Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 28 May 2005 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

Headlines

Sun plans launch of 4 Telugu channels
Satellite channel GCV will have cable-oriented content. Business and kids genre channels also in the pipeline.

Fox wins the season in 18-49 demo
Buoyed by the sucess of 'American Idol', Fox gets its first ever win for an American TV season.

'Hero' to debut on Hungama TV on 30 May
Hungama TV is all set to launch a new live action show this summer - 'Hero', which will debut on 30 May.

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

	MTV sees boom in viewership
	BBC suspends 48-hour strike plan
	Source:The Hindu Business Line

	Space TV to go live by year-end
	Sebi bans Pentamedia and directors from market
	BBC staff not to go on strike
	Source: Economic Times

	Villages may get Net, telephony on cable
	`Vernacular newspapers form public opinion`
	The attack of the publishers
	Source:Business Standard

	Interview - Sooraj Barjatya
	Telly Buzz - Disney’s summer bonanza
	Watch, SMS and win - Play TV’s here
	India to take long to embrace Net
	Amrita TV launched
	Source:Screen

	PROFILE: Diwakar Pundir, who has joined the cast of Reth on Zee
	In name ONLY
	Bishen Singh Bedi’s son turning cook on TV
	Source:Indian Express


	Jaipal Reddy proposes visa-free travel for journalists, newspaper proprietors
	"One world'' audio studio to be launched
	DD to telecast programme on LCA
	Russian TV to telecast 'Mother India' as tribute to Sunil Dutt
	Book clubs can keep children away from TV
	BBC staff call off planned strike
	Source: The Hindu

	Pentamedia promoters barred from market
	Source: Financial Express

	Zee Telefilms launches Zee Kashmir
	Source:Zee News

	Tulsi's play opens in Ahmedabad
	Shehensha meets the Badshah
	Source:Mid-day

	UTV to release Parineeta worldwide
	Source:www.glamsham.com

International News

	Trump Says He Wanted $2M Per 'Apprentice'
	'Green Acres' Star Eddie Albert Dies at 99
	Source:Yahoo

	NZ Sky TV: Interruptions Due To Optus Satellite Failure
	Source: Yahoo Biz

	Special Event Showcasing Korean TV Held in Indonesia
	Source:The Korea Times

	'Peace offer' suspends BBC strike
	Source:BBC

	MobiTV Debuts in Europe
	Source: www.wirelessweek.com

	ITV4 for males to launch in Autumn
	Paramount tipped as E4's Top Up replacement
	Living TV 2 to air 'Amazing Race' in UK
	Source:Digital spy (UK)

	News boss holds $52m handshake
	Source:townsvillebulletin.news

	Crackdown on pay-TV pirates
	Source: Finance.news.au

	Nick, Cartoon Upfront Nearly Complete
	Discovery, ESPN Pass 90 Mil. Subs
	Five Broadcast Nets Doing Brisk Upfront Business; Seeing 2-6% CPM Hikes; NBC Left Out So Far
	Source: Media Week (US)

	i-CABLE Enters China's Mobile Phone Market
	Source: www.cmpnetasia.com

	BBC renews with Multichoice
	Pace Comcast deal boosts US presence
	Virgin TV
	enteraction quizzes Transact for channel launch
	Source:Advanced-Television

	Pace Micro signs Comcast deal, shares surge
	Source: Reuters

	Swisscom puts off digital TV launch
	Source:DMeurope.com

	Al Jazeera inks news deal with Syriatel
	Source:www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

	MI5 launches Urdu website for Pakistani community
	Source: Asians in Media

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