Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 11 October 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

11 October 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 71


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Television | TV Channels

Zeel numbers up in Q2 2019 on improved ad and subscription revenues

	The Subhash Chandra led Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited reported 24.7 per cent year-on year (y-o-y) growth in operating revenue at Rs 1,975.86 crore for the quarter ended 30 September 2018 (Q2 2019, quarter under review) as compared to the Rs 1,582.75 crore for the corresponding year ago quarter Q2 2018. continue reading...

Television | Production House

Producers Guild of India forms committee to address sexual harassment at work

The #Metoo campaign has finally caught the eye of the industry. The Producers Guild of India has formed a committee in order to make the industry safer and more productive for women employees. This committee will address the issues of sexual harassment at the workplace.
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iWorld | OTT

Hungama expands footprint in digital content space

Hungama has expanded its footprint in the digital original space with the launch of its new Hindi show Bar Code. The new drama has been produced by Abhishek Pathak under the banner of Panaroma Studios. From 10 October, the show is available on its video on demand service Hungama Play.
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iWorld | OTT

Q2 results: ZEE5 demonstrates exponential growth with 41.3 mn MAU

Media conglomerate Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) on Wednesday published its second quarter financial result. ZEE5, the digital venture of ZEEL has shown impressive growth within one year of its launch.
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Cable TV | LCO

ACT Fibernet seeks funding; discloses financials

In its prospectus with SEBI, ACT Fibernet submitted the financial details and is looking for fund-raising to expand the business across India. ACT Fibernet reported revenue of Rs 1,217 crore and EBITDA of Rs 211.67 crore in fiscal 2017.
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Television | TV Channels

Endemol shine india appoints Gaurav Gokhale as chief operating officer

Endemol Shine India today announced the appointment of Gaurav Gokhale as Chief Operating Officer (COO). The appointment is a significant step to further diversify the business and create a strong foothold in the television and digital content space.
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	Call connection time, call mute on TRAI's radar; seeks operators data for a fix
	SAIF partners moves to NCLT against Srinivas Raju alleging fraud
	Source: ET

	Trai seeks public views on spectrum charges for satellite phone services
	Zee Entertainment Q2 down 38.2% to Rs 386.10 crore
	Source: TOI

	Justin Timberlake and Kobe Bryant Are in Talks to Make Shows for Quibi
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	AT&T, WarnerMedia to offer their own streaming service
	Source: India Tv News

	Tata Sky launches channel for Telugu cinema
	Source: The Hans India

	Hungry for public Wi-Fi? Use it soon, courtesy Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Jio and BSNL
	Source: Zee Biz

	I&B Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore calls for good behavior on Internet and social media
	Source: All India Radio

	IBM India plans to tap new revenue streams from telecom companies
	Source: BS


	Jamal Khashoggi: details of alleged Saudi hit squad emerge
	Viktoria Marinova: man arrested in Germany over Bulgarian journalist murder
	Source: The Guardian

	1980s Comedy 'Mr. Mom' Revived as Digital Series by MGM, Vudu
	Netflix Expands Physical Production Division With Three New Hires
	Source: Variety

	Sarah Friar, long the CFO of Square, is leaving to join the social network Nextdoor as its CEO
	Elon Musk hits back: James Murdoch is not the lead candidate for Tesla chairman spot
	Source: Techcrunch

	Greco Named Exec VP, Content Strategy and Biz Planning, MTV, VH1 and Logo
	FCC's O'Rielly: Children's Television Rules Haven't Produced Great TV
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Akamai uses CMAF to build ultralow latency into its Direct Connect platform
	Discovery launches Digital Studios Group to lead multiplatform video strategy
	Source: Fierce Video

	Discovery Taps Vikki Neil to Head Digital Studios Group
	Comcast Launches X1 Music Week
	Source: Multichannel

	WarnerMedia to launch D2C streaming OTT service built around HBO
	US takes Polish TVN content
	Source: Broadband Tv News

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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