Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 8 August 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

8 August 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 17


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iWorld | OTT

Netflix, Amazon woo Indians with different business models

	The vast scope of Indian OTT market is undeniable. Two global streaming giants Netflix and Amazon started their endeavour in India around the same time but the latter stands at a better position. Netflix is enriching its local content library in a great momentum hooking top faces from Bollywood. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

Viacom18's Soumen Ray joins Bajaj Auto as CFO

Viacom18 CFO Soumen Ray who joined the organisation as the deputy CFO in 2013 has recently joined Bajaj Auto as the president finance and CFO designate in August 2018.
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Television | TV Channels

SPN India renews UEFA Euro Championship rights for Indian subcontinent

Sony Pictures Network (SPN) India has renewed the media rights deal for the UEFA Euro Championship to telecast in the Indian subcontinent according to Insidesports.co. On the flip side, the broadcaster has lost one of its precious football properties, La Liga, to Facebook. The social media giant bagged the rights for the next four-year cycle.
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Television | TV Channels

English GEC most benefitted genre in week 31 of Chrome DM

With a growth of 6.09 per cent as compared to last week (30), the English GEC genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 31 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media.
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	Pesky calls issue: Apple writes to Trai on new features to features to flag spam calls
	Nasa's planet-hunting probe catches comet in action
	Source: TOI

	Cable disconnecting activity a blow to the Digital Bengaluru plan: COAI
	Safaricom CEO defends company's dominance as he returns to work
	Source: ETTelecom

	TRAI launches DND, MyCall apps on UMANG platform
	Source: The Hindu Businessline

	Trai chief defends open dare, says disclosing Aadhaar is not a digital risk
	Source: BS

	Trai launches its apps on UMANG platform to help citizens access government services
	Source: ET

	India elected president of broadcasting body
	Source: Asian Age

	ABP resignations: 'Respond to allegation of interference with media,' journalists' body tells Centre
	Source: Scroll


	Watchdog backs 'healthy' McDonald's Happy Meal ad on children's TV
	American Express pulls advertising from Sky News after far-right extremist interview
	Source: The Guardian

	Twitter CEO Explains Decision Not to Delete Alex Jones' Account Unlike Facebook, YouTube and Apple
	Snapchat Loses 3 Million Daily Users, but Beats Expectations in Q2 Earnings
	Source: Variety

	Salesforce promotes COO Keith Block to co-CEO alongside founder Marc Benioff
	Otto co-founder Lior Ron is back at Uber
	Source: Techcrunch

	CBS Grabs LeBron Competition Series 'Million Dollar Mile'
	Discovery Shares Dip After Mixed Q2
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Disney's Q3 revenues, profits rise despite declines at BAMTech, Hulu
	AT&T says DOJ's appeal of Time Warner decision won't be a do-over
	Source: Fiercevideo

	Fox News Stays Hot on The Cable Ratings Front
	Patrick Stewart to Play Picard in New 'Star Trek' on CBS All Access
	Source: Multichannel

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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