25 June 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 80   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
   
 
iWorld | OTT
Next 250 M digital video users will be non-English speaking: Uday Sodhi

These are exciting times at Sony Pictures Network (SPN) India. When it comes to scale in sports broadcasting, the FIFA World Cup ranks second only to the Olympics. It's safe to assume that bringing world football's showpiece event to audiences is hugely challenging yet satisfying. In a sense, the chatter and bustle on the fourth floor of SPN's Malad headquarters highlights this.
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iWorld | OTT
Telco apps emerging as one-stop destinations in India: Report
The newest trend in the world digital content consumption, is the emergence of telco apps as one stop shops for users. According to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) report quoted by Bloomberg Quint, Indians have shown a tendency to use apps like Jio TV, Jio Cinema, Airtel Wynk instead of downloading individual over-the-top (OTT) streaming apps.
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iWorld | OTT
Jonathan Friedland, Netflix PR chief, sacked over racial slur
Netflix has fired its chief public relations executive Jonathan Friedland for repeatedly using the N-word slur during company meetings. Friedland first used the word in a meeting with employees and then repeated it in a follow-up discussion with the human resource department. 
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Television | TV Channels
Zee Tamil strengthens its weekend programming
Intel Corporation CEO and member of board of directors Brian Krzanich today announced his resignation for a breach of company policy involving a relationship with an employee. Krzanich joined Intel in 1982 in New Mexico as an engineer, as the personal computer industry was beginning to take off.
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iWorld | OTT
Amazon India's new monthly subscription plan
Amazon India has added a new monthly subscription plan for its Prime members available at Rs 129. With an auto-renewal mechanism activated by default, the payment methods for this subscription are currently limited to debit and credit cards only. While users can pay by any credit card, the payment option from debit card is limited to a select few.
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- Hotstar did it with IPL, OTT is closing in on regular TV!
- Film appreciation for IAS trainees: Why future bureaucrats underwent FTII-steered course
  Source: Financial Express
   
- After success in telecom sector, this is what Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio may disrupt next
- BSNL unveils Rs 786 pack, offering 2GB data per day for 5 months; outruns RJio, here's how
  Source: Zee Biz
   
- Turnbull Seeks Support for Big-Business Tax Cuts in Australia
- Blow To Idea-Voda Merger As Telecom Dept To Seek Rs 4,700 Crore
  Source: Bloomberg Quint
   
- COAI flags concerns on Trai's draft pesky call norms; seeks cost-benefit math
  Source: ET
   
- FIFA World Cup 2018: Carles Puyol banned from Iranian TV due to 'wild hair'
  Source: Indian Express
   
- Erdogan, Rival Ince Trade Blows on Eve of Crunch Turkey Presidential Polls
  Source: News18
   
- India to train scientists of countries lacking satellite-building capability
  Source: TOI
   
- Trump's 'Space Force' could fuel a new $1 trillion economy, Morgan Stanley says
  Source: Business Insider
   
   
   
- Arron Banks 'discussed digging dirt on journalists'
- Facebook creates Orwellian headache as news is labelled politics
 

Source: The Guardian

   
- Netflix Unveils 'Great Day in Hollywood' Image Spot Highlighting Black Creators
- Self-Driving Uber Pilot Was Watching Hulu Before Deadly Crash
 

Source: Variety

   
- Fintech friends: Monzo partners with TransferWise for international payments
- Snag your super early-bird passes for Disrupt Berlin 2018
 

Source: Techcrunch

   
- Univision Warns Dish Customers of Potential Blackout
 

Source: Multichannel

   
- Legal blow for M7 Group
- Vivacom extends BNT deal
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
- South Africa: SABC Appoints New Group CEO and CFO
 

Source: All Africa

   
- Ericsson needs industries to embrace 5G as recovery stalls
 

Source: Channel Asia

   
   
   
   
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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'Distribution has always been the challenge for broadcasters'
 
Television | TV Channels
CNBC-TV18 successfully concludes the 8th edition of the 'India Healthcare and Wellness Awards 2018'
 
Television | TV Channels
MN+ to air Indian Television premier of 'Tulip Fever'
   
Television | TV Channels
Sony Music acquires the music rights for 2018's much awaited sports drama film 'SOORMA'
 
Television | TV Channels
Epic and Rupa publications announce the umeed india book on the occasion of international olympic day
   
 
MAM | Media & Advertising
Louis Philippe launches new ad campaign #RiseAboveTheRest
 
MAM | Marketing
Taco Bell wants to make potato great again with new campaign
 
MAM | Media & Advertising
HP urges people to use original ink in new campaign
 
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