Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 13 August 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

13 August 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 23


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Television | TV Channels

Tamil TV faces the challenge of attracting younger audiences

	TV viewership is growing in the regional market and TV broadcasters do not fear the OTT threat. Instead, regional players are looking at attracting younger audiences to television. Tele-Wise Tamil 2019, which was organised by Indiatelevision.com on 6 August 2019, gave the industry a platform to discuss the issues faced in the regional market. continue reading...

Television | Production House

Eros International reports lower numbers for Q1 2019

Indian film and media company Eros International Media Ltd (Eros) reported a 15.9 percent decline in consolidated net sales/income from operations (Op Rev) for the quarter ended 30 June 2019 (Q1 2020, quarter or period under review) as compared to the corresponding year ago quarter Q1 2019 (y-o-y).
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DTH | DTH Operator

DD Free Dish fills up 3 vacant MPEG-2 slots

Public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati has allotted vacant slots to three channels on its direct-to-home (DTH) platform DD Free Dish in the 41st e-auction. According to media reports, the pubcaster has garnered Rs 21.69 crore in the latest round of e-auction.
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Television | TV Channels

TV Today revenue and profits up in Q1 2019

TV Today Network Ltd (TVTN) reported 30.5 percent and 27.3 percent y-o-y growth in consolidated revenue from operations (Op Rev) and consolidated profit after tax (PAT) respectively for the quarter ended 30 June 2019 (Q1 2020, quarter or period under review) as compared to the corresponding year-ago quarter Q1 2019).
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	Reliance Jio's set-top-box to accept broadcast cable TV signals from local cable operators
	Source: ETTelecom

	Chandrayaan-2 to reach moon's orbit on August 20: ISRO
	Nokia may withdraw support to BSNL over payment dues
	Source: ET

	TV channel selection to get easier; TRAI developing this new app for cable TV, DTH customers
	Source: Financial Express

	CBS shareholders to get slight premium from Viacom deal: sources
	Source: Reuters

	Discovery becomes first channel to support all South Indian languages
	Source: Ultra News

	SITI Networks' All-Round Performance in Q1FY20 - Subscription Revenue Surges 36 Percent Y-O-Y & 29 Percent Q-O-Q
	Source: Business Wire India

	TRAI Plans to Develop Apps to Help DTH, Cable Subscribers With Channel Selection
	Source: News18

	People of J&K welcomes abrogation of article 370: I&B Minister Javadekar
	Source: DD News

	BookMyShow eyes expansion, targets stake in sports leagues
	Source: Inside Sport


	Jade Goody, reality TV and the vilification of the working class
	Sue Crockford obituary
	Source: The Guardian

	Shira Knishkowy to Join Spotify's Communications Team
	Verizon Sells Tumblr to Company That Owns WordPress
	Source: Variety

	PopBase launches its platform for social media stars to share and monetize their work
	Huawei's new OS isn't an Android replacement… yet
	Source: Techcrunch

	Gray's Howell Named B&C's 2019 Broadcaster of the Year
	'Jerry O' Hopes to Bring Stations Its Brand of Funny
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	U.S. pay TV providers lost over 1.5M subscribers in Q2, Leichtman says
	Comcast Advertising hires fuboTV exec as new CFO
	Source: Fierce Video

	KPN leads decline in Dutch TV subs; Ziggo losses slow down
	T-Mobile doubles Czech TV base
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Will C-Band Survive The Latest Spectrum Grab?
	Vitec's Sommer Joins IABM Board Of Directors
	Source: Tv Technology

	Cisco Cable Access Chief Holobinko Quietly Exits Amid Major Strategic Shakeup
	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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