Consumer ARPUs need to climb for digitisation to be a viable biz model
For Digitisation to be a viable business model, consumers need to pay more for the television entertainment content they consume.
(29 march 2012)

Dangerous trends in TV news broadcast
Talk shows, personality-driven news channels, outraged journalism and populist pressures tailoring news content are some of the dangerous trends visible in TV news broadcasting.
(29 march 2012)

Can digitisation heal TV news industry?
Crippled by high carriage payouts, low subscription revenues, muted ad growth and rise in personnel costs, news broadcasters are looking at digitisation to play rescue act.
(29 march 2012)

NT awards recognise the best in TV news
Indiantelevision.com honours best in the world of TV news at 5th News Television Awards; over 135 awards in English, Hindi, Marathi and Telugu were presented.
(29 march 2012)

WWIL lines up Rs 2.5 bn debt, plans to deploy 2.5 mn STBs in first phase
WWIL plans revival and poaches two senior executives from Digicable; lines up credit from a consortium of banks.
(24 march 2012)

Jain TV Group plans HITS service, signs up with Intelsat
Jain TV Group's NSTPL ropes in former Trai chairman Pradip Baijal as a mentor for the HITS project; Intelsat to provide satellite capacity.
(24 march 2012)

No tax sops, Govt firm on digitisation deadline
I&B Ministry Additional Secretary Rajiv Takru says Trai will come out with its tariff order by 31 March; Govt has turned down any requests for incentives or tax concessions.
(27 march 2012)

DD's DTH far from target, to offer 75 channels by year-end
DD Direct Plus will end up offering 75 channels by year-end, up from 59; this is far below Prasar Bharati's target of 250 channels by end of 2012.
(26 march 2012)

Indian gaming industry to ride on mobile and broadband growth to touch Rs 46 bn by 2016
The Indian gaming industry, which had Rs 13 bn revenues in 2011, will grow on the back of an explosive growth of mobile phones and promise of deeper penetration of broadband.
(24 march 2012)

Zee TV climbs to No. 2 spot after a year
Zee climbs to 2nd spot, intensifying the battle for the rank below Star in a year that is seeing a lot of volatility in ratings; its last sight at the No 2 spot was in the ninth week of 2011.
(28 march 2012)

OOH, digital need to marry for scale-up in India
India has a lot of catching up to do as the size of the digital OOH market is a meagre $10.5 mn compared to China's $1.8 bn & US' $1.1 bn; OOH needs to tap digital audiences.
(27 march 2012)

Deccan Chargers ink multi-million dollar deal with Emirates
Emirates has shifted its sponsorship alliance from Kings XI Punjab to Deccan Chargers, signing a three-year multi-million dollar deal with the Hyderabad franchise as it makes the Southern region part of its focus area.
(28 march 2012)

Kings XI Punjab inks six-year L&M deal with Miroma Entertainment for MG of $6 mn
Telecast of the ‘most talked about’ love-making scene on 12 March episode of Bade Achhe Lagte Hain did not see any spike; the episode garners usual 3.5 TVR.
(29 march 2012)

Modi directed to pay Chris Cairns £90,000 as libel charges
Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has lost libel case against former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns and as a consequence has to pay £90,000 in damages, according to to a London High Court order.
(26 march 2012)

Will Premier League Soccer kick off?
The Premier League Soccer may not kick off before August; non-cooperation of the West Bengal govt, unprepared venues and wait for Fifa transfer window to end may delay the league.
(23 march 2012)

Agent Vinod: No flow of story, no explanations
Film traverses from place to place as Saif follows clues, but it comes across as a totally disjointed film; nothing makes sense as men are tossed, kicked and shot. FILM REVIEW!
(23 march 2012)

'We expect to break even this year'
Interview with Kings XI Punjab COO Col Arvinder Singh