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Midem music mart kicks off 23 January
Midem, which starts in Cannes from 23 January will focus on the growing business of synchronisation.

Technology takes consumers centrestage as arbiters of celebrity


POP: Can visual merchandising lead the way?
Day 2 at POP Asia had Titan head Kurien speaking on visual merchandising- challenges in specialty stores and more.

Kids channels boost UTV's dubbing business
With kids channels crowding the Indian market and localising their content, Mumbai-based production house UTV's dubbing business unit has many takers. The prominent broadcasting clients UTV has roped in include Walt Disney, Nickelodeon, National Geographic Channel (NGC) and The History Channel.

Queen Latifah to host Grammy Awards

International Channel goes in for a makeover

MagnaQuest bags Middle East deal

CNBC-TV18, Visa discuss cashless economy transition

TV Land chases actress Fawcett in reality show

Panamsat opens DTH platform in Australia

AOL's family friendly programming guides

ICC, LG extend association to produce player rankings

Kolkata to host second Tsunami cricket benefit match

Universal strengthens position in TV-to-DVD market

Winfrey to be inducted into NAACP Hall of Fame

GRB Entertainment acquires 'The Surreal Life IV'

MTV US hits the runway with J Lo

New system of BBC governance is working: Grade

Yahoo! India announces strategic appointments

First Take
Sony's 'Dance Dance' rocks the screen

Telly Chakkar
Will Mauli Ganguly continue shooting in 'Sarkaar..'?
Bending the law for 'Astitva...'

Tube Talk
Sri Lankan president Kumaratunga on CNN's 'Talk Asia'

Box Populi
'Ken I gow now?'

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (2 January 2005 to 8 January 2005)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (2 January 2005 to 8 January 2005)
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment
Sun TV
Zee Cinema
Gemini TV
Zee TV

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India
'ETV has no plans to float a Tamil Channel now'
  Source:www.newkerala.com
   

LG goes rural with DTH-enabled TVs

Leased-line internet tariffs set to fall

  Source: Business Standard
   
Cricket: DD strives for Pak tour rights
  Source: Chennai Online
   

Yahoo! India has Mobile head now

  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   

Do not alter FDI limit in print media, says Left

Action extreme on telly

Visakhapatnam : Move to set up I-Max theatre opposed

  Source: The Hindu
   
Ansh lets his hair down
Dummy’s guide to being a TV star
Sunny: My wife taught me acting
Laughing at the LOC
Take Ten: Shweta Agarwal
  Source:Mid-day
 
Left opposes FDI in print media
Mobiles to sing TV serial tunes
Bennett, Coleman’s business news channel in 9 months
EchoStar to buy satellite assets from Cablevision
Hollywood actors in new pact, no DVD raises
  Source:Financial Express
   
LG electronics to launch DTH TV sets
  Source: Times of India
   
Jalandhar: Cable operators to boycott 40 TV channels
  Source: The Tribune
   

Interview - Amrita Singh

What ails Doordarshan?

TRAI focus on digitalisation

  Source:Screen
   

Left won't take a right on FDI hike in print media

  Source:The Economic Times
International News
S'pore, S Korea media groups to collaborate
  Source:Today (Singapore)
   
Thailand: EC finds TV channel guilty for showing TRT spot
  Source:Mcot
   
China hotels to offer Channel NewsAsia to guests
  Source:Channel News Asia
   
EchoStar to buy Voom TV satellite
  Source:Rocky Mountain News
   
Canal Plus Aims 1 Mln Subscribers/yr for 2-3 Yrs
NBC Sticking With 'Joey' As Ratings Slide
ABC's 'The View' Gets 'Desperate'
  Source:Yahoo
   
NBC Unveils Development Slate
  Source:Media Week (US)
   
Digital TV switch over to cost £6bn
  Source:Infomatics
   
TV Azteca faces probe by Mexico regulator
  Source:Financial Times
   
Certain DirecTV Holders to Sell Shares
  Source:Forbes
   
Spider-Man creator wins Marvel comic suit
  Source:Big News Network.com
   
PBL chief on track for $5m a year
  Source:news.com.au
FCC's Powell quits
New graphics equipment for Sky
EICTA announces Europe "HD Ready" labels
Arnie is being sued by a UK TV presenter
  Source:Digital spy (UK)
   
UK switchover could cost £7bn
Ofcom: full digital media review
Cuzzy launches broadband digital TV in Malaysia
SA supplies cable PVRs
  Source:Advanced-Television
   
News challenged in Italy
  Source:The Australian
   
Virus hooks onto CNN headlines
  Source:ZDNet
   
Shell in image drive
  Source:Media Week (UK))
   
Burger King turns to TV's Apprentice contestants for new entree idea
  Source:www.canada.com
   
Michael Powell stepping down as head of FCC
  Source:www.pittsburghlive.com
   
BBC to hold ‘virtual AGM’
Digital TV switchover to hit poor, elderly - report
  Source:DM Europe
   
US: Tsunami survivor copes with ten-day media barrage
HONG KONG: HK media monitored lest it set off unrest
  Source:Asia Media

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