14 April 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 19   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
   
 
Television | TV Channels
Network18 to launch News18 Bharat
Network18 is adding another feather to its cap. The network is all geared up to launch a new Hindi news channel, News18 Bharat, to its bouquet of 20 news channels. According to a source privy to the information, the channel has begun but the launch date is still not clear.
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Television | TV Channels
History TV18 focuses on relatable local content
History TV18 has plans to woo the Indian audience with more local content. After the success of Special Operations India: Surgical Strikes, the channel launched Special Operations India: Myanmar late last month in a bid to beef up its Indian content library.
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MAM | Marketing
India's taxi war may be headed for a truce
Gone are the days when we had to book a cab by calling a local can agency, and that's because cab aggregators in India have completely changed the way we book a cab. Back in the day, while Mumbai had its distinguished kaali-peelis, Delhi had its metro whereas Bengaluru didn’t have a great public transport system.
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Television | TV Channels
Disney must bid for Sky after Fox deal: UK Takeover Panel
If Disney's proposed acquisition of Fox proceeds, the former has to make a mandatory offer to the holders of ordinary shares in Sky, according to the UK's takeover code. The UK Takeover Panel has informed Disney, Fox and Sky of its ruling. Disney, the owner of Walt Disney Studios, has made a $66 billion bid to take over 21st Century Fox, which owns 39 per cent stake in Sky.
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- TV, the black box that entertains you while making you stupid
  Source: The Hindu
   
- Andhra Pradesh Fibernet strikes deal with Telugu producers
- ISRO nudges IRNSS-1I closer to its space home
  Source: New Indian Express
   
- Martin Gilbert Is Said to Mull Leaving as Sky Deputy Chairman
  Source: Bloomberg Quint
   
- India's Dish TV lists 277 mn GDRs on London Stock Exchange
- India Mobile Congress 2018 to be held between October 25-27
  Source: BS
   
- Bharat BillPay volumes rise 75 percent in March to 31.5 million
- Privacy issues: Data portability likely soon, says Trai's RS Sharma
  Source: Financial Express
   
- Jio 4G speed results by TRAI wildly inaccurate, telecom body COAI claims it is much slower
  Source: India Today
   
- Paytm is open to data safety law: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
  Source: ET
   
- Channel 9 loses Australian cricket TV rights after 40 years
  Source: Indian Express
   
- IPL on Hotstar sets world record; TV ratings too on a high
  Source: Inside Sport
   
   
   
   
- National lottery results show moves from BBC to ITV
- Lachlan Murdoch fills Rupert's empty chair at News Corp meeting
 

Source: The Guardian

   
- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Comp Jumps 54% in 2017, to $8.9 Million, on Higher Personal Security Costs
- MGM-Backed Survios Names Seth Gerson CEO, Founding CEO Nathan Burba Becomes President
 

Source: Variety

   
- Comcast will start bundling Netflix into its cable subscriptions
- Google is testing self-destructing emails in new Gmail
 

Source: Tech Crunch

   
- Hulu Signs as Sponsor of NBA Playoff Series on TNT
- Genachowski on AT&T/TW Suit: DOJ Has Hard Case to Prove
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
- FCC shuts down request to investigate Sinclair over 'distorted news' claims
- Why NBC is getting a better video player from Comcast
 

Source: Fierce Cable

   
- VodafoneZiggo, T-Mobile drive revenue growth on Dutch multiplay market
- Takeover panel: Disney must make bid for Sky
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
- Global Consumer Spending On Entertainment Media To Reach $439B By 2021
- DPP Releases Guide Promoting The Business Benefits Of IMF Adoption
 

Source: Tv Technology

   
   
   
Movies | Movies on mutiple platforms
Biopics & sports-based films help popularise sporting culture in India
"Sattar minute, sattar minute hai tumhare paas ... shayad tumhari zindagi ke sabse khaas sattar minute ... (Seventy minutes, seventy minutes is what you have ... may be the most important seventy minutes of your life..)".
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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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'Distribution has always been the challenge for broadcasters'
 
 
 
iWorld | Social Media
Reliance Industries Limited announces strategic investment in Embibe to from India's largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) based education platform
   
Television | TV Channels
STAR SPORTS PROMISES A SUPER SUNDAY FOR VIVO IPL WITH TAILOR-MADE CONTENT SUITED FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
 
iWorld | Telecom
Airtel makes it easier for customers to upgrade to a 4G smartphone
 
Technology | Software
Verimatrix recognized for contributions to latin american Pay-TV market with PRODU award win at NAB Show
 
MAM | Media and Advertising
Vertuals appoints Mr. Zahid Gawandi as the agency's business head
 
 
MAM | Media and Advertising
Sohail Khan appointed Columbus India's business head - West
 
Regulators | TRAI
TRAI bats for issuing DTH licences for 20 years
 
iWorld | OTT
Hotstar packs a punch with IPL 11 opening week user numbers
 
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