16 July 2015 | Volume 48 - Issue No: 13   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
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Cable TV | Multi System Operators
Hinduja's HITS platform NXT Digital to launch in August
The HITS platform got its GOPA licence on 14 July, 2015.
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Regulators | I&B Ministry
Nick gets govt nod for Rs 940 crore foreign investment; INX proposal for Jhakaas rejected
The FM has deferred a decision on proposals by two MSOs Hathway and Den.
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Regulators | I&B Ministry
MIB gives go ahead to 21 FM radio phase III bidders
28 applicants had cumulatively submitted Rs 316.91 crore as earnest money deposit by end of day 27 March 2015.
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TELEVISION | TV Channels
Q1-2016: Zeel's 25% spurt in y-o-y ad revenue ups PAT by 16%
Profit after Tax (PAT) in Q1-2016 increased by 15.8 per cent to Rs 243.76 crore (18.2 per cent of TR) as compared to the Rs 210.57 crore (19.4 per cent of TR) in Q1-2015 and 5.6 per cent more than the Rs 230.77 crore (17.1 per cent of TR) in Q4-2015.
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TELEVISION | TV Channels
Bloomberg TV India to launch new show 'Deal Street'
 
Regulators | TRAI
TRAI publishes handbook on broadcasting & cable services to protect consumers' interests
 
Regulators | I&B Ministry
MIB urges MSOs not to be misled by fraud agents for registration
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
'Chef' to premiere on Romedy Now
 
Regulators | TDSAT
TDSAT gives Star India option to stop signals to Skynet Digital Services
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
Star China Media appoints Iris Xia as deputy GM
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
HomeShop18 offers exclusive access to Shilpa Shetty's saree designs
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
FanDuel gets $275 million funding from KKR, Google Capital, Time Warner
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
Zeel expands into Odisha; acquires Sarthak Entertainment for Rs 115 crore
 
     
- AnonOpsIndia takes down telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's website
  Source: Media Nama
   
- Videocon Telecom to Give New Female Subscribers 1GB of Free Mobile Data
Source: NDTV
   
- Telecom lobby may put brakes on Microsoft's ambitious White-Fi plan
- India continues to access Vodafone network to intercept calls
Source : India Times
   
- Soon you'll be able to buy products directly from Google Search results
- YouTube to launch subscription music service, cementing its dominance in video over Facebook
Source: BI
   
- Government Resarcher Unveils Plan to Defeat ISIS with Twitter Trolls
Source: Gizmodo
   
- Google introduces new open format, APIs for building apps with BLE beacons
- Google announces reopening of Map Maker in August with 'regional leads'
- Companies' digital ad spend soars
Source: Financial Express
   
- Zee Entertainment acquire Odia channel Sarthak TV for up to $18
Source: VC Circle
   
- FM auctions: I&B rejects requests of 5 Sun TV group firms
Source: Money Control
   
- Apple's TV streaming service may arrive sooner than expected
Source: First Post
   
- Trai initiates consultation on TV subscriber differentiation
  Source: TOI
   
- Hinduja to roll out digital TV distribution business in August
- Apple's lack of smartwatch data fuels intrigue about gadget's demand
Source: Live Mint
   
- 60 Cable TV MSOs granted provisional license
Source: IB Times
   
- Beaming the Internet through traditional television signals
Source: Mumbai Mirror
   
- 'Hotel Transylvania' to Be turned into TV series
Source: BS
   
- Monster hit! Baahubali creates box office history with over Rs 200 cr worldwide
Source: First Post
   
- Will Salman Khan break box office record with Bajrangi Bhaijaan?
Source: India Today
   
- Logistics player Roadrunnr raises $11 million in technology push
Source: ET
   
- Microsoft's India customers "very progressive, technology savvy": company executive
Source: DNA
   
- Twitter shares jump after faked Bloomberg report
Source: BS
   
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Youth incubator film makes its debut at DIFF
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Cote Ouest signs distribution deal and launches English Novela channel
Source: Screen Africa
   
- Sky Broadband customers targeted for allegedly pirating Robert Redford film
- BBC Trust didn't threaten to resign so it could fight over charter, says top trustee
Source: The Guardian
   
- Wimbledon Championships and IBM push digital boundaries
- Creative Content UK appoints agencies to support education in UK's creative industries
Source: TV Beurope
 
- Report: NBC Is Expected to Get the Same Amount of Primetime Entertainment Upfront Ad Commitments As It Did in 2014
Source: TV Week
 
- Lawmakers and broadcasters to FCC: Avoid putting TV stations in duplex gap
Source: Katy on The Hill
 
- Nicolle Wallace Won't Return as Permanent Co-Host of 'The View' Next Season
Source: The Wrap
 
- NBC Universal Wraps $6 Billion Upfront
Source: Media Life Magazine
 
- Primacom upgrades cable network
- CTC Media sale edges closer
- Humax delivers Freesat compact and connected
- FilmBox widens reach in Luxembourg
- NTV-Plus secures Russian football rights
Source: Broadband TV News
 
- Netflix Tops 66M Subscribers Worldwide
- Vyve Broadband Teams With Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- FCC Delays Action On Spectrum Auction Rules
Source: Multi Channel
 
- DirecTV and NFL hit with another class-action suit over 'Sunday Ticket'
- Synacor signs on as a reseller of Siemens' OTT Swipe technology
Source: Fierce Cable
 
- Hulu Adds Apple Watch Support
- AMC Renews 'Turn: Washington's Spies' for Third Season
Source: Broadcasting Cable
 
- Microsoft has finalized Windows 10
- Snapchat has become a Wild West of sponsored content
Source: The Verge
 
- 'Vacation' Leads TV Ad Spend While 'Minions' Doubles Reach Via Co-Branding
- 'The Vampire Diaries' Adds Three Villains to Season 7
Source: Variety
 
- Freesat and Humax launch new Freetime set-top box
- Canalsat upgrades to all-HD with Thomson Video Networks
- Turner closes three channels in Nordic markets
- Telecom Italia adopts TIM brand for all services
Source : Digital TV Europe
 
   
MOVIES | Hindi
Doordarshan to air tribute to Mukesh in 'Sapne Surile Sapne'
This was because a majority of songs rendered on screen by Kapoor had playback by Mukesh.
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MOVIES | Hollywood
Eight city-based artists shortlisted for the Chicago Digital Media Production Fund
Grants from the Chicago Digital Media Production Fund support independent film and video projects intended to raise awareness about current social issues.
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MIP Markets 2015 - Experience & Expectations
TELEVISION | TV Channels
Bajrangi Bhaijaan to save the day with Chhota Bheem & Kris
Cable TV | Multi System Operators
Hinduja's HITS platform NXT Digital to launch in August
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
Six-team IPL may disrupt BCCI's economics: experts
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
Amitabh Bachchan lends vocals for Pro Kabaddi League promo
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
Zeel expands into Odisha; acquires Sarthak Entertainment for Rs 115 crore
 
Regulators | Supreme Court
MIB seeks Home Ministry reply on Sun TV case; SC to hear 2G case against Marans on 25 July
 
TELEVISION | TV Channels
Star Utsav to go pay from 16 August
 
Cable TV | Multi System Operators
Registered MSOs for DAS areas touch 275 mark; cancellations total 29
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