06 April 2016 | Volume 51 - Issue No: 44       visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   Cable TV | People Hathway expands role of Shirish Ruparel; Star India's NM Rao joins as head content & carriage Hathway is restructuring its content vertical by expanding the role of executive vice president- content & VAS Shirish Ruparel, with the growing demands of the business in a move to strengthen its content team and to diversify its revenue streams. continue reading...         Television | TV Channels ZEEL enters Philippines with 'Zee Sine' After creating success stories with two Bollywood channels in the APAC region, namely Zee Bioskop in Indonesia and Zee Nung in Thailand, continue reading...   Specials | Event coverage MipFormats, Cannes: Demystifying India's content formats space How do you work with India? Is it a new TV and digital formats' paradise? These - among others – were some of the questions raised and answered in the Producer's Toolbox at MipFormats continue reading...   iWorld | Over The Top Services nexGTv goes live across the world The flagship offering from Digivive Services, nexGTv launched the next phase of its growth by announcing its global availability from today. nexGTv - which has hitherto been India-centric in scope and business, continue reading...   MAM | Marketing India's sports sponsorship grew to Rs 51,854 million in 2015; PayTM, Hero, CEAT and MRF emerge as big spenders For those you are into sports, be it for the love of the game or love of the business that revolves around it, the welcome news is that India has set itself to become a sporting nation that thrives not only on cricket but number of other sports as well. continue reading...   Regulators | TDSAT Star India asked by TDSAT to extend interconnect pact with Monalisa to Chapra town   Cable TV | People Siti Cable's VD Wadhwa nominated for Asia Communication Awards   iWorld | Video On Demand Y-Films' launches Love Shots fifth short film 'Fired'   Regulators | TDSAT Sun-Balu dispute settled as broadcaster agrees to raise invoices based on SLRs of MSO before TDSAT   iWorld | Over The Top Services Arre to launch new series 'A.I.SHA - My Virtual Girlfriend'   Specials | Event coverage BBC Worldwide secures new digital deals in India with Hungama and Vuclip   Television | TV Channels MTV' new youth research 'The Many Me Project' to unveil at MTV Youth Marketing Forum 2016   iWorld | eNews Quick Heal and CERT-in to join for detection of latest cyber security threats in India   DTH | DTH Operator Kids HD channel Da Vinci Learning now available on Tata Sky   Television | TV Channels Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachchan amongst 500 Indians named in Panama Papers; Modi calls for a multi- agency probe         Zee launches Bollywood movie channel in Philippines   Source: India     Doordarshan rolls out free mobile TV services that requires no internet   Source: Pc Tablet     Saavn turns into entertainment platform with Original Programming   Source: Forbes India     NexGTv expands its mobile VOD platform to 140 countries   Source: Medianama     Doordarshan to air free TV content without internet on smartphones in 16 cities   Source: Your Story     4G launch marks an exciting time for Discovery in India: President Jean-Briac Perrette   Source: Brand Equity     Irregularities come to light over cable TV digitisation   Source: Goa Com     Dish TV pegs its FY17 capital expenditure need at about Rs 850 crore   Source: ET     Call drops: Govt to meet telecom ministry, Trai; seek solution   Source: BS     Telecom Ministry to approach Cabinet for reducing spectrum charges   Source: Kashmir Monitor     Reliance Jio, ZTE in talks for broadband access technology deployment   Source: ET Telecom