Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 27 September 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

27 September 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 60


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iWorld | OTT

Content catalogue, brand awareness major achievements of Hoichoi: Vishnu Mohta

	The opportunities for OTT players to flourish in the regional market may be huge. But challenges still keep players out. In the Bengali field, we have Shree Venkatesh Films-backed Hoichoi which has just completed its one year anniversary. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

Colors to launch historical saga 'Daastaan-e-Mohabbat'

Even as Bigg Boss 12 continues to thrill viewers of Colors, the channel is all set to launch a historical saga, Daastaan-e-Mohabbat Salim-Anarkali produced by Writers Galaxy Studios. The show will premiere on 1 October 2018, Monday to Friday at 8.30 pm.
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iWorld | OTT

SPNI's Abhishek Joshi steps down

Abhishek Joshi of Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has resigned from his current position. The media executive recently got elevated to head of marketing, subscription, content and licensing of digital business at SPNI. Joshi confirmed the development to Indiantelevision.com.
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iWorld | Telecom

Cabinet approves new telecom policy

On a day when the Supreme Court gave a thumbs up to Aadhar with riders and directed the government to have a strong data protection law, the Cabinet cleared the new telecom policy, also popularly known as the National Digital Communications Policy. The new policy aims to attract USD 100 billion investment and create 40 lakh jobs in the sector by 2022.
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	Your favourite television channels may cost more
	Rupert Murdoch's Fox to sell Sky stake to Comcast
	Source: ET

	Trai to be renamed as DCRAI soon, says Manoj Sinha
	Cable, DTH firms brace for video-on-demand onslaught
	Source: Live Mint

	BEL eyes share in Isro's Rs 90 billion worth space related projects
	Extremely happy with Aadhaar verdict: TRAI Chairman
	Source: BS

	5G Service Unleashes Fresh Threat to Endangered Cable TV Bundle
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	I&B ministry nominates Kangana Ranaut, Anup Jalota, Rajkumar Hirani to FTII Society
	Source: India TV News

	Nine state attorneys general back AT&T in Time Warner appeal
	Source: New Indian Express

	ISRO's Mars Orbiter 'Mangalyaan' completes four years in orbit
	Source: Digit


	Rupert Murdoch's Sky reign to end as Fox sells all shares to Comcast
	Sky Sports Racing secures rights to broadcast French racing from January
	Source: The Guardian

	Fox News Unveils Fox Nation Slogan: 'Opinion Done Right'
	Larry Aidem Steps Down as Fandor CEO to Join Reverb Advisors
	Source: Variety

	Stripe is now valued at $20B after raising another $245M led by Tiger Global
	YC grad The Lobby raises $1.2M to help job seekers break into Wall Street
	Source: Tech Crunch

	AT&T CEO Stephenson Drops Dime on Media Business
	21st Century Fox Plans to Sell Stake in Sky
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Exclusive: Q&A with Hulu about its redesigned web experience for live TV
	Verizon CEO said shift away from content didn't cause Oath CEO's exit
	Source: Fierce Video

	Comcast to Open Shreveport XFinity Store
	FCC Approves 5G Rollout-Related Reforms
	Source: Multichannel

	IBC reports slightly lower visitor numbers
	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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