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<title><![CDATA[Death of a newspaper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In its short lifespan of 18 months the Seven Sisters Post owned by the Saradha Group made a mark in the North east. TERESA REHMAN says its closure is a real loss for readers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blame game and a cover up]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A huge media conglomerate was built up by a chit fund company which has now collapsed. Can the West Bengal government whose MP was part of the empire disclaim responsibility asks SAADIA. Pix Kunal Ghosh]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The chit fund media baron]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[But very early on it was clear that this organization was different from any other newspaper outfit any of us had worked for previously. SEEMA GUHA on The Bengal Post and Sudipta Sen. Pix Sudipta Sen]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TRAI tries again]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The regulator is not giving up in its efforts to push regulation of cross media holdings. Excerpts from its latest consultation paper. Pix Rahul Khullar Chairman TRAI]]></description>
<link>http://www.thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?sectionId=4&#38;mod=1&amp;pg=1&amp;valid=true&amp;storyid=6618</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Clarification on Decoding BCCL]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[It is common for companies to have employee retention schemes in some form or another. My actual annual recurring remuneration is significantly lower than the amount stated. JAIDEEP BOSE  clarifies.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Current costs and future prospects.  Decoding BCCL  Part IV ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[We were a content company that used technology. Now we are a technology company that uses content. PARANJOY GUHA THAKURTA looks at what the future holds for BCCL as competition intensifies]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Seeking controversial revenue routes Decoding BCCL Part 3]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Even as the private treaties scheme was apparently aimed at undermining competition to the TOI a number of competing newspapers as well as television channels started similar schemes. PARANJOY GUHA THAKURTA revisits some of the controversial initiatives.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More profitable than most   Decoding BCCL Part II]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The companys  pre tax profit margin in 2010 11 was  31.89 per cent.  Its financial clout gives it a huge advantage over its rivals and enables the ToI to establish a strong base in new markets says PARANJOY GUHA THAKURTA.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Times the Jains and BCCL]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Decoding BCCL  Part I.  If  BCCLs shares are publicly listed it will make the companys operations far more transparent than they are now says PARANJOY GUHA THAKURTA. Pix Company chairperson Indu Jain]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kolkatas new print war]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The arrival of Ei Samay has stirred the Ananda Bazar Patrika group out of its complacency. Like gladiators TOI and ABP are circling around with the youth brigade        
 as the prize says SHIKHA MUKERJEE   Pix Ei Samay]]></description>
<link>http://www.thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?sectionId=4&#38;mod=1&amp;pg=1&amp;valid=true&amp;storyid=6416</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Price war in Visakhapatnam   ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Times  of india is set to enter this city offering its newspaper for less than Rs 1 a day. R JAGADEESWARA  RAO wonders what that will do to an already crowded market.]]></description>
<link>http://www.thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?sectionId=4&#38;mod=1&amp;pg=1&amp;valid=true&amp;storyid=6342</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Documentation The FDI hike]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Last weeks FDI decision  raises the cap on foreign investment in broadcasting hardware but not in news and FM radio. Text of the governments announcement.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More or less news]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In Andhra Pradesh the ownership of TV news space is essentially a part of ones political agenda. Most news channels in the State are struggling for survival even as new ones are entering the market says PADMAJA SHAW.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Line between boardroom newsroom blurred]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[CONVERGENCE AND CONSOLIDATION PART III  Fall in advertisement revenue coupled with higher borrowings has led to the current phase of media consolidation. PARANJOY GUHA THAKURTA sees a tendency to narrow the agenda of journalism in India.]]></description>
<link>http://www.thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?sectionId=4&#38;mod=1&amp;pg=1&amp;valid=true&amp;storyid=6180</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Convergence implicit in consolidation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[CONVERGENCE AND CONSOLIDATION   PART II. The three latest corporate investors in the media industry signal the entry of non media players two of them with telecom interests. PARANJOY GUHA  THAKURTA examines the trend]]></description>
<link>http://www.thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?sectionId=4&#38;mod=1&amp;pg=1&amp;valid=true&amp;storyid=6171</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Good for business bad for freedom]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[CONVERGENCE AND CONSOLIDATION PART I. The domination of media markets by the big forces is reducing choices for readers viewers and listeners in India says PARANJOY GUHA THAKURTA.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Deccan Chronicle saga turns murkier]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Will Deccan Chronicle survive the acute financial crisis and the  criminal cases staring in the face of its promoters A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT assesses the fate of the 75yearold Hyderabad  newspaper.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[From push to pull TV]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The existing television set need not be changed to switch over to digital addressable cable TV. N. Parameswaran tells RADHIKA SACHDEV that digitisation will spur demand for better quality content.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dilemma of a journalist]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With remarkable changes in the media business editors have turned managers and journalists paper tigers. Positive balancesheet not professionalism is the main focus writes NEERAJ MAHAJAN.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Politics and media control]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Politically affiliated or owned publications have a significant place in todays media scene. ADITI ROY GHATAK and PARANJOY GUHA THAKURTA present a spectrum of partyrun newspapers.]]></description>
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