14 April 2017 | Volume 69 - Issue No: 38     visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   Television | TV Channels Govt denies cartelisation in Prasar Bharati, 724 complaints against MIB in '16 Even as corruption complaints against government departments rose by a whopping 67 per cent in 2016 over the previous year, the Government has denied any case of cartelisation in the tendering process of Prasar Bharati including All India Radio and Doordarshan. continue reading...       Television | TV Channels Drop in news viewership rating, Aaj Tak & Times Now retain respective leads Times Now continued to dominate the genre though the players in the space witnessed a fall in their viewership this week. continue reading...   Movies | Hindi Carnival Motion Pictures to get into mainline content generation & distribution, says chairman It was an occasion to revisit memories as cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar launched the trailer of 'Sachin – A Billion Dreams' in Mumbai. continue reading...   iWorld | OTT ALTBalaji launched, to create 250+ hrs of original content this year Undisputed leaders in the world of television and cinema Balaji Telefilms announced their arrival in the digital world through the launch of mobile platform ALTBalaji today. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Star Plus recaptures top slot in Hindi GEC (U+R) in BARC week 14 Star Plus reclaimed its leadership position in week 14 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India after a week's gap, although Colors' Naagin2 retained the top show rating. continue reading...   DTH | DTH Operator Migrate registration to GST regime, DishTV persuades distributors & trade partners DishTV India Limited has announced that it has become the first DTH Company who has fully migrated to the GST regime in almost all the states of India (except for Himachal Pradesh who have not opened the migration). continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Colors Infinity & Sony Pix dominate respective genres Colors Infinity emerged as the leader in the Top 5 English Entertainment channels' list in BARC week 14. Star World made an exit from the Top 5 this week paving way for the entry of FX. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Shakti wins five awards at Dabur-sponsored Colors' event, telecast soon Colors celebrated the 5th Colors Golden Petal Awards in a star-studded event. As the entire Colors family came together to toast the best performers, the power was put in the hands of the viewers to select their all-round favorites. continue reading...             Google starts hyperlocal services with its Areo app in Mumbai and Bengaluru ScoopWhoop issues statement after complaint of sexual harassment against co-founder   Source: Medianama     Airtel moves telecom tribunal to restrain Reliance Jio from providing free services Next year, Hotstar needs to take guard again for IPL rights   Source: ET     Sudarshan TV channel editor Suresh Chavhanke arrested for inciting communal hatred 50,000 villages in India don't have mobile network: Telecom Minister   Source: India Today     Airtel Internet TV will make your TV smarter, but should you upgrade right away?   Source: BGR     Reliance Jio Complains to TRAI Against Airtel, Vodafone, Idea; Recommends 'Highest Penalty'   Source: NDTV     Telecom Italia teams up with utility A2A on broadband rollout -sources   Source: Reuters     Comcast Gets Unshackled With NBC Deal Curbs Expiring Next Year   Source: BQ     Ericsson, Bharti Infratel bag Smart City deal for Bhopal City, to deploy 400 smart poles with WiFi service   Source: ET Telecom         Trump's Mar-a-Lago club cited for serious food safety violations British spies were first to spot Trump team's links with Russia Source: The Guardian     Could Apple Buy Disney? Wall Street Revives Rumor of Mega-Deal Rupert Murdoch Spotlights Fox News Performance Amid Bill O'Reilly Controversy Source: Variety     DJI's new Phantom 4 Advanced makes their lineup even more confusing Yext finishes the day up 21% as IPO window remains wide open   Source: TC     NBC Sells Spectrum of WNBC, WSNS, WWSI FCC Auction's Biggest TV Station Payout: $304 Million   Source: Broadcasting Cable     Comcast plans NBCUniversal SVOD service as 2011 regulatory restrictions near end: report If Hollywood writers strike, advertisers and revenues may flow to OTT platforms Source: Fierce cable     Altice's Dexter Goei to Keynote NAB ITC to Investigate Sony Patent Claims Against Arris Source: Multichannel     Vodafone and ARD affiliate in HD carriage spat Eleven Sports launches third channel in Belgium – OTT only   Source: Broadband TV News     Movies | Hindi Drishyam's Dhanak is 'Best Children's Film', new 'Kadvi Hawa' gets special mention Drishyam Films' much loved film Dhanak has won the 64th National Film Award for Best Children's Film and their upcoming film, Kadvi Hawa has received a 'Special Mention' by the National Awards jury. continue reading... Movies | Hollywood Kung Fu Panda 3 premiering on Star Movies on 19 March This month Star Movies brings to its viewers Kung Fu Panda 3, the latest installment in the animated series featuring Po, a dumpling loving Panda, who defies all odds to become a Dragon Warrior. continue reading...               One on one discussion with Jagdish Kumar M D & CEO   Television | TV Channels CNN launches digital venture 'Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown'   DTH | DTH Operator Migrate registration to GST regime, DishTV persuades distributors & trade partners   Television | TV Channels Star Plus recaptures top slot in Hindi GEC (U+R) in BARC week 14   Television | TV Channels Zindagi all set to introduce 'Kuzey Guney - Season 2'   iWorld | OTT ALTBalaji launched, to create 250+ hrs of original content this year   To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, please add tvlinx@indiantelevision.in to your address book today. 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