05 December 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 18 Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
Television | TV Channels
Comment: Is there light at the end of the tunnel for broadcasters?

The period between August 2017 and September 2018 will be remembered by the Indian broadcasting sector for more reasons than one. Interestingly, the main protagonists seem to be common - Star India and the Supreme Court of India – and this combination has worked well to lay down a roadmap for the sector. Only time will tell whether it is for the good or bad!.
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iWorld | OTT
Sep-18: Wireline broadband subscriber base continued to fall
India's broadband internet subscriber base increased 3.89 per cent or by 1.805 crore (1805 lakh or 18.05 million) in September 2018 (month ended 30 September 2018, Sep-18, period under review) according to the latest Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data.
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iWorld | OTT
Tejkaran Singh Bajaj joins Jio
Tejkaran Singh Bajaj has jumped to Mukesh Ambani-led Jio after quitting ZEE5 last month. The former ZEE5 original content head will now drive scripted original content across languages at his new position. Bajaj will serve the responsibility as Reliance Industries Ltd in-house studio head-scripted. He will look after web series as well as digital films.
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Television | TV Channels
English movies most benefited genre in Chrome DM week 48
With a growth of 1.04 per cent as compared to last week (47), the English movies genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 48 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media. In the English movies genre, Movies Now gained the highest OTS with 59.3 per cent in six metros market.
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- Make TV ratings more accurate, tamper-proof: Industry groups to Trai
- BJP committed to Telangana development: Union Minister Smriti Irani
  Source: ET
   
- YuppTV's new setup box to stream and broadcast content
- Truecaller Pay onboards Bharat Billpay, to go live in December
  Source: Medianama
   
- Airtel to team up with Vodafone Idea to co-own fibre network to take on Reliance Jio
- RCom share rallies on SC nod to sell telecom assets, scrip zooms 30% in 4 days
  Source: Business Today
   
- DoT likely to appoint firms to audit revenues of private telcos by month-end
- Eros International to simplify corporate structure
  Source: Livemint
   
- India's first private satellite launched
  Source: TOI
   
- CCI, Trai must check predatory pricing, unhealthy competition in telecom: MTNL chief
  Source: Asian Age
   
- Tragic Telecom Tale: Consolidation to hit tower firms
  Source: Zee Biz
   
   
- BBC cancels plans for Sunday night Brexit debate
- Martin Sorrell's S4 buys ad firm MightyHive in $150m deal
 

Source: The Guardian
   
  Asian Pay-TV Leaders Learn to Deal With Industry Disruption
  AT&T's Otter Media Lays Off 10% of Staff, Will Absorb Machinima in Reorg
 

Source: Variety
   
  Facebook ends platform policy banning apps that copy its features
 

Source: Tech Crunch
   
  ACA: Without Conditions, Nexstar-Tribune Should Be Nixed
  Comcast Hailed for Best Parental Controls
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
  WarnerMedia's SVOD will be heavy on the HBO content
  Comcast remains cagey on direct-to-consumer streaming product plans
 

Source: Fierce Video
   
  Spectrum Enterprise Partners with Moviebeam for Hospitality Solution
  TiVo Renews Patent Deal with Samsung
 

Source: Multichannel
   
  Vodafone Spain offers free Amazon Prime Video
  IPTV drives piracy in Italy
 

Source: Broadband Tv News
   
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