Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 5 July 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 29

5 July 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 89


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Cable TV | LCO

Indian govt approves accession to WIPO treaties relating to copyright

The Indian government on Wednesday approved accession to two important international treaties aimed at coverage and protection of copyright to the internet and digital environment. Addressing the media here, Minister for Information Technology and Electronics and Law Ravi Shankar Prasad said the cabinet took this decision along with a slew of other policy initiatives.

iWorld | OTT

Bengali OTT players prioritise market growth over competition

Demand for regional content has received a boost like never before thanks to the smartphone and internet explosion in tier II and III cities. Not only are international and national over-the-top (OTT) players delving into regional content, but also local players.
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iWorld | enews

Comcast to slow video streams, hotspot connection speed

US telco giant, Comcast, has written to its customers warning them about upcoming changes in Xfinity Mobile. And these plans are not good!. Comcast is said to drop the video quality from 720p to 480p when streaming using mobile data and mobile hotspot speeds will come down to 600 Kpbs.
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Regulators | TRAI

Tata Sky mulls fresh petition against TRAI tariff rollout

Indian DTH operator Tata Sky is exploring options of filing a fresh petition in Delhi High Court against a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India directive to implement a new tariff regime from 3 July.
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iWorld | OTT

Netflix outperforming traditional TV, YouTube in the US

Netflix is outperforming traditional TV in the US. It has reached the top spot among platforms for watching entertainment on TV leaving traditional cable and broadcast television networks as well as YouTube and Hulu behind. A recent survey of US consumers by Wall Street firm Cowen & Co. has revealed the fact.
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iWorld | Social Media

Airtel, Saavn got special access to users' data even after 2015: Facebook

Facebook's data controversy is engulfing numerous companies including many renowned ones in India. India's largest telecom Bharti Airtel and music streaming app Saavn were among the firms that could have accessed data of Facebook even after 2015. This revelation has come to light based on submissions made by Facebook to the US Congress.
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Television | Production House

Endemol Shine signs first international deal with Australia, Germany for Lego Masters

Content creator, producer and distributor Endemol Shine Group has recently announced that the new entertainment format Lego Masters has landed its first international deals with Endemol Shine Australia and Germany. The production house has been commissioned to produce series with this new format Nine in Australia and RTL in Germany.
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iWorld | Telecom

CCI approves merger of Bharti Infratel, Indus Towers

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has finally approved the proposed merger of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers, two large infrastructure providers. The merger will create a $14.6 billion company that will be among the largest mobile tower entities worldwide with 1.63 lakh towers.
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	National Film Development Corporation branch in Kerala may be shut down; negligence by center
	Google in talks with telecom companies, others to increase public Wi-Fi deployment
	Source: New Indian Express

	China's growing clout in internet business worries Indian regulators
	Post Reliance Jio, India's mobile industry officially shrinks by a third
	Source: Livemint

	Tariff Order: Tata Sky Withdraws Contempt Plea Against TRAI
	Source: Exchange4Media

	Airtel India loss may widen in April-June quarter
	Source: ETTelecom

	For 2 straight quarters: Jio fails to meet TRAI norms on customer satisfaction
	Source: Financial Express

	Sebi slaps Rs 2 crore fine on 7 entities in Kavveri Telecom case
	Source: ET

	Saif Ali Khan on playing Sartaj Singh in Sacred Games
	Source: India Today

	Prasad demands accountability from social media platforms
	Source: The Hindu Businessline


	WPP tells Sir Martin Sorrell it will block future payouts over takeover bid
	BBC reduces gender pay gap to 8.4%
	Source: The Guardian

	Strictly Business Podcast: Pluto TV's Tom Ryan on the Power of Free OTT
	Netflix Testing Out Pricier New 'Ultra' Plan at $16.99 per Month
	Source: Variety

	Starling CEO Anne Boden is coming to Disrupt Berlin
	Uber relaunches a licensed service in Finland after taxi law deregulation
	Source: Techcrunch

	Channel 5 signs new streaming deals
	O2 secures Czech football rights
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	French piracy falls, still costs €1.18 billion
	Orange to provide 6,300 hours of Tour de France coverage
	Source: Tvb Europe

	How to make a billion-dollar kids' TV show
	Source: BBC

	Nigeria's satellite to gulp N2.5bn this year
	Source: New Telegraph Online

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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