28 February 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 81   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
 
 
iWorld | OTT
Localised content the way forward for Netflix in India
Global to local seems to be the key strategy of Netflix to spread its wings in India. 'Netflix and Chill' is the popular term across the OTT ecosystem but the number of Indian consumers chilling with Netflix's high-quality content dwarfs in comparison to users in other markets. However, it is adapting to Indian tastes and modifying its pure international content line-up.
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Television | TV Channels
Disney to spin Aladdin's magic Broadway style
After Beauty and the Beast Broadway-style musicals in 2015 and 2016, Disney has rolled up its sleeves for another musical in Aladdin for an India production. BookMyShow (BMS) has exclusive rights for distributing this Disney hit and is also producing the show.
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Television | TV Channels
Comcast topples Murdoch's offer for Sky with $31 bn bid
The big-name mergers are getting bigger in value with Comcast dropping a bomb that it is ready to pay $31 billion to takeover Sky. Its offer was 16 per cent higher than that of rival 21st Century Fox that had wanted to acquire 61 per cent in Sky.
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Television | TV Channels
Discovery Communications gets US govt nod for Scripps Networks merger
Discovery Communications (Discovery) can finally heave a sigh of relief as the United States Department of Justice has closed its investigation into the company's proposed acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive (Scripps Networks). Back in 2017, the American mass media company agreed to purchase Scripps Networks in a deal valued at $14.6 billion.
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- Wall Street slips after Powell sees strengthening economy
- Trai chief rejects Vittorio Colao's criticism of India's regulatory regime
- Telecom incumbents' woes go up by a factor of 3
  Source: ET
   
- Disney Faces Lengthy Bidding War as Comcast Makes Sky Play
- Nutrisystem Blames Poor Results on Low Ratings at CNN, Fox News
  Source: : Bloomberg Quint
   
- Vivendi row with Mediaset drags on as rivals push ahead with deals
  Source: Reuters
   
- Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha to inaugurate 26th Convergence India 2018 Expo
  Source: ETTelecom
   
- Let's think if we really need an I&B ministry
  Source: Asian Age
   
- Aircel users can port before 90-day cap
  Source: TOI
   
- Doordarshan should create quality content, improve revenue generation through ads: Smriti Irani
  Source: First Post
   
- ISRO invites small industries to manufacture rocket parts
  Source: The Hindu
   
   
   
   
- Comcast challenges Murdoch with £22bn bid for Sky
- What does Comcast's Sky offer mean for Murdoch – and Disney?
  Source: The Guardian
   
- Vero Hits No. 1 on Apple's App Store, but Can Subscription Social Network Sustain the Hype?
- YouTube's Family Fun Pack Joins StyleHaul Network
 

Source: Variety

   
- Apple adds an M. Night Shyamalan thriller to its roster of original shows
- These will be the first cities getting 5G from Sprint and T-Mobile
 

Source: Techcrunch

   
- Court Says TVEyes' Fox News Clips Not Fair Use
- Comcast Moves to Outbid 21st Century Fox For Sky
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
- Discovery will look into OTT launches after Scripps acquisition
- Charter: SportsNet LA will not be on DirecTV for 5th straight season
 

Source: Fierce Cable

   
- Viasat Launches 100 Mbps 'Platinum' Tier with Unlimited Data
- TiVo 'Exploring All Alternatives' to Drive Shareholder Value
 

Source: Multichannel

   
- Discovery receives DoJ approval for Scripps take-over
 

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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