Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 4 January2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 11

4 January 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 37

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Specials | Years Enders

2017: The year OTTs went regional in India

	Over-the-top (OTT) services were undoubtedly the centre of attraction in 2017. The boom in India's internet users, mainly aided by the growth of Reliance Jio, ensured that OTT players got the right reception and target audience. Not just mainstream TV broadcasters but even smaller players exponentially increased their consumer engagement on digital. continue reading...

iWorld | OTT

ALTBalaji bets big on first-time producers with Haq Se

There has never been a better time to be a producer in India. The entertainment industry, despite several challenges, is exploding with consumers willing to lap up stories that were not told before. In the race to experiment and create fresh content.
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Regulators | I&B Ministry

MIB mandates broadcasters to make applications via Broadcast Seva

In its latest move to ensure ease of conducting business, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has mandated TV broadcasters to make online applications for a range of submissions .Any broadcaster’s requirement for temporary uplinking, permission to set up a teleport.
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Regulators | TRAI

TRAI releases paper on National Telecom Policy 2018

Seeking views from stakeholders on the new telecom policy, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released a consultation paper on inputs for formulation of the National Telecom Policy 2018. The Department of Telecommunications, through its letter dated 21 August 2017.
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	ESPN Reclaims Most-Watched Cable Network Title in Fourth Quarter
	Disney CEO Bob Iger Faces His Most Important Year Yet
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	I&B ministry's ad budget likely to rise by 20% in FY19 as polls loom
	Trai floats consultation paper on content, structure of proposed telecom policy
	Source: :Livemint

	Trai issues interconnect rules, fixes stiff fine for violation
	December 2018 deadline to link locomotives via satellite: Railways
	Source: ET

	TRAI Gives RCom's 2G Customers an Additional Month to Port Out
	Average Data Consumption in India Per Subscriber Hit 1.6GB in September 2017: Ravi Shankar Prasad
	Source: Gadgets NDTV

	ISRO Working On Design Of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle: Government
	Source: : NDTV

	Ever wondered how the Internet works?
	Source: Outlook India

	Netflix restricted to premium subscribers, Hotstar leads Indian OTT content market
	Source: ETTelecom.com


	Digital streaming behind biggest rise in UK music sales for two decades
	Source: The Guardian

	A+E Networks, Verizon Expanded Deal Includes Exclusive Window on Digital Originals
	Netflix Stock Climbs to All-Time High on Investor Enthusiasm, 'Bright' Sequel Order
	Source: Variety

	FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's CES appearance has been canceled
	Instagram tests letting users post Stories directly to WhatsApp
	Source: Techcrunch

	'Star Trek: Discovery' Kicks Off 'Chapter Two' Jan. 7 on CBS All Access
	Fox Television Stations Renew 'The Real' for Two More Seasons
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	WOW! battling Meredith amid relatively light turn-of-the-year retrans fighting
	Former CNN D.C. bureau chief launching liberal news streaming service
	Source: Fierce Cable

	Net Neutrality Group Targets Congress
	Private Equity Buyers Eyeing TiVo
	Source: Multichannel

	Timothy Shoulders in as New Grass Valley President
	2017 U.S. Broadcast Deals Crack $8B, Highest Since 2014
	Source: Tv Technology

	M7 Group drops Scripps channels
	Source: Broadband Tv News

Movies | Hindi

Zee Studios International's Secret Superstar hits it big in Taiwan

Zee Studios International has collected $700,681 from its release of Aamir Khan-starrer Secret Superstar in Taiwan, making the movie the widest Bollywood film in the country. The film, which also features Zaira Wasim, lit up the box office in India.
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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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