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| 29 August |
| MOVIES | Hindi |
| Raja Natwarlal...The con is on you! Film Review |
| The film has a mediocre script and the 'I got it' direction approach. |
| 28 August |
| REGULATORS | TRAI |
| TRAI blames MSOs and LCOs for delay in DAS implementation |
| Says that improper delivery of bills and receipts and not entering details in the SMS has hampered not just DAS but also evolution of transparent business practices. |
| SPECIALS | Event Coverage |
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Bringing home Lord Ganesha |
| Indiantelevision.com asks the industry about their preparations for the 11 day festival and how they celebrate it. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Hero Indian Super League ushers in football revolution |
| The league unveils its official emblem and official line- 'Let's Football'. |
| REGULATORS | High Court |
| Madras HC denies stay on Kal Cables' licence cancellation by MIB |
| The court has given a stay on the MIB direction to run a scroll asking subscribers to move to other MSOs. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Marathi channels gear up for Ganeshotsav |
| Special programmes have been lined up that will display the rich culture of the state. |
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| 27 August |
| Cable TV | Multi System Operators |
| Sumangali Cable refused licence by MIB |
| The Ministry has asked Sumangali to run a scroll on its channels asking subscribers to switch to other MSOs. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Star Plus' Satyamev Jayate to see a few changes, this season |
| The show will now have an hour long ‘live’ programme wherein people can connect with Aamir Khan on the topic discussed earlier. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Domestic cricket league gets a push |
| State level Twenty20 series Karnataka Premier League has got Sony Six as its official broadcaster. |
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REGULATORS | I&B Ministry |
| 112 MSOs get 10 year licence under DAS for specified areas |
| IMCL,Hathway,Den,Manthan,Digicable among others feature in the list |
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Technology | Software |
| Yo Yo Honey Singh goes digital; launches album on Hungama app |
| 'Desi Kalakaar' is the first album to be launched on an app. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Channel V's 'Gumrah' aims to make 1 pm a destination slot |
| The fourth season will tackle issues like peer pressure, the need to fit in, materialism and the dilution of morals. |
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| 26 August |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| 250 channels sign up for BARC India's watermarking technology |
| It has made three key appointments to set stage for next level of development and growth. |
| REGULATORS | I&B Ministry |
| I&B Ministry issues new deadlines for DAS phase III and IV |
| The Ministry has divided phase III and phase IV of digitisation in order to allow indigenisation of production of STBs. |
| DTH | DTH Operators |
| Tata Sky's celebrity association: Key to increasing sales |
| The DTH operator will soon announce its association for two other south Indian states after having targeted Kerala last year. |
| REGULATORS | TDSAT |
| RIO forms basis for final deal, agree Taj and Hathway |
| With Hathway completing its arguments today, TDSAT will hear the case on 27 August with Taj Television responding to the queries and presenting its arguments. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| TV Today Network receives shareholders nod for 20 per cent dividend for FY-2014 |
| The company in the last 10 years had been declaring a final dividend of 15 per cent, which now has been upped to 20 per cent. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Rakesh Khar joins Network 18 as operations GM |
| He will be based out of Delhi and this will be his second stint with the company. |
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| 25 August |
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CABLE TV | Multi System Operators |
| Digitisation extension 2015: MSOs, LMOs smile; broadcasters sigh |
| While MSOs and LMOs are quite delighted with the extension, most broadcasters feel this will only make everyone slack at the work. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Ten Sports to see a major revamp by April 2015 |
| The network will see more than just renaming of the channels. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Adani Group looking to acquire stake is baseless, says NDTV |
| The news broadcaster, through a statement has said that all and any reports of the Adani Group looking to acquire a stake in NDTV are utterly false and entirely baseless. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Pakistan Cricket Board fails to woo channels for upcoming series |
| The Board which recently invited tenders for the Pakistan vs Australia and Pakistan vs New Zealand series found interest from just two channels: PTV and Ten Sports. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Prasar Bharati's channel of autonomy |
| According to Prasar Bharati senior advisor VAM Hussain, the pubcaster can hope for some change with the positivity the new I&B Minister has shown. |
| MAM | Marketing |
| Interactive Television’s CAM auditing cinemas |
| Cinema Audit Monitoring is to provide a study that will quantify the reach and impact of advertising in cinema.. |
| MOVIES | Hindi |
| 'Mardaani': A decent opening at the BO Box Office |
| The film collected Rs 14.46 crore in the first weekend. |
| 24 August |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Savvy Dilip joins ITV Network as group CMO |
| Multi-national loyalty and incentive programme player ICLP says that it helps customers connect and transact with brands in new ways every day. |
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| 23 August |
| REGULATORS | TRAI |
| Pay for content and not channel say broadcaster legal counsels |
| According to them, like in the US, Indian market should move towards a regime where consumers pay for the content and not the channel. |
| MOVIES | Hindi |
| There is a need for uniform tax regime in the country: Siddharth Roy Kapur |
| According to Kapur, the movie industry needs to represent itself to the government and work closely with them. |
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MAM | Marketing |
| Government stops teleshopping advertisements that violate ASCI code |
| MIB compiled a list of ads that made unsubstantiated claims and violated the provision of code for self-regulation as well as provisions under Drug & Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954. |
| MAM | Marketing |
| "Through loyalty programmes we aim to maintain the profitability of our customer": Mark Spicer |
| Multi-national loyalty and incentive programme player ICLP says that it helps customers connect and transact with brands in new ways every day. |
