01 February 2017 | Volume 68 - Issue No: 78         visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   Television | TV Channels Ajay Bhalwankar-led Sony's maiden inhouse show partners Beyond Dreams Sony Pictures Network India is all set to produce its first show in-house for the network which will be led by the industry veteran Ajay Bhalwankar. Also, Sony's internal production house has partnered with Yash Patnaik's Beyond Dreams for their first show. continue reading...         Television | TV Channels TRAI for pvt players in DTT, suggests capping of transmitters The telecom regulator TRAI has made it clear that it was in favour of private players being permitted to provide digital terrestrial transmission (DTT) services along with the public service broadcaster (Doordarshan) to ensure plurality and competition in the market. continue reading...   Cable TV | Multi System Operators Hinduja Group media head Mansukhani spells out priorities The new CEO & MD of Hinduja Media Group Ashok Mansukhani, a veteran of Indian media industry, has already got his priorities etched out and expressed willingness to work along with all stakeholders of the sector for the overall growth and mutual benefits. continue reading...   Specials | Budget Budget '17: Encourage digital economy to make tax system globally competitive Various industry sectors are of course expecting the budget to ease stress in the business environment with tax rebates, restructuring of slabs or incentives. continue reading...   Specials | Budget Guest Column: The 'make or break' budget The recent cash ban has sucked a lot of momentum out of one the world's fastest growing economy. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is meticulously examining ways which can boost the slumping economy, as a result of s. No budget is effortlessly manageable, but 2017 is certainly taking challenges to a new high with several global and national factors to take note of. continue reading...   DTH | DTH Services DISH buys EchoStar's DBS & OTT assets; gives control over Sling TV customer experience DISH Network Corporation and EchoStar Corporation today announced they have executed an agreement that will transfer certain EchoStar assets and operations, including its EchoStar Technologies hardware and software development group, its national and regional uplink business continue reading...   Television | TV Channels 'Republic TV' hires Chitra Subramaniam as advisor With two decades of journalistic experience in the field, Chitra Subramaniam has joined hands with Arnab Goswami in his new venture Republic TV. She is known for her investigation of the Bofors scandal which led to the electoral debacle of former PM Rajiv Gandhi in 1989. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels News18 live budget to feature Shankkar Aiyar & Gurcharan Das Departing from the regular tradition of presenting the budget on the last working day of February, the Finance Minister will present the Union Budget on the first day of February for the first time. continue reading...           Trai recommends shutting down of analog transmission by 2023 A Voda-Idea deal will ease competition in telecom   Source: ET     New FCC chair vows to shrink industry regulations   Source: Reuters     Comcast Is About to Sell You Cable TV Without the Cable Box   Source: Bloomberg Quint     Former promoter C Sivasankaran urges SC to cancel Aircel's spectrum New US law could force IT to tweak business program   Source: ET Telecom     Mobile phone subscriber base reached 810 million in December 2016: COAI   Source: BGR     I&B ministry urges radio sector to take digital path Airtel's veiled attack on TRAI for letting Reliance Jio force consolidation   Source: FE     Trai recommends a transition to digital terrestrial television all over India by the year 2023   Source: First Post     DishTV Q3 profit plunges 61% to Rs 26.68 cr on note ban   Source: TOI             The looming issues awaiting Donald Trump's supreme court nominee Apple posts record revenue thanks to holiday sales of iPhone 7 Source: The Guardian     HBO Developing 'Godfather' Behind-the-Scenes Movie From Black List Script Snapchat Said to Choose NYSE for Impending Public Offering Source: Variety     Apple's services are buoying its return to growth as its iPhone engine stalls Sheryl Sandberg joins the immigration ban statement canoe   Source: TC     Auction Bid Total Jumps By Another $73 Million Syndication Ratings: In an Otherwise Down Week, 'Judge Judy' Rises   Source: Broadcasting Cable     NBC News reportedly wants to skew conservative, take on Fox News Source: Fierce Cable     Sky to keep Discovery and Eurosport TV channels after deal reached hours before they were due to be pulled Source: Mirror     11th hour settlement of Sky-Discovery dispute Source: Broadband Tv News     Facebook is reportedly making an app for set-top TV boxes Source: The Verge     Movies | Hindi Strategies rule over content, fail Nothing worthwhile came along since Dangal, the film which helped the cinema halls sustain. When it did, two major production houses decided to release their films simultaneously. Kaabil from Rakesh Roshan's production house and Raees from Excel Entertainment. continue reading... Movies | Hollywood Star Wars: Complete Saga is back on Star Movies! Star Wars: Episode | - The Phantom Menace is starting on 14 January at 12 noon, and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones on 15 January at the same time. continue reading...                 One on one discussion with Jagdish Kumar M D & CEO   Television | TV Channels ETV UP/ Uttarakhand refreshes with new shows & look   Television | TV Channels Mumbai Traffic Police partners with 'Made in India Nicktoon - Shiva'     Specials | Budget Times presents 'budget' programming line-up   Television | TV Channels 'Goosebump' : Zee Music collaborates with 'Kung Fu Yoga'   To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, please add tvlinx@indiantelevision.in to your address book today. 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