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Govt mulls USO Fund for Prasar Bharati
GoM proposes creation of universal service obligation fund from contributions from pvt b’casters and MSOs to prop up pubcaster.

 
 

BBC World to go pay from 15 June
The change in the status of BBC World will be communicated through thechannel’s website and an on-screen scroll, which should start running in a few days time.

Dish TV to come down hard on pirating cable ops
In a rear guard action against piracy, a massive operation has been announced to crackdown on pirating cable operators.

Steve Waugh to host a reality TV show

ETC Music promotes Acharya as VP programming

TNS to launch online access panels in Malaysia, Thailand

Microsoft, PBS create website for AIDS understanding

BSG to manage mobile call volume during Fifa WC

Doordarshan unveils mobile, digital initiatives

Pyramid Saimira in expansion mode, plans Hindi foray

Is China Mobile buying out Millicom Intl?

Cellcast's Bid2Win receives 1mn bids in first week

Barista grooves to the tunes of Worldspace

PBS Kids selects first-ever live host of new preschool block
Nat Geo Kids appoints Vermeulen as head of sales


Highlight - Snigdha moves out of Sahara shadow
"I was overweight...." - Amarr Upadhyay
Kunal Ganjawala hits a note on Ek Main...
Kituu gets a hair raising experience
Sujata plays Priyanka's reel mommy
Will Parvati marry Suyesh Mehra?
The Week Ahead - Red Hot Chilli peppers are the Chosen One for Channel [v]

News Releases
TRAI recommends steps for improvement in national Internet exchange
Britannia launches Marie Gold Doubles
PR Pundit is communications partner to CNN-IBN
Public mange more of 'Naach Meri Jaan' on ETC
CNN throws light on paparazzi's obsession with celebs

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (07/05/2006 to 13/05/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (07/05/2006 to 13/05/2006)
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
  • I think of work as play: Mukerjea
  • Beeb will go off Prasar Bharati platform
  • Hanuman braces for a serial impact
  • Sunil Pal debuts on TV
  • Yash Raj to market film merchandise
  • TV stars set to pad up
  • TV-to-cell phones experiment
  • Fists fly on the sets of TV show
  • Here comes Johny!
  • I'm super efficient, says Kanchi Kaul
  • US poultry experts using Google to beat bird flu
      Source:DNA
       
  • Microsoft’s Ballmer heads to Wall Street to counter criticism
      Source:Financial Express
       
  • Toonz aims to double its revenue for FY 2006-07
      Source: CIOL
       
  • Role reversal: Munnabhai headed for Hollywood
      Source: Indian Express
       
  • Moulli aur Mazher ki khaas dosti
  • Jassi signs film with husband
  • Actors' close brush with blindness
  • Mauritus calling Gurdeep
  • Kahani serial ki
      Source: Mid-day
     
       
  • BBC World to go pay from June 15
  • TRAI paper on 3G spectrum pricing next week
  • Films on climate change
  • Hughes plans 1,000 broadband kiosks this year
  • Crest Animation in pact with Marathon
      Source: The Hindu Business Line
       
  • Pyramid Saimira plans largest digital theatre chain
  • Malaysia plans Disney park in Southeast Asia
      Source: Economic Times
       
  • Advertisement leg-byes
  • Audio-blogging reviews
  • Trai issues measures on Internet traffic routing
      Source:Business Standard
       
  • Film made by children for Kids film fest
  • TRAI for toning-up NIXI
  • Arundhati Roy nominated for Spanish prize
      Source: The Hindu
       
  • Germany launches pilot television broadcasts for handhelds
      Source: www.newkerala.com
    International News
  • CNN, Cartoon Network sue Cablevision over DVR plan
  • Time Warner, Comcast sued over Adelphia plans
  • Debut of Al-Jazeera news network delayed
  • XM says suspending some radio sales
      Source:Yahoo
       
  • Disney to debut mobile digital comics on Vodafone KK
      Source: DM Asia
       
  • Japanese Firms To Launch Interactive TV Programmes In Indonesia
      Source: www.playfuls.com
       
  • News Corp eyes Arab media
      Source: finance.news.com.au
       
  • BBC Looks to Internet Ads Abroad
      Source: www.imediaconnection.com
       
  • Times eyes more foreign deals, 10,000 US readers
      Source: Peninsula On-line
       
  • Sky City to spend $49.5m buying cinemas
      Source: New Zealand Herald
       
  • HKSAR government backs copyright civic action
      Source: People's Daily Online
  • MGM revamps DVD, TV distribution
  • Slingbox TV-over-Internet device lands in Europe
  • Sebastian contacts Vivendi again: source
      Source: Reuters
       
  • Hirschhorn Leaving MTVN
  • PBS Kids to Launch Children's Block
  • ABC News Promotes Tapper
      Source: TV Week
       
  • Arabs and Israelis united against World Cup TV fees
      Source: Scotsman
       
  • MTV to Launch Videos for Wireless Devices
  • FCC Asked to Vote on Must-Carry, Ownership
      Source: Media Week (US)
       
  • British film scoops top prize at Cannes
      Source: Digital spy (UK)
       
  • BBC offers content from regional archive
      Source: DM Europe
       
  • Mobile TV more popular with use
  • Intelsat/PanAmSat Wins OK
      Source: Advanced - Television

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