Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 17 Mayl 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

17 May 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 49


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DTH | DTH Operator

Tata Sky eyes digital content distribution through Amazon Fire TV Stick partnership

	Tata Sky has now taken up the new role of digital content distribution. Its newly launched service priced at Rs 249 Tata Sky Binge will bring content across video streaming apps on the large screen. Currently, the platform is available to Tata sky subscribers through Amazon Fire TV Stick – Tata Sky Edition. continue reading...

Regulators | I&B Ministry

MIB grants approval to National Geographic Tamil and National Geographic Telugu

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has approved NGC Network India's two name change applications. NGC Network got the MIB nod to rename its licences NAT GEO MUSIC HD and NAT GEO PEOPLE HD to National Geographic Tamil and National Geographic Telugu.
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Television | TV Channels

Epic Television Networks receives MIB license for two new TV channels

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has granted Epic Television Networks two TV licenses. The Anand Mahindra-owned network received the licenses in the non-news category under the channel names Epic HD and Showbox.

Television | TV Channels

Republic TV back on top as dingdong contest with DD India continues

And so the dingdong contest in viewership ratings between pubcaster network Doordarshan's English news channel DD India and ARG Outlier Asianet News Network's Arnab Goswami led Republic TV continues.
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	DTH consumers caught in a tariff trap
	Share market update: Media shares mixed; ZEEL jumps over 5%
	Source: ET

	Willow TV now also in Canada
	Hyderabad: Former TV9 CEO booked for forgery
	Source: TOI

	7 upcoming HBO TV shows viewers can look forward to after 'Game of Thrones' ends
	Amazon Prime Day 2019 is fast approaching - check out the best deals we expect to see again this year
	Source: Business Insider

	'OTT has not negatively impacted Dish TV India's VAS offerings'
	SpaceX postpones satellite launch in Florida due to high winds
	Source: Financial Express

	Tata Sky to stream Amazon, Hotstar, content from other apps at Rs 249/month
	White House tool lets people report social media ban
	Source: BS

	Kids Don't See 413 Hours Of Video Ads Per Year Thanks To Netflix, Claims New Research Study
	Source: India Times

	BARC Ratings: Yet another week of Star Sports, IPL domination
	Source: Inside Sport

	Poland sports minister Witold Banka's name proposed for WADA president post
	Source: Scroll


	BT unveils new logo after years of work – its name in a circle
	Trump pardons fraudster Conrad Black after glowing biography
	Source: The Guardian

	Sony Crackle Had Q1 Revenue of $11 Million, Operating Profit of $3.5 Million
	Kevin Reilly Signs New Deal With WarnerMedia, Takes Over TruTV
	Source: Variety

	TikTok tops the iOS App Store for the fifth quarter in a row
	Retail Zipline raises $9.6M from Emergence and Serena Williams
	Source: Tech Crunch

	Amazon Claims 34M Active Users for Fire TV
	Nine Network Names Amy Shaw Interim President and CEO
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	DirecTV Now streaming app launches on Magic Leap augmented reality glasses
	Source: Fierce Video

	Strong growth for RTL Group's VOD platforms in Germany and the Netherlands
	NAO: Netflix forcing BBC costs up
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	FCC Unsure Of TV Content Ratings Accuracy
	Source: Tv Technology

	WarnerMedia Touts Scale, Results for Advertisers
	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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