04 August 2016 | Volume 68 - Issue No: 30       visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   Television | TV Channels Indian Screenwriters' Conference: Star Plus to stop 7-days-a-week soaps, says Gaurav Banerjee What kind of content works on Hindi general entertainment channels? Content that reflects our society or the content that is simply driven by the ratings? Are TV producers making content for dumb audiences or content is making audiences dumb? continue reading...           DTH | DTH Operator GST Bill, DTH and broadcasting When the The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 was passed in the Rajya Sabha late Wednesday night, it heralded the rollout of the goods and service tax era in India. continue reading...   Cable TV | Multi System Operators DAS effect: MIB registered MSOs' list nears 1,000 Although the government is adamant about extending the deadline of the final phase of digital addressable system, the couutry which claims to have more than 60,000 cable operators is finally nearing a total of 1000 multi-system operators who provide signals to them. continue reading...   iWorld | Video On Demand Time Warner invests into Hulu as equity owner Time Warner Inc. and Hulu LLC announced today that Time Warner will become a 10 percent owner of Hulu, the premium streaming TV service that offers the best of current season programming, premium original content, films and full seasons of hit series. continue reading...     Television | TV Channels Warner Bros' Chad Kennedy joins Lionsgate as SVP current programming   Television | TV Channels Discovery Kids to premiere 'Seikh Chilli and Friendz' on Independence Day   Television | TV Channels HBO assigns Black White Orange as licencing agent for GOT   iWorld | Video On Demand Verizon Digital Media partners with Airtel for POPs   Television | TV Channels DD Free Dish looking for tenant?   Television | TV Channels Rangrez Films and the fine art of making TV food shows   Television | TV Channels Q1-17: UFO Moviez ad revenue up 9.5 percent           Time Warner acquires 10 per cent in Hulu for $583 million Trai seeks ways to boost telcos' USSD channel for financial inclusion GST impact across sectors: Take a look at the winners and losers   Source: ET     Indian contingent to buy extra chairs, TV sets   Source: DH     21st Century Fox earnings lifted by news, hit shows   Source: TOI     Lenovo applies for a single brand retail license: report   Source: Medianama     DishTV adds new Kannada channel Colors Super   Source: IIFL     Ozone Networks in Wi-Fi talks with Google and Reliance Jio FIR against telecom firm for damaging water pipelines in Raipur Vodafone gains most from MNP, RCom lost maximum users   Source: ET Telecom     Spectrum usage charge: Cabinet okays 3% SUC for September auction   Source: IE     LinkedIn unveils 30-second video-streaming service   Source: Live Mint             Jonathan Creek returns for 'spookiest ever' one-off episode More than a third of UK internet users have tried 'digital detox' - Ofcom Source: The Guardian     Olympics Live Stream: How to Watch the Rio Summer Games Online Source: Variety     Inside Facebook's new "Area 404" hardware lab Splice launches rent-to-own pricing model for software synths How the microbiome will lead a revolution in the consumerization of personalized medicine and diet Source: TC     Shondaland Taps Three for Key Management Roles Copyright Office Has Big Issues With FCC Set-Top Plan Source: Broadcasting Cable     NBC Drama Series Cutting Back on the Violence   Source: Tv Week     Time Warner buys into Hulu Public funding for film and TV in Europe grows Source: Broadband Tv News     Bernstein Telecom Analyst de Sa Leaves Sling TV to Launch NFL Network, Red Zone Source: Multichannel     Amazon takes global licensing tack as it doubles content spending, triples number of originals   Source: Fiercecable     Movies | Hindi Films and music bridge cultures and connect people, says Rathore Noting that films and music provided a bridge between cultures that connects people across nations, Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore has said Film Festivals provide an opportunity to understand different cultures from different regions. continue reading... </ Movies | Hollywood