Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 16 March 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

16 March 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 98


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Television | TV Channels

ZEEL likely to sell 20% to Sony Corp

	Japanese multinational conglomerate Sony Corp is in advanced talks with Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) to buy a stake in the firm. As the company has been struggling to raise funds to pay huge debt, Chandra is looking to sell 20-25 per cent stake. continue reading...

iWorld | OTT

Amazon Prime Video is India's most-viewed OTT platform in February

Amid a large number of OTT platforms, Amazon Prime Video was the most-viewed one in India for the period between 12 February and 3 March. A survey done by market research and analysis company Velocity MR has revealed the high popularity of the international player, which is leaving no stone unturned to make big fortune in the country.
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iWorld | OTT

Star India, Star US pump Rs 1,066 crore in Hotstar

Hotstar, the leading over-the-top (OTT) platform in India, has received fresh funding ahead of IPL. Star India and Star US holdings have pumped in Rs 1,066 crore ($153 million) into Novi Digital Entertainment, which runs Hotstar.
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Television | TV Channels

English movies most benefitted genre in Chrome week 10

With an 8.99 per cent growth, the English movies genre has marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) in week 10 of Chrome Data Analytics and Media. In English movies, Movies Now gained the highest OTS with 30.5 per cent in six metro cities.
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iWorld | Social Media

Facebook chief product officer Chris Cox, WhatsApp head Chris Daniels step down

Social media giant Facebook has announced the departure of two high profile executives. The company's chief product officer Chris Cox and its messaging app WhatsApp head Chris Daniels are leaving. In the last two years, the firm has lost several top notch executives.
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	Jio to speed up 5G rollouts to widen technology gap with Airtel, Voda Idea
	Share market update: Media shares mixed; Den Networks jumps 3%
	Source: ET

	Qatar's beIN threatenss suit over AFC soccer rights
	Bezeq's TV unit to switch to internet from satellite services
	Source: Reuters

	Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sony wins broadcast rights in India, subcontinent
	Doordarshan adopts guidelines for gender sensitive programming
	Source: Livemint

	NATO takes Huawei security concerns seriously: Stoltenberg
	India can host Special Olympics, says SO Bharat's National Sports Director
	Source: BS

	CBS adding 2 AAF games to network schedulee
	Source: ESPN

	DirecTV to Hike Prices After Owner AT&T Promised Cheaper Bills
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	International donors pledge $7 billion aid for Syria in 2019: European Union
	Source: Times Now News

	BSNL to take Rs 5,000 cr soft loan to stay afloat
	Source: DNA India

	LCO Subscribers Start Moving to DTH Platforms After Witnessing Subpar Implementation of Trai Mandate
	Source: Telecom Talk


	BBC's well-received history of Ireland
	We can't afford to let local news fade away
	Source: The Guardian

	Amazon's Alexa Wins Award at iHeartRadio Music Awards
	Sony/ATV Chief Slams Streaming Services' 'Incredibly Disappointing' Copyright Appeal
	Source: Variety

	Facebook loses CPO Chris Cox and WhatsApp VP Chris Daniels
	Lee Fixel is leaving Tiger Global
	Source: Tech crunch

	Fox's Shep Smith Receives Zeidenberg Award
	Senators: FCC Should Diversify Broadband Mapping Data Sources
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Editor's Corner - AT&T's new full DirecTV satellite streaming packages raise a lot of questions
	Comcast's X1 video platform now available to business subscribers
	Source: Fierce Video

	Rakuten TV launches 8K and adds 30 new territories
	Israel's Yes to drop satellite for OTT
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	C-SPAN Offers Highlights From 40 Years Of Broadcasting
	AWS Launches Media Services Compatibility Program
	Source: Tv Technology

	Rutledge Sees 2018 Pay Rise 5%
	Tubi, AVOD's Most Eligible M&A Target, Acquires 'The Bachelor'
	Source: Multi Channel

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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