Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 19 Apr 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 19

19 April 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 23


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Regulators | TRAI

TRAI assures TDSAT on withdrawal of landing page order

	Broadcast carriage regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) assured the sector disputes tribunal yesterday during a hearing that a November 2017 order pertaining to landing or boot-up page of TV sets will be withdrawn within two weeks and the issue discussed with the stakeholders before any further move on the matter. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

Law Commission calls for BCCI to be brought under RTI Act

The Law Commission of India, headed by Justice BS Chauhan, has recommended to the Centre that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) be classified as a national sports federation and brought under the ambit of the Right to Information Act (RTI).
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Television | TV Channels

Songdew TV launches to promote independent music

Songdew.com, which has been promoting independent musicians, has launched its TV channel today. The online music publishing platform has struck a deal with Videocon d2h exclusively. The channel will show the best of independent music and live acts from across the country.
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iWorld | OTT

FuboTV raises $75 million from Fox, AMC Networks and Sky

Days after ESPN launched its new streaming service ESPN+, FuboTV, a three-year old streaming TV service for sports fans, is announcing the close of $75 million in Series D funding.
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	Reliance Jio tops 4G availability, Airtel scores best speed: Report
	NCLAT recalls order that allowed sale of RCom's tower and fiber assets
	Source: BS

	America wants to protect the world's satellites from space junk; here's how
	Jio Home TV service likely to launch soon, could offer HD channels at Rs 400
	Source: Financial Express

	AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson Prepares for the Show of a Lifetime
	Fox, AMC Networks Lead $75 Million Funding Round for FuboTV
	Source: BQ

	Sony enters into kids merchandise space
	Source: ET

	Chip in TV set-top boxes: Why govt wants 'accurate' viewership data
	Source: Indian Express

	In-flight Wi-Fi over Indian airspace moves closer to reality
	Source: Live Mint

	Fox chose Disney over Comcast on regulatory, stock fears: filing
	Source: Reuters

	TRAI launches website for comparing mobile, landline tariffs
	Source: News Bytes

	More than 100 parts for NASA's Orion capsule to be 3D printed
	Source: The Hindu


	RT faces seven new investigations in aftermath of Salisbury poisoning
	Russian broadcaster RT could be forced off UK airwaves
	Source: The Guardian

	Amazon Has 100 Million Prime Subscribers, Jeff Bezos Discloses
	FuboTV Banks $75 Million From AMC Networks, 21st Century Fox and Others
	Source: Variety

	SpaceX brings NASA's TESS to space and successfully lands its Falcon 9 rocket
	California OSHA is looking into injury reports at Tesla
	Source: Tech Crunch

	NBA Makes Deal With Twitch to Stream eSports League
	Amazon, Best Buy Strike Exclusive Smart TV Deal
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	RCN CEO becomes latest cable pay TV executive to receive hard check from AT&T cross-examination
	Analyst: Charter offers 'cleaner, pure-play strategy with a longer operational runway' compared to Comcast
	Source: Fierce Cable

	Salisbury poisoning sparks Ofcom investigation into RT
	Sky Deutschland to introduce Sky Q in May
	Source: Broadband TV News

	Former Playboy Model Settles Lawsuit Over Alleged Trump Affair
	CBS's 'Late Show' Hits a Ratings Milestone, Thanks to High-Profile Guest
	Source: TV Week

Movies | Movies on mutiple platforms

Biopics & sports-based films help popularise sporting culture in India

"Sattar minute, sattar minute hai tumhare paas ... shayad tumhari zindagi ke sabse khaas sattar minute ... (Seventy minutes, seventy minutes is what you have ... may be the most important seventy minutes of your life..)".
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Movies | Hollywood

Special screening of Maharaja Duleep Hollywood biopic at Cannes

Even though no Indian feature film has been selected for the 70th Festival de Cannes this year, an award-winning historic film biopic on the poignant life story of the last King of Punjab - Maharajah Duleep Singh.
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