HEADLINES
Sahara bags 5 at RAPA awards
Hindi entertainment channel Sahara TV has taken home five trophies at the Radio and TV Advertising Practitioners Association (RAPA) awards that were held in Mumbai on 17 May.More

SABTNL launching daily social drama on DD metro Monday
Sri Adhikari Brothers Television (SABTNL) continues its long association with national broadcaster Doordarshan with the launch on Monday of a new daily social drama Kuntee on DD Metro. More

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Football fever is building with the soccer World Cup fast approaching, and everyone is trying to cash in on it. More

Executive Dossier
An Interview with Haresh Chawla ( CEO -TV18 )
"CPRP linked deals fail to accurately capture the quality of our audience" More

Behind the Scenes
'Chacha Chaudhary'
After indigenous toons, a home grown comic character springs to life on the tube. A look into the making of 'Chacha Chaudhary'. More
Source: www. indiantelevision.com.

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Emmys beyond US shores More
Source:Hindu Business Line

Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill: A summary More
Go 92.5 FM: Delivering Mumbai, as usual More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

SET, Hathway resolve face-off over rate hike More
EMI to chart progress of music revamp More
Inside the set-top box More
Bangalore pubs hope to cash in on soccer mania More
Miramax chips in for European film industry More
Buttoned down broadband More
Digital Dreams More
Source: The Economic Times

'Devdas': Can(nes) it? More
Radio Mirchi wins RAPA awards More
'Women like him 'coz he hurts them' More
'Star Wars' grosses $30.1 mn on opening day More
Norwegian film fest More
Entertainment Dept cracks whip More
Cables transmit trouble instead of channels More
Sahara to premiere films on TV More
Baby finale delivers huge ratings for Friends More
Source: The Times of India

Govt May Relax DTH Norms If Reach Touches 15 Million Homes More
Source: Financial Express

Chillout Zone Funda: FTV With Beer More
Source: Hindustan Times

AIR signals in wave of profit, gearing up for hard sell More
Jamillia readies for her Bombay Dreams More
The CIA and other agencies More
Glorifying India’s diverse culture on the celluloid screen More
Cable Network bill flayed for lacunae More
SPECIAL REPORT No-show by PAC, but it’s a party at Pimpri More
Source:The Indian Express

Channel viewing More
Filca awards presented More
Source: The Hindu

CAS at the markets: The inside story More
Cable TV bill not discussed in Rajya Sabha yet More
Different folks, Different strokes: Adwatch 2002 More
Source: www.moneycontrol.com