Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 26 January 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

26 January 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 58


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Regulators | I&B Ministry

MIB hikes ad rates for private TV channels

Just a few weeks ahead of election date announcements, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has taken a decision to revise the advertisement rates offered by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication (BOC) to private TV channels. The ministry noted in a statement, "The revised rates have been announced on the basis of a review committee constituted by the ministry which submitted its report on 1 January 2019."
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DTH | DTH Operator

Prasar Bharati fills up 4 vacant MPEG-2 slots on DD FreeDish

Prasar Bharati-led free direct-to-home (DTH) service DD FreeDish has allocated MPEG-2 slots to four channels. The four slots have been allocated to Aajtak Tej, Republic Bharat, Surya Samachar and Kushboo Bangla. The first three channels are from the news category with Republic Bharat to launch on 26 January, while the fourth is a Bengali GEC.
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Television | TV Channels

Sony Entertainment Television continues to lead BARC urban areas in week 3

Zee Anmol continued to be on first position in the Hindi (U+R) genre in Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) data for week 3 of 2018. Sony Pal and Rishtey interchanged their fourth and fifth positions respectively in the rural market. Sony Entertainment Television maintained its first place in the urban areas.
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Television | TV Channels

English GEC most benefited genre in Chrome DM week 3

With a growth of 2.56 per cent as compared to last week (2), the English GEC genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 3 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media.
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	Trump Associate Roger Stone Arrested, Booked for Lying to Congress
	Source: News18

	YOUTUBE TO BROADCAST LA LIGA MATCHES IN AFRICA
	Source: TOI

	Vivendi asks Telecom Italia auditors to investigate board
	Source: ETTelecom

	WarnerMedia launches Content Innovation Lab
	Source: TP

	Vodafone and Idea announce new Rs 24 minimum prepaid recharge plans
	Source: 91Mobiles

	12 Social Media Engagement KPIs That Matter
	Source: SEG

	Zimbabwean activist locks horns with Disney
	Source: ZI

	Channel 4 claims European first in VOD ad targeting
	Source: RTN


	Vodafone 'pauses' use of Huawei equipment over security concerns
	Source: The Guardian

	What's new at this years Home Expo
	Source: Fox11Online

	Twitter testing 'Original Tweeter' tag to identify who started tweet thread
	Source: HT

	Cyber Security Today: Jan. 25, 2019 - Unpatched software on your PC, angry ex-employee and another misconfigured server
	Source: ITWC

	Legal & General Group Plc Has $3.50 Million Stake in Tribune (NYSE:TRCO)
	Source: BBD

	BT first global telco to receive domestic telecoms licences in China
	Source: Web Wire

	Sony in Talks to Acquire Stake in India's Zee Entertainment (Report)
	Source: HR

	NAB: Spectrum Plan Must Be Based in Sound Engineering, Not 5G 'Slogans'
	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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