Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 06 December 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

06 December 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 16


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Television | TV Channels

Maharashtra political dance pips English News ratings 24 per cent in week 48

	The political dance, the shenanigans by various political parties for premiership in Maharashtra politics provided News channels with more eyeballs in week 48 of 2019 (Saturday, 23 November 2019 to Friday, 29 November 2019, week or period under review) as compared to the previous week according to Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly data. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

NDTV files civil appeal in Supreme Court against SAT order

The year 2019 has fundamentally changed Indian TV broadcast industry. The long-awaited New Tariff Order (NTO) was finally greenlit in February, forcing broadcast networks, DTH players and cable operators to move to a new tariff regime.
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Television | TV Channels

Network18 denies asset sales to Times Group in BSE filing

Network 18 has dismissed media reports of its asset sales to Times Group, calling the story "false and malicious," in its latest Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filing.
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Television | TV Channels

BARC week 48: No changes in pecking order of top five Hindi GECs

In week 48 of BARC India ratings, Star Ustav has jumped to eight position from tenth last week in the urban market. The channel has also moved one step up on the pay platform from ninth position to eight. On pay platform Sony Pal has replaced &TV at tenth position. Apart from this the pecking order of the top five hindi remained unchanged.
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	England's Headingley hero Bob Willis dies aged 70
	BRICS nations working on framework deal to build remote-sensing satellites
	Source: BS

	Vijay's 'Bigil' Amazon Prime release stalled by Hyderabad Court
	Boosting privacy: Cabinet gives nod to Data Protection Bill
	Source: New Indian Express

	Mukesh Ambani starts another tariff war with Jio Fiber's rock-bottom tariffs
	'Watchmen' is HBO's most popular new TV series of the year
	Source: Business Insider

	Share market update: Media shares gain; Hathway Cable climbs 5%
	Source: ET

	Isro to launch surveillance satellite Risat-2BR1 along with 9 foreign satellites on Dec 11
	Source: TOI

	Telecom tariff hike may add to inflation, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
	Source: Livemint

	d2h Magic Voice Enabled stick with built-in Alexa launched in India: Price, Features
	Source: BGR

	Tata Sky Reduces Price Of Popular Hindi Packs By 29%; Introduces New Movies Packs To Tap Into Bollywood Niche
	Source: Trak

	Amazon Make Low-key Live Premier League Debut
	Source: Republic World


	Parties' education promises won't help poorer pupils - study
	Andrea Jenkyns gets salary for thinktank that does not yet exist
	Source: The Guardian

	Billie Eilish Nearing Deal With Apple TV Plus for R.J. Cutler-Helmed Documentary
	Comcast and NBCUniversal to Unveil Peacock Streaming Strategy at Investor Meeting
	Source: Variety

	Uber's fatal accident tally shows low rates but excludes key numbers
	Airbnb officially bans all open-invite parties and events
	Source: Techcrunch

	MPA Names Senior Director
	FCC Opens Window for Displaced Rural LPTVs
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Parks Associates releases its top 10 U.S. streaming services list
	FuboTV says average hours watched up 135%
	Source: Fierce Video

	TV3 launches OTT service in Baltics
	DT provides Telekom Romania update
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	CES Examines Beyond 'TV As We Knew It'
	Source: Tv Technology

	Cable Broadband Infrastructure Spending Down 31% in Q3
	FCC Takes Some Lumps at House Oversight Hearing
	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

The biggest hollywood blockbusters will take over star movies in september

The big India festive season has started and everyone is gearing up with their plans to celebrate it in the best possible avatar. When it comes to grand celebrations and larger than life content offering, no one does it better than Star Movies – the leading Hollywood destination of India.
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