Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 15 April 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

15 April 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 22


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iWorld | OTT

Hotstar races past 300 mn MAUs; Uday Shankar tells Disney investors how Star did it

	The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific president and chairman Star and Disney India Uday Shankar made quite a splash at the entertain behemoth's Investor Day last week in Burbank. Shankar, in his presentation to Disney's investors, introduced Star's streaming service Hotstar, delving into the strategy that powered the OTT platform to its numero uno status. continue reading...

MAM | Media and Advertising

Goafest 2019: Viacom18 Media crowned Creative Company of the Year

Day 3 of Goafest 2019 sprung up quite a few surprises, led by the crowning of Viacom18 Media as the Creative Company of the Year. The company's haul comprised of a gold, three silver and three bonze metals taking its points tally to 38. MTV's 'April Fool's prank at your own risk' resulted in Viacom18's gold medal win.
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Television | TV Channels

NaMo TV directed to take down non-certified content

The BJP has assured the Delhi chief electoral officer (CEO) that only pre-authorised content will air on NaMo TV and it has submitted the channel's content for certification. The order comes a few days after the Election Commission (EC) directed that all recorded programmes displayed on NaMo TV be pre-certified.
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	Airtel, FLO launch app for women's safety
	Source: ETTelecom

	RCom asked to pay infratel Rs 39 crore for early infra site exit
	Source: ET

	Why Election Commission frowned on DD coverage: BJP got 160 hours in a month, Congress 80
	Source: Indian Express

	France waived 143.7 mn euro tax dues of Anil Ambani firm months after Rafale announcement: Le Monde
	Source: India Tv News

	German broadcaster says taken off-air in Venezuela
	Source: BS

	Centre to take a call on BSNL, MTNL revival
	Source: DNA India

	Sling TV's basic package costs just $25 a month and gives you access to most of your favorite channels - here's how to use it
	Source: Business Insider

	UPDATE 1-German state-owned TV says Venezuela blocked its Spanish channel
	Source: Reuters


	Facebook restores services after users report outages
	Financial Times thrives by focusing on subscriptions
	Source: The Guardian

	Netflix Korea Launches 'My First' Original Series as Subscriptions Grow
	Oculus Accidentally Hid Messages Mocking Privacy in Thousands of New Controllers
	Source: Variety

	Disney/Lucasfilm donates $1.5 million to FIRST
	Diving into Google Cloud Next and the future of the cloud ecosystem
	Source: Techcrunch

	5G Vs. 5GE Vs. 4G LTE: Quick Compare
	Source: Forbes

	Fox News, CNN and the town hall wars
	Source: Washington Times

	Saudi regulator fines operators in telecom crackdown
	Source: The National

	SK Telecom to apply 5G for military training
	Source: ZD Net

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

MNX announces 'King of Hollywood'

MNX, Hollywood's wild child, launches its biggest property 'King of Hollywood', starting December 17, 2018, Monday to Friday @9pm. MNX, the channel that resonates with the youth through its stylish, edgy, fast-paced, new-age, premium content has crafted the property, 'King of Hollywood' with an aim to find the biggest Hollywood movie buff of all time.
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