22 November 2017 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 02   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
 
iWorld | OTT
Regional OTT content more than just catch-up TV
The rise of digitalcontentplatforms haveforeverchangedtelevision viewing in India. The revolution in the over-the-top content (OTT) and video-on-demand (VOD) industry in the countryis reminiscent ofthe growth of satellite television during the 1990s. Due to the rollout of 4G services and exponential growth in the smart phones, the OTT industry accelerated widely in 2017 in India.
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Television | TV Channels
GUEST COLUMN: From Juggle To Juggernaut: Localising content for India
There is an unassailable advantage in being the first to do something - there is so much to do that one is spoilt for choices. Opportunities lie aplenty and the emotional response is that of a kid at a candy store.
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Television | TV Channels
Colors Infinity, Comedy Central gain highest OTS in genres: Chrome DM
With growth of 2.22 per cent, the English GEC genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 46 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media.
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MAM | Media and Advertising
Talent retention is key, says Mindshare's Prasanth Kumar
Mindshare, a global media and marketing services company that is a part of GroupM, has completed 20 years this November globally and 15 years in India.
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- Trai for lowering cap on spectrum holding
- China launches three remote sensing satellites
  Source: ET
   
- Padmavati row: Let CBFC do its job, says I&B ministry
- Draft space law gives private firms a grip on rocket, satellite making
  Source: BS
   
- SEBI to probe WhatsApp leaks on financial results; MediaNama's take
  Source: Medianama
   
- ISRO To Launch The First Privately Built Indian Rocket To Space By 2021
  Source: India Times
   
- Screen S. Durga at IFFI, HC tells I&B Ministry
  Source: The Hindu
   
- India's Mobile Subscriber Base Hits 953.8 Million in October: COAI
  Source: NDTV
   
- DD Sports, the sleeping giant of Indian sports broadcasting, is showing no signs of waking up
  Source: Scroll
   
- AT&T bid to buy Time Warner - US Justice department files suite
  Source: The Hindu Businessline
   
   
- AT&T's Time Warner takeover: justice department aims to block $85bn deal
- Amazon's $1bn bet on Lord of the Rings shows scale of its TV ambition
  Source: The Guardian
   
- U.S. Officials Charge Iranian Hacker With HBO Server Attack, $6 Million Extortion Scheme
- Amazon's Echo Show Regains YouTube Access, Also Gets Vimeo and Dailymotion Videos
  Source: Variety
   
- Salesforce appoints Bret Taylor as chief product officer
- Pixar's John Lasseter taking a six-month leave of absence amid reports of inappropriate behavior
  Source: TC
   
- Syndication Ratings: Season Highs the Norm as Daylight Savings Ends
- Iranian Man Charged in HBO Hacking
  Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- TiVo Notches Win in ITC Patent Battle with Comcast
- FCC Moving to Repeal Bright-Line Net Neutrality Rules
  Source: Multichannel
   
- Sport fans reluctant to sign up for OTT streaming service
  Source: Broadband TV News
   
- Black inks deal with Fox Networks Group to bring content to South Africa
  Source: TV Week
   
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..