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14 March |
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Specials | Event Coverage |
| BARC could consider different ratings frequencies for different genres |
| There is a possibility that the ratings for GECs would be released weekly and for niche channels less frequently. |
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CABLE TV | Multi System Operators |
| JAINHITS to invest Rs 1,500 crore on 3,000 mini headends by Dec 2014 |
| JAINHITS to set up mini down-link headends in 640 districts across the country; offer 100 HD channels in two phases. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| NDTV Prime to debut on Monday with reality show 'Ticket to Bollywood' |
| NDTV Prime will air a set of entertainment shows from 9 pm to 11 pm on the channel to cater to urban male audience. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Kabaddi gets a new life with ‘Pro Kabaddi League’ |
| Star Sports will be the official broadcast partner; Mashal Sports co-promoter Anand Mahindra will play a key role in taking Kabaddi to another level. |
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MOVIES | Hindi |
| Bewakoofiyaan: The title says it all Film Review |
| The problem with Bewakoofiyaan is that, it is not a romance in the making which, since centuries, is exciting to watch.
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13 March |
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REGULATORS | I&B Ministry |
| Ad cap hearing adjourned to 6 May |
| The Delhi HC adjourned the hearing as NBA wanted more time to filed a rejoinder to the reply by the government. |
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TECHNOLOGY | Hardware |
| China's Shenzhen Coship plans to set up STB making unit in India |
| Shenzhen Coship says the capacity of the proposed unit would be 2.5 lakh STBs a month. |
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CABLE TV | Multi System Operators |
| Case by MSOs challenging Entertainment Tax to be heard on 27 May by DHC |
| The HC said that the stay order issued earlier in January to multi-system operators in entertainment tax will continue. |
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SPECIALS | Event Coverage |
| Regional audiences are not second class |
| Two big regional broadcasters and two big production houses got together to discuss 'TV content ecosystem: Adapting and amalgamating the regional and the national' at FICCI Frames 2014. |
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12 march |
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It's a terrible problem to have - being number 1 and 2 in your space: Mark Eyers
Says Turner International Asia Pacific chief content officer, Mark Eyers, in an interview to Sidharth Iyer of indiantelevision.com
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| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| “Broadcasters still haven’t got the benefit of digitisation” |
| Said Star India CEO Uday Shankar during a panel discussion at FICCI Frames 2014. |
| REGULATORS | I&B Ministry |
| I&B in talks with ISRO to resolve transponder issue: Bimal Julka |
| During his speech at the 15th chapter of FICCI frames today, the I&B Ministry Secretary touched upon some critical issues for the media and entertainment industry. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| IPL 7 to be held in UAE, Bangladesh & India from 16 April to 1 June |
| Tata Sky's Nagpal says shifting to MPEG 4 STBs has taken care of their capacity requirement for the next two years. |
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11 March |
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TELEVISION | Production House |
| Prime Focus Technologies to acquire US-based DAX for Rs 56 crore |
| The acquisition of DAX gives PFT ownership of Primetime Emmy award winning Digital Dailies solution which is the de-facto industry standard in television production. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Satyamev Jayate campaign pays off |
| The 360-degree campaign for Satyamev Jayate 2 has worked completely in its favour. |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Star India paid $160 mn for added 12% interest in Asianet Communications |
| In June 2013, Star India acquired the remaining 19 per cent stake in Vijay Television and, as a result, its interest in Asianet Communications rose to 87 per cent from 75 per cent. |
| CABLE TV | Multi System Operators |
| MediaPro issues notice against DEN Networks |
| Non-payment of subscription fee and non-submission of subscriber reports have been cited as reasons for the notice. |
10 March |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Channel V gets bigger, better, post refresh |
| Channel V is now a good 40-50% bigger than its nearest competitor, courtesy breakout hits like Sadaa Haq and Paanch |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Didi graces the launch of ‘ETV News Bangla’ |
| The launch of the channel was followed by the announcement of the launch of ETV Kannada as well as ETV Gujrati and Oriya news channels. |
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REGULATORS | I&B Ministry |
| Number of news and non-news TV channels is almost equal in the country |
| I & B Ministry reveals that the number of news and current affairs channels is 392 and number of non-news is 400; while nine channels received permission in 2014 for uplinking from India. |
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MOVIES | Hindi |
| Word of mouth improves Queen's weekend collection Box Office |
| The test run for the channel already began on 3 March with Measat 3 beaming off the feed.
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08 March |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| India TV eyes 35 per cent revenue increase in this election year |
| Election programming is beginning today while a full-fledged electioneering version 'Faisla Kursi Ka' kick-starts next week encompassing a slew of existing and new programmes |
| TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Sony Pix’s digital dreams |
| The digital platform is very important for the channel that wants to break the clutter in that space much as it did in TV |
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DTH | DTH Operator |
| The One Alliance threatens to switch off channels to Reliance BIG TV |
| The One Alliance's Makarand Palekar says the amount due from Reliance Big TV is 'huge' and hopes to resolve the matter soon. |
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TELEVISION | TV Channels |
| Pepsi MTV Indies to reach the audiences by 15 March: Aditya Swamy |
| The test run for the channel already began on 3 March with Measat 3 beaming off the feed. |
