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25 July |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Ajit Thakur takes charge of Channel V |
| Thakur will have two channels under his belt - Life OK and Channel V. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Pro Kabaddi League set for flag off tomorrow |
| Though it has yet to attract advertiser attention, everyone involved with the league is gung-ho about its future prospects. |
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MAM | Media and Advertising |
| M.G. Parameswaran elected AAAI president |
| Also Publicis Communications CEO south Asia Nakul Chopra has been elected as vice-president of the association. |
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REGULATORS | I&B Ministry |
| Over 100 additional MSOs get 10 year licences, 16 fail to get clearance |
| The new list is the outcome of Open Houses held by the Ministry with various MSOs, while some have come as a result of court cases. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channel |
| Aakash Aath to talk about love after union |
| After the reunion with production house Channel Eight, Aakash Aath plans to air classic love stories from Bengali literature. |
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MOVIES | Hindi |
| 'Kick'...Get a kick out of it! Film Review |
| The film is expected to break first day records and enjoy a '10 day weekend' at the box office and creating more records. |
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24 July |
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SATELLITES | Satellite Operators |
| India to add maximum satellite TV revenues and subscribers by 2020: Report |
| The report also predicts that satellite TV revenues will overtake cable TV revenues in 2014. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Vijaya Laxmi Chhabra named interim DG of Doordarshan |
| The process of appointing a final DG will be undertaken as soon as some of the vacant posts in Prasar Bharati Board are filled. |
| CABLE TV | Multi System Operators |
| Tamil Nadu local cable ops refuse to pay more to Arasu |
| Demand MIB to decide on Arasu's licence so that LCOs can enter into formal agreements with the state owned MSO. |
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CABLE TV | Multi System Operators |
| Are tech companies interested in Time Warner? Fox or Time Warner, who will blink first? |
| Speculations are that one of the biggies like Google, Amazon or Apple may look at acquiring Time Warner. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Star India gets a bomb threat |
| As precaution, the two offices in Mumbai were evacuated. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Life OK topples Colors; Sab inches closer to Sony |
| For the rest of the GECs, it has been an incredible week, with almost all witnessing a rise in the viewership. |
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23 July |
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REGULATORS | TRAI |
| DTH licensing recommendations: TRAI restricts vertically integrated broadcasters from owning more than one DPO |
| DTH operators however are glad with the new rules that have brought transparency in the system. |
| REGULATORS | TRAI |
| TRAI extends DTH licence period to 20 years |
| The authority has also said that the existing licence fee will be reduced from 10 per cent of gross revenue to 8 per cent of adjusted gross revenue, in line with telecom licences. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| ISL player draft sees buys worth Rs 24 core |
| Star Sports business head Nitin Kukreja hopes to grow a second sport in India through football. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channel |
| KBC 8: A journey from individual to collective growth |
| The two TVCs and one yet to release promo mirrors the society we live in and aims to create a bond within the various communities. |
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REGULATORS | I&B Ministry |
| Revised guideline for rational pricing of satellite transponders soon, says Govt |
| Parliament was told on 23 July by Department of Space Minister in charge Jitendra Singh that the new guideline envisages a rational classification structure for users. |
| REGULATORS | TRAI |
| TRAI recommendation on media and ownership including cross-media issues expected next month |
| TRAI chairman Rahul Khullar has said that he hopes the final recommendation will be out in early August. |
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22 July |
| DTH | DTH Operator |
| Dish TV adds 3.32 lakh net subscribers in Q1-2015; maintains FY-2014 ARPU of Rs 170 |
| The company reported that the subscription revenues for the quarter were Rs 588.6 crore while total standalone operating revenues stood at Rs 640.7 crore. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| TAM woos subscribers with mobile app |
| The app will give weekly viewership data on various markets and genres as well as a record of data from the previous four weeks. |
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DTH | DTH Operator |
| DTH ops face jammers again |
| The DTH Operators Association has sent a letter to various authorities about signals being interrupted and antennas being damaged. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Hero ISL player draft gets underway |
| Six teams bid for the best talent from a pool of 84 domestic players. |
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CABLE TV | Multi System Operators |
| Fox or Time Warner, who will blink first? Time Warner changes bylaws |
| The bylaws now say that the CEO or a majority of the board can call a special meeting. |
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MAM | Marketing |
| Publicis Groupe's H1 profit drops down 17 per cent, exchange rates impact numbers Financials |
| India's -14.7 per cent de-growth has adversely affected the revenue of BRIC group. |
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21 July |
| TELEVISION | TV Channel |
| Nikhil Wagle quits IBN Lokmat |
| The editor in chief of IBN Lokmat announced his resignation through Twitter. |
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CABLE TV | Multi System Operators |
| Fox or Time Warner: Who will blink first - Time Warner's attempt to get more money? |
| The rejection of the Fox offer is being seen as a coy attempt by Time Warner brass to get more money for the company. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channel |
| Team Pune to kick start Hero ISL domestic player draft |
| The draft will be conducted on 22 July and 23 July. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channel |
| Colors gets marketing head in Sapangeet Rajwant |
| She will resume work from 1 August. |
| TECHNOLOGY | Hardware |
| Videocon d2h and Broadcom partner for HD service |
| Broadcom will provide integrated satellite set top box system-on-a-chip device to power the DTH operator's HD digital video recorder. |
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MOVIES | Hindi |
| 'Humpty...' & 'Hate Story 2' lead at BO Box Office |
| The only two films to draw some audiences this week. |
| TECHNOLOGY | Hardware |
| Is India ready for HD HEVC set top boxes? |
| According to the chip maker Broadcom, operators in India will soon move to deploying HD HEVC STBs, since it compresses content and reduces bandwidth needs to half. |
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DTH | TDTH Operator |
| Dish TV adds some Zing to Maharashtra |
| It is looking at targeting the interior towns with the sub-brand Zing; large cities such as Mumbai and Pune to be given the go-by. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Hero MotoCorp ISL player draft on 21 July |
| Six franchisees will participate in the draft, which will go on till Wednesday. |
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19 July |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Reliance Industries reports 14 per cent higher YoY PAT for Q1-2015 Financials |
| This quarter Q1-2015, RIL reported revenue from its organised retail segment at Rs 3999 crore which was 14.5 per cent higher than the Rs 3492 crore in the year ago quarter. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| ZMCL drops ‘TEN’ format, switches to full news |
| Zee Rajasthan Plus, Zee Kalinga and Zee Purvaiya will stop airing entertainment shows and concentrate only on news. |
| Cable tv | Multi System Operators |
| Fox or Time Warner, who will blink first? |
| Time Warner has rejected Rupert Murdoch’s offer worth about USD 76 billion. For Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, the deal is not in the best interest of the company. |
