Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 27 July 2007 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

Headlines

Saregama plans JV with Australian optical media firm
Saregama India plans to float JV company with Regency Media for manufacture of optical media; Australian co. to have 74% stake.

‘Vulgar’ innerwear ads incur Goverment wrath
Govt. bans 'Lux Cozy' & 'Amul Macho' ads for being indecent, vulgar and suggestive; chnnls directed to adhere to Advertisement Code.

Balaji Telefilms Q1 net up 6% at Rs 184 million
Balaji Telefilms' net profit up 6.12% to Rs 184.4 mn for first quarter ended 30 June 2007; income from operations at Rs 745.32 mn.

News Releases
B News Golden Jubilee! - Bollywood stars and their personal lives in a Thunderous one hour special of B –NEWS
CNN's live programming week from Beijing as Olympic Countdown BeginsShahrukh Unscripted on NDTV 24x7
IBN 7 and IIFA tie-up for IIIFA Coolathon
Watch ‘Bombay Lawyers’ on NDTV India

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (01/07/2007 to 07/07/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (01/07/2007 to 07/07/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
SAB
DD1
MAX
Star One

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

	ESPN acquires broadcast rights of India-Scotland ODI
	Bengali film makes it to Locarno fest
	Magazine devoted to yoga launched
	Court pulls up TV journalist
	Online piracy threatening film industry
	Ready reckoner to collar the media
	Source: The Hindu

	Balaji Telefilms net up marginally
	Sify posts net loss of $1.27 m
	V-Kool unveils sun-control films range
	Source: Hindu Business Line

	Zee Dish TV to offer 200 channels in coming months
	Source: TechWhack

	Hollywood lines up a spate of films on Iraq war
	Cash-for-warrant: SC for unconditional apology from Zee TV
	India fastest growing Internet market
	UK trade envoy expelled: media
	Source: Indian Express

	ESPN gets broadcast rights of India-Scotland ODI
	Fleming may quit international cricket to join ICL
	Television to be available on BSNL mobiles
	Apex court seek affidavit on TV sting operation
	Source: DNA


	Malaysia's Astro to launch India unit in '07
	New fund by Osian's to finance films
	Source: Economic Times

	DD catches uncovered areas
	Source: Financial Express

	Rediff.com banks on iShare
	SRK to buy10% pie in Bag Glamour
	Cricket makes a comeback on TV
	Global Vectra, Sutlej Textiles & Saregama Q1 results
	I&B bans two underwear commercials
	Source: Business-Standard

	ELCOT to bring all households under cable TV network in Tamil Nadu
	Source: NewKerala

	Biggest Losers have the most fun
	Big party for the small screen
	Manini De's laughing
	'Television is a dead body today'
	The queen rules again
	Source:Times of India

International News

	StarHub to launch new Malay cable entertainment channel
	Source: Channel News Asia

	Vivendi's Q2 up on pay TV, video games
	Source: Hollywood Reporter

	BabyFirstTV launches in Canada
	Source: Playbackmag.com

	MTV Latam awards stay in Mexico
	Source: Variety

	BBC & BT cancel sponsorship deal
	Source: The Spoo.cfm

	NAB Chief Urges President Bush To Oppose Broadcast Performance Royalty
	Source: Radioink.com

	Ex-Denver TV exec to run Gannett broadcasting
	Source: Biz Journals.com

	PPP seeks FM radio licence
	Source: The News

	Podcaster loses "cybersquat" of Simpsons Movie site
	Euro Disney third-quarter revenues rise 12 pct
	Source: Reuters

	MySpace Finds 29000 Sex Offenders
	Source: ABC News.com

	FCC shuns Google plans for open mobile network
	Source: CBR Online.com

	Italian pay-TV revenues grow to E2bn
	Source: Advanced-Television

	ITV accused of comedy awards con
	Virgin, Setanta confirm sports news channel
	Thorp earns promotion at Fox UK
	Source: Digital Spy

	Comcast profit soars 28% on triple-play demand
	Source: Marketwatch

	Nielsen Launches GamePlay Metrics
	Source: Media Week

	Mike Milbury Joins NBC Sports as Analyst
	MySpace, Fox, Producers Seek New Talent
	Source: TV Week

	Power on for "Heroes" video game
	"Futurama" has a direct-to-DVD mission
	Source: Yahoo

	SHC allows FM-103 to air BBC news till August 2
	Source: Daily Tmes

	Dubai: Infinity TV launches Infinity 2
	Source: AME info

	Thailand: Public TV bill to be enacted in two months
	Source: Nation Multimedia.com

	Study: 1 in 5 Americans Watches Web Videos
	Source: Fox News

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