28 July 2003 Volume 8 Issue no: 17













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Headlines
STBs in stock, MSOs set for CAS push
MSOs will be a making major effort in the coming month to hype up awareness about CAS and push set top boxes...More


STB demand in Mumbai, Delhi will be 1 million, says TAM
Ratings agency TAM Media expects the demand for set top boxes in Mumbai and Delhi to be around 1 million...More

Star Plus reassigns two UTV shows
Star Plus trying out completely new treatment for two shows, Shaka Laka Boom Boom, Shagun...More

The bull is back at Dalal street
After a fall of 190 points in four sessions running, the market on Friday got the bull by its horns...More

Inter-ministerial group discusses Star News case
The government constituted inter-ministerial group (IMG) comprising officials from the information & broadcasting ministry, the law ministry and the department of company affairs met in the capital today to discuss media policy...More

'Joey' to replace 'Friends' next fall
Fans of Friends star Joey have reason to cheer and jig the Friends way. Friends may be packing up for now but Joey is staying - in a Friends spin-off called Joey...More

Special Report
Beehives Systems: The buzzword with TV news providers ...
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Telly Chakkar
Niki gets hotter...
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Other Headlines
Zee proposes to write-off Rs 61.21 cr More
Source: www.myiris.com

Jaitley met Murdoch in New York More
Iraq row gets dirtier, BBC chief sees bid to stifle corp More
Telescope: Three phases of charisma, two faces of indecent exposure More
Digital Dreams More
Source: The Indian Express

STAR review may spark wider issues More
Cricket, movies, Mandira to drive Max More
NDTV makes news, ups share from 1% to 12% More
Add industry fare better with new successes More
Vivendi to receive bids for media arm till mid-August More
'Karnataka lacks vitality on animation policy' More
FCC's courtesy call turns CA(u)Stic More
CAS operators in Kolkata soften stance More
Confusion reigns supreme on CAS issue: Experts More
Cinema needs new tax setup: Prasad More
UK gets the Bollywood blues More
Ruling the sound waves More
Source: The Economic Times

CAS: Catch-22 for consumer electronics More
Govt raises queries on Star News editorial control More
Norway's Conax to set up 100 pc CAS facility — Signs contracts with SitiCable, Cablecomm More
Customs duty cut on set-top boxes may be extended More
ETC Networks net dips More
As losses mount... Music retailers go for smaller stores More
Govt sets up panel for FM radio 2nd phase More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

Doordarshan, AIR To Be Brought Under Service Tax Jurisdiction More
Govt Beams More Queries To Star More
Duty Cut On STBs May Be Extended To September-end More
A Quizzing Extravaganza More
East Asia Beckons Bollywood More
Source: The Financial Express

Murdoch fined for speedboat violation More
Playboy gears up for 50th anniversary More
Michael Eisner and Disney's misfortune More
Close shave for Vijay Mallya, Sanjay Khan More
Hrithik, father move court to avert arrest More
Source: The Times of India

Cinema owners want a uniform regulation More
Source: The Asian Age

US arrests Al Jazeera reporter More
Row between Govt., BBC escalates More
Source: The Hindu

Hinduja TMT likely to merge media subsidiaries More
Source: Business Standard

Sunidhi's back to talent show More
Source: Hindustan Times

International Headlines
Ministers retreat over BBC charter threats More
Source: The Guardian

TV campaign to curb drug use More
Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au

Bryant's hearing will be shown on live television More
Source: www.taipeitimes.com

Ratner in digital TV talks with Desmond More
Source: news.independent.co.uk

TV's racy nature called 'race to the bottom' More
Source: www.sltrib.com

Al Jazeera Says U.S. Forces Arrest Two Employees More
AOL Lags on Web Advertising Growth, Technology More
Source: Reuters

Television critics check out on reality series Paradise Hotel More
Varsity Television brings TV creations by teens to cable and the Web More
Source: www.canada.com
















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