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| 24 January |
| Satellites
| Satellite Operators |
| Rajiv
Khattar joins ABS as president- south Asia |
| In this newly created role, Khattar will
be responsible for business development
and sales for this market. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| MTV
‘Roadies X2’ takes a different
route |
| MTV Roadies has become India’s
longest running reality show and this
time round, there’s something different
in store. |
| Technology
| Hardware |
| Convergence
India: Take Digital India to rural areas,
say experts |
| The
2015 exhibition has attracted over 400
companies and their CEOs from 30 countries. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Viewers
to decide CNBC-TV18's top business icons |
| As
the channel celebrates its 15 years,
it has created a special initiative
called ‘Indian Business Icons’. |
| MAM
| Marketing |
| Major
rise in spending of consumer durables
category: CAM report |
| The
category saw an increase from 32 per
cent in November to 85 per cent in December
2014. |
| Movies
| Hindi |
| 'Baby'...Not
so cute! |
| The film has a three-day weekend with
Monday being Republic Day holiday to
make the most of, though the opening
response has been below par.. |
| 23 January |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Sony
admits it is investigating its India operations |
| The admission was made in an email sent
out to the media in response to a Bloomberg
report on alleged business malpractices
at MSM. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Goldmines
Telefilms Manish Shah denies hanky-panky
deals with Sony India |
| In an exclusive interview to indiantelevision.com,
Shah has rubbished any such allegation
of kickbacks. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Q3-2015:
ZMCL reports 52.6% revenue growth |
| However,
new channels, print business added to
loss. |
| DTH
| DTH Operator |
| Q3-2015:
Dish TV reports improved performance,
lower loss |
| Dish
TV has now extended its regional offering
- Zing TV - to the Tamil market. |
| Regulators
| TRAI |
| Use
of educational broadcasting channels
should be via Prasar Bharati: TRAI |
| The
original recommendations and the clarifications
provided later clearly opposed the entry
of central and state governments in
the broadcasting and distribution activities. |
| Regulators
| Supreme Court |
| N
Srinivasan can't contest BCCI 2015 polls:
Supreme Court |
| The panel of judges also asked BCCI
to hold fresh elections within six weeks. |
| 22 January |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Zee will continue to follow 12 mins ad cap: Punit Goenka |
| Zeel MD and CEO feels that I&B Minister comment is good only for news. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Shah Rukh Khan to host show on Zeel's new GEC '&TV' |
| &TV, with the tagline -
'Jashan Jeene Ka,' will showcase a diverse mix of relatable fiction,
high voltage non-fiction, marquee events and blockbuster movies. |
| MAM
| Marketing |
| Private cos should help make Digital India a reality: Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| Prasad said the centre will take the help of private companies to deeply entrench the "Digital India" programme in the system. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| "India has a very broad market with a lot of potential, which make us more confident" - Eugene Zhang |
| Zhang elaborates on his plans for India, the products on display and much more... |
| Regulators
| High Court |
| Ad cap case adjourned to 24 March |
The case was adjourned in view of the pendency of large number of part-heard matters.
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| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| DD digitizes 20,000+ hours of archival recordings; to outsource digitization |
| Sources told
indiantelevision.com that it plans to outsource the digitization process
and has issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) calling for applications
from private entities for digitization of its archival / legacy
programmes. |
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| 21 January |
| Cable TV
| Multi System Operators |
| Den Networks & Snapdeal ink 50:50 JV for TV Commerce channel |
| The 50:50 JV will bring Snapdeal.com products to television audiences at home. |
| Cable TV
| Multi System Operators |
| Dish TV, Hathway move to 'overweight': Morgan Stanley |
| The brokerage firm has raised
the target price of Dish TV to Rs 82 and that of Hathway to Rs 91. |
| iworld
| Over The Top Services |
| Online presence, a must for TV channels, says PepperMedia's Radhakrishnan Ramachandran |
| n the online video segment, where monetisation is the biggest challenge, consumption patterns have changed over the years. |
| MAM
| Media And Advertising |
| Starsports.com to lure digital fans with new World Cup campaign |
| Advertising agency Lowe Lintas + Partners unveils new campaign for the multi-sports digital service, starsports.com. |
| MAM
| Media And Advertising |
| Havas Media's 'digital at the core' strategy has paid off, says Anita Nayyar |
| The RECMA mid-year 2014 Qualitative Evaluation reported Havas Media India growing at 35 per cent. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Zee TV extends early primetime with new show 'Hello Pratibha' |
| Produced by Shakuntalam Telefilms, it will celebrate the journey of a woman. |
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| 20 January |
| Regulators
| I&B Ministry |
| Major initiatives of the I&B Ministry in 2014 |
| Soho Square won the Grand Effie for ‘the
political campaign that created history’
for the Bharatiya Janta Party. |
| MAM
| Media And Advertising |
| "It was time to move on to newer challenges": Satbir Singh |
| Havas Worldwide India managing
partner and chief creative officer has quit the agency after a nine year
stint. |
| Regulators
| TRAI |
| Ad
cap conflicts with fundamental rights:
Arun Jaitley |
| Jaitley
was also in favour of increasing FDI
in media from the current cap of 26
per cent. |
| MAM
| Marketing |
| Modi
effect: India’s economic confidence
upbeat, reports Ipsos |
| More
than seven in 10 people expect that
the economy in their local area will
be stronger in next six months. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Committee formed to inquire DD on 400+ unaired episodes |
| Doordarshan director general Vikayalakshmi Chhabra has been asked to shortlist those series, which can still be used. |
| Movies
| Hindi |
| 'Alone' tots Rs 11.4 crore at BO |
| PK remains rock steady in its
fourth week. The film collects Rs 12.5 crore and takes its four week
tally to Rs 324.2 crore. |
| 19 January |
| MAM
| Media and Advertising |
| "We’ve
come a long way from being WPP's little known agency":
Samrat Bedi |
Soho Square won the Grand Effie for ‘the
political campaign that created history’
for the Bharatiya Janta Party.
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| Technology
| Hardware |
| Modi's
'Make In India' effect: Xperio Labs
mulling Indian manufacturing unit |
| Taking a cue from Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s 'Make in India' initiative,
devices and services company Xperio
Labs is evaluating the prospects of
manufacturing in India. |
| iWorld
| Video On Demand |
| Star
India's hotstar.com to premier Star
Guild Awards 2015 |
| In
a first for India, a premier awards
show will debut on the VoD platform
and will air on Star Plus a day later. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Hero
Hockey India League 2015 unveils new
‘Ladoh To Aise’ campaign |
| Shah
Rukh Khan starrer Chak De! India director
Shimit Amin returns once again to India’s
national sport as he becomes the creative
director of the new Hockey India League
campaign. |
| MAM
| Marketing |
| Mumbai
Marathon: Media professionals run for
a cause |
| Donning
their running shoes, executives are
all set for the marathon. |
| Regulators
| I&B Ministry |
| Censor
Board members who quit are "rebels
without a cause": Arun Jaitely |
| In a note put up on social media, Jaitely
acknowledged that the chairperson of
the Censor Board - Samson - sent her
resignation to the Government as have
some other members, alleging interference
by the Government and corruption in
the Board. |
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