Disney
Channel to make entry into Tamil and Telugu via pre-school
block
The channel is ageing up its pre-school
content; Disney Junior, the newly created block for
the 2-7-year-olds, will start from 4 July & occupy
11 am-12.30 pm band, Monday to Friday.
(29
June 2011)
Broadcasters
to suggest formula on surrogate ads
Government asks Indian Broadcasting Foundation and the
News Broadcasting Association to finalise within three
weeks their strategy relating to surrogate advertisements.
(28
June 2011)
New
Hindi news channel to spend Rs400mn on distribution
Sai Prasad Group to launch News Express
by mid-July; the full HD format Hindi news channel will
have an editorial team of 300 people across eight states.
(27
June 2011)
Reliance
Broadcast to grow annually at 30%
Reliance Broadcast aims to grow its revenue
at an annual rate of 30% over next 5 years; radio biz
to account for 40% of total revenue, down from 70%,
& TV to contribute 40%.
(29
June 2011)
Offending
TV channel to go out of IBF: Shah
Justice Shah, Chairperson of the Broadcasting
Content Complaints Council, says any channel which refuses
to abide by the directives of the Council will have
to opt out of IBF.
(30
June 2011)
Colors
gains to widen gap with Zee TV
Colors, which had dropped ratings to stand dangerously
close to Zee TV, has now widened the gap as it gained
33 GRPs to end at 263 GRPs; Zee maintains status quo
with 228 GRPs.
(29
June 2011)
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