Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 4 October 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

4 October 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 66


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iWorld | OTT

OTT players, cable ops find harmony in integration

	Studies have shown that as far as India is concerned, nothing is going to dethrone TV's position for a while. But the OTT boom is undeniable. Even TV broadcasters want to have their cake and eat it too by setting up their own video on demand services. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

English GEC most benefited genre in Chrome DM week 39

With a growth of 2.11 per cent as compared to last week (38), the English GEC genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 39 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media.
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iWorld | Telecom

TDSAT grants permission to RCom to sell spectrum

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has given permission to Reliance Communications (RCom) to proceed with the sale of its spectrum. The telecom company would have to assure bank guarantees worth Rs 2900 crore as demanded by Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
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DTH DTH Operator

Dish TV ropes in Mukund Cairae as biz head sports and exclusive content

Dish TV, the largest DTH operator in India, has appointed Mukund Cairae as business head sports and exclusive content. The business leader with almost two decades of experience was associated with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) in various roles for over 14 years.
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	Tata Communications to buy Netherlands' Teleena
	Ziox launches new feature phone in India
	Source: ETTelecom

	Indian astronaut may go to International Space Station for training in 2022
	Telecom beyond Aadhaar
	Source: BS

	Bad news for Tata Sky users! D2H carrier stops telecast of Sony TV, SAB, Aaj Tak, others; Check full list of channels taken off air
	Source: ABP Live

	Reliance Jio surpasses Airtel on AGR in June quarter: Trai
	Source: ET

	Out of 500 cellphone towers in Vasai-Virar, only 26 have permits; civic body formulates policy
	Source: Indian Express

	Reliance Industries may acquire Hathway to expedite GigaFiber launch
	Source: Times Now News

	#NAMApolicy: Governance & ownership of e-commerce businesses in the Draft Ecommerce Policy
	Source: Medianama


	Telegraph to put politics, business and rugby news behind paywall
	Zoë Ball to be paid less than Chris Evans for Radio 2 Breakfast Show
	Source: The Guardian

	Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime is stepping down
	Cloudera and Hortonworks announce $5.2 billion merger
	Source: Techcrunch

	Delrahim to Hill: We Were Forced to Sue to Block AT&T-Time Warner
	DOJ Will Look at Comcast Move on Hulu Directors
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Atlantic Broadband Completes Fiber Network Purchase
	ISPs Suing California Over Net Neutrality Re-regulation Law
	Source: Multichannel

	NatGeo appoints Missy Birns-Halperin
	Ukraine enacts anti-piracy law
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Television Academy Announces Recipients Of 70th Engineering Emmy Awards
	Source: Tv Technology

	Mediapro to launch esports-dedicated OTT platform
	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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