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31 January |
TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Sony
Six to showcase Super Bowl live |
New England patriots to face defending
champions Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl
2015; Sony Six to broadcast it live. |
TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Times
Now comes with creative campaign to
question crisis |
The channel has launched a new campaign
to raise social issues that disturbs
the daily livelihood of common people.
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TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
MSM
confirms Sony Pal's revamp plan |
As
reported first by Indiantelevision.com,
MSM in an official statement has said
that the newly launched GEC is up for
revamp. |
DTH
| DTH Operator |
Doordarshan
Freedish to hold 20th online e-auction
with Rs 3.7 crore reserve price |
Prior
to the sixteenth auction, the total
number of channels on Freedish was 58. |
MAM
| Media and Advertising |
JWT
consolidates its 11 digital agencies
under Mirum |
Former
Digitaria CEO Dan Khabie will take the
helm as Mirum Global and North America
CEO.
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Movies
| hindi |
'Hawaizaada’….Khurrana
dreams as audience sleeps! |
Hawaizaada is one heck of film. Described
as a biopic, which it is not, the best
description it fits is weird. |
30 January |
DTH
| DTH Operator |
DTH
players gear up ahead of the World Cup |
From tweaking sports packages, announcing
new offers to launching set top boxes for
4K transmission, direct to home players
get in gear ahead of the ICC Cricket World
Cup 2015. |
MAM
| Media And Advertising |
Dentsu
Aegis Network acquires majority stake
in WATConsult |
WATConsult will become part of Isobar,
Dentsu Aegis Network’s global digital
marketing agency and will be referred
to as “WATConsult – Linked
by Isobar”.
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TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
ICC
Cricket World Cup 2015 to be broadcast
in 4K |
Star
India announces a host of broadcast
innovations and firsts to make this
a ‘Cup for All.” 13 captains,
20 World Cup winners and 26 World Cup
semi-finalists to feature on the commentary
and expert panel of the network. |
Regulators
| TDSAT |
TDSAT
asks Star India to not disconnect signals
to Siti Cable for Mumbai |
Siti
Cable has handed over a cheque of Rs
10 crore to Star India for settlement
of payment dispute.
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TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Colors
bets big on historical 'Chakravartin
Ashoka Samrat' |
Starting
2 February, every Monday to Friday at
9 pm, Ashoka is one of the biggest show
from the Colors stable for 2015.
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TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Kasthuri
TV set for a revamp |
The new content strategy involves strengthening
the prime-time viewing slot with a mix
of fiction and non-fiction programmes. |
29 January |
TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Obamania: The biggest blockbuster of 2015 |
Though Obama's visit was not a
Bollywood movie, it turned out to be one of the biggest blockbuster
event followed by one and all for various reasons. |
TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Sony Pal to bring curtains down on existing shows |
The channel, as per sources,
will be back with newer shows post the Indian Premiere League.
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TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Ten Sports to bring MotoGP to India; introduce new racing league |
The
niche sport will now be on India's sporting map as the network has
bagged an exclusive five year deal. The network is also looking at
introducing a new racing league. |
DTH
| People |
Tata Sky strengthens its top brass |
The DTH player brings on board Pallavi Puri as CCO for commercial function and Malay Dikshit for communication function. |
TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Prasar Bharati to MIB: No plans to stop commissioning of programmes |
DD
has decided to procure content through various notified schemes such as
Self Finance Commissioning, Revenue Sharing Mode for
producers/simulcast and Advertisement Funded Programme. |
TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Zee Media responds to SEBI's queries on Rs 200 crore rights issue |
The Company's proposed rights issue is estimated to be raised up to Rs 200 crore. |
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28 January |
TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Increase
in FDI cap: a boon or a curse? |
An increase in foreign direct investment
(FDI) from 26 per cent to 49 per cent is
speculated from a recent speech of I&B
Minister Arun Jaitley. The media industry
is buoyed by the possible increment. |
iWorld
| Over The Top Services |
“We
are playing the role of a connector
between talent and viewer”: Samir
Bangara |
Social media platform Qyuki’s co-founder
and managing director speaks about the
digital ecosystem, content on the MCN
and more. |
TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Prashant
Bhatt to launch production outfit -
Studio B&M |
The
new TV production house will launch
by end of this month.
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Regulators
| I&B Ministry |
MIB
takes action against 97 cases of violation
of various codes by TV channels |
Around
240 applications for new television
channels are pending at various stages
of clearances in consultation with various
Departments/Ministries. |
MAM
| Media And Advertising |
Ogilvy
& Mather India establishes new management
structure |
In
the new structure, the current Ogilvy
India group chief digital officer Kunal
Jeswani has been promoted to Ogilvy
& Mather India CEO. |
Movies
| Hindi |
Baby’
collects Rs 40 crore in first weekend |
The film finished its four day weekend
with Rs 40.1 crore with Sunday figures
being the best.
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27 January |
TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Ad
Cap: Broadcasters buoyed by Arun Jaitley's comment |
The NBA along with others had challenged
the ad cap rule, contending that TRAI does
not have jurisdiction to regulate commercial
air time. |
MAM
| Media And Advertising |
“Marketing
in the Future, Lesson 1.0”: Anita
Nayyar |
In an exclusive interview to indiantelevision.com,
Shah has rubbished any such allegation
of kickbacks. |
TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Prashant Bhatt to join Sony Pal as programming head? |
As per industry sources, he will take charge as programming head. |
TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Hope to see India and Australia in the finals but New Zealand could be the dark horse: Michael Kasprowicz |
The
former pacer and current director in the Board of Cricket Australia
talks about Indian and Australian team form and also picks his two teams
for this year's biggest sporting event. |
DTH
| DTH Operator |
DTH Operators' Association sends wish list to the MIB ahead of Budget 2015 |
In
a letter sent to the MIB last week, the sector has demanded
infrastructure status to be granted to the sector among its other
various demands. |
TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
Q3-2015: Raj TV q-o-q PAT up 2.76 times |
Raj TV's TIO at Rs 20.32 crore
in Q3-2015 was 1.2 per cent more than the Rs 20.08 crore in the
immediate trailing quarter. |
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