20 October 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 79 Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
   
 
Television | TV Channels
Star Utsav bags leadership in GEC (U+R) in BARC week 41

Star Utsav and Zee Anmol swapped their first and second positions in the Hindi (U+R) genre in Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) data for week 41 of 2018. Star Plus and Big Magic exchanged their eighth and ninth positions in the rural market. Star Bharat and Sony Sab swapped their fifth and sixth positions in the urban market.
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Television | TV Channels
Anil Ambani's Reliance sues NDTV for Rs 10,000 cr for Rafale coverage
NDTV has been sued for Rs 10,000 crore by Anil Ambani's Reliance Group in an Ahmedabad court for its reportage on the Rafale fighter jet deal. The lawsuit is filed against NDTV's weekly show, Truth vs Hype, which aired on 29 September.
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Television | TV Channels
Republic TV leads English news genre in BARC week 41
Republic TV continued to lead the English news genre as per All India BARC data week 41. No changes were noticed this week in the English business news genre. Aaj Tak maintained its lead across every Hindi news genre for yet another week. Hindi news urban genre remained unchanged. Zee News dropped from its previous week's position in all three genres. India TV climbs to third position in Hindi (U+R).
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iWorld | OTT
Reliance Jio to maintain ARPU lead over Airtel, Vodafone Idea
Indian telecom company, Reliance Jio, is most likely to maintain its lead on average revenue per user (ARPU) over its rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. The telco's strategy in the market has paid off well by selectively choosing an inordinate share of 4G smartphone users and continuing to attract them with reasonable high-end voice and data offers.
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- Telcos need to give 30 day notice to customers before closing service: Aruna Sundararajan
  Source: Indian Express
   
- Netflix and Amazon Leave Little Room for Streaming Video Latecomers
  Source: Bloomberg Quint
   
- RIL to buy majority stakes in Den, Hathway for Rs 5,230 crore before JioGigafiber rollout
  Source: Business Today
   
- Tele2 shares jump as third-quarter profits beat expectations
  Source: Reuters
   
- RIL invests in US-based SkyTran for telecom, IoT, fiber and other solutions
  Source: Medianama
   
- Trai seeks views on charges for accessing submarine cable bandwidth
  Source: ET
   
- Apple and TRAI could come to an agreement over allowing access to third-party DND apps
  Source: BGR
   
- Two satellites per month: ISRO's plan hits hurdle
  Source: New Indian Express
   
- #MeToo movement: Mumbai court raps Alok Nath over his absence
  Source: TOI
   
   
- BBC says Amazon and Netflix may get surplus rural broadband funds
- Sky warns Disney and Discovery of no-deal Brexit blackout
 

Source: The Guardian
   
- Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner's Lenny Letter Is Shutting Down
- Sony's Funimation Ends Anime Licensing Pact With Crunchyroll
 

Source: Variety
   
  Nevins Named Chief Creative Officer at CBS
  Suozzo Named Exec Producer of 'NBC Nightly News'
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
  DOJ appeal of AT&T-Time Warner merger decision sets court date for oral arguments
  Comcast wants to have top 100 connected TV apps on X1
 

Source: Fiercevideo
   
  USTelecom Research Shows FCC Broadband Policy Is Working
  AirTies to Debut RDK-Based Mesh Wi-Fi Solution for Operators
 

Source: Multichannel
   
  V-Nova secures 'significant' investment from Novator Partners
  Internet piracy in Poland - the shocking stats
 

Source: Broadband Tv News
   
  U.S. C-Band Sale Could Wipe Slate Clean For Intelsat, SES, Say Analysis
  New NBC Sports App Offers Live Game Coverage On Mobile Devices
 

Source: Tv Technology