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ESPN,
Star JV waiting to end
Star has an upper hand in buying out ESPN's stake as
it has got BCCI rights; if it decides to sell to ESPN,
it will build sports broadcasting biz with BCCI as the
starting pillar.
(5 may 2012)
Aamir
Khan's show set to change television
The Aamir Khan show is using various media outlets to
get the message of Satyameva Jayate out: television,
print, Internet, social media and public interactions.
(7 may 2012)
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TV18's
national news biz achieves break even in FY'12
National news biz continues to be Ebidta positive but
losses kick in from regional news ops; TV18's general
news operating loss for Q4 is at Rs 17 mn on rev of
Rs 916 mn.
(9 may 2012)
Viacom18
posts fourth straight quarterly loss
After incurring net loss of Rs 10 mn, Rs 284 mn and
Rs 532 mn in first three quarters, Viacom18 posts Q4
net loss of Rs 337 mn; revenue up 131% to Rs 6.28 bn.
(9 may 2012)
Marico
ups ad spend in fiscal as focus is on growth
Marico's ad spend grows 29.8% to Rs 4.49 bn as it focuses
on volume growth rather than on margins; in Q4 ad spend
stands at Rs 1.19 bn, up 76.52%.
(8 may 2012)
Dainik
Bhaskar Q4 net stays flat at Rs 454 mn
DB Corp's total income from operations jumps 13.63%
to Rs 3.61 bn, while expenditure rises 19.68% to Rs
2.98 bn; radio business posts net profit of Rs 25.5
mn.
(4 may 2012)
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Digitisation:
MSOs can't enter into fixed fee deals with broadcasters
No MSO shall demand a MG amount as subscription fee
for the channels the broadcaster provides; Trai also
specifies packaging and payment terms to broadcasters.
(8 may 2012)
MSOs to be permitted 74% FDI: Jatua
MSOs taking up digitisation with addressability will
be allowed 74% FDI, says Jatua; I&B has worked with
Trai certain terms to take care of security related
concerns.
(7 may 2012)
IBF
asks Trai to revisit carriage fee rule
Indian Broadcasting Foundation will seek clarity on
carriage fee issue; finds other clauses like 500 channel
carriage and basic service tier packages positive.
(4 may 2012)
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Financial
restructuring of Prasar Bharati under inter-ministerial
consideration
I&B Ministry's note to bring financial restructuring
of Prasar Bharati to come up before Union Cabinet soon
as inter-ministerial discussions on the same are in
their final stage.
(5
may 2012)
Machdar
plans to raise Rs 1 bn from PE for i1 Super Series
Machdar Motorsports is in advanced negotiations to raise
capital to fund operational expenses of iSuper Series;
Ten Sports has the broadcast rights.
(8
may 2012)
Kids
channels present aggressive summer slate
kids chnnls eye double-digit ad rev growth this year;
Disney lines up 500 hrs of prgming in summer across
its chnnls, Turner looks at fresh episodes, movies &
Nick unveils slate.
(5
may 2012)
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Aamir
Khan’s Satymev Jayate debuts with 3.8 TVR on Star
Plus
Delhi leads with 5.9 TVR, followed by Mumbai where the
Sunday morning show gets 3.1 TVR; average rating in
6 metros is 2.9 TVR.
(10 may 2012)
DID
Li’l Masters lifts Zee TV to No. 2
Zee TV adds 29 GRPs to narrow the gap with Star Plus
to 23 GRPs; however, the gap likely to widen with Aamir
Khan's Satyamev Jayate expected to get blockbuster debut
ratings.
(9 may 2012)
DDB
MudraMax bags Hitachi, Huawei digital biz
Hitachi Home and Life Solutions moves digital duties
from Dentsu Digital, while there is no incumbent agency
for Huawei.
(7 may 2012)
Wizcraft
sets foot in Sri Lanka
Wizcraft enters into JV with Sri Lanka's Event Concepts
to form Wizconcept Events and Entertainment.
(10 may 2012)
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All About Cinema |
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Jannat
2 collects Rs 240.5 mn in opening weekend
After a good start, Jannat 2 fails to better its opening
day collections; Housefull 2 nets Rs 1.15 bn in four
weeks. BOX OFFICE!
(7
may 2012)
Do
not expect any novelty in the plot
Jannat 2 is a cookie-cutter Bhatt-Hashmi film where
hero is lured into criminal activities to earn money
& aspires to get into bigger crimes to make more
money. FILM REVIEW!
(4
may 2012)
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