Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 22 April 2006 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

Headlines

Trai issues paper on cable tariffs for commercial purposes
To bring a semblance of difference between cable TV pricing for commercial & home subscribers, Trai issued a consultation paper

Lintas Media effects senior executive promotions
Effective 1 April, Raj Gupta, Sudha Natrajan, Kartik Iyer, Premjeet Sodhi have been given added responsibilites.

Star Movies gets the rights to air Star Wars, Bond films
Star Movies has bagged exclusive pay-TV rights to 'Star Wars' & 'James Bond' franchises for India, Taiwan & Southeast Asia.

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

	Radio Mirchi turnover rises by 58%
	Can eBay fend off the Google effect?
	Source: Economic Times

	SUN TV issue price fixed at Rs 875
	MTV to kick off new `youth icon' series
	TRAI paper on cable rates for commercial users
	Adlabs mulls demerger of radio business
	GV Films to raise $25 m from overseas
	Source: The Hindu Business Line

	Trai seeks views on commercial tariff for cable TV service
	DTH war: Tata-Sky, Dish call truce
	Re-freeze CAS
	Google revs up 79%
	‘eBay in talks to fend off Google threat’
	Source:Financial Express

	Debojit ‘show of gratitude’ at Judges Field today
	Source: Telegraph

	Shraddha Nigam to star in new Pakistani serial
	Source: Hindustan Times

	Komolika's mystery man revealed!
	Who's that guy, Kanchi?
	Amit bids adieu to Kyunki
	Ram Kapoor's marathon shoot
	Kahaani serial ki
	Source: Mid-day


	GV Films to raise $ 25 mn from global markets
	Under siege, Gyanendra takes aim at the media
	Differential tariffs for commercial cable users?
	3 Chinese movies to compete in Cannes film festival
	Source: The Hindu

	Adlabs meet today on rejig, FM radio demerger
	The chef as celeb
	A rendezvous with spoofs
	Source:Business Standard

	Google may bid for wireless airwaves
	Is Sandeep the next Indian Idol?
	Source:DNA

	KISMEY KITNA HAI DUM?: Indian Idol grand finalé tonight!
	Idol Moments
	TALKING POINT with Niyati Joshi
	Reporters’ guidebook released
	Source: Indian Express

	Here’s Lubna
	Back in the reckoning
	Asianet Film Awards given away
	Opening new horizons
	FM players object to WorldSpace terrestrial repeater licence
	Source: Screen

International News

	Phone companies' threat to cable overblown: analysts
	Source:ABC News

	eBay in Talks with Yahoo, Microsoft to Fend Off Google
	Indonesia Playboy weighs future, first issue on eBay
	CBS, XM in talks on Opie & Anthony - source
	Source: Reuters

	ABC's TV president in ratings trouble
	Abdul eyeing syndicated TV projects
	Source: Yahoo

	Football Australia lands $120m TV deal
	Source:Seven

	BBC news website extends coverage
	Source:BBC

	Yahoo Japan sets another profit record
	Source:Japan Times

	SABC announces top recruits
	Source: www.moneyweb.co.za

	European broadcast satellite launched from Cape Canaveral
	Source:www.bradenton.com

	AUSTRALIA: Fairfax's channels open as media changes loom
	THAILAND: Nation plans lay-offs at TV unit to cut costs
	Source:Asia Media

	Comcast Wooing Advertisers to Its VOD Service
	McGowen Named Senior VP for Kids' WB! on The CW
	Source:TV Week

	AOL Launches Kids Portal KOLJunior.com
	Time Inc.'s Huey Promotes Mowbray, Tucker to Exec Eds
	Source: Media Week (US)

	NBC yanks `Celebrity Cooking Challenge`
	ITV wins bidding war for Bond films
	Source: Monsters and Critics

	Sci Fi rolls out 'Medium' ad campaign
	Source: Digital Spy (UK)

	CRTC -- Distributors No Longer Required to Carry Commercial Radio
	Source:www.broadcastermagazine.com

	HDTV tests on DTT later this year
	Source:Advanced - Television

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