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Headlines
IL&FS acquires 26% in E-City Ent. for Rs 1 billion
Subhash Chandra-promoted E-City Entertainment has diluted 26 per cent stake to IL&FS for Rs 1 billion.

 
 
 
 

Ficci Frames 2006
Print media - survival of the fittest

Malayala Manorama's Jacob Mathew said newspapers will put up a strong show and co-exist in the digital age.

On-air promo is the glue that holds TV together

Go for the young, but be alive to the downside

Mobile players need to work together to grow biz

Despite technology, content will remain king

Mobile phone ent. is about making dead time alive

 
 

MTV, 'Rolling Stone' team for reality series
Amateur journalists will vie for a year long position at 'Rolling Stone' magazine in MTV US' new reality series

SaharaOne to telecast England-Rajasthan Prez cricket

Warner Bros. TV Group ups Karen Miller as SVP

BBC to show World Cup, Wimbledon in HD

FremantleMedia launches 'The X Factor' in the Mid East

HBO US signs multi-project deal with Simmons, Lathan

US network Lifetime to do women's research project

Sportel Asia attracts 658 participants

BBC's new campaign features network's achievements

CBS awards media business to Initiative


My Life: 'I don't forget to thank Lord Shiva everyday'
Dheeraj Kumar Producer, Creative Eye Ltd.

Fast Track: 'I love listening to ghazals and sufiana qawwalis'
Ashutosh Business Head, Filmy.

Bookmark: You Can Win (Revised Edition)


Nick inks first-ever Japanese development deals


Highlight - Kumkum Gen Next revealed!
Sudhanshu's labor of love!
"I don't look at people who are badly dressed" - Sachin Shroff
Short Takes - Karan Singh
First Take on Ek Main Aur Ek Tu
Grapevine - Is Ekta watching too much of Desperate Housewives?
The Week Ahead - Saawan showers on ETC

News Releases
TRAI's latest order on cable TV services in hotels
Full day Fooltu Entertainment & Time Pass on ETC
Rendezvous with Hrithik & Sussanne on Star World
Aap Ka Haq --Platform for India's Unheard voices
Times Now sets new benchmark with Jaya-Sonia story

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (26/02/2006 to 04/03/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (26/02/2006 to 04/03/2006)
Star Plus
Sun TV
Star One
Sony Entertainment
Gemini TV
Zee TV
Star Gold
DD1

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
BCCL to buy stake in Percept Picture
DVD format war likely to pinch buyers a bit more
Indiatimes BPO Awards set to roll
  Source:Economic Times
   
`Restructuring part of larger expansion plans'
`CPTs would boost audiovisual sector'
Value addition will animate industry
Media Centre PC from HP
Mobile TV set to power ahead
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
DD to telecast Games closing ceremony
Toshiba may delay HD-DVD's launch until April
  Source:DNA
   
Satellite radios sing Indian tune
Hotels to pay old cable rates
Listening now
  Source: Business Standard
   
Zee, Sony battle for No. 2 slot
Nimmo, the new girl on Star One
Telly Buzz - Nikhil-Pallavi in Aroona Irani’s serial
CAS back in reckoning after High Court verdict
Traveller's guide
  Source:Screen
   
Juhi-Rucha see red in greenroom
Parivaar goes western
Sussanne's perfect, says proud Hrithik
  Source:Mid-day
 
TV promos see a spurt, touch 45 K spots per day
Print media will clock ad revenues of 13.5K crore in 06’
Disney plans big for mobile, IPTV content
Bollywood, TV on Intel’s radar
Mangal Pandey bags animation award
Google jumps on S&P 500 entry
Nokia may make N-Series mobile-TV phones in India
Advertising majors latch on to Internet space
  Source:Financial Express
   
Showcasing action and thrills on the television screen
`Sting operators' nabbed
Timesjobs.com launches Gulf operations
'War dramas dominated Chinese TV screens in 2005'
Image Infotainment to open new centres
  Source:The Hindu
   
Media has become a monster: Aamir
  Source:Times of India
   
IAS officer suspended after TV channel's sting operation
  Source:NewIndpress
   
Kavya, Anjali’s love story
  Source:Mumbai Mirror
   
Croon till ya swoon!
New entry
All dogs go to heaven
  Source:Indian Express
International News
Al Jazeera says international launch delayed
  Source: www.metimes.com
   
Sky confirms HD launch for May, pricing
Universal to launch film download service
Nine signs major output deal with Sony
  Source:Digital Spy (UK)
   
New Issue-Time Warner Telecom sells $325 mln conv bonds
  Source: Reuters
   
China gets to watch World Cup free on broadband
  Source:www.interfax.cn
   
War dramas dominate Chinese TV screens in 2005
  Source: People's Daily Online
   
Google to Join S&P 500 After Quadrupling Since IPO
  Source: Bloomberg
   
FCC exempts Verizon from broadband regulations
  Source: www.computerworld.com
$60 Mil. HBO Media Moves to PHD
  Source:Media Week (US)
   
Television still king of media, new IPA survey reveals
  Source: Brand Republic
   
"Raymond" star Heaton eyes daytime talk show
"Sex" may be new reality for HBO
Yahoo Japan to buy Toshiba's online news firm for 1.3 bil. yen
  Source: Yahoo
   
ITV may bolster bid defence with £1.5bn for shareholders
Birt supports sharing TV licence fee with BBC rivals
  Source:Guardian
   
DirecTV Suing Lifetime for Breach of Contract
  Source:TV Week
   
Canal+, Sky prime HD launches
Sogecable seeks a pay-TV alliance with Telefónica’s Imagenio
  Source: Advanced - Television

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