Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 09 October 2017 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 11

09 October 2017 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 69

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Television | TV Channels

Kumkum, Naagin, Amul Sa Re Ga among highly rated Hindi GEC primetime progs

	Hindi GEC rules ad rates in general, unless of course one talks of special cricketing events such as the two odd month long Indian Premier League (IPL) or international cricket. continue reading...

Regulators | I&B Ministry

Prasar launches music auditions online application, FreeDish slot auction suspended

Prasar Bharati chairman A Surya Prakash has launched an online application system for music auditions across all genres for the All India Radio (AIR). .
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Regulators | TRAI

TRAI's broadband duct idea be made into a law, govt urged

The idea that every building plan must have a broadband cable duct should be made into a law, the union minister Manoj Sinha has been urged.
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Technology | Software

India's PFT Clear Media ERP suite to help US' PBS content delivery

Prime Focus Technologies (PFT), the technology arm of Prime Focus, announced that its CLEAR™ Media ERP Suite has been selected by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to enhance their Network Operations Center (NOC) ecosystem efficiencies and sustainability.
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Technology | Software

Broadcasters, OTTs to gain as Via adds xHE-AAC at special rate

Via Licensing Corporation, a intellectual property solutions provider, has announced the upcoming availability of Extended High Efficiency AAC (xHE-AAC) as part of the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) patent pool.
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	Trai to meet telcos on international termination rates
	Idea Cellular tops Trai's 4G upload speed rankings in September
	Source: ET

	TRAI's 'broadband cable duct' proposal will increase internet penetration exponentially: KT Rama Rao
	Source: IE

	Trai to meet telecom operators on international termination rates
	Source: Live Mint

	Not Reliance Jio or Airtel, but this telecom operator provided highest 4G upload speed in September
	Source: FE

	UPDATE 1-Boeing helped finance bailout of Monarch Airlines in 2016 -FT
	Source: Reuters

	India will see first deployment of 5G by 2020, 2G will survive another 5 years: Cisco's Sanjay Kaul
	Source: ET Telecom

	Google to use balloons to provide Puerto Rico cell service
	Source: BS

	Google dedicates its doodle to Begum Akhtar on her 103rd birth anniversary
	Source: TOI

	'Addictive as heroin': Facebook Like creator discards all apps from phone
	Source: HT

	MP HC Bars Judicial Officers From Using Social Media During Court Hours
	Source: Live Law


	Denmark dismisses EU's wrangling over Brexit divorce bill as 'a game'
	Harvey Weinstein sacked in wake of sexual harassment scandal
	Source: The Guardian

	Jason Aldean Pays Tribute to Las Vegas Shooting Victims and Tom Petty on 'Saturday Night Live'
	'Outlander' Recap: 'Freedom & Whisky' Explores Claire and Brianna's Bond Before Reuniting Claire with Jamie
	Source: Variety

	Comparing Alexa, Google Assistant, Cortana and Siri smart speakers
	Google parent Alphabet looks to restore cell service in Puerto Rico with Project Loon balloons
	Source: TC

	Pence Exits NFL Game in Protest of Player Protest
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Dutch cabler Caiway launches 'internet only' subscriptions
	M7 Group acquires Stipte and Fiber Nederland
	Source: Broadband TV News

	Sun Sets on Former Jones Intercable HQ
	Source: Multichannel

	Halt and Catch Fire is one of TV's quietest shows. And one of its most audacious.
	Source: VOX

	Robert Harris: The key to a great play, TV series or novel is to never remain 'too faithful' to the plot
	Source: Telegraph

	McDonald's Sauce Promotion Disappoints Fans of TV Series 'Rick and Morty'
	Source: NY Times

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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