Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 24 September 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

24 September 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 57


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Television | TV Channels

Comment: DNPA formation raises key questions & upsets independent publishers

	"When it comes to rain making, not all followers are equally valuable. Some people have a lot more influence than others," said Areva Martin, author and autism expert, in `Make It Rain!: How to Use the Media to Revolutionize Your Business & Brand'. continue reading...

iWorld | Social Media

WhatsApp gets grievance officer under pressure from India

Under pressure to clamp down on sinister messages, WhatsApp has appointed a grievance officer for India and detailed out the process for users to flag concerns and complaints, including those around fake news.
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Television | TV Channels

Untapped TV audience of 100 mn for international channels

The International Television Research Group (inTV) and GlobalWebIndex compared internet users aged 16-64 who watch any of the international TV channels such as BBC News, Bloomberg Television, CNBC, CNN, Euronews, Eurosport, France 24, National Geographic Channel, Sky News and TV5Monde channels at least twice a week and made a startling discovery.
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iWorld | Telecom

5G to have 400 mn connections worldwide by 2022: report

A report by 5G Americas states that 5G is expected to accumulate connections starting in late 2018 and by 2022, it is forecast to have almost 400 million connections worldwide. 4G LTE is expected to reach over 5.6 billion connections globally in 2022 at which time LTE market share will stand at 60 per cent, according to a report by ET Telecom.
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	Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio continues eating into incumbent subscriber pie
	Spectrum auction for 5G likely in later half of 2019: Telecom Secretary
	Source: BS

	Reliance Jio appoints Shyam Mardikar as group CTO of mobile networks
	Source: ETTelecom

	Comcast beats Fox with $40 billion offer for Sky in dramatic auction
	Source: Livemint

	It's a winner! Doordarshan's Free Dish gathers 30 million subscribers even as DTH subscriptions stagnate
	Source: Financial Express

	Bengaluru to get free wifi in six months: Dy CM
	Source: ET

	Radio rivalry: India to launch radio service in Amritsar to counter Pakistan's on-air propaganda
	Source: Times Now News

	Renowned filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi passes away at 64
	Source: News On Air

	4 new satellites to provide fast internet speed by 2019: Isro chief
	Source: TOI


	Average Briton spends 26 days a year watching on-demand TV
	As Comcast takes control of Sky, Murdoch could yet bounce back
	Source: The Guardian

	San Sebastian Debates New TV Landscape
	Michelle Guthrie Fired From Australian Broadcasting Corporation
	Source: Variety

	Alternative Influence: Broadcasting The Reactionary Right On YouTube
	Source: NPR

	Hawk Harrelson broadcasts final game for Chicago White Sox
	Source: ESPN

	Even remote controls are now putting public service broadcasting at threat
	Source: The National

	Petition launched for permanent leaders' TV debates
	Source: Sky 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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