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Zee TV takes lead in weekday 9-10 prime time
'Saath Phere' and 'Kasamh Se' power Zee TV ahead of Star Plus in highly contested 9-10 pm prime time band for Week 21.
 
 

Trai proposes to amend Cable TV Act
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) yesterday released the proposed amendments in the Cable Television Networks Act and other material for industry feedback.

Srivastava, Sakhuja elevated in GroupM system
Ashutosh Srivastava elevated to Asia Pacific CEO of MindShare; Vikram Sakhuja takes over as GroupM COO South Asia.

Radio City appoints Mumbai, Chennai station heads

Hallmark buys rights to 39 Warner Bros movies

Discovery to air 'Impacts of Climate Change' on 11 June

EMI releases music catalog on Qtrax

Yahoo! India gets search innovative with 'My Web 2.0'

Five news organisations & US govt settle privacy suit

Mobile subscriber base approaches 1 bn in Asia Pacific

Max promotes movies with new campaign

SifyMax to offer French Open & Wimbledon coverage

CTV and Bell Canada launch mobile video news services

Top brass of Yahoo!, WPP start Gas Station TV

Man’s World launches on Tata Indicom cell network

Intervoice to enhance EchoStar's customer service

Global survey predicts strong future for mobile TV

CTV launches multi-channel broadband service

Ericsson launches end-to-end IPTV solution

Steve & Barry's scores licensing deal with Fifa WC

Cartoon Network to premiere 'Son of Alladin' & 'The Legend of Buddha'


Highlight - Hiten back in Kavyanjali!
Gunjan Vidya bags two Balaji shows!
Abhijeet scorns SMSing in selecting winners
Kyunki…takes a leap again
Amit Sadh and Neeru Bajwa to do a play together
Sharib/Banjyotsna fail agnipareeksha this week
Interview with Reshmi Ghosh
Grapevine - Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii's fourth bhabhi....

Technology Update
SigmaTel's TV audio solution enables Proton TV at Computex

News Releases
Business Luminary Nandan Nilekani shares his experiences with CNN’s Todd Benjamin in 'The Boardroom'

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (17/04/2006 to 23/04/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (17/04/2006 to 23/04/2006)
Star Plus
Zee Sports
DD1
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
Star One
Zee TV
Gemini TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• GV Films in talks for majority stake in Singapore channel
    		• TRAI wants IPTV to be part of telecom and out of cable TV
    		• Channel 7 to focus on hard news
    		• B.A.G Films in joint venture with Korean co
    		• Are brands looking beyond cricket?
    		• Yahoo! launches personal search engine
      Source: The Hindu Business Line
       
    		• Firms rush to sell through religious channels
    		• Sahara to sponsor Calcutta soccer league
    		• India Infoline to double branches
    		• Trai for changes in Cable TV Act
    		• Lucknow to have more multiplexes
    		• Star`s latest ploy
    		• You`ve got Gmail
    		• Net works for TV18
    		• Is news a commodity?
    		• Chennai`s paper war
      Source:Business Standard
       
    		• Time Travel
    		• JOKES Apart...
      Source: Indian Express
       
    		• LD doctors resume work after FIR against TV channel
      Source: GreaterKashmir.com
       
    		• Varun-Akashdeep in a cricket brawl
    		• Manav Gohil injures hand
    		• Life after Remix
    		• Kahaani serial ki
      Source: Mid-day
     
       
    		• ESPN Sports trips plexes’ Cup plans
    		• Trai moves to keep IPTV out of Cable TV Act
    		• I want to be known as a media mogul: Ektaa Kapoor
    		• Yahoo! launches personal search engine
    		• Google tests web-based spreadsheet to organise data
    		• London Times to launch Internet TV service
    		• Sify has an e-ticket to fly high
    		• My toned physique got me Nahar's role: Sharad
      Source:DNA
       
    		• Trai comes down harsh on cable operators
    		• DHL helps deliver Mission Impossible III
    		• Lovespring's Perfectmatch AdAttack!
    		• Trai 3G spectrum paper may focus on pricing, auction
      Source:Financial Express
       
    		• Trai rings in changes to cable TV Act for IPTV
    		• Big boys' ad party
    		• Srivastava is MindShare Asia-Pac CEO
      Source: Economic Times
       
    		• Desperate sports fans turn to DTHs
    		• Views on Cable TV Act amendments sought
      Source: The Hindu
       
    		• Around the world in five episodes
      Source: Mumbai Mirror
       
    		• TV Channels Deny High Caste Bias in Anti-quota Stirr
      Source: Daijiworld.com
    International News
    		• UK's Times newspaper planning online TV channel
    		• Cox says TV, Web, phone bundle helps keep subscribers
      Source: Reuters
       
    		• BBC World Cup streaming poses traffic problems
      Source: www.computing.co.uk
       
    		• World Cup to break TV records
      Source: The Guardian
       
    		• TalkSport to reach England World Cup fans in Germany
      Source: Brand Republic
       
    		• Malaysian Animation Project Gains International Recognition
      Source: Bernama
       
    		• Study: European mobile customers say yes to mobile TV, no to mobile advertising
      Source: DM Europe
       
    		• ITV scores with Little Britain World Cup clips
      Source: Telegraph
       
    		• Channel 4 ready to launch radio service to rival BBC
      Source: Independent
       
    		• TVHead Gets $11.5 million in Funding
      Source: www.gamers.com
    		• MTVN Starts Cable Upfront With OMD Deal
    		• HBO, Zoom to Run Entourage in Health Clubs
    		• TW to Add OpenTV Software to Select Cable Boxes
      Source: Media Week (US)
       
    		• Cable Upfront Heats Up
    		• Powerhouse Network Strikes Upfront Advertising Deals
    		• GM, Discovery Team for Automotive Project
      Source: TV Week
       
    		• Lucy Benjamin wins celebrity 'X Factor'
      Source: Digital Spy (UK)
       
    		• NBC's 'Deal or No Deal' tops Nielsen list
    		• 'Idol' runner-up McPhee inks record deal
      Source: Yahoo
       
    		• KOREA: Terrestrial DMB test launched in London
      Source: Asia Media
       
    		• Al Jazeera pushing forward China Week
      Source: People's Daily Online
       
    		• Study: Web is the No. 1 media
      Source: CNET News
       
    		• Advertisers reject DVR viewers
      Source: Advanced - Television
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