Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 14 March 2006 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

	Comment CAS Rollout: 3 Months a More Comfortable Time Frame A month seems impossible deadline to meet. MSOs have to work out commercial agreements with broadcasters.



	Headlines Star India split into two separate units under Nair, Mukerjea Sameer Nair is Star Entertainment India CEO while Peter Mukerjea is CEO of Star Group India. Nimbus, GroupM ink ad sales deal for cricket Nimbus and GroupM reach mutually agreeable terms for broadcast of airtime for the ongoing India v England 2006 series. India England series holds on to ratings

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

	Chandra pitches for gaming SEZ
	HC order on CAS enthralls cable operators
	Sahara One banks on Mrs India
	Zee to air local news in Indonesia
	Local promoters to sell 32% stake in Sony TV
	Sameer Nair gets a leg up as Star splits operations
	Bharti Teletech launches DTH digital set-top box
	Assam elephant film in Hollywood festival
	Shimla to get first private FM station
	R-ADAG eyes entertainment pie
	New multimedia technologies to aid education
	Source: Business Standard

	Infotainment satellite channel launched
	When Chennaiites relied on TV, Internet
	Sun Micro solution for Tata-Sky
	Beating video pirates at their own game
	Source:The Hindu

	Tellywood all set to outparty Bollywood!
	Rockstar Games reinvents TT for Xbox
	FIFA signs truce with newspapers
	MS takes on Yahoo, Google for Web ad dollars
	Source:DNA

	Svetta's travel guide
	Khushi gets the shivers
	Cezanne's Karachi trip
	Kahaani serial ki
	Source:Mid-day



	Zee unveils new channel for Indonesia
	BEL eyeing broadband set-top boxes
	SAB sets sights on smaller markets
	CAS set to make broadcasting more fragmented
	Star restructures India operations
	`Finding Nemo' to premier on Disney
	Sun to provide IT solutions for Tata Sky DTH services
	Hinduja TMT buys Sumitomo stake in Hutch-Essar
	Source:The Hindu Business Line

	Star India split into two
	Tata Sky and Sun Microsystems in DTH JV
	BSNL, MTNL plan to invest Rs 20,000 crore: Maran
	Microsoft guns for Yahoo, Google
	Source:Financial Express

	Berlusconi storms out of TV studio
	Source: Times of India

	Head ‘Bhaang’ing
	Journalists march for freedom of Press
	Source:Indian Express

	CAS: BJP asks Govt to move SC for stay
	Source: Chennai Online

International News

	CHINA: Cable TV firms offer Internet to lure users
	THAILAND: PM rejects TV debate with critics
	Source:Asia Media

	Ofcom to get new role in assessing BBC's 'market impact'
	Source:Guardian

	European TV Network Acquires MLB Rights
	'American Idol' Gets Own Live Pre-Show
	TOT In Talks For Partnership With Yahoo
	Source:Yahoo

	Israeli DTV venture will try for China market penetration
	Source:Globes

	E-Vision sales up by 1,500pc
	Source:Trade Arabia

	First Live Mobile TV Showcase at Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
	Source:www.computerworld.com.au

	National Geographic Channel to feature Orange County Fire Rescue
	Source:Biz Journal

	TVEyes finds Web video via word search
	Source: Reuters

	Televisa Refutes Reports That Univision Bid Is in Works
	Harwood CNBC's New Chief Washington Correspondent
	NBCU Promotes Brown to Midwest Sales VP
	'Sopranos' Muscles Into iPod Territory
	Source:TV Week

	Broadcast May Play Upfront 'Price is Right'
	USA Net Launches MySpace-Like Promo Site
	Cartoon Launches Campaign to Save Recess
	Source:Media Week (US)

	Murdoch at 75
	Source:Independent

	Sci Fi to launch timeshifted channel
	Source: Digital Spy (UK)

	Concern after Singapore broadcaster withdraws from Commonwealth Games
	Source: ABC Asia Pacific

	SES Astra to launch digital TV infrastructure in Germany
	Source:DM Europe

	Eutelsat Hotbird up
	US cable: "franchise bill is sweetheart note for IPTV"
	Source:Advanced - Television

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