Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 01 April 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

01 April 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 10


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iWorld | OTT

Draft National e-Commerce Policy: Why international OTT platforms need not worry just yet

	The national e-commerce policy draft appears to have created quite a stir in India's OTT business. In its current form, the proposed policy is bound to pose a regulatory hurdle to international streaming giants, some say. continue reading...

DTH | DTH Operator

DD Free Dish policy: New bucket created in MPEG2 slots for devotional genre

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has amended the DD Free Dish policy in a meeting held earlier this week. Under the amended policy, a new bucket has been created to reserve MPEG2 slots towards devotional channels. The reserve price of the bucket has been fixed at Rs 3 crore.
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DTH | DTH Operator

DD Free Dish e-auction: 15 MPEG4 slots sold

The first annual e-auction for MPEG4 slots on Doordarshan's FTA DTH platform FreeDish, witnessed intense competition. After robust bidding, a total of 15 MPEG4 slots were successfully sold to channels across genres and languages.
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Regulators | MIB

MIB grants Viacom18 nine TV channel licenses; Star Gold 2 HD gets nod

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued eleven new TV licenses in the non-news category. While Viacom18 received nine of those, the other two licenses were bagged by Star India and Hare Krsna Content Broadcast.
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Television | TV Channels

ASCI upholds complaint against Republic's TV promo claiming network leadership

The Fast Track Complaints Panel (FTCP) of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), in a meeting held on 27 March 2019, has upheld a complaint against Republic's leadership claim of being the country's largest news network with a reach of 184 million.
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	TRAI deadline for DTH, Cable TV ends today! How to enrol; what will happen if you don't
	New rates of cable, DTH channels to make TV viewing costlier
	Source: Financial Express

	BSNL board to meet on April 4, March salary on time
	India to be among top-10 media markets by 2021: Study
	Source: ET

	DTH and Cable TV Operators Start Moving Subscribers to Best Fit Plan After No Deadline Extension from Trai
	Source: Telecom Talk

	TRAI grants relief on set-top boxes landing page order, extends deadline
	Source: New Indian Express

	Cable migration deadline expires with a 90% compliance
	Source: TOI

	Former ISRO Engineer Explains Why India's 'Mission Shakti' is a 'Complete Waste'
	Source: News18

	New broadcast regime is transparent, fair: TRAI
	Source: Zee Biz

	China launches new data relay satellite
	Source: BS


	BBC under fire for debating 'morality' of LGBT lessons in schools
	Shane Rimmer, voice of Thunderbirds' Scott Tracy, dies aged 89
	Source: The Guardian

	Under Pressure, Google Removes Gay Conversion Therapy App
	On Crackle Deal, Shares of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Jump 36%
	Source: Variety

	ServiceNow teams with Workplace by Facebook on service chatbot
	Alibaba has acquired Teambition, a China-based Trello and Asana rival, in its enterprise push
	Source: Tech crunch

	Miami to Host First Democratic Presidential Debate
	Connected TV Impressions Growing, Says Innovid Study
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Deeper Dive-Comparing Apple TV+, Amazon Channels, Roku Channel and Xfinity Flex
	Viacom buys Sparkler to bolster kids' streaming service Noggin
	Source: Fierce Video

	Epix Now rolls out on Roku and Amazon Fire TV
	Turkish SVOD: focus on BluTV
	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

MNX announces 'King of Hollywood'

MNX, Hollywood's wild child, launches its biggest property 'King of Hollywood', starting December 17, 2018, Monday to Friday @9pm. MNX, the channel that resonates with the youth through its stylish, edgy, fast-paced, new-age, premium content has crafted the property, 'King of Hollywood' with an aim to find the biggest Hollywood movie buff of all time.
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