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NDTV VS TAM

NDTV sues TAM, Nielsen for manipulation of data
NDTV files lawsuit in Supreme Court of New York and alleges the rating agencies for manipulating viewership data in favour of channels providing bribes; NDTV seeks $810 mn for fraud and $580 mn for negligence.

(31 july 2012)

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.

(2 august 2012)

NDTV lawsuit: 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)

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)

Deal Activity
Sahara to enter cable TV biz via Digicable; Ashmore exits
Sahara supports acquisition of Ashmore's 49% stake in Digicable by Jagjit Kohli and Yogesh Shah's Steller Interactive Media; the UK PE firm also exits from Broadband Pacenet and Sahara to hold majority stake in both.

(27 july 2012)
Digitisation
Digitisation: Govt won't tolerate delay in stakeholder agreements
In Task Force meeting, Rajiv Takru asks broadcasters, MSOs and local cable operators to speed up finalisation of agreements; also wants STB deployment to hasten.

(2 august 2012)

Sun TV to gain after distribution deal with Arasu Cable
Intervention of Madras HC prompts Arasu to stitch a 1-year deal with Sun TV to carry all its channels, ending months of negotiations that affected its viewership & subscription rev.

(31 july 2012)

Executive Dossier

'Future bright for only right TV news players'
Interview with ZNL CEO Barun Das

MAM

Media agencies depend heavily on flagship clients
Mindshare's 20.3% of gross billings of $1 bn comes from HUL's media spend of $214.7 mn in 2011; ZenithOptimedia gets 21.9% of its $295 mn total billing from Reckitt Benckiser.

(28 july 2012)

Sony narrows gap with genre leader Star Plus
Sony holds on to its 2nd spot for the 2nd consecutive week and is just 8 GRPs away from Star Plus; sees opportunity to be No. 1 with the soon-to-launch KBC.

(1 august 2012)

Anita Nayyar to return to Havas Media as CEO, quits BCCL
Anita Nayyar will take up her old role as Havas Media CEO for India and South Asia from 14 August.; she quit BCCL after a short stint of four months.

(30 july 2012)

Other Headlines

Trai to rework on cross-media ownership
Trai is working on a fresh comprehensive consultation paper on cross media ownership that will seek views on both vertical and horizontal integration of media.
(27 july 2012)

Inaugural edition of IBF's Indian TV Festival from 2-3 November
Subhash Chandra, James Murdoch, Sony's Michael Lynton and Disney's Andy Bird will speak at the Festival that seeks to provide a platform for exchange of ideas.
(1 august 2012)

Discovery launches kids channel, prices it at Rs 13.75
Discovery Kids to be available in English, Hindi, and Tamil; channel now available on Videocon D2H and Dish TV.
(31 july 2012)

ESPN Star Sports bags TV rights for Hockey India League
FIH-backed Hockey India League takes shape as ESPN Star Sports comes on board as broadcast partner; the sportscaster also gets rights for international hockey matches played in India.
(30 july 2012)

DCHL promoters pledge 54% to Future Capital
The promoters of Deccan Chronicle Holdings pledge 54% stake as part of collateral for funds borrowed; as of 30 June 2012, the promoters hold 73.83% stake in the company.
(27 july 2012)

All About Cinema

Kya Super Kool collects Rs 231 mn in first three days
Kya Super Kool Hai Hum withstands Ramzan month to net Rs 231 million in the opening weekend; Cocktail totals Rs 713 million over two weeks. BOX OFFICE!
(30 july 2012)

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