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| 03 January |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| "More than skill and knowledge, Zee focuses on talent of an individual": Rajendra Mehta |
| In an interview with
Indiantelevision.com, Mehta highlights the key HR policies of Zee
Entertainment, the focus on talent, the increase in its Trust Index and
much more… |
| Regulators
| TRAI |
| TRAI managed to give broadcasting as much importance as telecom in 2014 |
| The Authority has come up with its annual report card for 2014. |
| Specials
| Year Enders |
| 2014: The roller-coaster year for West Bengal media |
| Here's a look at how the regional news and general entertainment channels fared in the Bengali market. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Few shareholders tender Network 18 and TV18 shares against Reliance open offer |
| Reliance may have to sell off some Network 18 shares to meet the minimum shareholding norms of 25 per cent. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Life OK and Sab gain in week 52 |
| All the other channels have witnessed a significant drop in their viewership. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| DD News dons a new look from New Year |
| The new tagline is 'Only News
Complete News' and the logo has also been changed to incorporate
colours: red, white and slight grey. |
| 02 January |
| Specials
| Year Enders |
| Hindi
GECs 2014: The year of experimentation |
| The year saw all the GECs coming up with
either new shows, formats or changing tracks
of old ones and all this to garner more
eyeballs. |
| Specials
| Year Enders |
| 2014:
A year of improved subscriber numbers |
| Dish TV CEO R C Venkateish pens down
his thoughts on how the year was for
the DTH sector and for Dish TV. |
| Specials
| Year Enders |
| 2014: The year that changed landscape
of distribution |
| According
to IndiaCast UTV Media Distribution
EVP Amit Arora, 2014 was a year which
brought new challenges to distribution. |
| Regulators
| TRAI |
| TRAI
rationalises tariff for non-DAS areas,
providing for inflation |
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ceilings are Rs 117 per month for minimum
of 30 FTA channels; Rs 234 per month
for minimum 30 FTA channels and up to
20 pay channels; and Rs 292 per month
for minimum 30 FTA channels and more
than 20 pay channels. |
| Specials
| Year Enders |
| The
year of improved sports marketing and
production |
| GroupM
ESP national director entertainment
sports and live events Vinit Karnik
feels that the year 2014 saw the gap
between cricket and other sports shortening. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Hero
ISL reports viewership of 429 million
across the nation |
| With over 1.5 million fans watching
it on ground, in-stadia, the league
has become the fourth most attended
football league in the world! |
| 31 December |
| Specials
| Year Enders |
| The movers and shakers of 2014 |
| Indiantelevision.com lists down some of the major movements of the year. |
| Specials
| Year Enders |
| Prasar Bharati: A 'successful' year gone by |
| The year was a busy one for the
public broadcaster pens down Prasar Bharati principal adviser Brigadier
(Retd) VAM Hussain. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Broadcasters' New Year gift to its viewers |
All the general entertainment channels have lined up special programmes on New Year's Eve.
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| Specials
| Year Enders |
| 2014: Setting trends, changing paradigms |
| Viacom18 Motion Pictures COO lists down the achievements and the trends for the coming year. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Architect of autonomy for AIR DD breathes his last |
Veteran journalist BG Verghese passed away at 6 p.m. at his son's residence.
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| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| BCCC directs Sony to run apology scroll on 30 Dec |
| A decision on Zee and Asianet's programmes will be taken in the next meeting to be held on 20 January 2015. |
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| 30 December |
| Regulators
| TRAI |
| MSOs applying for DAS may get extension of four or five weeks, Task Force informed |
| MSOs were also asked to provide detailed seeding plans for the third phase which concludes in December next year. |
| Specials
| Year Enders |
| More than just an ad... |
| The MSO has launched the
service for consumers for a-la-carte and Star channels and for LMOs for
packages offered to consumers. |
| Specials
| Year Enders |
| Indian broadcasting industry is on the cusp of transformation, says Rahul Johri |
| DNAP south Asia and southeast
Asia GM and executive VP talks about the high and low points of the
year. |
| Specials
| Year Enders |
| 2014: A year of challenges and achievements for OOH |
| MD
and CEO of Global Advertisers surveys the milestones crossed and the
issues that merit serious attention in the year ahead. |
| Regulators
| TRAI |
| TRAI extends date for comments on delinking of license for networks by way of VNO |
| The
Authority has asked all stakeholders to submit their inputs/comments on
or before the revised date i.e. 15 January 2015 and counter comments,
if any, by 22 January 2015. |
| MOVIES
| Hindi |
| An 'Ugly' Box Office |
| The solo release of the week 'Ugly' managed a little over Rs 1.5 crore at the BO. |
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| 29 December |
| Specials
| Year Enders |
| 2014: A year of de-aggregation |
| With the TRAI coming up with its de-aggregation paper, it was a year where the power of the aggregators was finally curbed. |
| Cable TV
| Multi System Operators |
| IMCL introduces prepaid payment options |
| The MSO has launched the
service for consumers for a-la-carte and Star channels and for LMOs for
packages offered to consumers. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| Content differentiation has been the clear winner for Zindagi: Punit Goenka |
| Happy with its performance in
the first six months of existence, the channel has a blueprint set for
the future. |
| Specials
| Year Enders |
| "I don't see growth beyond a point in the music industry": Neeraj Vyas |
| The
Sony Mix, Max and Max 2 senior EVP and business head talks about how
the year was for Sony Mix and the challenges that the music industry had
to face in 2014. |
| TELEVISION
| TV Channels |
| 'Code Red', a darker shade of humanity |
| Colors is all set to dabble in the crime genre with the show which will launch in January 2015. |
| Regulators
| TRAI |
| TRAI to issue consultation paper on HD channel subscription charges? |
| As per reports, the regulator
is looking at reviewing the freedom it has given to the DTH operators in
deciding subscription charges for HD channels. |
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