26 January 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 55   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
 
 
Television | TV Channels
BARC ratings: 3 Telugu channels among top 10 across genres
Three Telugu GEC channels-Star India's Star Maa, Sun Network's Gemini TV and the Network 18 associated  ETV Telugu-were present in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India's (BARC) list of top 10 channels across genre: All India (U+R) : 2+ Individuals list for week 3 of 2018 (Saturday, 13 January 2018 to Friday, 19 January 2018). Besides one Tamil GEC-Sun Network's Sun TV-the other six channels, including four free-to-air (FTA), were Hindi GECs. 
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Television | TV Channels
BARC ratings: Zee Anmol leads GECs in U+R
Zee Anmol emerged as the leader in the Hindi GEC (U+R) genre dethroning Star Bharat according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) all India data for week 52 of 2017.
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iWorld | OTT
Times Internet buys MX Player for $200 million
Taking another step towards getting on over-the-top (OTT) bandwagon, Times Internet has acquired a majority stake in Seoul-based MX Player in an all-cash deal worth $200 million
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iWorld | OTT
ALTBalaji, Reliance Jio in content partnership deal
With original content and a robust distribution strategy, ALTBalaji aims to reach out to a wide base of subscribers. In a bid to achieve these goals, the OTT platform has announced a strategic partnership with Reliance Industries Ltd
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Television | TV Channels
TV channels ready Republic Day programming line-up
With the Republic Day holiday upon us, broadcasters have readied a slew of programmes to keep viewers enthralled. To build the excitement around the day, various special shows and movies have been lined up. Let's take a look at a few of them.
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- IRS survey delivers mixed news
- Idea Cellular's Q3 loss triples on IUC cut, Jio tariff war
  Source: : Livemint
   
- Shemaroo's digital revenues up 40.8% YoY to Rs 33.1 crores in Q3-FY18
- Srikrishna Committee on Data Protection will not make submissions public; Majority vote?
  Source: Medianama
   
- With Moon Race Called Off, Antrix, TeamIndus Terminate Agreement
  Source: News18
   
- Arasu cable TV losing customers
- Marathi films, song and plays on demand
  Source: : The Hindu
   
- Comcast Internet Growth Makes Up for Cord-Cutting Defections
  Source: : Bloomberg Quint
   
- I stopped watching television 10 years ago: Ekta Kapoor
- Telcos ask Trai to look into OTT players' licensing, tax this year
  Source: : ET
   
- Silicon Valley, we have a problem! The techlash against Amazon, Facebook and Google-and what they can do
- Cartelisation case: CCI, Jio move Supreme Court against Bombay HC order
  Source: Financial Express
   
- Inflight internet speed in India will be same as ground speed, Gogo CTO says
- Padmaavat row: 48 people detained in Ahmedabad
  Source: TOI
   
   
- TPG Completes Wave Broadband Deal
- Xfinity Mobile Starting to See 'Real Momentum'
 

Source: Multichannel

   
- Dutch police closes pirate card-sharing operation
- T-Mobile closes Layer3 TV acquisition to attack cable and satellite
 

Source: Broadband Tv News

   
- New Premier League rights deal set to be worth over £10 billion
- BBC R&D delivers "significant value" to UK economy
 

Source: Tvb Europe

   
- C4 to broadcast claim ex-ministers offered Brexit help to Chinese
 

Source: The Guardian

   
- Logan Paul Returns to YouTube With Suicide Awareness Video Following Japan Controversy
- AT&T-Chernin J.V. Otter Media Buys Out Remaining Fullscreen, Crunchyroll Owners
 

Source: Variety

   
- SpaceX test fires Falcon Heavy rocket, readies for launch in 'a week or so'
- Mo'Nique calls for a boycott of Netflix
 

Source: Techcrunch

   
- CBS Bringing Back 'Murphy Brown'
- FCC Denies KMTP Must-Carry Election Complaint
  Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- Comcast loses 33K pay TV subcribers amid 'new normal in competition for video'
- NBCUniversal Q4 revenue rises amid full-year declines for broadcast TV
  Source: Fierce Cable
   
- Revolting Rhymes nominated for an Oscar
- SA Films shine on global stage
 

Source: Screen Africa

   
Movies | Movies on mutiple platforms
Oddball Motion Pictures gets Rs 250 cr for film production
Oddball Motion Pictures, founded by filmmaker Nitin Upadhyaya, announced its association with Chanda Group where the latter will be funding a seed capital of up to Rs 250 crore for the feature films and original digital video content that will be exclusively developed and produced by Oddball.
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Movies | Hollywood
Special screening of Maharaja Duleep Hollywood biopic at Cannes
Even though no Indian feature film has been selected for the 70th Festival de Cannes this year, an award-winning historic film biopic on the poignant life story of the last King of Punjab - Maharajah Duleep Singh.
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Piyush Pandey believes doing great stuff on digital is crucial
Specials | Years Enders
2017 for infotainment and lifestyle channels
Specials | Years Enders
Guest column: Digital outlook for 2018
Specials | Years Enders
Content segmentation defines English entertainment, movies in 2017
Specials | Years Enders
DTH's year of consolidation
Specials | Years Enders
2017 a year of rebranding and extending time slots for Hindi GECs
Specials | Years Enders
The year of hiccups for marketers
Specials | Years Enders
2017: The year OTTs went regional in India
Specials | Years Enders
Making the news: A look at what news broadcasters did in 2017
Specials | Years Enders
Guest Column: The comeback of full-service agencies in India
 
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Television | TV Channels
Sony Pictures Sports Network aims to serve sports fans with all-day live multi-sports action on Republic Day
 
Technology | Hardware
HARMAN announces Priyanka Chopra as global brand ambassador
 
iWorld | OTT
YuppTV Originals' latest web series, Hey Krishna is out to woo & entertain viewers
 
iWorld | OTT
Pleased with India progress, says Netflix's Reed Hastings
 
iWorld | OTT
Eros Digital ropes in former Google exec Ali Hussein as COO
 
Television | TV Channels
Star India gets IPL to change match timings for 11th edition
 
iWorld | OTT
Shweta Jain joins Amazon Internet Services
 
 
 
 
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