Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 19 February 2008 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad !


19 February 2008	Newsletter Subscription	Email this Page	Volume 21 - Issue No: 99

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UTV to put in $10 million, hold 20% in biz news channel
UTV Software Communications will put in $10 mn & have 20 per cent stake in business news channel; UTVi has investment plan of Rs 1.2 bn in first year & peak funding of Rs 1.6-1.8 bn.

Reliance BigFlicks launches movie rental stores
Reliance ADAG's BigFlicks launches VCD and DVD movies rental stores in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chandigarh; plans to cover 30 cities by fiscal 2008-09.

Toshiba gives in to Sony, plans to unplug HD DVD
The format war between Sony's Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD DVD comes to an end; Toshiba may abandon HD DVD format.

Discovery's revenue for 2007 up 8% to $3.1 billion
Discovery's revenue up eight per cent to $886 mn for fourth quarter of 2007 and eight per cent to $3.127 bn for full year

Executive Dossier
'Cable companies should start thinking like DTH operators'
Interview with You Telecom CEO EVS Chakravarthy

Radio Mirchi completes launch of 32 stations in India

Adlabs modifies scheme of amalgamation; to merge EOIL

Bhaskar Group's My FM launches in Jabalpur

B.A.G Films and Media's Dhamaal 24 launches 3 stations

HC sacks ESPN Star Sports' suit against news channels

Tarun Rai is BBC-Times magazine JV CEO

ICC to hold CEC meeting over next two days

Stephanie Flanders is BBC News' economics editor

CNN-IBN to air 'Exam Fever' series for students

Janson Media releases docu film 'Mystic India' for DVD, TV

Eutelsat net income up 18.5 per cent in FY08 1st half

Radio Indigo, Black Dog bring Alain Brunet to Bangalore

B4U Music joins DD's DTH platform

Motorola completes Soundbuzz buy

Tellabs launches solution for high-end 3G services

Autodesk Solutions used for Super Bowl ads

Verizon ropes in Michael Bay for new Fios ad campaign

First Indian Ocean rim film festival kicks off on 22 Feb

McDonald's partners Paramount and Nick Movies for Spiderwick merchandise

Sachin to cut his first album

Rakhi Sawant barred on Star Plus?

Naveena thrown out of Bidaai

Little celebs to contest on Boogie Woogie

Naveen Saini in a big fight

News Releases
Liverpool-Inter Milan clash live on Ten Sports
BIG FM gets Mumbai to de-stress with Raju Shrivastav

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (03/02/2008 to 09/02/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (03/02/2008 to 09/02/2008)
Zee TV
Star Plus
Sun TV
Star Sports

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

	HC breather for channels on cricket footage
	NDTV scores big with entertainment channel
	RCom books four transponders on Malaysian satellite
	UTV Software: Long-term story
	Box office Blueprint
	Toshiba set to pull plug on HD-DVD
	Source: Business Standard

	UTV up on open offer by Disney, promoters
	Walt Disney investing Rs 805 cr in UTV
	Source: Hindu Business Line

	Sumeet to pay tribute to Rafi
	Source: DNA

	The secret realm of business TV
	Source: Indian Express

	Disney composer Alan Menken looks for another win at Oscars
	All Indian players sign up for IPL
	Disney arm to invest Rs. 800 cr. in UTV
	Source: The Hindu



	Mid-day Multimedia to transfer print biz to subsidiary
	Indian cricket leagues find rich harvest in New Zealand
	Doubts in ad industry over IPL success chances
	Walt Disney to more than double UTV stake to 32%
	PM on The Economic Times in Hindi
	The Economic Times launches in Hindi
	Source: Economic Times

	"Total dependence on research will kill instinct"
	BCCI has lessons to learn from ICL errors
	Disney hikes stake in UTV to 32%
	Source: Financial Express

	Gilchrist, Dhoni top wish-lists for IPL 'auction'
	HC dismisses ESPN-Star's suit against TV news channels
	Villagers prevent people from entering Esselworld
	Complaint against Sharmila for clearing Jodhaa
	Source: Times of India

International News

	Malaysia's Astro bids for UK's Virgin Radio -paper
	Source: Reuters

	BBC considering partial sale or flotation of BBC Worldwide by 2012 - report
	Source: Forbes

	CABSAT 2008 set to boost growth of satellite communications industry in MENA region
	Source: www.arabianbusiness.com

	Toshiba May Pull Plug on HD DVD Format
	Source: AP

	CCTV opens three channels in Cuba
	Source: Xinhuanet

	TBS Launches DMB 'Seoul of Asia'
	Source: Korea Times

	Radio Haifa in CNN deal
	Source: Globes

	BBC under fire from ITV over awards sponsorship
	Source: Guardian

	Nick/MTVN Buys Sites for Mom, Dad; Starts Ad Net
	Source: Media Week

	TVCatchup shuts after broadcaster complaints
	'Will & Grace' pair producing new show
	Source: Digital Spy

	Oscar countdown begins in Hollywood
	Source: Yahoo

	Clear Channel sues Providence over TV station deal
	Source: Bizjournals.com

	Cox Reports Healthy Cable, Broadband, and VoIP Growth in 2007
	Source: www.teleclick.ca

	13m+ US households not ready for digital
	Source: Advanced- Television

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