Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 9 May 2009 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

9 May 2009

Volume 25 - Issue No: 62

Headlines

IRS R1: Dainik Jagran, Times of India lead the pack

Dainik Jagran sits at the top with readership of 54.58 mn; Times of India is No. 1 English daily with 13.35 mn.

Tdsat member JS Sarma to take charge as Trai chairman, after completing a few cases in the tribunal.

Airtel becomes first Indian sponsor of Manchester United; signs exclusive 5-year deal with the club.

Star Q3 operating income drops due to fall in ad income, primarily in India, & recent launch of regional channels.

News Releases

TV Ratings

Top 10 Programmes (26/04/2009 to 02/05/2009)

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

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

	DLF falls on buzz of promoters’ stake sale
	WSG may rake in $100 m from IPL global rights
	Source: Hindu Business Line

	Hyderabad ICL players planning to quit
	'Blue' director signs Sonal Chauhan opposite John Abraham
	John Abraham to use bonus holiday for acting workshop
	'New flavour of the season, comedy films'
	Source: Hindu

	Big TV to ink deal with Fox, Warner Bros
	US adopts "fraud" prevention in H-1B visa programmes
	Hoteliers bank on Mother's Day packages to increae walk-ins
	Source: Economic Times

	India gets a new cult of weird beings- the Zoozoos
	Paris embroiled in $8.3M lawsuit
	Hollywood’s ‘Most Desirable Bed Partners’
	Abbas Mustan, change ways
	Raima plays some deadly games
	Asst director held for chain-snatching
	Source: Times of India



	Paris Hilton embroiled in $8.3M movie promotion lawsuit
	Stephan Elliott unintentionally urinated on photog while filming
	Jeffrey Archer is Bollywood bound
	Source: DNA

	Desperation often sinks high-income job seekers
	Source: Financial Express

	Sun TV Network flares up
	Source: Myris

	FIFA World Cup to boost mobile TV in Africa: NSN
	Source: CIOL

	CNN-IBN No 1 news channel on 3 polling days
	Source: IBNLive

International News

	Film4 extends broadcast hours
	Freeview iPlayer to be available this year
	Carphone Warehouse buys Tiscali assets
	Source: Digital Spy

	Moonves: NBC’s Leno Move Helps CBS
	Scripps Networks Profit Falls; Affiliate Fees Partially Offset Ad Drop
	Source: TV Week

	Premiere rebranded Sky
	DirecTV Q1 profit down, subs up
	Source: Advanced Television

	Bollywood celebrities give animal welfare a boost
	Source: Yahoo News

	BANGLADESH: Investigative journalism centre launched
	Source: Asia Media

	Disney close to investing more capital in HK - source
	Source: Reuters

	Disney/Pixar launching new studio
	Source: Hollywood Reporter

	Cablevision Systems Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
	Source: Seeking Alpha

	Sirius XM loses subscribers, stock falls
	Source: Reuters

	FCC moves to improve collection of broadcast ownership information
	DTV spurs huge increase in consumer inquiries to FCC
	Source: Broadcast Engineering

	Virgin Media to offer more HD channels
	Source: Tech Watch

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