Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 13 August 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

13 August 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 21


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Regulators | I&B Ministry

Parliamentary IT report cites high charge by Antriksh as hurdle to satellite connectivity

	Despite the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) citing high cost of satellite-delivered bandwidth to reach remote areas for providing broadband services, parliament's committee on IT has observed that prohibitive cost should not come in the way of availing of the services as adequate funds are available, including those from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF). continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

Epic TV's growth in the infotainment genre

The infotainment genre is no longer to be sidelined. Indeed that was seen when Epic TV switched from calling itself a general entertainment channel to one in the infotainment genre. When Epic TV launched in 2014, the channel claimed to entertain the country with the myths and folklore that the country is renowned for.
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Regulators | Supreme Court

SC stays J&K HC order to not prohibit outside food in theatre

The Supreme Court has stayed a direction issued by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to the multiplexes/cinema hall owners of the state not to prohibit cinema goers/viewers from carrying their own food articles and water inside the theatre, as per a report by the Indian Express.
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Television | TV Channels

Star Jalsha to launch new show 'Bajlo Tomar Alor Benu'

Star Jalsha is all set to launch its new show Bajlo Tomar Alor Benu to usher in the festive feeling. The show is an inspiring story of a talented girl, who makes a name for herself in the profession of idol making. Given that the festival celebrates the feminine divinity and spirit, it is ironic that the profession is largely male dominated.
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	Cutting the cord: Many skipping cable to binge on Net services
	Source: TOI

	TV broadcasters, advertising agencies at odds over ad discounts
	Happy hours! Reliance Jio to disrupt broadband market with low pricing
	Source: ET

	Arianespace to launch 3 more heavy Indian satellites
	From GSAT-29 to Chandrayaan-2: ISRO to launch 31 satellites in 16 months
	Source: BS

	TRAI chief's Aadhaar dare effect: UIDAI plans public outreach on dos and don'ts of sharing ID number
	Source: Indian Express

	BJP opposed UPA corruption in telecom and coal, but its own AG blames Supreme Court for hurting these sectors
	Source: Financial Express

	Man arrested for creating fake Facebook profile of Patanjali's Acharya Balkrishna
	Source: India Today


	Sky and BT looking to up their game with shadow of Amazon looming
	UKTV channels to return to Virgin Media
	Source: The Guardian

	Inside Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VR Interview Experience
	How Airbnb went from renting air beds for $10 to a $30 billion hospitality behemoth
	Source: Techcrunch

	Schmooze: OTT & Video Distribution Summit
	ESPN Urges Viewers Ditch Work, Go to Ballgames
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Fight for Fox local sports channels could shake up broadcasting
	Source: Gulf Times

	beIN Sports extends Premier League contract
	Magyar Telekom hit by fine
	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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