10 October 2017 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 70   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
 
iWorld | OTT
Alternative sports has big demand in India & consumers willing to pay for premium content: Veqta
Where there's a will, there's a way. And three sports enthusiasts live up to this adage beautifully. Building a company from ground zero to a level where it's considered a leading digital media company is no mean achievement.
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Television | TV Channels
Highest Rated Hindi GEC primetime programmes in rural India
In an earlier paper, we have discussed the highest rated Hindi GEC programmes in the Hindi Speaking Markets (HSM) – this included the urban and rural HSM markets, based on the weekly viewership ratings of the top 5 primetime programmes published by Broadcast Audience Research Council of Indi (BARC) during the first 39 weeks of 2017..
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Television | TV Channels
Sony India acquires Cricket Australia's subcontinental media rights for six years
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has acquired the exclusive media rights for all men's international matches played in Australia, beginning with the Magellan Ashes Series starting from 22 November to 8 January 2017( five test matches).
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iWorld | OTT
Guest Column: Race to the bottom(line) - From consumption to subscription
It's been a quick and busy 36 months since the advent of the very first OTT services and between all of the media-owning majors, the flush-with-money global players and the battling aggregators and the ever-growing flock of Indie hot-shops, it's a whole load of original and aggregated content that has been unloaded on the Indian consumer.
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Regulators | I&B Ministry
MIB issued licence to ZMCL; Leader, Turner and Zee among five cancelled last month, nine allowed as per court orders
In all, the number of private satellite TV channels having valid permission in India as of 30 September, 2017, are 877. Of these, the number of permitted news and current affairs channels is 388, according to data provided by the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB).
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Regulators | I&B Ministry
MIB reverts to earlier norms of seeking nod from ISRO on uplink/downlink of TV channels
At a time when one arm of the government is said to be exploring review of usage norms for satellite frequencies for users of satellite services, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has cancelled an earlier order --- which simplified clearances for uplinking and downlinking of TV channels on permitted teleports and satellites --- and reverted to an older tradition of also getting an okay from Department of Space (DOS), which could make the process lengthy.
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Cable TV | People
Digital cable federation AIDCF secy-gen Saharsh Damani quits
Saharsh Damani has decided to move on and put in his papers as the founder secretary-general of the All-India Digital Cable Welfare Federation.
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- Trai floats paper on public protection, disaster relief communication
- Fiscal test: As India's smaller firms struggle, PM Narendra Modi faces stimulus dilemma
  Source: ET
   
- TRAI to meet telcos on international termination rates
  Source: IE
   
- Reliance Jio beats Airtel, Vodafone, Idea in 4G download speeds: TRAI
  Source: BT
   
- TRAI's broadband cable duct proposal to be made law: Telangana IT Minister to Manoj Sinha
  Source: BGR
   
- The tug of war between ISPs and welfare associations at residential apartments
  Source: Medianama
   
- Telecom sector critical, needs urgent government help: Experts
  Source: ET Telecom
   
- Some of TV's Greatest Hits Move From Netflix to Hulu
  Source: BQ
   
- After telecom, Reliance Jio set to take on Airtel in payment bank space
  Source: VC Circle
   
- Pepsico India CEO D Shivakumar quits, to join Aditya Birla Group
  Source: FE
   
- Online groceries is the next battleground for e-commerce firms
  Source: Live Mint
   
   
- Ofcom clears al-Jazeera of antisemitism in exposé of Israeli official
- Frank Skinner: People doubt my art credentials because of my class
Source: The Guardian
   
- TV Industry Leaders Developing Purchase Measurement Plan for Advertisers
- Jemele Hill Suspended by ESPN
Source: Variety
   
- Apple scraps Weinstein-produced Elvis series after harassment allegations
- VR Mark Zuckerberg discusses how Facebook is using AI to aid the Red Cross in Puerto Rico
 

Source: TC

   
- Vaqueiro Named Co-Anchor Of Telemundo Weekend News
Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- Fashion TV presents OTT and FashionFlix products
- Regulator: Deutsche Telekom's zero-rating partially violates net neutrality
  Source: Broadband TV News
   
- Comcast Opens WiFi Hotspots in Northern California as Wildfires Rage
  Source: Multichannel
   
- Turner claims MLB postseason driving big boost to TV Everywhere viewing
  Source: Fiercecable
   
- Why the New York Times Reportedly Killed a Story About Harvey Weinstein's Sexual Misconduct Back in 2004
  Source: TV Week
   
- While Netflix hikes, Hulu drops price for its entry-level plan
  Source: USA Today
   
   
Movies | Hindi
Chef: Where is the audience?
Chef is a remake of 2014 Hollywood film of the same name, written, directed and co-produced by Jon Favreau, who also essayed the lead role. Once in a while, an English movie story fits to the T catering to the Indian tastes.
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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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IDOS 2017 Opening Remarks
 
Television | TV Channels
Arnab's Republic TV to air 1971 'Air Battle of Srinagar' on Air Force Day
 
 
Cable TV | People
Digital cable federation AIDCF secy-gen Saharsh Damani quits
 
Mam | Marketing
'Experience Hyundai' to campaign in rural markets
 
Mam | Marketing
How to pick up 'Marketing - Tricks of the Trade'
 
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