26 April 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 29   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
   
 
DTH | DTH Operator
Netflix deal will help in customer retention, revenue enhancement: Tata Sky's Harit Nagpal
Tata Sky MD and CEO Harit Nagpal has been a bit of an early mover in terms of innovation and building a world-class satellite TV operation. Whether it has been in the case of HD or VAS or top-notch customer services, Tata Sky has been driving many of the path-breaking initiatives in the DTH sector.
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iWorld | Social Media
Facebook's Saurabh Doshi takes over as head of entertainment partnership - APAC
The Mark Zuckerberg-headed company has recently reportedly elevated its India media partnerships head, Saurabh Doshi, to a wider APAC role. Based out of Singapore, he will have oversee entertainment partnerships for all of Asia Pacific, including South East Asia, Japan, Korea, China and ANZ.
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iWorld | Telecom
Feb-18: Mobile broadband numbers increase as wired internet subscribers decline
The total number of broadband internet connections have increased by about eight per cent in the calendar year 2018 (year started 1 January 2018, CY-2018) until 28 February 2018 (Feb-18) as per Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data.
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iWorld | OTT
Eros Now to premiere direct-to-digital film 'Meri Nimmo'
Over-the-top (OTT) platform Eros Now has announced its first direct-to-digital film Meri Nimmo in association with Colour Yellow Productions and Aanand L Rai. The film will have its worldwide premiere on 27 April 2018 on the platform. This association is the first of the many that Eros Now and Colour Yellow Digital are planning in 2018-19.
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iWorld | OTT
BBC Studios, HOOQ India sign content deal for three British dramas
Indian viewers will get access to nearly 200 hours of top BBC dramas-Luther, Maigret and Wolf Hall-as a result of a content deal between BBC Studios and HOOQ India. The announcement was made on the second day of the Asia Pay TV Operators Summit (APOS) in Indonesia.
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- Aadhaar-linking with mobile numbers decision was taken on Trai suggestion, UIDAI tells SC
- Installing chips in set-top boxes may raise privacy issues
  Source: Live Mint
   
- AT&T Earnings Expose Weaknesses as a Stand-Alone
- Netflix-Loving Tykes Tune Out Nick in Worst Year for Kids TV
  Source: BQ
   
- Breather for old telecos: Telecom tribunal TDSAT stays Trai's rule on reporting customised offers
  Source: First Post
   
- ISRO recalls GSAT-11 satellite for tests from Arianespace's rocket port in French Guiana
  Source: FE
   
- Viacom forecasts growth rebound in U.S. ad sales, affiliate revenue
  Source: Reuters
   
- Telephone Subscribers Grew 0.41% in February: TRAI
  Source: News18
   
- Strong 1st quarter from Comcast, and a $30B bid for Sky
  Source: ET
   
- Termination cost cut, tariff war led to Airtel's India Q4 loss of Rs 6.5 bn
  Source: BS
   
- India's film heritage 'lies in shambles', govt set to probe own preservation scheme
  Source: The Print
   
   
- Comcast launches rival EURO 22bn Sky takeover bid
- Guardian on track to break even as company halves its losses
 

Source: The Guardian

   
- #Deletefacebook Didn't Happen: Facebook Grows Users in Q1, Beats Earnings Estimates
- New Privacy Policy Suggests Roku Channel Coming to Game Consoles, Third-Party Streaming Boxes
 

Source: Variety

   
- Netflix picks up 'Follow This,' a weekly series about BuzzFeed reporters
- How Microsoft helped imprison a man for 'counterfeiting' software it gives away for free
 

Source: Tech Crunch

   
- NBCU's Burke Sees Dollars Swinging from Digital to TV
- Exclusive: Hearst's 'Matter of Fact' Renewed for Season Four
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
- Viacom's Q2 media networks revenues up 1% amid international growth
- Pay TV bills up 74% sinc