26 April 2017 | Volume 69 - Issue No: 46     visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   Television | TV Channels Arnab's 'The Newshour' lands Times Now in soup in UK United Kingdom broadcast regulator Ofcom has studied several episodes of Times Now's nightly show 'The Newshour' from last summer, which was broadcast during the rising tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. continue reading...       Regulators | I&B Ministry Avoid 'slippages' of film sector budget utilisation, House panel recommends While noting the 'slippages which could have been avoided', a Parliamentary Committee has taking serious note of the continuous reduction in expenditure in the film sector despite reasonable budgetary allocations. continue reading...   Regulators | TRAI TRAI's Plan-corpus fund growth lower due to lesser govt grant in FY-16 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India reported its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2016 (FY-16). continue reading...   iWorld | VOD Hooq unveils three new Asian original productions Hooq will be doubling down on local Asian stories, making a bold move into original content across the region. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Republic TV buzzing with pre-launch teasers featuring 'soft' targets, issues "Can the cocktail circuit media and Maoist sympathisers please stand up and name themselves?: Arnab Asks". The latest tweet from Republic stated. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Zee Learn PAT more than doubles for FY-17 The Essel Group's core education company Zee Learn Limited (ZLL) reported 2.43 times consolidated profit after tax (PAT) in the year ended 31 March 2017 (FY-17, current year) as compared to the previous year. continue reading...   Movies | International Cannes jury to have nine members headed by Pedro Almodovar The renowned American actor and producer Will Smith and famous French composer Gabriel Yared are among the members of the jury for the 70th Festival de Cannes under the presidency of Spanish director, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar. continue reading...   iWorld | OTT Voot partners Google to launch VoD PWA Viacom18's ad-supported OTT service Voot has turned its mobile website into a Progressive Web App (PWA) using features such as add to homescreen and a service worker. continue reading...         TRAI open to revising price of unsold 700 MHz band: RS Sharma Telecom top sectoral gainer, Bharti Airtel zooms   Source: ET     UPDATE 3-U.S. FCC to launch 'comprehensive review' of media regulations   Source: TOI     Trump Has 3 Strengths That Could Revive His Presidency   Source: BQ     TV ads just went digital, and this could have far reaching impact on the industry   Source: BGR     Tamil Nadu govt signs agreement with BBNL to implement 'BharatNet'   Source: IE     COAI for spectrum auction only in late-2018, early next year EU states push back against 25-year wireless spectrum licences   Source: ET Telecom     AT&T revenue misses estimates as customers keep phones longer   Source: Reuters     Massive underinvestment in infrastructure in 12th Plan period; collapse of PPP to blame   Source: FE         Facebook under pressure after man livestreams killing of his daughter Justin Trudeau: father's influence made my brother's marijuana charge 'go away' Source: The Guardian     Fox News Hit With New Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Disney Dates 'Lion King' and 'Frozen 2,' Pushes Fifth 'Indiana Jones' Film to 2020 Source: Variety     Google's Sergey Brin said to be working on a zeppelin-like airship Airbnb's new open source library lets you design with React and render to Sketch   Source: TC     A quarter of Germans use streaming video Channel 4 allows advertisers to call out viewer names   Source: Broadband TV News     Some Advertisers Return for Tucker Carlson's Fox News Show AT&T Drops 233,000 Video Subs in Q1 Source: Broadcasting Cable     NAB 2017: Altice USA Eyes Offering OTT Content to Customers Source: Multichannel     Netflix set to enter China through licensing deal In move to MPEG-4 Comcast is calling in old set-tops, but won't replace lost DVR recordings Source: Fiercecable     Movies | Hindi Noor...Insipid... Noor is based on a book by the Pakistani journalist- writer Saba Imtiaz, 'Karachi, You Are Killing Me!' The book in itself does not really tell a story, it is more like a diary of a journalist of day-to-day experiences and adventures along with a bit of her personal life. 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   iWorld | OTT Reliance entertainment re- launches Bigflix with 9 languages   MAM | Media and Advertising Republic appoints Laqshya media group as the OOH Agency     iWorld | OTT Voot partners Google to launch VoD PWA   Regulators | I&B Ministry Govt defers Datawind & Vodafone FDI proposals   MAM | Media and Advertising Raman Kalra joins PwC India as entertainment & media sector advisory leader   To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, please add tvlinx@indiantelevision.in to your address book today. 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