12 November 2016 | Volume 68 - Issue No: 11       visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   DTH | DTH Operator Dish TV Videocon: Building a DTH powerhouse of global reckoning It's a reflection of what's hitting the corporate world globally - consolidate and build global scale. And scale is important in television distribution - whether cable, satellite or terrestrial or direct to home (DTH). continue reading...         DTH | DTH Operator Videocon D2H to merge with Dish TV; serve 28 million subscribers The Board of Directors of Dish TV and Videocon d2h Limited today approved a scheme of arrangement for the amalgamation of Vd2h into Dish TV and the execution of definitive agreements in relation to such amalgamation. continue reading...   Regulators | I&B Ministry Penal provision remains as TV channel renewal abolition comes into immediate effect Even as Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu announced doing away with the annual renewal permission for television channels provided annual payment was made 60 days before the due date. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Sun TV posts improved y-o-y numbers for Q2-17 Sun TV Network Limited (Sun TV) reported improved numbers across all important parameters for the quarter ended 30 September 2016 (Q2-17, current quarter) as compared to the corresponding year ago quarter (Q2-16). continue reading...   Television | TV Channels From a barber's shop to a tea stall: BBC Urdu looks at the lives of India's young Muslims India's young Muslims, their views, hopes and concerns, are the subject of the new series of BBC Urdu, a part of BBC World Service -- From a barber's shop to a tea stall (Nai Ki Dukan Se Chai Ki Dukan Tak) going live on TV, radio and online on Monday 14 November. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Saregama acquires music rights of Tamil movies Right after its comeback into the Hindi film music acquisition business after a six-year gap, Saregama India has acquired the music rights of the two upcoming Tamil movies. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels CNN-News18's 'Virtuosity with Vir Sanghvi' to feature Sanjaya Baru In this week's episode of Virtuosity, Vir Sanghvi will be seen talking to Sanjaya Baru, a veteran journalist and media advisor to former prime minister Manmohan Singh from 2004 to 2008. continue reading...   Regulators | I&B Ministry TV channels' annual renewal abolished; 963 companies to benefit The Indian Government has decided to ease the annual renewal norms for TV channels, Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said. About 963 channels, including teleports, are going to be benefitted by this decision. continue reading...     Technology | Hardware India poised to emerge as lucrative market for UHD STBs         Airtel, Voda, Idea may see about 50% growth in m-wallet transactions Twitter outperforms on ads for BuzzFeed's election livestream   Source: ET     Videocon d2h to merge with Dish TV, create new entity   Source: Live Mint     Disney will gradually move towards online streaming as consumers continue to cut the cord   Source: First Post     AT&T Data Cap Exemptions for DirecTV Concern FCC   Source: NDTV     Ministry forms committee to look into TRAI's penalty suggestion   Source: BS     TRAI extends date for receiving comments on M2M communication paper   Source: ET Telecom     I & B ministry to promote transparency in newspaper body RNI   Source: New Indian Express     TV channels can continue ops sans yrly renewal of permission   Source: India Today     Isro creates 'lunar craters', conducts tests for Chandrayaan-2 mission   Source: Hindustan Times         Worried Internet Users Flock to Encryption App After Donald Trump Election Comedy Central Cancels 'Not Safe With Nikki Glaser' Source: Variety     Nintendowned: Amazon sells out of the NES Classic Edition in (null) seconds Lyft denies report - okay, tweet - suggesting its COO is in talks with Trump's transition team   Source: TC     VP-Elect Pence Heads Trump Transition Team Sinclair Announces Second Wave of Executive Shuffle Source: Broadcasting Cable     Tallying the top 10 pay-TV operators' subscriber losses in Q3 2016 Disney rebounds after revenue miss and ESPN concerns initially sink stock Source: Fiercecable     Eutelsat rationalises reseller contracts for Hotbird Broadband, IPTV drive Magyar Telekom Source: Broadband Tv News     NAB Show NY Explores Emerging Technologies Facebook Does 20 Gbps Millimeter-Wave Broadband Source: TV Technology     New drama The Crown launches with a title sequence fit for a Queen Source: The Guardian     Windstream's Kinetic TV Blows into North Carolina Source: Multichannel     Movies | Hindi Rock On II....Rock Bottom! Rock On II has a different director in Shujaat Saudagar, the first one, Rock On (2008) having been directed by Abhishek Kapoor. The lead actors, however, remain the same. After all, there has to be some identification with the original for it has been eight years since the original. continue reading... Movies | Hollywood '8 mile', Ray, 'Jersey Boys' on MN+ this month MUMBAI: MN+ is all set to get a musical twist this November with their latest property The Right Notes. The property will feature a line-up of Hollywood's finest musical movies that will air every Saturday throughout the month at 11 pm. continue reading...             One on one discussion with Jagdish Kumar M D & CEO   Television | TV Channels Conax warns operators to 'look beyond piracy, content protection not enough'   Television | TV Channels France 24 now in HD in Asia-Pacific region   Television | TV Channels CASBAA Convention: Focus on content, advertising & evolving business models on second day   iWorld | Ecommerce Via.com e-comm launches 'Lite' for mobile browsing   iWorld | OTT Why Uday Sodhi launched Liv Kids   Television | TV Channels DreamWorks Animation to cease India operations early next year?   Television | TV Channels Fantastic multi-movie deal signed with India's Bhasin Studios   To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, please add tvlinx@indiantelevision.in to your address book today. 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