Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 15 Mayl 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

15 May 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 47


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Television | TV Channnels

BARC India joins global alliance to chart future course of video audience measurement

	BARC (India), Médiamétrie (France), Numeris (Canada) and Video Research (Japan) have teamed up to form the Global Alliance for the Measurement of Media Audiences (GAMMA) to chart the future course of video audience measurement. continue reading...

iWorld | OTT

Kids' OTT content in India set for significant investment and potential shake up

Earlier this month, Netflix did something it rarely does. The streaming giant made an acquisition, only the third in its history, of a children's media brand called StoryBots. Though the details of the deal weren't disclosed, it's safe to assume it didn't cost the Reed Hastings-led company a fortune.
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Television | TV Channels

Zee Media op EBITDA, ad revenue up in FY 2019

The Essel group's new media company Zee Media Ltd reported a loss of Rs 62.14 crore for the year ended 31 March 2019 (FY 2019, year or period under review) as compared to a profit after tax (PA ) of Rs 27.84 crore. If the one-time impairment charges towards Diligent Media were to be neglected, the company would have reported a profit of Rs 55.82 crore less taxes.
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iWorld | OTT

Digital drove Shemaroo revenue growth in fiscal 2019

Indian household media and content brand Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd (Shemaroo) reported 16.1 percent growth in income from operations for the year ended 31 March 2019 (FY 2019, fiscal 2019, year under review) as compared to the previous year FY 2018.
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	Share market update: Media shares trade lower; Den Networks plunges nearly 7%
	5G: Trai to consult industry to boost fiberisation
	Source: ET

	New DTH Cable TV rules: Has TRAI resolved customer complaints?
	Source: Financial Express

	'What is The Roku Channel?': A guide to Roku's home for free and premium TV, movies, and more
	Source: Business Insider

	End of 'Big Bang Theory' stirs debate over future of TV comedies
	Source: New Indian Express

	Apple revamps its TV app ahead of streaming service launch
	Source: Asian Age

	UPDATE 2-NBA showdown starring a Turk won't be on Turkish TV
	Source: Reuters

	Viacom is expanding its streaming distribution to offset ad declines
	Source: ETBrandEquity

	Ex-SC judge A K Sikri appointed chief of News Broadcasting Standards Authority
	Source: BS

	Deputation appointment of telecom-cadre officer in Prasar Bharati junked
	Source: Indian Express

	Medicine board approaches TRAI against TV programmes by quacks
	Source: New Indian Express

	Indian kids still prefer animation, and Nickelodeon is betting on it
	Source: Livemint


	Cannes 2019: jury speaks out against 'rage and anger' of populist politicians
	Jeremy Kyle: ITV says it acted to protect show after guest's death
	Source: The Guardian

	Dish Taps Ex-Fuse Media CEO Michael Schwimmer to Lead International, Strategy and Business Development
	Former Imax VR Exec Eyal Kleiner Joins VR Startup Dark Slope (EXCLUSIVE)
	Source: Variety

	Jeff Bezos personally dumps a truckload of dirt on FedEx's future
	CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity unicorn, files to go public
	Source: Tech Crunch

	PBS Names New Ombudsman
	Tim Conway Dead at 85
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	WOW! will sell Philo directly to its internet subscribers
	Sling TV chief calls AT&T carriage behavior 'anti-competitive'
	Source: Fierce Video

	EU auditors raise concerns about Euronews funding
	SES showcases 8K content over satellite
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Schwimmer to Head International Business for Dish, Sling TV
	TNT Scores Weekly Cable Ratings Win
	Source: Multichannel

	GMG appoints John Currie head of technology
	Mathias Hautefort appointed Netgem 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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