31 July 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 10   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
   
 
Regulators | I&B Ministry
MIB: No deadline to TV channels on use of foreign satellites

In what may come as a relief to TV channels, the Indian government said on Monday it has "not set any deadline" on the domestic media companies for use of transponders on foreign satellites, though it has withdrawn permission to over 200 channels for various reasons.
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Television | TV Channels
The resurgence of horror shows on GECs
The horror genre has formed an important part of TV entertainment since the 1990s when Zee Horror Show, Aahat and Ssshhh...Koi Hai were anticipated shows. A resurgence of horror shows on TV has been noticed in the past one month. Ekta Kapoor's Qayamat Ki Raat, which airs on Star Plus, and Colors TV's Kaun Hai, both opened to incredible ratings in their first week.
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Television | TV Channels
Tamil Thalaivas launches initiatives to promote kabaddi
Star India's move to launch Star Sports Tamil has served as a launch-pad to consolidate its foothold in the Tamil market for its new initiatives. The newest franchise in Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), Tamil Thalaivas (TT), is taking full advantage of the channel and is spreading local love for sports across the state through its year-round initiatives.
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Television | TV Channels
Business news the most benefitted genre in week 30 of Chrome DM
With a growth of 0.8 per cent as compared to last week (29), the sports genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 30 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media. In the sports genre, DD Sports gained the highest OTS with 93.6 per cent in All India 1 Lakh+ market.
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- CCI orders probe into 'Misconduct' by Star TV, Sony
- COAI asks TRAI to ensure WiFi is offered only by licensed companies
  Source: ET
   
- Why TRAI chairman's Aadhaar challenge is a case of 'misplaced enthusiasm'
- LWE project: BSNL seeks Rs 250 crores fund from telecom department
  Source: ETTelecom
   
- DND App: Little meeting of minds between Apple, Trai
- The (un)Sacred Games of lynchings
  Source: Financial Express
   
- 147 TV channels cancelled in last 3 years, Centre tell Parliament
  Source: India Today
   
- Abusive Chats During Live Twitter Broadcasts Can Soon Get Your Account Blocked
  Source: News18
   
- Government may tweak IT rules to tackle new challenges on social media
  Source: Indian Express
   
- M-tech launches mobile accessories brand 'Nexez'
  Source: India Tv News
   
- KKR targets record Taiwan LBO
  Source: Reuters
   
   
   
   
- Mirror parent slashes value of local newspapers by £150m
- Daily Mirror forced to issue correction over Jeremy Hunt report
 

Source: The Guardian

   
- AMC Networks Reaches Deal to Buy RLJ Entertainment for $65 Million
- Twitter Names New Heads of U.S. News, Sports Content Partnerships
 

Source: Variety

   
- Google snags Sony's 'Magic Lab' VR guru
- MoviePass could block more big movies from its subscription service
 

Source: Techcrunch

   
- NBCU Producing Weekly Premier League Snapchat Show
- TruTV Orders Pop Culture Pilot With 'Vulture'
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
- Charter 'wildly unlikely' to lose Time Warner Cable in New York, analyst says
- Viacom grows digital content strategy with AwesomenessTV acquisition
 

Source: Fiercevideo

   
- T-Mobile Makes Biggest 5G Tech Play
 

Source: Multichannel

   
- RTL Netherlands selects Piksel for its next-gen video platform
- SERAPHIC joins CTA WAVE project
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
- Paramount Network tasks Red Bee Media with key services
 

Source: Tvb Europe

   
   
   
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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Jasdeep Pannu talks about ESPN India's digital play
 
Television | TV Channels
Vivo pro kabaddi season vi starts on 5th october 2018; the finals to be held on 5thjanuary 2019
 
Television | TV Channels
UCWeb Football World Cup Trends Report: 100 million page views generated on UC Browser during FIFA World Cup: 1.5 lakh hours spent on video consumption; Cristiano Ronaldo Most Popular Player
 
 
Television | TV Channels
Viacom acquires Awesomeness TV
 
iMAM | Marketing
Kwality launches breakfast cereals
 
MAM | Media and Advertising
Wieden+Kennedy appoints Gautham Narayanan as MD for Delhi biz
 
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