07 April 2017 | Volume 69 - Issue No: 32     visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   Regulators | TRAI TRAI urges govt. to use digital TV networks for b'band growth The digitised TV framework, which has come up in the country in a big way, should be upgraded to provide broadband to 100 million homes, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended. continue reading...       Television | TV Channels Sony Pal dislodges Star Plus, Zee Anmol surprises in rural genre: BARC week 13 Sony Pal vaulted from the third position to the top in BARC week 13 pushing the leader Star Plus to the second slot in the Hindi GEC genre and also retaining its reign in the GEC rural genre. continue reading...   Regulators | TRAI TRAI advises Jio to withdraw free offer, no loss to 'old' consumers On 31 March, Jio had announced its JIO Summer Surprise offer. Under the offer all JIO Prime members making their first recharge payment of Rs 303 (or higher) plans got three months complimentary services in addition to the benefits of their purchased plan. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels News18 enters Top 5 list, News Nation exits Although Times Now retained its leadership position, the English News genre witnessed a decrease in ratings in BARC week 13. continue reading...   iWorld | enews Javed Akhtar revamped IPRS's new chairman Fresh elections were held after more than a decade in the revamped IPRS, in which both the authors (music composers and lyricists) and publishers (music labels) participated. continue reading...   Cable TV | Local Cable Operators Fiber optics market worth US$ 5 bn by '21, A-Pac largest Fiber optics global market by cable type is estimated to be valued at USD 3.13 billion in 2016, and is projected to reach US$ 5 billion by 2021 expanding at a CAGR of 9.8%. continue reading...   Regulators | I&B Ministry Govt. again rules out IMC reconstitution, says checks adequate The Government has once again ruled out any reconstitution of the Inter-Ministerial Committee which examines complaints against television channels. continue reading...   iWorld | OTT OTT: VEQTA is exclusive Major League Baseball partner for India In what could be the best news for baseball fans in India, VEQTA, India's only digital broadcast network (OTT) dedicated to sports, has announced its partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB), the world's top baseball league from USA. With this first of its kind multi-year partnership, VEQTA will give baseball fans in India access to an all-new never seen before content experience. continue reading...             Trai forces Reliance Jio to withdraw Summer Surprise offer Ease of doing business one of our core areas: Trai Promotional plans hurt revenues of telecom companies: DoT   Source: ET     Reliance Jio offers 432 live channels and Hotstar premium service to Jio TV users Twitter launches 'Lite' version for India, partners Vodafone for IPL   Source: ET Telecom     RBI To Tighten ARC Rules; Revises Prompt Corrective Action Framework For Banks   Source: BQ     Hathway Digital Cable TV goes cashless with MobiKwik   Source: BWCIO     I&B ministry calls for blocking of signals to Asia Broadcast Satellite   Source: Live Mint     YouTube TV brings live television to your mobile device at $35 per month   Source: First Post     India Internet Conference: Trai wants to implement Bharat Net in PPP mode Zomato COO Surobhi Das takes to blog, reveals platform revenue jumped 80% to $49 mn   Source: FE         Channel Nine reporter charged with sending​ ​indecent images of children Ivanka Trump thinks she is in Beauty and the Beast: more like Macbeth Source: The Guardian     Don Rickles, Legendary Insult Comic, Dies at 90 Twitter Sues Government Over Attempts to Unmask Anti-Trump Account Source: Variety     Transcript: Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi and John Ternus on the state of Apple's pro Macs Stellar echoes, Venusian automatons and more gain NASA moonshot funding   Source: TC     Kerry Brockhage Upped at NBCU Senate Democrats Introduce FCC Privacy Rule Restoration Bill   Source: Broadcasting Cable     Shaw expands BlueSky TV white-label X1 platform across Western Canada Amazon is likely in a better position than Twitter to make money from live sports streams Source: Fierce cable     Paramount Network, Jay Z Team On 'Trayvon Martin Story' Verizon Cloud Video Unit Aims to Simplify OTT Source: Multichannel     Movies | Hindi Naam Shabana......Halfhearted! You realise that whatever Naam Shabana had to show has already been shown in the film's promos. The strategy may draw the initial audience to an extent but, since they are not going back being a very happy lot that is about all. 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 Star World Premiere HD to air 'The Pacific'   iWorld | enews Javed Akhtar revamped IPRS's new chairman   Regulators | TRAI TRAI advises Jio to withdraw free offer, no loss to 'old' consumers   Television | TV Channels News18 enters Top 5 list, News Nation exits     To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, please add tvlinx@indiantelevision.in to your address book today. 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. © 2001-2017. 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