2016-05-19

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Thursday 19 May 2016

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Inactive DTH subscribers shrink dramatically in TRAI’s new report

Inactive DTH subs base shrinks to 28.82 mn for quarter ended 31 Dec. In previous quarter, inactive subs base stood at 40.42 mn. This is due to change in methodology of reporting active subscribers by TRAI.
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MAIN STORIES

FIPB defers Snapdeal’s proposal to acquire stake in tele shopping JV with DEN

FIPB has once again deferred Jasper Infotech’s proposal for making downstream investment in Macro Commerce by purchasing 50% stake in DEN…
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Maternity leave for Sony employees increased to 6 months

Sony Pictures Networks India has introduced women-friendly work-linked benefits by increasing the quantum of paid maternity leave, as well…
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Other stories

Mumbai Indians benefits from CSK’s absence in IPL 9 to top popularity charts: Study

Dish TV launches VAS services for kids at Rs 9 per month

TDSAT rules against cable ops, slams oral interconnect deals

Star World Premiere HD to air season finales of six shows in May

British dramedy ‘The Royals’ to premiere on Colors Infinity on 19 May

Sony PIX to screen ‘The Angry Birds’ a day before its release

Radio Mirchi’s show to take its listeners across Delhi

Fremantle’s maiden web series garners 9 mn views

FX to premiere sci-fi series ‘Eureka’ on 26 May

Zee Cinema to air world TV premiere of ‘Welcome Back’ on 28 May

Zenith wins 2 honours at Excellence in Radio Awards

PayU India ropes in Sachin Singhal to head its consumer business

INDIA STORIES

Fastway in Rs 2,800-cr tax evasion, says AAP, cable company ‘ready for probe’

Source: Hindustan Times

Free-to-air TV channels rush to cash in on rural market

Radio firms seek better audience measurement system

Ahead of Reliance Jio’s launch, data volumes turn sluggish

DD Free Dish to auction 8 slots in 27th e-auction

BitTorrent Live: Can better tech give it an advantage?

Baba Ramdev, Amazon’s Amit Agarwal listed among most creative people in business

Virtual reality films comes to Cannes, Steven Spielberg sounds warning

New Google products, services take aim at rivals Apple, Facebook and Amazon

Source: Livemint

Digital broadcast network Veqta gets Rs 3.3 crore seed-funding

Trai to hold pre-consultation session on net neutrality within 3 days

Facebook’s politics under scrutiny but federal oversight seen unlikely

ST Telemedia front-runner to buy Tata Communications’s data centre business

Apple, Reliance to enter long-term relationship; VoLTE iPhones on Reliance Jio Network on anvil

Source: Economic Times

Trai to begin consultations on net neutrality soon

AAP criticised for ‘ad blitz’

Delhi HC hears Sebi submissions in Maran-SpiceJet case

Microsoft sells Nokia branding rights to HMD Global, Foxconn

Source: Business Standard

Apple hires Samsung top executive to be India media head

Source: Financial Express

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Sarbjit goes tax free in UP

Source: Indian Express

GLOBAL STORIES

Disney CEO Bob Iger: Hulu’s Internet TV Bundle Will Keep Pay-TV Operators ‘More Honest’

Source: Variety

ProSiebenSat.1 and Sky Deutschland break up

Source: Broadband TV News

Future of TV Coalition Offers Up Set-Top Myths and Realities

Source: Broadcasting & Cable

Turner Is Opening a Branded Content Studio With Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco

Turner’s Upfront Features a Drone, a Wolf and a Plea From Samantha Bee

Source: Ad Week

Fox CFO Touts “Unique” Studio Strategy, Feels “No Urgency” to Boost or Sell Sky Stake

Charter Closes Time Warner Cable, Bright House Deals to Become Pay TV Powerhouse

Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei Says Regulators Favor Silicon Valley Over Cable

Source: Hollywood Reporter

ITV woos rising media agency talent with ‘behind the scenes’ VIP invitation

More than ever we need big ideas to drive media

Source: Media Week

A+E launching UK FTA channel

Portugal plans to expand DTT offer

Netgem adds Hopster and Wuaki.tv

Source: Advanced Television

Discovery Releases Lineup for This Year’s Shark Week – Along With a Spooky Trailer

Olympic Medalists Join NBC Lineup for Rio Games

Showtime Pulls the Plug on One of Its Signature Series

Source: TV Week

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