Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 3 August 2006 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

Screwvala's target for UTV: Rs 5 billion turnover by 2008
Screwvala bullish on turning UTV into a Rs 5 billion company by 2008; banks on movies and animation for the growth jump.

Disney revving it up on 'Cars' campaign
Approximately Rs 10 million is being spent by Disney in the Indian market, on creating the noise around its upcoming movie 'Cars'.

Nick India GM and VP Hema Govindan resigns
Nick India general manager and vice president Hema Govindan has put in her papers.

Channel Spotlight
The English General Entertainment channel from Zee Network Zee Cafe
This week's Spotlight edition features Subhash Chandra's English general entertainment channel Zee Cafe.

Technology Update
Sharp India launches a new range of LCD TV sets

News Releases
'Lost' returns for a 2nd season on 3 Aug on Star Movies
Zee Studio to premiere 'Thirteen Conversations' on 3 August
Ten Sports to show live coverage of Buick Open
Essel Propack announces entry into Poland

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (16/07/2006 to 22/07/2006)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (16/07/2006 to 22/07/2006)
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India

	TV 18: Foreign investment with RBI nod
	Enter the dragon... on Discovery
	Yahoo, Canaan Partners invest $8.65 m in BharatMatrimony.com
	Hitex expo to showcase Internet potential
	The media as activist
	Source: The Hindu Business Line

	UTV inks pact to launch films in DivX format
	Essel Propack to enter Poland
	10 animation centres by Asian School
	Silver trail on your desktop
	Multiplex seat market sitting pretty on US boom
	Rakhis from China cash in on cartoon craze
	Source: Business Standard

	Yahoo!, Canaan invest $8.65 m in BharatMatrimony
	Telecom, internet links snapped in J&K
	Source: The Hindu

	Chennai student to assist Bill Gates in shaping Microsoft technical strategy
	Source: Indian Express

	TV ads caged. But tamed?
	Source: Hindustan Times


	Amar Singh, Jaya Bachchan resign from Sahara One board
	Pak bans import of films featuring Indian actors
	Springer India launches digitised book collection
	Source: Economic Times

	Saregama to give Rs 1 crore as royalty
	Pak bans import of films featuring Indian or Pakistani actors
	Amar Singh, Jaya Bachchan quit from Sahara board
	Microsoft announces 'Xbox 360' launch in Sept-Oct in India
	Real cop to reel cop
	Source: DNA

	UTV inks pact to launch films in DivX format
	FM radio searches for right chord
	Time Warner's AOL shifts to free Web services
	Yahoo invests $8.65 mn in Bharat Matrimony
	Source:Financial Express

	Under CAS, TRAI will fix MRP of pay channels
	Source: Times of India

International News

	TBS set to debut interactive live TV game show
	Source: Reuters

	Australian Media entertainment sector to grow to $29.5b: PWC
	Source: www.news.com.au

	National Geographic now 24/7 in South Africa
	Source: www.bizcommunity.com

	PGA Championship available free online
	Source: China Post

	Telstra tunes out digital TV
	Source: Australian IT

	BT, Universal announce download deal
	Source: Digital Spy (UK)

	CBS not delaying fall TV premieres
	Source:Monsters and Critics

	Radio Broadcasters Adopt Digital Format
	Source:www.cbsnews.com

	Time Warner Revamps AOL, Swings to Profit
	Source: TV Week

	Indonesia: Govt to issue no more license for new TV station
	Source:www.antara.co.id

	Rogers Communications' Q2 profit soars to $277.5M from $19.2M
	Source: www.canadianbusiness.com

	AOL to Offer E-mail Services Free of Charge
	Time Vet Naughton to Run Google's NY Sales Ops
	XM, Google Strike Ad Pact
	mtvU to Buy Online College Newspaper Network Y2M
	Source: Media Week

	ESPN Seeks Pay-For-Access Model for Net
	Source: ABC News

	HONG KONG: Broadcaster states case for editorial freedom
	Source:Asia Media

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