'Khatron Ke Khiladi' to return soon in a repackaged avatar
12 celebs will fight it out in South Africa with stunt master Rohit Shetty.
(31 January 2014)

Will IPL 2014 have to relocate a la 2009?
Will the BCCI once again have to shift the cash-rich IPL in its seventh season to another nation like it did a few years ago when the tournament coincided with the national general elections?
(30 January 2014)

Life OK rakes in ratings with ‘Screen Awards’
In the week 4 of TAM TV ratings, Colors returned to the number two position. Life OK that acquired one of the biggest award properties - the Screen Awards - this year, gained a lot because of it.
(30 January 2014)

No stay order for Kantar for now: Delhi HC
TAM stakeholder Kantar, which moved to court few days ago, in the next hearing in HC, will have to face the News Broadcasters Association against it as well along with the government and TRAI.
(29 January 2014)

Airtel DTH Q3-2014 yoy EBITDA up fivefolds; revenue up 26%; improved Arpu
The company reported a 25.8 per cent growth in revenue during Q3-2014 at Rs 538.4 crore as compared to the Rs 428 crore during Q3-2013 and 6.15 per cent more than the Rs 507.2 crore during Q2-2014.
(29 January 2014)

Q3-2014: Raj TV reports 43 per cent growth in revenue; 54 per cent growth in PAT
The company reported an equally stellar 53.98 per cent growth in PAT during Q3-2014 at Rs 4.99 crore.
(28 January 2014)

Sahara's Filmy to be managed by the Entertainment Hub?
If sources are to be believed. The Sahara group management hopes that handing over the management of the channel to an outside company will help it turn around.
(28 January 2014)

Chrome Data: AAP helps English News genre to claim the top slot in week 4
Times Now once again ruled the English news genre with 87.8 per cent OTS in the eight metros.
(27 January 2014)

Satyamev Jayate back for season II - with a difference
The show will air on Star Plus in in March 2014 tranches of episodes - only to go off and return again a while later. The year long break has given the team at Aamir Khan Productions to do extensive research and come up with more cutting edge programming.
(28 January 2014)

Colors to extend four weekday shows to Saturday from 1 Feb
The Hindi GEC did the same last year, relatively successfully. Will the tack prove as remunerative this year, since Star Plus is treading the same path.
(27 January 2014)

ZMCL launches Zee Purvaiya in Bihar, Jharkhand
The channel is planned to be a smorgasbord of infotainment, news, and reality shows, going forward. A big splash Rs 2 crore promo campaign is being engineered by Kolkata-based Genesis Advertising.
(27 January 2013)

Balaji Telefilms television segment reports PAT for Q3-2014
Balaji's content production segment reported a standalone PAT of Rs 1.66 crore for Q3-2014, more than double the Rs 0.80 crore for the immediate preceding quarter (Q2-2014).
(25 January 2014)

Tony D’silva to spearhead Hinduja Group’s media business
After a seven year long stint with IMCL, Ravi Mansukhani steps down from IMCL. D'silva appointed as IMCL MD and CEO and HVL Group CEO-media.
(01 February 2014)

TRAI: Phase I and II CAF collection nearing completion
After TRAI's tough stance on MSOs and subscribers earlier in the month, the CAF submission process seems to be speeding up and is nearing completion.
(01 February 2014)

National and local MSOs meet in Kolkata to discuss billing process
SitiCable Network, Den Networks, along with the local players like Manthan and AMBC among few others met in Kolkata to discuss the way ahead for gross billing.
(29 January 2014)

First Indian Digital TV Honours celebrates digitisation's leading practices
Organised by indiantelevision.com, the honours hope to further encourage and propagate leading and best practices in the business.
(29 January 2014)

TRAI awaits call from Madras High Court for Arasu hearing
The regulator has been working on its defense and is waiting for the new hearing date from the High Court. It stands by its decision of not allowing state owned bodies to operate and own cable TV networks.
(28 January 2014)

First Indian Digital TV Honours on 28 Jan
Indiantelevision.com will be hosting the first-of-its-kind initiative in Delhi in order to recognise, highlight and reward innovations and best practices which have emerged in the cable TV and DTH sectors, following the rollout of DAS.
(27 January 2013)

Why the NBA joined the respondents battling Kantar in the courts
The news body says it has no axe to grind with either TAM or Kantar. Rather it simply favours the implementation of the guidelines for accreditation of TV rating agencies.
(31 January 2014)

Now wake up and smell the newspaper!
A daily smelled of Bru Gold coffee while another brought mangoes to your doorstep. These innovations or 'smellvertisements' are bringing attention back to familiar brands by doing something novel.
(29 January 2014)

BCCI, ECB and CA on course to play ball for ICC
The three cricketing boards are on their way to becoming ICC's super-powers. With other boards promised a revenue share and test status, it's just a matter of time before ICC undergoes a revamp based on the proposals.
(31 January 2013)

One By Two: A Lost Cause Film Review
The film will see Abhay Deol and his real-life girlfriend Preeti Desai sharing the screen space for the first time.
(31 January 2013)

Salman’s ‘Jai Ho’ gets a lukewarm response at BO Box Office
Jai Ho, having opened to a weak response, picks up for a day on Sunday to drop again today (Monday). The film's opening at single screens was average while at multiplexes it was below average and showed improvement on Sunday only to find its level again as the new week began.
(27 January 2013)

Once we move to gross billing, revenue will increase three-fold: V D Wadhwa
Essel Group owned SitiCable Network CEO V D Wadhwa talks about gross billing, setting up of cooperatives and the road ahead for SitiCable.

The LMO-MSO relationship will get clarified within six months: Sameer Manchanda
DEN Networks founder Sameer Manchanda was conferred the Industry Leadership Honour at The Indian Digital TV Honours in Delhi recently. The optimistic Manchanda clearly showed why he was worthy of the honour during his acceptance remarks.