05 October 2017 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 66   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
 
Regulators | I&B Ministry
OTT players claim voluntary compliance as TRAI petitioned on anti-tobacco norms breach
Even though the Indian government has asked the broadcast carriage and telecoms regulator TRAI to rein in OTT platforms for alleged flouting of norms relating to tobacco and alcohol advisories in programmes, a majority of digital players claim to be voluntarily adhering to government directives meant primarily for TV shows despite absence of regulations for the sector.
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iWorld | OTT
Differentiated brand critical as online video, mobile ads may expand at 40-51 pc CAGR by '21: KPMG-FICCI
The 'Over the top' (OTT) video consumption in India has rapidly evolved over the last year, given the advancements in digital infrastructure and efforts by platforms to create compelling content for consumers at price points which provide value.
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Cable TV | People
Hathway Bhawani MD and CEO Sameer Joseph quits
Hathway Bhawani Cabletel and Datacom's managing director and CEO Sameer Joseph has resigned with immediate effect, that is, 4 October, 2017.
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Television | TV Channels
Zee India's cultural ambassador to world, says Amit Goenka as it shares anniversary celebrations with India's sat TV industry
ZEE has, over the years, emerged as the cultural ambassador of India to the world, taking its rich and engaging content to diverse 1.3 billion audience, said ZEEL CEO - international broadcast business Amit Goenka during the celebration of the channel's completion of 25 glorious years.
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Television | TV Channels
DD, AIR set to provide free-to-air coverage of FIFA U-17 WC
India, which has seen every format of cricket, is, for the first time, all set to play host to the other big world game - football - which has so far remained the domain of the western world, with just Kerala, West Bengal, Goa and the north-eastern states' viewers showing interest in the sport.
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iWorld | OTT
Vikram Bhatt's LoneRanger taps Brightcove for TVoD service by mid-Nov
A US video firm has started working with a Bollywood producer on a streaming service soon after developments in India where VoD services such as Amazon and Netflix tried to get a toehold in the OTT market through original content agreements.
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Television | TV Channels
Discovery India hires Geetanjali Bhattacharji
Discovery Communications India has appointed Geetanjali Bhattacharji, the erstwhile CEO of Spatial Access, as the head of brand partnerships and content integration, based out of Mumbai.
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Regulators | I&B Ministry
Smriti Irani favours facilitating constructive communication in digital world
Union information and broadcasting minister Smriti Irani has said that the role of the central government was to facilitate constructive communication in the digital world.
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Cable TV | MSO
Arasu digital STB costs Rs 200, govt alerts subs
Government authorities in Tamil Nadu are announcing the basic rate of installing a new STB following complaints by subscribers of the state-owned Arasu Cable TV Corporation that cable operators are charging them around four times the cost.
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DTH | DTH Operator
Tata Sky offers critically-acclaimed films in six languages for free
Tata Sky, a content distribution platform, kickstarted the festive season with its Tata Sky Mumbai Film Festival.
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- DoT approaches TRAI on review of spectrum caps for telcos
- Trai asks government to consider its 'free data' suggestion
  Source: ET
   
- Cable operators 'fleecing' Arasu TV subscribers
- Tobacco warning in films: Health ministry writes to Trai
  Source: TOI
   
- Investors Are Betting on GM, Ford and Tesla. They Can't All Win.
  Source: BQ
   
- Absence of social-media apps, annual recharge may hit JioPhone sales: report
  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
- I&B ministry suspends auction of slots on DD Free Dish, to review process
  Source: Live Mint
   
- HRD launches Diploma course in Elementary Education, move to help train teachers
  Source: Times Now News
   
- Trai advocates free data to bridge rural India's digital divide
- Bharti Airtel to aggressively invest in 4G, fibre network
  Source: ET Telecom
   
- Congress says govt favouring select telecom companies
  Source: IE
   
- As mobile screens top TV, Indians power Hotstar to No. 1, but Netflix, Amazon Prime close behind
  Source: FE
   
   
- BBC gender pay gap: male staff earn 9% more than female colleagues
- Rex Tillerson says he won't quit but doesn't deny calling Trump a 'moron'
Source: The Guardian
   
- Hulu Developing Comedy Series From Vir Das, 'Goldbergs' EP Doug Robinson
- Shonda Rhimes Talks Netflix Deal, Shondaland Digital Venture and Inclusion Vs. Diversity
Source: Variety
   
- Instagram Stories launches cross-posting to Facebook Stories
- Alexa is about to disappear into other devices, thanks to a new technology
 

Source: TC
   
- Connected TV Viewers OK With Advertising: Study
- CBS All Access to Debut Will Ferrell Comedy 'No Activity'
Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- TV sellers in no hurry to jump in with Facebook, report says
- HBO CEO on Netflix's $7B content spend: 'More is not better, only better is better'
  Source: Fierce Cable
   
- Sky launches dedicated animation channel
- HBO Nordic and Turner launch OTT kids service
  Source: Broadband TV News
   
- Broadcasters LOL at MVPD 'Ransom' Campaign
- Clyburn Staffer Joins Carr Office
  Source: Multichannel
   
- Popular TV Personality Opts Out of Fox Contract, Joins ESPN
  Source: TV Week
   
Movies | Hindi
Judwaa 2….Rides on long weekend
Ideas are in short-supply. Shortcuts are the norm. And, as a producer of repute, if you are getting a package deal to make some quick money, why not?
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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
Rajat Sharma to set 'Chunav Manch' agenda on 15 Oct, grill leaders
 
DTH | DTH Operator
Tata Sky offers critically-acclaimed films in six languages for free
 
Cable TV | People
Hathway Bhawani MD and CEO Sameer Joseph quits
 
Television | TV Channels
India TV announces key elevations in editorial leadership
 
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