Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 6 December 2016 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 11

06 December 2016 | Volume 68 - Issue No: 31

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Television | TV Channels

Cracking Chrome DM-Da Vinci code as legalities take over

	When business partners --- erstwhile or otherwise--- part ways acrimoniously, dirty linen gets washed in public. Almost a year after parting ways, Da Vinci Learning (DVL) TV channel, through its Indian JV partner Quintillion Media Pvt. continue reading...

Regulators | I&B Ministry

Films Division shorts in cinema halls: Centre mulling revival

All cinema halls may soon have to screen the news features produced by the Films Division, sources in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said.
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Television | TV Channels

Govt defends UA certificate to 'Jungle Book' (3D)

Even as it is still studying the recommendations of the Shyam Benegal Committee on film certification, the Government has justified the U/A certification to the English film "Jungle Book" (3D).
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Regulators | I&B Ministry

No policy announcements, it's simply 'Mann ki Baat'

The Government has made it clear that the prime minister Narendra Modi's monthly 'Mann ki Baat' broadcast does not cover any public policy or announcements.
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iWorld | OTT

Alt Balaji: Ekta Kapoor casts Rajkummar Rao in Bose biopic

Television | TV Channels

Star World Premiere HD to air 'Westworld's' 90 minute finale


	Trai extends feedback deadline on machine-to-machine communications paper
	Year-end special: Top six media and entertainment deals of 2016
	Source: ET

	Sun TV Network, Raj Television soar over 10%
	Asia Pacific Market: Stocks slips on euro-zone uncertainty
	Source: BS

	Sunil Taldar to head Airtel's DTH business
	Source: Vccircle

	Goa govt to provide free data to 18-35 year olds; Why only Vodafone?
	Source: Medianama

	Global Technology Summit 2016: Top Indian diplomat, Israeli minister, Singapore regulator to address event
	Source: IB Times

	Ministry has no news on TV standards panel
	Source: The Hindu

	Airtel Payments Bank to focus on retail outlets to gain savings account customers
	Source: Live Mint

	ISRO To End A Successful Year By Launching Remote Sensing Satellite On December 7
	Source: India Times


	Black woman vetoed for Channel 4 job was Arts Council England deputy chief
	Ofcom clears BBC's Remembrance Sunday Marine Le Pen interview
	Source: The Guardian

	BuzzFeed CMO Frank Cooper Joins Investment Firm BlackRock
	Jimmy Kimmel to Host 2017 Academy Awards
	Source: Variety

	Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube collaborate to remove 'terrorist content' from their services
	Netflix becomes the Top Grossing iPhone app for the first time
	Source: TC

	No Vice for Viacom, Says CEO Bakish
	Moonves: CBS Still Talking to AT&T on DirecTV Now
	Source: Broadcasting cable

	Viacom CEO says he has 'no interest' in buying stake in Vice
	T-Mobile CFO to cable: 'You're never going to get deep integration in the network with an MVNO'
	Source: Fierce Cable

	NBC to Offer Video Descriptions for 'Hairspray Live!'
	Sarandos: No Vertical Integration for Netflix
	Source: Multichannel

	Reports: China's Xinwei close to Spacecom buy
	Dutch TV revenue growth driven by price hikes
	Source: Broadband TV News

Movies | Hindi

A silver lining among damp squibs

Kahaani 2, a sequel to Kahaani (2012), turned out to be only an attempt to cash in on the earlier film.
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Movies | Hollywood

Sony Le Plex HD to premiere Foxcatcher in India

"A coach is a father. Coach is a mentor. Coach has great power on an athlete's life," says John Du Pont, the coach of team Foxcatcher.
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