US investment firm ups stake in Zee News Ltd to 5.05%
Ruanne,Cunniff & Goldfard Inc, which manages Sequoia Fund, has increased its holding in Zee News Ltd to 5.05 per cent; makes recent market purchase of 140,000 shares.
(24 Aug 2011)

Ajit Thakur joins Star One as biz head
Star India taps former Sony Entertainment Television business head; plans complete overhaul of its second Hindi general entertainment channel Star One. UPDATED!
(22 August 2011)

Network18 to monetise assets to trim debt
Group expects to garner Rs3-5billion from sale of assets over the next 18 months as it plans to cut its debt; holds 4.96% stake in Den Networks and 17% in yatra.com.
(22 August 2011)

A repeat show for IBN Lokmat as Q1 net loss stands at Rs 40 million
The main problem area for IBN Lokmat is that in a market which has two strong players, its Q1 revenue at Rs40mn seems to have hit a ceiling; net loss stands at Rs40mn.
(20 Aug 2011)

Guidelines to deal with paid news ahead of elections
The Election Commission has issued guidelines to the Chief Electoral Officers to deal with candidates’ ads on television channels owned by political parties during elections.
(20 Aug 2011)

Isro initiates RFP for foreign satellite leasing
Isro has initiated Request for Proposal to obtain responses from foreign satellite operators for leasing satellites and transponders working in Ku and C-band frequencies.
(25 Aug 2011)

30 DD Kendras do not have uplink facility
Although DD covers more than 95% of the television homes in the country, there is no satellite uplinking facility in 30 kendras in 18 states and Union Territories.
(22 Aug 2011)

P&G cuts ad spend by 11%
The FMCG major has cut its spend on ad & sales promotion by 10.82% to Rs 453.1 million for the quarter ended 30 June compared to Rs 508.1 million a year-ago.
(25 Aug 2011)

KBC helps Sony sprint ahead of Colors
KBC opens with 5.24 TVR, making it the year's biggest non-fiction launch; Sony adds 50 GRPs to take its total to 245 for the week ended 20 August. UPDATED!
(25 Aug 2011)

AETN18 ropes in Salman Khan for History channel
In a first and yet-to-be-revealed format of association, History channel brings on board an actor and star whose popularity cuts across all age groups and gender.
(24 Aug 2011)

ESS targets Rs1bn from Champions League Twenty20
ESS ropes in Nokia as title sponsor for 4 years for Rs1billion and Toshiba as sponsor for Rs70million; revenue target is from airtime and on-ground advertisers.
(20 Aug 2011)

Sony hits jackpot with KBC in HSM metros
KBC is leader show in non-fiction genre and Sony the No. 1 channel in 3 metros, as per data provided by the company; KBC debuts with 5.24 TVR in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
(19 Aug 2011)

Aarakshan nets Rs240mn in first week
Not A Love Story, Chatur Singh Two Star & Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande bomb; Singham nets Rs958.5mn in 4 wks and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Rs832mn in 7 wks. BOX OFFICE!
(23 Aug 2011)

Eros to pump in Rs5bn in FY'12
Eros plans to release 75 movies in FY'12; besides the 16-20 Hindi movie slate, the company will foray into Telugu and Bengali films and expects to post 30% revenue growth.
(23 Aug 2011)

A love story not worth telling on screen
Not A Love Story is a cinematic narrative of the infamous Neeraj Grover murder, the media judgements and the court case that followed. FILM REVIEW!
(19 Aug 2011)

SC lifts Aarakshan ban in UP
Supreme Court has declared illegal the ban imposed by Mayawati government on the release of producer-director Prakash Jha's film Aarakshan.
(19 Aug 2011)