Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 29 August 2017 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 11

30 August 2017 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 37

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DTH | DTH Operator

Jawahar Goel gets into the boxing ring with iron gloves

	Jawahar Goel is known to be a feisty fighter. The third amongst four brothers, and currently the chairman & managing director of Dish TV, JG (as he is called) was probably the most vociferous amongst them, after eldest brother Zee TV chairman and MP Subhash Chandra, in the past. continue reading...

DTH | DTH Operator

DTH subscriber growth on upswing in first quarter?

Is the DTH subscriber growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 (Q1-18, quarter ended 30 June 2017, current quarter) on an upswing? Of the six private players in the Indian DTH ecosystem, three are publically listed and their numbers are available in the public domain.
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Regulators | TRAI

TRAI QoS implementation stayed by Delhi HC awaiting Madras HC verdict

The Delhi High Court has stayed TRAI's QoS regulations till the time the Madras High Court gives its judgement in TRAI tariff order case.
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Cable TV | MSO

Arasu 'monopolistic practices' decried by LCOs, TN body seeks GST exemption

A Tamil Nadu federation of unions to which hundreds of cable operators owe allegiance has alleged that the Arasu MSO has been following 'monopolistic practices' and acting against the welfare of its members.
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Television | TV Channels

Sony pulls off 'Pehredaar Piya Ki', aims at developing viewer interest in upcoming shows

Sony Entertainment, after facing flak for its show 'Pehredaar Piya Ki' and Broadcasting Council's fiat to shift it, has pulled off the show altogether. The council had also earlier asked the channel to run it with a scroll, reading that it does not promote child marriage.
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Television | TV Channels

Ofcom registers plaint against 'Joanna Lumley's India' as 'materially misleading'

The UK's communications regulator Ofcom recently registered a complaint against "Joanna Lumley's India" to be 'materially misleading'.
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Specials | Promonet Feature

Content is supreme, lyrics are vital, says Farhan Akhtar at NDTV conclave

"If the story is not good, then no matter where you shoot the film it doesn't matter. Content has to be supreme. There was a time when music became more important than lyrics. Audience would not even remember the lyrics.
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	TRAI mulls phased spectrum auctions for 2017; two new bands this year
	Announcing the Agenda for #NAMAprivacy: The Future of User Data #ad
	Source: Medianama

	Ishaat Hussain retires as Voltas Chairman
	India is most robust telecom growth market: Telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan
	Source: ET

	'Arasu Cable TV acting against welfare of cable TV operators'
	Source: The Hindu

	Comcast builds out "smart home" strategy as cable shrinks
	Source: TOI

	Showtime hit with lawsuits over Mayweather fight pay per view
	Source: India Today

	How a 14 paise charge per call is redrawing battle lines between Reliance Jio and others
	Source: Zee Biz

	Broadcasting council pulls the plug on controversial TV show 'Pehredaar Piya Ki'
	Source: Scroll

	ISRO to launch new navigation satellite IRNSS-1H as replacement after clock failure
	Source: FE


	Sky stops broadcasting rightwing US channel Fox News in UK
	MTV reimagined: from The (George) Osbornes to James May's Pimp My Ride
	Source: The Guardian

	Apple Said to Unveil New iPhones on Sept. 12
	How Netflix Hacks: Behind the Scenes at the Streaming Giant's Hack Day
	Source: Variety

	Uber finally confirms that Khosrowshahi will be its new CEO; Kalanick "couldn't be happier"
	OpenStack sees new use cases in edge computing and fast-growing interest in China
	Source: TC

	ACA, Dish: Sinclair Fails to Make Case for Tribune Deal
	Gigi Sohn: Aug. 30 Could Signal Closing of Open Internet
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	DirecTV turns tide in $4B FTC suit, may get false advertising beef tossed
	Comcast bundling security cameras with broadband for apartment and condo dwellers
	Source: Fiercecable

	ACA, Dish: Sinclair Fails to Make Case for Tribune Deal
	Videotron to Use Comcast's X1 Platform to Power New IPTV Service
	Source: Multichannel

	Elemental founder Sam Blackman dead at 41
	Apple to launch UltraHD HDR Apple TV
	Source: Broadband TV News

Movies | Hindi

A Gentleman: Sundar, Susheel, Risky: Dream native and act Hollywood

The title of the film needs some elaborate explaining. A film's title says a lot about the film. When did you last hear somebody use the word Gentleman? It is a phrase from history, the British era.
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Movies | Hollywood

Special screening of Maharaja Duleep Hollywood biopic at Cannes

Even though no Indian feature film has been selected for the 70th Festival de Cannes this year, an award-winning historic film biopic on the poignant life story of the last King of Punjab - Maharajah Duleep Singh.
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