2 April 2015 | Volume 47 - Issue No: 24

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Television | TV Channels Uncertainty over ratings dark period grows as b'casters stay away from renewing TAM subscription While TAM will continue releasing data for those whose subscription is intact, broadcasters who haven’t renewed their subscription will see a ratings dark period. continue reading...       Regulators | Supreme Court ED issues Rs 742.58 crore attachment order against Sun TV group’s Marans South Indian media baron Kalanidhi Maran and his brother, the former Union telecom minister Dayanidhi -scions of the powerful DMK party of Tamil Nadu - received a setback late last evening when India’s Enforcement Directorate issued an order to attach properties and assets worth Rs 742.58 crore belonging to them. continue reading...   Television | TV Channels Doordarshan appoints C. Lalrosanga as interim DG Veteran broadcaster C. Lalrosanga has been appointed as the interim director general of Doordarshan following the retirement of Vijayalakshmi Chhabra. continue reading...   Regulators | TRAI TRAI issues new tariff order for DTH Customer Premises Equipment In the new Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Seventh) (the Direct to Home Services) Tariff Order 2015 issued today, TRAI said the aim was to prescribe a framework for commercial interoperability of CPE offered by the operators to their subscribers.. continue reading...   TELEVISION | TV Channels MSM's Rohit Gupta bullish on IPL; 95% ad inventory sold Sony in association with BCCI will project matches in huge screens in cities not hosting live matches to enhance ground awareness. continue reading...   MAM | Marketing Hot Star takes to cinema advertising to reach younger TG : Feb ’15 CAM report Out of the 200 screens, Hot Star ads were present in 32 per cent of the screens, which is close to 65 screens. continue reading...   TELEVISION | TV Channels HBO Defined launches campaign around ‘Game of Thrones’ new season   TELEVISION | TV Channels Movies Now to premiere ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’   TELEVISION | TV Channels WrestleMania31 becomes highest grossing live event in WWE history   TELEVISION | TV Channels Pakistan Cricket Board renews deal with Ten Sports for next five years   iworld | Over The Top Services Spuul inks deal with MSM to stream shows from Sony and Sab   Satellites | Satellite Operators South Africa’s StarSat dumps adult channels after court order   TELEVISION | Production House Endemol & Michelle Phan to launch premium lifestyle network   Regulators | TRAI TRAI issues new tariff order for DTH Customer Premises Equipment         ‘Cable TV digitisation by 2016’   Source: The Hindu   Airtel Digital TV expands base in smaller towns, crosses 10m subscriber mark Sensex surges 303 points; bank shares rally ahead of RBI policy review next week Source: THBL     Cord-cutters, rejoice: HBO is coming to Dish Network's $20-per-month TV service Source: BI     Dow Drops 200 Points on Final Day of First Quarter Youngsters Shun Digital Music for YouTube, Spotify Streaming Experience Trai's Draft on OTT Regulations Goes Far Beyond Telecom for No Reason Source: NDTV   Fitch Affirms Rogers Communications at 'BBB+'; Outlook Negative Dish, Time Warner come to new agreement; Sling TV gets HBO Source: Reuters     Google’s $100 Chromebit can turn any TV or monitor to a Chrome PC Source: BGR.In     OOH is the combination of data, technology, content and media Source: Print Week     TRAI facilitates easy migration from one service provider to another