Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 14 August 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

14 August 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 24


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Television | TV Channels

Agencies should add news genre to regular planning: Network18's Karan Abhishek Singh

	The news genre should be included by agencies for its impact as a full planning platform and not just an add-on. This was the view echoed by News18 Network CEO-languages Karan Abhishek Singh at Tele-Wise Tamil 2019 organised by Indiantelevision.com on 6 August 2019. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

ZEEL acquires balance 26% equity stake in Zee Network Distribution

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has acquired the balance 26 per cent equity stake in Zee Network Distribution Ltd. The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange about the development in a letter.
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Television | TV Channels

DSPORT aims to build strong Indian connect with new wrestling entertainment show

Amidst a cricket-dominated sports broadcasting sector, Discovery Communication's two-year-old sports channel DSPORT is focusing on niche genres. While the channel has been looking at a localisation strategy since the beginning, it is now launching a new wrestling entertainment show Dangal Ke Soorma from 24 August.
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	DD releases patriotic song ahead of Independence Day
	Chandrayaan-2's journey to moon, after leaving earth's orbit, to start Wednesday
	Veteran RIL director M.L. Bhakta retires
	Source: Livemint

	A CBS-Viacom Timeline: From '06 Split to '19 Reunion
	Netflix's Biggest Bingers Get Hit With Higher Costs
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	Seek independent auditors' service to assess BSNL's land assets value: AIGETOA to Prasad
	Source: ETTelecom

	Internet services partially restored in Jammu & Kashmir
	Source: Medianama

	Airtel V-Fiber and Hathway Broadband Compared Across Speeds, Pack Prices and More
	Source: Telecom Talk

	Dish TV launches 'Telugu Active' service for its DTH and d2h platforms
	Source: BGR

	TRAI Wants A 3rd Party App For Selecting TV Channels; Is This A Whip For Cable/DTH Providers?
	Source: Trak

	Mika Singh Banned And Boycotted By AICWA From Indian Film Industry After Performing At Event In Pakistan
	Source: Republic World

	Vodafone Idea Ltd Falls 7.28%, S&P BSE Telecom index Drops 3.42%
	Source: BS


	Facebook denies giving contradictory evidence to parliament
	Government sent 'chilling' letter to Channel Nine over One Nation strip club broadcast
	Source: The Guardian

	CBS All Access and Pluto TV? A CBS-Viacom Streaming Strategy Must Now Take Shape
	Oculus Co-Founder Nate Mitchell Is Leaving Facebook
	Source: Variety

	DirecTV Now's rebranding to 'AT&T TV NOW' is officially rolling out
	Twitter tests ways for users to follow and snooze specific topics
	Source: Techcrunch

	Broadband Growth Slowed to 370K in Q2
	FuboTV Launches Sports Network on Roku Channel
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Comcast, Netflix and WarnerMedia to square off over 'Seinfeld'
	Source: Fierce Video

	French competition authority approves Salto project; launch in Q1 2020
	Telekom Romania "under control"
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Deadline Approaching For IBC 2019 Best Of Show Awards
	ONE Media: Charter's Next Gen TV Concerns Are 'Misplaced And Premature'
	Source: Tv Technology

	Broadband Growth Slowed to 370K in Q2
	Pay TV ARPU in Q2: How the Top Operators Stack Up
	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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