Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 14 February 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

14 February 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 73


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Regulators | Trai

Delhi HC directs TRAI to explain changes in tariff order implementation

	Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Rajendra Menon on Wednesday questioned the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for altering the implementation process of its new tariff regime without informing the court. The chairperson of the sector regulator has now been directed to file an affidavit within a week explaining these changes. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

Broadcasters split over rising production cost of GEC content

The rise in over the top (OTT) platforms has also led broadcasters and production houses to drive up the investment into its TV shows. The same companies are now even producing for both TV and digital.
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iWorld | OTT

Shemaroo Entertainment starts OTT journey banking on its popular titles

Content powerhouse Shemaroo Entertainment has taken the OTT dive. The new platform ShemarooMe will have seven distinct categories on offer - Bollywood Classic, Bollywood Plus, Gujarati, Kids, Bhakti, Ibaadat and Punjabi. Rather than focusing on the rat race, Shemaroo perceives the new journey as a "marathon". The company does not want to overspend or lay a hand on every genre.
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Cable TV | LCO

Comment: The way forward for DPOs, broadcasters in the new TRAI tariff regime

During the early 2000s, cable television began to spread rapidly across India and the cable distribution business rapidly shifted from the early muddled phase towards a more corporate structure which put emphasis on the rationalisation of business practices, billing system transparency and technical know-how.
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Television | Production House

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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	Daniel Radcliffe is Positive Harry Potter Will Get a TV or Film Reboot
	Ekta Kapoor Shares Special Moment of 'Maasi' Smriti Irani With Her Baby Boy at Naamkaran Ceremony
	Jio GigaFiber Effect: BSNL Revises Broadband Plans to Offer up to 170GB Daily Data Benefits Starting at Rs 777
	Source: News18

	Apple Doesn't Need to Be Netflix to Succeed at Video
	Apollo Is Nearing Deal for Group of Nexstar Stations
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	Star, ZEE, Sony Pictures, Viacom18 to withdraw channels from platform
	Source: ET

	Tele2 Q4 core profit matches forecast, sees higher synergies from Com Hem merger
	Source: Reuters

	Videocon D2h unveils a range of SD and HD add-on packs; prices start at Rs 7
	Source: BGR

	Opinion \| Trai's new DTH rules has caused disruption
	Source: Livemint

	Cabinet approves Cinematograph Act; penalty for piracy increased to Rs 10 lakh
	Source: TOI

	PSL 2019: DSPORT ropes in MyTeam11 as broadcast co-presenting partner
	Source: Inside Sport


	Hollywood outraged by plan to present Oscars in TV ad breaks
	Minor tweaks can't address the deep, inhuman flaws of universal credit
	Source: The Guardian

	Brightcove Acquires Ooyala for $15 Million
	John Hendricks' CuriosityStream Raises $140 Million After Hitting 1 Million Subscribers
	Source: Variety

	Facebook mulled multi-billion-dollar acquisition of gaming giant Unity, book claims
	Reddit says government data requests more than doubled in 2018
	Source: Tech Crunch

	Page Joins Fox Stations as VP for Digital Sales
	PTC Seeks FCC Review of TV Ratings System
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Apple's Amazon Channels-style video service may not offer HBO
	Dish drops 381K satellite subcribers but adds 47K Sling TV customers in Q4
	Source: Fierce Video

	Brexit: AMC Networks opts for Madrid, Spain
	Vodafone to trial TV via 5G in Germany
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	SVoD Viewing Could Catch Traditional TV by 2023
	White House Releases Update on Rural Broadband Initiative
	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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