20 March 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 97   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
   
 
DTH | DTH Operator
DTH focus shifts to ARPU from subscriber numbers
In the last six months, the direct-to-home (DTH) industry has faced lots of challenges. The industry saw big DTH players consolidate, shutting down of a player and fights between DTH operators and broadcasters. In the early days, customer acquisition was the key for most distribution platform operators but, currently, their eyes are set on cost-efficiencies.

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Regulators | I&B Ministry
Smriti Irani says govt mulling legislation for online content
With the rising usage of social media, platforms are witnessing an increasing incidence of hate content. Since these platforms do not fall under any regulation in India, it's a tough task to curb the problem with the help of law. Information and broadcasting minister Smriti Irani said at the Rising India summit that the ministry was planning to bring about regulations.
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Television | TV Shows
TLC to target Tamil, Telugu markets
The groundswell of serving Indian audiences with regional content has now proved to be a battlefield. Broadcasters are realising the potential in the southern areas of India. Days after Living Foodz decided to add southern language feeds, Discovery Networks-owned TLC is all set to target the Tamil and Telugu markets.
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iWorld | OTT
YuppTV to stream IPL 2018 in several international markets
South-Asian content OTT platform YuppTV has announced that it has been awarded the exclusive digital and television media rights for IPL 2018 by Star India for Europe, South America, South East Asian countries and non-exclusive rights for Australia.
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DTH | DTH Operator
Reliance Big TV partners 12,000 India Post offices across Maharashtra & Goa
Reliance Big TV is looking at building its brand under its new parent Pantel Technologies. It has partnered with 12,000 India Post offices across Maharashtra and Goa so consumers can do the initial booking by making a payment of Rs 500 through the outlets.
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- Old-school cool! Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi still votes for cable TV
  Source: ET
   
- Despite Lower GST Collection, Higher Revenue Expected in 2017-18 by Delhi Govt: Survey
- Ranveer Singh Says That He And Deepika Padukone Share A Relationship Of Mutual Respect
  Source: News18
   
- Trial kicks off in US challenge to AT&T's $85-bn acquisition of Time Warner
- Good times ahead: DoT eases spectrum caps, increases payment tenure
  Source: BS
   
- Jio DTH is unlikely to launch in India anytime soon
- Now consumers can book Reliance Big TV HD DTH set top boxes from Indian post Offices across Maharashtra and Goa
  Source: : Financial Express
   
- TRAI to revamp MNP process; consultation paper by month-end
  Source: Indian Express
   
- TRAI barred from penalising Vodafone for segmented pricing
  Source: Medianama
   
- How 56-year-old Mangala Mani became the first ISRO woman to spend over a year in Antarctica
  Source: India Today
   
- India, EU to share earth observation data from each other's satellite
  Source: TOI
   
   
   
   
- Navratilova: BBC pays McEnroe 10 times more for Wimbledon role
- Cathy Newman: 'The internet is being written by men with an agenda'
 

Source: The Guardian

   
- Disney's Latest Research Project Can Turn Scripts Into Virtual Reality
- FilMart: Hong Kong's TVB Expanding OTT Service in Southeast Asia
 

Source: Variety

   
- eBay's new AR tool helps sellers find the right box for their item
- Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos may leave Facebook over disinformation drama
  Source: Techcrunch
   
- Media Violence Academics Seek White House Meeting
- NBC Orders Season Six of 'Hollywood Game Night'
  Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- Disney's Bob Iger in line for massive $423M compensation package
- Synacor still coming up short on AT&T revenue projections
  Source: Fiercecable
   
- Comcast Hit With Program Carriage Complaint
- Charter Hires Chief Mobile Officer
 

Source: Multichannel

   
- Spanish court throws out €60m ONO fraud case
- Eastern Europe to add 17m digital pay-TV subs
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
- BBC selects Dropbox as storage and collaboration platform
- Comcast's Sky bid could lead to a global OTT service
 

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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'Distribution has always been the challenge for broadcasters'
 
 
 
Specials | Event Coverage
ABBY Awards 2018 shortlists announced
   
Television | TV Channels
India News Manch: Yogi Sarkar Kitni Asardar: uttar pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath reiterates his focus will remain fixed on development
 
Television | TV Channels
Barcelona closer to LaLiga title, Ronaldo closer to Messi in Pichichi top scorers' race
 
Television | TV Channels
B4U TV celebrates successful first season of The Meera Gandhi Show
 
Television | TV Channels
Viewers celebrate their love for hollywood blockbusters on my Star Movies at 9
 
 
 
 
iWorld | OTT
Survey finds word of mouth best way to discover content online
 
iWorld | OTT
YuppTV to stream IPL 2018 in several international markets
 
DTH | DTH Operator
Reliance Big TV partners 12,000 India Post offices across Maharashtra & Goa
 
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