Coming Soon- A Tsunami of Creativity Reliance Industries Ltd president of media and entertainment: Jagdish Kumar
Growth in broadband connectivity, last mile digitisation, proliferation of DTH and unleashing of creative forces will impact content industry, says Jagdish Kumar.
(8 february 2012)

2011: Building leagues and searching for life beyond cricket
Leagues following the IPL franchise format are being built to offer content to sports broadcasters; ad revenue from TV stands at around Rs 21 billion in 2011.
(7 february 2012)

Carving out a space for independent agencies: Scarecrow Communications founder director Raghu Bhat
Network agencies are unable to retain senior staff; creative culture of startups will make them co-exist with the bigger agencies, says Scarecrow founder Raghu Bhat.
(4 february 2012)

Sahara pulls plug on cricket sponsorship, IPL franchise
Sahara Group announces its withdrawal from all cricketing activities including Team Indian sponsorship & IPL franchise Pune Warriors India; Warriors did not participate in auction.
(4 february 2012)

Will BCCI and Sahara patch up?
Both have a lot at stake; Subroto Roy says his Group is not rigid if the board has a flexible approach while IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla says the BCCI is open to reconciliation.
(4 february 2012)

Ten Golf to launch next month, signs 3-year deal with PGTI
Zee Entertainment Enterprises is gearing up to launch a golf dedicated channel next month; signs a three-year exclusive partnership deal with Professional Golf Tour of India.
(6 february 2012)

ESS acquires Asia broadcast rights of Bangladesh Premier League
ESPN Star Sports acquires TV rights of BPL for 3 years through to 2014; it will telecast across Asia, along with Channel 9 which will show it in Bangladesh.
(9 february 2012)

PLS earns Rs 797.5 mn from sale of franchises
Premier League Soccer completes the sale of six franchises; Haldia goes to Grey Mind Communications for 10 years for Rs 85 million.
(7 february 2012)

Airtel Digital TV Q3 net loss widens 10% to Rs 1.96 bn
Bharti Airtel's DTH arm posts net loss of Rs 1.96 bn compared to Rs 1.8 bn in trailing quarter; rev up from Rs 2.38 bn to Rs 3.33 bn as 455,000 subs are added in quarter.
(8 february 2012)

OneAlliance, Neo rework distribution deal
After MSM Discovery terminates its distribution contract with Neo, the two companies thrash out a fresh 1-year deal; OneAlliance to reduce payout to the sports broadcaster.
(6 february 2012)

TV18's national news ops break even in Q3
The national news business of TV18 Broadcast has attained break-even status while losses continue to kick in from regional news operations; general news operations on a combined level, however, post an operating loss of Rs 16 mn.
(9 february 2012)

Disney buys out Ronnie Screwvala’s stake
Disney has bought out all the shares of Screwvala & the other UTV promoters;Screwvala and his associates will take will take home Rs 8.05 billion.
(3 february 2012)

Ad war between Times of India and Hindu gets uglier
TOI responds to Hindu’s 'Stay Ahead of the Times'campaign; Chennai edition of TOI carries an ad on 3 Feb congratulating the competition for finally "waking up to the Times of India".
(3 february 2012)

HUL trims ad spend by 7% in Q3
HUL's ad and promotional spending for Q3 stands at Rs 6.9 bn compared to Rs 7.43 bn a year ago as margins stay under pressure; percentage of sales to ad ratio also falls to 11.6%.
(7 february 2012)

Status quo prevails in the GEC hierarchy
Two of the top three GECs, Sony and Colors, have lost eyeballs while genre leader Star Plus has seen a mild gain in ratings over the earlier week; ranking stays untouched.
(8 february 2012)

Small releases turn big flops
Gali Gali Chor Hai, made on a budget of Rs 190 mn, has a poor opening weekend and nets Rs 24 mn. BOX OFFICE!
(6 february 2012)

Gali Gali… has a very thin, one sided story with no redeeming factors
Gali Gali Chor Hai makers embark on a story about a middle-class family, trapped in the web of corruption made up of police, politicians, judiciary and thieves. FILM REVIEW!
(3 february 2012)