Indiantelevision.com's TV Linx Reporter dated 27 March 2019 - links to broadcasting, cable, satellite, media, TV, television related news stories from India and abroad 07

27 March 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 6


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Television | TV Channels

Advertisers weigh in on effectiveness of BARC's integrated TV plus OOH measurement

	In a significant move, the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India recently announced the integration of TV and out-of-home (OOH) TV viewership in its media workstation software. The decision will allow BARC India subscribers to get a comprehensive understanding of the overall viewership. continue reading...

Regulator | Trai

TRAI tariff order has reduced monthly TV bills: RS Sharma

TRAI chairman RS Sharma has said that the implementation of the new tariff scheme has reduced monthly TV bills. This is because people have the power to choose channels of their choice. Speaking to news agency ANI, Sharma said that TRAI is collating data which will demonstrate that monthly bills do not increase.
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DTH | DTH Operator

TRAI tariff order has no impact on VAS portfolio: Tata Sky's Pallavi Puri

DTH operator Tata Sky has been banking on value-added services (VAS) for a long time to differentiate itself from competitors. Its newly launched Tata Sky Theatre has emerged as one of the fastest growing services. While there have been speculations on the new tariff order's impact on such services, Tata Sky chief commercial officer Pallavi Puri said the new price regime has not affected its VAS portfolio at all.
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Television | TV Channles

Sports genre most benefitted genre in Chrome week 12

Sports genre grew in week 12 of Chrome Data Analytics and Media with 3.30 per cent. In the sports genre, DD Sports gained the highest OTS with 90.4 per cent in all India 1L+ market. OTS is the actual census-based percentage connectivity of a channel spread across 81 million homes, as reported by Chrome DM, across analogue cable, digital cable and DTH.
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	Power Grid is using network to improve national telecom connectivity
	TV viewers may soon be able to switch service providers without changing set top box
	TV monthly bills drop down under new rules: TRAI Chairman
	Source: BS

	Consumers, cable operators at war over new TRAI rules
	Mumbai: Andheri society ditches cable guy of 20 years for DTH
	Source: Mid-Day

	Prasana Krishnan, Yannick Colaco join Dream11 core team
	Global Institute of Sports Business ties up with LaLiga club SD Eibar
	Source: Inside Sport

	Conor McGregor announces his retirement from MMA, again
	Source: TOI

	Trai to begin consultations on allotting 4G spectrum to BSNL
	Source: Livemint

	DRDO Satellite to Be Launched Onboard ISRO's PSLV - C45 on 1 April
	Source: The Quint

	NCLAT Stays Telecom Department's Notice To RCom For Cancellation Of Spectrum Licence
	Source: Bloomberg Quint


	MEPs approve sweeping changes to copyright law
	Waterstones says it can't pay living wage, as 1,300 authors support staff appeal
	Source: The Guardian

	Entertainment One, Universal to Partner on Home Entertainment
	iHeartMedia Strikes Multi-Year Deal With LiveXLive
	Source: Variety

	Former NEA partner Jon Sakoda takes the wraps off his new, Cisco-backed venture fund, Decibel
	EU calls for increased security, but doesn't ban Huawei 5G products
	Source: Tech crunch

	Dish, Univision Reach Deal Ending Long Blackout
	A House United: Legislators Agree C-SPAN Is Indispensable
	Source: Broadcasting Cable

	Cyfrowy Polsat launches IPTV service
	Source: Broadband Tv News

	Fox News Stays Atop Weekly Cable Ratings Charts
	Source: Multichannel

	TiVo Releases CubiTV For Android TV
	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

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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