Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 13 March 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

13 March 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 95


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Specials | Event Coverage

Uday Shankar, citing TRAI tariff order, suggests govt should unshackle instruments of monetisation

	Uday Shankar believes one of the most 'powerful' means of fuelling the next decade of growth for India's media and entertainment industry is for the government to 'unshackle the instruments of monetisation'. Driving home his point, the veteran executive cited the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) as an example. continue reading...

Specials | Events Coverage

Netflix to keep both dubbing and subtitling options available

The fact that India has a higher per cent of mobile streaming compared to the US has caught Netflix's eye. Speaking at a session moderated by CNN News 18 Editor Anuradha Sengupta on the stage of FICCI Frames 2019, Netflix VP Product Todd Yellin said that despite the liking for the small screens, India's fondness for the big screen will not fade away.
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Specials | Events Coverage

Sudhanshu Vats says content, platform and technology key to good storytelling

On day 1 of FICCI Frames 2019 in a session titled 'Looking back as we move ahead', Viacom18 group CEO and MD Sudhanshu Vats was in conversation with Indian Express executive director Anant Goenka. The burning question that came out to dominate this conversation was 'does the industry even realise how to and what to evolve to?'
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Regulators | I&B Ministry

MIB secy Amit Khare says national broadcast policy in the works

MIB Secretary Amit Khare did some plain talking here while addressing industry and said bowing to needs of the stakeholders, a national broadcast policy is in the offing.
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	TRAI ruling for DTH, Cable TV: Where are happy customers? Twitter tells there are not many
	Rupert Murdoch's News Corp calls for Google breakup
	Source: Financial Express

	Media, entertainment industry to generate $33.6 billion revenue by 2021: EY
	Airtel to transfer 32% stake in Bharti Infratel to Nettle
	Source: Livemint

	Rafiah Ibrahim to step down as Ericsson's VP & MEA head
	Source: ETTelecom

	Mexico backs Disney-Fox deal, orders sale of Fox Sports channels
	Source: Reuters

	Tata Sky unveils new HD and SD add-on packs across 6 regional languages
	Source: BGR

	Government working with FICCI for National Broadcast Policy: I&B secretary
	Source: ET

	National broadcast policy on the cards, says MIB secretary Amit Khare
	Source: BS

	ISRO's big achievement: South American countries look towards India for low cost satellite launches
	Source: Financial Express


	Max Clifford: court of appeal hears attempt to challenge conviction
	Equality commission to investigate BBC over pay discrimination
	Source: The Guardian

	Jade Raymond Named Vice President of Google
	Vice May Be Looking to Raise Another $200 Million (Report)
	Source: Variety

	Netflix is pursuing more interactive content, including, maybe, a rom-com
	Former CEO Zain Jaffer files wrongful termination lawsuit against Vungle
	Source: Tech crunch

	Tribune Media Shareholders Approve Nexstar Deal
	T-Mobile's Legere: No Huawei Tech Going in 5G Net, Period
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Apple's TV service expected at March 25 'show time' event
	CBS, Comcast, Disney and others form addressable advertising standards group
	Source: Fierce Video

	DVB World 2019: Broadcasters need to adjust to the transformation
	Brexit: DAZN secures German broadcast licence
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	TiVo Partners With Mobile 'Identity Mapping' Company 4INFO for Targeted Advertising
	T-Mobile's Legere: No Huawei Tech Going in 5G Net, Period
	Source: Multichannel

	Wendy McMahon To Receive NAB Digital Leadership Award
	Source: Tv Technology

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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