08 July 2016 | Volume 68 - Issue No: 07         visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   Television | TV Channels Viacom 18 launches second GEC - Colors Super for Kannada audiences Viacom 18, after ruling the rating charts in the Kannada market for 62 weeks, now is set to launch its second GEC in the same space. Come 24 July 2016 Karnataka will have a new channel, Colors Super offering new programming. continue reading...           iWorld | Broadband BIF bats for OTT regulations & level-playing field for all in Net Neutrality debate Broadband India Forum (BIF) has put its weight behind proposals to regulate OTT services, saying they too should be guided by same principles as ISPs and telecom service providers (TSP). continue reading...   Television | TV Channels 9X Jhakaas ropes in Ashwinikumar Patil as programming head 9X Media Pvt. Ltd has announced the appointment of Ashwinikumar Patil as head of programming for 9X Jhakaas. Patil would be reporting to 9X Media chief programming officer Amar Tidke. continue reading...   iWorld | Telecom RCom proposal for setting up subsidiary telecom company rejected The Government has rejected the proposal by Flag Telecom Singapore Pte Limited, Singapore, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Communications (RCOM), for setting up a 100 percent subsidiary telecom company. continue reading...   Regulators | I&B Ministry Ensure flow of undiluted and unadulterated information to the people: Naidu Venkaiah Naidu who has assumed additional charge of Information and Broadcasting held until now by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley,has said communication processes are critical for empowering people with information that would enable them to fulfill their aspirations. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels BARC week 26: Its' all Zee offerings in top 5 rural programmes list Star Plus continued to dominate the genre in Urban + Rural Hindi Speaking Market (HSM) and Urban HSM. Colors witnessed a drop in ratings but maintained its second position in both the markets. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels English Business News genre players observe increase in ratings: BARC week 26 CNBC TV18 dominated the English Business News according to week 26 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India ratings. The space also witnesses a significant increase in its viewership. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Shuffling in English Entertainment genre: BARC 26 According to week 26 of BARC India, 6 Mega Cities : NCCS AB : 4+ Individuals rating, Zee Cafe sustained its top position in the English entertainment space. Meanwhile, Star Movies got back to its top spot, pushing Movies Now to second spot in the English movies genre. continue reading...     iWorld | Telecom Sub Rs 3K LYF 4G smartphones   Television | TV Shows Content Tokyo: A doorway for Indian companies into Japan           Address unresolved issues with PMO: Prakash Javadekar directs HRD officials OYO eyes Rs 413 crore through proposed rights issue in fresh funding round Apple tells chief of AppStore & iTunes to focus only on India   Source: ET     IIT professors offer classes to engineering aspirants via 4 DTH channels   Source: India Today     Mobile News Surges, Newspapers Fall Further: US Poll   Source: NDTV     A+E Network 18 unveils FYI channel in India   Source: The Hindu Business Line     Facebook unveils open source wireless access platform Reliance Jio's bond issue gets Rs 3,700 crore bids on BSE Yahoo Mail announces new updates for iOS, Android   Source: ET Telecom     India's two biggest telcos don't want TRAI's free internet plan. Here's why it matters   Source: BI     Telecom industry supports net neutrality, demands equality with OTT providers   Source: First Post     6 reasons why PM Modi moved Ravi Shankar Prasad out of telecom   Source: BS         Ray Winstone joins cast of new series of The Wombles Sky News and Sky Sports to axe about 50 roles in automation push Source: The Guardian     Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman to Skip Sun Valley Media Conference Source: Variety     New reports confirm $1.15B leveraged loan raised by Uber at 5% Facebook needs a way to report content as "Graphic But Newsworthy" Source: TC     Nat Geo Wild's First Digital Series Announced BitTorrent Makes Former CNN Producer Its News Director Viacom Director Salerno Urges Delaware Court to Proceed Sen. Thune Hammers FCC's Wheeler on Senate Floor Broadcasting Cable     Starz Promotes Alison Hoffman to CMO   Source: Multichannel     Dutch consumer authority wants to rule Vodafone-Ziggo JV Regulatory expert joins Discovery StarTimes employs Eutelsat for DTT in Africa   Source: Broadband TV News     Battle Lines Take Shape in Gretchen Carlson's Harassment Suit Against Fox News Boss Roger Ailes Source: Tv Week     Anne Bulford named as BBC's first female deputy director general Source: TVB Europe         Movies | Hindi Sultan....Means Salman! The name Sultan fits Salman like a T but the tag of underdog? When was the last time the actor essayed the role of an underdog? Sultan is about wrestling and romance where romance is the cause for wrestling as well as the cause to put an end to it.. continue reading... Movies | Hollywood Times Network announces Movies Now 2 launch The Times of India has been hogging the media headlines over the past couple of days. Yesterday, courtesy its joint venture with Vice Media. Today, it announced that it is launching its fourth English movie channel christened Movies Now 2. continue reading...             Punit & Amit Goenka win MIPTV 2016 Medaille D'Honneur Award MAM | Media and Advertising SpiceJet launches first TV campaign with a daily life image share this on 1 0 Print this page   MAM | Media and Advertising The Brand Brewery crafts innovative campaigns for Tata Salt & Dalda Edible Oils   iWorld | Broadband RJIL issues INR 2,000 crore 5-year NCDs   DTH | DTH Operator Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend to air on Colors on 10 July   iWorld | e-commerce GoDaddy announces availability in Hindi, Marathi and Tamil to enable more small businesses     Television | TV Channels Viacom 18 launches second GEC - Colors Super for Kannada audiences   MAM | Media and Advertising SpiceJet launches first TV campaign with a daily life image   MAM | Media and Advertising The Brand Brewery crafts innovative campaigns for Tata Salt & Dalda Edible Oils   Television | TV Channels BARC week 26: Nick leads kids genre with Motu Patlu   MAM | Media and Advertising RJIL issues INR 2,000 crore 5-year NCDs   Television | TV Channels Shuffling in English Entertainment genre: BARC 26   DTH | DTH Operator Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend to air on Colors on 10 July   "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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