100 FTA channels for Rs 100; Minimum Rs 150 for FTA & Pay channels: Trai
MSOs need to carry 500 chnnls by 1 Jan 2013, carriage fee is regulated, made transparent & non-discriminatory; Trai's tariff order for digital addressable cable also prescribes 'must carry' clause & rev share between MSOs & LCOs.
(2 may 2012)

No carriage fee on channel that MSO seeks
Trai's regulations clarify that a MSO who seeks a particular channel cannot demand carriage fee; similarly a broadcaster cannot insist for placement in a particular slot.
(2 may 2012)

No cause for dissatisfaction on carriage fee: Trai chairman
Carriage fee has been regulated for the first time and several provisions are made such as 500 channels and 'must-carry', says J S Sarma.
(2 may 2012)

Airtel Digital TV Q4 operating loss at Rs 1.94 bn
Rev stands at Rs 3.56 bn, up from Rs 3.23 bn; Bharti Airtel's DTH segment loss from DTH for fiscal is Rs 7.2 bn, up from Rs 5.18 bn in FY'11.
(3 may 2012)

NDTV narrows Q4 standalone net loss to Rs 158.7 mn
NDTV narrows Q4 net loss from earlier year's Rs 231.7 mn on back of cost rationalisation; income from operations dips 10.59% to Rs 967.2 mn.
(3 may 2012)

HUL's promotional spends drop 3.58% to Rs 26.97 bn in FY'12
FMCG major's reduction in ad spend boosts profitability; in Q4, however, spend on promotions jumps 8.67% to Rs 6.77 billion, compared to Rs 6.23 billion in the year ago period.
(2 may 2012)

Colors splits programming unit, Manisha Sharma to head weekends
Manisha Sharma to head weekend programming & Prashaat Bhatt to nurse weekdays with separate teams.
(30 april 2012)

Star to launch Movies Ok on 6 May
The channel, which will be second under the 'Ok' banner, will be headed by Star Gold general manager Hemal Jhaveri with a separate team being carved out for it.
(30 april 2012)

Election Commission wants ban on opinion polls: Quraishi
The Election Commission is in favour of pressing for the ban as Exit Polls are misleading, says Commissioner SY Quraishi; 112 cases of paid news in recent elections in UP.
(28 april 2012)

Cabinet defers consideration of copyright bill
Differences between I&B and HRD Ministries over changes in Copyright (Amendment) Bill lead to its non-placement for Cabinet consideration.
(27 april 2012)

DDB Mudra readies Terra for high growth
With rural and semi-urban India seeing rapid growth in income and consumption, DDB Mudra Group's rural marketing agency is gearing up to seize the opportunity.
(28 april 2012)

Youth marketing's mantra: Listen, learn and engage
Modern day marketing requires the intelligent use of social media and digital platform; the brand communication needs to be customised to engage the youth.
(27 april 2012)

Indian films need to up revenues to attract funding
Focus on profits will lure funding towards the Indian film industry that is fraught with risks; need to take cue from West where crowd funding is becoming popular.
(28 april 2012)

Tezz is a poor film with disaster written all over it
Tezz comes at a time when English movies are dubbed in various Indian languages and the subject offers no novelty; the story is also based on a faulty premise. FILM REVIEW!
(27 april 2012)

Executive Dossier

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