Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 13 June 2017 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 11

13 June 2017 | Volume 69 - Issue No: 79

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Movies | Hindi

Rs-500m film digitisation, sound restoration & software RFPs to be floated in '17-18

	Noting that substantial under-utilisation of funds under the National Film Heritage Mission has reflected in the overall idling of fund in the film sector as a whole during 2016-17, a Parliamentary Committee has asked the information and broadcasting ministry to ensure optimal utilisation of funds during the year 2017-18. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

Sports genre OTS drops 44.2%, Colors Infinity GEC leads in Week 23

The sports channels' genre, according to Chrome DM's opportunity to see (OTS) analysis across India in its week 23, witnessed a drop of 44.2 per cent. DD Sports was the most affected channel with 93.9 per cent OTS.
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Television | TV Channels

NDTV Lifestyle: Board decides not to purchase Astro 49% stake

The NDTV board has decided not to buy 49 per cent stake held by South Asia Creative Assets Limited in NDTV Lifestyle Holdings Limited.
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Television | TV Channels

Tata & JSW teams enter Indian Super League

Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), a JV between IMG-Reliance & Star India -- organiser of the Indian Super League, on 12 June, announced two winning bids for the Indian Super League, expanding it to 10 teams.
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iWorld | VOD

Mittal's beauty notions to keep 100m Netflix subs in good humour

Following in the footsteps of Vir Das, Hasan Minhaj and Aziz Ansari, comedianne Aditi Mittal is preparing to do a special stand-up show for Netflix: "Things They Wouldn't Let Me Say."
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Television | TV Channels

Advertorial edges out editorial: State intervention crucial in public interest, says Veep

Vice President M Hamid Ansari has stressed the need for a responsible press in an open society to hold power to account. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

Viacom18 elevates Namrata Tata & Mandar Natekar

Viacom18's national brands aimed at youth and the adult audience, viz. Hindi, youth, music and English entertainment under the leadership of Viacom18 COO Raj Nayak, has announced a rejig of its business and revenue leadership team.
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Technology | Hardware

GST on set-top boxes & optic fibre down to 18%

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) for set top boxes has been reduced to 18 per cent from the previously announced 28 per cent.
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	Reliance Jio accuses Airtel, Vodafone, Idea of cartelisation
	Online sellers on Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal want regulator for ecommerce
	Source: ET

	TRAI Likely to Recommend Tighter Norms, User Refunds for International SIM Cards
	Source: NDTV

	MTNL confirms real estate asset sale to cut debt
	Source: Medianama

	Irdai appoints administrator for Sahara Life Insurance
	Source: BS

	Airtel, Vodafone and Idea report sharp fall in adjusted gross revenue
	Volatility in job market continues, May activity sees 4% dip: Report
	Source: ET Telecom

	Reliance Jio wants lower fees to help telecom sector to thrive, says incumbents to blame for fiscal stress
	Source: FE

	Telecom sector disappointed with the unchanged GST rate
	Source: Times Now

	UIDAI to prioritise GST applicants, charge Rs 25 per update
	Source: IIFL


	Letter: 'Michael Wearing fought our corner and kept us going'
	Greg Gianforte sentenced to community service for assaulting Guardian reporter
	Source: The Guardian

	Imax Lays Off 100 Employees in Cost-Cutting Move (EXCLUSIVE)
	Angry America Makes Madison Avenue Re-Think Megyn Kelly, Shakespeare and More
	Source: Variety

	Emil Michael, Uber's SVP of business, has left the company
	Nomadic nabs $6M for its modular VR system for retail spaces
	Source: TC

	ABC's 'Battle of the Network Stars' Reboot Shapes Up
	'Bachelor in Paradise' Production Suspended Following 'Misconduct'
	Source: Broadcasting cable

	Altice USA IPO Could Raise $1.4 Billion
	Source: Multichannel

	Hulu spending as much as Amazon on original series development
	Source: : Fiercecable

	EXCLUSIVE: BBC Worldwide inks multiple CEE deals
	Austrian consumer protectors consider legal action against M7's HD Austria
	Source: : Broadband TV News

Movies | Hindi

Raabta.....Intolerable

Reincarnation has worked when it is made around emotional bonds. There have been some memorable films made on reincarnation and there have been some rejected as utter thrash.
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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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