Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 29 April 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

29 April 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 33


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Television | TV Channels

Sony Yay aims to be among BARC's top 5 kids' channels this summer: Leena Dutta

	Two years into the game and kids' channel Sony Yay has already witnessed twofold growth. Though yet to hit the breakeven status, the channel's emphasis now is on other business aspects that need immediate attention. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

IndiaCast's Anuj Gandhi on TRAI tariff order, Jio, content monetisation & OTT regulation

Day 2 of APOS 2019 featured a stellar line of speakers across the media and entertainment spectrum. Among them was IndiaCast Group CEO Anuj Gandhi who engaged in a one-on-one during a session titled "Telcos Take The Long-Term".
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iWorld | Social Media

Rural India accounts for 50% of active internet users: IRS data

Media Research Users Council (MRUC) chairman Ashish Bhasin, also the CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network Greater South and chairman and CEO of India, has continuously been mentioning that India is probably the only country where each media is growing - be it TV, or print, or digital.
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MAM | Marketing

India helps WPP on path to sustainable growth in first quarter of 2019

Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa & the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe (AP, LA, AME, CEE) were the strongest performing regions, with like-for-like revenue less pass-through costs up 2.3 percent for advertising, public relations, media and market research Group WPP plc during the first quarter of 2019 .
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	TRAI begins cracking down on new TV tariff violations
	Dangerous war games news channels play
	TRAI begins cracking down on new TV tariff violations
	Source: New Indian Express

	Anti-satellite missile test showed India's prowess: DRDO chief
	Source: BS

	Dutch telecom KPN won't use Huawei for "core" 5G network
	Source: Livemint

	China urges UK not to discriminate against Huawei in 5G development
	Source: ETTelecom

	Indian channels may suffer if Nepal House approves ad bill
	Source: Asian Age

	St Patrick's Basketball Academy pip Great Sports Infra in a thriller
	Source: TOI

	Weekly Tech Recap: Realme 3 Pro Launch, TikTok Ban Lifted, Redmi Y3 and More
	Source: News18


	Evgeny Lebedev in talks to sell London Live TV station
	BBC One's Andrew Marr Show late on air amid technical glitches
	Source: The Guardian

	APOS: Zee5 Streaming Platform Seeks Overseas Audiences
	Amazon Spent $1.7 Billion on Content in Q1, but Original Video Investments Still Unknown
	Source: Variety

	Telenet Belgium launches Horizon 4 platform
	UK leading Europe's cordcutters
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Apple defends its takedown of some apps monitoring screen-time
	Avengers: Endgame becomes the first film to break $1 billion in an opening weekend
	Source: Tech Crunch

	A+E Networks Prepares For Blackout With AT&T
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	AGM RTL Group refuses to discharge Bert Habets
	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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