13 November 2017 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 96   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
 
Specials | Event Coverage
MIPCOM 2017 - Content Really is King!
Eye-opening, international, new content for multi-platform that fully embraced digital and VR were my key takeaways from MIPCOM 2017. The world may be going digital but content will always be king!
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Regulators | MIB
M&E items get GST relief from 15 November 2017
In a major relief to the media and entertainment (M&E) sector, the goods and services tax (GST) has been slashed on a large number of items including electrical apparatus for radio and television broadcasting from 28 per cent to 18 per cent.
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Television | TV Channels
Amit Malhotra to head Disney ops in Singapore, Malaysia
As part of its corporate restructuring, the Walt Disney Company has promoted Amit Malhotra as its country head for Singapore and Malaysia. Reporting to Mahesh Samat, executive vice president and managing director for Walt Disney International, South Asia, Malhotra will be responsible for all of Disney's businesses in the two countries.
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Cable TV | MSO
Workshop to train manpower in cable TV distribution
A workshop is being held on 27 November to deliberate on the importance of skilling, certification and accreditation of the manpower deployed in cable TV distribution. It is organised by the Broadcast Engineering Consultants (India) Ltd ( BECIL) in collaboration with the Instrumentation Automation Surveillance & Communication-Sector Skill Council (IASC-SSC in New Delhi a Vigyan Bhavan.
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- COAI asks TRAI to probe Jio's new cashback offerings
- No question of scrapping discussion on spectrum auction: Trai
  Source: ET
   
- No Nude show at Goa film festival
  Source: The Hindu
   
- All India Radio to be available for streaming on Amazon Echo smart speakers; app to come soon
  Source: First Post
   
- Glamourising Alauddin Khilji Like Praising Acid Attackers: Haryana Minister On 'Padmavati' Row
  Source: NDTV
   
- NASA to test Miniaturized Weather Satellite technology
  Source: Asian Age
   
- International Space Station: Orbital ATK launches eighth cargo mission to space with food and supplies
  Source: News Nation
   
- Rahul Gandhi talks Twitter strategy: Will catch Modi's faults, won't disrespect PM's office
  Source: Indian Express
   
   
- Russia plans retaliation against US media as row over RT escalates
- The sexist dinosaurs aren't only on the prowl in old media Jane Martinson
  Source: The Guardian
   
- Beijing's Bytedance Steps Up Global Video and Entertainment Profile With Musical.ly Buy, Live.me Funding
- Roku Stock Climbs 75% After Strong Earnings, Home Audio Investment
Source: Variety
   
- Physical storage startup Makespace has a new CEO to represent it
- Alibaba smashes its Single's Day record once again as sales cross $25 billion
 

Source: TC
   
- FCC's Pai: DOJ Will Do Right Thing With AT&T/TW
- Louis C.K. Confirms Six Charges Made by Women Are True
  Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- Cox integrates Netflix into X1-based Contour video system
- FuboTV adds Boston Red Sox and Bruins regional sports channel NESN
  Source: Fierce Cable
   
- ViaSat Sheds Satellite Broadband Subs in Q2
  Source: Multichannel
   
Movies | Hindi
Golmaal Again: Entertaining suspense thriller
The most successful franchise in Hindi films, Golmaal, strikes again. And, aptly, the title is Golmaal Again. The main faces of the franchise -- Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, ShreyasTalpade and Kunal Khemu are very much there so are the other regulars, Sanjay Mishra, Mukesh Tiwari, Johny Lever, Murli Sharma and Vrajesh Hirjee..
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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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