Num TV acquires title rights to 2000 movies for Internet broadcasting
In a major move towards broadcasting movies over the Internet, about 2000 movie title rights for Internet broadcast has been obtained by Num TV, a division of Pentamedia Graphics Ltd.

Shop n' swap: Sun Infoways acquires US-based Intratech
Sun Infoways Ltd, a wireless application protocol (WAP) solutions provider, has acquired Intratech Inc of the USA in an all-cash deal. Sun Infoways will fund the acquisition by offloading a 15% equity stake to another US company in the field of software and hardware.

More animated: Sriven picks up stake in Color Chips for Rs 5 cr
In a bid to consolidate its position in the world animation market, Sriven Multi-Tech Ltd has acquired a 10.89 per cent in Color Chips (India) Ltd (CCL), from the promoters of the company, on July 16, 2000.

Bullish moves: TV 18 picks up 26% stake in Indiabulls.com
Delhi-based television software company TV 18 has put down Rs 35 crore for a 26 per cent stake in Orbis Infotech, promoters of the finance portal Indiabulls.com.

Liquid Capital launches $5 million seed fund
Liquid Equity Capital, an investment banking company which has been working with technology and Internet companies in India since 1998, has instituted a corpus of $5 million to serve as a seed fund for start-ups in areas like IT, telecom, media and entertainment.

Datanet solution targets enterprising telebankers
Bangalore-based Datanet Systems Ltd is all set to launch its multi-branch telebanking solution -- Enterprise Telebanker -- as part of its focus on providing solutions for the banking sector.


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