Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 27 April 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

27 April 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 32


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Television | TV Channels

Republic TV continues almost uninterrupted run as top pvt English news channel

	Right since its launch in week 19 of 2017, ARG Outlier Media Private Ltd's Arnab Goswami-headed Republic TV has been the most watched private English news channel. Over the past 23 months since its launch, the channel lost is numero uno private English news channel label only once to Goswami's former channel Times Now, that was for one week – week 31 of 2018. continue reading...

iWorld | e-commerce

Amazon to continue meaningful investment in Video biz

At a time when the lines between tech companies and media companies are gradually blurring, e-commerce giant Amazon has been aggressive on the video front although being a relatively new entrant. While its video library is expanding with critically acclaimed TV shows and rights of live sports, the company has reaffirmed it will continue to invest meaningfully in digital video.
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DTH | DTH Services

Tata Sky removes lock-in period

When the new TRAI tariff order came into the picture, DTH operators started churning out various packs to ensure customers don't cut off their connections. The move didn't go down well with customers. Now, Tata Sky has removed the lock-in period condition.
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	TRAI raps Dish TV India over consumer complaints: Here's what happened
	Restrict media from reporting harassment allegations against CJI: plea in Delhi HC
	Source: Indian Express

	Share market update: Media shares slip; TV18 Broadcast falls over 1%
	Source: ET

	Dutch telecom KPN won't use Huawei for "core" 5G network
	Source: ETTelecom

	How to stream content from a Kodi player on your Roku device
	Source: Business Insider

	Indian channels may suffer if Nepal House approves ad bill
	Source: Asian Age

	Free-to-air Dangal races to the top, pips STAR, Zee, Colors in TV channel sweepstakes
	Source: Financial Express

	Why TikTok should slow down in India
	Source: CNBCTV18

	ABU Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness underway in Nepal
	Source: News On Air

	DAZN launches sports IP distribution platform
	Source: Inside Sport

	Amol Dighe appointed as CEO of Madison Media Ultra
	Source: Media4 Growth


	From Shafted to Club X: the TV shows so shocking they were taken off air
	Let's talk about sex: the hyper-explicit shows laying relationships bare
	Source: The Guardian

	Tubular Labs Brings in Viacom, BuzzFeed, Other Media Partners on Project to Establish Social-Video Metrics
	Amazon Spent $1.7 Billion on Content in Q1, but Original Video Investments Still Unknown
	Source: Variety

	PayPal makes a big marketplace play with its $500M investment in Uber
	TurboTax and H&R Block hide their free tax filing tools from Google on purpose
	Source: Tech Crunch

	TiVo Goes Back to ITC Playbook in Latest Comcast Patent Attack
	Trump Adviser Slater Joins Fox Corp. D.C. Office
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	T-Mobile defends $90 baseline pricing on TVision Home
	Deeper Dive - How FandangoNow survives among the TVOD giants
	Source: Fiercevideo

	Telenet Belgium launches Horizon 4 platform
	UK leading Europe's cordcutters
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	PIX Acquires London-Based CODEX
	Aaron Goldberger To Advise FCC Chairman On Wireless, International Issues
	Source: Tv Technology

	Comcast's Roberts Pay Rose 7.8% in 2018
	Source: Multichannel

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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