Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 19 October 2018 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

19 October 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 78


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Regulators | I&B Ministry

MIB proposes to change mandatory sports feed sharing norms

	In what could have far reaching effects on the financial viability of sports TV channels or streaming platforms, which acquire exlcusive rights for sporting events for the India region spending billions of dollars, the government proposes to amend rules relating to mandatory sharing of feeds of sports of national importance with not only the pubcaster. continue reading...

DTH | DTH Services

Tata Sky to launch Telugu and Tamil cinema

Reliance Industries is expected to buy controlling stakes in two of India's largest cable TV and broadband service providers, DEN Networks and Hathway Cable & Datacom, according to a report by the Times of India (TOI). The plan mostly is to increase the reach in particular regions of the country for its Gigafiber, Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) service.
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Television | TV Channels

A+E Networks | TV18 launches FYI TV18 HD

AETN18, the joint venture between A+E Networks and Network18 has planned to launch the high definition (HD) version of the contemporary lifestyle entertainment channel - FYITV18 on 18 October 2018.
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	RIL to buy majority stakes in Den, Hathway for Rs 5,230 crore before JioGigafiber rollout
	Source: Business Today

	Netflix and Amazon Leave Little Room for Streaming Video Latecomers
	Source: Bloomberg Quint

	Tele2 shares jump as third-quarter profits beat expectations
	Source: Reuters

	RIL invests in US-based SkyTran for telecom, IoT, fiber and other solutions
	Source: Medianama

	Trai seeks views on charges for accessing submarine cable bandwidth
	Source: ET

	Apple and TRAI could come to an agreement over allowing access to third-party DND apps
	Source: BGR

	Telcos need to give 30 day notice to customers before closing service: Aruna Sundararajan
	Source: Indian Express

	Two satellites per month: ISRO's plan hits hurdle
	Source: New Indian Express

	#MeToo movement: Mumbai court raps Alok Nath over his absence
	Source: TOI


	BBC says Amazon and Netflix may get surplus rural broadband funds
	Sky warns Disney and Discovery of no-deal Brexit blackout
	Source: The Guardian

	Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner's Lenny Letter Is Shutting Down
	Sony's Funimation Ends Anime Licensing Pact With Crunchyroll
	Source: Variety

	Nevins Named Chief Creative Officer at CBS
	Suozzo Named Exec Producer of 'NBC Nightly News'
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	DOJ appeal of AT&T-Time Warner merger decision sets court date for oral arguments
	Comcast wants to have top 100 connected TV apps on X1
	Source: Fiercevideo

	USTelecom Research Shows FCC Broadband Policy Is Working
	AirTies to Debut RDK-Based Mesh Wi-Fi Solution for Operators
	Source: Multichannel

	V-Nova secures 'significant' investment from Novator Partners
	Internet piracy in Poland - the shocking stats
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	U.S. C-Band Sale Could Wipe Slate Clean For Intelsat, SES, Say Analysis
	New NBC Sports App Offers Live Game Coverage On Mobile Devices
	Source: Tv Technology

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

Special screening of Maharaja Duleep Hollywood biopic at Cannes

Even though no Indian feature film has been selected for the 70th Festival de Cannes this year, an award-winning historic film biopic on the poignant life story of the last King of Punjab - Maharajah Duleep Singh.
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