Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 28 February 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

28 February 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 85


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Specials | Event Coverage

The Content Hub 2019: Creators discuss digital adaptation, creativity and originality

	Indiantelevision.com just wrapped the third edition of its popular event, The Content Hub (title sponsored by MX Player) in presence of some of the biggest names from the TV, digital, and the movies industry. Spanned across several panel discussions and fireside chats, this edition of The Content Hub discussed 'the new era of content creation' with a focus on the digital boom. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

IPL 11 saw 61% growth in ad volume from season 1

The cash-rich Indian Premier League has witnessed tremendous growth over the years from its inception in 2008. The growth is in terms of different aspects like advertising revenue, sponsorship revenue, number of eyeballs and brands attraction etc.
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Specials | Event Coverage

Leading M&E execs on the new era of content creation

Content creators today cannot rely on daily soaps to attract viewers. With OTT looming large, production houses have to broaden their content nexus. Indiantelevision.com's The Content Hub hosted a session – 'The TV production Story: Reality, Non-fiction', with the panellists Contiloe Pictures producer and founder Abhimanyu Singh.
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iWorld | OTT

Voot taps Marathi film industry talent for 'The Sawaikar Case'

Viacom 18's digital venture Voot is upping its original content game significantly since last August. Now, the over-the-top (OTT) platform is all set to launch its new original The Sawaikar Case, a thrilling family drama.
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	If anyone won Oscars 2019 it was Netflix- the prize for industry disruption
	Telecom dept directs BSNL, MTNL to explain 'viability' of revival plans
	Source: BS

	Department of Telecom to carefully study issue around Chinese telecom gear makers
	Source: ET

	Trai will not recommend reduction in 5G prices
	Source: TOI

	ISRO to Launch Defence Satellite in March For DRDO
	Source: News18

	Local cable TV operators fail to fill in the blanks
	Source: Bangalore Mirror

	Opinion \| Trai-BARC fracas amid disruption and new paradigm
	Source: Livemint

	Disney agrees to sell Fox Sports in Brazil to win antitrust nod
	Source: Reuters

	John Malone's European Temptation
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	Pakistan's I&B minister boycotts Indian films and ads after IAF's air strike
	Source: DC


	BBC and ITV team up to launch Netflix rival BritBox
	Rotten Tomatoes rescues Captain Marvel from review trolls
	Source: The Guardian

	Disney in Active Talks With AT&T to Acquire WarnerMedia's 10% Hulu Stake
	TikTok to Pay Record $5.7 Million FTC Fine for Alleged Violations of Children's Privacy Law
	Source: Variety

	Medium lowers its paywall for Twitter users
	OneWeb's first six global internet satellites are safely in orbit
	Source: Tech Crunch

	Tu Resigns From CBS as Chief Legal Officer
	Sinclair Sees Cubs Channel Generating $40-$50M in Cash
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	The top 6 cable, satellite and telco pay TV operators in Q4 2018: Ranking Comcast, DirecTV, Charter and more
	Sling TV launches $15/month deal just as DirecTV Now gets clear of promo prices
	Source: Fierce Video

	Paramount+ launches on Telia in Finland
	Sunrise to acquire UPC Switzerland from Liberty Global
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	NABEF Creates John sD. Dingell Jr. Award
	Source: Tv Technology

	Penny Named GM at NBC Sports Northwest
	Clyburn to Head INCOMPAS Connectivity Effort
	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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