3 July 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 87   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
   
 
Television | TV Channels
Sun TV bullish on dubbed international content for kids

The kids' genre in India was always sidelined by broadcasters, but not anymore. There was a time when international content dominated the Hindi kids' channels' space, but now broadcasters have pulled up their socks to provide home-grown content to young animation fans. But the scene in the regional kids' content space hasn't evolved much. 
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Television | TV Channels
Amazon could bid for La Liga media rights
Global tournament and league rights are no longer only within the reach of big broadcasters. Social networks and e-commerce portals too are now in the running to stake a claim in rights acquisition. One of the big names that come to the mind is Amazon. After acquiring a package of 20 football matches from the English Premier League.
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Mam | Marketing
Flipkart engulfs Sachin Bansal's Billion into private label business
Flipkart has moved Billion, a private label brand founded by Sachin Bansal, into its overall private label business. Billion is a made in India project and is positioned as a reasonably priced brand tailored specifically with the Indian customers in mind.
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Television | TV Channels
Rajat Sharma is the new boss of DDCA
Rajat Sharma, MD and editor-in-chief of India TV is the new boss of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). He bagged 54.4 per cent of votes in his favour on 2 June 2018. Sharma got a total of 1521 votes, 517 more than former test cricketer Madan Lal, who could only poll 1004 votes. The third candidate in the fray, advocate Vikas Singh, got 232 votes only.
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Regulators | TRAI
TRAI fines Jio, Airtel, others for not meeting service quality norms
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) rapped leading operators, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular on the knuckles for failing to meet the Quality of Service standards in the December quarter, reported news agency PTI.
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Satellites | Satellites Operators
MEASAT adds 3 channels from South Asia
MEASAT satellite systems, on 2 July, expanded its video region in South Asia with the distribution of News24, Sagarmatha TV and Prime TV. The satellite system is a premium supplier of communication and video services to leading broadcasters, direct-to-home (DTH) platforms and telecom operators.
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Satellites | Satellites Launches
Launch of SES-12 to assist Digital India vision
The successful launch of SES-12, which provides coverage over Asia will assist the acceleration of the country's push towards a digital India and financial inclusion initiatives, according to a leading satellite industry expert as per a report by the Press Trust of India from London.
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- Five Ways Comcast's Duel With Disney Over Fox Bid Could Play Out
- Sinclair Station Sales Risk New Scrutiny as Part of Tribune Deal
  Source: Bloomberg Quint
   
- 'No money was spent to shoot PM's fitness video': I&B minister Rathore slams Shashi Tharoor
  Source: TOI
   
- As Child Lifting Rumours Continue to Kill, I&B Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore Says WhatsApp Not Under Govt's Control
  Source: News18
   
- Security flaws in 4G can lead to mobile phone hacking
  Source: Livemint
   
- Reliance Jio cries foul over 2G technology mandate for Andaman & Nicobar
  Source: BS
   
- WhatsApp launches new One-Way Broadcasting feature for group chats
  Source: BusinessToday
   
- Music Broadcast Limited: Embracing a recognition rich culture
  Source: ET
   
- Facebook may use mic in your phone to snoop so it knows what ads you are watching on TV
  Source: India Today
   
- Republic TV Awards Indian Business Leaders In Dubai
  Source: Exchange4Media
   
   
   
   
- BBC in talks with Channel 4 to launch £500m bid for UKTV
- Ofcom receives 650 complaints over Sunday's Love Island episode
 

Source: The Guardian

   
- Sony Raising Price of PlayStation Vue TV Packages by $5 Per Month
- Atlantic Media Sells Quartz for Up to $110 Million to Japan's Uzabase
 

Source: Variety

   
- Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson to speak at Disrupt SF
- Micro Focus sells Suse for $2.5B
 

Source: Techcrunch

   
- Man Arrested for Threatening FCC Chairman Pai's Family
- Univision Says Dish Refused an Extension Before Blackout
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
- Netflix reportedly scales back its billboard acquisition plans in L.A.
- FuboTV rolling out 4K HDR content for its streaming TV service
 

Source: Fierce Cable

   
- History Cancels Military Drama 'Six' After Second Season
- TV's 'Power' Forward
 

Source: Multichannel

   
- Belgian regulator keeps cable open, adds fibre
- Ireland's TV3 becomes Virgin Media Television
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
- Timeline delivers OB facilities for BBC World Cup broadcasts
 

Source: Tvb Europe

   
   
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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'Distribution has always been the challenge for broadcasters'
 
Television | TV Channels
9X Jalwa conducts multi-city activations across Media agencies for the brand campaign
 
Television | TV Channels
Zee Café presents an animated political satire of the Donald Trump Administration with 'Our Cartoon President'
 
Television | TV Channels
MEASAT to display Next Generation Compression for UHD channels distribution
   
 
Mam | Marketing
Zuari Agro Chemicals launches campaign for farmers
 
Television | TV Channels
For FIFA coverage, ESPN's perfect assist to Sony
 
Television | TV Channels
Two Zeel channels top Hindi GECs in across genres list
 
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