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

07 December 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 17


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iWorld | OTT

Netflix to spend Rs 3000 crore on Indian content

	Netflix is upping its India game significantly as the streaming giant is ready to spend Rs 3000 crore on Indian content for this year and the next. Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings spoke about the investment during his India visit on Friday while illustrating the country's important in their business. continue reading...

Television | TV Channels

MIB adds DD Yadagiri in must-carry list for broadcasters

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has mandated all distribution platform operators to carry DD Yadagiri as a must-carry Doordarshan channel. In its recent notification, MIB stated that DD Yadagiri is the 27th mandatory Doordarshan channel and according to section 8 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995, all channels notified by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette have to be mandatorily carried by the cable operators.
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Television | TV Channels

CNBC-TV18 introduces #CNBCTV18Tweetathon on its 20th anniversary

CNBC-TV18, country's leading English business news platform is hosting India's biggest business unconference on Twitter on 6th December. To mark its 20th anniversary the channel is introducing #CNBCTV18Tweetathon, an unconventional conference with renowned personalities like Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor - CNBC-TV18, Basant Maheshwari, Amish Tripathi, Milind Soman, Malini Agarwal, Chef Kunal Kapur, Ashwin Sanghi, Pooja Dhingra and Bhuvan Bam.
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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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