Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 23 February 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

23 February 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 81


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iWorld | OTT

ErosNow targets subscriber base of 5 cr; fuels Eros International growth

	Eros International Plc (Eros International) reported its strongest quarterly performance ever over two year for the three months ended 31 December 2018 (Q3 2019). The company in its investor release says that it closed Q3 2019 with a paying subscriber base of 15.9 million or 1.59 crore. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

Star Sports 1 Bangla to be launched by 31 March

Star India is all set to cater to the Bengali audience's craving for sports action. Star Sports 1 Bangla will launch or before 31 March 2019. The broadcaster released its rate card after amendments on 21 February 2019 and added the regional sports channel in several bouquets.
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iWorld | Broadband

Broadband internet subscriber growth rate slowed down in December 2018

Month-on-month (MOM) broadband internet subscriber growth in December 2018 (Dec-18) was the second lowest in 2018 at just 66.5 lakh (6.65 million, 0.665 crore) subscriber additions or 1.3 percent as compared to the immediate trailing month - Nov-18.
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Television | TV Channels

Times Now strengthens primetime with Padmaja Joshi's appointment

Times Now, the English news channel from Times Network has strengthened its primetime band with the appointment of Padmaja Joshi as presenter. In her role, Padmaja will present the primetime show The Newshour at 10 pm on Times Now and will closely work with the editorial leadership team in setting the news agenda for the channel.
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	TIMES NOW ropes in Padmaja Joshi as primetime anchor
	India, South Korea sign 6 pacts; to step-up cooperation in infrastructure, combating global crime
	Source: ET

	Soccer-British broadcaster ITV to show La Liga games until end of season
	Swedish entertainment group MTG sells Nova TV to Bulgarian investor
	Source: Reuters

	TRAI Issues Directions to Broadcasters as Well as Cable TV And DTH Operators on Channel Genres And Listing
	Source: News18

	Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hotstar are making sure box office registers don't ring
	Source: Business Insider

	Everybody Makes Podcasts. Can Anyone Make Them Profitable?
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	Star India new Sports and English movies channels packs announced
	Source: BGR

	Cricket only survivor as OSN shuts its sports genre network
	Source: Inside Sport

	SpaceX rocket launched carrying Israel's first lunar lander
	Source: Financial Express

	Telecom department plans to revive BSNL and MTNL
	Source: New Indian Express

	IOC bars India from hosting sports events
	Source: TOI


	Michael Jackson estate suing HBO for $100m over tell-all documentary
	What should we expect from Marvel's new TV universe?
	Source: The Guardian

	Twitter Co-Founder Evan Williams Steps Down From Company's Board
	Smosh Acquired by Rhett & Link's Mythical Entertainment
	Source: Variety

	Japanese internet giant Recruit has a new $25M blockchain fund
	Rakuten's Viber chat app plans to charge to operate chatbots in controversial move
	Source: Tech Crunch

	Pai: FCC Working on New ATSC 3.0 Orders
	Witnesses Named for House Privacy Hearing
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Roku Q4 revenue jumps 46% as the company reaches 27M active accounts
	Altice USA lost 15,000 video subscribers in Q4
	Source: Fierce Video

	MTG confirms Nova TV sale
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	2019 NAB Show's Streaming Summit Sets Agenda
	UNC-TV Using Next Gen TV Tools To Assist First Responders
	Source: Tv Technology

	T-Mobile's Legere: Confident Sprint Deal Approved By June
	HBO Releases 'Barry' Second Season Trailer
	Source: Multichannel

	Ofcom publishes draft broadcast licences in event of no-deal Brexit
	BBC trials live radio over 5G
	Source: Tvb Europe

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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