Click here to View in Browser 02 Jan 2025 Volume 17 Issue No:20   DTH | DTH Services Indian DTH subscriber base drops further to 59.9 million in June-Sept '24 quarter Almost every leading TV executive – whether Uday Shankar or Punit Goenka or Gaurav Banerjee – has spoken about his or her belief that television in India has legs. No doubt they have to speak optimistically. Read More... Television | TV Channels Reliance Industries: a subsidiary change Network18 Media & Investments informed the Bombay stock exchange on the evening of 31 December that Viacom18 India had ceased to be its subsidiary on 30 December and become a direct offshoot of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL). Read More... Television | TV Channels From Zee to the Sun, Pankaj Rathod joins as broadcast operations & eng head He's decided to take a trip to the Sun – the Sun TV Network that is. Pankaj Rathod has hopped on to Sun TV as the head broadcast operations & engineering (Sun Neo | Sun Marathi | Sun Bangla). Read More... MAM | PR Communication Embracing 2025: Navigating marketing & communication challenges in family-run businesses India's evolution as a global business destination is both dynamic and inspiring. Driven by robust economic growth, transformative policies, and increasing global integration, initiatives like Make in India. Read More... Television | TV Shows Bodhitree Multimedia's Gunaah season 2 to premier on Disney+Hotsstar on 3 Jan Come 3 January and Bodhitree Multimedia's second season of drama Gunaah is going to premier on Disney+Hotstar. This new season takes the intensity up a notch, delving deeper into a gripping tale of revenge, betrayal, and love. Read More...     Press Releases » 2025: Will it be the year of cloud repatriation? » Stuart Barnes quits Vimeo; joins Yospace as VP international sales » Shemaroo aims to set up metaverse and blockchain offshoot in Dubai Videos #VBS2024 | Stopping the leakages in the pay TV ecosystem More News From Indian Television Copyrights registrar grants copyright society status to Indian screenwriters rights body It took four years and a little more to come through, but it finally has. The Screenwriters Rights Association of India (SRAI) has got the go-ahead from the registrar of copyrights Unnat P Pandit on 30 December to operate as a copyright society under the Copyright Act, 1957......Read More... Surbhi Nagpal heads to Wion and Zee Business as national head sales She's moving out of Outbrain and into Zee Media. Sales hotshot Surbhi Nagpal will be leading national sales for Wion and Zee Business. Based in Noida, Nagpal will spearhead efforts to drive revenue generation, optimise sales operations, and enhance the profitability of both the channels.........Read More... Shobit Arora rejoins Network 18 A group sales head at CNBC TV18, CNN18 and CNBC Awaaz for the northern region for nearly two years in 2019. Now Shobit Arora has come back to his alma mater as national head connected TV for the same three channels -building them across streaming devices and platforms......Read More... More News From India » Air India rolls out Wi-Fi service on select aircraft Source: ET Telecom » Isro gears up for busy 2025 with key missions, including female robot in Space & NISAR Satellite launch » Telecom industry posts 6.75 per cent AGR Growth in Q2 FY25 driven by tariff hikes, data surge Source: ET » Aaron Brown, former CNN anchor lauded for 9/11 coverage, dies at 76 » Squid Game 3 to release in 2025, Leonardo DiCaprio to do cameo in Netflix series? Source: India Today » Starlink Satellite Internet to launch in India soon as Spectrum allocation nears completion » TRAI alerts: New mobile recharge scam targeting Jio, Airtel, Vi, and BSNL users Source: India Tv News » BSNL expands 4G services, aims for nationwide coverage by 2025 Source: CNBCTV18 » FCC Jessica Rosenworcel reveals main achievements in 2024 » FCC report highlights 5G network investment in US Source: Telecomlead » T2 Readies Telecom Infrastructure for New Moscow Metro Stations Source: Telecom Talk » Original television Hibimeshi anime officially announced for 2025 Source: Sportskeeda         More National News     » Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury 2025, claiming festival is 'under corporate control' of BBC » 'I hated playing by the rules': Johnnie Walker, the empathetic radio DJ with a rebel spirit Source: The Guardian » Women Directed Just 16% of 2024's Top 250 Grossing Movies; New Report Faults Hollywood for Lack of Progress » 'Don't Die': Netflix Documentary Chronicles the Health Regimen of the Man Who Wants to Live Forever Source: Variety » OpenAI failed to deliver the opt-out tool it promised by 2025 » Elon Musk's pro-Trump critics claim they're being censored on X Source: Techcrunch » The top 3 must-hear podcast episodes you missed in 2024 » If 2024 is an indicator, AI will be huge for fiber in 2025 Source: Fierce-Network » Apple TV+ is free to stream this weekend Source: Broadband Tv News » How did Scotland become a Hollywood hotspot? » 'I wanted to be a dancer - now I'm a WWE star' Source: BBC » Palestinian Authority suspends broadcast of Qatar's Al Jazeera TV temporarily » China 2024 box office revenue plunges as industry downturn deepens Source: Reuters     To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, please add tvlinx@indiantelevision.in to your address book today.