Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 1 December 2005 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

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Toon Disney gears up to take on Cartoon Network
Buoyed by channel's growth in the South, Toon Disney is now looking at replicating the success in the North too.

Lakme, IMG team up for rival Fashion Week
Indian fashion industry faces split after cosmetics major Lakme & IMG launch event to rival FDCI's Fashion Week.

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Today's Newsbreakers.......India

	Legislation to regulate pvt TV channels
	HLL splits from FDCI, to launch fashion week in Mumbai
	Reliance ropes in Sahara's Chakraverty
	Film festival seen boosting Goa tourism
	VSNL to slash bandwidth rates
	Source:Business Standard

	Bandwidth prices set to fall 50%
	News Corp's star unit focusing on India
	Source: Financial Express

	No problem for KBC till December 23
	TRAI is hand in glove with cable mafia
	Film screenings go empty as delegates party
	France’s new channel will rival CNN and BBC
	'Kaun Banega Crorepati 2' stalled till Amitabh Bachchan recovers
	Adieu to Jatin-Lalit after 'Sa Re Ga Ma...'
	Maar Daala: Now Aashka does a Madhuri
	Source:DNA

	Shekhar Suman to get you your due
	Source: Times of India

	Mumbai guy wins Rs 25 lakh car
	Yeh Dil Chahe... to replace Nach Baliye
	Kam Ya Zyaada juggles Zee's week
	Aashka Goradia reinvented
	Rakhi gyrates to Maar Daala
	Award nahin, item number mila!
	Kahaani serial ki
	Source:Mid-day



	Union Govt frames guidelines for downlinking TV channels
	Source: Webindia123

	SSI acquires Telephoto
	Theatres in Goa to get a facelift soon
	Time Warner may see proxy war to replace board
	Source:Economic Times

	Bengal film maker's movie on arsenic gets Iran award
	Vatican Radio is alive and kicking
	Journalist Madan Mohan felicitated
	Tremendous scope to improve the election process of BCCI: Pawar
	French film to use martial arts sequence from "Muthu"
	Distribution of passes for IFFK 2005 begins
	Source:The Hindu

	Lakme Fashion Week in early 2006
	Amazon centre to focus on Web services, search
	Source:The Hindu Business Line

	DD Gangtok on air
	Source: The Statesman

	New film, TV content law in the offing
	Ministry OKs on-screen smoking for live shows, old & historical films
	Source:Indian Express

International News

	French channel set for 2006 start
	BBC TV local news pilot launches
	Source: BBC News

	Intel to Partner With TiVo on PC Platform
	Trump taking NBC's 'Apprentice' to California
	Bruckheimer renews Disney film deal
	Source: ABC News

	MediaCorp scores golden hattrick at PROMAX and BDA Asia 2005
	Source:Channel NewsAsia

	Costner sues film production company
	The David Elstein Interview: Part 1 - Hallmark
	Source: Digital spy (UK)

	XM Canada launches satellite radio service
	Source: www.todaystrucking.com

	AOL to Sponsor AMC Documentary Series
	Source: TV Week

	Web users hungry for BBC Radio
	Source: DM Europe

	BBC World broadcasts Western Australia to Asia Pacific region
	Source: ww.etravelblackboard.com

	NBC Names President of Olympics Unit
	CBS Evening News gets new chief ahead of makeover
	Source:Yahoo

	Icahn Threatens to Sue Time Warner Board
	Watchdog Concerned About Axel Springer Deal
	Source:Newsday

	Reuters Summit-Clear Channel plans mobile radio service
	TiVo plans new service in Taiwan
	Icahn-led Time Warner dissidents hire Lazard
	Reuters Summit-Media execs ponder future of newspapers
	Source: Reuters

	Turner taps Eames for Digital Ad Sales
	Nascar Inks Rights Deals With ABC Sports/ESPN, TNT
	Source:Media Week (US)

	NEPAL: Govt. asks Radio Sagarmatha not to re-broadcast BBC
	CHINA: Internet TV set for huge launch as trials finish
	Source: Asia Media

	US cable rejects FCC 'a la carte' demands
	Changhong and China Telecom join for IPTV campaign
	ETV appoints two new directors of programmes
	Source:Advanced - Television

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