Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 7 February 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

7 February 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 67


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DTH | DTH Operator

TRAI issues show-cause notice to Airtel over DTH service blackouts

	Telecom and DTH operator major Airtel has been served a show-cause notice by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) over issues of blackout faced by some Airtel Digital TV subscribers during transition to the new tariff regime, a report by news agency IANS said. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

21st Century Fox reports strong $8.5 bn Q2 revenue

21st Century Fox (Fox) reported strong second-quarter earnings even at a time when Disney is all set to take over a major part of the Murdoch empire. The company reported total quarterly revenues of $8.5 billion matching analysts' estimates.
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DTH | DTH Operator

Dish TV's Jawahar Goel says cable bills won't increase in new TRAI tariff regime

Managing director of Dish TV Jawahar Goel, on Wednesday, allayed fears of consumers, saying there was no question of cable and DTH prices increasing due to the TRAI tariff order. According to him, there has been a reduction in the bills of consumers who have moved to the new regime.
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iWorld | OTT

Bob Iger on Disney's bid to conquer streaming business

The Walt Disney Company (Disney) is gradually changing the focus of its business. Despite having a strong revenue-generating traditional media business, the company is set to make a splash in with high-profile entry into the streaming era.
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	TV tariff: Cable operators demand more revenue share
	MSOs shift undecided users to pre-picked channel packs
	Isro's Gsat-31 to replace Insat-4CR
	Source: TOI

	Ariane rocket puts telecoms satellites into orbit for India
	Airtel introduces 4G on 900 MHz band in Punjab
	Source: ETTelecom

	New broadcast tariff regime may cut cable TV, DTH bill, not raise it: Trai
	Source: BS

	TV Actress Commits Suicide in Hyderabad, Found Hanging from Her Room's Ceiling Fan
	Source: News18

	Cabinet approves Broadcasting Infrastructure & Network Development scheme of Prasar Bharti
	Source: UNI India

	WhatsApp promises to check fake news before 2019, without snooping on users; here's how
	Source: ETTelecom

	TDSAT Exempts RCom Spectrum From Levies, Asks Telecom Department To Return Rs 2,000 Crore
	Source: Business Today

	Q3FY19: DishTV launches OTT app 'Watcho' and streaming SMRT Stick
	Source: Medianama

	Why telcos and OTTs need to band together to drive digital future
	Source: Financial Express


	Spotify buys podcast firms Gimlet and Anchor
	Labour MP Richard Burgon wins 'Nazi' libel case against Sun
	Source: The Guardian

	Troy Carter Signs With UTA
	Group Nine Media to Sit Out NewFronts in 2019, Will Stage Multi-City Marketing Tour Instead
	Source: Variety

	Instacart CEO apologizes for tipping debacle
	Pluto TV will expand its free service with paid subscriptions, says new owner Viacom
	Source: Tech Crunch

	State of the Union Draws 46.8M Viewers, Nielsen Says
	NCTA's Powell: Time to Sever Net Neutrality's Endless Loop
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Fox's fiscal Q2 earnings buoyed by Sky sale
	Windstream taps MobiTV to launch new TV streaming product Kinetic TV
	Source: Fierce Video

	Pluto TV creates 5 pop ups
	UPC Switzerland: Sunrise confirms takeover talks with Liberty Global
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	beIN Files Add-on Carriage Complaint Against Comcast
	Windstream Taps MobiTV to Build New Iteration of Kinetic TV
	Source: Multichannel

	Nugen Audio appoints Paul Tapper as CEO
	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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