Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 14 June 2007 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

Headlines

Nimbus signs deal with Sun, Sab TV for offshore ODIs
Nimbus sub-licenses rights for offshore ODIs to Sun channels and Sab TV; cricket telecast to be on 6 channels and in 5 languages.

Yash Raj Films in talks to raise private equity for new ventures
Yash Raj Films plans to enter TV content & broadcast business; in talks with private equity funds including Blackstone.

DTH operators in promo drive to lure subscribers
Tata Sky and Dish TV have lined up free subscription offers in a bid to acquire direct-to-home subscribers.

First NT Awards Delhi jury meet ends, 200 entries screened
3-day New Delhi chapter of jury meet for 1st NT Awards of Indiantelevision.com ends; jurors screen 200 entries.

New Releases
World's untold stories : Ahmadinejad's Iran
This Sunday, watch Konkona, Kunal and Ritesh on Koffee With Karan
NDTV exclusive with Sanjay Dutt
Penguins- A Love Story premieres on Star Movies this Friday night

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (27/05/2007 to 02/06/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (27/05/2007 to 02/06/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Star One

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

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

	Karunanidhi family owns New TV channel Kalaignar
	Walt Disney wants to work in the local dimension
	Multiplexes are driving the shopping mall revolution1
	Reality shows, now on the internet
	Source: Economic Times

	Good prospects ahead for FM radio industry: Study
	Producers make a beeline for online releases to reach difficult markets
	Google, Intel to make computers 'greener'
	Reality shows, now on the Internet
	Source: Financial Express

	Radio City's high decibel campaign
	Voluntary CAS in 55 cities mooted
	Goldstone in alliance with Legend Films
	Source:The Hindu Business Line

	TVs may go on the blink this monsoon
	Bobby could be ‘Big Brother’s darling!
	Nimbus to share feed with DD for India-Pak series
	China netizens fume as Flickr is banned
	Voluntary, mandatory mix to drive CAS
	Romance brewing on ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge’ sets
	Source: DNA


	Nimbus to telecast ODIs on 6 channels
	TV 18 , Lokmat come together for Marathi news channel
	Adlabs plans to double screens by fiscal-end
	Multimedia Linux device
	Goldstone Media partners Legend Films
	UFO eyes revenues from in-theatre digital ads
	Compact Disc to float subsidiary in UK
	Fame pins hopes on small towns
	Source: Business Standard

	Radio Active
	Rapped over privacy, Google to cut back data on users
	Source: Indian Express

	Amitabh Bachchan in a sasur-bahu saga?
	A TV on your mobile!
	Source:Times of India

	Beijing Olympics set to attract four billion TV viewers
	'Media reports regarding Emburey wrong'
	BBC reality show in sexism row
	Source:The Hindu

International News

	MySpace China aims to launch IM service
	Nokia invests in Web video start-up kyte.tv
	Source: Reuters

	Samsung Elec to build $1.16 bln Russia digital TV plant
	Source: Yahoo.com

	Al Jazeera signs its largest advt deal with Turkish ministry
	Source: The Peninsula Qatar

	China market: New digital TV alliance reportedly formed
	Source: Digi Times

	BBC Two To Delve Into Oceans In Discovery Co-production
	Source: 4rfv.co.u

	African Broadcasters to Discuss a 2010 African Angle
	Source: Allafrica.com

	Disney, TV cartoons making kids view the elderly in negative light
	Source: Malaysiasun.com

	News Corp. Selling Off 9 Fox Affiliates
	Source: TV Week

	NBCU to Launch Live U.S. Open Golf Webcast; Mobile Sports Channel
	NBC, Nissan Sign Multiplatform Heroes Deal
	MySpace, Ford Ink Supermodel Search Partnership
	Source: Media Week (US)

	Online ratings by the end of the year
	MTV launches climate-change campaign
	Source: Digital Spy (UK)

	Asian Network launches new Bollywood shows
	Source: Asians in Media

	JumpTV to stream Arab Telemedia Services programming
	Source: Cbr Online

	YouTube to launch video fingerprinting trial
	Flickr launches sites in 7 languages
	Source: DM Europe

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