26 November 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 10 Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
   
 
Television | TV Channels
India's quest for good animated content

If you don't give the audience what they want, someone else will. Kids' content producers and broadcasters have figured out that Indian kids want relatable and even local characters. The OTTV Kids and Animation Summit 2018 saw a session on the making of home-grown characters with panelists Punnaryug Artvision founder Ashish Kulkarni, Toonz Media Group content alliance.
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iWorld | OTT

OTT platforms chasing the regional pie
It isn't just the broadcast sector that's woken up to the call of the regional, but even the budding over the top (OTT) platforms. On the stage of Vidnet 2018, hosted by Indiantelevision.com, experts from India's leading OTT platforms were present. Voot Originals head and VP Viacom Tanya Bami, Eros Now VP editorial and content strategy Piyush Bhatia, monozygotic CEO Ravi Luthria.
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Television | TV Channels
No changes in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu segments in BARC data week 46
In the Bengali space, Aakash Aath climbed to the third position from fifth position as compared to the previous week in BARC data week 46. News18 Bihar Jharkhand emerged as the new player in the market by securing fifth position. Mazhavil Manorama and Surya TV interchanged their third and fourth positions in the Malayalam market.
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iWorld | OTT
Hoichoi to launch 'Hello' S2
Hoichoi began its journey with its first original web series titled - Hello and became an instant hit with audience giving raving reviews. Thus, began the string of numerous requests flowing in for season 2 which will start from December, directed by Soumik Chattopadhyay.
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- No improvement in telecom services along border, residents still use Nepal SIM cards
- US cable providers offering Mickelson-Woods refunds
- Isro to launch hyperspectral imaging sat with 30 foreign satellites on Nov 29
  Source: TOI
   
- Telecom department eyes reverse auction to meet fiscal needs
- Procurement quota: 2 tenders on the anvil for ITIL's participation, says BSNL chief
  Source: ET
   
- Broadband subscriber base at 463.6 million in August 2018: Department of Telecom
  Source: Indian Express
   
- Bharti Airtel rating 'buy': Revenues to grow from Q3, says company
  Source: Financial Express
   
- #MeToo Discussion: All Quiet On The IFFI Front
  Source: Mid-Day
   
- Govt will organise regional film festivals in country to promote Indian films: I&B Secretary
  Source: News On Air
   
- Discovery's Polish TV Group Decries Reporter Intimidation
  Source: Bloomberg Quint
   
- Opinion | Do not censor Netflix, Amazon Prime Video in India
  Source: Livemint
   
- I Visited My 1st E-Sports Gaming Tournament In India, And It Was Unlike Anything I Had Seen
  Source: India Times
   
   
   
   
   
- Local newspapers need to be based on public service, not profit
- Concern grows at Tory link to US lobby firm in Facebook smear scandal
 

Source: The Guardian

   
  Turner to Issue Refunds After Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson Pay Per View Event Glitch
 

Source: Variety

   
  LinkedIn violated data protection by using 18M email addresses of non-members to buy targeted ads on Facebook
 

Source: Techcrunch

   
  Sky TV appoints new chief executive
 

Source: Radionz

   
  ESPN loses 2mi subs but adds 1mi OTT
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
  Sky TV update as firm reveals some of its most important news this year
 

Source: Express

   
  Aidem Ventures gets mandate to handle ad sales for Kalinga TV
 

Source: Best Media Info

   
  SABC lost R2.3 billion on sports rights that made no money
 

Source: My Broadband

   
   
  U.S. Advises Allies To Shun Huawei Telecom Equipment Citing Potential Cyberthreats
 

Source: Forbes

   
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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BBC World service director Jamie Angus on fake news and regional language market
 
Television | TV Channels
Nikhil Kumar Dubey Joins India News as Executive Editor
 
Television | TV Channels
Discovery Kids to premiere classic Japanese Animation series 'Monster Kid'
   
Television | TV Channels
News18.com announces its annual marquee Tech and Auto Awards 2018; Voting Open for Audience
 
Television | TV Channels
COLORS launches an epic tale of good vs. evil - 'Vish Ya Amrit: Sitaara'
 
 
Television | TV Channels
Network18 hands Avinash Kaul, Rahul Kansal additional portfolios
 
Television | TV Channels
Sony Entertainment Television leads GEC urban in BARC week 46
 
iWorld | OTT
Netflix announces Indian original series 'Leila'
 
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