The ball is in the IBF court: AAAI prez Arvind Sharma
AAAI has sent draft document to IBF incorporating memorandum & articles of association a while back, says Sharma; Uday Shankar states draft is received but with no sign on it and pushes for more urgency to get BARC moving.
(3 august 2012)

Agencies feel need to speed up BARC
A body overseeing TAM is the need of the hour, say senior media executives; Ashish Bhasin says BARC needs to probably be expedited.
(6 august 2012)

DD gets board clearance to initiate steps for legal action against TAM
Prasar Bharati board gives nod to Doordarshan to finalise parameters of legal action against TAM; board says I&B Ministry will be approached after getting the legal opinion.
(6 august 2012)

NDTV lawsuit may trigger Govt action on BARC
NDTV's petition against TAM in New York may force Govt to speed up BARC's progress on revamping ratings measure system; Govt had expressed its concern to IBF officials a month earlier about delay in moving BARC forward so that the first audience survey report could come by July 2013.
(1 august 2012)

Govt may investigate TAM
NDTV lawsuit against TAM has spurred the government to consider launching a probe into the alleged fudging charges after several complaints from broadcasters.
(2 august 2012)

Digitisation: STB deployment tardy in 3 of the 4 metros
Mumbai looks most prepared with 50% of digital cable penetration; Delhi & Kolkata have just over 20% of cable homes with STBs and Chennai is worse off, indicating 31 Oct deadline for digitisation will be a herculean task.
(4 august 2012)

IPO gone sour, Ortel eyes rights issue & PE funding
Mix of rights issue & debt to take care of Ortel's interim funding need of Rs 500 mn; New Silk Route & promoters to subscribe to issue while parallel hunt is on for a PE investor.
(7 august 2012)

Dish TV launches India’s first SD recorder
Dish+ to cost just Rs 1690 along with a 4 GB pen drive free as promotional offer; Dish TV expects pricing to be a killer as other DTH firms offer recorder facility on HD boxes.
(7 august 2012)

TV18's general news biz posts maiden operating profit in Q1
Q1 Operating profit at Rs 22 mn on the back of 11% rise in revenue to Rs 679 mn; business news operations margin up 3% as rev climbs to Rs 718 mn and profit to Rs 208 mn.
(6 august 2012)

Viacom18 Q1 loss on new broadcast biz, motion pictures
Q1 net loss stands at Rs 249 mn on revenue of Rs 4 bn; operating loss from new broadcast operations narrows from trailing quarter to Rs 249 mn while continuing biz posts profit of Rs 238 mn.
(4 august 2012)

Airtel Digital TV slips into operating loss after 4 quarters of profit
Adds 172,000 net DTH subscribers in Q1 while ARPU is flat at Rs 166 and churn rises to 1.7% from 1.2% in Q4; operating loss is Rs 23 million while capex for the quarter is Rs 3.24 billion.
(8 august 2012)

Sun TV Q1 takes a knock from Jayalalithaa-backed Arasu cable
Sun TV Network’s net profit in the first quarter fell 12.76 per cent to Rs 1.64 billion, on loss of revenue due to non-carriage of its channels on Arasu Cable network.
(3 august 2012)

Den Networks Q1 net from cable biz up at Rs 114.3 mn
Operating profit before forex losses of Rs 23.7 million is Rs 461.9 million, up 77%; Den is comfortable in funding first phase of digitisation.
(9 august 2012)

Ramayan's epic run begins simultaneously on DD and Zee TV this Sunday
For Doordarshan, the continuity of the Sunday slot at 11 am with big properties stays; after Star Plus' 'Satyamev Jayate', pubcaster to air Ramayan with Zee TV from 12 August.
(8 august 2012)

DD to share 50% of revenue with Zee for simulcast of Ramayan
As in case of Satyamev Jayate, DD will market Ramayan & share 50% of its ad revenue with Zee TV; future offers of simulcast will be decided on a case-to-case basis.
(9 august 2012)

Hindi GECs shed GRPs, Sab alone gains
Sab climbs from 132 to 138 in week ended 4 August; Zee TV is back to No. 2 after two-week gap, followed by Sony and Colors in a week that saw Hindi GEC genre shed 74 GRPs.
(8 august 2012)

News anchoring demystified
Richa Jain Kalra's book 'The ABC of News Anchoring:A Guide for Aspiring Anchors provides useful insights on what it takes to become a successful news anchor. BOOK REVIEW!
(3 august 2012)

Digitas taps ESPN Star Sports marketing head as COO
Publicis' digital marketing agency has appointed Nirmal Dayani as its COO; he will report to Digitas India prez Kanika Mathur.
(7 august 2012)

BMB India bags creative biz of Hamilton's Treo & Milton
BMB India to handle Treo Glassware and Milton Thermoware; work on the two Hamilton brands to start immediately.
(9 august 2012)

Karbonn Mobiles gets title sponsorship of Champions League T20 for Rs 150 mn
The mobile handsets maker pays ESS Rs 150 million for the 1-year rights; value almost same as what Nokia paid but lower than Airtel's earlier deal.
(7 august 2012)

Jism 2 first weekend collection at Rs 209 mn
Jism2, starring porn star Sunny Leone, draws curious crowds during the first weekend but takes a beating with the opening of the new week. BOX OFFICE!
(6 august 2012)

Sleaze takes over script in Jism2
Jism part of the Jism2 is an apt title in that the reputation of Sunny Leone and her willingness to shed her clothes makes this film a hot proposal. FILM REVIEW!
(3 august 2012)