14 May 2019 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 46 Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 

Television | TV Channnels

9X Media's Rajjita Hemwani on music channels' growth, OTT threat and content ideation

India's love for music, whether it is Bollywood, retro or hip-hop, has never seen a slide. However, the emergence of OTT platforms made TV channels sit up and take notice. 9X Media SVP creative content and new business Rajjita Hemwani is confident of the stability of TV channels because of the concept of family viewing.
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iWorld | OTT
Greymatter's Chandradev Bhagat: 2019 will be OTT's year of experimentation
Digital is the upcoming medium for reality shows. Last year, Greymatter Entertainment produced a digital reality show The Remix which all set for its season two debut this year. Founder Chandradev Bhagat is of the opinion that reality is going to be tweaked. "Right now, comedy is getting more traction, so there should be new ways of finding reality stories and that is probably when things have to evolve into different styles of reality," he said.
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iWorld | OTT
TV9 marks y-o-y overall growth of 20.67% in FY 18
The owner of TV9 news networks, Associated Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd (ABCPL) that operates news channels in various languages has recorded a positive y-o-y overall growth of 20.67 per cent in FY 18, according to a report by PTI.
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Television | TV Channels
Doordarshan partners Amazon India to launch online souvenir store
The public broadcaster has joined hands with online retail giant Amazon to launch its souvenir store offering merchandise like t-shirts, coffee mugs and sippers with the tagline "I am in your DNA, I am your Doordarshan".
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DTH | DTH Services
Tata Sky introduces semi-annual packs in line with new tariff order
Leading direct-to-home (DTH) operator Tata Sky has extended it bouquet of offerings with the inclusion of new semi-annual packs. The new addition, however, has a lock-in period of six months. Tata Sky has priced these new packs within the range of Rs 2,007 to Rs 2,840.
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MAM | Marketing
Showcasing 'Brainy Bubbly Bug' 3D Series
One Take Media Co has acquired rights for the Global hit 3Dedutainment animated  series "Brainy Bubbly Bug Buddies'" for SAARC countries. There are  104 episodesavailable in English ,Hindi and other languages.This is series is from the producer of  Global hit animated series " Boonie Bear"
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- Dish TV DishSMRT Stick Wants to Blend Live TV With The Vibrancy of OTT Apps
- Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink Takes The First Steps For Global Broadband Connectivity
  Source: News18
   
- Trai to seek fiber enhancement to aid 5G rollout
- Government appoints HS Sohal as new BSNL CVO
  Source: ETTelecom
   
- EPS slams Stalin's 'double standards' on Senthil Balaji
  Source: TOI
   
- It makes sense for US to get along with Russia, says Donald Trump
  Source: BS
   
- TV9 group revenues touch Rs 200 crore in FY 18
  Source: ET
   
- Viacom is expanding its streaming distribution to offset ad declines
  Source: Business Insider
   
- Apple revamps its TV app ahead of streaming service launch
  Source: Times Now News
   
- Cable TV losing out to streaming apps
  Source: The Hans India
   
- Cannes Film Festival begins today in France
  Source: News On Air
   
   
  Jeremy Kyle Show suspended following death of guest
  Interrogator-in-chief: farewell Brian Walden, father of political TV
 

Source: The Guardian

   
  NBCU Makes Early Pitch for Streaming-Video Ads
  Apple Launches New TV App, Providing Access to Over 150 Video Apps Including HBO, Hulu, CBS, Showtime, Starz, ESPN and Amazon Prime Video
 

Source: Variety

   
  Mailchimp's Ben Chestnut on bootstrapping a startup to $700M in revenue
  Looking back at Zoom's IPO with CEO Eric Yuan
 

Source: Tech Crunch

   
  Proposed Apollo TV Station Purchases Face Tough Opposition
  Primetime Ratings: 'Idol' Leads ABC to Victory
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
  Roku in position to ride the AVOD wave
 

Source: Fierce Video

   
  HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2019 goes to Athens
  EC opens opens in-depth investigation into Telia's Bonnier acquisition
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
  Rhett Mapin Tapped As Broadcast Pix's Regional Sales Manager
 

Source: Tv Technology

   
  EC investigates Telia/Bonnier Broadcasting merger
 

Source: Tvb Europe

   
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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VBS 2018: E-gaming's impact in next wave of OTT consumption
 
iWorld | OTT
Zing, &TV, and Living Foodz to be available as digital-only channels on ZEE5 in UK
 
MAM | Marketing
Rewind Networks marks first foray into Sri Lanka with launch on Dialog Television
 
MAM | Marketing
AbhiBus TVC campaign rated best in India on 'The ZAPR Index'
 
 
Television | TV Channels
TV9 CEO Ravi Prakash booked for forgery
 

Television | TV Channels

Sony Pictures Networks India acquires exclusive archery broadcast rights for the Indian sub-continent
 

iWorld | OTT

Netflix partners with OnePlus
 
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