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| 22 August |
| REGULATORS | I&B Ministry |
| DAS deadline extended to December 2015 |
| The decision was taken by I&B Minister in order to overcome all unseen hurdles that had come up with the announcement of cable TV digitisation. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Aaj Tak brings back 'Vande Mataram' with Shatrughan Sinha |
| The Bollywood actor is all set to host Vande Mataram a show that will enlighten viewers about untold tales of India's freedom fighters. Eminent actor Om Puri will be seen lending his voice. |
| iWORLD | E-Commerce |
| Jabong expects up to 1000 orders a day from 'Next-Door' service in a year |
| The service will enable customers to pick up their order at the nearest coffee shop, petrol station or tour operator. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| 500 episodes on, Star Plus 'Veera' claims story line maintained |
| The show maintains ratings despite the time leap taken by the channel. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Ten Sports bags Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games rights |
| The games will take place from 4 to 15 April 2018 and will be held in Gold Coast Australia. |
| MOVIES | Hindi |
| Mardaani...If you say so! Film Review |
| There have been some women cop stories. But not many have succeeded. Vijayashanti's Tejashwini was one that worked while Dimple Kapadia's Zakhmi Aurat did not work. Women oriented action films are.. |
| 21 August |
| REGULATORS | TDSAT |
| TDSAT to hear IBF case on tariff in November |
| The deals between broadcasters and the FHRAI will be dormant till the case ends. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Hero ISL international draft sees buys worth Rs 16 crore |
| This added primetime slot contributes to approximately 25 per cent of viewership. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Zee Entertainment Enterprises to be a Nifty 50 stock soon |
| United Spirits will be replaced by Zee in the CNX Nifty 50 index, effective 19 September 2014. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Rahul Shivshankar is now NewsX editor in chief |
| He was earlier the managing editor of the English News channel. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Star Plus set to change Sunday viewing with 'Airlines' |
| Produced by Miditech, the series is penned for 26 episodes as of now. |
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Regulators| I&B Ministry |
| MIB warns TV channels to not show ads as found 'violative' by ASCI |
| Any violation of ASCI rules implies violation of the advertising code enshrined in the CTN Act 1995 and rules 1994. |
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| 20 August |
| Cable TV | Multi System Operators |
| IndiaCast issues disconnection notice to IMCL |
| The notice was published in leading dailies across cities on 19 August. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| 1 pm weekend slot, the second primetime for English movie channels |
| This added primetime slot contributes to approximately 25 per cent of viewership. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Zee hopes for a miracle with 'Neeli Chhatri Wale' |
| The new show, based on the movie 'OMG Oh My God', will air on weekends at 8 pm. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Aircel Chennai Open to celebrate two decades of tennis in India |
| The event is scheduled to be held at Chennai's SDAT Stadium from 5 to 11 January 2015. |
| MAM | Media and Advertising |
| MEC India wins media duties of Dish TV |
| The relationship will be managed by the agency's Gurgaon office. |
| MOVIES | Hindi |
| MIB suspends CBFC CEO Rakesh Kumar |
| The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had got a new CEO in November 2013 in Rakesh Kumar who was till then senior divisional personnel officer in the Indian Railways Personnel Service (IRPS). |
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REGULATORS | High Court |
| Commercial TV subscriber tariffs: Broadcasters, Star take battle to courts |
| The Delhi High Court has asked the hotel and restaurant association and the TRAI to respond to the IBF and Star’s appeal against the regulator’s recent amendment by 26 September. . |
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| 19 August |
| MAM | Marketing |
| "We hope Brandz study will propel other brands to become like the top 50": Prasun Basu |
| Millward Brown managing director south Asia region shares his views on the BrandZ top 50 most valued brands in India. |
| MAM | Marketing |
| HDFC Bank tops the BrandZ Top 50 most valuable Indian brands 2014 |
| Started in 2006, the ranking list makes a debut in the country and shows that Indians’ unrestricted ‘right to play’ for business has nurtured great diversity amongst brands. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| One year on, InSync plans to beef up content, go worldwide |
| The channel is looking to tap countries like USA, Canada, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. |
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iWorld | Over The Top Services |
| ErosNow acquires worldwide rights to Zee TV's content |
| ErosNow subscribers to have online streaming access to popular soaps, serials and reality shows at no additional cost. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| ITV Network's RK Arora elevated to group CEO |
| He will be spearheading the company’s aim to be India’s largest TV News network and the most profitable one. |
| MAM | Marketing |
| TAM or BARC, the market has to decide: Sir Martin Sorrell |
| At the IAA Conversation in Mumbai, Sir Martin Sorrell and Arnab Goswami spoke about politics, media and cricket. |
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| 18 August |
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DTH | DTH Operator |
| Tata Sky completes half of its MPEG-4 STB rollout |
| Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Odia, English, Gujarati and Marathi language channels are done compressing as well as box deployment. |
| Cable TV | Multi System Operators |
| TV9 ends standoff with MSOs in Telangana |
| The channel has been off air since nearly two months, but is soon going to see a change of hands. |
| MAM | Marketing |
| GroupM revises Ad Spend growth to 12.5% from earlier 11.6% |
| GroupM globally also released their revised estimates India, Brazil and Russia remain among the faster-growing ad markets. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Star Plus gambles high with India's Raw Star |
| The channel is going all out to invest a huge amount in both advertising and production to ensure the youth latch on to the show and Yo Yo Honey Singh. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| &pictures launches HD feed |
| The launch comes exactly a year after the HD feed of the second brand under Zeel was launched. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Kolkata TV to launch a regional music channel |
| There are currently four music channels in the state that will compete with the upcoming one. |
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MAM | Marketing |
| Pushing boundaries for Vistara |
| Ray+Keshavan | Brand Union created the strategy, name, visual identity and brand experience for the full-service airline to dominate the global skies. |
| MOVIES | Hindi |
| Singham Returns scores big at BO Box Office |
| Singham Returns made the most of its release on the Independence Day holiday on 15 August. |
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| 16 August |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Sarthak TV's 'Mu Bi Heroine Hebi' looks for aspiring actresses |
| The new reality show will search the next three heroines of a film Raghupati Raghava Rajaram. |
| MAM | Media and Advertising |
| GroupM forecasts ad spends to reach $560 billion by 2015 |
| 'This Year, Next Year' report forecasts global media spend; India, Brazil and Russia remain among the faster-growing ad markets. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Good Times with New shows |
| Two new youth targeted shows have been launched, with several others to be launched within three months. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| 9X Jalwa's treat to media agencies |
| Fun activities are planned across agencies in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru for the ongoing month. |
