Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 4 January 2007 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

Headlines

Anil Ambani plans foray into TV channel business
Anil Ambani plans to make an entry into the broadcasting business; Adlabs Films considers launching entertainment business channel.

Mobile Vas services could touch Rs 45.6 billion in 2007: study
Mobile value added services to reach Rs 45.6 billion in 2007, says study by IMRB and Internet And Mobile Association of India.

Year Ender
'As an industry, we should support unregulated Cas'
Anuj Gandhi's take on how distribution biz would shape up in 2007 with digital cable and DTH

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

	Star Plus ad rates slip by a quarter
	STB shortage forces MSOs to seek more time from Trai
	CASe for proactive regulator
	Source: Economic Times

	Adlabs FM swamps Prasar Bharati's Jammu offering
	Zee to invest Rs 300 cr in cable TV arm
	Source: Business Standard

	Asianet's broadband offer
	Restrain coercive action: ESPN-Star Sports
	Source: The Hindu

	IOL Broadband ties with BSNL for Internet TV
	Source: Financial Express

	Google answer to filling jobs is an algorithm
	When she talks on TV, he is breaking several taboos
	Source: Indian Express

	We want to halt EPL`s stride in India: Zee Sports
	Source: Zee News


	Supreme Court notice to government on ESPN STAR plea
	Source: Telugu Portal

	Bachchan gets tax relief on KBC earnings
	Source: Times of India

	IOL Broadband ties up with BSNL for Internet TV
	TRAI takes up consumer grievances
	Brands toying with WAP for new age marketing
	Source: The Hindu Business Line

	Percept to release fifteen movie titles this year
	BSNL, IOL join hands to push Internet TV
	Evangelical broadcaster forecasts deadly 2007
	2mbps diktat alters broadband game
	Let’s play ‘Antakshari’
	‘How’s That’ for cricket buffs, from January 7
	Source: DNA

International News

	CCTV International Channel transforms for different global audience
	Source: english.eastday.com

	LIN TV inks agreement with Verizon
	Source: BusinessWeek

	Three players vie for BBC award
	Source: BBC

	Channel 4 launches TV-on-demand service
	Source: Computeractive

	USA not in IPTV Top Ten
	Source: telephonyonline.com

	BBC licence fee deal will mean more job losses, NUJ warns
	Source: Press Gazette's

	Nicktoons set to reveal `Secret Show`
	Source: Monsters and Critics

	Queen chosen greatest British band in BBC poll
	Source: cbc.ca

	Liberty Global closes Karneval buy, closes UPC Belgium sale
	Source: Market Watch

	Yahoo to Offer 'Apprentice' Game
	Fox Cancels 'The O.C.'
	Sony, Stringer to Be Honored
	Source: TV Week

	Time's up for Megan Mullally Show
	Source: Media Week (US)

	Google Named a Top Stock by Piper Jaffray's Rashtchy
	Source: Bloomberg

	Producers Guild Awards nominees unveiled
	Nielsens: Howie Mandel for the holiday
	Source: Yahoo

	VLV to lobby parliament over licence fee
	ITV launches broadband TV service
	Source: Digital Spy (UK)

	Spain's DTT reaches 2% market share
	Source: Advanced - Television

	HONG KONG: TV broadcasters adopt mainland digital standard
	Source: Asia Media

	Digital media giants face lawsuit for patent infringement
	Source: DM Europe

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