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Dish TV moves TDSAT over MTV 'no' to DTH
Dish TV has moved the disputes tribunal seeking legal redressal against MTV's unwillingness to come on to its DTH platform.

Optimystix names Rajeev Chaurasia as project head
After an eight-month sabbatical, Rajeev Chaurasia former MTV India associate director programming has joined Optimystix as project head.

Microsoft introduces Portable TV Service
The software gaint has launched a $19.95-a-year service that lets people download certain TV shows to portable devices.

Times ropes in NDTV's Nayel as executive producer

Viewers to showcase travel videos in Zee News show

Star Sports to telecast Bahrain Grand Prix live

Vijay TV celebrates Hariharan's b'day with music event

Sahara news room wins international award

SS Music's pop band S5 clinches movie deal

Virgin looks to go mobile, play music in India

Telly Chakkar
Pooja turns wedding belle
'I am looking for change!' - Aamna Shariff
Interview with Muskaan Mehani

Tube Talk
ETC's 'Star Giraftaar' features elusive Salman

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (13 March 2005 to19 March 2005)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (13 March 2005 to19 March 2005)
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
Kerala : Cable operators to boycott AXN, Sony, Discovery
Implement Prasar Bharti Act, Centre told
Entertainment industry all set for a massive boom
One-dayers' live telecast on giant screen
  Source:The Hindu
   
TV to remain top entertainer, mobile to drive growth
Twist in tale: talent hunt shows eat into ad revenue share of daily soaps
Sony gets go ahead for $3 bn MGM acquisition
Trai to study feasibility of interconnect exchange
  Source:The Financial Express
   
Supreme Court pulls up Prasar Bharati
Shakti Kapoor to act as TV journalist
  Source:New Kerala
   
Blessed are the stung, on film & TV
  Source:Telegraph
   
Taashu was going nowhere
Nitasha Sharma is raring to go!
Aman Verma signs two new films
Kahaani serial ki
  Source:Mid-day
 
I-T slaps Rs 300 cr tax claim on Star parent
ICAT to set up `composite studio`
News is business
  Source:Business Standard
   
Broke DD cannot bid for Olympics
UoP student's film bags national award
  Source: Times of India
   
Sony gets EU nod to buy MGM for $3bn
Omnicom's Radiate enters India with Hungama
Most popular mobile games in India
Munnabhai & Sachin set to clash in the gaming ring
  Source:Economic Times
   
GV Films proposes Rs 42-cr rights issue
Child-care lounge at Sathyam Cinemas
Karnataka leads in broadband connections
Demand for visual effects specialists in movies on the rise
  Source:The Hindu Business Line
   
50 years later, the magic of Geet Ramayan lives on
  Source:Indian Express
International News
Kramer to lead new CBS Net operation
  Source:MarketWatch,
   
Singapore: Cable TV, Net services disrupted
  Source:The Today Online
   
ITV chief scoops £4m in shares
  Source:Telegraph
   
Academy Sues After Oscar Tickets Fetch $30,000
Noah Wyle to Leave As 'ER' Regular
  Source:Yahoo
   
ABC Says Koppel Will Quit When Contract Expires
  Source:Dow Jones/Excite
   
Israel: Milchan, Shiloah threaten to push Channel 10 into new crisis
  Source:Haaretz
   
BBC, Irish TV to Make Films On Uganda's Tourism
  Source: AllAfrica
   
Disney gets Miramax, Weinsteins get £75m
  Source:Guardian
   
China tuning into IPTV biz
  Source:China Daily
   
Sony to develop digital movie download service
  Source:DM Europe
Weinstein Name, Reputation Bolster New Media Co.
Fox Business News Channel Launch Not Certain -Ailes
  Source:Reuters
   
Discovery Launching 2 Spanish-Language Networks
Lifetime Names Betty Cohen Pres., CEO
  Source:Media Week (US)
   
Microsoft releases portable TV service
  Source:Xinhuanet
   
Sony wants movie iTunes
France: 1m DTT by end 05
  Source:Advanced-Television
   
Premier League fears TV overexposure
UK gay channel plans autumn launch
FOX gives two encores for "shocking" '24' episode
Major overhaul planned for Sky EPG
  Source: Digitalspy (uk)
   
Tories slam BBC for accepting licence fee increase
  Source:Media Week (UK)
   
Carat and Starcom MediaVest battle for £70m COI TV business
  Source:Media Bulletin
   
CHINA: Chinese sign up for internet war on Japan
KOREA: Government bodies clash over web-based TV
  Source:Asia Media
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