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| 07 February |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Sun TV posts sunnier y-o-y results for Q3-2014; board announces 135 per cent interim dividend |
| The company's PAT in the current quarter increased 15.25 per cent to Rs 241.13 crore from the Rs 185.79 crore in Q3-2014. |
| TELEVISION
| Production House |
| Q3-2015: Balaji q-o-q income up 22% on higher programming, less loss |
| The company reported a lower
consolidated loss of Rs 6.96 crore in the current quarter as compared to
the Rs 7.58 crore in the previous quarter. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Q3-2015: NDTV y-o-y revenue up 18%; company reports profit |
| The
company reported consolidated profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 1.56 crore
in the current quarter as compared to a consolidated loss of Rs 10.43
crore in Q3-2014 and a consolidated loss of Rs 26.89 crore in Q2-2015. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Sachin Tendulkar all set to return to World Cup 2015 |
| The Cricketing legend teams up with Aaj Tak and Headlines Today to cheer for India, this World Cup. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Q3-2015: TV Today y-o-y PAT up 28%; income up 18%; Radio segment disappoints |
| The company reported 18.2 per cent growth in Net Total Income from Operations at Rs 131.72 crore in Q3-2015. |
| MOVIES
| Hindi |
| 'Shamitabh'....Amitabh unleashed! |
| It is an Amitabh show all the way though he is overburdened. |
| 06 February |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| DD
to appeal against Delhi HC’s order barring
sharing of 2015 WC feed with cable ops |
| As per DD’s legal experts, an appeal
will be filed in the Supreme Court since
the directive of the High Court militates
against the must-carry clause and the Sports
Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing
with Prasar Bharati) Act 2007. |
| iWorld
| Video On Demand |
| A
new ‘Cloudwalker’ in the virtual
world |
| Talking about the new VOD platform,
Half Ticket, CloudWalker founder Jagdish
Rajpurohit highlights what sets it apart
from the rest. |
| iWorld
| Video On Demand |
| Digital
video network Culture Machine raises
$18 million |
| This
is part of its series B funding led
by Tiger Global, Zodius Capital and
Times Internet. |
| MAM
| Media and Advertising |
| Leadership
changes at Rediffusion Y&R and Everest |
| Kavita
Kailas and Prithviraj Banerjee elevated
as chief strategy officer and strategy
planning head, respectively. |
| MAM
| Marketing |
| Digital
advertising spend to see 35% growth
in India |
| PM
Narendra Modi’s policy set to fuel
double-digit growth. |
| Cable
TV | Multi System Operators |
| Fox
Cable Network Programming business revenue
up 14.2% in Q2-2015 |
| In November 2014, the Company sold its
100 per cent and 57 per cent ownership
stakes in Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland,
respectively. |
| 05 February |
| iWorld
| Social Media |
| AIB
roast controversy exposes holes in Indian democracy |
| A comical presentation becomes the trending
issue on social media, forces FIR, involves
court and sparks off a public debate. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| IBF
is not ending TAM subscription: Punit
Goenka |
| TAM too rubbishes reports of the foundation
terminating its subscription. |
| Regulators
| High Court |
| Delhi
HC bars DD from sharing 2015 World Cup
feed with cable ops |
| The
Court however refused to grant relief
of striking down a 2000 notification
issued by Prasar Bharati which made
it mandatory for cable operators to
carry DD National and DD News channels. |
| Cable
TV | Multi System Operators |
| Q3-2015:
Siti Cable reports 26% y-o-y revenue
growth; Cable segment grows 34% |
| Revenue
from Siti Cable’s cable segment
grew 34.3 per cent y-o-y in Q3-2015
to Rs 209.5 crore from Rs 156 crore
in Q3-2015. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Star
upbeat about World Cup |
| Despite
innumerable hurdles, World Cup 2015
emerges as the marquee event for advertisers. |
| DTH
| DTH Operator |
| Q3-2015:
Airtel Digital TV services segment posts
11.4% y-o-y subscriber growth |
| Overall, the company reported an 8.9
per cent growth in number of subscribers
across 10 countries in the current quarter
to 31,29,05,000 from 28,74,09,000 in
Q3-2014. |
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| 04 February |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| "We
know we have to work on awareness level,” says
Epic’s Mahesh Samat |
| The channel, which is growing at a decent
rate on the ratings chart, has its second
phase of action charted out. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| E-commerce
to be huge spender this World Cup: Experts |
| Apart from ICC’s set of sponsors
and the usual suspects, the e-commerce
segment will be seen opening up its
purse for this edition of the World
Cup. |
| Cable
TV | Multi System Operators |
| Hathway
launches campaign for new channel packages |
| The
campaign, which has been conceptualized
by Gasoline, aims at informing subscribers
about their power to choose. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Prasar
Bharati expresses helplessness in regularising
contractual employees |
| The
pubcaster had said that recruitment
has to be done according to the Recruitment
Rules and the contractuals of Prasar
Bharati had not been engaged by following
the Recruitment Rules. |
| DTH
| DTH Services |
| Videocon
d2h rolls out India’s first 4K
Ultra HD channel |
| The
4K content pipe will showcase Video
on Demand, lifestyle and travel content,
sports, infotainment, concerts and Hollywood
movies.consistently. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Sab
launches new ad campaign showcasing
digital divide |
| The brand film captures the self-inflicted
split created in our personal lives
by our extreme affiliation to the digital
world. |
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| 03 February |
| MAM
| Media and Advertising |
| "Emerging
categories are looking at digital as it is cost
effective to reach the TG”: CVL |
| On the sidelines of ‘This Year, Next
Year’ report, GroupM south Asia CEO
CVL Srinivas highlights the opportunities
for the media industry. |
| MAM
| Marketing |
| Industry
sees higher growth than GroupM’s
12.6 per cent estimate |
| The industry is optimistic about the
economy and believes that growth will
see higher numbers if all goes well. |
| Regulators
| I&B Ministry |
| CBFC mulling online methods to expedite film certification process: Nihalani |
| Nihalani,
who has been appointed in an honorary capacity for three years from 18
January, said that the guidelines did not permit the use of vulgar or
abusive language. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Zee launches HD League bouquet targeting affluentials |
| The move is to make the trade as well as the consumer segment aware of the HD offerings by the stable. |
| Regulators
| I&B Ministry |
| Technological touch points leading to convergence in media: Jaitley |
| Jaitley
said the nature and character of news dissemination had undergone
change due to the challenges thrown by 24x7 television consistently. |
| MOVIES
| Hindi |
| Dismal weekend at the Box Office |
| The past weekend has proved to
be dismal for the box office with three releases, which all vie for the
worst performer tag. Khamoshiyan got poor word of mouth and managed to
collect just Rs 5.75 crore in its opening weekend. |
| 02 February |
| MAM
| Media and Advertising |
| "Our
focus will be on digital, mobile & activation”:
Dhunji Wadia |
| Anointed as the president of Rediffusion-Y&R,
Wadia shares future plans of the agency.. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| ICC
Cricket World Cup: Experts give thumbs
up to Star’s geo targeting strategy |
| The move to provide feed in six languages
will allow local brands with fewer budgets,
to target specific markets and avoid
spillover. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Colors
ropes in Deepak Chhabria as fiction
programming head |
| The
former Star Plus creative director joined
the organisation almost a month back
and reports to the overall programming
head Manisha Sharma. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| DD
Kisan set for launch on Baisakhi |
| While
the channel was earlier to be launched
on 14 January, the I&B Minister
Arun Jaitley has now been assured that
all arrangements would be completed
by mid-April. |
| Cable
TV | Local Cable Operators |
| Sangram
Committee to support Patna LMOs |
| Going
forward, the association, which currently
is active in Kolkata, aims to spread
its operation in the eastern region
including Assam, Tripura and Jharkhand. |
| MAM
| Media and Advertising |
| Mindshare
appoints Prasanth Kumar as south Asia
CEO |
| Kumar’s role is effective 1 March
2015. |
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