21 March 2017 | Volume 69 - Issue No: 17     visit website: www.indiantelevision.com   Television | TV Channels BARC India in talks with DTH ops, MSOs for RPD to boost robustness India's incumbent audience measurement organization Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) is in talks with DTH operators and MSOs for return path data (RPD) via their respective digital set-top boxes at customer premises to augment the robustness of viewership vital stats it dishes out. continue reading...       Television | TV Channels Need for outcome analysis on utility of Kisan Channel: Parl Committee A proper outcome analysis on the grassroots impact of the Kisan Channel be conducted, in order to determine how the content of the Channel is actually benefitting farmers, a Parliamentary Committee has said. continue reading...   Regulators | TRAI TRAI issues new consultation paper on VNO The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, which had in May 2015 recommended that Virtual Network Operators (VNO) in the telecom sector should be permitted for all segments of voice, data and video as well as for all services notified in the unified license (UL) for a period of ten years. continue reading...   Movies | Hindi Dismal releases help last week's film to turn lucky at the Box Office With dismal releases, the week proved lucky for last week's 'Badrinath ki Dulhaniya' as none of the three films fresh releases this week managed to create any impact on the viewers. continue reading...           TRAI asks if hotels offering Internet or voice access should buy a telecom VNO license Some thoughts on the interplay of content and telecom in 2017   Source: Medianama     Satellite imagery being used to check illegal mining menace: Government Yes Bank partners with Payjo for artificial intelligence solutions   Source: ET     Vodafone Pays The Price For Inertia As Rivals Pull Ahead: Analysts DittoTV on How Reliance Jio Competition Turned Out to Be the Ultimate Growth Hack   Source: NDTV     Govt to prevent overcharging by cable TV operators   Source: DH     In OTT space, Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan says 'We want to re-invent the experience on digital'   Source: FE     TDSAT slams TRAI for its inconsistent stance in the case of JIO   Source: Bar&Bench     I Was Surprised: Venkaiah Naidu on SPB-Ilayaraja Row   Source: News18         Head of Google Europe apologises over ads on extremist content UK broadcasters back BBC's call for top spots on programme guides Source: The Guardian     Comcast to Offer Unlimited Netflix Free for One Week to All X1 Customers A+E Networks, Live Nation Invest in Beautycon's $9 Million Round Source: Variety     PlateIQ cooks up $4 million for restaurant management platform Adobe unifies its digital businesses on a single cloud platform   Source: TC     CBS, Warner Bros. Reach New Deal for 'Big Bang Theory' Bravo Cooks Up Digital Series for Sponsor Celebrity Cruises   Source: Broadcasting Cable     AT&T gooses DirecTV Now sign-ups with a year of free HBO Hulu reportedly adds NBC cable networks to live TV service Source: Fierce Cable     FCC's Pai: Media Are Not Enemy of the People Joseph Ambeault Joins Discovery Source: Multichannel Zattoo offers dynamic ad insertion to TV broadcasters Source: Broadband TV News Movies | Hindi Machine.... Poor show Machine is a rather unlikely story with an unlikely title. Coming from Abbas Mustan duo, the Burmawalla brothers, who made a reputation for giving thrillers and action films with good musical score, one expected more of the same stuff. Having worked with some of the top artistes of Hindi film industry. continue reading... Movies | Hollywood Kung Fu Panda 3 premiering on Star Movies on 19 March This month Star Movies brings to its viewers Kung Fu Panda 3, the latest installment in the animated series featuring Po, a dumpling loving Panda, who defies all odds to become a Dragon Warrior. continue reading...               One on one discussion with Jagdish Kumar M D & CEO   MAM | Marketing FirmDecisions to help advertisers make better media investment decisions   Television | TV Channels Most preferred Hindi GEC genres in weeks 1 to 10 of 2017   Regulators | I&B Ministry MIB favours switching to DTH if consumers have problems with MSOs or LCOs   Television | TV Channels Shark Tank-like govt-run show to tie up with TV prod house   iWorld | Telecom Idea-Vodafone India merger creates leader with 42% market share   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