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20 June |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
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"The country cannot afford to have tens of millions of bad STBs deployed"
Broadcom India managing director Rajiv Kapur expects the high growth in STB sales to continue beyond the digitisation deadlines.
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| MSM moves Delhi HC on infringement of FIFA rights |
| Even though the network has exclusive rights, several unauthorised websites have been found live streaming the FIFA matches. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| DD to launch separate transmission from Vijaywada post AP bifurcation |
| The transmission which currently will be from 5 pm to 7 pm every day, will later convert to being round-the-clock. |
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MAM | Marketing |
| India to lead increased ad spends in BRIC countries: Warc |
| However, BRIC's impressive rate of growth is forecast to be much lower in real terms once inflation is taken into account |
| MAM | Marketing |
| Cannes Lions 2014: Will JWT, Lowe, McCann steal the show? |
| JWT India's campaign for Nike has received two shortlists each in Film Craft and Branded Content & Entertainment Lions. |
| MOVIES | Hindi |
| 'Humshakals'...Dumbshakals Film Review |
| A total of 280 entries made it to the finals of Film Lions. |
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19 June |
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REGULATORS | I&B Ministry |
| Government committed to communicating with people across media platforms: Javadekar |
| Addressing the 'CEOs Roundtable on Media & Entertainment' by CII, the Minister urged the media industry to strive to attain new heights. |
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MAM | Media And Advertising |
| Discussion around FIFA should not be just about viewership: Mallikarjun Das |
| Starcom Media Vest Group India CEO Mallikarjun Das talks about evolving aspects in media planning and changing viewership patterns of a large scale property like FIFA World Cup. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Colors back to third position in TAM TV ratings |
| In week 24 of TAM TV ratings, Life OK slips down to number four position in the ratings chart. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Sa Re Ga Ma Pa to make a comeback as DID takes a sojourn |
| After back-to-back seasons of Dance India Dance, the makers and the channel have now decided to take a break for a year. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Romedy Now banks on popular 90s' sitcom 'Friends' |
| The channel has bought exclusive broadcasting rights of the classic comedy. |
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MAM | Marketing |
| Cannes Lions 2014: JWT and Handloom Pictures make to Film Lions shortlist |
| A total of 280 entries made it to the finals of Film Lions. |
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18 June |
| CABLE TV | Local Cable Operators |
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By imposing digitisation, government is giving away the market to DTH: BP Rath
In conversation with Indiantelevision.com, Ortel Communications president and CEO BP Rath reveals the company’s future business plans, rollout of digitisation, key areas of growth and much more.
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iWORLD | Broadband |
| Reliance Jio to see phase-wise launch in 2015 |
| With prospect of FMs being allowed to broadcast news in the near future, the media monitoring and research company sees opportunity in the sector. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| NBA hopes to jump higher with basketball in India |
| With a steady growth of fan base through online and outdoor campaigns, NBA hopes that basketball will grow as a sport in India. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| NBA seeks remedy from new I&B Minister |
| The Association has requested Prakash Javadekar to look into issues such as carriage fees and ad cap. |
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DTH | DTH Operators |
| Dish TV's appeal to the Finance Minister |
| The DTH operator has requested the Minister to provide relief from the burden of both entertainment tax and service tax. |
| MAM | Marketing |
| Cannes Lions 2014: HUL's 'Kan Khajura Tesan' campaign brings glory to India! |
| It is the first piece of communication from India that has bagged a Gold Mobile Lion. This campaign has also won two Gold Media Lions. McCann picked four Lions in Outdoor category. |
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17 June |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Taj Television to distribute Zee and Ten Sports channels; agent for Turner |
| While earlier it distributed only Ten Sports network, it will now act as agent for Zee and Turner channels as well. |
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REGULATORS | I&B Ministry |
| I&B Ministry to hold Open House Meetings with broadcasters |
| The meeting which will be held twice a month aims at expediting clearances |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| ICRA rerates Network18 and TV18 |
| ICRA states that the diversified offerings of the companies will strengthen their overall operational profile. |
| REGULATORS | I&B Ministry |
| I&B asks broadcasters, teleport ops to update contact information by 30 June |
| While similar notices had been issued on 9 April and 23 April, not all the broadcasters and teleport operators have submitted the required details. |
| MAM | Marketing |
| Cannes Lions 2014: 6 Indian entries make it to Cyber Lions finals |
| Campaigns by O&M, JWT and 22 Feet Tribal Worldwide make it to the Cyber Lions shortlist. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| HBO gets quirky with its new brand campaign |
| Executed by DDB Mudra, the campaign highlights the core strength of the HBO premium channels, wherein audiences have an uninterrupted ad-free viewing experience. |
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16 June |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| We will launch more channels in next one year: Rajesh Kaul |
| TheOneAlliance has added seven new channels in its bouquet and is looking at strengthening the channel offering in the future. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Does 'finite' spell death for long sagas? |
| With finite fiction gaining currency in the past two years, a majority of broadcasters are cashing in on this trend to keep audiences actively engaged. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Zee to go the whole hog on Zindagi |
| Zindagi- that goes on air from 23 June, will be league apart from the existing Hindi GECs including Zeel’s own Zee TV. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| MSM sub-licenses FIFA World Cup to Seven3Sports |
| With this, Seven3Sports can telecast the football WC in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Maldives. |
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MAM | Marketing |
| Cannes Lions 2014: 20 Indian entries qualify for Outdoor Lions finals |
| Campaigns by McCann, Grey, Havas and O&M make it to finals of Outdoor Lions. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Chrome data: Music genre sees a rise |
| In week 24, Music genre witnessed a rise followed by English News in the eight metros. |
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MOVIES | Hindi |
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Movies go unnoticed this week at BO Box Office |
| This week saw a number of inconsequential films which had no draw and meant total lack of creativity.
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15 June |
| MAM | Marketing |
| Cannes Lions 2014: Havas, O&M, Gometry make it to Promo & Activation shortlist |
| Campaigns for Child Survival India, The Akanksha Foundation and HUL have qualified for the final round of judging. |
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14 June |
| MAM | Media And Advertising |
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We are very choosy when we hire people: Gaurav Hirey
GroupM South Asia chief talent officer shares the secret ingredients which help organisations leverage their most important resource.
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Focus Odisha seeks to be a differentiator |
| The channel has secured distribution in a majority of Odisha and operations have already begun since the past 15 days |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Zee's healthy gift to Middle East |
| Veria is aired on Nilesat in English with Arabic subtitles across the Middle East and North Africa region. |
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MAM | Marketing |
| Football is a game not be spoken, but seen: Vinit Karnik |
| With media hype created around FIFA and ISL, it will help promote football at the grass root level feels the GroupM ESP national director - Entertainment, Sports & Live Events. |
