Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 30 Apr 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 30

30 April 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 32


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Cable TV | MSO

IndiaCast, Hathway fail to concur on carriage, subscription fees

	As a result of unresolved conflict between Hathway Cable and Datacom Ltd (Hathway) and IndiaCast Media Distribution Pvt Ltd (IndiaCast), all IndiaCast channels have been pulled off from the cable platform. continue reading...

iWorld | OTT

Sports organisations dive into creating own digital ventures

When cord-cutting started to become a phenomenon, there was a perception that live sports was one of the reasons why people wouldn't cut the cord. In last two years, however, sports have proved to be a game changer for over-the-top (OTT) services. As a result, several major sports federations are taking initiatives to launch their own streaming services.
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Television | TV Channels

MIB mandates broadcasters to display ticker for games of 'national importance'

On 25 April 2018, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) issued a notice mandating all TV channels broadcasting live sports of "national importance" to display a ticker with immediate effect. The ticker would have to state that the match was also available on DD Free Dish.
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Television | TV Channels

OTT platforms boost appeal of English entertainment

The over-the-top (OTT) space in India is exploding with broadcasters and new players taking the plunge to entertain the country. In such a scenario, even English entertainment content players aren't far behind.
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	Display ticker for DD's telecast of games of 'national importance': I&B to Broadcasters
	Stock pick of the week: Why analysts are bullish on Dish TV
	Source: BS

	Afghanistan requests India for transponder for DTH services
	Source: New Indian Express

	ISRO Recalls GSAT-11 From Spaceport to Perform Additional Tests
	Source: The Wire

	Backhaul spectrum allocation without auction to improve service quality: TRAI
	Source: The Hindu Business Line

	German regulator may require cable operators to open networks to third parties
	Source: Reuters

	FIR against two news channels for broadcasting 'false stories'
	Source: Asian Age

	Does mini screen require a censor board?
	Source: DC

	BSNL in Talks with SoftBank to Make Satellite-Based Internet Possible in India
	Source: Telecom Talk


	Apple poised to move further into media amid Wall Street 'panic'
	Pale, male and posh: the media is still in a class of its own Jane Martinson
	Source: The Guardian

	Sprint, T-Mobile Agree to Merger That's Poised to Change the U.S. Telecom Landscape
	Netflix Bows 'The Rain' at Series Mania
	Source: Variety

	Microsoft attempts to spin its role in counterfeiting case
	Emissary wants to make sales networking obsolete
	Source: Tech Crunch

	Netherlands-based Mobile2Morrow (M2M TV) closes its OTT service
	Canal+ and Universal Music launch Deutsche Grammophon+
	Source: Broadband TV News

	Comcast's Watson: 'We're very confident in our ability to compete' with 5G
	Charter loses unexpectedly high 112K pay TV subscribers in Q1, sending stock downward
	Source: Fierce Cable

	Lack Says NBC Investigating Brokaw Allegations
	Welcomes Continue for New FTC Slate
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

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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