06 March 2014    | Volume 43 - Issue No:08FacebookTwitterYouTubeYouTube
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CABLE TV | Local Cable Operators
Ministry seeks data on impact of digitisation from IBF, NBA
The ministry will conduct a survey to assess impact of digitisation on local cable operators, says joint secretary Supriya Sahu
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DTH | DTH Operator
Dish TV launches Zing brand for regional markets; to also launch Dish Box Office
Zing first launched in West Bengal offering all available Bangla channels as part of packages; to soon start Dish Box Office offering six movies a day.
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MAM | Marketing
Disclaimer ends the PepsiCo vs. MSM dispute
The two parties have come to a settlement where a disclaimer will be released not just in movie theatres but also along with the film's promotional activities
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DTH | DTH Operator
Tata Sky not to take legal action against ISRO for now
Tata Sky's Nagpal says shifting to MPEG 4 STBs has taken care of their capacity requirement for the next two years
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TELEVISION | TV Channels
Tollywood to woo Telugu movie lovers
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
9XM reaches 5 million Facebook likes
 
TELEVISION | TV Shows
Conan O'Brien to host the 2014 MTV Movie Awards
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
Zee News brings 'Change Maker Awards'
 
MOVIES | Hindi
Big Cinemas associates with Maniyar Market
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
Discovery Channel to air six-part series 'Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell'
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
Viacom International Media names Paras Sharma as VP
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
Govt recognises Hockey India as the apex body for hockey
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
Discovery Kids brings amusing and wise tales of 'Akbar & Birbal'
 
TECHNOLOGY | HARDWARE
JAINHITS attains BIS certification for its set top boxes
 
   
-Govt Says Cable TV Digitization Schedules On Track
Source: Ligh Treading
  
-Tangedco begins laying underground cables to phase out overhead ones
-Verizon in talks with content providers for online TV service
-TV actress Sarangi aka Stephy Grace ties the knot in Kochi
Source: TOI
  
- Vidya Balan returns to TV
Source: Hindustan Times
  
-Comcast expands low-income Internet service as merger review nears
Source: Reuters
  
-Report: Dish Is Working on a Web-Based TV Offering For $20-$30/Month
Source: Gizmodo
  
-Reliance Jio to use Bharti Infratel's towers for faster 4G rollout
-'DTH broadband is viable only when there is strong demand'
Source: Economic Times
  
-TV channel apologizes for Oscar Pistorius witness image
Source: NDTV
  
-Shaadi Ke Side Effects fares well at the box office, collects about Rs.23 crore in four days
Source: India Today
  
-Frozen crosses $1-bn mark at global box office
Source: Hindu Business Line
  
-'DTH broadband is viable only when there is strong demand’
Source: Free Press Journal
  
-Graded penalty system for telecom firms soon
Source: Live Mint
  
-Indian media & entertainment industry grows 12% in 2013: FICCI-KPMG report
Source: My Iris
  
-Jai Ho box office collections: Was Salman Khan laid low by January jinx?
-Gunday box office collections: High content meets imperfect time
Source: Financial Express
  
-Google Play expands TV shows availability to Australia
Source: Android OS
-BBC to host Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage TV debate
Source : BBC
  
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Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage to clash in head-to-head TV and radio debates

Source: Independent
  
- The Plight of NCIS: TV's Biggest Drama Gets No Respect
Source: The Atlantic
  
- Roku Streaming Stick vs. Google Chromecast: How do they stack up?
Source: Reviews
  
-Ratings War in Mexico Pits Nielsen Against TV Giants Televisa and Azteca
Source: WSJ
 
-Lagardere opens TV door for Virgin
-Sales outside Europe grow Hispasat
-Poland eyes cloud-based TV platform
-Second screens could force PSBs down the EPG
Source: Broadband tv news
 
-Marijuana Legalization Makes TV Commercials Funny
Source:Bloomberg
 
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Dish, Disney Deal Envisions Internet-Delivered TV

Source: ABC News
 
-Trailer: Lindsay Lohan on Demons, Dad and Drugs in OWN TV Show
Source: Variety
 
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Ukrainian cable television provider drops three Russian TV channels

Source: KYIV Post
 
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Lightning Cables Failing Due to Corrosion, Cause Unclear

Source: Macrumors
 
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Cable giants dealt potential win against TV startup Aereo by US govt

Source: RT.Com
 
-Influence of 'second screen' still negligible, says Ofcom
-Roku takes on Chromecast with new TV streaming stick
-BBC plan to take BBC3 online-only 'not off the table'
Source: Digital TV Europe
  
MOVIES | International
Transformers 4: Age of Extinction extended trailer out
From the trailer, we learn that government agencies once again want to rid the world of the Transformers, both good and bad.
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MOVIES | Hindi
Indian film fest in Melbourne to be competitive from this year
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne will honour the Best Film, Best Performance, Best Director, Best Independent Film and the People's Choice Award.
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Guest Editor of the Day: Saurabh Yagnik