Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 04 Mayl 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

04 May 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 38


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iWorld | OTT

MXPlayer gets 1.2 mn new installs daily

	Within a few months of its launch, the newest OTT player of India MXPlayer has gained high traction. It witnesses over 1.2 million new installs every day while it is already installed on over 600 million devices globally. Moreover, it is also present in over half of all Indian smartphones. continue reading...

Regulator | Trai

TRAI tariff order: Regulator finds 5 DPOs flouting rules, sets 5-day deadline for compliance

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has directed five distribution platform operators (DPOs) to comply with all provisions of its new tariff order for the broadcast and cable services sectors within five days. The DPOs named are Multi Reach Media, GTPL Kolkata Cable & Broadband Pariseva, Digicablecomm Services, Barasat Cable TV Network and Bhorer Alo Cable & Broadband.
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Television | TV Channels

2.0 premiere catapults Zee Cinema to top 10 channels across genres list

The world television premiere (WTP) of the costliest Indian film to date - a sequel - 2.0 catapulted Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) Hindi Movies channel Zee Cinema into Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of top 10 channels across genres, albeit at rank 10, in week 17 of 2019.
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Television | TV Channels

No change in regional segments in BARC data week 17

No changes were observed in the Bengali, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu segment in BARC data week 17. In the Malayalam market, Kochu TV emerged as the new player by replacing Asianet Movies as compared to the previous week. Fakt Marathi and Zee Marathi interchanged their first and second positions respectively, in the Marathi space.
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	TRAI to ask Bharti Airtel to furnish details of segmented offers in 'stipulated format'
	Source: ET

	BSNL 2.21GB additional daily data offer now available till June
	Source: TOI

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

	Zakir Naik charged with money laundering by ED, assets worth Rs 193 crore identified as proceeds of crime
	Source: Financial Express

	The 5 best ways you can watch live TV on Roku
	Source: Business Insider

	Tech Mahindra's blockchain solution to help check mobile phone spam calls
	Source: Business Today

	Trai directs DTH, cable operators to comply with new tariff order
	Source: Livemint

	Sinclair to buy Disney's sports networks in $10 billion deal: WSJ
	Source: Reuters

	Huawei plans to launch world's first 5G TV with 8K resolution this year
	Source: BGR


	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

	Verizon Media Said to Be Looking for Tumblr Buyer
	Bill and Chelsea Clinton Launch Podcast About Their Foundation
	Source: Variety

	Microsoft makes a push to simplify machine learnings
	Brand new fiber link from Alaska to US will carry 100 terabits over the Yukon
	Source: Tech Crunch

	Target Renames Media Network Roundel
	NCTA Praises Broadband Fund Coordination Effort
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Locast expands its local broadcast TV streaming service to Apple TV, Android TV
	Discovery's revenue up 17% during Q1 filled with streaming video deals
	Source: Fierce Video

	Levira makes post-Brexit pitch
	Video: Introducing the SVOD Stacker
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Fox Slates Gillibrand Town Hall
	CPJ: Venezuela Must Stop Blocking Internet Access
	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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