Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 26 September 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

26 September 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 59


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iWorld | Telecom

FDI in telecom jumped 5X in 3 years

	During the last three years, the Indian telecom sector has not only witnessed major disruptions but also nearly five times jump in foreign direct investment (FDI). While the amount of investment stood at $ 1.3 billion in 2015-16, it reached $ 6.2 billion in 2017-18, Communications minister Manoj Sinha said. continue reading...

iWorld | Telecom

India gives "poor" video streaming experience on smartphones

Despite India gaining momentum for video streaming on smartphones, the country still lags far behind on global standards - falling in the poor territory characterised by frequent stalling during video playback and long loading times even for low-resolution video, an OpenSignal report revealed on Tuesday according to ET Telecom.
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Television | TV Channels

Hindi news most benefited genre in Chrome DM week 38

With a growth of 0.83 per cent as compared to last week (37), the Hindi news genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 38 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media.
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	Bids invited for debt ridden Videocon under insolvency resolution process
	Jio may launch 5G services within 180 days of spectrum allocation
	Source: ETTelecom

	Satellite radio SiriusXM buys rival Pandora to step up streaming music wars
	NBC's top entertainment executive, Robert Greenblatt, exits
	Source: New Indian Express

	Liberty Global CEO Sees Sunrise as Possible Swiss Partner
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	Trai proposes changes in MNP rule to curb porting request rejection
	Source: TOI

	India's Mars Orbiter Mission completes four years in orbit: ISRO
	Source: ET

	YouTube star Brandon Rogers tells the inside story of his rise to 4.5 million subscribers, from his big break to clueless execs and Facebook's one hilarious request
	Source: Business Insider


	BBC Two to get first full rebrand since early 90s
	Instagram founders quit amid suspected clash with Zuckerberg
	Source: The Guardian

	Justice Department Meeting Focuses on Privacy and Antitrust Issues of Big Tech
	Plex Kills Off Plugins, Cloud Sync
	Source: Variety

	Werner Plans to Retire From Post at Warner Bros.
	FCC: Local Franchise Authorities Can't Regulate Broadband
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Apple's delayed video strategy is growing tiresome
	Source: Fierce Video

	Doubts cast on major Polish cable deal
	Global SVOD subscriptions to reach 777 million
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Doubts cast on major Polish cable deal
	Global SVOD subscriptions to reach 777 million
	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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