Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 30 July 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

30 July 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 9


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iWorld | OTT

ZEE5 goes aggressive with OOH marketing for 'Karenjit Kaur'

	Despite touting digital as the next big thing, brands haven't given up on traditional modes of marketing. Digital is great for disruption but they cannot still do without the out-of-home (OOH) marketing strategy. ZEEL's digital venture ZEE5 has also been doing the same to promote its new flagship show Karenjit Kaur – the untold story of Sunny Leone which went live recently. continue reading...

iWorld | Telecom

YouTube joins the race of making original localised content

Till now in several markets including India, YouTube's ad based model is more popular than the premium ad-free service. Now, in order to draw new customers to its paid subscription service, YouTube is creating scripted series and other original programing for international markets including India, France, Germany, Japan and Mexico.
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Television | TV Channels

Viacom acquires Awesomeness TV

Viacom is acquiring Awesomeness TV Holdings, a media company and digital-first destination for original programming which will go live under Viacom Digital Studios (VDS) and play an important role in Viacom's premium content production ecosystem, drive additional growth at VDS, and strengthen digital and social relationships in youth culture.
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Regulators | I&B Ministry

Justice BN Srikrishna Committee submits data protection report

The much-awaited report on the data protection law was submitted by the Justice BN Srikrishna committee to Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday. The committee was constituted on 31 July last year.
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	Srikrishna data protection report: 'Entities must maintain quality, security of data'
	Films Division output: Six patriotic films in last five years, another six planned this year
	Source: Indian Express

	From a space station in Argentina, China expands its reach in Latin America
	Reliance to shut MA oil field in KG-D6 block in September
	Source: ET

	Telecom and OTT: streaming together
	Source: Financial Express

	Hackers deposit Re 1 in Trai chief's account
	Source: TOI

	India's Logged a Record $98 Billion in Deals This Year
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	Free WiFi services for villages adopted by MPs across India
	Source: ETTelecom

	Satellite company SES beats forecasts on strong networks growth
	Source: Reuters

	In age of cord cutting, many cable loyalists cling to remotes
	Source: Adage India


	Succession: The Thick of It writer turns his eyes on the media
	Maya Jama: 'I wanted to prove I'm not some girl they just found on Instagram'
	Source: The Guardian

	Walmart Enlists Mark Greenberg, Former Epix CEO, to Develop Netflix Competitor
	David Tennant Joins Cast of Rooster Teeth's 'gen:Lock' Animated Series
	Source: Variety

	Branded Worlds: how technology recentralized entertainment
	Walmart reportedly recruits ex-Epix CEO in bid to build video service
	Source: Techcrunch

	Netflix to Develop Madam C.J. Walker Series
	Amazon Execs Cast Prime as Alternative to Netflix
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	AMC Renews 'Better Call Saul,' 'Fear the Walking Dead'
	Amazon Studios Orders 'The Expatriates' to Series
	Source: Multichannel

	Fries: Ireland will prosper after Brexit
	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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