6 July 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 90   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
   
 
iWorld | Broadband
Cable TV, DTH players cautiously optimistic on Jio fiber competition

The terminator…, oops sorry, the disruptor is back. And, this time it is targeting India's multi-billion-dollar cable TV and DTH businesses with promises to unleash high-speed fixed line fiber-based broadband services that aims to "connect everyone, and everything, everywhere" --- at least in 1,100 cities to begin with.

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Television | TV Channels
Star TV leads Malayalam, Telugu regions in BARC week 26
Star TV's regional channels Asianet and Star Maa are leading the Malayalam and Telugu languages while ZEEL's regional channels Zee Bangla and Zee Marathi continue to rule their respective languages of Bengali and Marathi in Broadcast Audience Research Council ratings for week 26. Big Ganga has again been pushed back to second position, while Bhojpuri Cinema became number one.
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Television | TV Channels
Two Zeel channels continue to rule Hindi GECs across genres
Once again two Hindi GECs from the Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (Zeel) channels were ranked second and third in Broadcast Audience Research Council's (BARC) weekly list of top 10 channels across genres in week 26 of 2018 (Saturday, 23 June 2018 to Friday, 29 June 2018).
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iWorld | Broadband
It's official! JioGigaFiber is Mukesh Ambani's next big bet
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd today announced what the country had been talking about in hushed tones till now: high speed fixed lined broadband services for retail customers. It's called Jio Giga Fiber and initial target is 1,100 cities. The regisrations for the same will be open from 15 August on the official Jio website and the app.
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Television | TV Channels
Zee Anmol retains leadership in GEC (U+R) in BARC week 26 data
Zee Anmol retained its leadership position in Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) data for week 26 of 2018 in the Hindi GEC (U+R) market. While Star Utsav and Rishtey swapped their third and fourth positions in the rural market, all the top 10 channels retained their positions as compared to the previous week in the urban segment.
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Television | TV Channels
Aaj Tak dominates Hindi news genre in BARC week 26
The Broadcast Audience Research Council data for week 26 saw some upheavals in the news genre. Mirror Now replaced NDTV24x7 in the English news genre while Republic TV continued to dominate the English news market. Aaj Tak led the chart in Hindi news markets.
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Television | TV Channels
SPN India elevates Aditya Mehta as head - corporate strategy
Sony Pictures Network (SPN) India has elevated Aditya Mehta as the head - corporate strategy from head of business development. Aditya has over 14 years of extensive experience in varied roles across investment banking, venture capital and media and entertainment. His expertise lies in corporate strategy.
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iWorld | Broadband
Public wifi to connect 40 mn Indians by 2019
A joint report by Google and global research firm Ananlysys Mason stated that public Wi-Fi in India has the ability to capture 40 million new connected users by 2019, resulting in at least $20 billion being added to the country's GDP. Public Wi-Fi could play a key role in driving ubiquitous connectivity and digital inclusion in India.
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- Mukesh Ambani Targets Internet And Cable TV Service Providers With JioGigaFiber
  Source: Bloomberg Quint
   
- Sensex falls 70 points, Nifty closes below 10,750; Infosys, Vedanta, Tata Steel top losers
  Source: Business Today
   
- Can Netflix beat Bollywood? US firm bets on local content to script India success story
- TRAI issues changes to interconnect regulations; tweaks norms
  Source: ET
   
- Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore meets Virender Sehwag then takes Delhi metro
  Source: Times Now News
   
- Govt should improve conditions for public WiFi: Google
  Source: Medianama
   
- Reliance Jio doubles network capacity, can multiply users without additional investment
- BSNL launches VOIP service 'Wings' in India
  Source: ETTelecom
   
   
   
- YouTube and Facebook escape billions in copyright payouts after EU vote
- Martin Sorrell's move for MediaMonks is unlawful, claims WPP
 

Source: The Guardian

   
- Bill Shine White House Appointment Sparks Protests From Gretchen Carlson, Chelsea Handler
- TiVo CEO Enrique Rodriguez Resigns After Eight Months to Join Liberty Global
 

Source: Variety

   
- ZTE replaces its CEO and other top execs
- Singapore watchdog threatens to unwind Uber's Southeast Asia exit deal
 

Source: Techcrunch

   
- HGTV Gives Itself TV's Biggest Promo Push
- CBS Sells Fall Slate Programs to Pay TV Platform in Turkey
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
- Oath CEO Armstrong considers buying out of Verizon: report
- Sling TV tosses out its entire Broadcast Extra package amid Univision dispute
 

Source: Fierce Cable

   
- FuboTV Names Ex-Sourcepoint Executive Geir Magnusson CTO
- FCC's Merger Shot Clock Remains Off
 

Source: Multichannel

   
   
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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Viacom's unique initiative to train technology startups with its property, VStEP.
 
iWorld | OTT
HOOQ Original Production Marlina The Murderer in Four Acts Wins Big At Indonesia Movie Actor Awards 2018
 
Television | TV Channels
Star Movies Select HD introduces Oscar winning and nominated Short Films to Indian Television
   
 
iWorld | ENews
Comcast to slow video streams, hotspot connection speed
 
iWorld | ENews
Indian govt approves accession to WIPO treaties relating to copyright
 
MAM | Media and Advertising
Omnicom elevates Jyoti Bansal, Shavon Barua
 
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