Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 31 January 2007 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

Headlines

ETV channels to go pay, price at Rs 10
ETV Bangla to cost Rs 10 from 1 February; other channels in the network also to go pay in a phased manner.

Sony beefs up 10 to 11 band with new soaps
Two new shows Durgesh Nandini and Jeete Hain Jiske Liye from Sony stable will hit the small screen starting 5 Feb.

HT Media unveils business daily 'Mint' priced at Rs 2
HT Media Ltd., publisher of Hindustan Times and Hindustan, has launched its business newspaper titled Mint.

News Releases
Watch 'HEROES' every Wed at 9 p.m. on STAR WORLD
Zoom surges ahead of the competition
Confluence of Young Film Makers
Hinduja TMT announces Q3 results
Get bitten by the Love Bug on PIX

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Top 10 Programmes (14/01/2007 to 20/01/2007)
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Today's Newsbreakers.......India

	Blackstone eyes slot in NDTV firm
	Pacific Internet enters voice carrier mart
	Globalising Bangla films
	Jagran, Kilburn Engineering & Madras Cements Q3 results
	Source: Business Standard

	Online campaign seeks screening of 'Parzania' in Gujarat
	Media awards announced
	Chennai : The big debate over film rights
	Sun TV recommends 30 p.c. interim
	ULFA warns news channel
	Source: The Hindu

	WWIL to raise $250 m for expansion
	Microsoft debuts Vista in marketing blitz
	Source: Financial Express

	Shilpa 'episode' gets Oz media space
	Prove bribe charge or shut shop, Ulfa threatens channel
	Source: Times of India

	CNN IBN forges ahead; Aaj Tak maintains lead in Hindi news
	On February 1, make a mint-fresh beginning
	Are the Neo Sports ads really racist?
	Source: Hindustan Times

	China to launch two satellites for 2008 Olympic Games
	Source: India eNews.com



	Essel Propack topline beats Rs 1,000 cr mark in 2006
	ULFA threatens TV channel in Assam
	Aussie media go gaga over Shilpa
	Apple to launch online video sales in Europe
	Paris Hilton sues website displaying her property
	Ebay bans online auctions of virtual game booty
	Source: DNA

	TV Today drops share buyback plan
	Wire & Wireless India to raise up to $250 million
	Sun TV clocks 49.79% rise in PAT
	ISPs oppose auction of Wi-Max spectrum
	BBC Worldwide embarks on India-centric campaign
	Source: Hindu Business Line

	Live feed for a few homes
	Source: Calcutta Telegraph

	Net via power lines may be a reality
	Source: Economic Times

	I&B Ministry wants Indian-made STBs, hints at sops
	Prove your report or quit Assam, ULFA tells NETV
	News is... what happens on TV
	Source: Indian Express

International News

	BBC Worldwide buys stake in Australian production company
	Source: Guardian

	93.9 per cent of Saudi Arabia's households have Satellite TV
	Source: AME Info

	Samsung Partners Discovery Channel & National Geography
	Source: bernama.com

	Taiwan market: Sky Entertainment aims to be largest online entertainment platform
	Source: DigiTimes

	Wii News Channel Debuts in US and Japan
	Source: Tech News Pulse

	Smithsonian-Showtime TV Unit in BBC Deal
	Source: CBS News

	Starcom Signs for TiVo Service
	Source: www.mrweb.com

	CCTV to screen series on Japan
	Source: China Daily

	Users Generate Live Content for Canadian Internet TV
	Source: Mediacaster Magazine

	Korea Broadcasting-Telecom Convergence Slowing
	Source: Hankooki

	Study: YouTube Saps TV Watching, Other Activities
	Animal Planet Sets Super Bowl Counter-Programming
	Yahoo Unveils Brand-Linking Strategy
	Source: TV Week

	Nielsen Media invades the dorm
	Source: Business Week

	USA Tops Cable Ratings For January
	Cable's 4Q Growth Helps Send Scripps Into Black for 2006
	Source: Media Week (US)

	Time Inc. Mulls Health Portal
	Source: Business Week

	Discovery parts company with Wildman
	Source: Media Week (UK)

	JAPAN: Broadcaster pays for diluting 'comfort women' programme
	Source: Asia Media

	IMG Acquires Mobile TV Market Leader Nunet
	Source: Business Wire

	Are Canadian babies ready for their own TV channel?
	Source: CBC

	NDS nears 70m digital smart cards
	Source: Advancved - Television

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