Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 9 November 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

9 November 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 95


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iWorld | Broadband

Airtel steps up home pass expansion in wired broadband biz

	Airtel is taking the bull by its horns. Not wanting to lose out to the latest broadband entrant - Reliance Jio - it has stepped up fibre-to-home passes expansion. While announcing Q1 FY19 results, Airtel did mention that there would be significant step-up of home broadband investment. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

Hero ISL helps create positive image among consumers: Amul MD RS Sodhi

We're halfway through the fifth edition of Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL) and for now, Bengaluru FC leads the table to capture the coveted crown. Hero ISL has helped bring football to the mainstream and aided the popularity of the sport at the grassroots level.
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Cable TV | LCO

Indian pay TV revenue to touch $16 bn by 2023: MPA

As per a new report by Media Partners Asia (MPA), the pay TV revenue in Asia will top $56 billion in 2018. This will continue to grow at 3 per cent CAGR till 2023 and likely to exceed $66 billion by then. Pay TV revenue consists of subscription fees and local and regional advertising sales.
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	Canada's Telus beats profit estimates on wireless growth
	Source: Reuters

	As midterm voter turnout reaches a 50-year high, TV ratings soar
	Source: Ad AgeIndia

	In online ruse, fake journalists tried to hack Saudi critic
	CommScope, getting ready for 5G, spends $5.7B for Arris
	Source: India Tv News

	Donald Trump war on media takes tense turn with CNN reporter banned
	India moves on its promise to create friendly pitch for foreign filmmakers
	Source: ET

	Pakistan seizes Indian and other DTH worth Rs 7.83 crore in nation-wide crackdown
	Source: Times Now News

	Trai to meet telco chiefs in December, issue OTT paper next week
	Source: ETTelecom

	Opinion \| Reinterpreting public interest broadcasting
	Source: Livemint

	This German TV Mystery Is a Lot Easier in English
	Source: Bloomberg Quint


	'I was told this was impossible': the long fight to get women's boxing on TV
	Daily Telegraph articles on Geoffrey Rush 'irresponsible journalism', court told
	Source: The Guardian

	Set-Top Box for T-Mobile's Upcoming TV Service Surfaces Online
	Paula Faris to Launch Podcast on Faith for ABC News
	Source: Variety

	Disney's new streaming service will be called Disney+
	Virgin Hyperloop One has a new CEO and board chairman
	Source: Tech Crunch

	Iger Sees More Investment After Gaining Hulu Control
	Tennis Channel to Launch Countdown-Themed Series
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	CommScope Buys Arris in $7.4B Deal
	Comcast-NBCU Warns FCC That Alliance C-Band Plan Puts Fox in Hen House
	Source: Multichannel

	Major setback for Polish cable market
	UK shines for Liberty Global
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Nielsen: 36M Viewers Tuned In To Midterm Election Coverage
	Source: Tv Technology

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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