11 January 2017 | Volume 68 - Issue No: 62       visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   Specials | Year Ender Guest Column: Measure by Measure Year ends are always a good a time to reflect on the past, take stock of the present and plan for the future. So let me begin, by reflecting on the year that was. continue reading...         Satellites | Satellites Operators Indian, French space agencies sign pact; team up on moon mission, space launchers Indian Space Research Organisation and French Space agency (CNES) have signed a partnership agreement in satellite launch technology. The pact was inked between ISRO chairman Kiran Kumar and CNES president Jean-Yves Le Gall in the presence of the visiting French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault. continue reading...   Regulators | TRAI TRAI allowing Jio to contravene rules, Airtel files affidavit in TDSAT Bharti Airtel has escalated its legal battle against the telecom regulator TRAI, filing an additional affidavit in the telecom tribunal TDSAT in which it has slammed the watchdog for what it termed "tacitly" allowing Reliance Jio Infocomm to break rules around "anti-competitive" promotional offers. continue reading...   iWorld | enews Youth for Digital India: Theme of National Youth Festival starting on 12 Jan Youth for Digital India' will be the theme of the National Youth Festival commencing this week. The department of youth affairs of the youth affairs and sports ministry organises the festival every year on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. continue reading...   Movies | Hindi Films development: India & Portugal to work out co-production pact India and Portugal have agreed to work out modalities for a co-production agreement in the Film Sector in a time-bound manner keeping in mind the legal aspects of such an agreement. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels IOA reverses decision on Kalmadi, Chautala; Goel happy There is not much in the offing except, December 23 carry forward, Dangal. There was no release on 30th since it is a norm not to fall in the shadow of a major release like Dangal as well as to avoid the year end Friday where the New Year eve celebrations affect box office collections negatively. continue reading...   Regulators | People Dhillon among three women on Film Tribunal Non-metro Indian cities, mainly those in Tier 2 and 3 (population between 20,000-100,000), have fuelled growth in smartphone sales during the festive season between August and October, according to International Data Corporation (IDC), continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Rio medalists Sakshi Malik, Marwa Amri bout keenly awaited Colors Delhi Sultans will face Haryana Hammers in the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, in New Delhi on Wednesday. continue reading...             Airtel files affidavit in telecom tribunal, alleges Trai of allowing Jio to break rules Government to fund up to 60 per cent R&D cost for e-vehicles   Source: ET     Frost & Sullivan is the exclusive knowledge partner for 25th Convergence India 2017 Expo   Source: The Hindu Business Line     Set Top Box interoperability on top of TRAIs agenda for 2017   Source: IT     At Telenovela King, the Drama Takes Place Behind the Scenes   Source: Bloomberg Quint     Liberty Media's Malone Says Cable Consortium Could Buy T-Mobile   Source: Ad Age India     Mobile phones without panic button import allowed till Feb: Department of Telecom Flipkart's payment app logs 1 lakh transactions per day; PhonePe CEO says payment wallet saw 80x growth   Source: FE     Set-top box interoperability on top of Trai's agenda for 2017   Source: Live Mint     TRAI to Release Public Wi-Fi Network Recommendations Within a Month Jio Network Average Download Speed At 18 Mbps In December: Telecom Regulator   Source: NDTV             BBC iPlayer faces complete overhaul in Tony Hall's future-proofing plans Bill O'Reilly sexual harassment suit settled by Fox News, report says Source: The Guardian     Hulu will soon combine live TV, on-demand to smack down cable (hands-on) Source: CNET     'La La Land,' 'Moonlight,' 'Fences' Nab Producers Guild Nominations Buddy Greco, Hit Singer of 'The Lady Is a Tramp,' Dies at 90   Source: Variety     Leaked memos allege Trump's lawyer helped orchestrate Russian hacking Illumina wants to sequence your whole genome for $100   Source: TC     TCA Exclusive: Dungey Unbowed By 'When We Rise' Backlash Advertisers Plan More Spending on ESPN, HGTV Source: Broadcasting Cable     Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's unexpected season 3 renewal shows how TV's rules are changing Source: VOX     Wurtzel Stepping Down as NBCU Research Chief Kogan Joining TBS, TNT in Digital Media Position Source: Multichannel     ICM Partners' TV Lit Agents Lanny Noveck & Brandy Rivers Exit Source: Deadline     Movies | Hindi Rs 350 cr in 17-day unanimous filmy 'Dangal' There is not much in the offing except, December 23 carry forward, Dangal. There was no release on 30th since it is a norm not to fall in the shadow of a major release like Dangal as well as to avoid the year end Friday where the New Year eve celebrations affect box office collections negatively. continue reading... Movies | Hollywood Sony Le Plex HD to premiere Foxcatcher in India "A coach is a father. Coach is a mentor. Coach has great power on an athlete's life," says John Du Pont, the coach of team Foxcatcher. continue reading...               One on one discussion with Jagdish Kumar M D & CEO   DTH | Dth Operators Tata Sky offers top channels & services   Technology | CES India's startup gets J&J support for maiden device   iWorld | enews Digital innovation: MyGov CEO's webcast at 11am on Wed   Television | TV Channels Himesh, Neha & Javed to judge Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs; Mumbai auditions on Sunday   Television | TV Channels Rio medalists Sakshi Malik, Marwa Amri bout keenly awaited   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. All Rights Reserved. *If you are not able to see the mailer, please click here