03 February 2017 | Volume 68 - Issue No: 80   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
 
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Specials | Budget
Top M&E industry honchos see no major benefit from Budget '17
With the Union Budget's focus on rural and infrastructure sectors, the media and entertainment (M&E) industry seems to be disappointed as the budget does not offer much.
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Specials | Budget
Budget '17: Prasar Bharati grant-in-aid down, film sector's aid up
The grant-in-aid for Prasar Bharati has come down marginally from the revised estimates from Rs 4500 million in 2016-17 to Rs 4300 million for 2017-18.
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Specials | Budget
Budget 2017: After DeMo, govt. announces sops for digital infra & economy
Stating that the budget for 2017-18 was on the agenda to "Transform, Energise and Clean India" in a RAPID (Revenue, Accountability, Probity, Information and Digitisation) way, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced various concessions for pushing ahead digital economy, which indirectly may benefit some segments of the media and entertainment sector.
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Specials | Budget
Budget 2017: From highway to e-way media sector searches for sops
The Indian government today unveiled a roadmap for financial year 2017-18 that covers areas from "highways to e-ways" (PM Modi's words while describing the Union Budget 2017) aimed at "strengthening the hands of the poor", while looking at further easing doing business by abolishing Foreign Investment Promotion Board and hinting at a new FDI policy.
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Specials | Budget
Media and entertainment industry hails Union Budget 2017
On 1 February, the finance minister Arun Jaitley made significant announcements during the presentation of the Union Budget 2017. Although, there was no specific mention of measures for the media and entertainment industry.
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Specials | Budget
Budget '17: Leading digital players hail sectoral boost
"Digital economy helps in cleaning up the system, has transformational impact, energises private investment through low-cost credit, and benefits the common man," asserted finance minister Arun Jaitley while announcing the Union Budget 2017 on 1 February.
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Cable TV | DAS
DAS P-III deadline crossed: No court stay, only three cases pending
Only 32 per cent seeding of set-top boxes had taken place in Phase IV areas of cable digitisation and 'is not very encouraging."
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iWorld | Telecom
Jio becomes top ISP, Wireline growth retards overall broadband internet subs fall in Nov-16
MukeshAmbani's Reliance JioInfocomm Limited (Jio) replaced Sunil Mittal's Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel) as the largest internet services provider in the country.
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iWorld | OTT
OTT poses regulatory challenges but govt committed to digitisation
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (MIB) Rajyavardhan Rathore has said that digital technology platform acted as an equalizer ensuring level playing field and providing equal opportunities for all irrespective of age, region and economic background, but cautioned that techs like OTT posed regulatory challenges too.
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Television | TV Channels
Star Plus & Rishtey continue to dominate respective markets
Star Plus and Rishtey continued to dominate their respective markets last week. In BARC India week 4, DD National continued to maintain its position in the top 10 channels across markets.
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Television | TV Channels
Sony BBC Earth gets regulatory approval, to launch in India soon
Sony Pictures Network's much-awaited channel -- Sony BBC Earth -- is all set to launch in India. The network has received regulatory approvals for the launch of Sony BBC Earth.
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- Trai: Reliance Jio's Happy New Year offer different from previous one
- Dayanidhi Maran discharge: Special court questions 'evidence' relied upon by CBI
  Source: ET
   
- TRAI recommends allowing private players in Digital Terrestrial Television
  Source: Medianama
   
- Lifetime to Air Women's Soccer in Push to Broaden TV 'Fempire'
  Source: Bloomberg Quint
   
- Cable operators seek nod for infra sharing to complete cable digitization
  Source: Live Mint
   
- FCC to vote on advanced U.S. broadcast TV standards
  Source: Reuters
   
- Have taken a decision on free offers of RJIO: TRAI to HC
  Source: Indian Express
   
- FM radio centre opened at Saibaba dharmashala premises
  Source: BS
   
- Isro adds another passenger to the PSLV-C37 mission, 104 satellite launch rescheduled to mid February
  Source: First Post
   
- Jio Cleared Of Any Wrongdoing By The AG, Now Plans to Disrupt DTH Market!
  Source: Trak
   
   
- Judge gives News Corp a lesson in what confidential means in staff row
- Workers upset by ABC's ditching of shortwave radio told to complain to Senate inquiry
Source: The Guardian
   
- Netflix Inks BMG Deal to Manage Music Rights Outside U.S.
- Company Revenue Soaring, But It's Deep in the Red
Source: Variety
   
- Uber CEO Travis Kalanick quits Donald Trump's business advisory council
- Medium plans to launch a consumer subscription product this quarter
  Source: TC
   
- Judge Restores Univision Programming to Charter
- Spectrum Auction Now FCC's Second Largest
  Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- Charter has grown too powerful for programmers, Public Knowledge says
- FCC's Pai launches rulemaking process for ATSC 3.0 rollout
Source: Fierce Cable
   
- Court Grants Charter Temporary Restraining Order in Univision Battle
- Fox Prepares for Super Bowl Streaming Challenge
Source: Multichannel
   
- Vodafone signs up ProSiebenSat.1 for cable and IPTV
- Nielsen completes Gracenote acquisition
Source: Broadband TV News
 
Movies | Hindi
Strategies rule over content, fail
Nothing worthwhile came along since Dangal, the film which helped the cinema halls sustain. When it did, two major production houses decided to release their films simultaneously. Kaabil from Rakesh Roshan's production house and Raees from Excel Entertainment.
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Movies | Hollywood
Star Wars: Complete Saga is back on Star Movies!
Star Wars: Episode | - The Phantom Menace is starting on 14 January at 12 noon, and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones on 15 January at the same time.
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One on one discussion with Jagdish Kumar M D & CEO
 
Television | TV Channels
AXN to air Emmy award winning reality series
 
iWorld | VOD
Demonetisation: UFO Moviez reports slight fall in results for Q3-17
 
Television | TV Channels
Movies Now 2 exits, Zee Studio enters, History TV18 ratings drop
 
Television | TV Channels
Romedy Now: 'Love Notes' to feature 'Pretty Woman' stories
 
iWorld | Social Media
Twitter records over 700K Tweets with #Budget2017
 
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