Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 12 February 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

12 February 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 71


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DTH | DTH Operator

Jawahar Goel expects 20% reduction in Dish TV's content cost under new tariff regime

	With the new tariff order being implemented from 1 February, India's largest DTH operator Dish TV expects the overall content cost of the company to come down by at least 20 per cent. The DTH brand also thinks that the regulatory framework will help DTH operators to add more subscribers as many MSOs are not prepared for the implementation. continue reading...

Regulators | High Court

Delhi HC dismisses 9X Media, B4U Broadband, TV Vision petition challenging DD Free Dish e-auction

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the petition filed by 9X Media, B4U and MASTiii against the DD Free Dish e-auction. Within a few days of the e-auction recommencement notice, the broadcasters approached the court as they felt the base prices are very high for small players.
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Regulators | Trai

MIB directive on PwD-friendly programming leaves broadcasters sceptical

Though laudable, a new government directive on making all TV shows on all channels specially-abled people friendly has left the broadcasting industry sceptical as it would be difficult to implement the directive across all genres of programming 24x7.
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Television | TV Channels

Zee TV most watched Hindi channel across genres in BARC week 5

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) flagship Hindi GEC Zee TV was the most watched Hindi channel according to Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly data for week 5 of 2019 (Saturday, 26 January 2019 to Friday, 1 February 2019, week or period under review) of top 10 channels across genres (across genres list).
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Production House | Fiction

One Take Media has acquired rights for globally acclaimed Crime Thriller Series ''Undercover ''

"Undercover" is a modern crime TV series having 5 seasons which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. The series revolves around Martin Hristov, just an ordinary boy from the Sofia suburbs who becomes the first bulgarian undercover cop.
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	MTNL seeks claims of up to Rs 500 crore from DoT
	Telecom regulator may suggest new spectrum bands for 5G services
	Source: ET

	TV Today reports a 6.3% increase in revenues to Rs 199.4 Cr
	Delhi HC dismisses petition seeking licensing and regulation of OTT platforms
	Source: Medianama

	TV Magnate Shari Redstone Now Prefers to Curl Up With Podcasts
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	Sebi Relaxes Norms for Non-Residents to Transfer Shares to Relatives
	Source: News18

	Twitter erupts as CEO Jack Dorsey skips parliamentary hearing
	Source: ETTech

	Veteran Canadian journalist Joe Schlesinger dies at 90
	Source: Reuters

	Times Network rolls out Times M.A.N (Movies and News) Pack campaign
	Source: Times Now News

	Govt to begin a special audit of telcos in March; DoT selects 7 auditors
	Source: BS

	Bleeding BSNL cuts employee benefits - LTC, medical expenses; mulls Rs 13,000 crore VRS for 35,000 staff
	Source: Zee Biz


	BBC Radio 4's news not biased against Brexit, says regulator
	Baftas TV audience falls to 3.5m
	Source: The Guardian

	Reddit Raises $300 Million at $3 Billion Valuation
	ESPN+ Debuts 'The Boardroom' Talk Show From NBA Star Kevin Durant
	Source: Variety

	LinkedIn debuts LinkedIn Live, a new live video broadcast service
	E-commerce startup Zilingo raises $226M to digitize Asia's fashion supply chain
	Source: Tech Crunch

	By the Numbers: 61st Annual Grammy Awards on CBS
	Entertainment Studios to Launch Spanish-language Weather Channel Streaming Service
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Hulu, YouTube TV most popular among streaming TV services, UBS survey says
	SeaChange drops $5.5M to buy OTT video specialist Xstream
	Source: Fierce Video

	Dutch broadcasters and platforms set standard for programme signaling
	AMC inks major Telekom CEE deal
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	SeaChange Acquires OTT, TV Cloud Provider Xstream
	Pebble Beach Systems Makes Senior Management Moves
	Source: Tv Technology

	Delrahim on FAANG: Monopoly Isn't Necessarily Bad
	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

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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