Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 02 Mayl 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

02 May 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 36


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DTH | DTH Operator

TRAI directs DTH operators to stop migrating LDP subscribers until validity ends

	The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in a notice dated 1 May, directed the country's leading direct-to-home (DTH) operators to ensure compliance with all provisions of its new tariff order for the broadcast and cable TV services sector. continue reading...

iWorld | OTT

The Zoom Studios eyes growth in B2B content production

In a short span of one year, Zoom's original content arm The Zoom Studios has witnessed a spurt in viewership and subscriber base on its YouTube channel and Facebook page. On the back of its youth-oriented content, the B2C business of the one-year-old content studio has been booming.
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Regulator | I&B Ministry

MIB grants Media Worldwide, IBC Tamil TV channel licences

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) issued two more TV channel licences in the month of April, with Media Worldwide Ltd and IBC Tamil Private Ltd being its beneficiaries. Media Worldwide Ltd and IBC Tamil Pvt Ltd applied for a licence under the channel name of Bong and IBC Tamil respectively under the non-news category.
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	Bharti, Voda in talks with KKR for stake sale in tower venture
	Source: ET

	NASA Says Metals Fraud Caused $700 Million Satellite Failure
	Source: Bloomberg

	Sri Lanka cable TV operators block Zakir Naik's channel in wake of bombings
	Source: India Today

	TRAI pulls up DTH, cable operators for not compliying with new tariff
	Source: BS

	Facebook's new privacy-focussed era begins with new design and features
	Source: Business Today

	Apple TV+ Can Coexist With Netflix and Others: Tim Cook
	Source: News18

	Comcast's Sky adopts CFlight tool to improve data for advertisers
	Source: Reuters

	Why You Should Choose DTH Over Any Other Form of TV Connection, Also Check Related Regulations
	Source: Telecom Talk

	Huawei fracas erodes its European advantage
	Source: ETTelecom


	Jeremy Hunt: Russian TV station a 'weapon of disinformation'
	A Midsomer Murders experience – and four other attractions we'd love to see at ITV's £5bn theme park
	Source: The Guardian

	Variety and Vudu Partner on Weekly Entertainment Magazine Show
	YouTube CEO Defends Decision to Shut Off Comments for Videos With Kids
	Source: Variety

	Twitter announces new content deals with Univision, The Wall Street Journal and others
	Interactive content is coming to Walmart's Vudu & the BBC
	Source: Tech Crunch

	Nick Hornby's Next Novel Tackles Brexit
	Ellen Digital Network Adds Series Starring Lea Michele
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Hulu says it now has 26.8M paid subscribers
	AT&T, LiveU test 5G HEVC mobile broadcasting
	Source: Fierce Video

	Share of UK pay-TV homes looking to cancel doubles
	Sony's Film1 drops linear channels in The Netherlands
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Yahoo Fantasy Football App Adds NFL Game Live Streams
	Woman Recorded 30+ Years Of TV On Betamax, VHS Tapes
	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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