06 March 2018 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 85   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
   
 
Specials | Event Coverage
M&E stakeholders need to collaborate for growth: Sudhanshu Vats
If the Indian media and entertainment (M&E) sector, poised to be Rs 2 trillion industry by 2020, is to be a force multiplier and up the present growth trajectory, then all the stakeholders, including the government, need to collaborate sinking differences, according to Viacom18 Group CEO Sudhanshu Vats
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Specials | Event Coverage
Broadcasters see positive future for TV in India
The threat of OTT and integrated platform ecosystems like Android TV is at the peak. Its increasing penetration across all age groups may be a threat to the broadcasters in the coming time. But, it isn't the case yet in India with 64 per cent TV home penetration and much room for growth. Data also shows that 86 per cent of Indian homes still watch TV on CRT sets and only 3 per cent are multi-TV homes.
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Television | TV Channels
The rise of period dramas on TV and OTT
The last few years have seen a rise of period dramas on television enrapturing audiences all over the world. This is accompanied by large scale sets and VFX to transport viewers into an alternate reality.
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MAM | Media and Advertising
Starcom bags media rights for Ola
Starcom India has bagged the media planning and buying rights for cab aggregator Ola for both traditional and digital media. The mandate is for both India and the international markets where Ola plans to expand such as Australia.
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Specials | Event Coverage
M&E to cross Rs 2 trillion by 2020: FICCI-EY report
FICCI Frames 2018 saw the launch of its annual media and entertainment (M&E) report, this year by Ernst & Young (E&Y) titled 'Re-imagining India's M&E sector' which captures key insights from the exciting and fast growing Indian M&E sector.
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Television | TV Channels
SPN bags ECB's media rights for 5 years
In another major breakthrough, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has acquired exclusive media rights from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for the Indian subcontinent for a five-year term. Millions of cricket fans across India now can watch men's and women's international matches, including Test matches, T20 Internationals and ODIs, played in England, the native origin of the sport.
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- Arasu Cable files second complaint against MSOs
  Source: The Hindu
   
- Disney Taps Consumer Chief as ESPN Boss for Streaming Era
  Source: Bloomberg Quint
   
- Collapse of Iran Nuclear Deal Would be 'Great Loss', IAEA Tells Trump
  Source: News18
   
- Media and entertainment sector ripe for mergers and acquisitions
- Dish TV flops after large bulk deal
- SPN grabs English Cricket Board media rights, takes tally to seven
  Source: : BS
   
- Doordarshan: A struggle for relevance
- COAI hits out at Jio, stands by its views on Trai's latest regulations
  Source: Financial Express
   
- I&B Ministry order is serious bid to disrupt autonomy: Prasar Bharati chairman
  Source: Indian Express
   
- Madras HC issues notice to government, TRAI on stopping of Aircel's service
- Airtel, Idea approach TDSAT against Trai's predatory pricing norms
  Source: : ET
   
- Expect spectrum auction recommendation within a quarter: TRAI chief
  Source: BGR
   
- Prasar Bharati released Rs208 crore for staff salaries from reserves, says CEO
  Source: Livemint
   
- Zee Malayalam to launch soon, has already bagged satellite rights of aadu 2
  Source: TOI
   
   
   
   
- Jemele Hill denies claims in lawsuit she was racially abused by Chris Berman at ESPN
- Sky, as owner, needs to end near-silence over Team Sky allegations
 

Source: The Guardian

   
- Facebook Hires BuzzFeed's Matthew Henick in Media-Partnerships Role
- Oscars: Jordan Peele's WTF Moment, Disney Studios 'Coco' Congrats Among Top Social Posts
 

Source: Variety

   
- Instagram has an unlaunched 'Portrait' feature hidden inside
- Facebook swings at Twitter with Breaking News label
  Source: Tech Crunch
   
- Comcast's Cavanagh: Sky Deal 'Checks Important Boxes'
- Fox Secures More Than 100 Licensing Deals for '9-1-1'
 

Source: Broadcasting Cable

   
- Viacom sets Paramount+ mobile streaming deal with Telenor
- Sky adds Netflix to its bundle
 

Source: Fierce Cable

   
- ATSC 3.0 Marches On
- NHK Plans To Launch 8K Channel In December
 

Source: Tv Technology

   
- Channel 4 to broadcast 100 hours of Paralympic Games
- UK broadcasters must fight US to "protect British values"
- "Perfect time" to launch channel for the African diaspora
 

Source: Tvb Europe

   
- SpaceX to Launch Spanish Communications Satellite Early Tuesday
 

Source: Space

   
   
   
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
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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'Distribution has always been the challenge for broadcasters'
 
 
 
iWorld | OTT
Netflix signs Hasan Minhaj for weekly talk show
   
iWorld | OTT
Viu Original 'It Happened in Hong-Kong' Redefines Wanderlust
   
Television | TV Channels
Women's Day programming on Star World
 
Television | TV Channels
NewsX-JankiBaat exit poll report captures accurate seat projections for elections in the northeast
 
Television | TV Channels
Sukhwinder Singh composes a song for "Rangrasiya" on the Aaj Tak - special holi show
 
 
 
MAM | Marketing
Dream11 ropes in MS Dhoni as brand ambassador
 
MAM | Marketing
Publicis launches customer experience centre of excellence
 
MAM | Media and Advertising
PNB Housing Finance's animated ad campaign a breakaway
 
Television | TV Channels
Star Bharat continues to top Hindi GECs across genres
 
 
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