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| 17 January |
| Regulators
| I&B Ministry |
| I&B ministry earmarks Rs 20 crore to strengthen TV channels' monitoring |
| According to sources, a sum of Rs
90 crore had been earmarked in the 12th Plan 2012 to 2017 to enhance
the monitoring capacity of the centre, "Strengthening of EMMC". |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| "ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will attract TV audience of 1 billion": Andrew Robb |
| Meanwhile a sports panel
discussion at the Australia Business Week in India that analysed India's
current squad at the World Cup feels that the team could be limited
when it came to bowling talent. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Sony Six's Prasana Krishnan upbeat about African Cup Of Nations broadcast |
| Sony
Six acquires the right of broadcasting African Cup Of Nations, which
adds to their tally of international football tournaments. |
| MAM
| Marketing |
| Godrej moves beyond TVC with soaps integration |
| The brand has teamed up with national and regional channels to showcase its popular products in a single episode. |
| MAM
| Marketing |
| Amul to invest Rs 5000-crore in expansion to achieve 2020 revenue target: RS Sodhi |
| It will set up around 10 milk processing plants in the next financial year. |
| Movies
| Hindi |
| 'Alone': Better left alone |
| In an effort to Indianise a
borrowed foreign film, the length stretches to 133 minutes, which is a
tad too long for a 'scary' movie. |
| 16 January |
| Regulators
| TRAI |
| TRAI
pulls up broadcasters, MSOs on DAS implementation |
| The meeting with selected broadcasters
earlier this month also saw TRAI officials
asking broadcasters about agreements with
MSOs under the reference interconnect offer. |
| Regulators
| TRAI |
| Dispute
between Taj TV & Meghbela Cable
goes to Mediation Centre under TDSAT
order |
| Senior representatives of both parties
have been asked to appear before the
Centre on 23 January |
| Regulators
| TRAI |
| TRAI reiterates earlier view, opposes
partial auction of 2100 MHz |
| The
regulator said there is no change in
the reserve prices for spectrum in the
2100 MHz bands from what were recommended
earlier. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Sony
Six earns highest viewership in 2014 |
| FIFA
World Cup, Pepsi IPL makes Sony Six
the most viewed sports channel in 2014. |
| MAM
| Marketing |
| DB
Corp Q3-2015 PAT up 54%; Radio segment
posts 44% improvement in op results |
| DB
Corp’s radio segment reported a
43.8 per cent growth in operating result
in Q3-2015 at Rs 9.44 crore versus the
Rs 6.57 crore in Q2-2015. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Zee
TV and Life OK are the only gainers:
TAM TV ratings week 2 |
| Other channels like Star Plus, Sony
and Colors witnessed a drop in the viewership. |
| 15 January |
| Regulators
| I&B Ministry |
| Reliance Jio Media applies for pan-India license, over 200 others in queue for phase III of DAS |
| At least 50 per cent of MSO applicants including Reliance Jio are expected to get clearances by March 2015. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Network18 appoints AP Parigi as group CEO |
| Chairman Adil Zainulbhai is confident that Parigi will take NW18 to the next level. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Q3-2015: Network18 reports improved results |
Its
digital content operations - moneycontrol.com, Ibnlive.com,
Firstpost.com and News18.com and its digital commerce operations
bookmyshow.com and Homeshop18 have performed well.
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| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| TV18 Q3-2015 consolidated operating results improve 40 per cent |
| The company has also appointed Rohit Bansal as its additional non-executive director on the board of the company. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| World Kabaddi League features in top sporting properties in inaugural year |
The
event as a whole received media value worth Rs 301,02,60,323 for 86
matches with an average worth of Rs 3,50,03,027 per match.
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| iworld
| Broadband |
| "Digitisation will boost GDP growth" - Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| The Union Minister of
Communication and Information Technology stressed on creating hubs in
rural India that could help grow e-commerce, which has remained
unexplored so far. |
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| 14 January |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Dilip
Venkatraman joins iTV Network |
| As the group COO, strategy and business
development, he will be reporting to iTV
Network managing director Kartikeya Sharma. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Zeel’s
new Hindi GEC &TV to launch in March |
| With a good mix of fiction and non-fiction
programming, the new entrant in the
Hindi GEC space could spend close to
Rs 120 crore on marketing. |
| iWorld
| Over The Top Services |
| MPA report values Asia Pacific online
video revenue opportunity at $12 billion
by 2020 |
| The
report evaluates the commercial distribution
of legal over-the-top video services
in 13 markets with historical data and
forecasts plus profiles of key OTT platforms. |
| DTH
| DTH Operator |
| Govt.
has no plans to place restrictions on
number of DTH platforms |
| Even
as the pubcaster looks at adding channels
to Freedish, Government has no intentions
to impose restrictions on the total
number of DTH licences. |
| MAM
| Marketing |
| Himalaya
rolls out unique 'My Lakshya' campaign
to fulfil dreams |
| The
film is created by Web Chutney and directed
by Sharad Kalawar. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Asia’s
investment in US Sports makes it an
‘Emerging Giant’: Repucom |
| A study released by the sports management
company pegs investment by Asian businessmen
in US Sports franchises at $ 1.1 billion,
in the last two years. |
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| 13 January |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| BARC
India to conduct roadshows in February |
| BARC India shares a few learnings and insights
on the importance of Relative Errors and
Confidence Levels in audience measurement
for new beginnings. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Zee Action to go full-throttle in two months' time |
| Zee plans to unleash its 360
degree marketing plan for its 24/7 action movie channel very soon. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| DD operational costs more than double its revenue till Oct in 2014-15 |
| The operational cost of DD was Rs 1945.84 crore as against revenue of Rs 1145.44 crore for 2013-14 |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Sporting entities to evolve by building digital and social assets: GroupM ESP |
| Releases the top 10 trends to watch out for entertainment and sports marketing for the year 2015. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Vh1 turns 10; to focus on content acquisition |
| In
its journey spanning a decade on Indian airwaves, the channel took
eight long years to break even before it saw profits trickling in. |
| Movies
| Hindi |
| 'Tevar' collects Rs 21.7 crore in opening weekend |
| While 'PK' continued its dream
run crossing the Rs 300 crore mark in its three week run. |
| 12 January |
| iWorld
| Video On Demand |
| Is
Star’s VoD ‘hot’ enough? |
| The network which has launched hotStar’s
beta version aims to cater to the whole
ecosystem through it. |
| Cable
TV | Local Cable Operators |
| Government
should set aside Rs 10,000 crore for
cable modernisation: Arvind Prabhoo |
| The MCOF president has sent a presentation
to the I&B Ministry in order to
get a robust structure in place. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Star Utsav to don a new look |
| Set
for a revamp, the new look will go live
on 12 January at 7 pm. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Will
test retirement impact ‘Brand Dhoni’? |
| The
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will decide
the fate, feel experts. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| 2014:
The year of fatigue for Hindi movie
channels |
| Zee’s
Hindi movie cluster business head Ruchir
Tiwari believes that the genre has a
lot to look forward in 2015. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| 'Bhanwar':
Sony revives its tried and tested label
in the crime genre |
| Sony’s ‘Whirlpool’ series
sends its audiences in a tizzy. |
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