Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 14 June 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 19

14 June 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 71


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iWorld | PPV

Comcast makes sweet $65 bn offer for Fox's entertainment assts

	Let the games begin. That's the clarion call that Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has given by making an offer of $65 billion to acquire the Murdoch-owned Fox entertainment assets. Priced at $35 a share, the Comcast "superior" offer is at a 19 per cent premium over what Disney's Bob Iger made last year at $28 per share or $52.4 billion in an all-stock transaction. continue reading...

Regulators | I&B Ministry

ISRO/DoS relent on use of foreign satellites; MIB starts processing applications

India's Department of Space, overseeing the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has eased up on its hitherto hard stance on Indian TV channels and teleports using foreign satellites' capacity --- if the Indian customer has a long-term contract.
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iWorld | OTT

Global OTT subs to cross 265 mn by '22: Park Associates

The number of households worldwide with an OTT video service subscription will exceed 265 million by 2022. The popularity of over-the-top (OTT) video services, such as Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu has driven a steady increase in adoption of smart TVs and streaming media players since 2010,
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Cable TV | MSO

Hathway plans to seed 2.5 lakh high definition set top boxes in FY19

Going along the lines of FY18, broadband and cable TV service provider Hathway Cable and Datacom is planning a Capex of Rs 310 crore in FY19. In addition to that, it plans to seed 2.5 lakh high definition (HD) set top boxes (STB) in FY19. The company had 2.16 lakh HD subscribers at the end of March 2018.
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MAM | Media and Advertising

DoIt Talent Ventures appoints Priya Garodia Shah as business head

DoIt Talent Ventures, a talent management firm, has appointed Priya Garodia Shah as the business head for entertainment and culinary. Led by Darshana Bhalla and Radha Kapoor Khanna, the company marked its entry into the Indian market in April this year.
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	Airtel, Jio to battle for supremacy with fibre-to-home broadband services
	News Digest: Labour reforms, Airtel-Jio battle, FIFA World Cup, and more
	Source: BS

	Airtel plans Rs 24,000 crore capex in FY19 to stay ahead in the 4G game
	Source: ET

	Faster internet: Land along highways, rail tracks may be reserved for telecom infra
	Source: Financial Express

	Are young Indians going from TV to online content?
	Source: Livemint

	CNN's Jeff Zucker Is Said to Renew Contract Through '20 Election
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	TRAI's broadband-via-public Wi-Fi network initiative panned by operators' association
	Source: The Hindu Businessline

	Egypt says will 'oblige' FIFA to let it broadcast World Cup games
	Source: New Indian Express


	Paul Dacre warns against softening Daily Mail's Brexit stance
	Radio industry needs to reflect UK's diversity – media regulator
	Source: The Guardian

	Millie Bobby Brown Leaves Twitter After Becoming Homophobic Meme
	Columbia Records Names Shahendra Ohneswere Senior VP of Content Development
	Source: Variety

	Microsoft gives Office a refreshed look and feel
	Netflix is adding an interactive 'Minecraft' story to its lineup, denies entry into gaming
	Source: Techcrunch

	Americans Say Goodbye to VCRs, Hello to Streaming
	Some Major TV Groups Push FCC for Right to Keep, Transfer UHF Discount
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Comcast makes formal $65B bid for Fox, confidently includes massive breakup fee
	What comes next for AT&T now that the Time Warner merger is approved
	Source: Fierce Cable

	Fox Says Board Will Review Comcast Offer
	Starks FCC Nomination Hearing Set
	Source: Multichannel

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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