15 September 2017 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 51   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
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Television | TV Channels
Star Bharat debut ratings and reach impressive
Well, Star India seems to be on a roll these days. No sooner had the euphoria dimmed after it outwitted others with a masterstroke $ 2.56 billion global bid for India's premier cricket league IPL, it's now time to savour the success of rebranded-cum-rechristened channel Star Bharat, which is rubbing shoulders with category leaders in terms of ratings and reach --- and that too within a short period.
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Television | TV Channels
Comment: DD birthday debate should be on change in attitude
Indian pubcaster Doordarshan, which claims to be one of the largest television network in the world in terms of reach, appears all set to take on a new look --- is searching for a new logo, has auctioned prime time slots on DD National channel, is moving forward on acquiring newer technology, among other things.
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Television | TV Channels
Zee Anmol tops Hindi GECs across genres as Star Bharat climbs
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited or Zeel's FTA Hindi GEC channel – Zee Anmol, at the second place in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list for top 10 channels across genre, topped the Hindi GEC channels in that list.
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iWorld | VOD
Netflix: DreamWorks' Cobb to lead kids, family content team, deal with Orange renewed
Two significant developments have taken place at Netflix, a leading internet entertainment service with 104 million members in over 190 countries, including India, enjoying over 125 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, including originals.
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Television | TV Channels
Sky buy: Fox disappointed at US secy's statement, hopes for closure by 30 June
21st Century Fox (21CF) notes the statement by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport that she intends to refer the combination of 21st Century Fox and Sky plc to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on the grounds of both media plurality and genuine commitment to broadcasting standards.
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iWorld | BROADBAND
Hoichoi original adult-comedy Dupur Thakurpo campaign launched
In the run-up to Hoichoi's launch, SVF has rolled out an innovative social media campaign to promote its upcoming original web series, an adult-comedy, Dupur Thakurpo.
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Television | TV Channels
Fox Life dethrones Living Foodz, Epic climbs but Star World slips
NDTV Goodtimes has made an entry in the Top 5 lifestyle channels pushing out TLC from the list, according to BARC's all-India data in week 36.
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Television | TV Channels
Rebranded FTA channel Star Bharat grabs second position in two markets
Star Bharat has made its way to the top, becoming the second best channel in both, urban+ rural as well as rural, markets in week 36 of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India.
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iWorld | BROADBAND
Airtel forges partnership with Korean mobile broadband co SK Telecom
India's largest telecommunications services provider Airtel will partner Korea's SK Telecom to potentially create the country's finest telecom network and leapfrog into being a next-gen future-ready telco.
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Regulators | I&B Ministry
RS TV audit sought, content sharing with Prasar proposed by Veep
India's vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the chairman of Rajya Sabha, has sought audit of the upper house broadcaster.
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- Trai issues paper to review do-not-disturb norms
- We will come out with IUC regulations as soon as possible: RS Sharma, TRAI
  Source: ET
   
- Verizon Has `Moved On' From a Possible Cable Tie-Up, CEO Says
  Source: BQ
   
- UK orders probe into Rupert Murdoch's planned Sky takeover
  Source: New Indian Express
   
- India's telecom subscriber base dips marginally to 121 crore: TRAI
  Source: HT
   
- Ericsson India files insolvency case against Reliance Communications
  Source: ET Telecom
   
- TRAI Continue to Receive MNP Requests in Large Number; 5.91 Million Requests Registered in July 2017
  Source: Telecom Talk
   
- Need more time to roll out 5G network: Telecom Secretary
  Source: BS
   
- Licence fee, spectrum payments: telecom panel against changing interest calculation
  Source: The Hindu Business Line
   
- BSE Metal soars nearly 40% in 2017 on price rise, outpaces Sensex, Nifty
  Source: Live Mint
   
- Trai restarts consultation on pesky calls, SMSes
  Source: FE
   
   
- Media bosses praise Xenophon and government for deal on ownership law
- James Murdoch warns No 10 not to shun Fox's Sky bid in Brexit run-up
Source: The Guardian
   
- Snapchat Expands Emmy Awards Coverage Under Three-Year Deal (EXCLUSIVE)
- Comedy Central Extends Trevor Noah's 'Daily Show' Contract Through 2022
Source: Variety
   
- Alphabet is reportedly mulling a $1B investment in Lyft
- Patreon raises big round at ~$450M valuation to get artists paid
 

Source: TC

   
- Jim Carrey to Star in New Showtime Comedy Series
- YouTube TV Lights Up More Markets
Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- Chris Dziadul Reports: Netflix's CEE journey
- Viacom accelerates Italian expansion
  Source: Broadband Tv News
   
- NBCUniversal leverages social media to drive SVOD growth
- Facebook says Watch is friend, not foe to programmers and broadcasters
  Source: Fiercecable
   
- IBC 2017: Opera TV Rebrands as 'Vewd'
  Source: Multichannel
   
- Time Inc.'s Free OTT Network Gets a New Name
  Source: Tv Week
   
- CBS' Moonves denies cable TV cord cutters are a problem
  Source: NY Post
   
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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One on One discussion wih Vishal Maheshwari
 
Television | TV Channels
Assassin's Creed to premiere on 17 Sept, Star Movies to campaign with Ubisoft
 
Television | TV Channels
Fox Life dethrones Living Foodz, Epic climbs but Star World slips
 
Television | TV Channels
Rebranded FTA channel Star Bharat grabs second position in two markets
 
Regulators | I&B Ministry
RS TV audit sought, content sharing with Prasar proposed by Veep
 
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