20 November 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 05 Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
   
 
iWorld | OTT
Vidnet2018: Regionalisation, localisation the way forward for the OTT industry

Over the top (OTT) is no more a baby. The ecosystem has been eating and growing slowly, taking centre stage in several media and entertainment related scenarios. On the stage of Vidnet 2018, hosted by Indiantelevision.com, experts from India's leading OTT platforms were present.
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Regulators | TRAI

TRAI to meet telecom players next month to fix 2019 agenda
To fix the agenda to be taken up in next calendar year, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is expected to meet telecom industry players next month. The discussion, which is now an annual feature, is likely to involve a wider set of players in the telecom sector this time including operators, infrastructure providers and others.
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iWorld | OTT
ALTBalaji content head Nimisha Pandey steps down
Nimisha Pandey, the content head of ALTBalaji, the digital platform of Balaji Telefilms Ltd, has put down her papers. She is currently serving her notice period. She joined the OTT platform in 2016. The development was confirmed by Pandey. 
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iWorld | OTT
ShareChat, TVF team up in search of India's next Viral Stars
Homegrown social media platform ShareChat and digital entertainment pioneers TVF are launching the first ever all-India digital-first talent discovery platform called The Viral Stars. The initiative aims to give millions of Indian youth across the country an opportunity to showcase their unique talent and become India's next generation of Viral Stars along with multiple cash and other prizes.
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- Telecom price wars to ease, industry blended Arpu to recover 3-5% in 2019: Fitch
  Source: ET
   
- Disconnection Notice to Dish TV, subscribers will not get Star Sports channels from 7th DEC
  Source: Inside Sport
   
- This telecom stock can give you a whopping 53% return on your money; Know how, when, why
  Source: Zee Biz
   
- Trai to meet telcos, others next month to finalise 2019 agenda
  Source: TOI
   
- After Spat With Tata Sky And Airtel TV, Star India Issues Disconnection Notice To Dish TV For The Second Time This Year
  Source: Swarajyamag
   
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting looks to tap into virtual assistant in 2019 General Election
  Source: Brand Equity
   
- COAI advocates level-playing field between telcos, OTT players
  Source: ETTelecom
   
- 49th International Film Festival of India begins tomorrow in Goa
  Source: NewsOn Air
   
- SpaceX to launch India's first private satellite ExceedSAT 1 on November 20: Here's all you need to know
  Source: Times Now News
   
   
- Facebook gives £4.5m to fund 80 local newspaper jobs in UK
- Tim Cook: tech firms should prepare for 'inevitable' regulation
 

Source: The Guardian

   
  Condé Nast Hires Tastemade's Oren Katzeff to Head Video-Entertainment Group
  BuzzFeed CEO Says He's Open to M&A With Rival Digital Media Companies
 

Source: Variety

   
  iHeartMedia to acquire radio adtech company Jelli
  Instagram kills off fake followers, threatens accounts that keep using apps to get them
 

Source: Tech Crunch

   
  'Steven Universe' Back on Cartoon Network Dec. 17
  Discovery Names White President of Food Network
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
  Dish Names Former CenturyLink Exec Tinic CIO
  Court Clears Way for Byron Allen Bias Suit Against Charter
 

Source: Multichannel

   
  T-Mobile risks rejection of Tele2 merger
  Technicolor 'exploring options'
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
  Fox Networks Group Reaches Carriage Deal With AT&T
  NAB Debuts Cybersecurity Certificate Program For Broadcasters
 

Source: Tv Technology