Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 21 February 2006 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

Headlines

Nimbus shuts out Sky, series on PPV in UK
Upcoming series will not be available to regular Sky Sport TV viewers; BBC Radio reaches agreement with Nimbus.

TGILC revamped with a Pak angle
Star One adds new features to TGILC's second season; ropes in Pakistani contestants to participate.

Rajat Sharma's India TV sports a new look
India TV steps into revamp mode; embraces new colours, fresh promos, logo, graphics and tickers.

Executive Dossier
'Finally it is sticky content and not necessarily the genre that will work'
Interview with Endemol chief creative officer Peter Bazalgette

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

	Reuters to pay $19 mn for 26% in Times Now
	Adlabs to foray into home video
	ISRO, Dept of Science plan 24-hr science channel
	Closer interactivity
	Source:Business Standard

	FM stations to zoom in on regional ads in small towns
	New York Times criticises Indo-US nuclear pact as 'misbegotten'
	Source:The Hindu Business Line

	Zee News vehicle attacked by Shiv Sena men
	SC notice to political parties, media groups
	Mithun says no to TV
	Source: Times of India

	Next on FM could be news
	'Laughter Challenge' turning out to be 'Great Indian Panga Show’
	DVDs will play the fast track this year
	‘I was not thrown out of Kahiin To Hoga!’
	Animator
	Source:DNA

	Neighbour slaps Sujal's real-life wife
	Aa Taiyaar Hoja...
	Ekta produces Bhojpuri film
	Navjot Sidhu made to apologise to Shekhar
	Kuljeet's death is huge loss to me...
	Rajeev's music video
	Kahaani serial ki
	Source:Mid-day


	Cong, BJP, TV channels, newspapers get notice on opinion polls
	Source:NewKerala.com

	DD employees union protest tie up with Ten Sports
	Petition against TN Cable TV bill in Madras HC
	Source: Webindia123

	Supreme Court notice to political parties, media
	Gulzar is more excited about television than big screen
	BYOFF to begin at Puri today
	Source:The Hindu

	Google battles, Yahoo doesn't
	Source:Financial Express

	STAR prepares for life without KBC
	Source: Hindustan Times

	Lanka to tax Hollywood and Bollywood movies
	Source: Deccan Herald

	TV stars go public
	Source: Mumbai Mirror

	Sony aims spring launch of PS3
	Source: Economic Times

	PMC, Marathi daily’s offices ransacked
	Jis Lahore nayee wekheya...
	Source:Indian Express

International News

	Nokia renews sponsorship of CNN’s interactive series 'The Scene'
	Al Jazeera Children’s Channel presents Pakistan 7.6
	Source:strategiy

	Discovery Holding buys producer of health care TV
	Source: Bizjournals

	HTC announces overenthusiastically the FIRST digital TV broadcasting deal in Europe
	Fun Technologies shareholders approve takeover by Liberty Media
	Australia's Seven to outshine media peers in H1
	Source:Yahoo

	BT users at war with Internet service providers
	Source: Xinhuanet

	Israel: Techelet channel to go off the air in March
	Source: Globes

	U.S. team, TV counting on sequins to save Games
	Source:USA Today

	Ofcom signals the start of race to buy up analogue TV airwaves
	Source: Independent

	BSkyB selects Symbian OS for Sky by mobile
	NBC Olympic website thriving as TV ratings drop
	DTH pay-TV revenues to reach €67bn in 2009
	Source: DM Europe

	EarthLink to Offer DirecTV, Dish Servic
	Source: ABC News

	BBC appoints new editor for 10pm news
	Source:Digital Spy (UK)

	'Idol' Sweeps Up Against Olympics
	Source: TV Week

	Hall of Fame broadcaster Gowdy dies at 86
	Source:Reuters

	The Right Path: CNNMoney Sees Traffic Surge
	Source: Media Week (US)

	BBC commits to HD on FreeSat and online
	Sirius loss widens
	Humax HD for DTH
	Source: Advanced - Television

	CHINA: Weekly relaunches, but without its editors
	Source:Asia Media

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