08 April 2017 | Volume 69 - Issue No: 33     visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   Mam | Marketing Goafest 2017: Carat chief strategist observes data's great tool, but gut feeling critical As the upside-down slide indicated and exhorted -- "see things differently" -- Carat global chief strategy officer Sanjay Nazeralli, on Friday, went on to explain why it was important so, and to also focus on the changing perspective, setting the tone for the day. continue reading...       Mam | Marketing Creative Abby Awards 2017: Star Plus & Colors win a gold each in broadcaster category The 12th edition of the annual marketing and advertising event Goafest on Friday announced the winners of Creative ABBY Awards 2017. Star Plus bagged eight metals this year including a gold in the category of the best original music score for the TV programme P.O.W, and four silver and three bronze. continue reading...   Regulators | I&B Ministry Govt's digital channel to tell 'India story', Rs 75 cr investment planned The Modi government is reportedly planning to launch a digital platform which will report on international news to a global digital audience with an India perspective. It will "challenge the anti-India narrative" and present "India's perspective on global events." continue reading...   Television | TV Channels DD Kisan viewership is 7.2m a month, received Rs 800m govt funds for 17-18 A sum of Rs 1.2225 billion was released from 2014-15 to 2016-17 to Prasar Bharati by the information and broadcasting ministry for Dordarshan Kisan Channel. The total fund allocated for 2017-18 is Rs 800 million, the minister of state for information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore has told the Parliament. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels NICK & Motu-Patlu films most watched kids channel & programme in BARC week 13 Five channels have been consistently present in the top 5 Kids channels list All India (U+R) : NCCS All : 2 - 14 years Individuals during all the first 12 weeks of 2017. They are NICK, Cartoon Network, Pogo TV, Hungama and Disney Channel. continue reading...   Mam | Marketing Ad Club announces another property 'Marquees' awards Having given to the industry marquee properties like the EMVIES, EFFIES and ABBY's, The Advertising Club that has been a catalyst in developing the industry and a leading ideas exchange platform has announced another annual property 'Marquees' addressing the needs of marketeers who form a large constituency of the Advertising Club. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Sun TV continues ratings dominance across genres in BARC week 13 The Kalanithi Maran-headed Sun TV continued its dominance over ratings in week 13 (Saturday, 25 March 2017 to Friday, 31 March 2017) Top 10 Channels Across Genre: All India (U+R) : 2+ Individuals as per Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) data. continue reading...   Mam | Marketing 92.7 Big FM ropes in Sehwag, Ayaz & RJ Abhimanyu 92.7 Big FM is known to provide thematic content during the 20-20 cricket match series, thereby becoming the most popular radio destination during the cricket extravaganza. continue reading...             Telecom sectors' consumer service revenue dips 10.5% in December quarter: Trai Arun Jaitley should look into these issues to boost morale of broadcast industry   Source: ET     Reliance Jio gives us a hint: TV Set-top-Box and Broadband service could launch soon   Source: FE     YouTube TV: What You Get And What You Don't, All You Need To Know TRAI to Bring New Quality Norms for Services Like VoLTE Soon   Source: News18     Comcast wireless ambitions could get a lot pricier   Source: ET Telecom     Reliance Jio 'Summer Surprise' offer not in sync with regulations: TRAI   Source: Indian Express     Altice Said to Target IPO of About 20% of U.S. Cable Unit   Source: Bloomberg Quint     Here's how US Tomahawk missiles hit Syria air base after deadly chemical attack   Source: Hindustan Times     AIR still the most trusted news broadcasting system: Naidu   Source: India Today         Rupert Murdoch's Sky takeover approved by European regulator Google to display fact-checking labels to show if news is true or false Source: The Guardian     Netflix Picks Up Korean TV Series 'Man x Man' Digital-Media Startup Mic Banks $21 Million From Time Warner, Others Source: Variety     Peter Fenton is leaving Twitter's board of directors Google DeepMind open sources Sonnet so you can build neural networks in TensorFlow even quicker   Source: TC     FCC Rules WSKQ-FM Radio Broadcast Was Indecent Neil Gorsuch Confirmed to Supreme Court   Source: Broadcasting Cable     Comcast has $7.5B revenue opportunity with Xfinity Mobile, analyst says Fox Networks Group threatens Charter with blackout Source: Fierce cable     Medin, Kish Depart Alphabet's Access Division: Report Wurl TV Brings OTT Channels to Espial's 'Elevate' Platform Source: Multichannel     SES creates separate units for video and data Media Broadcast expands HbbTV/DVB-T2 service Source: Broadband TV News     Movies | Hindi Mirza Juuliet....Poor rehash Mirza Juuliet is one more spin-off on the legendary Punjabi folk tale of Mirza Sahiban, the love story of Mirza and Sahiban. A film was made on the same story in 2016 in a modern context as Mirzya. Mirza Juuliet is just another feebler attempt. 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 Shemaroo bags Gold Abby Award in digital-social media category   Television | TV Channels Subhash Chandra hails GST, seeks new tax system & ease of doing biz   iWorld | Ecommerce OMA's MobiSwipe to deploy 50k MasterCard-preferred & Visa-ready mPoS devices in '17   Movies | Hindi Mukti Bhawan (Hindi) Hotel Salvation (English)…Engrossing watch   To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, please add tvlinx@indiantelevision.in to your address book today. 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