Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 20 September 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

20 September 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 54


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iWorld | OTT

Eros Now to launch original regional web series by early 2019

	Eros Now, the digital arm of Eros International announced its foray into the original content space with its first series Side Hero, with all episodes available for binge-viewing from 24 September 2018. continue reading...

iWorld | OTT

Hoichoi to introduce pay-per-view, offline payment method

SVF, the big name in Bengali entertainment industry, last year launched its Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi riding the wave of digital growth. In the second season of its journey, it is expanding its footprint into Bangladesh and UAE market.
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Television | TV Channels

&TV gets brand refresh; ad inventories sold out for new shows

Zee took a bold step when it decided to launch channels under a different brand name '&' five years ago. The bet worked and the brand lived. Now, &TV, the GEC, is undergoing a brand refresh with a new lineup of shows as well.
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Television | TV Channels

Dream11 aims to increase user base with Hero ISL season 5: Vikrant Mudaliar

Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL) season five is just around the corner and Dream11 being the official fantasy football partner and home to more than four crore fantasy sports fans is looking to capitalise on the championship buzz to expand its user base.
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	Georgia cable car network makes for wild commute
	Source: cnbctv18

	What sector overhaul means for tech stocks, Wall Street
	Source: Reuters

	Forum orders Airtel DTH to resume services free of cost for B'lurean
	Source: TOI

	'Refrain from using Dalit': Coalition of Dalit groups moves Delhi HC against I&B circular
	Source: Indian Express

	Trai to act as a catalyst for wider 5G adoption in India: RS Sharma
	Government needs to reduce 5G base price: Airtel's Gopal Vittal
	Source: ETTelecom

	Alibaba Group, OBS launch broadcasting system on the cloud
	Source: The Hindu Businessline

	TV viewership in South India takes giant strides
	Source: Livemint

	Government should restore telecom sector's financial health: Balesh Sharma
	Source: ET

	Breakage on SEA-ME-WE 3 telecom cable fixed
	Source: BS


	French magazine loses appeal over Duchess of Cambridge topless photos
	Websites of Kinder chocolate banned over ads targeting children
	Source: The Guardian

	YouTube Premium Launches French Originals
	Amazon on Track to Be No. 3 in U.S. Digital Ad Revenue but Still Way Behind Google, Facebook
	Source: Variety

	Coinbase hires Fannie Mae exec Brian Brooks as chief legal officer
	Password bypass flaw in Western Digital My Cloud drives puts data at risk
	Source: Techcrunch

	ABC Gives 'A Million Little Things' TV's Biggest Promo Push
	Teubal Named General Manager of A+E Networks Italy
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	AlphaNetworks scores $10M to launch its blockchain-based video platform
	Ericsson delays spinoff of media solutions business
	Source: fiercevideo

	Cox Media Group Sells Mundo Hispánico
	Source: Multichannel

	Motorsport.tv drops linear in favour of online
	Viacom launches VOD mobile app in CEE
	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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