Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 13 September 2017 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 11

13 September 2017 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 49

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Television | TV Channels

BARC India to TRAI and MIB: Tweak legislation to make data tamper-proof

	India's audience measurement company BARC India has urged broadcast regulator TRAI and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to bring in legislations making TV viewership data tamper-proof and stipulate stringent penalties for offenders. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

Business news most benefitted, English GEC most affected genres: Chrome DM

With a growth of 1.04 per cent as compared to last week (35), the Business news genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 36 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media.
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iWorld | VOD

India, US lead in VoD subs as global viewing increased 34 per cent

Millennial consumers worldwide lead the growth of online video consumption, according to a research report from Limelight Networks, a leader in digital content delivery.
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Television | TV Channels

Mahesh Samat gets expanded role in Disney Asia restructure

A lot is happening at Disney. Walt Disney International (WDI), a part of The Walt Disney Company, responsible for managing the company's businesses outside of the US excluding Theme Parks and ESPN businesses) today announced a new Asia management structure that will see the creation of the North Asia and South Asia regional hubs.
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	Airtel accuses Jio of trying to mislead Trai for third time in two months
	Suggest steps for greater relief to telcos: Telecom Commission to inter-ministerial panel
	Source: ET

	Reliance Jio accuses Airtel of hiding 'ill-gotten' profits in letter to Trai Chairman
	Source: BT

	Blue Whale menace: Madras HC directs Centre to make all OTT providers comply with Indian laws
	Source: TOI

	Trai gets Delhi HC notice on Vodafone plea seeking interconnection charges cost model
	Source: Live Mint

	Ravi Shankar Prasad urges Ericsson to start export of telecom products from Pune factory
	Online hiring in India registers 14% rise in Aug, telecom up by 28%: Monster.com
	Source: ET Telecom

	NTP 2018: What we know so far and what it should look into
	Source: Medianama

	Fox worries prompt UK to take long look at Murdoch's Sky bid
	Source: Zee Biz

	Centre clears BSNL tower spin-off, but here is why this is 2 years too late
	Source: FE

	National Pension System Joining Age Limit Raised to 65 Years: Regulator
	Source: News18


	Sky takeover: Bradley letters reveal concerns over Fox standards
	Murdochs' Sky bid isn't the slam dunk it looked a month ago
	Source: The Guardian

	New iPhones, Apple TV, Apple Watch, iOS 11: Everything Apple Announced During Its Event
	J.J. Abrams to Replace Colin Trevorrow as Director of 'Star Wars: Episode IX'
	Source: Variety

	New Bluetooth vulnerability can hack a phone in 10 seconds
	Reid Hoffman on evolving product-market fit and sizing up talent
	Source: TC

	Sinclair: Tribune Merger Won't Affect Repack Timing
	FCC Extends Disaster Reporting System, Pai Cites Value of Wireless in Crisis
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Fox-Sky bid faces six-month review
	UPC completes analogue switch-off in Austria
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Netflix CFO hints content spending could get more cautious
	Source: Fiercecable

	Sen. Thune Makes Commerce Staff Changes
	Source: Multichannel

	One of College Football's Most Illustrious Teams to Be Subject of Amazon Series this Season
	Source: Tv Week

	Comcast raises sports and TV fees again, says it's about "transparency"
	Source: ARS Technica

Movies | Hindi

Poster Boys: Old-fashioned entertainer

Poster Boys is a remake of the 2014 Marathi film, Poshter Boyz. A comedy, the film also carries a social message for men to go for vasectomy as there was no shame in doing so while also not forcing only women to take that responsibility.
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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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