"Focus will be on fiction programmes on TV this year"
Applause Entertainment CEO Anshumaan Swami

Headlines
Pvt FM players get payments breather
Trai issues interim recommendations on private FM broadcast. Licensees may be given option of deferring payments.
FM broadcasters feel vindicated by Trai decision

Parties want exit, opinion polls banned
All-party meeting called by EC seeks ban on all opinion and exit polls as it could sway voter sentiment.
Congress advertorial has LIC, SBI, Mother Dairy fuming

Zee English to debut three new shows
Zee English will premiere three new shows 'Jack &Jill', 'Zoe II' and' Reasonable Doubts' in April.

UTV kids channel Hungama gets uplinking permission
UTV's kiddies channel Hungama is on schedule as far as its August launch date is concerned and has got the necessary uplinking permissions, UTV group CEO Ronnie Screwvala has said.

Mudra Videotec in content deal with Gemini & Udaya
Mudra Videotec is producing daily and weekly programmes for Gemini and Udaya TV in addition to shows with its all-time favourite Doordarshan.

FPGI's film & TV awards to be held on 29 May
Rose d'Or Festival pays tribute to Peter Ustinov
Disney, Microsoft, Intel to benefit from online ent.
HD TV services to see an upswing: In-Stat
DPS Lamba joins Prasar Bharati as board member

Media Stock Watch
Media stocks lose ground; a red day

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