23 October 2017 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 77   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
 
iWorld | OTT
1000 hours of original content a year is our target: Hoichoi's Vishnu Mohta
The Bengali content market may not be spoken of much, but it is not without its share of audience. There are 258 million Bengali speaking people around the world, and this is the target for the latest kid on the block. Hoichoi, a Bengali OTT platform was launched on 20 September 2017 by Shree Venkatesh Films, a Kolkata-based media company.
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Television | TV Channels
RSTV editor to be chosen by new panel comprising Prasar chief, MP Dasgupta and journalist Srivastava
A search-and-select panel comprising lawmakers, senior journalists, Prasar Bharati and Rajya Sabha Secretariat officials has been formed to pick Rajya Sabha Television RSTV editor-in-chief.
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Movies | Hindi
Women filmmakers' northeast works to be highlighted at India fest in NY
Three films from northeast India and a special focus on films made by women filmmakers will be the highlights of the second edition of the India Kaleidoscope Film Festival (IKFF) to be held in New York next month.
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Regulators | I&B Ministry
DRM best system as it utilises existing tech, uses less spectrum: Pal
Even as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has scheduled an open house discussion on digital radio broadcasting based on a paper issued by it on 10 July this year.
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iWorld | OTT
YuppTV tech and innovative offering will make it a front-runner, says Frost & Sullivan digital media exec
With the OTT video services market disrupting traditional TV viewing habits in India, YuppTV will emerge as one the front runners in this niche segment in the next few years.
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- Reliance Jio's tariff hike suggests worst may be over for telcos
- The state of the media and entertainment sector in India
  Source: Live Mint
   
- Prasar Bharti to go digital, sell India story to world
  Source: TOI
   
- Anil Ambani Group may shut down Reliance Digital TV next month
  Source: Ultra
   
- SRFTI students allege harassment, moral policing by institute
  Source: DNA India
   
- Cemetery, graveyard or burning in the sky: How spacecraft meet their end
  Source: Hindustan Times
   
- Right amount of spectrum critical for 5G rollout: Reliance Jio
  Source: ET Telecom
   
- TRAI extends deadlines for comments on "In Flight Connectivity" services
  Source: Gizbot
   
- Centre must note, in no other countries are telcos fleeced as much as in India
  Source: FE
   
- ISRO likely to launch Cartosat-2 satellite with 30 nano satellites in mid-December
  Source: India TV News
   
   
- Refuse Murdoch's Sky bid after $32m O'Reilly 'cover up', says Tom Watson
- Nivea's latest 'white is right' advert is the tip of a reprehensible iceberg Afua Hirsch
  Source: The Guardian
   
- Vox Media Editorial Director Lockhart Steele Fired for Sexual Harassment
- Snap Lays Off Recruiters as It Prepares for Slower Hiring
Source: Variety
   
- GitHub's scandalized ex-CEO returns with Chatterbug
- Google will reportedly share some revenue with news publishers
 

Source: TC

   
- FCC Decision on CenturyLink-Level 3 Likely Imminent
- Hispanic Leaders Support Univision in Verizon Spat
Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- Barclays lowers price target for still-struggling Viacom
- AT&T to enable DirecTV Now casting using wireless broadband
Source: Fierce Cable
   
- Verizon Blames Fios TV Losses on OTT Pressure, Competitive Promos
- Cable-Tec Expo: The Boogeyman Is Real in IoT Security
  Source: Multichannel
   
- UPC suffers Multimedia deal setback in Poland
- Eutelsat eyeing DTH platform in Ukraine?
  Source: Broadband TV News
   
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
Living Foodz biz head Nair: 'Utsav - Thalis of India' celebrates regional cuisine
 
Television | TV Channels
Taj Mahal, Eiffel etc: 'Monumental Challenge' on Sony BBC Earth starts on 23 Oct
 
Television | TV Channels
Chunav Manch: Rajat Sharma grills leaders in novel formats
 
Television | TV Channels
How to build wealth, invest safely: BTVI Conclave telecast tonight
 
Television | TV Channels
Sony Yay! associates with 'Animals Matter To Me' to make this Diwali 'Pawesome'
 
 
 
Television | TV Channels
Discovery-like Doordarshan channel recommended to environment ministry
 
Television | TV Channels
Zee Content Hub originals slate for DISCOP SA: First Indian-African drama, lifestyle and factual programmes offered
 
Regulators | TRAI
Digital radio broadcasting issues to be discussed under TRAI aegis in Delhi on 25 Oct
 
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