1 August 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 11   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
   
 
Regulators | I&B Ministry
MIB cancelled 14 channels' permissions on MHA advice

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) is getting strict on giving channel licences, even cancelling some. 14 channels, whose licence was cancelled by the MIB due to security denial by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), challenged the decision and have got a stay order from the High Court.
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Television | TV Channels
Network18 strengthens digital arm with two top level appointments
News18 Network's digital arm, News18.com, has strengthened its top-level management by appointing Mitul Sangani and Amit Vichare to expand the horizons of its digital reach in Indic/regional languages. 
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iWorld | Telecom
Jio's Rs 50,000 cr bet on ambitious GigaFiber biz
Reliance Jio is indicating that it's ready to disrupt the direct-to-home broadband market like the telecom sector. It will spend about Rs 50,000 crore in the next six to eight quarters to build its newly announced broadband network.
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Television | TV Channels
Paul Buccieri named as president of A+E Networks Group
According to reports, Hearst and The Walt Disney Company have announced that Paul Buccieri has been named as president of A+E Networks Group and will report to the network's board of directors.
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- Madhur Bhandarkar, Subhash Ghai make it to IFFI panel
- BSNL asks DoT to clear dues for naxal area telecom infrastructure
- China launches high-resolution Earth observation satellite to monitor BRI
  Source: ET
   
- Kavveri Telecom Products Ltd. - Board Meeting Intimation for Board Meeting Intimation To Consider The Un-Audited Financial Results For The Quarter Ended On 30Th June 2018
  Source: The Hindu Businessline
   
- Former FTII head John Sankaramangalam dies
  Source: TOI
   
- Ambani's JioGigaFiber to Target Internet, Cable TV Networks
  Source: The Quint
   
- ISRO faces costly proposition over recall of GSAT-11
  Source: New Indian Express
   
- PEN Brings Back BR Chopra's Mahabharat
  Source: Mid Day
   
- After TRAI Chairman RS Sharma Dares Hackers to 'Harm Him', Daughter Gets Threat Email
  Source: News18
   
- Trai sets quality benchmark for call muting on VoLTE networks
  Source: ETTelecom
   
   
- Love Island final attracts more than 4 million viewers
- Hollywood has made 'no progress' in on-screen diversity, report finds
 

Source: The Guardian
   
- TV Time Launches Social-Analytics Tool to Break Down Fan Reaction to Shows
- Netflix Won't Stream Louis Farrakhan Documentary
 

Source: Variety
   
- Uber and Lyft encourage NYC customers to oppose proposed ride-hail cap legislation
- Four million people are using Apple's OS betas
 

Source: Techcrunch
   
- Linear TV Dominates Time Spent Watching Video: Nielsen
- NFL Players Association Takes Stake in SportsCastr
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- Charter CEO says video is no longer a standalone product
- Espial, Harmonic team to sell TVaaS to MVPDs
 

Source: Fiercevideo
   
- Video's Not Dead, It's Just Riding on Broadband
- CBS Postpones Shareholder Meeting as Moonves Probe Continues
 

Source: Multichannel
   
- Liberty Global completes sale of UPC Austria
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