25 July 2017 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 10   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
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Television | TV Channels
ZEEL reports steady Q1 FY2018 results
It's been a hectic first quarter of FY 2018 for homegrown media power house -- the Essel Group promoted Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel).
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Television | TV Channels
NDTV restructures biz & newsroom amidst reports of layoffs
Buffeted by allegations of tax evasion and money laundering, which are being contested in appeal tribunals, one of India's first private sector TV news organization NDTV has said it is reorganizing newsroom set-up and resources available to adapt to changing technologies like MoJo or mobile journalism.
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iWorld | Telecom
$23 bn Voda-Idea merger approved, 407 mn combined subs
Consolidation in the telecom sector seems to be progressing well, especially in the backdrop of big leaps by the new entrant Reliance Jio.
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Television | TV Channels
DD announces short film contest on Independence theme
Doordarshan has announced a Swatantra Bharat Short Films Contest to mark the 75th anniversary of Quit India Movement and 70th anniversary of India's Independence next month.
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iWorld | VOD
Dekkho expands regional language content offering
Dekkho has partnered with some of the top online content24 creators in the country like ScoopWhoop, FilterCopy, Pinkvilla, 9X Media, Put Chutney, Being Indian and East India Comedy.
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iWorld | OTT
Balaji may formalise RIL stake purchase at 16 Aug EGM
Balaji Telefilms, in a communique to the BSE and the National Stock Exchange, intimated about its extraordinary general meeting to be held on 16 August at "The Club", 197, Juhu Versova Link Road, Opp. D. N. Nagar Police Station, Andheri (W), Mumbai- 400 053, Maharashtra.
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iWorld | OTT
17 mn SVoD homes to generate $ 1.8 bn in West Asia & Africa by '22
Middle East (West Asia) & North Africa OTT TV episodes and movies will generate revenues of US$1.75 billion by 2022; more than quadruple the US$428 million recorded in 2016..
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Television | TV Channels
Bharat Kedia to be ZEEL CFO as Modi gets new role
Zee Entertainment Enterprises LTD (ZEEL) has appointed Bharat Kedia as the chief financial officer.
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- Telcos citing Trai affidavit on network charge twists facts: Industry body COAI
- Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal urges Trai to veto 'bill & keep,' maintain IUC
  Source: ET
   
- AT&T Said to Be in Early U.S. Talks for Time Warner Approval
  Source: BQ
   
- The big question: Will Reliance JioPhone clash with net neutrality?
  Source: HT
   
- Why Reliance JioPhone TV cable can help to cut your DTH bill
  Source: Zee Biz
   
- Amazon offers $70-80 Million to acquire FreeCharge
  Source: Times Now News
   
- Competition Commission of India clears Vodafone-Idea merger
- VEON board elects former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns as chairman
  Source: ET Telecom
   
- Govt panel for sops to ease financial stress in telecom sector
  Source: BS
   
- Trai to begin consultation on mobile apps seeking user data
  Source: TOI
   
- Zomato losses: CEO Deepinder Goyal says startup cut monthly losses to Rs 1.6 cr in FY18
  Source: FE
   
   
- Pressure on Ofcom grows to force BBC to increase diversity
- BBC to fill Glastonbury gap with own music event across UK
Source: The Guardian
   
- Sony Inks Deal to Sell PlayStation Vue Internet TV Service Through Small Cable Operators
- TV News Roundup: Al Gore to Host Climate Change Town Hall on MTV
Source: Variety
   
- Facebook acquires Source3 to get content creators paid
- SnapTravel raises $8 million for a hotel booking service that works over chat
 

Source: TC
   
- FCC's Pai: TV Repack Price Estimate Has Increased
Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- Pirated Game of Thrones viewing beats legal access
  Source: Broadband Tv News
   
- Comcast, CBS 'ahead of curve' in linear pay-TV business that will shed 31M subcribers in next decade, analyst says
  Source: Fiercecable
   
- Brown Sugar Rolls Out on Apple TV
  Source: Multichannel
   
- Fox News Channel Offers Clarification in War of Words With New York Times
  Source: TV Week
   
- MSNBC Clocks Cable's Largest Weekday Primetime Crowd For First Time In Its History
  Source: Deadline
   
   
Movies | Hindi
Munna Michael..... Just a passable affair!
Munna Michael follows the formula of musical films about disco dancers made during 1980s to the core. You know, the kind of films Mithun Chakraborty was identified with! Such films also provided ample scope for action
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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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One on One discussion wih Vishal Maheshwari
 
Television | TV Channels
Star World launches Game of Thrones season 7 with personalized posters
 
 
Specials | Event Coverage
"We are competing with Google & Facebook on the free side and with Netflix and Amazon on subscription" -- Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan
 
Television | TV Channels