Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 19 December 2005 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

Special Report

Zee Sports delivers cricketing goods
Look and feel on par with ESS and Ten, though revenues from India-Lanka series on the low side.

Headlines
Sab's 'Taka Tak' show to ride on 'Idol' success
From 10 January, Sab will air an exclusive half-hourly behind-the-scenes called 'Indian Idol Taka Tak' at 9:30 pm.

Global Broadcast's CNN-iBN launched
Global Broadcast News on Saturday launched its fully-owned and operated general news channel CNN-iBN.

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

	I&B softens stand on telecast row
	‘A newspaper business has to grow on the shoulders of smart marketing’
	India’s heaviest satellite set for launch
	And now, news channel for Internet security
	Arab film enters private world of women
	Music retailers struggle as CD sales take a dip
	Google, MS, Sun to fund new computer research centre
	Google effect may drive up pay for board members
	Sony on track to double videogame sales
	Harry Potter’s spell moves beyond 35 mm
	Source:Financial Express

	Game shows make inroads into Tamil households
	Trai for bandwidth resale to remove bottlenecks
	BSNL to roll out Wi-Fi network
	Google to pay $1bn for AOL stake
	Source:Business Standard

	TV 18 launches general news channel
	Adobe is raeady to step into globalisation
	Be a media astrologer to earn big bucks
	Source:Economic Times

	Here comes DTH, finally
	Source:Telegraph

	The next 24 hours after victory
	Madhavan's crisis shoot
	Kahaani actors in Bhojpuri film
	Return of Baba Sehgal
	TakeTen: Shweta Gulati
	Source:Mid-day


	Mouthshut.com looking for foreign partner; plans buyout
	Final preparations underway for launch of INSAT-4A
	TV Nandi awards on December 26
	MSO association threatens fast against Sun TV
	Dayanidhi Maran's appeal to private firms
	Source:The Hindu

	TV journalism will mature
	Do news channels get carried away at times?
	Talat Aziz starts an entertainment company
	Film on Mumbai gets global salaam
	Welcome to the Truman show
	Source:DNA

	Global Broadcast news channel on air
	WorldSpace global base touches 1 lakh
	PVR fixes intial public offer price at Rs 225
	Source:The Hindu Business Line

	5 long years and Dharmapuri is yet to tune in to FM
	Source:Newindpress

	Cult classic
	PROFILE: Ami Trivedi
	Who dares to be different - loses
	18 till I die
	Lost in translation
	TALKING POINT with Ajai Sinha
	Ear Shot
	McCartney, Starr sue EMI for $53 million
	Source:Indian Express

International News

	Nielsen to Start Using DVRs in Ratings
	ANALYSIS: Family-friendly package vexes cable biz
	Source: Yahoo

	PTV chief editor suspended for banning forward bloc’s coverage
	Source: Khaleej Times Online

	DIRECTV to launch first 24-hour Caribbean entertainment channel
	Source: www.jamaicaobserver.com

	Al Arabiya prevails in Saudi Arabia
	Source:Ame Info

	Vivendi, rival forming pay-TV alliance
	Source: Monsters and Critics

	PTV to launch ‘Karishma makeover show’
	Source: Daily Times

	ABC To Launch New Pacific TV Service
	Source: www.pacificislands.cc

	Macquarie Bank buys Taiwan cable TV provider
	Source: egoli.com.au

	Private equity in loan talks over NTL/Telewest bid
	Google in talks to buy 5 pct of AOL-source
	Sony on track to double videogame player sales
	Source: Reuters

	Reality TV show rivals pull in 20 million viewers
	Source:U.TV, UK

	Nickelodeon Employee Charged With Molesting Teen
	Source: cbs2.com

	Canada: Discovery HD Launches December 19th
	Source: Digital Canada

	Pak telecom to offer Internet Protocol Television
	Source: IRNA

	Cowell takes on BBC in talent show row
	Source:Irish Examiner

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