Trai against allowing govt or govt entities in broadcast and distribution
Trai sticks to its November 2008 recommendation; reiterates provision of exit route to entities which have already been permitted in television distribution.
(28 December 2012)

Kolkata misses DAS deadline the third time
West Bengal government instructs MSOs against switching-off analogue signals to cable TV homes; to meet MSOs in the first week of January to take stock of the situation.
(27 December 2012)

DD Direct Plus earns Rs 865.7 mn from slot auctionss
It receives around Rs 22.5 million per slot after auctioning the slots for the first time in July 2011 against Rs 8 million earlier.
(26 December 2012)

BCCC objects to vulgar content in comedy shows
BCCC Chairman Justice Shah says at times dialogues in comedy shows on GECs border on abusive and vulgar language with sexual overtones in the name of humour.
(28 December 2012)

Mixing entertainment with philosophy gives life to Life OK
Life OK's Ajit Thakur says to build weekend programming in second year; launch second season of ‘Laugh India Laugh’ sans mistakes made in first season.
(27 December 2012)

Pakistani TV channel seeks nod to downlink in India
This is the first time a Pakistani TV channel has sought permission to downlink in India but the name of the channel could not be ascertained.
(26 December 2012)

Star India appoints Amit Chopra to steer its sports strategy
The new appointment comes in the wake of Star's increasing involvement in taking care of parent News Corp's sports biz in India; Chopra was CEO of Hindustan Media Ventures.
(22 December 2012)

NBSA exonerates CNN-IBN & IBN7 in one case, indicts them in another
The News Broadcast Standards Authority clears the 2 channels in a complaint relating to Home Minister Chidambaram; it censures the channels in the case relating to land allotment to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust.
(22 December 2012)

Govt open to carriage of agency news on FM radio at later stage: I&B secretary
I&B Secretary Varma says news from All India Radio will be permitted on private FM radio channels in Phase III & it can be later relaxed to introduce news from other sources.
(21 December 2012)

Star Plus bounces back, Zee TV in 2nd position
Star Plus is in the first position despite its GRPs staying unchanged at 231 in week 51; could see a spike in ratings this week with launch of Nach Baliye on 29 December.
(27 December 2012)

TAM to release news channels' data from 9 January
AAAI, ISA & IBF reach agreement on Monday; data release on 9 Jan will be for individual news channels for the first week of 2013 and for weeks 41-52 of 2012.
(24 December 2012)

Star stays No. 1; Colors rules digital for last 4 weeks
Star Plus averages 250 GRPs a week in the overall TV viewing universe (HSM, C&S 4+) and 234 GRPs among digital viewers for 10 weeks ended 15 Dec; Colors is 2nd in HSM while Zee TV takes that ranking in the digital homes.
(24 December 2012)

NBA agrees to release of ratings data only from 9 January
An NBA official says the association has "agreed that TAM can resume reporting of viewership data from 9 Jan, including for individual news channels"; TAM yet to hear from AAAI, ISA and IBF and an industry body member says no final decision taken yet.
(21 December 2012)

Dabangg2 not hot with Salman fans
Exhibitors pay high MG amounts for Dabangg2 but set to lose over half of it; the film nets Rs 593 million in first weekend but collections dive on Monday. BOX OFFICE!
(24 December 2012)

Dabangg2: A crisp 1st half gives way to a lax 2nd half
The problem with Dabangg2 starts with inevitable comparison with Dabangg and viewers expect this one to be a notch above. On that count, Dabangg2 is nowhere near the original. FILM REVIEW!
(21 December 2012)