21 September 2016 | Volume 68 - Issue No: 69       visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   Cable TV | Multi System Operators Goldman Sachs to up stake in cable TV MSO DEN Networks; to invest Rs 142.43 crore MSO DEN Networks has proved the naysayers - who have been carping that the Indian cable TV sector is as insipid as dry sawdust - wrong. continue reading...         Television | TV Channels Regional market contributes 12 per cent to Cartoon Network Enterprises It was a big deal for a 90s kid from non-metro India to get hands on a Batman or Superman figurine. A Justice League T-shirt would have bowled them over because authentic merchandise shopping was a 'city' thing, for the sheer lack of access. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels BBC Worldwide's factual entertainment successful in India Once in a blue moon or so, a television programme comes along that transfixes a nation and changes the daily routines of its viewers. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels NDTV gets slapped with higher tax dues notice NDTV India's tax woes continue. The news network which has been under the taxman's scanner, received another order from the department raising the alleged tax dues from it. continue reading...     iWorld | Over The Top Services Italian broadcaster RAI launches OTT service   MAM | Media and Advertising Nawaz is face of Vodafone's new campaign   Cable TV | Local Cable Operators Newsy expands to Cable via Fioptics   MAM | Media and Advertising KnightsAD expands to Sri Lanka and Middle East                 Trai to take action for call failures on Reliance Jio network Telcos shouldn't oppose ombudsman for consumer disputes, say Trai officials   Source: ET     Goldman Sachs to raise stake in Den Networks for Rs 142 crore   Source: FE     Trai extends deadline for comments on paper on ISPs, V-SATs   Source: BS     No new interconnections from incumbents: RJio   Source: The Hindu Business Line     Comcast to Launch Wi-Fi Phone Service by Mid-2017, CEO Says   Source: Bloomberg Quint     BCCI's handling of IPL TV rights will reveal Lodha panel's impact on Indian cricket   Source: First Post     Cabinet to consider cable connectivity to Port Blair 80 companies apply to be virtual network opeartors   Source: ET Telecom     Adidas compares TV to the fax machine, claiming digital is its 'most relevant channel'   Source: Marketing Week     Idea to launch its own TV, Chat, video service to overcome Reliance Jio threat   Source: Business Today         BBC puts Songs of Praise and Holby City to tender to independent producers BBC's The Fall is not misogynistic, insists its writer Source: The Guardian     'The Magnificent Seven,' 'Storks' Swoop in to Save the Box Office Curtis Hanson, Director of 'L.A. Confidential,' Dies at 71 Source: Variety     NASA's asteroid-harvesting mission solicits proposals for its robotic spacecraft Angel.ai, a company that builds chat bots, acqui-hired by Amazon Source: Tech Crunch     Sony Pictures Beefs Up VR Slate Gray Television Withdraws Its 3Q Political Forecast Rood Returns to Disney as Senior VP Source: Broadcasting Cable     FCC Could Boost Reverse Auction Round Total Source: TV Technology     Comcast to launch wireless service by the middle of 2017 CableLabs begins spec writing for Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1 Source: Fierce Cable     Turner, AT&T Renew Carriage Deal Cornyn: Judiciary Should Vet FCC Set-Top Plan Before Vote Source: Multichannel     Netflix goes local in Poland   Source: Broadband TV News     Movies | Hindi Pink: Neither strategy nor reviews helped Pink, with Shoojit Sircar as the force behind the film, was much hyped. The film also enjoyed a great deal of media and critics support. continue reading... Movies | Hollywood Spielberg's 'Girl On The Train' releases on 7 Oct in India Filmmaker Steven Spielberg's next production which is based on a psychological thriller novel by the British author Paula Hawkins The Girl On The Train will hit theatres in India on 7 October. continue reading...                 The Customer: Vidnet 2016   MAM | Marketing Panasonic introduces special 'Assured 2 Win' offer for its consumers this Diwali     MAM | Media and Advertising Digital India: Media, entertainment leaders join SCTE   MAM | Media and Advertising