Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 20 July 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

20 July 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 1


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Regulators | I&B Ministry

Fake news on social media: Law & IT Minister favours evolving a policy

	The Indian government has admitted that it doesn't plan to regulate content on social media, as of now, despite the menace of fake news affecting the societal fabric. However, it is quiet on the future of a committee set up under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) that has the mandate to explore regulation for online content, including those on OTT platforms. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

Dangal TV prepares to scale up ambition with new play

When it comes to general entertainment channels (GECs), hitting the sweet spot isn't all that easy. Creating unique yet mass content continues to remain a challenge for creators in the industry. While there are tried and tested formats of kitchen politics, dramas and reality shows,
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Television | TV Channels

Sony Max pushes its way to most watched Hindi channel across genres

Sony Pictures Network India (SPN) Hindi movies channel Sony Max was ranked second in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of top 10 channels across genres (across genres list) for week 28 of 2018 (Saturday, 7 July 2018 to Friday, 13 July 2018, week or period under review).
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DTH | DTH Operator

Arabsat denies giving signal to BeoutQ, demands apology from FIFA

A few days ago FIFA accused the Saudi Arabia's satellite operator Arabsat of being involved in the act of transmitting pirated signals of the World Cup to BeoutQ. Arabsat president and CEO Khalid Balkheyour has strongly denied the involvement. Instead, Arabsat is demanding an apology from FIFA for its allegation.
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Television | TV Channels

Sun Life enters Tamil market in BARC week 28

Sun Life, the movie channel by Sun TV Network came as a new entrant this week after Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) released its ratings for week 28. ZEEL's Bengali and Marathi channels Zee Bangla and Zee Marathi continue to rule their respective regions
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iWorld | OTT

15-20% of total WC viewership for SonyLiv was female

FIFA World Cup (WC) 2018 has surpassed the expectation of Sony Pictures Networks India's digital arm, SonyLiv, by miles in terms of viewership numbers and brand associations. It had just 15 brands on board in the first week but completed the event with a total of 36.
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	Discovery happens through content, not marketing: CEO of Applause Entertainment
	Relief to telecom customers from pesky calls! Trai comes up with stringent unsolicited commercial communication rules
	NASA new mini satellite to peer into Milky Way's halo
	Source: Financial Express

	Kentucky's Paul shares Trump's skepticism of US intervention
	Data protection law: Srikrishna panel upset at timing of Trai suggestions
	Source: ET

	Huawei "shortcomings" expose new security risks in UK telecom networks
	Broadband group seeks airwaves in 700 Mhz, 850 Mhz bands for 5G coverage
	Source: ETTelecom

	iPhones face shutdown without pesky call app
	Source: TOI

	Donald Trump 'disagrees' with Vladimir Putin offer to interview Americans accused of unspecified crimes
	Source: New Indian Express

	Changed 'Insulting' Subtitle in Sacred Games, Netflix Tells Delhi HC
	Source: News18

	WhatsApp Forwarded label to Mute shortcut: Top six new features to test out
	Source: Indian Express


	Comcast turns focus to Sky after exiting battle for 21st Century Fox
	Virgin Media customers to lose UKTV's 10 channels in rights row
	Source: The Guardian

	BuzzFeed Entertainment Operations Head Michelle Kempner Exiting for Facebook
	Marc Hustvedt, Formerly CEO of Above Average, Joins FBE
	Source: Variety

	Farfetch acquires CuriosityChina to expand its social media efforts on the mainland
	Walmart acquiring Shopify is no longer a laughable idea
	Source: Techcrunch

	ESPN Signs 'SportsCenter' Host Cohn to New Contract
	Jeff Glor Talks About Second Trump Interview in Five Days
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Warner Bros' DC Universe streaming service priced at $8/month, $75/year
	The FCC likely just killed the $3.9B Sinclair-Tribune merger
	Source: Fierce Video

	Fawaz Steps Down as Nest CEO
	House Digital Subcommittee Vets New FTC
	Source: Multichannel

	Virgin Media to drop UKTV channels
	Bulgaria blocks MTG Nova sale
	Source: Broadband Tv News

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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