Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 02 April 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

02 April 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 11


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Television | TV Channels

ZEEL's Siju Prabhakaran on TRAI tariff order impact, regional growth and rural viewership

	The situation created by the new TRAI tariff order (NTO) has become a reality check for the whole television industry. Big networks could earlier ensure that several channels are clubbed together by the DPO but now with power in the hands of the consumer, each channel has to fight hard for every TV set. continue reading...

Regulators | Trai

TRAI show-cause notice to BARC India for not publishing TV viewership data on website

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has reportedly issued a show-cause notice to Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC India) for not having adhered to the regulator's directive of publishing weekly TV viewership data on its website during the new tariff order rollout.
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Cable TV | People

Den Networks CEO SN Sharma takes over from Hathway's Rajan Gupta as AIDCF president

All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body of digital cable television players, announces the appointment of Mr. S N Sharma (CEO – Den Networks Limited) as the new President of the Federation with effect from 1st April 2019 post expiration of term of Mr. Rajan Gupta – current President.
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Television | TV Channels

Nickelodeon says "Pressure ko bolo Bye"

Nickelodeon - India's leading kids' entertainment franchise is back with their global pro-socio initiative "Together For Good" which this year will raise awareness about the impact of 'stress' on children.
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	AIDCF names SN Sharma as president
	Share market update: Media shares up; DB Corp, Dish TV among top gainers
	Source: ET

	Nearly 100% migration to Trai's new cable TV and DTH regime; tariffs go up in certain arteas
	Congress asks EC to suspend NaMo TV
	Source: TOI

	'Game of Thrones' return turns HBO-Dish conflict into nail-biter
	Releasing viewership data now could be misleading: BARC
	Source: Livemint

	Jio GigaFiber is the fastest broadband service according to Netflix, Airtel and Hathway fall behind
	Isro launches EMISAT and 28 other satellites from US, Spain
	Source: India Today

	Zee Media Corporation appoints Arun Kapoor as Additional Director
	Source: ANI News

	Ranbir Kapoor made Alia Bhatt cry at a recent film awards
	Source: India Tv News

	Beware! This Reliance 'Jio Dish TV' Pre-Booking Website is Fake
	Source: The Quint

	BSNL-MTNL merger to create a financially stronger entity; employees to benefit: Frost & Sullivan
	Source: ETTelecom


	BBC to take control of UKTV in £180m deal with Discovery
	Singapore to introduce anti-fake news law, allowing removal of articles
	Source: The Guardian

	Chaka Zulu Joins Spotify as Head of Artist and Talent Relations
	Quibi Taps Tom Conrad, a Snap and Pandora Alum, as Chief Product Officer
	Source: Variety

	Tinder hires Ravi Mehta to fill chief product officer position
	Source: Tech crunch

	FCC Rejects beIN Add-On Carriage Complaint Against Comcast
	Queen Latifah Making Comedy With Gunpowder & Sky
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Vizio slams Consumer Reports over claims its TVs are not reliable
	AVOD Tubi integrated with Cox Contour pay TV platform
	Source: Fierce Video

	RTL Group CEO Bert Habets steps down; Thomas Rabe new CEO
	Deutsche Telekom committed to Hungary
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	RTL Group CEO Bert Habets steps down; Thomas Rabe new CEO
	Deutsche Telekom committed to Hungary
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Bruce Levine Named VP, Strategic Account Development At VidOvation
	Thomson Broadcast Reboots For The U.S. Market
	Source: Tv Technology

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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