26 June 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 81   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
   
 
Television | TV Channels
Online poker in India continues to thrive despite legal hurdles

Poker in India has a perception problem. While some view it as gambling, others consider it a game of skill. Despite this deep divide, poker has witnessed tremendous growth in the country in the last decade. Industry insiders estimate there are close to two million real money poker players in India.
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Television | TV Channels
History TV18, Fyi TV18 to get dedicated Tamil channels
A+E networks' infotainment and lifestyle channels, History TV18 and Fyi TV18, are all set to make the most of the Tamil market. Both entities are now making a switch from using Tamil audio feeds to being full-fledged channels.
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iWorld | Telecom
Vodafone-Idea merger may be delayed beyond 30 June
The mega-merger deal of Idea Cellular and Vodafone India may not meet the expected 30 June timeline as the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is looking to raise a fresh demand of around Rs 4700 crore. Idea Cellular stocks fell 6 per cent in intra-day trade at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
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Regulators | TRAI
Uplink, downlink issue: TRAI pushes for a liberal regime keeping most existing norms unchanged
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today stuck with most of the existing guidelines and norms for uplink and downlink permissions for TV channel and teleports, refusing to recommend auction of TV channels --- flagged as a contentious issue by stakeholders. However, it suggested enhancing of annual permission fees from the present levels, amongst some other changes.
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Television | TV Channels
TLC to show Masterchef Canada season 5
TLC, a part of Discovery, has announced the telecast of the fifth season of the culinary competition series Masterchef Canada from 26 June in India. The show is produced by Proper Television in association with CTV and co-powered by Jockey woman while Budweiser Experience has come on-board as an associate sponsor.
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- Don't Intimidate & Control the Media: Editors Guild Tells TN Govt
- Zee Beats Star to Become the Most-Watched Entertainment Network
  Source: The Quint
   
- Gray Television to Buy Raycom Media in $3.65 Billion Deal
- The Dems Take Obamacare on the Road
  Source: Bloomberg quint
   
- You may soon be able to make free voice calls over public Wi-Fi networks
- Telecom, realty firms among Dattani's other Panama links
  Source: Bloomberg Quint
   
- When a text can trigger a lynching: WhatsApp struggles with incendiary messages in India
- Mandatory local telecom equipment testing deadline extended to March 2019
  Source: ET
   
- TRAI Issues Recommendations For Uplinking & Downlinking Of TV Channels
  Source: Exchange4Media
   
- Nepal may introduce net neutrality regulations, consulting with TRAI
  Source: Medianama
   
- RIL may go for a Reliance Jio IPO in 2-3 years
  Source: Livemint
   
- ProSieben, Discovery to build German TV streaming platform
  Source: Reuters
   
   
   
- China blocks HBO after John Oliver parody of Xi Jinping
- Jeremy Hunt name curse strikes again at BBC
 

Source: The Guardian

   
- Hulu CEO Randy Freer on Company Reorg, Future of 'Handmaid's Tale'
- YouTube Premium Getting Female Buddy Comedy From AwesomenessTV
 

Source: Variety

   
- Apple just released the first iOS 12 beta to everyone
- Jay-Z has a new venture fund and a Silicon Valley partner
 

Source: Techcrunch

   
- CBS the latest to sign mobile streaming deal with NFL
- Gray Television merging with Raycom Media in $3.8B deal
 

Source: Fierce Cable

   
- E.W. Scripps Sells Tulsa Radio Stations to Griffin
- Few Marketers Ready to Bundle OTT with Broadcast
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
- Fox Sports Hoping for World Cup Ratings Rebound
- Trio of State AGs Petition to Block Sinclair-Tribune Deal
 

Source: Multichannel

   
- Abramovich to reduce Channel One stake
- Formula 1 takes action over illegal BeoutQ broadcasts
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
- German SVoD Watchbox strikes Sony deal
- Viasat secures new Sonar Entertainment content deal
 

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
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) to telecast the India Tour of Ireland 2018 live and exclusive on SONY SIX and SONY TEN 3 channels
 
Television | TV Channels
&pictures to screen the Indian spy thriller 'Naam Shabana' on Saturday, 29th June at 9.30pm
   
Specials | Promonet Feature
Lessons Learned With Bitcoin
 
Television | TV Channels
Big Trunk Communications bags digital mandate of Discovery Kids channel in India
   
 
MAM | Media & Advertising
Baggit launches new campaign with Shraddha Kapoor
 
MAM | Marketing
Yardley launches new range of floral perfumes
 
MAM | Media & Advertising
Kotak Mahindra Bank launches campaign with Ranveer Singh for 811 account
 
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