8 June 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 66   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
   
 
IWorld | OTT
After acquiring 2.5mn subscribers, ALTBalaji to go international

ALTBalaji, the OTT platform of Balaji Telefilms, has made all the right noises since its inception in April 16, 2017. With 2.5 million subscribers on the ALTBalaji platform, the company now wants to scale up its investments in the digital domain with two major plans - double the original shows in the next 10 months and enter into international markets.
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IWorld | Enews
BARC Wk 22: Sun TV back on top across genres
The Sun TV Network's flagship Tamil GEC Sun TV was back at the pole position in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of top 10 channels across genre - All India (U+R): 2+ individuals for week 22 of 2018 Saturday, 26 May 2018 to Friday, 1 June 2018 (week under review).
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DTH | DTH Operator
'Chhota Bheem' movie to travel to Indonesia, US, UK, Thailand
A decade after entertaining the children of India, animated cartoon character Chhota Bheem will fly abroad. The upcoming venture of the franchise has hit both the big and small screens and is set for a global release. The year 2018 seems bright for the production with KickO and Super Speedo on Sony Yay's channel.
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IWorld | Enews
PwC predicts global emergence of 'Convergence 3.0' as services' distinctions blur
PwC's Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2018-22 has predicted global revenues are expected to grow with a CAGR of 4.4 per cent from 2017-22 to $ 2.4 trillion in a digitally-driven world where the distinction between print and digital, video games and sports, wireless and fixed internet access, pay TV and over-the-top (OTT),
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Television | TV Channels
Vivo IPL 2018 final breaks multiple viewership records
The VIVO IPL final on 27 May 2018 garnered a record viewership on both digital and TV, as per figures released by the broadcaster Star. The final, which was aired live on 17 channels across eight different languages, powered the network's growth by 34 per cent with 52.9 million average impressions.
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Television | TV Channels
Zee Anmol retains leadership in GEC (U+R) for week 22
Zee TV and Sony Pal swapped their third and fourth positions respectively in Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) data for week 22 of 2018 in the Hindi GEC (U+R) market as compared to the prvious week. While there were no changes in the rural markets, Sony Sab and Colors exchanged their third and fourth positions in the GEC urban market this week. 
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Television | TV Channels
Hindi news benefited most, Sports genre most affected: Chrome DM week 22
With a growth of 1.24 per cent as compared to last week (21), the Hindi News genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 22 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media. 
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- Not news, not sports! This is Netflix's big bet in India
  Source: Financial Express
   
- Amazon unveils alomost hands-free streaming TV device Fire TV Cube
- Barkha Dutt alleges threats from some govt. quarters
  Source: The Hindu
   
- Hungama announces four new original shows
  Source: Medianama
   
- Airtel TV crosses 50 million subscribers on Android
  Source: BGR
   
- I&B ministry must desist from mass surveillance of citizens
  Source: TOI
   
- Reliance Jio again backs TRAI move to slash IUC
  Source: ET
   
- Big five European leagues enjoy record revenues: Deloitte
  Source: Indian Express
   
- India won't have to go sleepless to catch World Cup action. Check schedule
  Source: BS
   
   
   
   
- New Daily Mail editor to be Geordie Greig
- Amazon breaks Premier League hold of Sky and BT with Prime streaming deal
 

Source: The Guardian

   
- Apple Signs Writers Guild of America Contract on Programming
- Netflix CEO Responds to '13 Reasons Why' Controversy: Don't Like It? Don't Watch It
 

Source: Variety

   
- Facebook cuts down annoying 'now connected on Messenger' alerts
- Facebook launches Fb.gg gaming video hub to compete with Twitch
 

Source: Techcrunch

   
- Wheeler: There Was No DDoS Attack 'Cover Up' in 2014
- Three Broadcast Anchors to Keynote Station Summit
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
- What happens to Time Warner if AT&T deal is blocked?
- Comcast suffers nationwide business voice outage
 

Source: Fierce Cable

   
- Wheeler Challenges Pai to Submit Net Reg Rollback to CRA Test
- Sling TV Adds Cheddar Big News
 

Source: Multichannel

   
- Lithuanian cable creates rights level playing field
- Boxer maintains Denmark DTT rights
 

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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'Distribution has always been the challenge for broadcasters'
 
IWorld | Enews
Latestly achieves new milestones
 
MAM | Media & Advertising
Ravi Kumar elevated to a new role at AdLift
   
IWorld | OTT
Supari Studios reveals the secret behind a stadium experience at home in HD with Dolby Audio
 
 
Television | TV Channels
ZEE leads Bangla, Marathi markets in BARC week 22
 
MAM | Media & Marketing
FabHotels launches maiden TV campaign #RechargeRefresh
 
Television | TV Channels
BARC Data: Mirror Now enters the top five in English news
 
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