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

13 June 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 72


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Television | TV Channels

Star Sports 1 Malayalam receives TV channel licence from MIB

In a push for Star India's regional sports play, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has given the broadcaster a licence to its latest channel - Star Sports 1 Malayalam. The decision to launch a new regional sports channel hardly comes as a surprise given that senior Star executives have articulated the company’s plans to enter the Malayalam language market for a while now.

MAM | MaM

8% indexed rise in political ad insertions on TV during election season

Political discourse in India, especially for the past two elections, has been heavily dominated by media and advertisements. During the election season, political parties remain active across channels to attract voters.
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	Music Broadcast signs definitive agreement to acquire Reliance Broadcast Network
	Relief for operators as TRAI extends deadline for revised mobile port norms
	TRAI spectrum proposal in Telecom Ministry panel agenda
	Source: BS

	Under new law 90% of telecom towers in Bengaluru may turn illegal
	BSNL partners queue up to clear outstanding worth Rs 2,500 crore
	Source: ET

	ProSieben streaming JV to go live, partners with Facebook
	Source: Reuters

	Odisha wants to host more international sports events, including Olympics
	Source: Indian Express

	Tata Sky Reportedly Removing Multi-TV Policy, Other DTH Providers Could Follow Soon
	Source: News18

	ICC CWC'19: Cricket World Cup players to get free Sky Sports subscriptions from ICC
	Source: DC

	16th Asia media summit kicks off in Cambodia; deliberates on issues pertaining to media & broadcasting industry
	Source: News On Air

	Delhi HC bars over 100 websites, radio channels, telcos and ISPs from streaming audio of World Cup 2019
	Source: Medianama

	Chandrayaan 2 orbiter and lander revealed at ISRO Satellite Integration and Testing Establishment facility in Bengaluru
	Source: First Post


	BBC iPlayer can show programmes for a year instead of 30 days
	Independent and Evening Standard lose appeal over libel case
	Source: The Guardian

	Brad Bird and Michael Giacchino to Join Speakers at View Conference in Italy
	SoundCloud Promotes Michael Weissman to President
	Source: Variety

	Facebook collected device data on 187,000 users using banned snooping app
	Newly public CrowdStrike wants to become the Salesforce of cybersecurity
	Source: Tech Crunch

	FCC Majority Votes to Approve La Plata Market Mod
	A&E Orders 10 More Episodes of 'Live Rescue
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Addressable TV advertising success boils down to standards
	Netflix and other SVOD giants won't reaggregate easily
	Source: Fierce Video

	BBC Studios and Discovery complete UKTV transaction
	KKR places offer to take over Axel Springer
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Companies Partner To Provide Smart TV Data To Local Broadcasters
	Source: Tv Technology

	WarnerMedia Taps Former CAA Exec for Senior Diversity Role
	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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