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TDSAT orders Sun to give channels to TataSky
TDSAT directs Sun TV to give its channels on an a la carte basis to TataSky, at 50% of cable charges.

Media & entertainment industry to hit Rs 1 trillion by 2011
Indian media and entertainment industry to grow at 18 % CAGR to reach Rs 1 trillion by 2011, according to a PWC study.

DD mobile TV running unannounced, funds for digitalisation delayed
Mobile TV enabled digital terrestrial transmitter running, but Prasar Bharati yet to secure funding clearance.

Colour TV, picture tubes hit by inverted duty: Ficci

AIR/DD coverage to be expanded in the 11 th plan

Manpower shortage hits Prasar Bharati

Connectivity provided to 149 universities through infonet

Viewership improves for hockey Champions Trophy

NGC looks to give viewers adrenaline high with 'Top Gun'

CNN launches ‘The Screening Room’

Alfred Haber goes on a 'Miracle Quest'

Reserve C-band transponders for broadcasters: Casbaa

Subhiksha turns to digital media solutions

Shemaroo organises digital intermediate seminar

Bruce Campbell to oversee Discovery's global business

'Hello!' magazine launches in India

'Better Homes and Gardens' magazine launches in India


Leadership Series - Led by a lion
Adlabs Chairman, Manmohan Shetty.

God&Me - My world revolves around the almighty
Varun Kohli, VP revenue, Sieger Solutions.

Author's Speak - Reaping Nostalgia
Subhajyoti Ray, president of the Internet and Mobile Association of India.

My Life - Simply bowled out
Ranjith Rajasekharan, VP - Marketing, Neo Sports has a very simple world view.

Collector's item - Bling! Bling!
Roshini Bakshi, Director-Consumer Products, Walt Disney offers a peek into her treasured jewelry collection.

Feature - Bhangra, balance balls to boot camps
Some jiffy exercises for the body and soul.

Slide Show- Without black, no color has any depth


'Disney Princess' hunt crowns a winner
BabyTV.com adds health related content to lineup


Highlight - "I have done some stupid things on TV in the past"-Sushant Singh
Parizad Kolah contemplates new projects
Grapevine - Aamir Ali's chair act!

News Releases
 UTV Premieres 'Hattrick' Online at Rajshri.com

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (25/02/2007 to 03/03/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (25/02/2007 to 03/03/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
Star One
Sahara One

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Allow foreign satellites for DTH, VSAT: industry
    		• Media industry to hit 18% CAGR, says report
    		• Animation films bet on massive marketing to gain foothold
    		• Bollywood earnings on the upswing
    		• Entertainment stocks in the red
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		•  Nimbus board meet to weigh Sony proposal
    		• Powered by foreign money media industry set to double sales by 2011
    		•  TDSAT asks Sun TV to provide signals to TataSky
    		•  Advertisers & broadcasters wait-n-watch
    		•  Tech cos, telcos team up for net TV standard
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Entertainment industry to reach Rs 1,00,000 cr by 2011: Study
    		• Pakistan lifts ban on Geo TV chat show
    		• Directive to Sun TV
    Source:The Hindu
      
    		• M&E will be worth Rs 1,00,000 cr in five years: Survey
    		• LAST BITE with Renuka Shahane
    		• Sa Rage Ga... Sound of music strikes chord of discord
    		• Toon is Catching On
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		• Channels may be told to free bandwidth for WiMax
    		• Bollywood kings eye small screen
    		• Entertainment, media to grow 18% annually
    		• Screen play
    		• Growing great guns
    Source: Business Standard
      
    		• Sun TV told to provide signals to TataSky
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• TDSAT tells Sun TV to provide signals to TataSky
    		• Media revenue to more than double by 2011
    		• Telly will lead media industry’s growth
    		• Kerala journalists have CIA links, says Achuthanandan
    		• Video games that involve firing guns can improve eye sight, says study
    		• Danish cartoon editor wins free press prize
    		• Shekhar makes waves on radio
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Provide signals to TataSky: TDSAT to Sun TV
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• MTV injects prime-time TV into online game
    Source: CNET News.com
     
    		• YouTube to present video awards
    		• Freeview stakeholders unite against BSkyB - paper
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Cablecom, Kudelski Digital TV code broken by hackers - report
    Source: ABC News
     
    		• Liberty Global squares up to RTE in battle over digital TV
    Source: www.sbpost.ie
     
    		• Scolnick leads National Geo's digital media
    Source: HollyWood Reporter
     
    		• Ofcom to investigate television phone line complaints
    Source: Informitv
     
    		• Canada: Multimedia artist, TV producer honoured at aboriginal awards
    Source: /www.cbc.ca
     
    		• Fiji Media Council welcomes planned opening of TV market
    Source: www.rnzi.com
    		• Nielsen: Last Year, 4.6% Increase in Ad Spending
    		• NBCU's Reichig Named Senior VP, Market Development
    Source: Media Week (US)
     
    		• New Asian channels to launch in April
    		• UTV revenue and profits fall
    Source: Digital Spy (UK)
     
    		• BBC plea on missing Gaza reporter
    Source: CNN
     
    		• Ericsson acquires 87.4% of Tandberg shares
    		• Industry players form consortium to develop specification for IP TV
    Source: DM Europe
     
    		• KOREA: Broadcast media sector needs more competition
    		• Malaysia tells media to ignore online news sites
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• EmiratesMac organizes Apple TV event
    Source: AME Info
     
    		• Open IPTV Forum launched
    Source: Advanced - Television
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