PROGRAMMING
Cable network Oxygen has given the green light to "Nice Package," a new
makeover series from the producers of The Learning Channel's hit, "Trading Spaces."
[Yahoo! News]
Yahoo! News

WE channel's new version of "Dangerous Liaisons," starring Rupert Everett and
Catherine Deneuve, has a lot to offer people who've already seen other
renditions of the famed story. [New York Times]
New York Times

BROADCAST
Still reeling from the Janet Jackson nipple debacle, broadcast networks are
instituting 10-second delays in many programs—including sports, which is
angering some fans. [New York Times]

New York Times

PAY-TV
After spending a fortune trying to persuade consumers in Australia to "go
digital," pay-TV provider Foxtel is having trouble installing its service.
[Sydney Morning Herald]
Sydney Morning Herald

DIGITAL TV
Federal regulators are considering an aggressive plan to speed up the
transition from analog to digital television. [USA Today]
USA Today

ADVERTISING
Encouraged by the results of online trials conducted by Microsoft and online
ad developer Unicast, experts expect TV-style ads to become more prevalent on
the web. [BBC News]
BBC NEWS

REALITY TV
After filming two weeks worth of footage at a Texas prison for a proposed
reality show, it appears that MTV has decided to scrap plans for the series.
[Yahoo! News]
Yahoo! News

BUSINESS
India's domestic entertainment industry is poised for a boom, according to a
new study conducted by Ficci-Ernst & Young. [Times of India]
Times of India

The Jordan New Cable Company (JNCC) won't be distributing dividends this
year, but it will be raising its capital by 22 percent. [Jordan Times]
Jordan Times

SPORTS
India's Supreme Court ordered the Dubai-based Ten Sports channel to permit
state broadcaster Doordarshan to air this week's India-Pakistan cricket game.
[BBC News]
BBC NEWS

FILM
Following the enormous success of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ,"
Hollywood is rethinking its attitude toward films of faith. [New York Times]
New York Times

"Starsky and Hutch," starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson is a fine flick—if
one manages not to fall too much in love with those funky '70s fashions. [The
Guardian]
The Guardian

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