Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 08 September 2017 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 11

08 September 2017 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 45

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iWorld | BROADBAND

Rs 37-bn panchayat wifi plan by Mar '19, IMG to meet today

	The central government is drafting an ambitious Rs 37-billion plan so as to cover around 5.5 lakh villages with wifi facility for all panchayats by March 2019, a senior Department of Telecom official has said. Also, data shared by the telecom minister Manoj Sinha showed that internet service has started in 33,430 gram panchayats as of 6 September. continue reading...

Regulators | I&B Ministry

Cinema 24x7 gains most, Media Worldwide, Malai Murasu and Anaadi in 10 new channels' list

As many as 10 private television channels got clearance in August and early September 2017, with Cinema 24x7 Pvt Ltd being the largest gainer with seven general entertainment slots.
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iWorld | VOD

Hooq to stream Hollywood, Bollywood and regional TV shows and movies on Vodafone Play

It's another entertainment feature one would love to Hooq on to -- on a mobile device.
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Television | TV Channels

GEC: Sony climbs in two markets, Star Bharat jumps five slots in U+R

Zee Anmol and Colors retained leadership in their respective markets in week 35 of BARC's all-India data. On the other hand, Star Bharat (previously called Life OK) has jumped from the tenth position to the fifth in Hindi (U+ R) GEC market and entered the rural market.
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Television | TV Channels

Doordarshan extends date for sourcing agencies' tenders

Doordarshan has extended to 15 September 2017 the last date of tenders for agencies for crowd-sourcing artistes (talent) across categories based on the requirements of programmes for Doordarshan's network.
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Television | TV Channels

HBO and Epic enter whereas Zee Studio, Nat Geo Wild exit Top 5 list: BARC week 35

HBO has recaptured its fifth position after a week's gap in the top 5 English movies channels' list, pushing out Zee Studio, according to BARC's all-India data Week 35.
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iWorld | BROADBAND

Rebranded 'Spectra' CEO aims to offer speed and service at par with developed countries

It has been touted as the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) in India to benchmark 100 Mbps speed across its offerings.
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Television | TV Channels

Republic TV leads even as ratings fall

The Arnab Goswami-led Indian English News channel Republic TV continued to lead its genre in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of top 5 English News channels (All India (U+R) : NCCS AB : Males 22+ Individuals) in week 35 of 2017 (Saturday, 26 August 2017 to Friday, 1 September 2017).
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Regulators | I&B Ministry

Radio City becomes first Indian network to offer curated playlists on Apple Music

For a radio station, both talk shows and music, play an equally important role in order to entertain listeners. The uniqueness that any radio station has is its exclusive list of songs.
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	Airtel set to start VoLTE services from next week, Jio's free run to end
	Amazon plans $5-billion 2nd headquarters in North America
	Source: ET

	Flipkart's Big Billion Days sale to start 20 September, run till 24th
	Source: Live Mint

	Ortel's subscriber base dips in Q1FY18 as competition intensifies
	Source: Medianama

	Knicks Make a Winner Out of Dolan Even as TV Businesses Sour
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	Visa, BillDesk extend BharatQR services to over 300 million consumers
	Source: The Hindu Business Line

	Apple vs TRAI: Battle For User Data Protection Spikes up
	Source: News18

	Airtel writes to TRAI slamming Jio for its 'false claims'
	Source: IB Times

	Airtel, Idea, Vodafone oppose Trai view of delicensing airwaves for M2M
	Indian software companies can develop diversified apps using Huawei Cloud: Rotating CEO
	Source: ET Telecom


	Logie awards will be hosted on the Gold Coast for four years
	Tories turn up pressure on Theresa May over EU withdrawal bill
	Source: The Guardian

	Disney, Cable Stocks Take Hit as Investors Worry About Long-Term Media Trends
	Amazon Music Focusing on Alexa, Echo to Stand Out Amid Streaming Competition
	Source: Variety

	Equifax execs dumped stock before the hack news went public
	Dan Gilbert confirms he's trying to get Amazon to build its second HQ in Detroit
	Source: TC

	Dispatch Pulls Stations off DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse
	'Rachael Ray' Turns Up Heat on Season 12 With New Kitchen, New Upgrades
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Comcast breaks from Trump, says it's disappointed with DACA decision
	Disney also pulling Star Wars, Marvel films from Netflix
	Source: Fierce Cable

	Comcast Stock Falls on Harvey, Competitive Worries
	Warner: Congress May Need to Rethink Cybersecurity
	Source: Multichannel

	Media Broadcast picks Divitel and Keepixo for Freenet TV Connect
	Source: Broadband TV News

Movies | Hindi

Previous releases continue to rule box office as new releases fail

This has been another week of disappointments. Two new releases in Ajay Devgn starrer Baadshaho and Ayushmann Khurrana's Shubh mangal Saavdhan, have failed to meet the expectations. Though the films opened with poor response, both got the advantage of Saturday being a Bakra Eid holiday.
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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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