25 January 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 57 Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 

DTH | DTH Operator

Tata Sky reveals new channel prices after TRAI's show-cause notice

Leading direct to home (DTH) operator Tata Sky on Thursday finally unveiled the new pricing of channels and packs after it was served a show-cause notice by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). With just a week for the new tariff order to kick in Tata Sky's decision to announce its pricing comes as a relief to consumers, some of whom had even complained about the same to the TRAI.
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Television | TV Channels

Zee Media numbers up on higher ad revenue for Q3 2019
The Essel group's television news broadcasting arm Zee Media Corporation Ltd (ZMCL) reported a 123.1 per cent growth (more than double) in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) for the period ended 31 December 2018 (Q3 2019, quarter or period under review) as compared (year-on-year comparison, y-o-y) to the corresponding year ago quarter (Q3 2018, year ago quarter).
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Regulators | TRAI
TRAI says 40% consumers have exercised their options under new tariff order
With just a week for the new tariff order to kick in, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday revealed that nearly 40 per cent of the consumers have already exercised their options under the new regulatory framework.
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Cable TV | MSO
Hathway back in black in Q3 2019
Broadband internet services provider Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited reported a standalone profit after tax and standalone net comprehensive income of Rs 6.44 crore and Rs 6.27 crore respectively for the quarter ended 31 December 2018 (Q3-2019, quarter or period under review).
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iWorld | Broadband

RIL plans to acquire additional 26% stake in Hathway Cable and Datacom
Reliance Industries (RIL) and its group companies have announced an open offer to acquire an additional 26 per cent stake in Hathway Cable and Datacom, after receiving the approval from Competition Commission of India (CCI), according to a new article in the Press Trust of India.
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Television | TV Channels

DD India enters English news top five in BARC week 3
When all the private news broadcasters are contesting for the pole position in English news genre, pubcaster DD India has made a surprise entry in the third week of BARC India rating at second position. Zee News and News18 India saw some movement in their position in both Hindi News (U+R) and urban market.
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Television | TV Channels

ZMCL COO Rajiv Singh steps down
Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL) COO Rajiv Singh has stepped down from his role, with 28 February set to be his last working day, the company has notified the BSE. He will relinquish his duties as a board member on 31 January 2019.
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- US Frees Iranian State TV Journalist Marzieh Hashemi:
- After Jio, Mukesh Ambani Bets Big on Internet, Video Streaming Market
- Bigg Boss Winner Shilpa Shinde Quits Twitter, Says 'My Own Fans Were Trying to Control Me'
  Source: News18
   
- New Bengali TV channel to launch in February
- Rose Valley: CBI arrests film producer Shrikant Mohta
  Source: TOI
   
- Reliance can be India's Alibaba, says UBS report
- Bharti Infratel settles tower exits for about Rs 3,800 crore
  Source: ETTelecom
   
- Televisions screens across Tamil Nadu go black as cable operators' withdraw services in protest
  Source: New Indian Express
   
- YouTube TV Now Potentially Available Throughout The US
  Source: Republic World
   
- Zee to go OTT-only in Europe, Australia; plans to pull plug on linear service
  Source: ET
   
- UN chief Antonio Guterres warns 'we are losing the race' on climate change
  Source: Timesnow News
   
- Isro successfully launches military's imaging satellite Microsat-R
  Source: India Today
   
   
  BBC considers setting up international base in Belgium after Brexit
  BuzzFeed to lay off 200 staff in latest round of cuts
 

Source: The Guardian

   
  Time Partners With Ryot on Martin Luther King VR Experience (EXCLUSIVE)
  Adam Carolla Renews Podcast Deal With PodcastOne Through 2023
 

Source: Variety

   
  AWS launches Neo-AI, an open-source tool for tuning ML models
  SoundCloud co-founder and chief product officer, Eric Wahlforss, is leaving
 

Source: Tech Crunch

   
  NAB: Spectrum Plan Must Be Based in Sound Engineering, Not 5G 'Slogans'
  Pallone, Doyle Flex FCC Oversight Muscle
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
  Verizon Media Group cutting 800 jobs: report
  Hulu lowers price to $5.99/month but raises price of live TV
 

Source: Fierce Video

   
  BBC eyes base in Brussels or Amsterdam
  AIB tells broadcasters "don't panic"
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
  Pearl TV: Picture, Audio Quality Biggest Draws For Next Gen TV
  SBE, BTS To Offer ATSC 3.0 Training After 2019 PBS TechCon
 

Source: Tv Technology

   
   
  Democratic Senators Seek T-Mobile-Sprint Hearing
  WISPA to NTIA: Think Small and Rural
 

Source: Multichannel

   
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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IPG Mediabrands India CEO Shashi Sinha in a fireside chat with ITV founder and CEO Anil Wanvari
 
MAM | Marketing
Regional Roles for Ipsos India Senior Honchos
 
MAM | Marketing
One Take Media Co brings "Invention Stories" to India
 
Television | TV Channels
Zee TV partners with comedian Jeeveshu Ahluwalia for a parody on India's 'Rajaa Betaa' Culture
 
 
iWorld | Telecom
Sunil Mittal advocates hiking minimum tariff, strategic content deals for ARPU growth
 
Cable TV | MSO
Hathway back in black in Q3 2019
 
iWorld | Gaming
Reliance Entertainment names Shibasish Sarkar as group CEO-content, digital and gaming
 
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