Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 21 November 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

21 November 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 04


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Television | TV Channels

Essel Group to sell 16.5% stake in ZEEL to repay loan obligations

	Debt-ridden Essel Group is planning to sell a 16.5 per cent stake in its flagship property Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) to financial investors to clear off its massive debt. After this transaction, Essel Group's overall holdings in ZEEL will be five per cent, as mentioned in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange. continue reading...

iWorld | OTT

ALTBalaji looks at sachet pricing model to more than double the ARPU

The ongoing streaming war across the world has seen OTT platforms investing aggressively in original content with high cash burn. But ALTBalaji, the digital venture of Ekta Kapoor-led Balaji Telefilms, is not taking the same path.
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Television | TV Channels

Why the Premier Badminton League looks promising

There was a time not so long ago when India was just a one-trick pony as far as sport is concerned. And we all know what that game is: cricket. Recently a clutch of new sports have been getting a shot in the arm: kabaddi, soccer, basketball and of course badminton.
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iWorld | OTT

Sony India rejigs top leadership at Sony LIV, SET

Sony LIV, the digital business arm of Sony Pictures Networks (SPN), the media conglomerate that manages 29 TV Channels in India, today announced big changes in its top leadership.
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iWorld | Telecom

Airtel inks content deal with CuriosityStream

Bharti Airtel today announced a content partnership with CuriosityStream, the award-winning global media company that delivers the world of factual entertainment in one mind-expanding place.
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	Uttar Pradesh: Census 2021 from May, staff to use mobile app
	Parrikar's imprint remains as 50th Iffi opens
	Source: TOI

	Opinion \| Govt relents on self-regulation in OTT platforms
	Cartosat 3 launch: Registrations open online to watch PSLV C47 take-off from Sriharikota
	Source: Livemint

	Preity Zinta comes on board American sitcom Fresh Off The Boat: Feel like a newcomer, loving and absorbing it
	Yash Raj Films booked for allegedly 'pocketing' Rs 100 crore
	Source: Times Now News

	Disney streaming platform grapples with password leaks, despite success
	Telecom dept may approach Trai again for view on spectrum recommendations
	Source: BS

	Railways user? This free service available to all at 574 stations; here's how to use it
	Telecom companies have to pay Rs 1.47 lakh crore as AGR dues; no waiver: Govt
	Source: Zee Biz

	Airtel Digital TV users can now upgrade to HD connection for Rs 699: Here's the offer
	Source: BGR

	Block deal: Essel Group to sell 16.5% stake in Zee
	Source: Financial Express

	Tata Sky Customers Can Get an Amazon Fire TV Stick With No Additional Cost On a New HD Connection
	Source: Telecom Talk

	Reliance Jio adds 69 lakh subscribers in September: TRAI
	Source: ANI News


	BBC to show no live golf in 2020 after losing Masters coverage
	'OK boomer!' The insult of the year is about to become a TV show
	Source: The Guardian

	Vice Hires Fidelity Veteran Ramin Arani as CFO
	Verizon Is Not Selling HuffPost, Telco's Media Boss Says
	Source: Variety

	PayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for $4B
	Google limits political ad targeting and all 'demonstrably false claims'
	Source: Techcrunch

	Iwata Named Head of Creative Services, Fox Entertainment
	Holly Hunter Joins Tina Fey Comedy on NBC
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Sling TV cozies up to Google Nest
	Comcast's Effectv launches ad creative services
	Source: Fierce Video

	Ziggo and KPN launch hiphop channel Revolt TV
	Pierluigi Gazzolo to lead VIMN's OTT and Studio businesses
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	NAB, Content Companies See Protection Of C-Band Services As 'Critical'
	Papper To Explore TV Newsroom Social Media Trends In Upcoming Webinar
	Source: Tv Technology

	Pai Proposes Dual-Use 5.9 GHz Band
	Nickelodeon Renews 'Blue's Clues & You'
	Source: Multichannel

	NEP Connect supports top level women's sport
	Source: Tvb Europe

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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