Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 21 Apr 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 20

21 April 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 25


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iWorld | OTT

Vice Media starts Indian journey promising edgy content

	Global youth media brand Vice Media, which officially launched its operations in India on Thursday in partnership with the Times of India group, will bring content in Hindi and English and has introduced all its digital brands under the VICE.com banner. continue reading...

Regulators | TRAI

TRAI extends submission date for consultation on landing page norms

Amazon's unstoppable march continues worldwide, including India. Putting an end to the speculation around the number of Amazon Prime subscribers, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has finally revealed the data in a letter to shareholders.
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Television | TV Channels

The art of storytelling hasn't ever changed: Oggy creator Marc du Pontavice

Since its launch, Oggy and the Cockroaches has generated fan after fan in various parts of the world. Furthermore, the slapstick French animated series has found a sweet spot in Indian kids.
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iWorld | OTT

Amazon Prime Video UK adds US Open

With the gradual progress in the over-the-top (OTT) market, SVoD providers are increasingly inclining towards sports rights. Amazon Prime Video, one of the biggest players, has been granted the exclusive live telecast rights to the US Open tennis championships in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
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	Remove cable mess: Mamata Banerjee
	Over Rs 8,000 crore telecom projects face delays in north east
	Source: TOI

	AT&T is launching a $15-a-month TV streaming service, but there's a big catch
	You can get Amazon's $70 4K Fire TV for $45 if you hurry
	Source: BGR

	Total BBPS transactions in March stood at 31.5 million, up 75% YoY
	Source: Medianama

	US 'acting like bully' with high tech restrictions: China on ZTE row
	Source: BS

	Ericsson shares fly as Swedish telecom giant caps losses
	MTN picks lead managers for Nigerian unit's IPO
	Source: ETTelecom

	Delhi HC issues notice to Ruias in 2G case
	Source: The Hindu

	BBC apologises for mixing up PM Narendra Modi with Sri Lankan President - What British Broadcasting Corporation did?
	Source: Financial Express


	BBC wins green light for Scottish TV channel
	BBC editor joked about Cliff Richard playing Jailhouse Rock, court told
	Source: The Guardian

	ASCAP Appoints New Digital Chief
	Location-Based VR Predicted to Surpass $800 Million by 2022
	Source: Variety

	Cheddar's digital news network is coming to Hulu, too
	Announcing how startups can exhibit for free at Disrupt SF with Top Picks
	Source: Tech Crunch

	D.C. Court Hears Challenge to FCC's UHF Discount Decision
	Missouri TV Tower Collapses
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	FCC supports Dish and DirecTV over Philly ordinance restricting dishes
	AT&T CEO testifies to benefits of Time Warner merger
	Source: Fierce Cable

	FilmStruck Goes Viral with Twitter Tilt
	Comcast, Charter Form Mobile Platform Partnership
	Source: Multichannel

	Amazon Prime Video wins US Open tennis rights in the UK
	Amazon Prime delivering to 100 million customers
	Source: Broadband Tv News

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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