Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 23 May 2017 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 11

23 May 2017 | Volume 69 - Issue No: 66

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Cable TV | Multi System Operators

Den Networks cable operations revenue up; broadband revenue doubles

Indian multi system operator (MSO) Den Network reported 21.8 percent increase in operating revenue for its Cable distribution (cable) business for the year ended 31 March 2017 (FY-17) at Rs 1,075.54 crore as compared to Rs 883.24 crore in the previous year (FY-16). The company's broadband internet revenue in FY-17 more than doubled to Rs 81.80 crore from Rs 39.80 crore in FY-16.
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Television | TV Channels

Top notch Pro Kabaddi League auction commences; top player bid Rs 93 lakh

India's second most watched sports league - Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) - has begun the countdown to its fifth season. With Vivo fixed as the title sponsor for the next five seasons, the player auction got underway on 22 May and will end on 23 May.
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Television | TV Channels

English news genre grows only 10% in Chrome week 20

In week 20, the English movies emerged as the number one genre in six metros with a growth of 34.4 per cent opportunity to see (OTS), according to market researcher Chrome Data Analytics. Movies Now led the section with 48.8 per cent OTS.
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Television | TV Channels

Programming revamp benefitted News18 India, says editorial head

Hindi news channel News18 India, which undertook a revamp of its programming strategy few months back focusing on exclusive reports largely based on sting ops, has claimed that the plan is working as its ratings and viewership have increased.
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iWorld | Broadband

ACT leads in wired subs adds, Jiojuggernaut marches on

Atria Convergence Technologies Pvt. Ltd (ACT) leads in wired broadband internet subscribers additions in calendar year 2017 (CY-17) until 31 March 2017 (Mar-17) as per data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
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Television | TV Channels

Epic to reposition as an infotainment channel; Sehwag show announced

It's making an epic shift. Epic TV which saw the departure of its founder and MD Mahesh Samat for Disney last year, is now positioning itself as an infotainment channel, broadening its programming from just mythology and history and adding a wide array of original content across various genres.
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	Jio's Prime scheme not driving demand pick up: UBS
	Autonomous institutions likely to introduce new user charges
	Source: ET

	Ortel reports marginal increase in subscribers in Q4 FY17; ARPU dips
	Source: Medianama

	Den Networks posts Q4 net loss at Rs 60.55 cr
	Source: BS

	ZEE Media launches Hindi news channel Zee Hindustan
	Source: India Today

	Nearly 1.2 Billion Telecom Subscribers by the End of March, Says TRAI
	Source: NDTV

	Children explore the world of radio broadcasting
	Source: TOI

	LeEco's Jia Yueting quits as head of listed unit as business struggles
	Source: Live Mint

	ISRO aims high-speed internet age for India with 3 new satellites
	Source: Deccan Chronicle

	Amazon's a la Carte TV Helps Starz, HBO Stand Out in Netflix Era
	Source: Bloomberg Quint


	BBC apologises after Radio Leeds airs Ian Brady competition
	Revealed: Google tried to block media coverage of gender discrimination case
	Source: The Guardian

	Verizon CEO: Combined Yahoo-AOL Will Be Platform to Test Over-the-Top Video Service
	Jason Derulo to Headline YouTube's First Live VidCon Concert
	Source: Variety

	Netflix is creating a movie starring Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o, thanks mostly to Twitter
	Postmates CEO will testify before Congress about the promise of robots and drones
	Source: TC

	Trump's Final Budget Again Tries to Zero Out CPB, NEA
	CBS Extends Deal With Moonves for Two More Years
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Dish's Sling Media releases multicamera production and live video broadcasting system
	Viacom CEO says $10-$20 entertainment channel bundle coming this year
	Source: Fierce Cable

	Verizon CEO Drops OTT Hints
	Sens. Seek Hearing on Fake News, Trump Media Hostility
	Source: Multichannel

	BT to give away Google Cardboard 'headsets
	Euronews closes Ukrainian service
	Source: Broadband TV News

Movies | Hindi

Hindi Medium....Fun in parts

Hindi Medium is meant to be a satire on the education system as it has evolved in India lately. Just about every institution likes to add the word 'International' to its name and claim to be affiliated to a system of education somewhere in the West.
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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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