14 January 2016 | Volume 50 - Issue No: 76       visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   Cable TV | DAS I&B Ministry awaits Law Ministry's opinion on DAS Phase III stay orders Even as High Courts across different Indian states continue to issue extension of the Digital Addressable System (DAS) Phase III deadline beyond 31 December, 2015, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry is still waiting for the Law Ministry to respond to the file on the issue. continue reading...         DTH | DTH Operator DD Freedish sets reserve price of Rs 4.3 crore for 25th e-auction After several auctions, Doordarshan has raised its reserve price to Rs 4.3 crore for the 25th e-auction for its free-to-air DTH platform Freedish. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Sab to replace 'Yam Hai Hum' with Optimystix's 'Woh Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle' Broadcasters are ringing in this new year with a host of new shows for viewers. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Life OK promises sci-fi twist with new show 'Bahu Hamari Rajni Kanth' Hindi general entrainment channel (GEC) Life OK rings in 2016 with a new comedy drama titled Bahu Hamari Rajni Kanth, which is based around the familiar saas bahu concept but with a science fiction twist to it. continue reading...     Television | TV Channels Life OK promises sci-fi twist with new show 'Bahu Hamari Rajni Kanth'   Regulators | TDSAT TDSAT directs four broadcasters to sign pact & give signals to Chirala LCO   Television | TV Channels Comedy Central to launch homegrown show 'Challenge Accepted;' Cyrus Sahukar to host   Television | TV Channels Peter Chernin backs former Viacom exec Van Toffler's new digital studio   Television | TV Channels Films Division working on docu TV channel & resumption of short films in theatres: Mukesh Sharma   Regulators | I&B Ministry MIB advises broadcast company applicants to track status on STATS   Cable TV | Multi System Operators Hathway Cable & Datacom director Brahmal Vasudevan resigns   Satellites | Satellite Operators Intelsat names Naren Mansharamani as VP - financial planning & analysis   Television | TV Channels Michelle Guthrie & Anthony Wong to head APAC Effie Awards 2016 jury   iWorld | e-commerce ShopClues raises Series E at a valuation of $1.1 billion   iWorld | Over The Top Services Spuul to premier Rajat Kapoor's 'X:Past is Present'   iWorld | e-commerce CarTrade secures Rs 950 crore funding for expansion in online auto industry   Television | TV Channels Zee TV's first fiction presentation of 2016: 'Meri Saasu Maa'           Trai directs telcos to submit daily network performance update More channels, regional acquisitions on Sony's India menu Telecom business may make losses for RIL: Daljeet Singh Kohli   Source: ET     Net neutrality debate: Facebook backs telecom operators   Source: Asian Age     ISRO gearing up for first launch in New Year, PSLV-C31/IRNSS-1E mission   Source: Daily Excelsior     TV actors feel sorry for Kiku Sharda Mother and daughter to compete as 'baa' on TV Source:TOI     Amazing Priyanka Chopra has bagged 'Baywatch': Parineeti Chopra TV actress Shama Sikander's drastic transformation Source:IE     Depressed over 'rapist' tag, TV actor Vishal Thakkar goes missing Bigg Boss 9, day 92: Keith refuses to get engaged to Rochelle on national TV   Source: India Today     Gurmeet Ram Rahim controversy: After getting bail, Kiku Sharma arrested again Source:DNA     WWE Live India tour 2016: Complete schedule, fixtures, dates, venue, TV listings and how to buy tickets online   Source:Ib Times     Social TV will be a major trend in 2016: Twitter's Viral Jani Source:Tech Circle     11-Year-Old Boy Dies Mimicking Hanging Scene From Television Serial   Source:Huffington Post     Daily Dose of Bizarre: Absurd Twists and Turns in Television Soaps   Source:Movies Ndtv             'Hairspray' To Be NBC's Next Live Musical Activision Blizzard Sets Stacey Sher To Spearhead Film, TV Projects Including 'Call Of Duty,' 'Skylander' Source:Deadline     Al Jazeera America is shutting down television operations Source:RT     Friends cast to reunite, television gods answer prayers Source:TimeOut     Shaw Communciations sells Global TV, specialty channels for $2.65 billion Source: CTV News     All eyes on Hollywood for Oscar nominations today Source:The MalayMail Online     Why Apple might want to buy HBO from Time Warner Source: Mac World     Chicago improvisers The Katydids to debut sitcom 'Teachers' on TV Land this week Source: Chicago Tribune     SpaceX's next few rocket landing attempts will be at sea Source: The Verge     NASA Has Opened a Planetary Defense Office to Protect Earth from Cosmic Collisions Source:Vice     Actress Barbara Allyne Bennet Dies at 76 Source: Variety     Disney Channel to Air 'Frozen' in February Source: Multi Channel     Will the Upcoming Season Be the Last for Showtime Series? Source: Tv Week     Sony Pictures and Dolby Atmos announce collaboration Source: TVB Europe     Movies | Hindi Box Office: 'Wazir' takes in Rs 19.85 crore in opening weekend The Amitabh Bachchan - Farhan Akhtar starrer Wazir has received mixed word of mouth. continue reading... MOVIES | Hollywood 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' pips 'Avatar' to become highest grossing film in N. America With early box office results in mid-wee, Star Wars: The Force Awakens became the highest grossing film of all time in the North American market, surpassing the $760.5 million lifetime gross ofAvatar in a record-shattering 20 days of release. continue reading...                 Pakistani Oscar winner Ms. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy at MIPCOM 2015 on Social responsibility - Media's Role in Creating and Provoking Global Change   MAM | Marketing Josy Paul joins New York Festivals 2016 as jury   Cable TV | DAS Andhra Pradesh CM writes to Arun Jaitley seeking 6-month extension on DAS Phase III   Television | TV Channels 9X Media is NOT UP for sale: Pradeep Guha   Cable TV | DAS DAS Phase III: Chhattisgarh gets two-month extension by Court   Television | TV Channels Zee TV's first fiction presentation of 2016: 'Meri Saasu Maa'   Television | TV Channels Colors Infinity steals the show at the 73 Golden Globe Awards with four big wins   Television | TV Channels Channel V to launch 'Mastaangi' & 'Sadda Haq' season 2 in January   Cable TV | Local Cable Operators Ortel offers special value added Wi-Fi public hotspot service "You are receiving this mailer either because you have signed up at www.indiantelevision.com or we thought this might be of interest to you" If You wish to UNSUBSCRIBE - CLICK HERE Visit: www.indiantelevision.com   |   Feedback   |   Advertise   |   Contact us The TV Linx Reporter is an Indian Television Dot Com Publication. © 2001-2016. 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