04 May2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 36   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
   
 
Cable TV | MSO
IndiaCast, Hathway strike deal after TDSAT order
Setting aside their differences, IndiaCast Media Distribution Pvt Ltd (IndiaCast) and Hathway Digital finally came to an agreement on Wednesday and signed a deal. As a result, IndiaCast, the content monetisation arm of TV18 and Viacom18, has switched on the signals of its channels to the multi-system operator (MSO).
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DTH | DTH Operator
Tata Sky coughs up Rs 561 crore as licence fee for FY 2017-18
Direct-to-home operator Tata Sky has paid Rs 561 crore as licence fee to the government for 2017-18 financial year, according to a statement released by the company. The company paid a total of Rs 2,200 crore in the last fiscal year ended on 31 March 2018. This amount includes GST, state entertainment taxes and some other taxes.
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iWorld | OTT
Reliance Jio makes a punt on tech start-ups
After closing Saavn and Embibe deals, Reliance Jio, according to a report published by The Economic Times, is now looking to acquire Indian start-ups in the technology ecosystem. In a bid to take on its competition, Reliance Jio is now looking to invest more to create a comprehensive ecosystem of digital products and services around its core telecom service.
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iWorld | OTT
Group M report forecasts global online media time spent to overtake TV in 2018
For the first time ever, time spent on online media will overtake linear TV globally in 2018, according to GroupM's State of Digital report. The report, which researched consumer media consumption and advertising investment trends worldwide, tabulated consumers' time spent with each media format along with average time spent with media overall.
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- Dish TV plans to continue with Videocon D2H brand
- Four National Award-winning films to be screened at Cannes
- AIR Rainbow to broadcast bird songs on International Dawn Chorus Day
  Source: TOI
   
- Great news: You can get free network TV without sticking an ugly antenna on your window
  Source: BGR
   
- NFDC MD Nina Lath Gupta issued fresh termination order by I&B Ministry; allegations of lapses withdrawn
  Source: First Post
   
- 65th National Film Awards: President Kovind Felicitates Winners Amid Controversy
  Source: ET
   
- Gajendra Singh Files Case Against Prasar Bharti Over Reality Show
  Source: The Quint
   
- Trai questions govt's jurisdiction over processing charges on broadcasters
- Consumer complaint must be dealt with seriousness: Trai chief on Ombudsman
  Source: BS
   
- Unfortunate President Kovind won't present all awards, should reconsider, says Congress leader Manish Tewari
  Source: New Indian Express
   
   
- TV is where women's attackers get caught
- Amazon Prime Video's growth outpaces Netflix in UK
 

Source: The Guardian

   
- YouTube Sets New Content Deals With Will Smith, Coachella and More, as CEO Promises Focus on Brand Safety
- Jamie Foxx's Celebrity Talk Show 'Off Script' Premiere Date Set
 

Source: Variety

   
- Scaleway launches updated cloud servers for $2.40 per month
- Facebook hired eHarmony's chief scientist… but not for its new dating feature (Updated)
 

Source: Tech Crunch

   
- CBS Profits as Retransmission Powers 13% Revenue Gain
- TBS Late-Night Show 'Conan' Cutting to 30 Minutes
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
- Newsy CEO Blake Sabatinelli on his digital-first company's foray into cable
- Comcast may try to outbid Disney for Fox if DOJ can't block AT&T-Time Warner
 

Source: Fierce Cable

   
- Verizon, AT&T Subs Most Apt to Switch to Xfinity Mobile: Study
- Semtech Accelerates Vesting of Comcast Warrant
 

Source: Multichannel

   
- Virgin Media to shed 800 call centre jobs
 

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'
 
Television | TV Shows
Nation's most loved show - Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain revels with 6 trophies at the Dadasaheb Phalke Awards
 
Television | TV Channels
Musakaan - An Emotion a Mother Lives For  
 
iTelevision | TV Channels
Sony BBC Earth launches trailer of 'Blue Planet II - One Ocean and The Deep'  
 
Television | TV Channels
Crime Squad takes over the 'AXN Premiere Club' with 7 days, 7 new crime stories  
 
 
MAM | Marketing
Parineeti Chopra becomes face of Speedo India
 
MAM | Marketing
Xiaomi adds VAS to aid monetisation
 
MAM | Media and Advertising
Amitabh Bachchan turns film critic for Tata Sky
 
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