Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 24 March 2006 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

	Headlines Zee to rejig; mulls Siti Cable hive-off Zee Telefilms, which is planning a restructuring of its businesses, may hive of Siti Cable as a separate company Zee looks for a winner in Rs 110 mn 'Business Baazigar'



	Ficci Frames 2006 Ready for the future or face customer desertion: Chandra Subhash Chandra said in future consumption of content would be according to individual requirements & on the go Essel, Intel partner on digital content Infotech major Intel will partner the Essel Group in this digital venture, according to senior Intel company executives at the ongoing FICCI Frames event in Mumbai. Hopeline success in FM private radio Phase II IPTV still at seeding stage Wake up call for broadcasters: Jain, Kalle Myriad chnl require delivery to many touch points Hollywood's perception of Bollywood: Amritraj

Govt turns down IBF plea on downlink norm
Govt turns down IBF's request to extend 180-day deadline for fulfilling newly-formulated downlinking norms.

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

	Interactive TV is the way forward, says Chandra
	Walt Disney to make, invest in movies in India
	Adlabs gets the animation urge
	Kajra Re can’t be music to all ears
	Bollywood is hardly visible in Hollywood: Ashok Amritraj
	Balaji goes legal on Barkha
	Pow-wow on ‘Kandyfloss’ set!
	SRK of Pakistan producing an Indo-Pak movie
	Toshiba may delay HD-DVD's launch until April
	Source:DNA

	Essel floats arm to facilitate digital content
	First SEZ for animation, gaming by July
	Radio ga ga
	Wherever...
	Next Gen publishing plans three new ventures this year
	Zee Telefilms up 2.7% on rejig plans
	Source: Business Standard

	STAR TV apologises to Sikh body
	Source:Sify

	Don't regret quitting Kahaani: Mohnish
	Anoop to play Suyash Mehra
	Sandeep bids Ashlesha adieu
	Ashish Nayyar's postcard from London
	'I meant no offence'
	Kahaani serial ki
	Source:Mid-day


	CAS to withstand DTH, IPTV
	Indian animation studios much sought after in US, UK
	Phase II of radio brings opportunities and challenges
	Digital cinema to attract big money
	Zee Telefilms to rejig company
	Financial sector most prone to fraud: KPMG survey
	Source:Financial Express

	Hathway digital cable box launched
	Mediapersons lodge protest with Speaker
	Nollywood - the rise of the film industry of Nigeria
	Source:The Hindu

	Essel, Intel tie up to offer digital content
	Reliance WebWorld clocks 10,000 gaming hours a day
	Viacom to co-produce films in India
	Airtel outlets offer music downloads
	Source:The Hindu Business Line

	Now, exclusive radio station for farmers
	Radio industry to see 32% growth
	Hitech to acquire 51% in Geosoft
	Timesjobs.com launches operations in the Middle East
	Source:Economic Times

	DTH Half Marathon on March 26
	Source:Indian Express

International News

	MySpace in talks over European expansion
	Source: Brand Republic

	HBO inks deal for 'Pinochet' production
	Former Universal chief could soon start new job
	Disney laying off animators ahead of Pixar deal
	Source: Reuters

	BBC to screen World Cup in HDTV
	Source: BBC

	Blaze interrupts CNN broadcast
	Source: Monsters and Critics

	Seven scares TV ad market
	Source:The Australian

	Bertelsmann profit rises 13 pct on TV, books
	Slingbox Beta Streams Video To Phones
	Source: ABC News

	China to launch satellite for digital TV services
	Source: www.telecomasia.net

	E-bay to offer mobile payment
	Source: DM Europe

	Russell Simmons, HBO Partner
	Report: Mobile Video to Reach 36 Mil. Users
	Yahoo Inks Deal With CBS to Carry 60 Minutes
	Source:Media Week (US)

	Thailand: Rating system aims at 'clean' TV for prime-time viewing
	Hong Kong: TVB earnings jump 64pc
	Thailand: Campaign to 'free' iTV, set up public station
	Source: Asia Media

	IPTV Takes Center Stage at TelecomNEXT
	"Idol" Sky Falls on Chicken Little
	Can Older 'Idol' Singers Find Success?
	Source: Yahoo

	Cablevision Reaches Carriage Pact With SportsNet New York
	Greenspan to Receive Lifetime Achievement Nod at Sports Emmys
	Source:TV Week

	Liberty Global plans French cable sale
	Euro1080 plans HD cinema World Cup
	Broadband consumption of sports content tipped for 25% increase
	Source: Advanced - Television

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