Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 3 July 2007 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !

Headlines

Triveni Group to launch two regional news channels by year-end
Triveni Group to launch Gujarati & UP-Uttranchal news channels by year-end; to pump in Rs 2 bn for 18 channels over 2 years.

UTV Motion Pictures Plc lists on AIM, rises 6%
UTV Motion Pictures Plc starts trading on Alternative Investment Market of London Stock Exchange; shares rise six per cent.

Nick India adds weekend movies to content mix
Nick to launch a weekend movie block from 8 July titled 'Nick Home Cinema' at 11 am; also in talks for Bollywood films.

Executive Dossier
'Home entertainment is not a commodity but a content- driven business'
Interview with Excel Home Video MD M.N. Kapasi

News Releases
MCCS attains highest market share - TAM Ratings

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (17/06/2007 to 23/06/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (17/06/2007 to 23/06/2007)
Star Plus
Star Gold
Zee TV
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Gemini TV

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

	CAS homes may not get ESPN Star from July 14
	`If it ain't broken, don't try to fix it`
	Picasso Digital to invest $9mn
	Listen, or pay up...
	Source: Business Standard

	Manish Malhotra to style new 'Kyunkii...' hero
	Source: Mangalorean.com

	'Aaj kal sab expose karte hain'
	Pocket-sized device plays your music
	Source:Times of India

	Online or off it, property dealers still rule realty market
	Source: Indian Express

	Satyam Cineplexes to add 200 new screens
	ESPN ropes in Ian Chapell
	UTV Motion Picture raises $70 million
	Har’ producer nahin sunta hai!
	One life isn’t enough...
	Eros to announce plans to expand B'wood reach
	Singer Arpita Mukherjee questions reality shows
	NBC plans hour-long show on Victoria Beckham
	New York Film Academy to establish film school in UAE
	Bollywood, a derogatory term, say Indian actors
	23-year-old develops website that matches Orkut
	Source: DNA


	Sony-Nimbus distribution deal stuck on pricing
	Eros to announce plans to expand Bollywood reach
	Satyam plans Rs 600 cr investment in screens
	Animation sector to touch 1 bn dlr
	Cos log on to social networking gaming
	Hungama Mobile flags off Bollywood Express
	Cartoons to dispel science phobia
	Source: Economic Times

	UTV Motion Picture raises US$ 70 million
	Interview: Harry Potter 5 director David Yates
	CNN.com gets user-friendly
	‘Media has created hype over power transfer’
	Film Chamber to tackle woes of industry
	ESPN-STAR Sports signs Ian Chappell
	'Biggest challenge is to attract English readers’
	Girl Child Day: applications invited for film awards
	Source: The Hindu

	Set up animation parks: Assocham
	Ian Chappell in ESPN STAR Sports team
	Jagran Prakashan Q4 net up
	Satyam Cineplexes plan Rs 600 cr investment to add 200 new screens
	Source: Hindu Business Line

International News

	Pemra stops FM station from broadcasting BBC content
	Source: Dawn.com

	Virgin Media seeks buyer, Carlyle bids -sources
	FCC denies industry bid to delay cable box rule
	Source: Reuters

	China's animation, cartoon and game sector ushers in trading
	Source: China Knowledge

	CCN TV6 secures broadcast rights for FIFA tournaments
	Source: Trinidad Express

	iPhone launch grabs headlines in China
	Source: Computerworld

	BBC blunder on Sri Lanka the day new UK govt. took office
	Source: Sunday Times

	Universal Music declines long-term iTunes deal: source
	Source: Canada.com

	Nielsen to Track Media Use, Ads for Sony's PlayStation 3
	Source: Media Week

	Ofcom warns Bravo over violent content
	BBC may consider more moves outside M25
	Diana gig peaks at 15 million
	Source: Digital Spy (UK)

	AOL Video Portal Gets Makeover
	Source: TV Week

	KOREA: BBC to bring more channels to Korea
	THAILAND: PRD challenged over TV ratings efforts
	Source: Asia Media

	Fairfax, Macquarie target radio, TV
	Source: News.com

	Engin starts its TiVo push
	Source: Australianit News

	Rede Globo launches Brazil DTT
	Source: Advanced - Television

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