exposed: survey

Tata Sky partners with Thomson for STBs

India CDMA base up by 30%: CDG report

Disney, Cisco Systems, Intel invest in MovieBeam
'Dora The Explorer' wins Toy of the Year award at American International Toy Fair
Trudy announces publishing license from Sesame Workshop


Highlight - Sarnali is V’s Mobile Singer
Shweta Salve and Mukul Dev in Yeh Dil Chahe More!
Grapevine - Rahul Vaidya's shopping delights!
“I have never seen a gym from the inside” - Kavita Kaushik

Box Populi
The Sa Re Ga Ma Pa whirlwind tour

News Releases
Sir Gulam Noon joins Zee Telefilms Board of Directors
CNBC-TV18's innovative shows for Budget 2006
Participate & Win -‘Vatika Hair Oil STAR Parivaar Awards 2006’ ‘Sab Se Bada Fan Contest’
MPC's film invited to participate in Tribeca Film Fest
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Show by Anita Dongre
Multihued and Affordable - the C139 from Motorola

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (29/01/2006 to 04/02/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (29/01/2006 to 04/02/2006)
Star Plus
Ten Sports
Sun TV
Zee TV
Star One
Sony Entertainment
Gemini TV


Source: www.indiantelevision
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Reuters seeks to increase stake in Times Global
Adlabs expects good ad revenue from radio biz
The `Discovery' of India's grassroots innovators
Government plans third phase of FM privatisation
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
Worldspace, Tara in Bengali radio pact
Tata-Sky DTH plans to offer all channels
Tata Sky to partner with Thompson
Art movies face social pressure: Sathyu
  Source:Business Standard
   
Zee, Sena bury the hatchet
XM Satellite director quits
  Source:DNA
   
TV sting catches cop exploiting woman
  Source:Hindustan Times
   
Cable operators up against new entrant
  Source:The Statesman
   
Seriously, no more comedy: Shekhar
Actors beaten up after spat with auto driver
Kushal, Amita set the dance floor on fire
Vandana to the rescue... again
Tusshar's leading lady gets married
Kahaani serial ki
  Source:Mid-day
 
BCCL acquires 6.52% in Sujana Universal
PPL raids to check music piracy in Goa
  Source: Economic Times
   
Dish pact with Sony may force Star on board
Telecast rights: expect the unexpected
30% Internet users go online for fun: Poll
  Source:Financial Express
   
Uddhav, Zee TV chief meet at Nitin Gadkari's residence
  Source:Deccan Herald
   
Colour Fixation
Opening score today, the Indian Express Indian Music Academy
  Source:Indian Express
   
Broadcasting awards for DD, NDTV
Telugu actress falls from balcony, admitted to hospital
South Africa's Hindus angered by radio programme
Sachin makes his Kannada debut
Serials
  Source: The Hindu
   
Actor's boyfriend questioned
  Source:Times of India
International News
XM Satellite loss widens, director quits
  Source:CNET News
   
Coldplay announce split at Brit Awards
  Source:Digital Spy (UK)
   
Orbit cites regional boom as source of increased demand for satellite tv
  Source:AME Info
   
Rep. Upton Urges FCC to Eliminate Newspaper-TV Station Ownership Rule
New Line TV Offering 'Lost World' in Syndication
  Source: TV Week
   
UK to launch DAB-based mobile-phone TV service
  Source:www.heise.de
   
Subaru Canada to Offer SIRIUS Satellite Radio
  Source: www.broadcastermagazine.com
   
ESPN Classic Sport rules out imminent Sky launch
  Source: media247.co.uk
   
Disney says film not a documentary
  Source:www.sportsline.com
   
UAE TV channel wins KBC contract
  Source: Strategiy
UAE company takes stake in Time Warner, hires Icahn
Racist abuse closes BBC Asian cricket online board
Thai BEC 2005 profit down, slightly below forecast
  Source: Reuters
   
US lawmaker asks FCC to ease media ownership rules
  Source:Yahoo
   
Australian TV Defends Abuse Broadcast
  Source: Newsday
   
Music Plus TV 24-Hour Independent Programming Attracts Record Numbers
  Source:www.marketwire.com
   
FNC Draws Large Audience For Cheney Mea Culpa
Fox's American Idol Dominates Prime
  Source:Media Week (US)
   
New radio stations come to life with 5 year licenses
  Source: Asians in Media
   
Orange to trial IP Wireless' TDTV solution
  Source: DM Europe
   
First French DTT viewing figures
Spain to launch commercial DVB-H TV in 2007
  Source: Advanced - Television
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