09 February 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 66   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
 
 
Regulators | I&B Ministry
MIB says fewer TV channels violating ad, prog norms
Indian channels seem to be finally toeing the line. The number of TV channels violating codes has been on a decline over the years. As many as 54 private television channels have violated the programme and advertising codes since 2014, though the number has been dipping, the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) was informed.
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Movies | Hindi
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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Television | TV Channels
TV Today Network reports higher numbers for Q3 2018
TV Today Network Limited (TVTN) reported 23.2 per cent y-o-y increase in standalone revenue from operations in the quarter ended 31 December 2017 (Q3 2018, quarter under review) to Rs 173.59 crore as compared to Rs 140.88 crore in Q3 2017.
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Television | TV Channels
ETV Telugu re-enters across genre list
After a hiatus of one week, the Network18-associated Telugu general entertainment channel (GEC) ETV Telugu returned to Broadcast Audience Research Council's (BARC) list of top ten channels across genre list [All India (U+R) : 2+ Individuals]. ETV Telugu replaced the Sun Networks' Telugu GEC Gemini TV at tenth rank in the list in week 5 of 2018
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Regulators | I&B Ministry
No proposal to ban junk food ads on TV: Smriti Irani
Childhood obesity is a rising problem in India. The issue was addressed in today's Lok Sabha session when a reply was sought from the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani on whether the government is aware of the study that correlates watching ads on TV with increasing habit of eating junk and if there is a proposal to impose a ban on telecast of junk food and cold/soft drinks advertisements on television.
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- TRAI to check call drops in Delhi via 'Drive Tests'
- Trai issues consultation paper on radio trunking services
  Source: ET
   
- Fox tops estimates, showing why cable news anchors its future
- Reliance Jio bags digital rights to broadcast Winter Olympics in India
  Source: : Livemint
   
- Viacom misses revenue estimates as US ad, affiliate sales drop
- Tax benefit lifts profit for Rupert Murdoch's 20th Century Fox
  Source: : New Indian Express
   
- DoT to seek Cabinet nod on National Telecom Policy 2018 by April: Aruna Sundararajan
- Vodafone VoLTE goes live in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and Gujarat
  Source: : ET Telecom
   
- T-Mobile profit surges on $2.2 billion tax gain
- TV channel forced to suspend broadcast in Maldives
  Source: BS
   
- 54 pvt TV channels violated programme, advert codes since 2014
  Source: India Today
   
- 'Copyright is a tool for movie producers'
  Source: TOI
   
- TDC Is Back in Play With Cash Takeover Bid From Giant Funds
  Source: Bloomberg Quint
   
   
   
- Virgin Media signs deal to make sci-fi series with Amazon
  Source: The Guardian
   
- Hulu Adds 60fps Live TV Streaming in Time for Winter Olympics
- Vice Shakes Up U.K.-Based Operation, Announces New Hires and Layoffs
 

Source: Variety

   
- Facebook confirms test of a downvote button for flagging comments
- Nest co-founder Matt Rogers announces exit from Google
 

Source: Tech Crunch

   
- Edge Providers Push for Net Neutrality CRA
- Bakish: No Management Changes at Nickelodeon
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
- Mediacom takes shot from Alabama mayor
- Fox's Q4 broadcasting income slumps amid lower ad revenue
 

Source: FierceCable

   
- Arris to Unload Taiwan-Based Set-Top, Modem Factory
 

Source: Multichannel

   
- New MTV channel for UK market
- France Televisions launches youth TV service Slash
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
- Belden/Grass Valley acquires Snell Advanced Media
- Eurovision Media Services, Eutelsat extend partnership
 

Source: Tvb Europe

   
   
Movies | Movies on mutiple platforms
Oddball Motion Pictures gets Rs 250 cr for film production
Oddball Motion Pictures, founded by filmmaker Nitin Upadhyaya, announced its association with Chanda Group where the latter will be funding a seed capital of up to Rs 250 crore for the feature films and original digital video content that will be exclusively developed and produced by Oddball.
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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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iWorld | OTT TIL launches BrainBaazi, a live gaming and entertainment show on mobile
 
 
 
Specials | Budget
Industry hails doubling of digital allocation
Specials | Budget
Digital industry celebrates Union Budget 2018
Specials | Budget
Union Budget 2018: Populist budget fails to excite industry at large
Specials | Budget
Industry holds bright outlook for budget 2018
Specials | Budget
Union Budget 2018: Industry expects govt to favour consumption
 
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Piyush Pandey believes doing great stuff on digital is crucial
 
Television | TV Channels
India chooses CNBC-TV18 on Budget Day yet again
 
iWorld | OTT
Catch the digital premiere of the latest comedy blockbuster humble politician nograj only on Amazon Prime Video
 
Television | TV Channels
AXN spices up programming line-up with 'AXN Premiere Club' - introduces 7 days, 7 premieres
 
Cable TV | MSO
TDSAT rules in favor of DEN Networks, directs ZEE entertainment to provide channels on RIO basis
 
Television | TV Channels
Vh1 - Inside Access with Miss Malini
 
Regulators | I&B Ministry
No proposal to ban junk food ads on TV: Smriti Irani
 
Television | TV Channels
BARC week 5: Aaj Tak and Republic TV lead in respective genres
 
Television | TV Channels
Zee Anmol leads urban and rural areas for week 5 2018
 
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