Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 8 September 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

8 September 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 44


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Television | TV Channels

Punit Goenka says talking to Jio to renew content deal

	A few days ago Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) had pulled out all its content from Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio. Soon after scrapping the deal with Jio, ZEEL entered into a partnership with another telco operator Airtel . continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

Kannada market witnessed no changes in BARC week 35

Zee Bangla continued to dominate the Bengali space in BARC's week 35 data. Bhojpuri Cinema and Big Ganga swapped their first and second positions in the Bhojpuri segment. In the Kannada market, no changes were observed. Asianet Movies and Flowers TV exchanged their fourth and fifth positions in the Malayalam segment.
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Television | TV Channels

Star Sports gets Vijay Sethupathi as face of Pro Kabaddi League in Tamil Nadu

A month before the sixth season of Vivo Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will begin on 5 October 2018, Star Sports has announced Vijay Sethupathi, the Tamil superstar and Makkal Selvan, as the face of th sport in Tamil Nadu. Sethupathi will lead the Kabaddi fans in the stadium, in Tamil Thalaivas' colors cheering from the stands.
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iWorld | OTT

YouTube to release first Indian original content soon

Streamers in India are about to get new delight. YouTube is bringing its first Indian original in the coming weeks called ARRived under an ad-supported model. The streaming giant has joined hands with music maestro AR Rahman for the show.
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	Telcos no longer need to keep USOF in loop on rural penetration-related activities: Trai
	No India cricket? No problem for Sony as it sets sights on the goalpost
	Source: ET

	Despite tech prowess, start-ups in space sector find it hard to raise funds
	Swedish election could put government's Telia stake in play
	Source: BS

	Isro satellites play key role in Kerala floods
	Source: TOI

	Reliance Jio aims to take India to 'top 5' in broadband connectivity
	Source: New Indian Express

	Bigg Boss 12 timing changes at the last minute; what it means for the fans
	Source: India Today

	Mobile number portability could become quicker as TRAI seeks to change norms
	Source: BGR

	As world goes digital, opportunities for satellite firms set to reach a new orbit
	Source: The Hindu Business Line

	Telcos to submit plan for 10 lakh public Wi-Fi hotspots by Monday
	Source: Business Today


	Weinstein scandal film to follow day in the life of his assistant
	BBC admits 'we get climate change coverage wrong too often'
	Source: The Guardian

	Apple Says Trump Tariffs Could Make Apple Watch, Homepod More Expensive
	Marlon Wayans Launches YouTube Sketch-Comedy Channel With Shots Studios
	Source: Variety

	Glossier CEO Emily Weiss on why the company won't sell on Amazon
	Fast-growing game engine startup Unity loses its CFO
	Source: Techcrunch

	Reaching TV Viewers with Digital Targeting
	Exclusive: Jeffrey Wilson Named Executive Producer of 'Daily Mail TV'
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	T-Mobile begins TV service sales in certain markets, with reduced price for wireless subscribers
	Traffic grows at the intersection of media and telecom
	Source: Fierce Video

	NBCU Adds Shell, Yaccarino and Bond to Hulu Board as Regulatory Handcuffs Come Off
	Court Boosts FCC Case in State Net Neutrality Fight
	Source: Multichannel

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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