TV Linx Reporter
18 Dec 2013  |  Volume 41 - Issue No:45 |  Visit Indiantelevision.com
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Zee Tamizh launched on Rogers Cable
HBO receives 13 screen actors guild award nominations
Youth leader Anurag Singh Thakur launches national campaign to honour women
TRAI ad cap: Broadcasters move Delhi High Court
ZenithOptimedia predicts global ad spend to grow by 5.3 per cent in 2014
Endemol bets on gaming, backs social casino site
Airtel releases a report on the mobile attitude of people in 2013
 
News Release
The real story behind the catastrophic himalayan disaster
BBC TopGear India scores a century
‘The Power of Shunya™: Challenge for Zero’ in association with ET NOW
Geo Super to Produce and Broadcast Pakistan vs Sri Lanka ODI and Test Series
 
2013, the year of the Big Risk for TV
The Indian TV industry wagered aplenty during the past year: digitisation, changing advertising practices, its ratings currency, battling the telecom regulator, to investing in building a better ecosystem.
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Dish TV, IndiaCast continue to battle it out
17 Dec, 08:50 pm 
Maharashtra's LMOs get Bombay HC interim order
17 Dec, 09:09 pm 
South Indian GECs push fiction to include Saturday
More prevalent in Karnataka, movies with low quality of production and ROI have made channels take this step to reduce losses.
17 Dec, 06:45 pm 
Trai Ad cap: Broadcasters get respite from Delhi High Court
17 Dec, 12:18 pm 
MSO InCableNet gets Rs 300 crore cash infusion
17 Dec, 09:09 pm 
Chrome Data: Mandela helps Infotainment channels gain OTS
The genre got a big boost in OTS, according to the data firm in week 50, thanks to the South African hero, even as English entertainment channels dropped.
17 Dec, 08.45 pm 
18 Dec, 08:00 am  
All About Cinema Bollywood
Hollywood
Bring Aamir, Katrina as dolls to your home Beyoncé breaks iTunes records
As a part of promoting Dhoom 3, limited-edition Katrina Kaif and Aamir Khan collector dolls have been launched. With 828,773 albums sold in just three days, the self-titled album has become one of the fastest selling.
   
17 Dec, 08:17 pm   17 Dec, 08:33 pm  
International News
- CAG alleges DoT caused Rs 1,649-crore loss to government
- Microsoft expects CEO appointment early 2014
- PVR BluO to invest Rs 100 cr to double centres in 3 yrs
- Indian Angel Network and Unitus Seed Fund invest in online marketplace GoCoop
- Facebook testing video advertisements in users' news feeds
- Google's online shopping extravaganza attracts 2 million visitors
Source: Economic Times
   
- Zee to take over media business of Diligent
- PVR bluO to strengthen its position in Northern region
- Dhoom 3 takes the minimalistic approach
- DoT's inaction causes Rs 1,649-cr loss: Audit report
Source: Business Standard
   
- Interim relief for broadcasters in ad cap ruling
- DoT inaction on service fee costs exchequer Rs 1,650 cr
Source: Financial Express
   
- Kapil Sharma scores the 93rd spot on Forbes India’s celebrity 100 list
Source: Daily Bhaskar
   
- Connected TVs forecasted to grow at CAGR of 20%
Source: eeherald
   
- HC restrains TRAI from action against TV channels over ads
Source: News Track India
   
- Sony Six TV channel to live telecast and stream Pakistan vs Sri Lanka UAE series
Source: gizmocrave
   
- Rentrak signs multi-year agreement with West Virgina Media
Source: CIOL
   
- Airtel's mobile TV viewership soars 400%
Source: Times Of India
   
- Kangana to jive in 'Boogie Woogie'
Source: ianslive
   
- STMicro licenses Imagination's Ensigma processor for car radios.
Source: eeherald
- CNN Sibling HLN Brings In Veteran Execs as Part of the Cable News Channel's Programming Overhaul -- With More Changes on the Way
- Disney XD Taps New General Manager
Source: TV Week
   
- Amazon plans 4K future
- TiVo founders new box?
- Facebook debuts video ads
- NPD: Movie franchises, current TV series top SvoD rankings
- Spain’s ONO goes OTT
Source: Advanced Television
   
- Facebook begins testing automatic video ads in News Feed
- Discovery Networks UK promotes 'stacked' Christmas schedule
Source: Media Week
   
- Netflix wins U.S., int'l rights for 'Breaking Bad' spinoff
- Exclusive: Comcast weighs three options for Time Warner Cable deal: sources
Source: Reuters
   
- Nielsen charts show a big difference between social chatter & mainstream TV
Source: CHRON
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- A Modest Uptick Forecast For Media, Ad, Entertainment Biz in 2104
Source: Media Post
   
- 20th Century Fox Reveals Name, Plans for Malaysian Theme Park
Source: Hollywood Reporter
   
- Disney Surpasses 2012 To Set Best Domestic Box Office Year Ever
Source: Deadline